We are told to have discernment when we hear or read the teachings of others but what is biblical discernment and how can we have discernment as to whether a teaching is true or not? Discernment is… Every single one of us has practiced discernment at one time or another. When we were buying a car, a house, or even a pair of shoes, we looked them over, we estimated whether they are worth the money or not and if... Read more
What does it mean when you hear someone say that the Bible is the inerrant Word of God? What is biblical inerrancy? Inerrancy is… The word inerrancy or inerrant means without error and freedom from untruths because there is an assurance and a certainty that whatever is inerrant is also objectively true. This doesn’t mean that a Bible cannot have a typo or misprint or a mistake made during the printing process. If you saw that a house was on fire... Read more
How does the Bible define a saint? Are Christians saints after they die or while they are still living? The Word “Saint” The Greek word for saints is an interesting one. It is the word “hagios” and means “most holy thing” so a saint is a holy person but wait, aren’t all men sinners, even after they are saved? Yes, that’s true but God sees us as having Jesus own righteousness because Christ became sin for us so that when... Read more
Jesus commanded believers to love God and to love one another and so what are some of the top Bible verses commanding us to love one another? The Greatest Commandment Matthew 22:37-39 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.” Jesus gave us the greatest commandment of all. We must love God first... Read more
Many Christians are eating a vegetarian diet? Is it solely for health reasons? Are there biblical reasons to be a vegetarian? Was Jesus a Vegetarian? Certainly, there is sufficient evidence that Jesus was not a vegetarian because He ate fish (Luke 24:42-43) and it would seem strange if He were because He multiplied both bread and fish when He fed the five thousand plus (Matt 14:17-21). In the beginning, God gave mankind permission to eat meat (Gen 9:2-3) and Jesus... Read more
God is merciful and the Bible teaches that from Genesis to Revelation. Which are some of the top Bible verses on mercy? Mercy Is… I would describe mercy as something that we don’t receive (God’s wrath) even though we deserve it. To put it another way, it is what we do not get that we rightly have coming to us. Mercy is almost the opposite of grace. It is what we get which we do not deserve, however mercy is... Read more
Are there differences between dreams and visions? If so, what are they? Dreams and Visions Joel prophesied about dreams and visions in Joel 2:28 “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.” The very fact that Joel writes that dreams and visions will come indicates that they are not the same thing. Why... Read more
Is there any difference between envy and jealousy in the Bible? If so, what are the differences between the two? Jealousy is… Jealously have been described as a “green-eyed monster of envy” but is jealousy really envy? When a friend of mine noticed that another man was giving too much attention to his wife he became a little jealous. His jealously came to the surface when he saw that this man appeared to be flirting with his wife. When he... Read more
Christians understand that God is sovereign over all that happens. What are some of the best Bible verses that show this? What is Sovereignty? Sovereignty can be defined as having supreme authority, control, and power over all that has happened, is happening, and will happen in the future in all times across all history. Christians define it as the ruler of the universe, God, having the right, the authority, and the power to govern all that happens and what has,... Read more
Are heaven and paradise the same thing? Did the thief on the cross go to heaven or paradise? Paradise is… Jesus told the thief on the cross “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise” but where is paradise (Luke 23:43)? Is this heaven or is it a different place? Jesus told the church at Ephesus “To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the... Read more
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