James Steer

James had the privilege of growing up in Christian home, and decided to follow Jesus during his teenage years. After studying chemistry at university and working in the pharmaceutical industry, he began training for Christian ministry. After completing an M.Th. at Oak Hill Theological College he and his wife spent five years as missionaries working in Thailand. He now lives in Cambridge, England, and is the pastor for International students at St Andrew the Great church.

Will Satan at the end of the world be forgiven by God?

Satan will not be forgiven by God at the end of the world, but rather he will be thrown “into the lake of burning sulfur… [He] will be tormented day and night forever and ever” (Revelation 20:10). When God created the world and everything it in, God said that it was “good” (Genesis 1:4, 10, … Lees meer

How can God regret making humans?

Genesis 6:6 says: “And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and it grieved Him to His heart” (ESV, also NIV). When we read a verse in the Bible that we don’t understand, or are surprised by, there are a few things we should do to help us understand it. Other … Lees meer

Why are there fewer Christians?

Why are there fewer Christians in this generation, than when Jesus was still alive? There aren’t! God’s people, the church, is larger today than it’s ever been. Even though it might seem to us that there are less Christians. Nothing can hinder it Jesus says in Matthew 16:18: “And I tell you that you are … Lees meer

Why was Aaron not allowed to enter the promised land?

Aaron died on a mountain outside Israel because of his unfaithfulness to the LORD. Numbers 20:23-29 narrates the events of Aaron’s death: At Mount Hor, near the border of Edom, the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Aaron will be gathered to his people. He will not enter the land I give the Israelites. Because … Lees meer

Why did God hate Esau?

In Romans 9:13 Paul quotes Malachi 1:3, where God says: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated”. So why did God love Jacob but hate his brother Esau? The short answer is that we’re not told, and therefore we don’t know. However, Paul’s point in Romans 9:6-29, is that God elects, or chooses, those whom … Lees meer

What is the rapture?

The term ‘rapture’ is derived from the Latin word that is translated ‘being caught up’ in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17: “For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. … Lees meer

Is the message from Paul different than the gospels?

Is the message of salvation in the gospels and in the letters of Paul different?

This is a really important question to consider. This issue of Jesus’ and Paul’s teaching being different is often raised by Muslims, who reject Paul’s teaching especially when he talks about Jesus as the eternal Son of God (see e.g. Philippians 2:6-11; Colossians 1:15-20). So does the Bible contain two different accounts of salvation, Jesus’ … Lees meer

Who was Cain’s wife?

Genesis 4:1-2 recounts the birth of Cain and Abel to Adam and Eve: “Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, ‘I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD.’ And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker … Lees meer

Who is Mary?

The Bible doesn’t tell us very much about Mary, the mother of Jesus, and even less regarding who she is. The reason for this is presumably so that we don’t focus on Mary, but rather upon her Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Mary is mentioned less than 30 times in the whole of the New … Lees meer

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