Is The Lord Telling Me Something?
Published: January 21, 2016 (Originally published: January 28, 2016)I’ve been a born-again Christian for about 35 years and had the assurance of salvation. A few years after being saved, I was in bed with a married man having sex and had the experience of feeling a fluttering of a bird (Dove – representing the Holy Spirit) leaving my heart and flying away. Then about a year ago I had a very disturbing dream in which I realized I was in Hell, a hopeless, forlorn place. I started shouting “WHY AM I HERE? After a long silence, I heard the words “You are thinking wrong.” Is this the Lord telling me I’m going to Hell?
Original Sin
Published: January 21, 2016 (Originally published: January 25, 2016)Isn’t it true that we were all born into original sin. There are no ifs ands or buts about it. When Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden….their sin was passed along to us. So, there isn’t anyone who hasn’t sinned because we were born into the sins of our fathers.
Belief By Faith
Published: January 21, 2016 (Originally published: January 25, 2016)In an older post about the rapture you stated, “Only the Church is asked to believe solely by faith,” whereas OT believers and believers after the Rapture have had or will have evidence upon which to base their belief. All belief is a product of faith and many in the church have been the recipient or witness of miracles, had visions, or have had other evidence which brought them to faith. Would you care to comment on this?
More On The Kingdom Of God
Published: January 21, 2016 (Originally published: January 25, 2016)I noticed that Jesus said that the kingdom of God is within you (Luke 17:20 and 21) but in 1 Corinthians 6:9 the Bible states that the unrighteous, fornicators, idolaters, etc. will not inherit the kingdom of God. Could the kingdom of God perhaps be the Holy Spirit? Please clarify, as I am stumped by this one.
The Morning Star
Published: January 21, 2016 (Originally published: January 26, 2016)Would you please help me to understand who the Bright Morning Star is? I thought it was a reference to Jesus, but others I’ve talked to believe it’s a reference to Satan.
Those That Dwell Safely In The Coast Lands
Published: January 21, 2016 (Originally published: January 27, 2016)Thank you for addressing difficult problems concerning Bible prophecy. In Ezekiel 39:6 God says He will send fire on Magog and those that dwell safely in the coast lands. I tried to look up coast lands to see what it meant in the original text. It seemed to refer to people that lived across the ocean from Israel and were unknown to them at the time of the writing. Some have decided this is Europe. Is it possible this prophecy refers to the US as well?
Was Jesus Hinting At The Rapture?
Published: January 21, 2016 (Originally published: January 28, 2016)I have been doing a study in the Gospel of John and when I came across John 11:21-26 my curiosity was piqued. Are Jesus’ words to Martha in verses 25-26 hinting at the Rapture?
“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.”
Judas And The Scapegoat
Published: January 21, 2016 (Originally published: January 21, 2016)Thank you for all you do to help us understand scripture more fully. I have a question about Judas. Is there any correlation between the scapegoat in the Old testament and Judas in the NT? Of course, Judas was not innocent like the scapegoat, but the way in which Judas died (Acts 1:18) is so similar in manner to the scapegoat’s death from being pushed off a cliff that it made me ask. Many Christians blame Judas for Jesus death, and although his actions played a part in the final outcome, it was Jesus himself who laid down his life for us. Each of us is responsible for the death of Jesus because of our sin, but human nature just naturally seeks out someone else to blame. Is there any significance in the similarities?
Life Without Sin
Published: January 21, 2016 (Originally published: January 21, 2016)The Bible makes it very clear that sin is an abnormal state brought into this world because of a choice made by Adam and Eve. I’ve been trying to picture what my life would look like if there was no sin in this world. My question is this. Does the Bible paint us a picture of what life for a human would be without sin in this world?
How Could Angels Do This?
Published: January 21, 2016 (Originally published: January 24, 2016)Genesis 6:2 says “The sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.” This may not be answerable but I would be interested in your thoughts on the following questions. I believe it’s rightly taught that these “sons of God” are angels. Their union with the daughters of men produced the Nephilim or giant offspring. It appears that God created only male angels as there are no indications of any female angels identified in scripture. What would be the logic of creating males and no females for one thing. and why would these angels even have the ability to produce sperm. I know God does nothing without a very good reason.