Questions and answers relating to Christian conduct
What Does The Bible Say About The Burning of Bodies? There’s a story in 1 Samuel chapter 31 about how King Saul, the first King of Israel, and his three sons were all killed in a battle with the Philistines. And the Philistines, being a ruthless and godless people, found the body of Saul, and they beheaded it and fastened the body to a wall. I suppose…
What Does the Bible Say About Burial and Cremation ? Actually, the bible gives very few specifics about burial and it says nothing about what we know as cremation. So to gain an understanding of how God feels about these subjects, we need to look at the few examples that we are given, and also look to what God tells us about the physical body and about death. We also need to…
He Who Believes Shall be Saved The bible says in several places, that it’s the person who believes, that will be saved. In the previous lesson titled WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BELIEVE, I gave several verses of scripture that say that very thing. That lesson began with these six verses.. John 3:16, John 3:18, John 6:29, John 6;40, Acts 19:4, and 1 Cor 1:21. And all those…
Examples From God This is our third lesson in the series called Command, Example, and Necessary Inference. We’re examining the various ways in which God has left His instructions for us concerning how He wants us to live our lives. The bible is indeed an “instruction manual” which reveals to us the nature and Spirit of God, ie.. “Love is from God, for God is love”.. 1 John 4:8; “Our God…
The Blessings of Jesus “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Mat 5:3. The poor in spirit are those who are humble and gentle in nature. Not the proud, not the pushy, not those who demand their own way. Jesus said in Mat 11:29, “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me. For I am humble and…
God Commands, God Gives Examples, God Implies This is the second part of our lesson about how God gives us instructions to teach us how to live our lives, through His Holy Word. In the previous lesson we were introduced to three methods of instruction that God has used, namely, Commands, Examples, and Necessary Inferences. If you’re not sure of what “necessary inference” means, please go back to the FIRST…
Has God Given Us Instructions That We Must follow ? Today we’re going to look at three different ways that God gives us instructions within the bible. Those three ways are by direct command, by example, and by what we must necessarily infer based upon what God has implied in His word. Do you believe that God has given us SPECIFIC instructions which we must obey in order…
Saved By Grace “For by grace you have been saved, through faith; And that not of yourselves, it is a gift of God; Not as a result of WORKS, that no one should boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9 Listen please, to the very next verse.. “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good WORKS, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” V-10 …
What’s The Purpose of Our Life ? This is just as big a wonderment to people, as is the question, “How did life begin?” Philosophers go on and on trying to answer these questions, and people throughout history, have searched for the answers. But what’s a wonderment to me, is that ninety nine percent of all people, simply look to another person for the answer. How…