What happens to the soul of the person that committed suicide? (United States)
The soul dies. Ezekiel 18:20, "The soul that sins, it shall die." A person is not eternally tortured if he commits suicide. Have no worries. I Samuel 31:4, 5 (CSB) records two suicides, "Then Saul [...]
How do past souls rededicate their lives to Jesus, since the Bible teaches after death there is judgement. (Ghana)
You are right. Judgment does occur after death in the resurrection. Jesus said, “all that are in their graves shall hear his voice and come forth. They that have done good unto the resurrection of [...]
Please explain how the Davidic covenant of the Old Testament affects the New Covenant. (Ghana)
The covenant of David is God’s promise that one of David’s sons would always be on Israel’s throne. “And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established [...]
What is the meaning of 1 Thessalonians 5:1-4? How does Jesus come as a thief? (United States)
“…you know perfectly that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. When they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor upon a woman [...]
Who is the founder of Jehovah's Witnesses? (Nigeria)
The lawyer, Joseph Franklin Rutherford who promoted himself as Judge Rutherford, was the founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses. Some believe Charles Taze Russell was the founder but this is an inaccurate historical gloss. During C.T. [...]
When Jesus establishes his kingdom on earth, are we all going to be vegetarians? What will we be able to eat? (United States)
When God created Adam and Eve, He placed them in a garden that provided everything they needed to live. He told them, “Every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, [...]
The death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus restored man to ‘his’ earlier position spiritually. But what about man’s relationship with nature, especially animals? Will this only be possible in the new earth?
What did Jesus’s death and resurrection do for mankind? Jesus’s death and resurrection secured the earthly resurrection of Adam and all humankind. “As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made [...]
Christendom acknowledges that there is lukewarmness in the body of Christ. Would the best remedy be a revival message that focuses on “rebuilding” the concept of marriage, and teaching the principles governing marriage? (Zambia)
Maintaining love and fidelity in marriage is certainly God's will. Preaching Christ and living righteously glorifies Him. However, if your goal is to convert the world or even your neighborhood through a revival, the scriptures [...]
God promised the Jewish people a home, peace, and prosperity (2 Samuel 7:10-11) but then Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 AD. Jews were killed and tortured by Hitler, but Israel was re-established in 1948. Today, Jews are still oppressed. Did God change his mind several times? When Messiah reigns, will God finally stop changing His mind? (United States)
The unchangeableness of God is clearly taught in James 1:17, “Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or [...]
How can we live as just and merciful at the same time? Please give examples. (India)
Micah 6:8, “He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you? But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God.” Everybody who [...]
What does the Bible says about domestic violence? (South Africa)
The Bible answers your question from the perspective where a husband mistreats his wife. The woman is the victim of domestic violence. No where does the Bible teach abuse is acceptable. Physical, verbal, and emotional [...]
Regarding advances in medical sciences, what is God's will relating to plastic surgery, especially 'beauty treatments' like facial make-ups, breast-implants, etc? (Zambia)
We are not discussing needful reconstructive plastic surgery, but that which is purely cosmetic. While such things did not exist in Jesus’s day, the Bible provides guidelines and principles that we can use today. [...]
Why can't we use only one Bible instead of many different Bible versions? (India)
No translation is perfect. Different versions have different strengths. Many times translators will express the meaning of a scripture according to their doctrinal biases. That makes those verses a mistranslation. It delivers an inaccurate understanding [...]
What is holiness and how can we become holy? (Nigeria)
Holiness is purity, sinlessness, and blamelessness. A holy being is irreprovable in every aspect of life. Christians strive to keep our hearts (the mind, the will) in harmony with God and righteousness. This is holiness.The [...]
Which scripture in the Bible says all power belongs to God or Jesus? (Nigeria)
Matthew 28:18, “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, ‘All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.’” God gave Jesus power or authority when he proved faithful by dying on the [...]
If a long-term marriage has problems, is that ever an excuse for my spouse to date and have an affair outside our marriage, no matter what our problems are with each other? (United States)
No. God never excuses affairs in any marriage. Jesus taught, “But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female…and the two shall become one flesh; so then they are no longer [...]
What does the Bible teach about contentment? (Nigeria)
All scriptures are from the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) translation. Luke 3:14, “Likewise the soldiers asked him (Jesus), saying, ‘And what shall we do?’ So he (Jesus) said to them, ‘Do not intimidate anyone or [...]
Why and how many Christians will see hell? (Tanzania)
All Christians will see hell, but they will be resurrected!How does the Bible define hell? In the Old Testament, the word for “hell” is the Hebrew word sheol (Strong's Exhaustive Concordance #7585). It is the [...]
Is the holy Spirit a person? I'm asking because it looks like it is a person. (South Africa)
The holy spirit is the power or influence of God. There is no ground whatever for thinking of the holy Spirit as another person or God. Notice, it was the Father’s Spirit that was communicated [...]
What does it mean to be pure of heart? (United States)
Matthew 5:8, “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God." To paraphrase: Blessed are those whose heart motives are pure, clean, and holy. It is our sincerity of intention and will that is [...]
Jacob was a patriarch but his prayer did not save his sons except Joseph. Why? David was the psalmist but Solomon's name is not found among RIGHTEOUS people. Why? Samuel was a high priest but his sons were notorious?. Why?… If they couldn't save their own family members, then what was the use of being a prophet, patriarch, or high priest? So confused. (India)
These righteous men of old suffered grief and loss because some of their children did not follow God. Yet, when people are developed and matured through their suffering, they become compassionate, godly people. These faithful [...]
Why was the curse of death a just penalty for Adam? Was Adam under a law? (India)
The giving of a law by any competent authority implies the ability of the recipient to keep that law. The giving of a law presupposes the possibility of its violation, and, hence, a law always has [...]