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Was the earthquake in Haiti a punishment from God?

Answered by . February 13, 2010 - 5:51 am 1

Ordinarily, when God punishes a large number of people at once in a specific area he gives plenty of prior warning about it — see, e.g., the warnings in Obadiah about God’s impending judgement on Edom. There was no such prior warning from God about the earthquake in Haiti, therefore we are safe to conclude […]

When and why was Paul struck blind?

Answered by . February 12, 2010 - 4:49 am

Within a few years of Jesus’ death and resurrection Paul (who was called Saul at the time) was struck blind when he was on his way to Damascus: {3} Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. […] {8} Saul rose from the ground, […]

When did Silas travel with Paul?

Answered by . February 8, 2010 - 9:56 pm

On Paul’s first journey, he had travelled with Barnabas (Acts 13:1-3). But when Paul wanted to set out on his second journey, he had an argument with Barnabas about whether John Mark should also come (Acts 15:36-38). In the end, Barnabas went with John Mark to Cyprus (Acts 15:39) and Paul went with Silas through […]

How many people wrote the Bible?

Answered by . February 8, 2010 - 9:37 pm 15

There were about 40 authors of the books of the Bible, all inspired by God. We know who most of them were, although there are some anonymous writers. Moses is thought to have compiled the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. As Deuteronomy describes the death of Moses, […]

Who are Gog and Magog?

Answered by . February 8, 2010 - 9:04 pm

Gog and Magog are mentioned together in two Bible passages. The first is from Ezekiel: Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech  and Tubal, and prophesy against him (Ezekiel 38:2) Ezekiel 38 and 39 contain a prophecy about some nations that would attack Israel […]

Why is the resurrection of Christ so crucial to our salvation? Couldn’t he have simply died and paid for our sins with his blood?

Answered by . February 5, 2010 - 6:45 am 1

The resurrection of Christ is critical to the Christian hope because: it proves that God is all powerful it proves that death is not the end Jesus is the first, and we can be like him These points come out of 1 Corinthians 15 where Paul is addressing believers about claims that Jesus hadn’t been raised. […]

Why is Israel important to God?

Answered by . February 5, 2010 - 6:24 am

Israel is important to God because he made a promise about it to a man called Abraham: God promises that he would give that area of the world to Abraham and his descendants, the Jews (the Children of Israel). {18} “To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great […]