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There is only one faculty of volition—the will—for us and for God. Nevertheless, the outputs of the volition can be categorized in different ways: Type 0 outputs of the will of God (or more conveniently, type 0 directives): These are "desires" and "wishes". Type 0 may not be fulfilled in the...

Satan tempted Jesus in Luke 4: Satan tried to make a deal with Jesus: Worship me and I will give you the authority over all the kingdoms of the world. Whatever authority Satan thought he had, it was permitted by God. God could cancel it at any time. Similarly, John 19: Jesus knew the deeper...

Genesis 1: The first day is the beginning of light and physical time. The last day is the end of physical space-time as we know it. The Bible talks about "last days" (plural) with multiple meanings: Gen 49: Isa 2: Act 2: 2Pe 3: The Bible speaks of a future last day (singular) with only...

There is quite a bit of tradition and evidence supporting that. The following is from Wiki: According to traditional accounts of the Saint Thomas Christians of modern-day states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in India, Saint Thomas travelled outside the Roman Empire to preach the Gospel, travelling...

Genesis 1: God blessed people. That makes sense. But then we have (ESV) Psalm 115: How are we to H1288-bless the almighty God? Strong's Hebrew: 1288. בָּרַך (barak) — 330 Occurrences H1288 carries a variety of meanings, Brown-Driver-Briggs: bless God, adore with bended knees: accusative...

The Paraclete indwelling operation was released for the first time only after Jesus had died on the cross, John 16: When does a believer receive the Paraclete? John 14: I understand the "we" above refers to the Paraclete. However, there is not exactly one consistent precise moment for all...

Universalism is the belief that everyone will be saved eventually. Jesus says in Matthew 25: Some will go to eternal punishment; others to eternal life. Will everyone have eternal life? No, John 5: Is universalism true? I doubt it. To be on the safe side for myself, I would not rely my...

There are diverse interpretations of this parable. Here is my key: follow the money :) English Standard Version Luke 16: The rich man is the owner. He has a basically unlimited amount of non-inflationary money. He symbolizes God. He has given the manager the authority to control a finite...

Solomon says in 2 Chronicles 7: To seek God's face is to turn from wicked ways, to look to his presence, strength, and precepts. David says in 1 Chronicles 16: People with pure hearts follow the Lord and not idols. They seek the Lord. Psalm 24: To seek God's face is to seek him. We seek His...

Generally but not universally, secular music is fine. The same goes even with the so-called Christian music. This is part of the Christian freedom. Is it bad if I listen to secular music with swear words in it? Yes. Do you think God would be ok with me making music with horror-like lyrics...

Yes, according to King James Bible, Luke 1: Not exactly according to New King James Version: HELPS Word-studies: Thayer's Greek Lexicon: John and Jesus were likely related but we don't know exactly how close.

Act 1: This phenomenon is called xenolalia: A believer speaks in a human language that he doesn't know. There is another kind of speaking in tongues, 1 Corinthians 14: This latter kind of speaking in tongues is called glossolalia: A believer speaks in a non-human language. What's the purpose...

Luke 9: Wasn't Jesus a bit harsh? No, according to Smith's Bible Commentary: Likewise, Barclay's Daily Study Bible: Henry's Complete Commentary on the Bible expressed a similar sentiment. This interpretation of Luke 9:60 is consistent with Moses' commanded in Exodus 20: The man [M1]...

Luke 23: i.e., the second coming on the last day of the current universe This criminal died on his last day on Earth. When a person dies, time stops with respect to him (e.g., gravitational time dilation). When he is resurrected, he will be with Jesus in paradise. To him, it will be the same...

Star Trek's Prime Directive: Jesus declared the Great Commission in Mat 28: From the Great Commission's point of view, it is moral to tell any alien society of the gospel. Within the Star Trek universe, Starfleet officers sometimes were confronted with the difficult decision of whether to...

Matthew 27: But then Luke wrote in Acts 1: Did Judas die by hanging, or did he die by falling? GotQuestions.org explained: See also Judas or the chief priests bought the Potter's field?.

The word "saved" in the Bible is ambiguous. Judas was temporarily saved in the sense that he was a chosen disciple of Jesus. However, Judas never had eternal life in him, John 6: Judas was a devil even when he was a disciple with Jesus, John 17: NIV, Matthew 26: Jesus knew Judas would never...

Is being angry a sin? Generally, no, but more often than not, yes. Most of the verses about anger (by different Greek words) have to do with sin. Jesus said in Matthew 5: Paul in Galatians 5: Colossians 3: James 1: There is an exception when anger is okay, Ephesians 4: Be angry, Ὀργίζεσθε...

Yes according to King James Bible, Matthew 27: Not exactly according to New King James Version he was filled with remorse μεταμεληθεὶς (metamelētheis) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3338: From meta and the middle voice of melo; to care afterwards...

Genesis 1: Strong's Concordance: Strong's Concordance: John 16: Advocate Παράκλητος (Paraklētos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3875: (a) an advocate, intercessor, (b) a consoler, comforter, helper, (c) Paraclete. An intercessor, consoler. The Holy Spirit in Hebrew is...