Question: I have a friend who is a Muslim, and as most people know, they believe in only one God. My friend asked me if I thought that Jesus was God and further emphasized that the Bible does not talk about the trinity. He also pointed out that Jesus never refered to himself as God. […]
Question: With regard to Islam, it seems the religion shows a worldly image of heaven. This thought came to mind when I looked at your power point on Islam at the web site. I think Muhammad wanted to build on people’s darkest desires in order to make converts, while still trying to keep some kind […]
Question: I just recently shared my faith with a man who claimed you cannot trust the Bible as it is just a theory. He also holds that history has been altered and that the stories of the New Testament were most likely alteredt. I told him about the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in […]
Question: I was wondering when the three wise men came to see the baby Jesus? It seems like it was a few years later–is that right? Answer: To begin with, you have noticed what many miss, which is that the wise men did not come to the stable on the night of Jesus? birth. Tradition […]
Question: I have a colleague at work who professes to believe in Christ and yet lives a lifestyle which does not reflect this. During discussions on the issues in the Bible I am repeatedly confronted by the accusation that God cannot be just and still punish people for different crimes in the same way (I […]
Question: Do you think that it is possible that Judgement Day is near because many of the signs are happening such as earthquakes famines and pestilences? Also, it is now possible to have battles of 200,000,000 men as described in Revelation. Answer: I think it is possible that Judgement Day is near, but I do […]
Question: Why did God allow people in the Old Testament to have more than one wife, even though we do not practice this today? What about “white lies?” Did Rahab sin when she lied? Did God allow immorality, such as with Jacob and his maidservant, which was consented to by his wives Leah and Rachel? […]
Letters to the Editor, December Edition Is Christmas A Christian Holiday? When people claim a late date for NT writings, another great question for them is why there is no mention of the Jewish Temple being destroyed, the ritual sacrifices with it, and the scattering of the Jews. To most people who understand the Jewish […]
Consider a second example of a criticism of the Qur’an which was raised by a questioner. This involves what the Qur’an appears to say about the nature of earth’s mountains and their purpose. Examples include Suras 16:15,21:31,31:10,78:6- 7. Sura 16:15 says, "And He has cast great mountains in the earth lest it might be […]
Question: Is Partial Preterism wrong? Answer: If partial preterism is wrong, then I am wrong as well, as that is a fair description of how I view the book of Revelation. I am confident you know the meaning of this term, but for the sake of anyone else reading this question and answer, let me […]
Question: How can only Matthew through Revelation be considered divine scripture? What about the Apocrypha? What about the thousands of other writings? Besides, it was man who canonized scripture and man is not perfect so that would obvisouly mean that scripture runs the risk of not being perfect right? What I am really struggling with […]
Question: Will you give me evidence on whether “Christianity is the foundation of liberty”? Answer: I will need to guess what the person from whom you are quoting is trying to claim. I am going to guess that this person is saying that the indirect influence of Christianity on human culture and means of government […]
Question: I was recently reading material from a conspiracy theorist named David Icke, and tried to look into what he believes and preaches. I ran into a bunch of articles that try to debunk Christianity and the bible. I am highly offended by his work, and although he seems to have put a lot of […]
Question: What is your opinion on whether babies should be baptized or not? I am a member of the Church of England, so I would say yes but is it really necessary to be a Christian? My freind is a non- denominational Christian and hasn’t been baptized. Is he a Christian, or is the essence […]
Author’s Note. The article below is a response to a question, so it will begin with the question which motivated its writing. I was looking online about the Qur’an and found claims of errors which seem impossible to deny. For example, With regard to Sura 18:83-100 which is about Alexander the Great, which seems proposterous […]
Question: Can a Christian eat pork? I eat it all the time but I know that in the Old Testament it says you shouldn’t but in New Testament Christ says that is OK as nothing makes you unclean exept that that comes out of your mouth not in.Answer: In Mark 7:17-19, as you allude to, […]
