Please kindly explain this, "For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith." Romans 1:17 (Nigeria)
What does “just” mean? Just is Strong’s word, G1342, and it means righteous. Are people righteous? No. Romans 3:10 (CSB), “There is no one righteous, not even one.” So who are the just, the righteous ones? They are the true Christians who believe Jesus is their Savior and have given their lives to do God’s [...]
As Christians, what lessons do we learn from the surge of Covid 19?
Mankind has always been plagued by diseases and epidemics. Jesus prophesied, “There will be great earthquakes, and there will be famines and plagues in many lands,…” So, how should a Christian respond to a pandemic in a way that glorifies God?First, we should obey the laws of the land. If we are instructed to use [...]
How do you get closer to Christ fully and give up on the world and not listen to negativity in your mind? How to live Christ fully? (Jamaica)
By faith. We have faith in God’s word and obey His will. The Apostle Paul wrote, “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing [...]
With a Biblical view, can a woman becomes a leader or a pastor of a church? (Indonesia)
Within the church, only men are to be teachers, preachers, or elders. 1 Timothy 2:11, 12 (ESV) reads, “Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve”. In [...]
If all mankind will come out from the tomb and learn the truth, and everyone will know the Lord from the least to to greatest, then how do we reconcile this with 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 that says he will come back and destroy those who don’t know God with the eternal destruction? (United States)
2 Thessalonians 1:7-10 (NKJV), 7 “. . . when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, 8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 These shall be punished with everlasting destruction [...]
How can we know God?
Because we are all imperfect human beings, and so much lower than God and His ways, it’s not possible to completely know Him. However, it IS possible to know some things about Him. The first way is through His word, the Bible. The Bible is like a handbook for Christians from God, describing how [...]