Bringing Scripture to Life

I was recently asked the following question;  Do other "gods" answer prayers too? The reason I ask, is because I personally know people from different faiths who are convinced that they have had their prayers answered by the god whom they worship. This makes it difficult for me to make a case for Jesus in front of them, because they are being delivered from their difficulties without Jesus' help. This is a great question, and a scenario that many of us will have to face at some point in time, if we are to be faithful in sharing the gospel with others. A central truth found throughout all of Scripture is that there is one God (Deuteronomy 6:4). In fact, this is the first of all the commandments. Meaning, when we approach the Bible in an attempt to know God, the very first thing He reveals about Himself to us, is that there are no other gods but Him. When speaking through His prophet Isaiah, the Lord says, “I am the LORD, and there is no other; ther...

Did John sin when he worshipped an Angel in heaven? If John was "in the Spirit" (Revelation 4:2), how could he still sin? Does this mean we can still sin when we get to heaven also? That is a great question, and fortunately for us, the answer is “no”, it is not suggesting we can still sin in heaven. Being “in the Spirit” does not mean John (Revelation 1:13, 4:2), or we (Galatians 5:16), are in our perfected, glorified bodies, or that we are incapable of sinning. The Bible tells us that until we receive our glorified bodies (1 Corinthians 15:51-57), we still have our flesh to contend with, and the bible tells us that these two (flesh and Spirit) will be at war with one another (Galatians 5:17), until we are glorified (Philippians 3:20-21). When discussing John worshipping an angel in heaven, there is something that is very important for us to remember when trying to understand this apparent dilemma that we find him in. We must remember that he did not phys...