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Do we have to love everyone equally?

Answered by . March 31, 2010 - 7:07 am

Love is a small word with a big meaning. We feel and show love to people in many different ways. This depends on who the person is. For example, the way that a husband loves a wife is different to the way that a father loves his children.  Or the way that someone loves a […]

Why do some Christians not vote?

Answered by . March 31, 2010 - 5:56 am 2

The Christian has an unusual position in relation to the political world. Fundamentally the Bible teaches that God controls who is in power (Romans 13:1) which means that in reality none of us can actually control who our leaders are: however we as individuals might vote, the candidate whom God needs to be in power […]

Is the church the same as the kingdom of God?

Answered by . March 26, 2010 - 9:53 pm

What is the church? ‘Church’ is a word used to describe a group of people that are disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is frequently used in the Bible to describe specific groups of people that met together due to their geographic locality: “To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those […]

Will people be saved after the rapture of the church?

Answered by . March 25, 2010 - 9:43 pm 2

The Bible describes Christians being called away when Jesus returns. Two particularly favorite verses are in Matt 24:40-41 and 1Thess 4:16-17. Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left. (Matt 24:40-41) For the […]

How many times is the term “self-esteem” in the Bible?

Answered by . March 17, 2010 - 5:16 am

The term “self-esteem” does not occur in the Bible. However, some of the ideas behind self-esteem are found in the Bible. For example, the Bible teaches that humans — including ourselves — are ‘fearfully and wonderfully made’ (Ps. 139:14) and, not only that, we are made in God’s image (Gen. 1:26-27): because of this we […]

What does the Hebrew word ‘Yom’ mean?

Answered by . March 16, 2010 - 11:15 pm

According to Robert Young’s ‘Analytical Concordance to the Bible’ (First Published 1879) Yom is the Hebrew word for ‘day’. Young’s index-lexicon to the Old Testament reveals that in the King James Version, Yom is predominantly translated as ‘day’ (1167 occurrences), followed by ‘time’ (65 occurrences). The word was also infrequently translated as ‘weather’, ‘daily’, ‘remain’ […]