Is Heaven a Real Place?
The word “heaven” appears almost 500 times in the English Standard Version of the Bible (492 times to be exact). Sometimes, it is used as a synonym for sky. Sometimes, it is used to describe the place where God resides. And sometimes, it is used…
Can You Be Gay and Christian?
God designed sex and marriage to communicate His gospel. The man leaves and cleaves. Likewise, Jesus left heaven. One man marries one woman. And Jesus is the Husband of the church. Husband and wife remain faithful to each other. In like manner, Jesus remains faithful…
Why Do Christians Fast?
Fasting is a spiritual practice that has been a part of worship for the people of God for many centuries. Biblical characters like Esther, Elijah, Daniel, Moses, and Hannah fasted in the Old Testament. Paul, Anna, Cornelius, Barnabas, and Jesus all fasted in the New…
Does Christianity Teach Reincarnation?
We often find ourselves curious about death. We know that everyone who has gone before us has faced death, and we know that one day we, too, will face death. But it seems that the only ones who could answer the looming question of “What…
Is It Okay for Christians to Swear?
Jesus saves people from all sorts of walks of life. He saves bankers and sailors, pilots and construction workers, high schoolers and hard criminals. Some Christians are more inclined to swear than others, but are Christians allowed to swear? In order to answer this question,…
Are Christians Allowed to Eat Pork?
In the Old Testament, God laid out specific dietary rules for His people, and this included a prohibition of consuming pork. Leviticus 11:7 says, “And the pig, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, is unclean for you.”…