Problem: Do these verses seems to imply that only few people get eternal life?
12
Jun
2020
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I am a born again christian who loves the Lord and I am taking bible classes online
I am a born again christian who loves the Lord and I am taking bible classes online
11
Jun
2020
Matthew 7:6 – What does it mean to cast pearls before swine?
Problem: Jesus said, “Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces” (Mt. 7:6). What did he mean by this?
11
Jun
2020
A Way To Think About Prayer
When you go to daily prayer here is some ways to think about it
Praise – Worship God for who he is
Repent – Confess you sin(s) to God and acknowledge your need for Jesus (This leads to restoration)
Ask – Intercede for particular needs in your life and in others’ lives.
Yield – Surrender your life to following Jesus wherever and however He leads You
10
Jun
2020
Matthew 7:1 – Are we allowed to judge or not?
08
Jun
2020
Matthew 6:16-18 – Should believers fast?
Problem: Jesus mentions fasting in this passage (Mt. 6:16-18). Does this mean that believers should fast today?
07
Jun
2020
Matthew 6:15 – Is forgiveness conditional or unconditional?
Problem: Jesus said, “If you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions” (Mt. 6:15). Catholic apologist Tim Staples writes, “In Matthew 6:15, Jesus tells us that ‘if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.’ It does not matter how ‘born again’ one may be or how many experiences one has had, if he does not forgive others, he will not be forgiven, according to the text.”[1] Is forgiveness conditional or unconditional?
06
Jun
2020
Matthew 6:13—Why should we pray that God would not lead us into temptation when God cannot tempt anyone?
Problem: The Bible says emphatically, “God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone” (James 1:13). Why, then, does Jesus ask us here to pray, “and lead us not into temptation”?
05
Jun
2020
Matthew 6.6 – Did Jesus abolish corporate prayer meetings?
Problem: Jesus said, “When you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you” (Mt. 6:6). Does this mean that Jesus was against corporate prayer meetings, or praying in front of others at a Bible study?
04
Jun
2020
Matthew 6:6—If Jesus said prayer should be in private, why does the Bible commend public prayer?
Problem: In this text, Jesus urged His disciples to pray in private, saying, “When you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place.” However, elsewhere the Bible commends praying in public. For example, Daniel prayed with his window open so he could be seen (Dan. 6:10). Solomon offered his great dedicatory prayer for the temple in public (1 Kings 8:22). And Paul urged public prayers “for men everywhere” (1 Tim. 2:8).
03
Jun
2020
Matthew 6:1 – Should we show our good works to others or not?
Problem: Here Jesus said, “Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven” (Mt. 6:1). However, earlier Jesus said, “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven” (Mt. 5:16). Should we show others our good works or not?
02
Jun
2020
Matthew 5:43—Why did the OT prescribe that one could hate his enemies?
Problem: Jesus said here of the OT, “You have heard that it was said, `You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ ” How could a God of love (Ex. 20:2, 6; 1 John 4:16) command them to hate their enemies?
01
Jun
2020
Matthew 5:42—Should believers literally give anything to anyone who asks?
Problem: Here Jesus clearly said, “Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away” (cf. Luke 6:30). But, if we took this literally we would have nothing to provide for our own families. Also, Paul says that those who do not provide for their own families are worse than infidels (1 Tim. 5:8).
31
May
2020
Matthew 5:34 – Are we allowed to make oaths?
Problem: Jesus says, “I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God” (Mt. 5:34). Does this mean that we, as Christians, cannot swear to “tell the truth” in a court of law? Are we allowed to make promises or vows during our weddings?
30
May
2020
Matthew 5:31-32 What does this passage tell us about divorce and remarriage?
The context for this passage is the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus raises the bar on the demands of the Law for salvation. It is in this context that he raises the bar on the ethics for divorce and remarriage, citing Deuteronomy 24:1.
(Mt. 5:31-32) It was said, ‘Whoever sends his wife away, let him give her a certificate of divorce’; 32 but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
29
May
2020
Matthew 5:29—Is hell the grave or a place of conscious torment?
Problem: Jesus refers here to the “body” being “cast into hell,” and the psalmist speaks of “bones” being “scattered at the mouth of hell [sheol]” (Ps. 141:7, kjv). Jacob talked about his “gray hairs” being brought down to hell (Gen. 42:38, kjv; cf. 44:29, 31). However, Jesus referred to hell as a place where the soul goes after one dies and is in conscious torment (Luke 16:22–23). Is “hell” just the grave, as the Jehovah’s Witnesses and some other cults claim?