Ask the Word
What does the Bible say about things going on in our world today? Find some answers here:
Salvation -
John 14:6 ESV
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
Baptism -
Romans 6:4 ESV
We were buried therefore with Him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
Heaven -
1 Corinthians 2:9 ESV
But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”—
Hell -
Matthew 13:50 ESV
And throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
satan -
1 Peter 5:8 ESV
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Angels -
Revelation 19:10 ESV
Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God...”
demons -
Mark 9:29 ESV
And He said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.”
Sin -
1 John 1:8-10 ESV
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His Word is not in us.
Murder -
Romans 12:19 ESV
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.”
Anger -
James 1:19 ESV
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger...
Homosexuality -
Mark 10:6-9 ESV
But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.
Abortion -
Isaiah 5:20 ESV
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
Racism -
Acts 17:26 ESV
And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth...
Church -
Hebrews 10:24-25 ESV
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
Lying -
Psalm 101:7 ESV
No one who practices deceit shall dwell in My House; no one who utters lies shall continue before My eyes.
Love -
1 John 4:8 ESV
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
Family -
1 Timothy 5:8 ESV
But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Depression -
Proverbs 14:13 NIV
Even in laughter the heart may ache, and rejoicing may end in grief.
Fornication -
Hebrews 13:4 ESV
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
Politics -
1 Timothy 2:1-2 ESV
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
Sexual Assault -
Psalm 82:3 ESV
Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
Abuse -
Psalm 11:5 ESV
The Lord tests the righteous, but His soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.
Marriage -
Genesis 2:24 ESV
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
Sex -
Song of Solomon 8:4 HCSB
Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you: do not stir up or awaken love until the appropriate time.
Alcohol -
Proverbs 20:1 ESV
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
Drugs -
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 ESV
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
Smoking -
1 Corinthians 6:12 ESV
“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be enslaved by anything.
Friends -
1 Corinthians 15:33 ESV
Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”
Hate -
Ephesians 6:12 NIV
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Bullying -
1 John 2:9 ESV
Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness.
Suicide -
Ecclesiastes 7:17 ESV
Be not overly wicked, neither be a fool. Why should you die before your time?