Reading Time: 4 minutes Alissou, a Christian from Lagos Nigeria asked; “Is it good to pray against enemies?” What a terrific yet direct question, Alissou asked. The answer to this question directly affects every Christian… even me. To put it more distinctly: Should Christians pray against those persons (people) who say and declare that they are Christians enemies (i.e., […]
Reading Time: 12 minutes On Easter day (Sunday, March 27, 2016) I felt led to help people who want to understand how the Bible portrays the differences between religion and true Christianity (Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23). So on that day I started writing this post. I hope that what I’ve written helps you who want to understand […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Bisi from the Nigerian state of Lagos asked a wonderful question; “What is God’s favor?” Earning God’s Favor To many people, receiving God’s favor is something that they think must be earned by them. These people believe that they have to do something in order to receive God’s favor… that they have to do lots […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Presley from Douala, Cameroon asked me via email this great question; “How can one worship God with all his heart and really know that he has done so?” First let’s put Presley’s question in context with the Bible: Matthew 22:34-40 A Pharisee who was an expert in the law, tested Jesus with this question: “Teacher, […]
Reading Time: 8 minutes @AsmodeusDemon in Twitter tweeted to me concerning my article; “Did Jesus die for our Sins or did He just Die?” the following: “He didn’t do either given he knew he’d be resurrected. And also because he simply never existed.” Most likely is that @AsmodeusDemon didn’t even read the article I wrote which he/she replied. If […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Romans 1:20-22 shows us examples of proof of God’s existence: For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks […]
Reading Time: 9 minutes Alex sent to me the following email asking about ‘truth’ from a Christian perspective: Hello, Your website is interesting to me. Please could you help me with what is meant by the word ‘truth’ from a Christian point of view? I understand the absolute Truth to be the one God, made accessible to mankind because […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jimmy Thunder on YouTube made the comment to me; “you realise [sic] you’re also an atheist right? with regards to every single other deity except the one you’ve ‘chosen’” To answer Jimmy’s question; Jimmy you are wrong, I am not an Atheist. I have never been an Atheist nor will I ever be an Atheist. […]
Reading Time: 16 minutes Derrick sent me the following questions in email: I have a question about God, the Bible, Faith, and/or how to be Saved I’m struggling with my faith. All of my life I’ve been told that Jesus is what I should believe and not to question it. But it’s hard to not question things with a […]
Reading Time: 9 minutes Stephen from Lusaka, Zambia asked me in email; “How can I know a true prophet from a false prophet?” Today in this internet and television connected world more than ever it is highly important to know the difference between a true prophet from a false prophet. Not knowing the difference can cause an eternity of […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes I cannot fathom that God is non-existent due to the abundance of evidence supporting His existence i.e., laws of logic, physics, gravity, the universe, all life, etc. AND above all, the personal relationship I have with Him. Everyone who fathoms the universe created itself (i.e., Stephen Hawking) and life created itself (i.e., Richard Dawkins) are […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Lydia from the United Kingdom asked me in email, “How can I be born again? Is it by something I sing or put on?” The Bible tells us in Ephesians 2:8-9 that “It is by grace (God’s gift) we have been saved and not by works (human effort).” Which goes to help answer Lydia’s question […]
Reading Time: 13 minutes @mrscientist on Twitter asked me a great question, “Do you worship the one true [G]od who lets babies suffer with bone cancer?” This great question is the type of question common among people who either want to really know God and among people who want to smear God. Since @mrscientist told me that he would […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes @Gorooble from Twitter asked the question; “How do you take Matthew 18:19 in context?” and went on and asked; “Why don’t pairs of Christians go into hospitals, pray, heal everybody?” Great questions from @Gorooble and I’ll even up the ante by asking about Matthew 18:19; “Why don’t pairs of Christians get together around the world […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Will I die? Everyone asks themselves at some point in their life. Surveys show that One out of every One person dies. The better question everyone should ask is; When will I die? Because everyone will die; it’s just a matter of time for you die. Your time could be up before you finish reading […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Martinho in email asked me a really great question: “If I have repented my sins, accepted Jesus as my Savior and pray that my sins will end, will I stop sinning?” You and I (and everyone else) sin. Sin is a term used in archery meaning, missing the mark. We sin when we chose to […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Everyone puts their hope in something. Whatever you put your hope in determines the trajectory of your life. Hope is an action we choose to take and believe in. Where have you placed your hope? If you don’t take heed upon where you’ve placed your hope, you will find yourself taking action based upon the […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Most atheists and some people who claim to be a Christian, insist that being a Christian is about following a set of rules. Their claim is that by religiously following a set of defined rules/laws/commandments/etc. that is what being a Christian is. Well, these people have obviously not read the Bible and what being a […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Current as of June 23, 2014 Mariam Ibrahim, 27, refused to renounce her Christian faith in Sudanese court in May 2014, prompting a Muslim judge to sentence her to hang for apostasy. The case became an international cause, with several U.S. lawmakers and the State Department blasting the decision as barbaric. Sudan’s national news service […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Srinivas Vangala from YouTube asked the following questions: 1) If all Sinners are sent to Hell what [is] God is going to achieve from that? A) The Bible teaches that everyone is a sinner thus everyone including you and me deserve to go to Hell. (Romans 3:23) There are only two places someone can go […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Juan asked me a great question in email; “What is the Old Nature and New Nature?” The Bible calls the ‘old nature’ sin or the flesh. The apostle Paul says that the law of sin dwells in our body (Romans 7:23) and he goes further and encourages us not to let sin control us in […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Juan, asked me in email an excellent question, “Do Christians depend upon Specified Works?” The good news everyone needs to understand is God’s great love for you provided to us Christ Jesus who did all that is needed for you and me to be with Him forever in Heaven. There is nothing at all you […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Nasim, in email asked the question, “Who is He?” I hope this helps answer Nasim’s question. Who is God? Scripture plainly states that God the Father loved the world (you and me) so much that He sent His only begotten Son as the Savior of whoever believes; and that He loved us long before we […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Juan, via email asked me a great question; “Do we just need to accept Jesus and follow His commands so to be saved and ready to receive eternal life?” The answer to Juan’s question has two parts to it; good news and bad news. I am going to let you know both the good news […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes Do I Deserve to go to Heaven? This question I ask myself almost every day and sometimes multiple times a day. As I’ve gotten older, I find myself asking it more often. The answer is always the same. The answer I know each time before I ask myself yet I continue to find myself asking; […]