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• Should MUSIC MINISTERS Be Paid?

  Ideally, servant-leaders in the Church who effectively preach and teach the Holy Scriptures should be well paid (1 Corinthians 9:14; 2 Timothy 2:6). The Bible says they are “worthy of double honor” (1 Timothy 5:17) wherein the Greek word for ‘honor’ is a financial term, shown here. So, if a music minister or praise & worship leader is […]

• What Does “Women Will Be SAVED THROUGH CHILDBEARING” Mean?

  Let’s read the passage: But women will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety. 1 Timothy 2:15 More literally, women will be saved through the childbearing, a reference to the incarnation of Christ — the birth of Yeshua into this world. Recall what the LORD prophesied over satan during the Genesis […]

• Is It Wrong to REPRESS Negative Desires?

  Libertines are hedonists who embrace the “if it feels good, do it” philosophy. I bring them up because you’ll occasionally come across people who mock “repressive values.” My immediate response is: As opposed to what — hedonistic non-values? The core question is this: Is repressing a desire inherently wrong? Is it unhealthy? To answer, let’s […]

• “Do Not Touch My ANOINTED ONES; Do My PROPHETS No Harm”

  We’ve all heard this verse, but how do we properly interpret it? Who are God’s “anointed ones”? To answer, let’s go to the passage, which appears twice in Scripture verbatim: “Do not touch my anointed ones;      do my prophets no harm.” Psalm 105:15 “Do not touch my anointed ones;      do my […]

• Distinguishing ATHEISTS, AGNOSTICS and BELIEVERS

  People can be grouped into three general categories when it comes to the topic of God: Those who embrace atheism. Those who claim agnosticism. Those who believe in an Intelligent Creator of all things. Let’s look at all three, as well as consider the individuals who crossover to one degree or another: Atheists An atheist […]

• What Is the Principle of BINDING & LOOSING?

  When the Lord taught the disciples how to pray in Matthew 6:9-13, he included this line: Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven Matthew 6:10 This type of prayer refers to binding & loosing or intercession, that is, releasing God’s will and kingdom to reign in people’s lives […]

• Did David and Jonathan Have a Homosexual Relationship?

  People ask this question due to David’s grieving words over his friend Jonathan: I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother;     you were very dear to me. Your love for me was wonderful,     more wonderful than that of women. 2 Samuel 1:26 The nature of their relationship was close friends and not […]

• Does REVELATION 22:14-15 Support Eternal Roasting Torture?

  A couple of people have written me about this statement Christ makes in the last chapter of the Bible because it sounds as if there will be wicked people right outside the gates of the new Jerusalem in the eternal age of the new Heavens and new Earth: 14“Blessed are those who wash their robes, […]

• Can Believers Celebrate CHRISTMAS or Is It Evil?

  Believers are free to celebrate any day they want; or not celebrate. Here’s how the Bible unmistakably puts it: 5One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. 6Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever […]

• Is the Creator a Cloud-Like Being or Does God Have a Form?

  Heaven is the spiritual realm. It’s more real than the physical realm since it already existed from eternity and it was from there that the LORD spoke into being the physical realm (Hebrews 11:3 & Colossians 1:16). Whilst Christ said “God is spirit” (John 4:24), this doesn’t mean God doesn’t have a form in the spiritual […]