Does God change His mind?”……Answer: Malachi 3:6 declares, "I the LORD do not change. So you, O descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed." Similarly, James 1:17 tells us, "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." The meaning of […]
Does God forgive big sins? Will God forgive a murderer?”……Many people make the mistake of believing that God forgives "little" sins such as lying, anger, and impure thoughts, but does not forgive "big" sins such as murder and adultery. This is not true. There is no sin too big that God cannot forgive it. When […]
Why would God create someone…He knows will reject Him? Q: “If God is all-knowing and knows who will go to heaven or hell, why would he let someone be born with free will? Why would he let this person suffer and be tested by him if he already knows the outcome?” our A: If God […]
“What does it mean that God is our Abba Father?”……In Scripture there are many different names used to describe God. While all the names of God are important in many ways, the name "Abba Father" is one of the most significant names of God in understanding how He relates to people. The word Abba is […]
“What does it mean that God is Jehovah-Jireh?”…"Jehovah-Jireh" is one of the many different names of God found in the Old Testament. "Jehovah-Jireh" (or YHWH-Yireh) means “The LORD Will Provide” (Genesis 22:14). It is the name memorialized by Abraham when God provided the ram to be sacrificed in place of Isaac.……The story begins with a […]
El Shaddai: What's in a Name? "Take a census of the whole Israelite community by their clans and families,…listing every man by name." (Numbers 1:2) In Numbers 1, Moshe (Moses) is commanded to take a census of all adult…males. They are numbered according to family, by their father's houses,…according to name. In Hebrew, names carried […]
The name of God "O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!" (Psalm 8:1) Shakespeare wrote, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Essentially, he was saying that it doesn't really matter what someone or something is called; the […]