1 John 1:9

Posted by on Jan 19, 2010 in Ask the Pastor | 0 comments A visitor to our website writes: Would you give a short explanation of I John 1:9? * * * * * * * * * * If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9, NKJV) Dear friend, I believe that the best way to understand verse 9 is by seeing it in the light of the verses that surround it.  Verse eight says, “If we say...
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Accountability

Posted by on Jan 19, 2010 in Ask the Pastor | 0 comments A visitor to our website writes: “In the case of a person who was born prematurely, and that has mental disorders that cause them to not fully understand what is going on; are they competent enough to be held accountable before God on the Day of Judgment?  Most of their emotions are due to their disability.” * * * * * * * * * * Dear friend, When I think of a question like this, one...
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Children's Salvation

Posted by on Jan 19, 2010 in Ask the Pastor | 0 comments A visitor to our website writes: “I am 19 years old.  I am also a wife and mother.  Before my husband and I got married we had twin girls.  My husband and I are both Christians and we are concerned about the children being saved.  We were concerned particularly about Deuteronomy 23:2.  Can you please give us some insight on this?” * * * * * * * * * * Dear friend, Thank you for...
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Non-Christian Marriages & Adultery

Posted by on Jan 19, 2010 in Ask the Pastor | 0 comments A visitor to our website writes: “As a Christian, I have been struggling to find the answer to this issue.  If someone has sexual relations with a woman or man that is married, it is considered adultery.  But what if that marriage is between two non-Christians and is not recognized in the eyes of God?  ie. civil ceremony, etc.  Would that still be considered adultery?” * * * * * *...
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Genesis 48:5

Posted by on Jan 19, 2010 in Ask the Pastor | 0 comments A visitor to our website writes: Could you please tell me why in Genesis 48 verse 5 why Israel tells Joseph that Ephraim and Manasseh are his? * * * * * * * * * * Dear friend, The old patriarch Jacob had been given twelve sons; and now in the passage you referenced, as he lay sick and dying in Egypt, he speaks some of his closing words of blessing to his beloved son Joseph. He strengthens himself...
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