Why does God allow suffering? People ask this sadly when pain, crime, war or other tragedies come. They ask, “Why does God, if He is all-powerful, loving and just, allow His world to be so full of hatred, injustice and sorrow? In the Bible, you will find that faithful God fearing people had the same
Matthew 25:31-46 tells about when Jesus will come again in glory, there will be a great final day of judgment and separation. All nations since the creation of the world will be present before Him. All people will be separated like a shepherd separates sheep from goats… sheep on right and goats on left. To
WHAT IS IT? In I Corinthians 13:10 we read “that which is perfect” is coming. Is this Christ, a time, a thing or an event? In chapter 12, Paul wrote about nine spiritual gifts (12:8-10), and cautioned that unity among Christians must not be broken (12:25). One gift was the ability to speak a foreign
The Bible says we have access to the grace of God by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Read carefully Romans chapters 5 & 6. At just the right time, when we were powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for even a righteous man, but God demonstrated His love for
Adding to truth turns it into a lie. Many stern warnings are given in the bible about adding to or taking away from God’s word. Read some of thee solemn warnings in Rev 22:18-19, 1 Cor 4:6; 2 Tim 4:1-4. The true original Christian doctrine and worship is not difficult to understand. As we look
Life is not all sunshine. On the voyage to the peaceful shore, we encounter the storm, contrary winds that seem to thwart our purpose. Family struggles, business reverses, wars and rumors of wars, unjust criticism, sickness, temptations – all seem to go against us. See Mark 4:35-41 and be comforted. Jesus is in the boat
The gift of the indwelling Holy Spirit was a new promise God had never given to man prior to the New Covenant. The Spirit had been active in the Patriarchal and Mosaic dispensations, but He had never been promised to all the faithful. However, to all those of the Christian age who obey the commands
The Greek term “angelos” means a messenger, one who is sent. Jesus spoke to John on the island of Patmos about an angel in each of the seven churches in Asia. He wrote a letter to each one of these churches (see Revelation 1-3). The assignment given to the angel of the church in each
In our nation, young people are leaving the church in droves. 40% of all births are to unwed mothers. “No fault” divorces are rampant. The Supreme Court decision legalizing homosexual marriages may result in Christians going to prison for hate speech just for citing scriptures. The Lord’s Day, the first day of the week, is
In America’s early days, sodomy was a crime punishable by dismemberment, as under Thomas Jefferson in 1832. All presidents from George Washington enforced moral laws as defined by God’s word, the Bible. They believed the nation could not survive if moral principles were abandoned: “A man shall … be joined to his wife.” Jesus quoted
