Question: I had a line of reasoning posed to me by an agnostic friend yesterday that I can’t seem to answer. It started with the question, “If God makes all the rules why did Jesus have to die? Why couldn’t he just absolve human sin?” to which I replied, “Along with being perfect love, God […]
Question:,How long would it take for an olive tree that was under water for more than a year to form leaves once the water receded? The scriptures seem to say in a 7-day period the tree went from being underwater (the dove had no place to set his feet) to leaf producing. When looking at […]
Question:,Do we have any archeological evidence to back-up the long lifespans of Genisis? If lifespans were commonly long back then wouldn’t at least some skeletons from that range of time show evidence of great age?,Answer:,There is no physical evidence supporting the several hundred year life spans listed in Genesis. Not as far as I know. […]
Question:,What is the evidence that the kingdom Chist promised his appostles that “Most of you will not taste death until they see it come?” Or are the apostles still alive? Did the Kingdom exist before they died?,Answer:,The kingdom of God came with power within the lifetime of almost all the apostles. This prophecy of Jesus […]
Question:,You agree with me that there was probably some sort of oral tradition given to the Jews which did not make it into the Old Testament. (editor’s note: this is based on an earlier question and answer) I would like to ask you the following three questions:,1) What purpose do you think this oral tradition […]
Question: I have the question of new earth versus old earth trouble me the most. I’m pretty sure you know that the Bible is backtracked to 6,000 years old for the earth. How is it that we find Neanderthals and “cavemen” that lived a supposed 100’s of thousands years ago. And why did the Bible […]
Question: I have many Jewish friends. How can I prove that Jesus is the Son of God and the Messiah? Answer: Good question! Let me make a couple of suggestions: 1. Purchase a book on Judaism and its relationship to Christianity. My favorite is “You Bring the Bagels, I’ll Bring the Gospel” by Barry Rubin. […]
Question: If I have free will then how am I held responsible to Adam and Eves sin? I did not have any say nor free will in that and you say I am the reason for sin? I mean seriously think about it, why because of the fact that Adam and Eve ate some fruit […]
Question: It seems to be the general understanding that people are saved by or at baptism. For a long time it is what I used to think. Now, after I have read John and verses in other books in the New Testament, it seems there is a big focus on belief – believe in Jesus […]
Question: The Old Testament declares many times in very explicit language that certain commandments shall be observed forever. (To name a few: Exodus 12:14, Leviticus 3:17, Leviticus 23:21, Deut 12:1) If so, how does it make any sense that the Creator would change His mind/contradict Himself and do away with these commandments!? If a religion […]
Question: I had a question regarding (Acts 7:15-16), (Matthew 9:18 / Mark 5:22-23) and (Matthew 27:8-10).;-In the Acts passage, it says that Abraham bought the tomb from the sons of Hamor, but it seems to conflict between what Genesis says.;-In the first Matthew passage compared with Mark, did the daughter die or was she dying? […]
Question: Why was it such a sacrifice for god to lose his only son Jesus, when he has the power to tell the future and knew he would be resurrected? Answer: I am guessing that you are not a parent. For me, to imagine watching my one and only son (I actually have one son […]
Question: I had a question pertaining to ‘tongues’. I never spoke it, but I have seen a person speak it right in front of me. I have talked to different people who speak it, from different church groups and they seem to have similarities in regards to speaking in tongues… You can ask for it […]
Question: Could you please provide me with scriptures to explain why 1st communion is non Biblical and scriptures about workshiping “saints” “virgin mary” “etc.” I am currently engaging a catholic family and I would like to have scriptures at hand to over with them. Answer: I do not have any scriptures about these topics. This […]
Question: Please clarify Romans 2: 6. If we sinful humans are justified by Jesus’ blood then why will “God give to each person according to what he has done” ? I have read in the bible that all the christians will stand for judgement in front of God at judgement day. Answer: In answer to […]
Question: Does the Old Testament show the Messiah being heralded by a trumpet blast? Answer: Yes, definitely. The Feast of Trumpets (yom teruah) is a foreshadow of the coming again of Jesus. For 3500 years the Jews have been blowing trumpets at this festival, not knowing that all along they have been heralding the coming […]
Question: I have started hearing Calvinists use Ezekiel 36:27 to defend their view because it says “And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you shall keep My judgments and do them.” The key word here is “cause.” They view this as proof that Calvinism is […]
Question: Why did John question Jesus about who he was if he already knew? I am talking about what he said about Jesus when he was in prison. Answer: This is a good question. I have thought about this often and not come up with a completely satisfactory answer. Some people say that John was […]
Question: Why is it that the Jehovay Witnesses do not believe that Jesus was who he says he was? Answer: There is a sense in which you will have to ask the Jehovah Witness members themselves. It is up to them to explain why they believe that Jesus is a created being–that he is not […]
Question: It says in Deut12:21 “…you may slaughter from your cattle and your flocks that the Creator has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat it in your cities…”. The question is: This verse explicitly says that animal slaughter shall be done in the manner “as I have commanded you”, yet […]
Question:,I had a question regarding (Acts 7:15-16), (Matthew 9:18 / Mark 5:22-23) and (Matthew 27:8-10). In the Acts passage, it says that Abraham bought the tomb from the sons of Hamor, but it seems to conflict between what Genesis says. In the first Matthew passage compared with Mark, did the daughter die or was she […]
Question:,Why was it such a sacrifice for God to lose his only son Jesus, when he has the power to tell the future and knew he would be resurrected?,Answer:,I am guessing that you are not a parent. For me, to imagine watching my one and only son (I actually have one son by the way) […]
Question:,You have made the statement that “God designed evolution” or something close to that. I wanted to know what you meant by that. I believe that there is evidence for adaptation within a species but that there is no evidence for one species (“kind” in the Bible?) turning into another. I also believe that the […]
Question: I was reading 1 and 2 Samuel this morning and I found two different accounts in the way Saul dies. Did he killed himself or did the Amalekite who Saul asked to kill him do it? This is found at the the end of 1Sam and beginning of 2 Sam. Answer: Good question. I […]
Questions:,1. Why did Jesus give the care of his mother to John? Why wouldn’t that,responsibility have fallen to one of his many brothers? James was,apparently close by as Paul refers to the resurrected Jesus appearing to,him.,2. It is said that the first churches met in homes and synagogues because it,was illegal for crowds to gather […]
Question: My wife is taking a astronomy class this semester so I have stolen her textbook and am reading up on the Big Bang and other stellar topics. If a GUT is discovered to explain the process during Planck Epoch it still won’t explain what initiated Creation. Therefore, a GUT would have no effect on […]
Question:,What is the interpretation of Hebrews 4:3 ?,Answer:,Heb 4:3 Now we how have believed enter that rest, just as God has said, “So I declared on oath in my anger, They will never enter my rest.”,The context of Hebrews 4:3 is that the Hebrew writer is discussing the possibility of us turning back to Egypt […]
Question:,Do you think that from the Bible one can infer some Church governance patters with hierarchy, roles, tasks? What should be the model of church governance? ,Answer:,I believe that one can infer a broad and general pattern for church leadership and organization in the New Testament. However, this is only a broad and general pattern. […]
Question/Comment: I have a question about the word pharmakea which appears in the sin list in Galatians 5:19-21. Probably because of the problems I see personally with people taking pharmaceuticals. Especially psychological (which are mind altering) drugs. I don’t know of anyone who does well spiritually who take these medicines. I also believe that God […]
Does the Catholic Church have false doctrines? The answer is yes it does. The Catholic Church teaches a whole raft of false doctines. 1. The Immaculate Conception (that Mary was born of a virgin birth) 2. Transubstantiation (that the bread and wine actually turn in to the literal physical body and blood of Jesus when […]
Question: In 1 Samuel 20:4 has David pushing Jonathan to lie to his father. How do you explain this? Response: First of all, David clearly advised Jonathan to lie in this case. Bear in mind that David sinned many times as we know from the books of 1 and 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles. Just […]
Question: Are playing certain video games not fit for a disciple of Christ? I am specifically talking about violent video games that involve elements of murder, magic, good vs. evil, etc, all in a fictional fantasy story. Are there any biblical principles that one should consider before involving themselves in these fantasy type video games? […]
Question: I noticed something interesting while contrasting the gospels of Mark and Luke the other day. The passages specifically were Mark 16:5-7 and Luke 24:4-7. On the surface these two passages appear to conflict in their stories. Mark tells that when they entered the sepulcher they saw a young man sitting inside clothed in white. […]
