FAQ: Why is it that you do not tell Christians it is wrong to celebrate holidays such as Christmas, Easter, or especially Halloween? A: Your question is a very good one and something that many Christians have wondered about. You are right; many of the holidays that the Christian church embraces have origins and many practices that were connected to …
Why Doesn’t God Always Answer My Prayers?
God wants relationship with us, and prayer is simply talking with God and/or the Lord Jesus Christ. Reading the book of Psalms will show you that prayer can take many forms, including complaining and giving thanks. It can be asking for something for yourself (nothing is too big for God to do or too small for Him to care about) …
Why Does the Bible Say That We Should “Fear God”?
As always, it is vital for us to define our terms. Given that 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV) says, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind,” and that virtually every angel who ever showed up immediately said, “FEAR NOT!” and that Jesus himself often said the same thing, we …
Who Really Wrote the Bible— God or Regular People?
Remember that words have meanings. About 40 men “wrote” what we find in Scripture today, but GOD is the one “Author” of His Word. See Psalm 12:6; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20 and 21 and countless other verses testifying to the truth that it was God Almighty who inspired the writers of Scripture to say what He wanted them to say. The Bible was …
Who Is the “Holy Spirit”?
In English, we capitalize proper nouns to distinguish them from other nouns, but the biblical Greek language made no such distinction. In English, some words remain the same in meaning whether or not they are capitalized. For example, “dog” and “Dog.” But what about “mark” and “Mark”? In that grammatical differentiation, graffiti becomes a person. In the Bible, there is a …
Who Is The Devil, and Is He Real?
The being that God calls the “Great Dragon,” “the Serpent,” “the Devil,” and “Satan” (Rev. 12:9, 20:2) is one of the spirit beings known as “angels” (messengers) that He created before He created mankind (Job 38:6 and 7). The Devil was originally known as “Lucifer,” which means “light bearer” or “morning star,” and the typological description of him in Ezekiel 28:12ff shows that …
Who Is Jesus Christ?
There are few questions that deserve more attention than this one. The Bible is the Word of God. It tells us about the life and death—and resurrected life—of the greatest man who ever lived. His name is Jesus Christ. For centuries men have debated the identity of this unique man. How did he do the things he did? We assert …
Who Is Jesus Christ and Why Is He the Only Way to Salvation?
Jesus Christ is the only-begotten Son of God, the Savior and Redeemer of mankind. He is God’s “Master Plan” to restore the original Paradise that Adam lost by way of his disobedience. Jesus of Nazareth is “the last Adam” (1 Cor. 15:45). Typologically, he is the Passover Lamb of Exodus, the High Priest of Leviticus, and one aspect of his life and …
What’s the Point of Prayer?
FAQ: If, as the Bible says, God knows what we need, what is the point of prayer, and why should we spend valuable time praying to Him for something? I’m not sure—let me pray about it. Just kidding. The easy answer to the question is: because God tells us to (e.g., “Pray continually”). But that begs the question of why …
What Was Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh?
FAQ: What was Paul’s “thorn in the flesh”? I have heard Christians say all kinds of things about it, like Paul had an eye problem, or another illness, or even sinful lusts. Furthermore, many say that God gave him this affliction to test him or to keep him humble. What is the truth about it? Paul’s “thorn in the flesh” …