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God calls all Christians to be empathetic. Look at Romans 12:15, "Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn." Perhaps, some people have a special gift of empathy, but true Christians would never brag about their gifts, because God gives his gifts freely.

First, the Living Bible is a paraphrase, not a translation, of the Bible. Second, the paraphraser's use of the word "sinless" is not correct. Translations of that verse use the word "blameless," a much-better version of the word, which refers to the blamelessness of Noah and Job as similar to...

On the other hand, when Jesus quotes Psalm 22:1, the context of the Psalm is that David's enemies are surrounding him, and he cries out for God's help. Jesus experiences a similar situation and laments in struggle with the same temptation to dispair. The resolution to his struggle is his words...

In this context, it means "to condemn," that is, to consider yourself better than others, and, therefore, able to take God's place as their judge. We are forbidden to judge that way, but we are also called to discern sins to then avoid doing them, while loving the sinner.

I hope that you have read my other response to you. I was a pastor for 27 years preaching and teaching God's Word as a prophet challenging complacent churches to grow spiritually and numerically. I did have one vision; I don't remember dreams, but this vision I remember vividly more than 20...

I have two questions: How do you know that God has called you to be a prophet? Do you know that the prophets didn't just tell the future but also were the preachers of God's Word in their day? If you didn't know the latter info about prophets, my suggestion is that you get solid biblical and...

He definitely wasn't being literal, because the Bible, which he inspired, says that our body is a temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 3:16,17). Since we must take care of our bodies, what could he have meant? I think that he is showing very dramatically and clearly the problem of sinful...

In my last church in South Dakota (cowboy country), a month or so after my wife and I arrived there, I looked around the small, country-church congregation. I saw how the men were dressed, informally, to say the least. Suddenly, I felt very uncomfortable in my suit and tie. When the leadership...

What do you think about the U. S. Supreme Court newest case described in this Washington Examiner op-ed...

Always remember that this is one of Jesus' commands ("be courageous"). We need Jesus' gift of his peace to focus our lives on him and need to pray for that peace (see Philippians 4:6 and 7). In that passage, joy and peace replace our anxieties when we request them from him. Then, his peace is...

Dear brother in Jesus, first, I thank you for your post. Second, the Living Bible is a paraphrase, not a translation, in which the author has included his own theological understandings, which may not always be accurate. Third, his paraphrase is accurate in this case with his words in verse...

I decided to follow Jesus, but God was drawing me to himself at the same time. Ephesians 2:1-3 says that we are born dead in our sins, and it takes God to make us alive through faith by grace alone (verses 4-9) so that we can do resulting good works (verse 10).

During the late '70s in seminary and as a pastor in seven churches, I studied the relationship between the old and new covenants. Some passages seem to say that the old covenant has disappeared; while others, that it has continued. Well, I believe after studying all those verses, that the old...

A very good summary. However, the word "frailty" is too weak. I would substitute "rebellion." As a teaching and preaching tool, it needs to be more memorable, though.

The answer to your question is that to which I have given in the word "lost."

The "all-things" would be given to perfected believers when we live on the new earth.

No, it's not wrong, but we must also be ready to submit to his will, whatever it is. His answers are one of four: yes, no, not yet, and not the way you thought it would be. After all, he's God, and we're not.

I think it varies with individuals as to how much they can "handle." I would rely on my friends for their evaluation of my ability to handle it. For me, I haven't had any alcohol since 1966, when I tried a sip of wine and had the worst respiratory reaction ever. Then, I swore off all of it. God...

I'm not going to quote all of the "I am" statements of Jesus in John's gospel, Jesus claimed to be the God of Moses' burning bush with those claims, especially that he is David's divine Shepherd of Psalm 23.

No, it really doesn't bother me anyway, and I don't care how old the human race is. There are much more important matters to care about like people's lost souls.