How can someone exercise the power of God through prayer and fasting?
Summary: Prayer and fasting are useful to enter into a humble, obedient heart condition. But even if a consecrated Christian does have a holy heart condition, that does not mean God will exercise His power [...]
How can I overcome sinful behaviors? I've tried so hard, and I still fail. (United States)
"I will go in the strength of the Lord God: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only." (Psalm 71:16) THE tears and sorrows and battlings in strife against the world, the [...]
What does the Bible mean by the end time or perilous times?
We are living in the end times. This is the time when Satan's old order will be torn down and when Christ will establish God's kingdom on earth (Daniel 2:44). It is perilous to believers [...]
I want to know exactly who does miracles and shows the way between God and Christians. (Zambia)
Jesus shows us the way to God and how to live. He said, “...I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” - John 14:6 NKJV [...]
“Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God's right hand, pleading for us” Romans 8:34 (NLT). What does it mean that Jesus is pleading for us? If Jesus is God, who is he pleading with?
How could Jesus be pleading to God for us if he is already God? Is this a great deception on his part, or is this premise incorrect?Some scriptures if taken out of context can lead [...]
Revelation 14 reads 144,000 will be redeemed. Is this the number saved and with God in heaven?
No. 144,000 is the number of saints or the “bride” of Christ. Revelation 14:1,4, (NKJV) “one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father's name written on their foreheads. …not defiled with women, … are virgins…. the [...]
"And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth" (Matthew 13:42). Is this a reference to hell?
Summary: No, this is not a reference to hell. Jesus used this expression seven times, and each time it symbolizes the deep regret of great loss - not eternal torture.In the Parable of the Closed [...]
Where did the Israelites get porpoise skins for the tabernacle while in the desert? (United States)
In Exodus 35:6-7, God instructs the Israelites in the wilderness to contribute materials for the construction of the Tabernacle. In addition to the precious metals of gold, silver and copper, they brought, “blue, purple and [...]
Hebrews 4:12 (NKJV), "For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Is the verse speaking of Jesus or the Bible when referencing “word?”
The Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (Greek word G3056, logos) includes as the meaning: intention, purpose, plan, something said (including the thought); communication (mouthpiece, special messenger); a topic; reasoning; a motive.” It also means “divine expression.” The Greek [...]
Is there any difference between spirit, soul and body? When does the soul enter the fetus?
What is the soul? “The LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (Hebrew: ruach – spirit of life), and man became a living [...]
Was “Christmas” celebrated in the Bible? What are the examples of celebrating the birth of Jesus?
The birth of Jesus was celebrated in the Bible. First an angel came to shepherds and announced the blessed birth of our Savior. Then a whole choir of angels rejoiced in song and sang to [...]
When was Jesus born?
There is nothing to prove that Christ was born December 25th, but the evidence is strong that the time of his birth was about October 1st. It is generally recognized that Jesus was crucified on Friday, April [...]
Has the millenium time started already? If yes, what are some of the biblical references for clarity? (Uganda)
Revelation 14:14-15 (NKJV), “…behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle. 15 And another [...]
What is the Bible's meaning of wisdom? (Egypt)
The Bible meaning of wisdom is clearly stated in Proverbs 1:2, “To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding.”Wisdom together with understanding appears many times in the Bible. Knowing facts alone doesn’t necessarily [...]
What is faith? (Uganda)
The Apostle Paul explains faith in Hebrews 11:1 (NKJV), “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen..”Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon defines the Greek word for “substance” as a firm [...]
What is the meaning of 1 Peter 3:18 (NKJV), “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the spirit”?
“For Christ suffered once…” When Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River, he was begotten to a new spirit life by receiving the holy spirit (God's power and influence). The next 3 1/2 years until [...]
How does God save us step by step? (Cameroon)
Acts 17:27 (NKJV), “so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;” First a person [...]
Who does God plan to save and how does He plan to do this? (United States)
This is a great question. First, how we are saved? 1 Timothy 2:3-5, “…God our Savior…desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge (“epignosis” - understanding) of the truth. For there [...]
What role did God have in our lives drawing us to Himself before salvation? (United States)
When you speak of salvation, are you referring to when you consecrated your life to the Lord for the heavenly prize or are you asking about the general redemption of mankind on the Earth? In [...]
Please explain “star differing from star in glory” in 1 Corinthians 15:41. Is this a collective or individual work as a new creature regarding our positions of honor in the kingdom? Is it proportionate to the zeal of our faithfulness in our walk?
Yes, it is an individual work with a heavenly reward proportionate to faithful zeal.1 Corinthians 15:40-42 (NKJV), 40 “There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and [...]
Revelation 1:7 reads that "every eye will see Him" (Jesus). When and how will this happen? Was this at the first advent or second advent?
Revelation 1:7 (NKJV), “Behold, he is coming with clouds, and every eye will see him, even they who pierced him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of him. Even so, Amen.”First [...]
What do scriptures say about voting in general elections?
This is a question debated among Christians. The Apostle Peter calls us “foreigners and exiles” (1 Peter 2:11 NIV). The apostle Paul wrote, "Our citizenship is in heaven." (Philippians 3:20) Thus, Christians are a separate “holy nation...the people of God” [...]