When God Doesn’t Hear…Isaiah 59:1-2 "Listen! The Lord's arm is not too weak to save you, nor is his ear too deaf to hear you call.…2 It's your sins that have cut you off from God. Because of your sins, he has turned away… and will not listen anymore." People often complain that God doesn't […]
“Does God still speak to us today?”……The Bible records God speaking audibly to people many times (Exodus 3:14Joshua 1:1Judges 6:181 Samuel 3:112 Samuel 2:1Job 40:1Isaiah 7:3Jeremiah 1:7Acts 8:269:15– this is just a small sampling). There is no biblical reason why God could not or would not speak to a person audibly today. With the hundreds […]
“Does God still give visions to people today? Should believers expect visions to be a part of their Christian experience?”……Can God give visions to people today? Yes! Does God give visions to people today? Possibly. Should we expect visions to be an ordinary occurrence? No. As recorded in the Bible, God spoke to people many […]
“What does it mean that God is love?”……Answer: Let's look at how the Bible describes love, and then we will see a few ways in which God is the essence of love. "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it […]
“Does God love Satan? Since we are to love our enemies, does that mean we should love Satan?”……One of the most precious statements in all of Scripture is "God is love" (1 John 4:8). But in our limited human understanding, we sometimes believe this means that God loves everyone and everything all the time. This […]
“Does God love everyone or just Christians?”……There is a sense in which God loves everyone in the whole world (John 3:161 John 2:2Romans 5:8). This love in not conditional-it is based only on the fact that God is a God of love (1 John 4:8, 16). God's love for all of mankind results in the […]
“What is agape love?”……Answer: The Greek word agape is often translated “love” in the New Testament. How is “agape love” different from other types of love? The essence of agape love is self-sacrifice. Unlike our English word "love," agape is not used in the Bible to refer to romantic or sexual love. Nor does it […]