Do you believe that God wants us to live a rich, fun, full, and abundant life? Does He want us to really enjoy life? The Abundant Life Jesus once said “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly” (John 10:10) but was does He mean to have life and have it more abundantly? Well this at least means He wants us to enjoy a more abundant life.... Read more
Does God understand those who have a mental disability? Can they too be saved? The Omniscient God God must understand and allow for mental illness for He is the Creator and knew full well what would happen to His creatures after the fall in the Garden of Eden. The curse brought about by sin is widely implicated in the many illnesses, sicknesses, death and disease in the world. We are fallen creatures and we got hurt in the fall. Our... Read more
Does God really think about us? If so, what are His thoughts about us like? What God Thinks What God thinks of us depends on our relationship with Him. In the first place, all of us were at one time or still are separated from God by our sins (Isaiah 59:2). Want to know what God thinks? Psalm 7:11 says “God is a righteous judge, and a God who feels indignation every day. If a man does not repent, God... Read more
Does God speak to us through dreams and visions today? How can we know its God and not the enemy? In the Last Days When Peter was giving arguably the greatest sermon in the first century church he said “In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams” (Acts 2:17) and he was quoting Joel 2:28... Read more
Will God recognize a divorce and allow remarriage? If He doesn’t, what does it mean to those who are already in this situation? In the Beginning From the very beginning, God clearly indicated that marriage is to be between one man and one woman as “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them” (Gen 1:27). It would be impossible to follow the command to “Be fruitful and... Read more
Why are we commanded to give God praise? Does God need our praise? Does God Need Us? Can God get by without us? Yes! God doesn’t need us but we do need Him. If God needed anything, would He tell us? God says “If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are mine” (Psalm 50:12) for “Who has a claim against me that I must pay? Everything under heaven belongs to me” (Job... Read more
Does God know our thoughts and hear our silent prayers? Does He always know what we’re thinking? The Word of God Can God read our minds, thereby knowing our thoughts? Can He know what we’re praying for when we don’t use words? How can God know what we’re thinking? The truth is God is the Word and Jesus being the Word and every bit God, knows us and knows us well, “For the word of God is living and active,... Read more
Does God judge all sin as being the same? Are some sins greater and some sins less so? Degrees of Punishment Are there differing degrees of punishment in hell? If so, are these related to the sins that a person did? In other words, if a person commits a more heinous sin, are the repercussions worse? Jesus once said “But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom... Read more
Does God intervene in our lives? If so, when and how will we know it? Why doesn’t He intervene at times? Joseph When Joseph’s brothers intended to kill him, God didn’t intervene (Gen 37:18-20). When his brothers threw him into a pit, God didn’t intervene. When Joseph was sold into slavery and sent to Egypt, God didn’t intervene. Why didn’t God intervene for Joseph? He may have actually intervened through his brother Reuben did intervene on his behalf (Gen 37:22).... Read more
Does God have a sense of humor at all? If so, what biblical evidence is there? What in creation might show this? God’s Creatures Almost anyone can look at God’s creatures and see that He has a sense of humor. I see nothing sacrilegious about thinking of Jesus laughing. If you’ve ever seen otters, kittens or puppy dog’s play, you must conclude that their Creator had a sense of humor. Some animals and mammals express such an interest in play,... Read more
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