Sermons and Biblical Studies

The Lord’s last supper of bread and wine as read in Luke 22: 19, 20 was Jesus’ way of teaching his apostles what they must do to be his true followers.  Jesus specifically said, “Do this in remembrance of me,” after he had broken the bread and passed it out. This memorial of our Lord’s … Continue reading “Who qualifies to take the Last Supper?”

We read in Genesis 3 that there was a real serpent and it received a real physical curse to crawl on its belly and eat dust for the duration of its life (Genesis 3:14). But Satan is not a physical being. He can, however, operate in the physical world. He is a spirit being who operates in … Continue reading “If there is no devil (in the form of a snake in Genesis 3:14), to whom did Eva pass the blame?”

The Apostle Paul gave strong counsel on this subject to the Christians in Corinth.  In I Corinthians 6, Paul expresses his disappointment with the believers there. Sadly, some felt it necessary to have their problems and disputes settled in public courts of law rather than amongst themselves.  In verse 2, Paul reminds his brethren that … Continue reading “Can Christians sue one another? If so, under what circumstances?”

We know that "God is love" (1 John 4:16) and we might think of a loving God as always being open to forgiving a sinner who repents. The case of Satan is of course unique. Satan was created as a beautiful angel, close to the Heavenly Father.  He tried to challenge the Almighty Jehovah.  Satan … Continue reading “If Satan were to ask God for forgiveness, would he be forgiven?”

To answer the first question, we turn to Jude 1:6 “… and the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation …”. This says that angels descended to earth. The sons of God were angels created by God, and the daughters of men were women born through Adam under sin. The … Continue reading “From Gen 6:1, Who are the sons of God? What does it mean that the sons of God saw the daughters of men and they took them wives?”

Most translations of the Bible do not contain the word “rapture”. The concept which has commonly become known as “the rapture” is taken from 1 Thessalonians 4:16,17 “For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ … Continue reading “What is the rapture?”

The point of the letter to the Romans is this: Completely dedicate your life to serving God. We need to remember that Paul wrote this letter to the early Christians in Rome which was a mix of Jews and Gentiles.  Paul reminds them and us that “all are under sin,” and “there is no one … Continue reading “What is the entire book of Romans about?”

The best answer would depend on more information, such as the type of debt and the relationship to the deceased, however, there are essential biblical concepts that apply to our Christian fiscal responsibility. We are obligated to demonstrate principles of truth,  righteousness, wisdom, justice and love as debtors to God for whatever we have. In … Continue reading “Should a Christian inherit the debts or pay the debts of his/her dead/late relation?”

Verse 14 of Gen. 3 helps us identify one of the two seeds. In that verse, we find God speaking to the serpent. So "your seed" in verse 15 refers to the serpent's seed or Satan (see Rev 20:2) and "her seed" would refer to the seed of the woman or the seed of Abraham … Continue reading “…Between your seed and her seed, he shall crush your head and you shall bruise his heel. – Genesis 3:15. Please explain – your seed and her seed – and the meaning of this verse.”

Both your spouse and your children demand your attention. The responsibilities to each one differs. According to Biblical standard… “ a man shall leave his father and his mother; and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” Genesis 2:24. Together, a married man and woman create one unit. Since they are considered … Continue reading “Who comes after God in our life – my spouse or my children?”