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Can prayer change God’s mind?

Let’s answer the question in two parts. Part 1 Examples from the Bible show that people understood that prayer would change God’s mind. One such example is King Hezekiah of Judah who was told by God through Isaiah the prophet that he was about to die (Isaiah 38:1-8; 2 Kings 20:1-11). Hezekiah prayed urgently for a […]

What does the glory of God on you mean?

When the glory of God was revealed to the nation of Israel it appeared in various forms. In Exodus 16:10 it appeared as a cloud, in Exodus 24:17 and Leviticus 9:23 it was a fire, and on the Day of Atonement it appeared above the Mercy Seat in the Most Holy Place as a cloud […]

Is God a Trinity?

No, God is not a Trinity. The Trinity is described like this: There is one God in Three persons,-the Father, the son, and the Holy Ghost. These three persons are co-equal in all things. The Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Ghost is God, and yet they are not three Gods, […]

What does Romans 8:28-30 mean?

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,  for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom […]

Do we have freewill or is everything God’s will?

No; God is omnipotent (i.e. ‘having unlimited power; able to do anything’1; Job 42:2; Gen. 18:14; Mat. 19:20) but he has chosen to allow things to happen outside of his will. At the moment, before God is ‘all in all’ (1 Cor. 15:28), God’s will isn’t always carried out. Sometimes it’s man’s will that happens: […]

In what sense did Jesus descend from heaven? (John 3:13)

The whole of the verse in John 3:13 reports Jesus’ words to Nicodemus this way: “No one has ascended into heaven, except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.” The KJV adds the words, “which is in heaven.” Even without this addition it is clear that Jesus is not talking about his geographic […]