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Is it wrong to opt for a caesarean delivery?

Answered by . August 8, 2010 - 11:10 pm 1

There may be valid medical reasons not to choose caesarean delivery (see Wikipedia), but there are also many reasons why caesarean delivery might be a very good idea (again, see Wikipedia). There’s nothing in the Bible to say that getting health care is wrong or bad, and so there’s no reason to think that it […]

Can you commit adultery by marrying a divorced person?

Answered by . August 8, 2010 - 10:40 pm 1

The idea that marrying someone who is divorced may be adultery comes from two things Jesus says: “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.”  Luk 16:18 “It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate […]

How many times did Paul visit Corinth?

Answered by . August 1, 2010 - 9:48 am

Paul’s first visit to Corinth was in AD50 and is described in Acts 18:1-18. Some time later, probably around AD55, it seems he made another visit to Corinth, foreshadowed in 1 Corinthians 4:19; 16:5-8. It is often described as his “painful visit” because of Paul’s later comment in 2 Corinthians 2:1. His third visit is mentioned in […]

Why did Jesus die since he did no sin?

Answered by . July 31, 2010 - 12:44 pm 3

There are two reasons why we die: We sin, and the “wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). We inherit mortality (Romans 5:17). Since Jesus did not sin (Hebrews 4:15), only the second of these applied to him. That is, he inherited mortality because he was human. However, because he did not sin, and lived […]

Should the Gospel of Thomas be included in the Bible?

Answered by . July 29, 2010 - 5:12 am 8

No. The Gospel of Thomas is not an accurate, genuine, inspired, trustworthy, or reliable record about the Lord Jesus. There are several pieces of evidence that demonstrate this: 1. Although the Gospel of Thomas uses themes and characters, etc., found in the Biblical texts, it also shares elements – themes, motifs, expressions and concerns – […]

Is it a sin to be in debt?

Answered by . July 28, 2010 - 11:35 am

There is only one place where the Bible says we shouldn’t owe anything: Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed. Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for […]

What does God say about war?

Answered by . July 21, 2010 - 12:36 am

War in the Old Testament God commanded the Israelites to go to war and capture the Promised Land he had given them.  He punished them when they refused to go to war (Numbers 32:6 – 15).  Some nations were left in the Promised Land rather than being completely defeated so that future generations would have […]