God is unaffected by us. It’s true. He is unaffected by what He creates. God has existed eternally in a state of complete perfection in every way, before He created anything. Within the godhead is perfect worship, fellowship, and love. God can’t lack anything. God can’t need anything. Creating the universe couldn’t possibly make God…

Satan is your adversary, and he is tirelessly seeking to destroy you through calamity, deception, and temptation. His goal is to see as many people in hell as possible. Unlike Hollywood depictions, Satan will not be ruling in hell. Satan himself will be condemned to an eternity of suffering and torment in hell (Revelation 20:10).…

Angels are immaterial beings, called spirits. They exist in the immaterial realm that we call the spiritual realm. This spiritual realm is the reality where God has existed forever. At some point, God created what the Bible calls a host of angels; their exact number is unknown. As created beings, angels have free will, just…

Are Christians supposed to live differently one day out of the week as compared to the other six days? If so, what should that “Sabbath” observation look like? Aren’t Christians supposed to go to church on Sunday, their Sabbath? Why do some people say Saturday is the Sabbath? This essay attempts to clarify some popular…

You may have heard a Christian say that he’s been “born-again.” This is a reality known as regeneration. Regeneration, or new birth, is the gracious, free, sovereign work of God which changes a person from being spiritually dead to being alive in Christ. Before a Christian experiences God’s work of regeneration in his life, he…

On the third day of God’s creation of the world, He created plants. Genesis 1:11, “Then God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after their kind with seed in them”; and it was so.” Plants are living, but they’re not the same as living…

Those who subscribe to the idea of purgatory believe that there is a kind of in-between place that someone goes to after they die; a stop-over in route to one’s eternal destination. It’s possible that some who believe in purgatory are fans of Dante’s Divine Comedy; a poem written in the 14th century that describes various…

Terms to know Atheist – Someone who claims that God doesn’t exist. Agnostic – Unsure about the reality of God, but open minded. Or, maybe accepts the reality of a god, but has no idea if God is a personal being, or if there’s one or many gods, etc. Proof – The validation of an…

Should a Christian expect a life of prosperity? God tells Joshua that if he’s careful to do all that the Word of God commands, “then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success,” Joshua 1:8. We also read verses like, “he who trusts in the LORD will prosper,” Proverbs 28:25. And…