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?