Here are seven Bible verses that I hope will calm your nerves today. John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” Just before Jesus went to the cross to give His life as a ransom for many (Mark 10:45), He knew they were deeply troubled about His going away. They were probably feeling lost... Read more
Is Lifehouse really a Christian band? How can we tell if they are or aren’t? Who is Lifehouse? Lifehouse has been labeled by some as a Christian American rock band who are from Los Angeles. Members include Jason Wade, Bryce Soderberg, and Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. but they actually produce Alternative rock and Pop rock, so is that incompatible with being called a Christian band? The band members met at Vineyard, a Christian church in California, and in the beginning they... Read more
Does the Bible mentioned “Murphy’s Law” or something similar to it? Murphy’s Law Murphy’s Law is a facetious proposition that if something can go wrong, it will. Originally, it was said to be, “If there are two or more ways to do something, and one of those ways can result in a catastrophe, then someone will do it.” The source was Edward A. Murphy, Jr who was one of several engineers who designed and experimented with a rocket-sled for the... Read more
Is U2 a Christian Band? What about the work Bono does? Is he doing the work of Christ for His sake? Who is U2? Most of us have heard of U2. This Irish rock band was formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1976 and includes Bono, Adam Clayton, the Edge, and Larry Mullen. There are some who believe that they are a Christian band or that the members (at least some) are Christian. Bono and Edge paint broad pictures of what... Read more
Have you heard the fallacious, hypothetical question, “Can God create a rock so heavy that He could not lift it?” How do we answer such a question? The Omnipotent God The Bible clearly teaches that God is not limited by space, time, and circumstances, and so God declares in His Word that He is the omnipotent God. Jeremiah the Prophet wrote “Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for me” (Jer 32:27), and... Read more
Here are five famous deathbed conversions from history. Death Comes to All There is no escaping the fact that we’re all going to die. The only questions are when that will happen and where will we go after death. The late author Christopher Hitchens, in his book, Mortality, correctly wrote that we’re all born to die. In fact, the moment we’re born, the clock starts ticking and is ever moving toward the day of death, and none of us can... Read more
What is a deathbed conversion? Can someone actually be saved on their deathbed? An Appointment with Death Every one of us has an appointment that we will keep, and whether they want or not doesn’t matter, and it’s an appointment with death that none can avoid. The author of Hebrews wrote that “just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment” (Heb 9:27). The statistics on death are very grim; they show that 10... Read more
Why are the Jews the most hated people in history and by so many people? The Origin of the Jews Before there were the Jews, there was only Israel. When Israel became a divided kingdom, it split into two different nations. Ten of the tribes resided in what was considered Samaria while the remaining tribes (Judah, Benjamin, and the Levites) remained in Jerusalem and the surrounding areas. These would become known as the Northern Kingdom and the Southern Kingdom. The... Read more
Where is modern day Babylon located today? Does Babylon play a role in the end time events mentioned in Bible prophecy? A Superpower Jeremiah the Prophet was a contemporary of the mighty empire of Babylon, the most dominant power the world had ever seen up to that point, and so it’s no surprise that Jeremiah wrote more about Babylon than any other author in the Bible (151 times), but he was writing specifically to warn the nation of Judah about... Read more
What is the difference between an Arab and a Muslim? The Gathering of Nations Muslims are those who hold to the Islamic faith. The word Muslim means “One who submits” to God, and their Islamic faith acted as a cohesive force upon the ancient peoples in areas like Egypt, Syria, and the Mesopotamian regions. Islam unified the people like nothing else ever had, and even though the Arabic people have a common ancestry, they were located in different parts of... Read more
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