“What does the Bible say about greed?”……Answer: There are many warnings in the Bible about giving in to greed and longing for riches. Jesus warned, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions” (Luke 12:15). “Do not store up for […]
“Why is the love of money the root of all kinds of evil?”……The Apostle Paul, in his first letter to his young disciple, Timothy, had this to say: “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with […]
“What does it mean to be a slave to sin?”……Everyone is a slave in the spiritual sense. We are either slaves to sin, which is our natural state, or we are slaves to Christ. The writers of the New Testament willingly declared their status as slaves of Christ. Paul opens his letter to the Romans […]
Struggling Alone with Pornography…A female student talks about her addiction to pornography. Struggling Alone…with Pornography A female student talks about her addiction to pornography. by Jennifer M. …Email article to a friend I am 18 years old, with an independent nature and sometimes shy persona. I grew up all my life in the church. When […]
Jesus and Sexual Deviants by Ed Stetzer Jesus gives us a bold example of what it looks like to become salt and light to a sexually deviant world. This post is an excerpt from a longer article in the Assemblies of God Enrichment Journal. You can access the full article here. What would Jesus do? The […]
“Masturbation – is it a sin according to the Bible?” …The Bible never explicitly mentions masturbation or states whether or not masturbation is a sin. The Scripture most frequently pointed to in regards to masturbation is the story of Onan…Genesis 38:9-10…But Onan was not willing to have a child who would not be his own […]
“Is it ever not a sin to masturbate?”……Answer: As a background, please read our article on “Is masturbation a sin?” While that article deals with the issue in a generic sense, the purpose of this article is to address the “is it a sin to masturbate” question from a very specific angle. We often receive […]