Please explain Psalms 51.
In Acts 13:22, the Apostle Paul declares David was "a man after [God's] own heart" (Acts 13:22).When David became Israel's reigning king, he obeyed God, "and he became more and more powerful, because the LORD [...]
How LONG does God intend for man to live according to the Bible?
God intends that man will live forever, and has shown this throughout the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. When God created man, He told Adam, "…From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; [...]
On which mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments?
Most people are unaware that little evidence supports “Mt. Sinai” in the Sinai Peninsula as the famed mountain of Exodus. Several recent popularizations on the subject have suggested an alternate site of Jabal al-Lawz, or [...]
Why was king Herod called the tetrarch?
“Tetrarch” literally signifies one who is the governor (arch-on) of one-fourth (tetra) of a domain or kingdom. The Greeks first used the word when Philip of Macedon divided Thessaly into four "tetrarchies." Later on the [...]
What does the Bible say about taking care of the elderly (male and female) in your family?
Jesus cared for his own mother. (Since there is no mention of his stepfather Joseph in the Gospels, it is thought that he had already died.) The Bible records that even while he was hanging [...]
How does God want man to live?
If you want to be pleasing to God, man should always live according to the Bible. Some may think this is restrictive, but it is actually quite freeing. Let’s use the workplace as an example. [...]
My little daughter died at age 9 without knowing the truth. What will become of her on Judgment Day?
This same question may be asked with slightly different words: “What will happen to my loved one who has never been baptized?” or “What will happen to my loved one who never accepted Jesus as [...]
Please explain 1 Peter 3:3 – Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel.
This scripture, in context, is referring to the conduct of Christian women. At first glance one might interpret that for women to be acceptable to God, they should always be extremely plain, very simply dressed, [...]
Is it possible for Jesus to sin?
One of Jehovah’s attributes is wisdom. His wisdom planned and ordered the entire universe. By wisdom, He designed the earth as a home for animal life - including the human family. In Proverbs 8, the [...]
What is the fellowship of Christian suffering?
Hebrews 5:8-10: “Though he were a son yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered and being made perfect he became the author of everlasting salvation unto all them that obey him.” The word [...]
Why did not the Apostle Paul marry?
We are not given a specific reason in scripture as to why the Apostle Paul did not marry. So we can only make presumptions based on Jesus’ advice and the advice Paul gave in his epistles. [...]
What does it mean to keep your eyes fixed on Jesus?
Hebrews 12 opens with, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses; let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with [...]
What is the different between paradise and heaven?
The promise of a future paradise applies not just to heaven but also to Earth. Christ’s kingdom will be a kingdom in heaven and on Earth. That is why Jesus taught us to pray “Thy [...]
What blessings come from giving? When a Christian gives, what are the benefits?
"Giving" can mean many things. God gives many kinds of blessings.In the Old Testament, God instructed the Israelites to give a tenth of their produce and livestock to the Lord (Leviticus 27:30-33). There were also admonitions [...]
Does the law of sowing and reaping (Galatians 6:7) include money? If I sow money, will I receive it?
Galatians 6:7-8 read, "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh shall from the flesh reap [...]
How can I pick up my cross daily to follow Jesus?
The bearing of the cross is the way of growth in character and experience for the consecrated child of God. When we have trials that interfere with our human desires and appetites, then we know [...]
How can a Christian be in the world but not of the world?
"Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world--the cravings of sinful man, the lust [...]
Who are the five virgins, who had no oil in their lamps, in Matthew 25:3?
In the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins there are ten virgins. Five were wise and Five were foolish. To identify the two classes of virgins, you have to go to the book of [...]
Are we destined by God to be what He wanted us to be in this world?
What God wants us to be in this world is loving, merciful, compassionate, obedient, and righteous people (Micah 6:8). He has given us free will to make our choices and that is His design. Genesis [...]
Purgatory proper is not in the Bible, but is the concept?
Since Purgatory is only taught in Roman Catholic doctrine, that will be the source to define the concept. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches “All who die in God's grace, but still imperfectly purified, [...]
What did Jesus mean when he said that he came to fulfill the law?
“Fulfill” is Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance word G4137 and is translated fill, be full, complete, end, accomplish. As it states in Matthew 5:18, not a jot or tittle of the Law could pass until all be [...]
Please explain Psalms 132:11 – The LORD swore an oath to David, a sure oath he will not revoke: One of your own descendants I will place on your throne. (NIV)
This is a messianic promise of God to David. God promised that the Messiah, the King of Israel, would be David's descendant. David's son, Solomon, ruled all of Israel. However after the death of Solomon, when [...]