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Is it necessary to take the bread and wine to be saved?

Answered by . November 24, 2012 - 2:54 am

Jesus instituted the taking of bread and wine as a ritual for Christians at the Passover supper he ate with his disciples prior to his betrayal and capture (Matt 26:26-29, Mark 14:22-25, Luke 22:14-20, 1 Cor 11:23-26). He compares the bread to his body and the wine to his blood. These are to be symbols […]

Did the serpent of Eden have legs before the Fall?

Answered by . November 24, 2012 - 1:58 am

We are given no description of the serpent prior to the Fall except that he was “crafty” (Gen 3:1). The curse upon the serpent to go on his belly and to eat dust (Gen 3:14) could be reasonably interpreted as saying that the serpent did not go on his belly before the Fall. If we […]

Is the term “Oh my God” blasphemous?

Answered by . November 23, 2012 - 8:17 pm

There could be some contexts where it is a sincere call to God for help. However in common usage it is insincere and therefore blasphemous. Given this common blasphemous usage most sincere believers would avoid the term and find an alternative that is not tainted by such usage.

Did life exist prior to the evolution of plants? How would that be possible?

Answered by . November 23, 2012 - 11:03 am

What is a plant? There are different definitions. By the most exclusive definition “plants” are the land plants including mosses and other organisms that don’t contain hardened tissue for transporting water and nutrients. These are called non-vascular plants. Mosses were first seen around 470 million years ago, long before vascular plants. The most inclusive definition […]

What does John 4:23 mean by praying in spirit and truth?

Answered by . November 13, 2012 - 9:57 pm

John 4:23 actually says “worship in spirit and truth”. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.  God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”  John […]

Who were the kings of Media and Persia?

Answered by . November 13, 2012 - 1:50 am 1

Both Media and Persia were ancient kingdoms in what is now Iran. The Medes emerged as a unified kingdom during the period of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. They formed an alliance with the Babylonians to capture Nineveh (612 BC) resulting in the collaspe of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. The Median Empire had dominance over the kingdom of […]

How could the serpent of Eden talk?

Answered by . November 13, 2012 - 12:58 am 7

We are not told how the serpent could talk so we can only speculate, but here are some ideas: The serpent is described as being “more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made” (Gen 3:1). This may indicate a higher level of intellect than normal animals. So one […]

When can one be considered righteous?

Answered by . November 2, 2012 - 11:41 pm

The simple answer is, when God considers us righteous.  When does God consider us righteous? To answer this question, I’d like to briefly look at a few examples of righteous people.  Firstly, Abraham, the friend of God, is an excellent example.  God made a seemingly impossible promise to Abraham and Abraham believed God.  We read […]

How was Jesus able to hear people’s thoughts? (Luke 5:21-23)

Answered by . October 19, 2012 - 1:37 am

There are numerous examples in the Bible of people doing wonderful things, including knowing things that they could not know by themselves. For example, Ahijah knew the king’s wife, even though she was disguised and he was blind (1 Kings 14:6). Daniel knew what Nebuchadnezzar had dreamed, even without being told (Dan 2:30). Peter knew […]