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Is it ok to buy food or buy services on the Sabbath?

Answered by . July 5, 2010 - 9:06 pm

In Old Testament times, when the Sabbath was in force, it was not OK.  In fact, when Nehemiah was governor of Jerusalem he forbade selling on the Sabbath and even threatened to attack people who came to Jerusalem to sell on the Sabbath after he had forbidden it: 15 In those days I saw in […]

Where will the Kingdom of God be — in heaven or on earth?

Answered by . July 3, 2010 - 5:16 pm 1

The Kingdom of God will be on earth. Jesus will return to earth (e.g., Acts 1:11) and become King on David’s throne in Jerusalem (Luke 1:32-33). Jeremiah prophesied about Jesus as king (calling him a “righteous Branch”): 5 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous […]

Are Old Testament curses still in force?

Answered by . July 3, 2010 - 3:02 pm 3

There are a few curses under the Law of Moses. For example, Deuteronomy 27:15-22 15 “‘Cursed be the man who makes a carved or cast metal image, an abomination to the Lord, a thing made by the hands of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ And all the people shall answer and say, […]

Were people really 800 years old by our calendar?

Answered by . July 3, 2010 - 2:36 pm

Before the flood people lived longer. Adam died at age 930 years (Gen 5:5), Noah at 950 years (Gen 9:29) and Methuselah (Noah’s grandfather) was the oldest of them all, dying when he was 969 years old (Gen 5:27). There is no reason to think that these “years” were any different from our years. After the […]

Can you be saved through another person in the household?

Answered by . July 3, 2010 - 2:14 pm

Salvation is a personal matter. Each person is to repent and be baptised (Acts 2:38), and we are told to “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” (Philippians 2:12). Also, judgement will be on an individual basis: “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess […]