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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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: 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 […]
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 […]
Note: Below is a rather long statement which is not exactly a question. After this paragraph is the response. I first thought to examine the history of Charles Darwin’s religious developement a few years ago when I walked over his grave in Westminster Abbey. I thought “how’d this happen?” I assumed like most Americans that […]
I have heard people talk about “sins against the church.” Is this idea a biblical one? What would be the passages to show this? How would this fit with Matthew 18 and the confrontation with a brother in sin? I have heard people use the idea of a particular individual sin of a member of […]
I left a church in the ICOC eight years ago but have always felt blessed by the experience. I live in Iowanow and while there are various churches and ‘types’ of christians here, I don’t see the fellowship or accountability that I knew as a disciple. But yet I can’t believe that God will abandon […]
To what race did Mary and Joseph belong? The concept of “race” did not really exist in the ancient world. As far as I know, the Jews did not have words for different races. The Bible certainly does not hint at the race of Mary of Joseph. I believe we can assume that they were […]
Como puedo contestar biblicamente sobre los extra-terrestres? Un companero de mi trabajo dijo que Dios es extraterrestre porque no pertenece a la tierra, aunque el la creo. Tu que piensas sobre este tema? Gracias. Puede contestarme en Espanol. Gracias!!!!!! si no puedes esta bien. Yo me esfuerzo por leer ingles. Dios no es extraterrestre. Un […]
I’ve decided that there has to be a creator of everything due to the complexity of life and all creation, but how do I know Christianity is the right religion and not Islam or Judaism? This is a very good question. It is a bad assumption that one can simply leap from belief in God […]
IS IT RIGHT TO UNDERGO plastic surgery if you do like a particular part of your body. I cannot think of a passage in the Bible which condems the use of plastic surgery. In fact, plastic surgery did not exist in the time of the New Testament! A general principle of the Bible is that […]
First Kings records a massive outpouring of light and cloud when Solomon’s temple was dedicated. Is there any record of such an event occurring when the second temple was dedicated? Can you think of any spiritual implications of whether such a miraculous outpouring happened? As far as I know, there is no direct evidence of […]
I have just read an article in which you have stated that a box containing the remains of “James, the brother of Christ, the son of Joseph”. could you please let me know where to find more evidence on this, and other such finds? Thanks The best place to look for material on the “James […]
Agradesco muchisimo su atencion y tambien que dediquen tiempo para responder las inquietudes que se nos presentan.;yo me llamo Geovana y pertenesco a ala iglesia de cristo en Mexico y siento algunas inquietudes con respecto a el papel de algunas iglesias especificamente en Estados Unidos. Existen algunas iglesias de otras denominaciones que han prihibido la […]
I have studied out baptism very thoroughly, and I know that to become a Christian one must repent and be baptized for the forgiveness of sins. In recent conversations with disciples from different locations around the U.S., however, I’ve encountered a lot of dispute about who has done this. For example, say there was a […]
I was wondering about 1Tim2:9-10 and its relation to 1 Peter 3:3-4. I do not understand whether it means we are forbidden to wear pearls, gold and/or have our hair braided, or whether it is just a lesson that our obvious beauty should be of good deeds, etc. What do your think God is teaching […]
If Christianity is the one true religion why is there an Allah and other names for religions? For example, are there other religions that follow God and Jesus but just have them with different names, and how do we know which ones they are or aren’t? There is a common philosophy of religion which, in […]
Who is Muhammed and why does he play such an important role in certain religions? Muhammad was an Arab trader who became the chief prophet and founder of the Muslim religion, also known as Islam. He lived in the sixth and seventh centuries AD. At the age of forty, while living in Mecca, he claimed […]
1) Christianity holds that at one pointing time, the Old Testament was the truth and the Jews were the chosen people. What changed this? The Torah states 23 times “this is an eternal law for all generations” (to name a few, Exodus 12:14, 12:17, 12:43, 27:21, 28:43). If the Torah was at one point true, […]
Who was Susanna, martyr in Spain? I am afraid you will have to give me more specific information for me to answer this question. I did some research and the problem is that with Roman Catholic history, there are literally thousands of “saints.” There is the Susanna in Luke 8:3. I also found information about […]
I was wondering how one could prove that both chapters one and two of Genesis were correct. Not knowing how to correlate these two chapters is a serious impediment to sharing my faith with skeptical educated people. I have already answered this question. To save you some work, I will copy and past the previous […]
Is there any implication in the Bible that Jesus will come again as an infant? I was always led to believe that the 2nd coming of Christ would be on a cloud. No, there is absolutely not a shred of evidence to cause us to believe that Jesus will come back again as an infant. […]
What are the types of English translations (literal, interpretation, literal+interpretion): Holman (HCSB), King James, Contemporary (CEV), Good News (GNB), God’s Word (GW), The Message (MSG)? We see the MSG translation as interpretation and the KJV as a literal translation. Is that correct? (I am Romanian and my wife is Hungarian) About Bible versions, it is […]
I was posed with a question that I did not know exactly how to answer, one of many that I am unable to answer is; “If you discovered a truth that was truer than the Bible, would you go for it?” In other words, if you were to discover there to be a higher truth […]
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