Sermons and Biblical Studies

Absolutely, God does help the lonely. “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” (Hebrews  13:5) “Draw nigh to God and he will draw nigh to you” (James 4:8) “I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you” (John 14:18) “You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears … Continue reading “Are there any Bible verses about loneliness? Does God help the lonely?”

“The Church is the pillar and ground of the Truth.” 1 Timothy 3:15 The Church is spoken of as the Bride of Christ, in a formative or developing state, His espoused. Each one who makes a full consecration of himself to the Lord, trusting in the merit of Jesus, when begotten of the Holy Spirit, … Continue reading “What is The Church?”

The Bible refers to heaven in both physical and symbolic ways. In the physical sense heaven is often referred to as having 3 levels.    1     The immediate atmosphere of earth.              a     God made the expanse, and separated the waters which were below the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and … Continue reading “Are there three heavens, and what does each one represent?”

Just as marriage symbolizes the unity and devotion between a man and woman, sex symbolizes the unity of the flesh as one.  1 Corinthians 7:2 states, "But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband." In addition, your body is a … Continue reading “Why should we wait till marriage for sex?”

It is important to note that no one is truly righteous since we are all sinners. Romans 3:10, “There is none righteous, no, not one.” Jesus is the only person who lived perfectly all his life. Hebrews 7:26, “For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners…” … Continue reading “How can we lead a righteous life?”

One prophesy of the Old Testament is that our Savior would be from the “House of David” as we see in Isaiah 9:6-7 “For unto us a child is born… The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace…upon the throne of David” Jesus needed to fulfill this prophesy by coming from the house … Continue reading “Please explain the reason for the different genealogy emphasis between Luke and Matthew.”

This verse illustrates the contrast between God’s people and non-Christians. It is a beautiful description of how God takes care of His children; those who seek the Lord. “They shall not want any good thing.” “The young lions do lack and suffer hunger.”  There are people in the world who, like the lions, think they … Continue reading “Please explain what David said in Psalms 34:10: The young lions may grow weak and hungry, but they that seek the LORD lack no good thing.”

Worship can mean different things to different people. In the Bible, the words translated worship have the sense of showing respect or reverence, or serving royalty or God. The definition, according to dictionary.com, is “reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.” Furthermore, the origin … Continue reading “Why should we worship God?”

So many Christian parents struggle with this. Many of us have “taught them [our children] diligently” (Deuteronomy 6:7), knowing that we “have no greater joy that to hear our children walk in truth” (3 John 3). We have “trained up [our children] in the way they should go”, relying on the promise that “when they … Continue reading “Is it the parents fault, when you train your children about God, and they choose a life of sin when they get older?”

We can all agree that the Bible speaks of both eternal life and salvation, but since there are two different salvations with different outcomes, you are understandably having difficulty discerning which is which. God created Adam (“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath … Continue reading “What is difference between salvation and eternal life?”