Questions and Answers2020-05-08T01:23:37+00:00

Why did Isaiah 7:14 prophesy Jesus' name would be Emmanual (or Immanuel), and yet he was named Jesus? (Matthew 1:18-23)

We recommend a Powerpoint sermon called “In Jesus’ Name,” by Joe Megacz.Quoting from that YouTube video:Why didn't Joseph call his name Emmanuel like Isaiah had prophesied? (See Matthew 1:18-23)Bible dictionaries tell us “Jesus” is the Greek form [...]

Galatians 5:19-21 (lusts of the flesh) talks about people who won't enter to the kingdom of God. Are people going to be judged by the things they do on earth? Are people going to be free to drink beer in the 1,000 years of Judgment Day?

The Apostle Paul was concerned. The Christians in Galatia were struggling with worldly influences coming in among them from several sources. First, there were Christians who came from a Jewish background and believed that all [...]

Millions of gay people are happily married, millions of fornicators are in happily nuclear families, but God knows I am so lonely and miserable but still I am not getting a husband or family despite me being faithful to Him. My loneliness and misery has never been soothed all my life. Why would a loving God allow this torment in my life?

We appreciate this question very much and are sorry you feel so much longing and sadness. The desires of the heart can be a long and painful trial for so many of us. The heart [...]

If God says, "Seek you first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you," and also says all the flowers, animals and birds are provided for, why does he actually allow a true believer to live in lack and doesn't provide for us at all? We seek His kingdom sincerely but still struggle in lack.

When a general statement is made, it is important to understand the context and the Divine intention behind the statement.The verses in Matthew 6:25-33 illustrate that God has the ABILITY to supply every need in the [...]

Do you think God chooses who we are to take a wife or husband? They say there is someone for everyone. If one is living in flesh, is it still God putting those two together? Is every marriage from God?

We would question, who is the “they” who says there is someone for everyone? The concept of a “soul mate” has Pagan origins, traced to Plato’s “Symposium” in which one of the characters Aristophanes tells [...]

February 2nd, 2024|Categories: Articles, Life Decisions and Doing the will of God, Marriage|

Will EVERYONE be saved and not just those chosen by God? If so, could you explain on what basis God judges?

When Adam and Eve disobeyed God (Genesis 3), the punishment of death was applied not only to them, but to all their descendants, meaning every subsequent generation of mankind.  Likewise, Jesus’s sacrifice of his perfect [...]

How do we get in Christ? How do we remain in Christ? Can we get out of Christ by not believing anymore or sinning and by not confessing our sins to God?

How do we get "in" Christ? The call to become body members of Christ is described in Romans 12:1,2: “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a [...]

In Luke 16:11 Christ saying wealth is unrighteousness. Then why did God bless David, Solomon, Abraham, and many others with unrighteousness wealth?

This verse refer to is part of a series of parables Jesus gave beginning in Luke chapter 15. There, in verse 2, the scribes and Pharisees murmured because Jesus received sinners and ate with them. Because of [...]

December 22nd, 2023|Categories: Articles, Christian Character and Conduct, Jesus’ Life, Teachings, and Death, Parables|

In Psalm 2:7, thou art my son, today I have begotten thee – is applied to Jesus' baptism at Jordan. However, in Acts 13:33, the same psalm is quoted and applied to the day of Jesus' resurrection. How do we harmonize this?

Jesus was begotten of the spirit at his baptism. However, the context of Psalm 2 is in keeping with the Apostle Paul's application that the statement, "this day have I begotten thee" describes Jesus' resurrection. Psalm 2 opens with [...]

December 15th, 2023|Categories: Articles, Baptism, Jesus’ Life, Teachings, and Death, Satan|
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