“Is it wrong to be angry with God?”……Being angry at God is something that many people, both believers and unbelievers, have wrestled with throughout time. When something tragic happens in our lives, we ask God the question, "Why?" because it is our natural response. What we are really asking Him, though, is not so much […]
Tragic Ignorance…Romans 10:3 “For they don't understand God's way of making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God's way, they cling to their own way of getting right with God by trying to keep the law. “ There are several important doctrinal truths about which unbelievers–and sometimes evenChristians–seem tragically ignorant, with an ignorance affecting […]
Is abundant health and wealth a mark of divine favor ├ö├ç├┤ even a reward from God? Answer: No. However, poverty is not a blessed condition either. The problem with a line of teaching which implies that God wants to pour out material blessings in our lives, if only we will let Him, is that it […]
“Is Romans 7:14-25 describing a believer or an unbeliever?”……Answer: Romans 7:14-25 is a passage that has caused some confusion among Bible students because of the strong language Paul uses to describe himself. How can the greatest of the Apostles characterize himself, and by extension, all Christians, as "unspiritual," a "slave to sin" and a "prisoner […]
“Is it wrong to feel disappointment with God?”……Disappointment with God is not necessarily wrong or sinful; rather, it is a part of the human condition. The word disappointment means “a feeling of dissatisfaction when one's hopes, desires, and expectations fail to come to pass.” When God somehow fails to satisfy our hopes or does not […]
Is the symbol of the cross of pagan origin ? The cross is arguably the most beloved symbol in all of Christianity. It adorns our churches and cathedrals, our jewelry, our books and music, and is used in numerous marketing logos. The empty cross symbolizes the work performed there by our Savior who went to […]
“Is it wrong to be frustrated with God?”……Frustration is that feeling of impatience and anxiety that we get when we think our needs are not being met or when we deal with seemingly insurmountable problems. Sometimes, God is the focus of our impatience and dissatisfaction-we become frustrated with Him. Frustration with God, His ways and […]