If some of the Old Testament prophets, patriarchs or kings such as David had the Holy Spirit dwelling inside of them, would they have gone straight to Heaven and not the paradise section of Hades? Anytime Old Testament people were given the Holy Spirit, he was not dwelling inside of…
What books did the apostle Paul write in jail? Paul wrote four of his prison epistles while under house arrest in Rome awaiting his trial. His goal was to present the gospel to the most powerful man of the world at the time, the Roman Caesar. House arrest is slightly…
Image by Francis Trascritti from Pixabay Which book of the Bible teaches the most salvation? In my opinion, Ephesians may be the most jampacked book containing teaching about salvation. For its six chapters, it speaks about salvation per capita more than anywhere else. The book opens with the blessings we…
If the Israelites never put their swords down to always defend themselves while building the wall, is there teaching about never putting the sword of the Spirit down? We are taught to put it on regularly but does it ever get taken off? This was the next question after talking…
How do we talk about God’s judgment in the New Testament and church eras? We’re used to seeing God’s judgment in the Old Testament. He was no discriminator of persons, either. He visited judgment upon unbelievers like those in Sodom and Gomorrah. But he also judged the people of Israel…
How do we deal with Christian employers and employees relationships when the company or boss doesn’t do as promised? It’s hard to know the situation in every case that this may happen. Sometimes the boss, even though he or she may be a Christian, has no say over what the…
Does a person need to ask me for forgiveness before I give it? When we are wronged by another person, we feel like it’s a matter of justice that they apologize for what they did. We wait for them to realize it and do the right thing. But sometimes we…
How do we know the Spirit is speaking through prophecy and tongues/interpretation? Issues People Express with Operation of the Gifts: It may offend visitors. It may be uncontrolled and out of order. It may be that someone “misses the Spirit’s prompting.” One of the approaches for many churches, even some…
What’s the difference between the anointing and spiritual gifts? Wow. I’ve never really thought about the difference between the two, or even if there is a difference. Let’s take a look at the Old Testament where the anointing is used on a regular basis and then at the New Testament…
Many Christians believe it is acceptable to drink alcohol. Can you provide insight into the Christian landscape regarding alcohol, credible theologies relating to alcohol, and how much those theologies are based in culture vs scripture? America has quite a history when it comes to alcohol. We actually have in our…