Here is a possible sermon: Sermon Title: Pride before destruction Main Text: Proverbs 16:18 “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a...
Pride is what made Lucifer into Satan, as described in Isaiah 14:12-14, leading to his expulsion from heaven. As detailed in the book of Exodus, Pharaoh's...
Jesus says in Matthew 5:28 that just looking with lust is already adultery in the heart. So yes, lust is sinful even without action — it starts inside,...
William, you were tempted but walked away — that shows strength, not sin. If your motive was to lust, confess it. If it was just curiosity and you left right...
In ancient times, a strong tower was a safe place during attack — high, secure, and protected. That’s what God is for His people. He’s our defense, our...
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Genesis 12:14-15: And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. The princes also of...
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Why don't Christians fast the same as Muslims?
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What is the doctrine of eternal security?
A few ideas: 1. Respiration (as in "the breath of life") 2. Wind (as God's "breath" in a metaphorical sense) 3. An attribute that separates living organisms...
When is it okay to rest from one's labors? I just retired at the end of February 2025. So far it's great! The way I look at the question involves this:...
In my view, as long as people (even Christians) are in this life and fallen world, they are subject to the possibility of adversity. However, maintaining...
The heavyiness that we experience in guilt is a weapon of spiritual bondage that Satan uses to attack our faith in what Christ completed at the cross for us:...
Exodus 34:1: And the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the...
I guess you misunderstood “gentleman’s club”. What or how were you lured in to such a place can be explained in Scripture - which says in James 1:14-16 14:...
I understand the questioner's point as to a seeming contradiction, but I would say that Solomon was looking at the subject from a comprehensive standpoint by...
15 "A rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin." But over and over again, I've seen that God has rendered wealth mean...
I would say that only the questioner can speak as to what he saw with his eyes, or what he felt in his heart. If the questioner believes that the...
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What is the true gospel?
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Does God have a sense of humor?
If the question is speaking of "labors" in the sense of services offered to God on behalf of His kingdom, I would say that lasting rest would or should only...
I would interpret the cited verse not in a positive sense, but (as indicated by some of the translations available at...
I would say that the reference to "death" is not speaking of temporal death, but of the eternal separation from God that will be experienced by the...
Proverbs 11:4 The Proverbs of Solomon 4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
Here Solomon speaks as though the godly person receives his reward in this life, claiming, “the righteous will be recompensed on the earth.” However, the Bib...
I wish to deviate from most of the answers so far rendered. Satan is a defeated foe. He lost his power and authority at the cross of Calvary. MT 28:18-20....
My observation: The plagues were specific and none targeted the “wealth/hard currency/gold etc...” of Pharaoh or the Egyptians. Hence, I do agree 100% with...
In short my answer would be no, we do not receive mansions in heaven. I would like to share a different perspective, and that is that the focus of what Jesus...
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What should we learn from the life of Jezebel?
I would say that this was attributable to John having preceded Jesus (thus acquiring followers of his own), and also because John continued to baptize after...
I recall asking my siblings at age 8 how one goes to heaven. They said "you have to be saved". I asked what that meant and they said that someone has to "put...
I wasn't raised in a Christian home, but God pursued me my whole life. A friend of my mother's told me recently that when I was about three years old, I...
Genesis 5:5: And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died. At the beginning of creation, when Eve and Adam sinned and ate...
Exodus 3:1: Now Moses kept the flock of Je’-thro his father-in-law, the priest of Mid’-i-an: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to...
It is my opinion that Satan was not the serpent but rather inhabited the serpent. He chose the serpent because it "was more subtle than any beast of the...
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What does the Bible say about rape?
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What is the importance of the empty tomb?
God knows what we need before we pray, so when we pray, instead of telling Him what we need, it's probably better to find something else on which to focus....
I became blind so that I could see. In my 80s, I became legally blind after taking some blood thinners. Previous to that I had purchased The Complete Jewish...
There are plenty of answers here that answer this question. I add mine to add a simple explanation. No, it is not necessary to understand everything in the...
The Bible clearly opposes rape and sexual violence. Even though the laws and customs of ancient times were different from today, Scripture consistently...
Psalm 36:9: For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. For one to go through the “Fountain of Life,” one needs to pray always...
I was raised in the Christian faith and with biblical instruction, so I don't recall a specific early-life event in that regard. However, after reaching...
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How much emphasis should be given to demonic deliverance in the Christian life?
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