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Does God teach both believers and unbelievers through suffering?

Answered by . July 1, 2013 - 7:24 am 1

Yes, God does teach both believers and unbelievers through suffering. More on this in a moment, but first it’s worth emphasizing that not all suffering is from God (e.g., sometimes suffering is brought by other humans: cf. 1 Sam. 26:19) — so, just because someone is experiencing suffering in their life, it doesn’t mean that […]

Why did Jesus weep at the tomb of Lazarus? (John 11:35)

Answered by . June 15, 2013 - 8:59 am

We aren’t specifically told why Jesus wept at Lazarus’ tomb. A possible answer is that he was upset because his friend was dead (although he knows he’s going to raise him soon [John 11:23], so this doesn’t seem like the fullest answer). Another possibility is that he weeps because the people around him don’t seem […]

Were the Israelites circumcised during their time in Egypt?

Answered by . June 1, 2013 - 9:46 am

It seems probable that they were. Joshua 5:5 says the Israelites were already circumcised at the time they came out of Egypt, but their is no record of  a mass circumcision just prior to their exodus, which would seem to suggest that the Israelites continued to carry out circumcision during their time in Egypt. Additional note Joshua […]

Why was no one in the whole Bible perfect except for Christ?

Answered by . June 1, 2013 - 8:57 am

Everyone throughout the history of the world has, at some point, sought to fulfill their their own evil desires (Rom. 3:9-18; James 1:14-15). Doing this has meant they (and we) are not perfect. Jesus, on the other hand, has always sought to do his Father’s will instead of his own (as he said in John […]

Please explain John 7:39

Answered by . May 31, 2013 - 11:53 pm 1

On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those […]