Regarding Matthew 6:1-4. Why do many churches opt to lose out on God's blessings, which are better than worldly rewards, by openly conducting charitable acts contrary to the word of God? (Zambia)
Matthew 6:1-4 (ESV), 1 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. 2 Thus, [...]
Why would God let two small children lose both of their grandfathers? (United States)
What a huge loss. Your two little children loved their grandfathers and now they are no longer able to hug, comfort, play, and teach them. The children and you are grieving deeply. We are sad [...]
How many brothers did Jesus have? (Zambia)
Matthew 13:55, 56, “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? Aren’t all his sisters with us? So, Jesus had four half-brothers and at least two half-sisters. These children were the fruitage of Joseph’s and Mary’s [...]
How can I conquer the fear of shame and rejection? Can faith conquer the fear of unknown? (Nigeria)
You receive your value from God - not from another person. Whether a person shames or rejects you does not change that you are precious to God (John 16:27). God even knows how many hairs [...]
Why is the work of God suffering? (Uganda)
Summary: “For still the vision (of Christ’s kingdom) awaits its time; it hastens to the end--it will not lie. If it seem slow, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay.” Habakkuk [...]
What are three attitudes a Christian should have when he is persecuted? (Nigeria)
Persecution is grievous and painful. Persecution comes from those who do not love righteousness. In fact, the persecutors hate righteousness. They walk in darkness. 1 John 2:11 (NKJV), “But he who hates his brother is [...]
At Jesus’s second advent, does He bind Satan as His first act? (Uganda)
The binding of Satan is a process. Consider Revelation 20:1-2, “And I saw an angel (Jesus) come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And [...]
1 Corinthians 15:24, "Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power." Is this the end of Christ's 1,000 year reign? What will the end be like? (United States)
Yes, this is the time when all that was lost through Adam’s sin will have been fully restored to holy perfection. Then Christ will have completed the work of atonement. He will have accomplished the [...]
Why I’m I going through so many trials and tribulations? What is my purpose in life? (United States)
Turn to our loving Heavenly Father for comfort. For “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us [...]
Why do people use the statement, “The Lord doesn’t give me more than I can handle,” when that statement is not in the Bible? (United States)
Actually, for the Christian, the thought is in the Bible. 1 Corinthians 10:13: (NET) “No trial has overtaken you that is not faced by others. And God is faithful: He will not let you be tried [...]
In Genesis God gave man stewardship over His creation. Did He mean to allow man to do as he pleases – changing and making news species of plants and and animals through genetic engineering? (Zambia)
Genesis 1:11, 21, 24-25, 28-29 (ESV), 11 “And God said, ‘Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the [...]
What is calling? Who is called? Are there types of calling? Is calling the same as the gifts of the holy spirit? (Uganda)
A calling is an invitation. Presently, there is only one call. Ephesians 4:1,4 (NASB20): 1 Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which [...]
How do the sacrifices under Moses’s Law relate to God’s Law in the New Testament? (United States)
Hebrews 8:1-2, 4-5 (NKJV), 1 “Now this is the main point…We have such a High Priest, … in the heavens, 2 a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, [...]
Where does the Bible make a distinction between the Law of Moses and the Law of God? (United States)
God has been progressively revealing Himself to mankind in ways that would bless us the most. God first introduced Himself to Moses by calling Himself “I AM THAT I AM” (Exodus 3:14). This phrase in [...]
1 Corinthians 15:20-23. Is there any resurrection that happened after Christ? Or is it the same as in Old Testament that we need to wait for judgment on last day? Is this a promise for the dead person in Christ? (Philippines)
1 Corinthians 15:20-23 (NKJV), 20 “But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since by man came death, by Man also came [...]
What is the meaning of plough in Luke 9:62? How does looking back make a person unfit for the kingdom of God? (Nigeria)
In Luke 9:61-62 (ESV), Jesus replied to a man who said, “‘I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home.’ Jesus said to him, ‘No one who puts [...]
In the book of Leviticus, God did not want people to eat blood. Does this still stand in the New Testament? (Eswatini)
Acts 15:22-23, 28-29 (ESV), 22 “Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas … [...]
We all know that Israel was given the commandments of the Creator as their guidance order. So how beneficial are the laws to us Christians? Because of the Savior, are all the ten commandments still needed? (Ghana)
Jesus was asked which commandment was the greatest. This was His answer, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This [...]
What rewards await those who build on Jesus as a foundation, especially those whose works will stand the test of fire? (Zambia)
Conclusion: The reward is a resurrection to the divine nature. Discussion: 1 Corinthians 3:12-14 (NKJV), 12 “Now if anyone builds on this foundation (Jesus) with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each one's [...]
Which is it? When you die, do you sleep until the resurrection, or to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. (United States)
Conclusion: Both conditions are true. Discussion: 2 Corinthians 5:1-8 (NKJV), 1 “For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, [...]
Please explain the meaning of the carcass and the eagles in Matthew 24:38 (KJV). (India)
“For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.” Matthew 24:28 (NKJV). The carcass refers to a freshly slain animal. In this scripture, it symbolizes Jesus’s death on the cross. Jesus is [...]
Explain 1 Peter 3:19. How did Jesus preach to the spirits in prison? (Philippines)
1 Peter 3:18-20 (KJV), “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened (made alive) [...]