Do Holy Places Still Matter? I’ve always wanted to visit Israel, but I wonder – does walking where Jesus walked actually strengthen our faith, or should we be cautious about attaching too much spiritual meaning to physical places? How should believers think about “holy sites” or pilgrimages today? Thanks for your question! It comes at…
Should Christians Use Preferred Pronouns? If someone at work or school demands that I use their “preferred pronouns,” am I showing Christ’s love by doing so, or am I participating in a lie? How does a Christian balance grace and truth in this situation? The word that strikes me in your question is demands. I’m…
This is he of whom it is written: “Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your way before You.” For I say to you, among those born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. (Luke…
Serviço Direcionado Quando acabou de falar, disse a Simão: Faze-te ao largo, e lançai as vossas redes para pescar. Respondeu-lhe Simão: Mestre, havendo trabalhado toda a noite, nada apanhamos, mas sob a tua palavra lançarei as redes. (Lucas 5:4-5) Simão Pedro e vários outros discípulos pescaram a noite toda sem sucesso. Pela manhã, Jesus quis…
O sermão não valorizado Todos os que estavam na sinagoga ficaram furiosos quando ouviram isso. Levantaram-se, expulsaram-no da cidade e o levaram até ao topo da colina sobre a qual fora construída a cidade, a fim de atirá-lo precipício abaixo. Mas Jesus passou por entre eles e retirou-se. (Lucas 4:28-30) Ao longo dos anos, preguei…
When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” (Luke 5:4-5) Simon Peter and several of the…
How Can I Tell Whether Biblical Commands Are Contextual or Universal? How do we know which rules are only valid in the context of a specific situation, and which are “universal”? For example, that most Christians believe that wives should submit to their husbands (Ephesians 5:22), but hardly anyone thinks that women should cover their…
What Is Covenant Theology? Covenant Theology is a product of the Reformed world. Historically speaking, it’s fairly recent. Zwingli got the ball rolling on this thought, but one of its initial popularizers was Heinrich Bullinger. Dispensationalists get a lot of heat from people for being something that supposedly started in the 19th century, but Covenant…
Was Esther Taken Against Her Will? I truly believe that Esther acted according to God’s will. However, I wonder if she was also a sex slave? Esther 2:2-4 Then the king’s servants who attended him said: “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king; and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces…
So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff. Then passing through the midst…
O Filho Amado do Pai Quando todo o povo estava sendo batizado, também Jesus o foi. E, enquanto ele estava orando, o céu se abriu e o Espírito Santo desceu sobre ele em forma corpórea, como pomba. Então veio do céu uma voz: “Tu és o meu Filho amado; em ti me agrado”. (Lucas 3:21-22)…
Are We Living In The Last Days? Does Scripture Speak About A Worldwide Revival Or Great Apostasy Before The End? Do you believe we are in the last minutes of the last days of this age? And is there any scripture to support a worldwide revival before the great Day of the Lord? Or is…