What Is A Biblical Response To Loneliness And Grief Of Losing Friends? Q: What can I do biblically to endure loneliness and handle the grief of friends or a partner leaving and forgetting me? I have God, yes, but losing people hurts so bad when they move on. A: I don’t know if I have…
Is It Wrong For A Worship Leader To Play Music In Bars? Q: Our worship leader plays in bars. I approached the pastor about it. When I found out, he said to talk to him about it. And while it was hard to do, I did it. What is your opinion about? Is he stumbling…
Do We Need To Confess Our Sins To A Priest To Receive Forgiveness? Q: I was brought up as a Catholic and was taught that I had to have all of the sacraments. Do I have to confess our sins to a priest in order to be forgiven? Where does confession fit into evangelical Christianity?…
Regarding Work, How Do You Reconcile 2 Thessalonians 3:10 With Romans 4:5? 2 Thessalonians 3:10 – For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat. Romans 4:5 – But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his…
What Is The Unpardonable Sin? Can Someone Be Forgiven For It? Q: What Is The Unpardonable Sin? Can Someone Be Forgiven For It? A part of me wishes that the Scriptural passages where Jesus spoke about the unforgivable sin and the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit were more straightforward. That might be a cultural thing….
Are We Born With Sin Itself, Or With A Sinful Nature? Q: How should we understand the difference between being born “in sin” because of Adam and Ezekiel 18:20 saying that a son does not bear the father’s iniquity? Are we born with sin itself, or with a sinful nature? Ezekiel 18:20 – The soul…
Can Christians Really Live Without Sinning? Q: Are we called to (or even able to) live life as Christians without sinning? Some say that we are called to be perfect, and that Jesus said to “go and sin no more.” Is that realistic or attainable in this life, by God’s help? A: This is a…
Your year-end gift to Enduring Word helps millions of people all around the world.Click here to donate Then one from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” But He said to him, “Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?” And He said to…
A Bondade da Gratidão É bom render graças ao Senhor e cantar louvores ao teu nome, ó Altíssimo, proclamar o teu amor leal pela manhã e a tua fidelidade à noite. (Salmos 92:1-2 – NVI) Pessoas ingratas são difíceis de conviver. Não é certo alguém receber tanto e ainda assim permanecer sem gratidão. A atitude…
Batendo à Porta do Céu “Por isso lhes digo: Peçam, e lhes será dado; busquem, e encontrarão; batam, e a porta lhes será aberta. Pois todo o que pede, recebe; o que busca, encontra; e àquele que bate, a porta será aberta.” (Lucas 11:9-10) Neste ensino sobre a oração, Jesus disse aos Seus discípulos para…
It is good to give thanks to the LORD,And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning,And Your faithfulness every night (Psalm 92:1-2) Ungrateful people are unpleasant to be around. It’s not right that someone should receive so much yet reman ungrateful. The attitude of gratitude is something that there…
Is The Fate Of Angels Permanently Fixed? Q: Angels don’t have a sin nature, yet some fell. Did they have free will, and is the fate of the angels who did not fall now permanently fixed? A: In this particular sense, I think that angels are now what we will be in the future. There…