Eunice Burden 
God is not a God of revenge but a God of vengeance, which is different. Revenge is personal – someone meting out justice because of some personal hurt felt or experienced. It is often cruel, dirty and way beyond the hurt of the original crime. Vengeance has to do with righteousness, justice and honor. God … Lees meer
Judging others is a serious sin, and most people like to think that they do not judge others – they may criticize, accuse, complain or disagree with someone else but somehow that doesn’t seem so bad as judging others. Good judgement There are two issues that need to be understood here. It can happen that … Lees meer
This is a really important question. The Bible tells us that God will speak to us when He wants to guide us and we want to follow. John 10:3-5 says: “His sheep hear His voice; and He calls His own sheep by name, […] they know His voice. And a stranger will they not follow, … Lees meer
Grace and mercy are two words that are very often used in the Bible so they are very important words to understand. The meaning of both words overlaps, but there are some subtle differences. A quick summary is: grace is getting what you don’t deserve and mercy is not getting what you deserve. Grace For … Lees meer
Self-confidence Usually people who don’t have much self-confidence are shy, maybe an introvert, possibly fearful of putting ourselves forward which could open up the possibilities of people laughing at us and we end up with feeling being ashamed or embarrassed. When this happens, it is doubly hard the next time around to step out in … Lees meer
People around us can evoke negative feelings. The question is how we coop with these feelings. What does the Bible say about hate? Is hate and dislike the same according to the Bible? Hate is a very strong emotion Hate is usually an intense emotion with strong feelings of hostility. If we are talking about … Lees meer
Ephesians 2:8-9 says, “for by grace are you saved, through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast“. Straight away we can say, we cannot earn salvation through anything we do, because salvation is God’s gift to everyone who believes in Him, repents … Lees meer
Bickering means to argue about petty and trivial matters – so I assume that asking the questions of how to solve the problem of bickering means that the questioner realizes that it is not helpful, and wants to stop doing it. Never really satisfied Presumably, this is a frequent or almost continuous situation, where you … Lees meer
The short answer to this question is “no”. However, this does not necessarily mean we shouldn’t, can’t or must never do so. Historical church In the historical church tradition, candles have often been used to signify the beginning of worship. In the Old Testament when God gave Moses direction for setting up the tabernacle in … Lees meer