DidWeExistWithGodBeforeWeWereBornOnEarth?No.Wedidnot.1Cor.15:46-47says,"However,thespiritualisnotfirst,butthenatural;thenthespiritual.47Thefirstmanisfromtheearth,earthy;thesecondismanisfromheaven"(AllbiblequotesarefromtheNASB).Thecontextisdealingwiththeresurrectionofthebody.Beginningwithverse35,Paulasksthequestion"Howthenarethedeadraised?"ThenPaulgoesontoexplaintheresurrectiono...[
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ShouldunbelieversleadChristiansin
worshipinachurchservice?
ThisquestionshouldneverariseintheChristianchurch.But,unfortunately,itneedstobeaddressedbecausetherearechurchesinAmericathathaveunbelieversleadingChristiansinworshiponSundaymorningservices.ThisiswronganditisasignofapostasyintheChristianchurch.
Firstofall,worshipcanonlyberightlyperformedbybelieverswhohavebeenjustifiedandsanc...[
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IfGodisallknowingandheknowsourfuture,
thenhowisthatfreewill?
Godknowsthefutureofwhatthefreewillcreatureschoose.FreewilldoesnotstopbecomingfreebecauseGodknowswhatwillhappen.Forexample,Iknowthatmychildwillchoosetoeatchocolatecakeoverabowlfullofstinkingdeadmice.IfIweretosetthembothbeforemychild,itissafetosayshewillnoteatthedeadmice.Knowingthisisnottakingawaythefreedomofmychildsincesheisf...[
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WhydidGodcreateuswithsinintheworld?Thisisaperpetualquestionfortheologiansandlaityalike.WhenwelookattheworldandrecognizethataholyandinfinitelyperfectGodhascreatedus,wecanappreciateHismajestyandwonder.But,itisimpossibleforustoignorethefactthatthisworldisfarfromperfect.Thereissininit.Why,then,ifGodisinfinitelyperfectandpowerful,didHecreateaworldandallowthefalltooccurtocontaminateit?
TheBibledoesn...[
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HowweretheOldTestamentsaintssaved?TheOTsaintsweresavedthesamewaytheNewTestamentsaintswere/aresaved,byfaith.ForwhatdoestheScripturesay?"AndAbrahambelievedGod,anditwasreckonedtohimasrighteousness."4Nowtotheonewhoworks,hiswageisnotreckonedasafavor,butaswhatisdue.5Buttotheonewhodoesnotwork,butbelievesinHimwhojustifiestheungodly,hisfaithisreckonedasrighteousness,6justasDavidalsospeaksoftheblessingupont...[
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HowweretheOldTestamentsaintssaved?TheOTsaintsweresavedthesamewaytheNewTestamentsaintswere/aresaved,byfaith.ForwhatdoestheScripturesay?"AndAbrahambelievedGod,anditwasreckonedtohimasrighteousness."4Nowtotheonewhoworks,hiswageisnotreckonedasafavor,butaswhatisdue.5Buttotheonewhodoesnotwork,butbelievesinHimwhojustifiestheungodly,hisfaithisreckonedasrighteousness,6justasDavidalsospeaksoftheblessingupont...[
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Whatisspeakingintongues?
SpeakingintonguesistheNewTestamentphenomenawhereapersonorpersonsspeaksinalanguagethatisunknowntohim.Thislanguageiseitherthelanguageofangelsorotherearthlylanguages(1Cor.13:1).ItoccurredinActs2atPentecostandalsointheCorinthianchurchasisdescribedin1Corinthians14.ThisNewTestamentgiftwasgivenbytheHolySpirittotheChristianchurchandisforthepurposeoftheedificationoftheBodyofChr...[
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IsChristianitytheOneTrueReligion?Yes,Christianityistheonetruereligion.Thatmaysoundawfullydogmaticandnarrow-minded,butthesimpletruthisthatChristianityistheonlytruereligion.JesussaidthatHealonewasthewaytotheFather(John14:6),thatHealonerevealedtheFather(Matt.11:27;Luke10:22).ChristiansdonotgoaroundsayingChristianityistheonlywaybecausetheyarearrogant,narrow-minded,stupid,andjudgmental.Theydosobecauset...[
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Whatmakesachurchorgroupnon-Christian?Therearemanynon-ChristianreligionsandcultsinAmerica:Mormonism,Jehovah'sWitnesses,ChristianScience,Unity,TheWayInternational,Unitarianism,Islam,Hinduism,etc.TheyallclaimspecialrevelationandprivilegeandthosethatusetheBibleinvariablyinterpretitindisharmonywithstandardbiblicalunderstanding.And,groupsliketheMormonsandJehovah'sWitnessesobjecttothelabel"cult"becauseit...[
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WhyShouldWeWitness?Haveyoueveraskedyourself,"WhyshouldIwitness?"Severalreasonsshouldcometomind.First,becauseJesuscommandsyouto:"Gothereforeandmakedisciplesofallthenations,baptizingtheminthenameoftheFatherandtheSonandtheHolySpirit,"(Matt.28:19).Also,Ezek.3:11says,"andgototheexiles,tothesonsofyourpeople,andspeaktothemandtellthem,whethertheylistenornot..."
Second,youmustwitnessbecauseyoulovetheun...[
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