Dear Pastor, Preacher, or Bible Teacher – Here is a thought for your Monday, following a weekend of serving God, His people, and a needy world… Do you know the story of how the parents of Moses put him in a basket and set on the Nile River so he could be found by Pharaoh’s…
Is the Sabbath Required for Christians? A question from Irene: In my daily devotions I was reading Isaiah 56 yesterday. One of the things you didn’t comment on was the three-time repetition of the keeping or defiling of the Sabbath. I have been wrestling with the keeping of the Lord’s Day / Sabbath as the…
And now I say to you, keep away from these men and let them alone; for if this plan or this work is of men, it will come to nothing; but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it–lest you even be found to fight against God. (Acts 5:38-39) The council was furious. Peter…
Wir sind Seine Zeugen Der Gott unserer Väter hat Jesus auferweckt, den ihr umgebracht habt, indem ihr ihn ans Holz gehängt habt. Diesen hat Gott zum Fürsten und Retter zu seiner Rechten erhöht, um Israel Buße und Vergebung der Sünden zu gewähren. Und wir sind seine Zeugen, was diese Tatsachen betrifft, und auch der Heilige…
Do We Have Guardian Angels? Carolyn from Facebook asks: Thank you for your easy-to-understand commentaries. I am trying to find out about guardian angels for someone who asked about them. Is there somewhere in the Bible that addresses them? Generally, the idea of a guardian angel is that each person – or each believer –…
Gott mehr als Menschen Aber Petrus und die anderen Apostel antworteten und sprachen: Man muss Gott mehr gehorchen als den Menschen. (Apg. 5,29) Hier stand Petrus zum zweiten Mal vor dem Hohen Rat und gab eine solch gewagte Antwort. Das Mal zuvor wurde in Apg. 4,19-20 aufgezeichnet, als Petrus und Johannes sagten, Entscheidet ihr selbst,…
Today’s Live Q&A is hosted by Pastor Miles DeBenedictus from Cross Connection Church in Escondido, CA. Here are a few links to Miles’ ministry: Cross Connection: https://lifeinconnection.com Pastor Miles’ website: https://pastormiles.com His YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/pastormilesd Does the Devil Know My Thoughts? Can Satan read our intentions? I know our minds are something made by God,…
Dear Pastor, Preacher, or Bible Teacher – As pastors, preachers, and Bible teachers, we value the Bible, the word of God. The time we spend studying, thinking about, and meditating on the words of God recorded for us in the Bible bring a great reward. Sometimes it doesn’t feel like a reward; sometimes God’s words…
But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.” (Acts 5:29) This was the second time that Peter stood before this council and gave such a bold answer. The previous time was recorded in Acts 4:19-20 when Peter and John said, Whether it is right in the…
Is It Possible to Make a Full Surrender to God? I want to get into a simple question that was suggested by conversation we had today. The question is simply this: Is it possible to make a full surrender to God? One of my favorite books on the Christian life, a book which I heartily…
Blut auf uns bringen Und sie brachten sie und stellten sie vor den Hohen Rat; und der Hohepriester fragte sie und sprach: Haben wir euch nicht streng verboten, in diesem Namen zu lehren? Und siehe, ihr habt Jerusalem erfüllt mit eurer Lehre und wollt das Blut dieses Menschen auf uns bringen! (Apg. 5,27-28) Die religiösen…
Is There a Difference Between the Spirit and the Soul? Jimmy asked: Hello – I know you have differentiated this before but can you explain to me the difference between the soul and the spirit again. which one goes to heaven, which one is material and which one is air? It’s a little bit complicated…