“What does the Bible say about satire and/or sarcasm?”……Answer: Sarcasm is an odd thing. In some cultures, it’s considered an amusing, mostly harmless form of conversation. In others, it’s insulting and mean spirited.……Sarcasm is the use of irony (saying one thing while meaning another) or other rhetorical devices in a biting, hurtful way. There is […]

“What is the Christian view of smoking? Is smoking a sin?”……Answer: The Bible never directly mentions smoking. There are principles, however, that definitely apply to smoking. First, the Bible commands us not to allow our bodies to become “mastered” by anything. “Everything is permissible for me-but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible for me-but […]

Results of Religious Compromise 2 Chronicles 19:2…Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him. "Why should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord?" he asked the king. "Because of what you have done, the Lord is very angry with you.…Jehoshaphat was a godly king of Judah who faithfully […]

“How can I know for sure that my anger is righteous indignation?”…We can know for sure that our anger or indignation is righteous when it is directed towards what angers God Himself. Righteous anger and indignation is justly expressed when we are confronted with sin. Good examples would be anger towards child abuse, pornography, racism, […]

“What does the Bible say about narcissism?”……Answer: Narcissism is a term derived from Greek mythology. Narcissus was a handsome youth who fell in love with the nymph Echo, but when she spurned his advances, he was doomed to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool. He pined away his whole life obsessing […]

THE QUESTION That CHANGED MY LIFE By David Ryser A number of years ago, I had the privilege of teaching at a school of ministry. My students were hungry for God, and I was constantly searching for ways to challenge them to fall more in love with Jesus and to become voices for revival in […]

“What does the Bible say about self-discipline?”……Answer: Self-discipline is essentially the same as self-control, one of the nine fruits of the Spirit listed by Paul in Galatians 5:22-23. The KJV translation uses the word "temperance" in place of self-control which, like self-discipline, generally refers to our ability to control or restrain ourselves from all kinds […]