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Scriptures are quoted from the New International Version Bible. Today the term “Christian” is typically used to name a person who is a believer in Jesus Christ, usually in the sense of distinguishing that person from people of other religions.  However, the true meaning of “Christian” is to be a follower of Christ. “Jesus said, … Continue reading “What is a Christian?”

A better understanding may come from the Amplified Bible:  "If your right eye serves as a trap to ensnare you or is an occasion for you to stumble and sin, cut it off and cast it from you.  It is better that you lose one of your members than your whole body be cast into … Continue reading “What does it really mean when the scripture says, “And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out… It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire"?”

2 Corinthians 9:10 (NIV), “Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.”  First consider the context found in chapters 8 and 9. Apostle Paul was writing about a collection for their poor brethren in … Continue reading “Could you explain 2 Corinthians 9:10 as simply as possible?”

No. When a Christian and a non-Christian marry, that couple is considered unequally yoked. 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 (NIV) “do not be yoked together with unbelievers”.   Deuteronomy 22:10 tells us, “do not plow with an ox and a donkey yoked together”.  A yoke is a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two … Continue reading “I am a Christian, so can I marry a Hindu girl?”

Revelation is a book of symbols – some of which are identified in scripture, and others are left for us to interpret. Here are the main points. The context of Revelation 13:8 begins in verse 1, where the beast, having seven heads, ten horns with crowns, and the name of blasphemy on his heads, rises … Continue reading “Please briefly explain Revelation 13:8.”

If you are not a true Christian, then the instant you die, you go into the equivalent of a dreamless sleep. The penalty for sin that was given to Father Adam was death. Genesis 2:17 “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the … Continue reading “What happens to us the minute we die. Where do we go?”

Remorse leads to us to reflect on our behavior. We realize that what we did was wrong and caused pain. When God created man, He endowed each of us with a conscience (Romans 2:15). We never want to violate our consciences as it will cause us to feel a separation from God. 1 John 3:21, … Continue reading “What are the effects of a guilty conscience on Christian maturity based on Genesis 50:15-21?”

Isaiah 43:1, 7, “But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob,  And He who formed you, O Israel: ‘Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine’… ‘Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory; I have formed … Continue reading “Do Isaiah 43:1,7 teach that God specifically creates every person?”

Jesus shared His revelation vision with the Apostle John so that John could share that message with the church. Revelation 2:7, “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.”  Chapters 2 and 3 describe the seven churches (seven historical periods of the church through our Lord’s second advent) and their unique … Continue reading “What are the 4 winds mentioned in Revelation 7:1?”

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 The word “God” in this verse is the Hebrew word, ‘elohim. The greatly respected Bible translator Jospeh Bryant Rotherham has the following comment in The Emphasized Bible: “It should be carefully observed that, although ‘elohim is plural in form, yet when, as here, … Continue reading “In Genesis 1:1, is God plural?”