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Question: Is there scripture that says you should not
mock God? Answer: Yes... Be not deceived; God is
not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall
he also reap. (Galatians 6:7).
Question: What does God want from us as
Christians?
Answer: He want your love and for you to have
knowledge of His Word. (Hosea 6:6).
Question: Where does it say that Christ said to
fish from the right side of the boat?
Answer: You will find it in the book of John.
(John 21:6).
Question: Where does it say that God is like an
Eagle?
Answer: You will find the analogy in the book of
Deuteronomy and Revelation. (Deuteronomy 32:11,
Revelation 12:14).
Question: Where does it speak of the healing Word
in the bible?
Answer: In several places it speaks of the
healing Word. Here are a few scriptures to help you
out. (Psalm 107:20, Psalm 147:15-18, II Kings
20:4-5, Matthew 8:8).
Question: Where can I find the Old Testament laws
of divorcement and do they apply to us today?
Answer: You will find them in (Deuteronomy
24:1-5). You can also find part of your answer in
the New Testament (Matthew 19:5-9). Yes they would
apply to us today. Remember that divorce can come
about for many good reasons, and upon repentance
will be forgiven by the Heavenly Father.
Question: What scripture says that God is
divorced?
Answer: You will find it in Jeremiah 3:8, where
it says God divorced Israel.
Question: Can you tell me where it says that
judgment will be on the church first or starts at
the pulpit and what does it mean?
Answer: You will find it in in the book of Peter.
For the time is come that
judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it
first begin at us, what shall the end be of them
that obey not the gospel of God? (I Peter 4:17)
Peter is saying that judgment must start at
the church because that is where God's Word is
supposed to be taught. The problem is that many
churches are not teaching the truth of the Word, and
judgment will begin there first. Peter goes on to
say if judgment begins with the church, just think
what will happen on judgment day to those who do not
obey or study God's Word at all. I would not want to
be one of those preachers or teachers who mislead
the people with false teachings and traditions of
men. God will come down on them very hard at
judgment day.
Question: What scripture in the bible says that
God gives some people "eyes not to see" and "ears
not to hear" the truth and why would He do this?
Also, does this apply to people today?
Answer: Romans 11:8 says that God has given them
the "spirit of slumber," eyes that they should not
see, and ears that they should not hear unto this
day. We will also read of this in Isaiah 29:10. Yes
this would apply to us today and is very obvious in
many people. Why does He do this? Because many
people cannot handle the truth. They are so wrapped
up in traditions of men that when they hear a truth
in the Word they just blow-it-off.
And they shall turn away their
ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto
fables. (II Timothy 4:4). Even if they accept
the truth, chances of them of sharing it with others
are slim to none. God opens up truths to the Word to
those who will believe them and take action on them
sharing what they have received with others. But we
must be able to discern truth form tradition and
false teachings. To do this we must fully search the
scriptures as it is written.
Question: How do we know if we receive the
comforter, or the gift of the Holy Spirit? Also, how
can we tell if someone has the gift of the Holy
Spirit?
Answer: The book of John would explain it best.
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of
truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth:
for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he
shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew
you things to come. (John 16:13). The spirit
of truth (Holy Spirit), will guide you to all truth.
You can tell if someone has the gift of the Holy
Spirit if they are sharing or teaching the truth. If
they are filling your head with traditions of men
and false teachings, I would question whether they
had the Holy Spirit or not. They may have the
"spirit of slumber" (Romans 11:8), or may have a
different spirit within. Satan turns the minds of
many through false teachings!
Question: Where does it say that we were chosen
before the foundation of the world?
Answer: You will find it in the book of
Ephesians. According as he
hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the
world, that we should be holy and without blame
before him in love. (Ephesians 1:4).
Question: Is there any scripture that says
animals have souls, I cannot find any?
Answer: Great question. I think there are several
different opinions on this one. I believe you are
correct in saying there is no scripture that says
that animals have a soul, but in my opinion, if they
did, I do not think it would be the same as our
soul. We know that there will be animals in the new
Kingdom in the next world age here on earth, but on
the other hand, in the book of Genesis, man was
given dominion over the animals. God also created us
in His image and the image of the angels, not the
image of the animals, which would also be a clue
that we have a different soul. We can also refer to
Genesis 1:21-24 and Genesis 2:7. Reference in the
Hebrew Strong's #2416 and the meaning of "living" (chay),
pertaining to the creation of animals in Genesis
1:21-24. Now reference Hebrew Strong's #5315 and the
meaning of "soul" (nephesh), pertaining to the
"breath of life" that God (blew into the his
nostrils) when He created man in Genesis 2:7. I
think that "living" and "soul" here are different
when pertaining to man and creatures of the earth.
Although you may notice that at the end of Genesis
2:7, it says man became a "living soul," (chay
nephesh). This is where I believe some make the
connection that our souls are the same as the
animals, or that animals have a soul. Just my
opinion, I hope this will help!
Question: Is there any scripture that says how
the bible came about and if it is the Word of God?
Answer: You can find how the bible came about in
the book of Timothy. All
scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is
profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness. (II
Timothy 3:16).
Question: Was Jesus created in the first world
age or has He been here since the beginning of time?
Answer: Jesus is the Word and God, and is the
beginning of time. In the
beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God. (John 1:1).
Question: If the Ark of the Covenant is here on
earth somewhere, why haven't they ever been able to
find it?
Answer: They haven't been able to find the Ark of
the Covenant here on earth because it is not here,
it is in heaven with God. It is known as the "Ark of
His testament." (Revelation 11:19) |