This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony… Continue reading If God Desires All Men to Be Saved, Why Aren’t They?
Category: Bible Q&As
What Constitutes True Worship?
The following is an excerpt from The MacArthur New Testament Commentary on John 4. God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:24) The phrase God is spirit is the classic biblical definition of the nature of God. Despite the heretical teaching of false cults, God is not an exalted man (Num. 23:19),… Continue reading What Constitutes True Worship?
What Does It Mean to Be “Led By the Spirit”?
The following is an excerpt from The MacArthur New Testament Commentary on Galatians 5. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please. But if you are led by the Spirit, you… Continue reading What Does It Mean to Be “Led By the Spirit”?
If God Chooses Who Will Believe, How Can He Hold Others Responsible for Not Believing?
The following is an excerpt from The MacArthur New Testament Commentary on Romans 9:18-20. So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens whom He desires. You will say to me then, “Why does He still find fault? For who resists His will?” On the contrary, who are you, O man, who answers back to… Continue reading If God Chooses Who Will Believe, How Can He Hold Others Responsible for Not Believing?
What can we learn from the life of Esther?
Esther, the Jewish maiden, was taken from her familiar surroundings and the care of her beloved uncle, Mordecai, and placed in the palace to become one of the women who would be used to satisfy the sexual desires of the king. King Ahasuerus (Xerxes) was the son of the famed king, Darius I, who is… Continue reading What can we learn from the life of Esther?
Are There Believers Who Don’t Bear Fruit and Perish?
The following is an excerpt from The MacArthur New Testament Commentary on John 15. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; … If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are… Continue reading Are There Believers Who Don’t Bear Fruit and Perish?
Who was Prophet Haggai, And What’s His Message?
Who was Jonah in the Bible?
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What does it mean that Jesus is the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6)?
In Isaiah’s prophecy about the coming Messiah, he says: “For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;And the government will rest on His shoulders;And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Eternal Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). In a world filled with war and violence, it’s… Continue reading What does it mean that Jesus is the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6)?