Vengeance

Posted by on May 3, 2007 in Ask the Pastor | 0 comments A visitor to our website writes with a question about “vengeance” in the Bible. He reads Romans 12:19 – “Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but give place to wrath; for it is written, ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord.” He was told that to avenge does not mean vindictiveness, revenge, or retaliation; but that it means restoration of...
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Revelations Revisited

Posted by on Feb 9, 2007 in Ask the Pastor | 0 comments A visitor to our website writes: “When will the events described in the Book of Revelation happen?” * * * * * * * * * * Dear friend, Thanks for your question. Ever since we started the “Questions to the Pastor” section of our website, it’s been surprising to me how often people write to ask about the Book of Revelation. Let me begin with a basic answer. I believe...
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Does it take a tragedy?

Posted by on Dec 3, 2006 in Ask the Pastor | 0 comments A visitor to our website writes that the mother of a friend of his came to Christ as a result of a tragedy. His friend’s niece lost her life in an auto accident; and as a result of the girl’s death (the girl was a believer), the friend’s mother’s heart was softened to the Lord and she trusted Him for salvation and was baptized in a church. In other words, it took a tragic...
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Where are our souls before conception?

Posted by on Nov 4, 2006 in Ask the Pastor | 0 comments A member of our church family writes: “In the opening passage of Jeremiah’s prophecy, we read: ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,’ and in Psalm 139:16 David said: ‘Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them.’ It is clear from the Bible that from...
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Bishops and Cretans

Posted by on Sep 3, 2006 in Ask the Pastor | 0 comments A visitor to our website asks: “Was Apostle Paul inspired by God when he wrote in Titus 1:5-14 concerning bishops? If so, how come White Baptists don’t have bishops in their churches and Catholic bishops are not married? Also, if Paul can say “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons… Therefore rebuke them sharply,” can’t we say that others are...
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