Where does the saying “God bless you” come from? What about where “good bye” comes from? Blessing Others Jesus said “bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you” (Luke 6:28) so asking for God’s blessing on someone is nothing new. Blessings were a part of the patriarchal heritage in Ancient Israel, going all the way back to Noah and Abraham, even before Israel came to exist as a nation. In the beginning, “God blessed them” and told... Read more
What does it mean that God is omnipresent? How is that possible that God is everywhere? What is Omnipresence? Omnipresence refers to the quality of being present everywhere, in all places, at all times. The “omni” comes from the Latin which means “all” so when God is referred to as omnipresent, we understand that He is in a lofty and exalted position over time, space, and matter and is not subject to the same constraints of distance or time as... Read more
Does God change His mind? Does it appear that He does in places in the Bible? Does God Change? Has it ever occurred to you that nothings ever occurred to God? God never needs changing, humans are always changing. Time changes us and everything around us but God is eternal and is not affected by time, therefore He never changes. God answered Job and all others skeptics of God who suggest God is less than good, by saying, “Who is... Read more
Does God actually hate sinners or is it just the sin? What does the Bible say about this? Separated from God After the fall of mankind they were banned from the Garden of Eden and they had lost their chance of eternal life and fellowship with God. There is no evidence that Adam and Eve ever repented so we don’t know for sure if they did or didn’t. Since we know that God is purely holy and mankind is utterly... Read more
What happened on each day of the creation week? What can we learn about the world from the Book of Genesis? In the Beginning The fact that God is the Creator is simply stated as fact in Genesis 1:1 which says “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” There is no explanation of how it was done but just that it was. We either believe God and the Bible or we call God a liar. There are... Read more
Are people born as a transgender? What is Transgender? Transgender people are those who experience confusion about their gender identity and feel that they are trapped in a body of the opposite sex. Some can experience a period of identity development that includes gaining a better understanding of their self-image, self-reflection, and self-expression and think that they were actually born in a boys or girls body but are actually the opposite sex. Some believe that transgenderism has been on the... Read more
Here is a summary and Bible study of the Book of Amos. Who was Amos? Who was Amos? Where did he come from? What was his background history and family ties? Amos came from Tekoa which was thirteen miles south of Jerusalem but is centered in the wilderness area of Judah and was a very small town. God called him to bring a message to Israel and the wicked King Jeroboam and it would not be a pleasant message either... Read more
Why did the Bible become so popular around the world? How did this happen? Best Seller The Bible is the bestselling book of all time. Nothing even comes close. The Old Testament has been around a very long time and even though it is restricted to mainly Orthodox Jews today and a few Jewish converts but of itself, it doesn’t compare with the present day Bible that contains both the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Bible is not... Read more
Why did the Book of Revelation need to be the last book of the Bible? Was there a reason it was placed last? Whose Revelation is it? The Book of Revelation is not the Apostle John’s book but “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and... Read more
Does the Bible say much about having sex outside of marriage? Yes, in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. In the Beginning God obviously created married couples to be monogamous with one another for their entire lifetimes. If there were biblical grounds for them to separate like with ongoing, unrepentant adultery, then the marriage covenant has been broken and the two can separate, however, they were created in God’s image (Gen 1:27) to be in fellowship together with... Read more
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