When we die, one of two things happens to us according to the Bible. We go to be with the Lord or we face damnation. We go to heaven or hell. It is that simple. If you have trusted in Jesus as your Savior, then all your sins will be forgiven, and when you die, you...
From the verses below, it would seem clear that the disciples did believe in ghosts, or something similar, depending on how they understood them. They probably believed that people who had died were able to appear later on, but was not common. They probably affirm...
When we ask what benefit handicapped people are to society, we have to realize there are different ways of answering the question because the question itself is not very specific. We have to ask what it means to be a "benefit." What benefits one person may not benefit...
No, people do not become angels after they die. Angels are a different order of creation than people. God made Adam after his own image (Genesis 1:26), but it is never said that angels are made after his image. Sometimes people will attempt to comfort others by saying...
No, belief in God is not a mental disorder, despite what many of the liberals and atheists might assert. Though there are those with mental illness who believe in God, there are also those with mental illness who do not believe in God. Believing that there is a divine...
David probably picked up five smooth stones to kill Goliath because Goliath had four relatives. In that ancient culture, there was a phenomenon called "blood revenge." If a person were to harm another person, often times a relative would come and take vengeance on...
When a person dies, there is no biblical necessity for the funeral to be held in a church, or a funeral parlor, with a pastor officiating. The reason we have funerals in churches and funeral parlors is because of tradition, particularly here in western cultures. There...
Genesis 1-3 sets the tone for God’s purpose for male and female, and perhaps more specifically husband and wife relationships. The account begins with forming both man and woman in the image of God: “God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created...
If Paul did not know Jesus while He lived on this earth, then how can Paul have any authority to teach and preach the Gospel? Where did Paul get his authority? Though Paul did not walk with Jesus while he was on this earth, he did receive approval from the followers...
No, the soul does not cease to exist after death. The Bible clearly teaches us in the New Testament that we continue on after death. We will go over those Scriptures, but before we do, those who affirm soul sleep often refer to the Old Testament and obtain their...