Was Jesus a socialist? Didn’t he promote giving your wealth to those in need? Isn’t capitalism mean because it always has winners and losers? Isn’t socialism more biblical because it helps everyone win?
Anyone who wants their life to change in a dramatic way has to go through “the lonely chapters.”
Life is filled with relationships—family, friends, co-workers, church members, and even casual acquaintances. While many of these relationships are God’s blessings, there are times when Scripture makes it clear that removing someone from your life may be the wisest and most obedient step to take.
When it comes to waiting for the right person, one of the hardest truths for many Christian singles to accept is that God often hides our future spouse until the right time. Just like the seasons of nature, God has appointed different seasons in our lives that shape us, prepare us, and align us with his purposes. Ecclesiastes 3:1 reminds us, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.”
If God is all powerful, why didn’t he stop you from committing those sexual sins in your past that you now deeply regret? Here are 4 biblical answers to that question.
Before God gave Adam a wife, he first gave Adam everything else he needed to be the kind of man who could receive her. Genesis 2 doesn’t just tell the story of creation—it gives us a blueprint for manhood before marriage.
What does the Bible say about God’s revenge?
When someone deeply wounds you, it’s tempting to hurt them back. You rehearse the injustice in your mind, planning what you should’ve said or imagining how they’ll finally get what’s coming. But when God steps into that pain, he says something very different: “Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord’” (Romans 12:19).
As Christian men, the Bible is very clear, we must choose to not complain. One way to help us stop complaining is by examining the negative ways it affects us.
Letting go may hurt, but holding on to someone God is trying to remove will hurt even more.
John was talking to Pastor Matthew about Lucy. Pastor Matthew asked, “So it sounds like you really like her. Tell me the story of what’s happened so far.”