“What is the unpardonable sin / unforgivable sin?”……Answer: The case of the “unpardonable sin/unforgivable sin” or “blasphemy of the Holy Spirit” is mentioned in Mark 3:22-30 and Matthew 12:22-32. The term “blasphemy” may be generally defined as “defiant irreverence.” We would apply the term to such sins as cursing God or willfully degrading things relating […]
“What does the Bible say about deliverance?”……Answer: Deliverance is defined as ‘a rescue from bondage or danger.’ Deliverance in the Bible is the acts of God whereby He rescues His people from peril. In the Old Testament, deliverance is focused primarily on God’s removal of those who are in the midst of trouble or danger. […]
“What does the Bible say about homosexuality? Is homosexuality a sin?”……Answer: The Bible consistently tells us that homosexual activity is a sin (Genesis 19:1-13Leviticus 18:2220:13Romans 1:26-271 Corinthians 6:9). Romans 1:26-27 teaches specifically that homosexuality is a result of denying and disobeying God. When people continue in sin and unbelief, God “gives them over” to even […]
Sin Sin can be pictured as an archer releasing an arrow from his bow and missing the target. It is not, of course, that failure to hit the bull’s-eye in target shooting is a grave moral matter. Rather, the simplest biblical definition of sin is “to miss the mark.”…In biblical terms, the mark that is […]
“What does it mean to be a slave to sin?”……Answer: 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 […]
Crown Him the Lord of Life January 11, 2012 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”Romans 6:23 Verse three of the majestic hymn “Crown Him with Many Crowns” speaks of life–eternal life–made possible by the death of the Creator of […]
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 […]