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What will we do in heaven?

Answered by . December 5, 2010 - 9:46 am 2

Contrary to popular belief, the Christian hope is for Jesus to return to the earth (Acts 1:11), for him to raise the dead (1Thess. 4:16; 1Cor. 15:20-23; the resurrection) and make his faithful followers immortal (Rom. 2:6,16), and for the world to then be made perfect (Rom. 8:18-21). Put bluntly, people do not go to […]

Why can a man no longer have two wives?

Answered by . December 5, 2010 - 4:28 am

I think Matt 19:1-9, though primarily about divorce and remarriage, is helpful. Under the Law of Moses, men were permitted to have more than one wife but this, like divorce, was because of “the hardness of your hearts” (v8); this was not how it was intended in the beginning. In the beginning God created male […]

Will God forgive me for having sex?

Answered by . December 5, 2010 - 4:16 am 6

Presumably you mean sex with someone other than your husband or wife, as sex within marriage is not a sin but a gift from God. There is no sin that God will not forgive, if the sinner geniunely repents and believes in Jesus. Matthew 12:31; Acts 13:39

What did Mary use as diapers for Jesus?

Answered by . December 5, 2010 - 4:12 am

The Bible does not tell us what Mary used for diapers, but we can conjecture based upon what we know about baby care in the ancient world. Luke 2:7 says Mary wrapped Jesus in “swaddling cloths”. In ancient times it was common from babies to wrapped in cloth, but with an opening left near the […]

How many years passed between Abraham and Moses?

Answered by . November 27, 2010 - 6:38 pm 3

There was approximately 420 years between their births. Abraham was born in about 1946 BC and died in about 1771 BC. Moses was born in about 1526 BC and died in about 1406 BC. Consequently, there was about 245 years between the death of Abraham and the birth of Moses. See “The Times: a chronology […]

Who wrote Ezekiel?

Answered by . November 27, 2010 - 6:33 pm

Ezekiel wrote the book that bears his name. He was a Jewish prophet living in exile in Babylon from about 597 BC. We know he was a member of a priestly family (Ezek 1:3), was married (Ezek 24:15-18), and lived in his own house (Ezek 3:24; 8:1).