Image by fscredy2018 from Pixabay Do you believe that the words in the Bible are the truth? Yes. The Bible claims to be the written words of God conveyed through human authors through the inspiration of his Holy Spirit. Passages like 2 Timothy 3:16–17 make such claims that God spoke…
Image by Ria Aucamp from Pixabay According to the Bible, who did David commit adultery with? David committed adultery with Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah (2 Samuel 11). As a king, David should’ve been in the battle with all of his mighty men. Instead he was in the wrong place.…
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…
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 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…
Image by Peter Lomas from Pixabay What do we make of "casting lots" in the Bible? Is there ever a situation where we should “cast lots” if we are uncertain of God’s will? This was an interesting practice in the Bible, and especially in the world around the Bible. Casting…