Question and Answer : How Can I Help the Homeless

For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in … (NIV) Matthew 25:35
In 2007, the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty estimated that 3.5 million people in America (1.35 million of them [...]

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Q &A: What Does Believing In Jesus Really Mean? II

What Does Believing In Jesus Really Mean? II

 
The Person of Christ
Christianity flowed through promises that God made to His covenant with Israel.  I think we gloss over that in 21st century from our Gentile perspective and maybe even consider it irrelevant today.   Going back to the day of Pentacost, I believe Peter sets the [...]

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Q&A: If we are saved, what are we saved from?

The Reality of Hell!
By Dr. Richard J. Krejcir
 
Have you ever wondered what we are being saved from?
 
Hell is not a pleasant, happy subject, but, nonetheless, it is extremely important for those whose call it is to help save the lost. (By the way, all Christians have this call!) We are saved, by Christ, from [...]

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Q & A: What does “Believe in Jesus” mean? Part 1

What Does Believing In Jesus Really Mean? I
Acts 16:31, after Paul and Silas are miraculously released from prison, the jailer obviously impressed with fantastic occurrences that freed them asks the simple question “what must I do to be saved?”  To which they gave an equally simple answer, “believe in the Lord Jesus and you will [...]

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Q&A: Is the Trinity in the Bible?

Yes and no, if you are doing a simple word search, you won’t find it. You may actually have to do some individual thinking
H&D is always ready to help you out and is giving you an easy table to help you in the search. Below is a table showing who does what [...]

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Q & A: Must Unity Precede Revival (Machen)

Must unity precede revival?
John Piper answers along with J. Gresham Machen here. Machen writes:
Souls will hardly be saved unless the evangelists can say with Paul: “If we or an angel from heaven preach any other gospel than that which we preached unto you, let him be accursed!” Every true revival is born in controversy, [...]

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Q & A: Should Christians Give More in Lean Times?

Should Christians Give More During Lean Times?
Writing on the World magazine blog, Tony Woodlief makes an unconventional suggestion:
It’s a foolish idea, but I’m wondering if we can work up the courage to give recklessly this year. Wouldn’t it be something if our response to hard economic times was not to give less but to give [...]

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Question and Answer: Why don’t I love Christ?

Why do I not feel a love for Christ?
 (Answering John Owen)

“Compare a little what you aim at, or what you do, with what you have already heard of Jesus Christ: if anything you design be like to him, if anything you desire be equal to him, let him be rejected as one that has neither [...]

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Q & A: To Tattoo or Not To? (Mary Fairchild on About Christianity)

Is it okay for a Christian to get a tattoo? The answer, I believe, is yes and no. Tattooing falls into the category of “disputable matters” where the Bible is not clear.
But wait a minute, you might be thinking. The Bible says in Leviticus 19:28, “Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do [...]

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Q & A: Is God Arrogant, Selfish, or Megalomaniacal?

Answered by Albert Mohler
Is the God of the Bible the supreme egotist?  That question arises when human beings contemplate the meaning of the truth that God does everything for the sake of his own glory.  Is God then a megalomaniac?
Human beings are trapped in a human frame of reference.  When we think of motivation, we [...]

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