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Did God create evil?

Answered by . June 1, 2010 - 11:44 pm

To help answer this question it’s important that we define the word ‘evil’. Here are two possible definitions: Sin, wrongdoing or wickedness Calamity; something causing harm, injury or suffering So we could ask two further questions: Did God create immorality, wickedness or sin? No. The Bible is very clear that God is the source of […]

Why did Jesus call himself the “son of man”?

Answered by . June 1, 2010 - 3:19 am 7

Jesus often called himself the “son of man”.1 Two such occasions are recorded in Mat. 8:18-20 and Mark 14:61-62: {18} Now when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. {19} And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you […]

What is the Pentateuch?

Answered by . June 1, 2010 - 2:16 am

The Pentateuch is a collective name for the first five books of the Old Testament (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy). Pentateuch is from Greek, and it means “five-volumed [book]”. Another name for these books is the Torah (Torah is Hebrew meaning ‘instruction’ or ‘teaching’).

What is the Septuagint?

Answered by . June 1, 2010 - 1:58 am

The Septuagint (often abbreviated to LXX) is an ancient Jewish translation of the Old Testament (and a few other Hebrew writings) into Greek. It was completed c. 250 BC in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. It is often the versions of the Old Testament that is quoted in the New Testament. The name “Septuagint” is […]

Was John the Baptist beheaded twice? (Mark 6:14-29)

Answered by . May 31, 2010 - 8:19 am 1

When Herod heard of Jesus’ miracles he said “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised” (Mark 6:16). Then Mark recounts the story of how John had died, in order to explain Herod’s statement. The next verse begins For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him in prison for the sake […]

How many versions are there of the Bible and do any of them contradict each other?

Answered by . May 30, 2010 - 6:42 pm

There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of translations of the Bible. In English alone, there have been more than 100 published translations of the Bible in the last ten years (see www.biblereadersmuseum.com for a list). In general, the differences between the translations are largely about style of language and whether the translation is more word-for-word or […]

When did the last days begin?

Answered by . May 30, 2010 - 4:49 pm

The Bible uses the term “last days” in several different ways. For example: But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, […]

Does Satan send bad dreams?

Answered by . May 23, 2010 - 9:33 pm 2

There are two questions here. One does Satan exist and if so what is he or it? And two what causes bad dreams. We’ll deal with the second question: Where do dreams come from? Most dreams appear to arise from within our own subconscious minds (e.g., Eccles 5:3), although the Bible describes some dreams as […]