Because God is omnipotent, He certainly knew before He created humans that every person would have a sinful nature and that many – perhaps, most – of us would not even acknowledge Him as our Creator. So, what reason(s) did God have for creating humans? [Note: Our article entitled “Is God Really Omnipotent and […]
If a person genuinely repents for their past sins and sincerely trusts in Jesus Christ for eternal salvation (i.e., becomes a true Christian, not just a Christian in name only), does their nature change? [Note: For purposes of this article, a person’s nature refers to the fundamental character of that person.]
The scripture that seems […]
There is ample evidence that the writings that are included in the Bible are there as a result of God’s inspiration of the writers. [For a comprehensive discussion in this regard, click on “Is the Bible Reliable?”] But, are all the beliefs that are expressed by the people mentioned in these writings correct? If […]
Many people apparently do not desire to have a genuine love for God, while many others claim to love God, but the way they conduct themselves on a daily basis seems to indicate that they do not truly love God. So, what might be beneficial for such people to understand about loving God? Before […]
Does the Bible indicate that there will be one resurrection of people who have died or that there will be two separate and non-concurrent resurrections? Also, what does the Bible say as to who will be resurrected? We will consider several scriptures that we think are the most helpful in answering these questions.
[Note: When […]
Before we consider what the Bible says about calling someone a fool, we think it would be helpful to define the meaning of the terms fool and foolish. According to Webster’s Dictionary, a fool is “a person with little or no judgment, common sense, wisdom, etc.” and foolish means “without good sense.”
Now we will […]
A lot of people may be troubled when a “good” (i.e., righteous) person dies at a relatively young age, whereas many “bad” (i.e., unrighteous) people live to an old age. And, at least some people may question why God allows this to occur.
It is our hope that the following biblical account of the life […]
Some types of animal-related or insect-related products during Old Testament times were regarded as “clean” and appropriate to be eaten, whereas other types of animal-related or insect-related products were considered to be “unclean” and, therefore, they were not to be eaten. However, there is some uncertainty as to whether or not the reason for […]
Several scriptures in the Bible refer to some people as antichrist or an antichrist, while other scriptures mention several different names for a man whom a preponderance of Christian Bible scholars believe will be the Antichrist (with a capital “a”). We will consider these scriptures before discussing characteristics of the Antichrist and when he […]
To answer the basic question regarding whether or not lust is always a sin, we will focus on a number of scriptures that not only mention lust (or lusts), but also seem to be the most relevant in helping us to satisfactorily answer this basic question.
[Note: When we quote Scripture in this article, we […]