What happens to the physical body in the rapture and when do we receive our new heavenly bodies? Paul discusses what will happen to us during the rapture in a couple of different places. First, if we look at Paul’s teaching on the rapture in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, the Thessalonians…
When Paul tells us not to be “unequally yoked” with unbelievers 2 Corinthians 6:14, what does that separation look like? How far are the boundaries? Unequally yoked comes from agriculture. This was a wooden device long enough to hold two oxen under it. It would be strapped onto each of…
Are the gifts and call of God irrevocable despite hidden sin in a minister’s life? This is a good question that none of us knows the answer to until we stand before the Lord in the Bema final judgment. That is the place God decides rewards. But what happens if…
In Romans 9:22, Paul is speaking about Pharaoh and Moses. What does “prepared for destruction” mean? Romans 9:22 is part of the first volley of Paul’s argument in Romans 9-11 concerning his people, the Jews, and how God has dealt with them over time. Calvinists love this chapter because it…
If I own a business, should I tithe off the business or off my income from the business? The short answer is that you tithe off of your income. I’ve always said that you can’t give what you don’t have. While you may own your business, all of the money…
Image by Torulus from Pixabay How do we use the sword of the Spirit, our Bibles? Ephesians, where Paul mentions the sword of the Spirit, clarifying that it is the Word of God, is a prison epistle. It was written when Paul was imprisoned under house arrest in Rome from…
What does it mean to test the Lord as Jesus addresses in the second temptation? In Matthew 4:1-11, the devil tempts Jesus three times. Each temptation can be related to the three temptations John mentions (1 John 2:16). We will use these as a loose understanding of the temptations of…
Image by Gidon Pico from Pixabay I know many people who love to travel. My mom is one of them. Put her behind the wheel of a car and she will drive all day long and enjoy driving. I know other people who hate to travel. We call them homebodies.…
What is the fear of the Lord? Can it be actual fear and being scared of what God can do? Proverbs states that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge (Proverbs 1:7). To fear the Lord is to worship and revere him, to be in awe of…
Were the whole families included with the 250 people who sunk into the earth in Numbers 16? Numbers 16 presents the third giant rebellion against the leadership of Moses. It is probably the most dramatic of the three. God separates out the 250 men who led the rebellion against Moses.…