The BIG Picture (Q&A)

STATEMENT: Christians are baptized and therefore they have the holy spirit, the father and the son (trinity) but their hearts are rotten, minds and hearts are corrupt and useless. So, Jesus who talked about baptism lied to the world because anybody who has a bad heart will follow Jesus and his father the serpent to the underworld. 1John 3:8 says that he son of God came to destroy the serpent and all his works, but the devil is still tormenting the world. Therefore, Jesus' death and resurrection was useless. ANSWER: The first advent of Jesus was to die for us, taking upon Himself the sins of the world. Although Satan still is the god of this world, Jesus defeated the works of the devil by opening up a way for us to be reconciled with God if we choose to believe in Him. So, the first part of the destruction of Satan is done. This is why the Bible tells us we live by faith today, because in order to be safe from the wrath of God when Jesus comes again, we must believe in Him today. Th...

QUESTION: As for Eph. 3:1-3,5,6 how can we claim that we will be fellow heirs of the same body, if we then claim that “WE ARE THE BODY OF CHRIST” and then there is the nation ISRAEL? Did Jesus not die for all of us? Are we not all Children of God partaking in the PROMISE OF CHRIST? How then can we claim that we are different? ANSWER: There are a whole lot of individual questions in your paragraph above. I will attempt to deal with each question individually. To all those who have turned their hearts to God by believing in His Son, they become the children of God and will partake in a promised inheritance. This is the guaranteed outcome for all who have responded in faith to Jesus Christ. However, this promised inheritance is detailed, and in order to understand the correct context of the promises of God, regarding heirship and inheritance within His full redemption plan, it is very important that we understand the details. In the great redemption plan of God, there are differ...

Answer Request: Didn't Jesus say that God didn't send Him for Gentiles (Matt 15:24)?  Yes! That is 100% correct. It might come as a surprise to many denominational Christians, but it is true! Jesus clearly tells us that He did not come for the Gentiles. Let's look at the verses and explain this fact, Matt.15:23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. 27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. In the above passage a Canaanite woman begs Jesus to heal her child. Jesus ignores her to the point that His disciples are annoyed at her constant cries to get Jesus' attention. W...

Answer Request: Why does Paul literally call himself an ἐκτρώμα "abortion" at 1 Cor. 15:8? 1 Corinthians 15:7 Then He [Jesus] appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8 And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth [prematurely as of one born out of due time]. Besides "abortion", as you mention, the translation of the Greek word also refers to, an untimely birth an immature birth To clarify why Paul describes himself as one of immature birth, you need to understand this brief background of the purpose of Israel in God's redemption plan. Exodus 19:4-6 You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles wings and brought you to Myself. 5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine. 6 And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak to the c...

Can I just start by saying that God does not hold a sword to your neck, expecting you to serve His purpose after you get saved. He does not lay any pressure on you to slog it out in service to Him, whether by fear or by compulsion. No! God saves you from eternal damnation, but once you’re saved, your purpose is yours to choose. Now stop and read that again! God’s salvation is primarily for your eternity. However, your temporary life here on earth is still yours to live. How you live it is based on your relationship with God from the point of your salvation and onwards. You can choose to live for God out of thankfulness to Him, giving yourself over to be a living sacrifice (Rom.12:1), or you can choose to ignore Gods Word and resist renewing your mind by studying His Word and fight against the gentle transforming work of the Holy Spirit within you. In either case, whatever you choose, you remain saved and sealed unto salvation (Eph.4:30). OK. Now that we have settled that, consider p...

During the last supper that Jesus had with His disciples, He said the following to them, Luke 22:20 Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, this cup is the new covenant in My blood , which is shed for you. One must remember that since the time of Moses and the exodus, the Jews have been under a covenant of Law, the 'old' covenant . This covenant was a burden (Matthew 11:28; Acts 15:10) and would never be able to be fulfilled by the Jews. Its primary goal was to teach them that they needed a Saviour, and indeed, to point them to their Messiah (Galatians 3:24-25). The 'old' covenant needed to be replaced, and the first advent of Jesus was exactly for this purpose, as is confirmed in the above verse. Now, if you focus on the bolded part you will see that it alludes to HOW Jesus was going to do it. In order to replace the old covenant with the new covenant, Jesus had to die. We are familiar with the legalities of our current day 'last will and testament'...