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Why is the age of the universe so different to the age of the Earth?

Answered by . September 21, 2011 - 5:52 pm 11

According to current scientific estimates the Earth is around 4.5 billion years old and the universe is around 13.75 billion years old. If these calculations are correct, even approximately so, then there were billions of years between the creation of the universe and the formation of our planet. Even then the Earth would wait over […]

What is the history of the doctrine of the ‘pre-tribulation secret rapture’?

Answered by . September 21, 2011 - 1:00 pm 6

The doctrine of the ‘pre-tribulation secret rapture’ is the belief that faithful Christians will be removed suddenly and secretly from the earth prior to a time of ‘tribulation’ which will immediately precede the return of Jesus Christ to the earth. Although the concept of believers being removed from the earth at the time of Christ […]

Will there still be people alive when Jesus returns?

Answered by . September 14, 2011 - 4:26 pm

You say: I have heard many people, including some pastors say that “we all are going to die” But where is it written in the bible that states everyone on earth is going to die before Jesus returns? Will there still be people alive upon his return? Yes there will be people alive when Jesus […]

Who belongs to the communion of saints?

Answered by . September 10, 2011 - 11:01 pm 2

There are many references to saints in the Scriptures.  The faithful in Israel were called saints (Psalm 148:14), and the believers in the New Testament are frequently referred to as saints.    Distinguishing features of saints as mentioned in Scripture: Excellent ones in whom God delights (Psalm 16:3) Those sanctified in Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 1:2) Those […]

Was the serpent in the Garden of Eden a literal, talking serpent, or was it a manifestation of Eve’s temptation, like Jesus’ tempter?

Answered by . September 9, 2011 - 12:10 am

I believe that the serpent in the Garden was a literal talking serpent for the following reasons: The punishment decreed on the serpent applied/s to the serpent/snakes, not Eve/women The consequences of this event to humankind have been literal: Most people regard snakes with loathing Snakes have no limbs or wings Womankind suffers greatly through […]

How is God our father?

Answered by . September 8, 2011 - 9:24 pm

On one level, God is our father because he created us.  For example, in Luke’s genealogy of Jesus, he says: Luke 3:38  the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. And Deuteronomy 32:6 Do you thus repay the LORD, you foolish and senseless people? Is not he […]

How was Jesus the son of God?

Answered by . September 7, 2011 - 1:59 pm

Jesus was God’s son, because he came into existence by the power of God causing Mary to conceive him, thus making God his father.  Jesus had no human father. Matthew 1:18-20 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together […]

How do you reconcile the Bible and evolution?

Answered by . September 5, 2011 - 8:42 am 5

At the most basic level, if the Bible contradicts evolution, logically, one of them must be at least partly false.  On the other hand, if they don’t contradict, they’re compatible and can be brought together.  I’m going to suggest a way of approaching Genesis that I believe is compatible with evolution—but I don’t pretend that […]

How could Noah have put every animal on the Ark?

Answered by . September 4, 2011 - 11:11 pm 1

Noah did not take every species of animal on board the Ark. Animals designated using the Hebrew words basar, behema, hayya, nephesh, op, remes, and sippor are used to describe the animals which were taken aboard (the common theme is land based oxygen breathing animals with blood).[1] Animals designated using the Hebrew words sheres and […]