Question(s): I was looking online about the Qur’an and I found some amazing errors which it is hard to imagine how they could explain it. They are: With regards to Alexander the Great it says that he was given his power from Allah, which is proposterous as he is said to have the importance of […]
Question: Is Jesus’ birth day on December 25th or an approximation? How did we come to this date? Please share your studies on this especially some scripture(s). Answer: I answered this question in an article posted at the web site just a couple of weeks ago. What I will do is copy the article here: […]
Is Christmas a Christian Holiday? Christmas sure has taken a beating lately, seemingly from all sides. ?The secularists demand that we say happy holidays instead of Merry Christmas, while some believers have threatened to boycott a certain large retail corporation for caving in to political correctness and no longer mentioning Christmas. When my […]
Question: I HEARD THAT THE BEST WAYTO READ THE BIBLE IS TO READ IT BOOK AFTER BOOK . SO IT ISN’T RECOMMANDED TO READ BEGINING BY GENESIS AFTER READ JOHN AFTER MATHEW AND EXODUS AND SO FORTH .THE BEST WAYTO READ IS READ GENESESIS AFTER EXODUS AND LEVITICUS AND SO FORTH. I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY […]
Question: Note: This question came in French. I have attempted to translate it, but it may not make complete sense. (J. O.) HOW to LIVE A LIFE OF DISCIPLE everyday WITHOUT HAVING THE CULPABILITE OF sins; HOW to GIVE THE BEst of ONESELF for GOD WITH such restricted time? AND HOW ETRE OUTSIDE ONESELF IN […]
Question: It seems that most of Revelation has taken place, but I’m confused about the seals, trumpets, and bowls of Gods wrath. Can the OT/NT, or other historical writings help us understand when these events happened? Answer: When you say that “most of Revelations has taken place,” I assume that you believe the majority of […]
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ATHENS INSTITUTE OF MINISTRY AIM WEST COURSE DESCRIPTION & READING ASSIGNMENTS CHURCH HISTORY As one wise person said, ?Those who ignore the lessons of history are bound to repeat them.? There is so much to learn from two millennia of church history?a valuable course indeed. Includes sections on; the early church, Patristics, Restoration Movement, […]
Question: Does Hebrews 6:4-7 refer to it being impossible for fall aways to repent due to their state of heart and mind, and not that God is preventing them from being restored to the faith? Also, in Matthew 24:12, who is referred to as “most?”Answer: If you just read Hebrews 6:4-6 in isolation, I can […]
Question: Is it true that all of the prophets in the Bible had a mother and a father? Christ himself was given birth through the Virgin Mary and so essentially this means that Christ has no earthly father. This is an amazing piece of evidence that Jesus is the Christ, along with the prophecies from […]
Question: How do you know evolution isn’t real? Answer: The answer is that I do not know it isn?t real. Evolution happens. It is real. We know this from experiment. Scientists have studied very simple life forms such as bacteria and viruses and observed them “evolving” in the laboratory. By doing genetic studies, they can […]
Question: The instructor in my religious class at college (VCU) teaches that 1-2 Timothy, Titus and 2 Peter where written in the early 2nd century. Why do they think that? How do we know the letters really were written by the apostles? What would it mean to us if they were written in the 2nd […]
Question: Do you believe that the supposed big bang is possible with what it says in the Bible as I think I am not sure but from the Bible I have never seen anything which directly contradicts this theory. Answer: As I would assume you know, this is a matter of opinion. More accurately, it […]
Question: Do you believe that the supposed big bang is possible with what it says in the Bible as I think I am not sure but from the Bible I have never seen anything which directly contradicts this theory. Answer: As I would assume you know, this is a matter of opinion. More accurately, it is […]
Question: In John 14 :12 Jesus says whoever believes in him will do what he did and even greater. This makes me feel that as a disciple I could be able to do virtually everything (pray for the sick and have them get well etc). Please shed more light on the ability that lies in […]
Question: I am doing an apologetics project to help me answer the questions of critics and am struggling to find a decent secular source on Jewish burial practices in the first century. The reason that I am seasrching for this is that I am currently looking at different versions of the swoon theory and the […]
Question: I would like to help my father and brother to know God and Jesus as they are taught in the bible. Both of them are from a traditional denomination. Can I as a woman study the Bible with men? Answer: Let me answer you by giving a general rule or principle. There are many […]