Question; Is the quality of the lives of believers sufficient evidence of the truth of Christianity? Answer: I do not know what you mean by “sufficient evidence.” Sufficient to whom? I know from experience that for some people, seeing the life of Jesus Christ lived out in individual followers of Jesus is sufficient to convince […]
Question; Why did the Christian Church begin to use a single pastor, elder, or leader in the second century, as opposed to the original leadership model used by the first church where several leaders, pastors, or elders governed each church? Was this switch a prelude to the clerical system? It appears likely. My search for […]
Question; What do youthink about blood transfusion? Answer; I think they are a great idea. God said to the Jews, “The life of every creature is in its blood.” Leviticus 17:14. The medical wisdom of this statement is striking. Given that the life of humans is in their blood, then if a Christian has to […]
Question; Genesis 10 gives us the descendants of Noah. My question is how many years do his descdendents go? I heard it is 2500 years long. During the whole list of descendents it is constantly saying “this guy son of that guy son of that guy etc….” does son of literarly mean his son or […]
Question: The apostles baptised in the name of Jesus. However they were commanded in Matt 28:18-20 to baptise in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Which should it be for us today? Answer: I believe that this is a non-issue. In other words, this is not an […]
I’m studying bible with a friend but my friend is adventist. Please send me the real message about the “sabbath” and the day to worship God, because my friend is convicted that the day is sunday.what can i do? Answer: My advice is that you avoid a big debate over the Sunday issue. Bottom line, […]
Question: You have spoken about the 2nd law of theromdynamics and entropy. I understand this specifically applies to chemical reactions, but the principal that things move from a more ordered to a less ordered state seems to be the overriding nature of everything in the post-fallen world. Governments, societies, our bodys, everything we put our […]
Question: I was reading Ezekiel 37 tonight about the valley of dry bones and it reallyreally hit my heart and I started relating the prophecy to our world today, the college campus where I attended school, and even my own heart. Then Istarted wondering: How do I know if I am taking the Scripture out […]
Question: Has there been any scientific analysis on the Book of Enoch that will prove it is unbiblical? Answer: I am not an expert on the book of Enoch. I doubt science will have anything to offer on the book of Enoch. Science generally has little if anything to offer in analyzing literature. However, scholars […]
Question: Has there been any scientific analysis on the Book of Enoch that will prove it is unbiblical? Answer: I am not an expert on the book of Enoch. I doubt science will have anything to offer on the book of Enoch. Science generally has little if anything to offer in analyzing literature. However, scholars […]
Question: I recently discovered that the Greek word “pharmakeia” was used in Galatians 5:19, the main definition of which is “the use or the administering of drugs”. And yet the NIV translated it as “witchcraft”. What do you think could be the reason for that? Also, which Bible translation do you find to be the […]
QUESTION: Can you explain something to me from chapter 13 of the book of Revelation? I have heard many sayings about the 666 (the mark of the Beast) and microchip implantation, etc. I would very much like to clarify this. ANSWER: Revelation 3:18 “This calls for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the […]
QUESTION: Christianity is just one of some 300,000 known beliefs and sects in practice in the world today. Buddhism is a belief that does not demand the belief in an almighty god for its practice by a significant percentage of human beings. According to Christianity all those who ignore Jesus are condemned to “hell”. However […]
Question: There are two questions that have been troubling me. 1) The Ark – how could such a modest sized boat keep so many creatures alive for so long? 2) Why is the book of Enoch not part of the Bible. Surely if the apostles could quote from it it should carry some weight? Answer: […]
Question: I am curious about the Biblical explanation of homosexuals and omnisexuals as advanced by Paul in Romans chapter 1. Paul claims that homosexuality is a punishment for idolatry. However, homosexual behavior is exhibited in over 1500 species of animals with roughly the same percentages as human beings across the globe. If it caused by […]
Question: In the Bible we are told to be a shining light unto the world – to live by example that others may follow. So, then, why does God not live up to the example of the rules he insist that we obey such as murder and adultry. After all, he “took” someone elses wife/betrothed […]
Question: Many theologians and teachers say that the Leviathan is a mythical sea creature yet you state within your book that the Bible never resorts to myth. I know that there is much picture language in the book of Job, but this has often troubled me. I would really love to hear your thoughts. Answer: […]
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