from Got Questions: The book of Job asks the question about an afterlife very simply: “If a man dies, will he live again?” (Job 14:14). Asking the question is easy, but the difficult part is finding someone to answer the question with authority and experience. “Death and taxes” have said to be the two universals [...]
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Is there an afterlife?
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on July 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
What does the Bible say about Christian fathers?
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on June 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
from Got Questions: The greatest commandment in Scripture is this: “Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength” (Deuteronomy 6:5). Going back to verse 2, we read, “So that you, your children and their children after them may fear the LORD your God as [...]
What is the proper way to pray?
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on June 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
from Got Questions: Is it best to pray standing up, sitting down, kneeling, or bowing down? Should our hands be open, closed, or lifted up to God? Do our eyes need to be closed when we pray? Is it better to pray in a church building or out in nature? Should we pray in the [...]
Why did God require animal sacrifices in the Old Testament?
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on June 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
from Got Questions: God required animal sacrifices to provide temporary forgiveness of sins and to foreshadow the perfect and complete sacrifice of Jesus Christ (Leviticus 4:35, 5:10). Animal sacrifice is an important theme found throughout Scripture because “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness” (Hebrews 9:22). When Adam and Eve sinned, animals were [...]
Is it possible to know when Jesus is coming back?
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Discerning the Times, Encouragement on May 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
from Got Questions: Matthew 24:36-44 declares, “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father…Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come…So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an [...]
What does it mean to be one flesh in a marriage?”
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on April 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
from Got Questions: The term “one flesh” comes from the Genesis account of the creation of Eve. Genesis 2:21-24 describes the process by which God created Eve from a rib taken from Adam’s side as he slept. Adam recognized that Eve was part of him—they were in fact “one flesh.” The term “one flesh” means [...]
Why is the resurrection of Jesus Christ important?”
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on April 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Matthew 28:5-8: But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen [...]
What is Good Friday?”
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on April 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
from Got Questions: Good Friday is the Friday immediately preceding Easter Sunday. It is celebrated traditionally as the day on which Jesus was crucified. If you are interested in a study of the issue, please see our article that discusses the various views on which day Jesus was crucified. Assuming that Jesus was crucified and [...]
“I’m Sorry”
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Christian Living, Encouragement on March 18, 2011 | 2 Comments »
If you cannot bring yourself to forgive you CANNOT be part of Christ! from Indgrid Schleuter: The words “I’m sorry” when said honestly are the most healing in the human language. It seems sometimes like I spend an inordinate amount of time having to use those words for one reason or another. But I’m not [...]
Why does God allow natural disasters, i.e. earthquakes, hurricanes, and tsunamis?
Posted in Biblical Teaching, Discerning the Times, Encouragement, Perplexity, prophetic, Signs of The Times on March 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
from Got Questions: Why does God allow earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, tsunamis, typhoons, cyclones, mudslides, and other natural disasters? Tragedies such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the 2008 cyclone in Myanmar, the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and the 2011 earthquake/tsunami near Japan cause many people to question God’s goodness. It is distressing that natural disasters are [...]
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