Question: I’m trying to put together a series of Bible Talks or small group discussions that have to do with evidences for a teen group I lead. Many of the teens have a hard time proving their faith and being confident especially when going off to college. I don’t know if you have any group […]
Question: Were people literate in the time of Jesus? Answer: This is a good question. As I understand it, the answer will depend on who you are talking about; whether the Jews themselves, or their Roman, Greek and other cultural neighbors. By the time of Christ, the chief institution among the Jews was the Synagogue. […]
Question: I am interested to know what is your opinion on the Earth’s approximate age in view of the fact that creationists believe it to be not more then a few of thousand years. They oppose the scientists’ claims that the Earh could be as much as 4,5 billion years old. They oppose this on […]
INTELLEGENT DESIGN CONTINUED From all this, we can conclude that intelligent design is real. It is not the product of religious presupposition, but the only reasonable conclusion from the evidence. Those who persecute the supporters of ID would do well to consider the facts. But then again, most of them approach the question already […]
? THE INTELLIGENT DESIGN DEBATE From Kansasto Dover, Pennsylvaniato BaylorUniversitya debate has been raging across the United Statesover whether or not the theory of intelligent design should be taught in schools. Recently, televangelist Pat Robertson said of the voters in Dover, Pennsylvaniawho turned out a pro-ID school board, ?If there is a disaster in […]
Question: Who is God talking to in Genesis 1:26? Answer: That is an interesting question. There are two aspects to this question. The first question is what is the implication of the use of the first person, plural (us, our) in this passage? The second question is who is the audience of the statement? Let […]
Sylvia; No, it definitely is not true that only 144,000 people will go to heaven, despite the fact that the Jehovah’s Witness has famously interpreted the passage that way. First of all, you should know that most of the book of Revelation is in what is known as apocalyptic language. This is a type of […]
I just read the article by Professor Geisler about early monotheism and had a few questions. I’m guessing that the author is assuming that Adam and Eve were the first ‘homo sapiens’ , and that the levant civilizations, particularly that of the ancient ‘habiru’ was the very first. I have read that the Chinese and […]
I have a theory regarding the passages in John 8 & Mark 16 not being in the Codex Vaticanus & Sinaiticus I would like you to comment on. Isn’t it possible that the previous version, from which these were copied, had John 8 & Mark 16 torn out, resulting in incomplete manuscript copies?;Maybe younger Codex […]
The bible teaches in Acts that the miraculous gifts were given at the laying on of the apostles hands. Therefore, they could have still been in existence in the late 2nd century (up to 100 years after John the apostle died). Is there any reference to miraculous gifts by the early ‘Church Fathers’ in their […]
What is Acts 10:44-46 talking about? Some people use this scripture to support that baptism is NOT neccessary for salvation, but I belief that baptism is indeed necessary for salvation. The context of Acts 10:44-46 is that this is the event through which God was able to convince Peter that salvation was for the Gentiles […]
In Matthew 13:31-32 Jesus talks about the kingdom of heaven and what it is like. The mustard seed starting out small and growing into something big(a tree that grows 10-15ft high). My question is what do “the birds of the air” symbolize in this passage? Is there any reference in scriptures that would help identify […]
If our son was born Friday 28 Oct at 6.44 pm, what day shall he be cirmcusised? When is the 8th day? If Friday counted as the first day or Saturday? I am assuming that you are a believer in Jesus, and will give you my response based on that assumption. First, there is absolutely […]
Someone asked me this question, i am not even sure if it makes any sense, but here it goes, Jesus being all knowing (you know; God in the flesh) would he have said that the world was round or flat and why? At first glance this seems like a very easy, almost a silly, question. […]
Are Christians allowed to cast lots to make important decisions? I am interested in whether it is “allowed”, not whether it is “recommended”. The standard response I get is that Christians are supposed to pray for guidance. The New Covenant (at least, after Pentecost) includes the provision to Christians of the Holy Spirit, also called […]
I am currently reading the book of Daniel and I know that you have a lot of knowledge about this book. However, I cannot make the connection from Daniel 7:24 to anywhere else in historical times. It reads: “The ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will […]
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