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.?
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. Consider [...]
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.
The holy spirit is the power or influence of God. Notice, it was the Father’s spirit that was communicated to our Lord Jesus, “The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because he hath [...]
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 [...]
How did Sunday become a day of rest or the Sabbath?
We are to praise the Lord every day. Hebrews 4:1-3 tells us we have entered into our “Lord's rest,” that is, Sabbath. The lesson of the Sabbath is more than setting aside one specific day of the week to [...]
Why did the Son become the ONLY gateway to the Father when people used to be able to go directly to the Father? (United States)
Summary: Faith is always required to approach God. “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is (or know who God is) and that [...]
Please what's the difference between "Christ in you" and "you in Christ"? (Ghana)
Paul declares (Colossians 1:27) that this mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, now revealed to his saints, is “Christ in you, the hope of glory.”This is the great mystery of God [...]
Please what are the lessons in the Parable of the Marriage Feast as indicated in Matthew 22:1-14? (Ghana)
Matthew 22:2 begins with “The kingdom of heaven.” This phrase is used 32 times in Matthew. And the same thought, “kingdom of God”, appears over 60 times in the New Testament. What specifically is the [...]
What does the Bible say about celibacy? (Nigeria)
The Apostle Paul never married. He considered celibacy the preferable state, but he also said to remain unmarried was a gift. 1 Corinthians 7:7 (NIV), “I wish that all of you were as I am. [...]
What is the battle of Gog and Magog in Revelation 20:8? (Kenya)
Revelation 20:7-10 (RSV), “And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be loosed from his prison and will come out to deceive the nations which are at the four corners of the earth, that [...]
What will heaven look like? There is a description in Revelation. But some people say that on this earth God will make heaven. Is it correct? (India)
We don’t have a description of Heaven in the Bible although Revelation seems to be giving one. Revelation 1:1 (NKJV) begins, “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him…And He sent and signified it [...]
In Revelation 1:3, why should the book of Revelation be hidden? (Ghana)
Revelation 1:3 (NKJV), “Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.” Revelation is a book [...]
If one is saved, is he always saved? If not, why does Ephesians 4:30 say, "And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption"? (Vietnam)
The sealing of the Christian with the holy Spirit is explained earlier in Ephesians 1:13-14, “and believing in Whom (Christ) you were sealed with the promise by the Holy Spirit, which is the pledge of [...]