Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay In the parable, why was the unjust steward dismissed from his job according to the Bible? The unjust or dishonest manager of the household (Luke 16:1–13) was dismissed from his job because he was unjust and dishonest. I would imagine that he did not deal…
Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay What does it mean to truly repent? What if I recommit the sin I repented of? The word “repent” means to turn away. When a person repents, he or she turns away from all sin and turns to God. Repentance can be accompanied by great…
Throughout the world treaties have been signed to limit what most humans consider inhumane activity. War criminals are in prison because they violate these human sensibilities. We avoid wars using chemical warfare because of what it does to the human body. The belief is that no human deserves that kind…
Image by RENE RAUSCHENBERGER from Pixabay Is there something a Christian must do after God forgives them? When God forgives us, there are a few things that we do as Christians. But I must note the attitude with which we do them. We don’t do these things to gain his…
Image by Tumisu from Pixabay How do you explain feeling guilt as a Christian and accepting God’s forgiveness? We can understand mentally the teaching of Jesus concerning forgiveness. After all, this is the same Jesus who teaches forgiveness to all of his disciples. We can know all sorts of verses…
Photo by Edward Cisneros on Unsplash What is Pentecostal worship? Every denomination and doctrinal approach has its own way of worship. This doesn’t mean that every individual in the congregation worships in the same way. Some congregations offer many different types of worship. The posture of worship can be different…
Image by Robert C from Pixabay Why are there brackets around some Bible passages like Mark 16:9-20 and John 7:53-8:11? So you’re reading along in your Bible and you come to brackets or double brackets and it has a footnote, and when you check out the footnote it says something…
Image by 272447 from Pixabay Have you ever been in a nice deep sleep until someone will to up suddenly? There’s almost nothing like the alertness that comes from the shock of being suddenly woken up. In the same way, we are called as Christians to be alert at all…
In September 2012, I had the opportunity to see the Dead Sea Scrolls in person. I love being part of a church that has an interest in God’s Word. I pastor a church that places a high premium on studying God’s Word and on learning about Christianity and about God.…
Image by ashish choudhary from Pixabay How does a New Testament Christian understand and make application from the Imprecatory Psalms, where there are statements like "Pour out your wrath on them; let your fierce anger overtake them"? Imprecatory Psalms are those that essentially ask God to curse your enemies. There…