Satan's Fall - The Week of August 23rd 2011

Satan’s Fall

Question Submitted:

Where in the Bible does it talk about Satan being thrown out of heaven?

The Answer:

Please always look up the Scripture Text for yourself. The answer can be found in Isaiah 14

Isaiah 14:12-15

12 “How you are fallen from heaven,

O Lucifer, son of the morning!

How you are cut down to the ground,

You who weakened the nations!

13 For you have said in your heart:

‘I will ascend into heaven,

I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;

I will also sit on the mount of the congregation

On the farthest sides of the north;

14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,

I will be like the Most High.’

15 Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol,

To the lowest depths of the Pit.

Q&A Forum - When to Stand for the Truth

When to Stand for the Truth

Question Submitted:

I have a question that has weighed heavy on my heart. If you know that someone is lying (to groups of people) about XXXXXXXXX because you were there when it happened, what should you do (if anything)?

It really upset me to sit and hear the story retold in a way that I know did not happen, because I was there. Also, several people are being deceived to believe a lie for the benefit of the storyteller. I wanted to believe that the person telling the story just simply forgot and maybe truly does remember the story the way that they are telling it but I know that the lie is deliberate. The lie benefits them and makes them look good.

So, my question is: What should I do or say (if anything) about this un-truth being established and perpetuated?

The Answer:

Your obligation is to Christ and Truth, first and foremost. We participate in a lie when, we allow one to be believed. You should first approach the person directly and make sure you are not mistaken. If you are not mistaken then ask them to correct the situation. If they do not correct the situation, then let the people know the truth. If you have the courage to do it in a forum where the perpetrator of the lie is present or will know about it, do it that way. This helps the people you are trying to get the truth to, know that you are not just talking about the person behind their back trying to stir up trouble, but that you are standing for truth and therefore not afraid to confront the person telling the lie. Be loving and kind, yet firm.

Questions – The Week of August 8th 2011 - Q&A New Forum

Questions – The Week of August 8^th 2011

Starting next week the weekly posting will be a question submitted by a reader and an answer to that question. An answer based on Biblical Principles/teaching, godly wisdom, and life experience.

Please feel free to submit your questions about life, God, the Bible, family, society, etc. either anonymously or directly to me. The length of the question and answer will determine how many questions get answered each week.

Righteousness a Choice? – The Week of August 1st 2011

Righteousness a Choice?

There is the engrafted righteousness of Christ through His atonement on our behalf.
Then there is the act of righteous living which is a daily choice; yet, a choice we would not desire to make or be able to make without the grace of God in our lives.

This is a hard topic that most people get confused over.

To answer a question here...
“Pride is what makes them think it is their choice and their will, right?”

I believe more than dealing with pride we are dealing with peoples misunderstanding and confusion over how to communicate what they are sensing and feeling on this issue. As I said it is not easy. Most people don’t deny it takes the grace of God to live a godly life, they also know they need to make a choice to be obedient to God and God’s Word in order to allow that godly life to manifest, hence, their reason for referring to it as a choice. I think they do understand that God is behind the choice and the desire but they don’t communicate that well. Then there is that much smaller percentage with whom it is pride and living righteously is more an act of the flesh brought about by self-will instead of an act of obedience brought about by love for God and through His grace.