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Where does God dwell?

Answered by . October 6, 2011 - 1:11 pm 1

We cannot be sure about the physical characteristics of God, so when we talk about God dwelling somewhere, it is probably not in the same sense as people dwell.  Jesus tells us in John 4:24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. Jesus is in heaven at the […]

Where did God come from?

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

The simple answer is that God did not come from anywhere — God is eternal. For a longer answer, we might look to the Cosmological Argument, which is one of the common arguments for the existence of God: Premise 1: Everything that has a beginning has a cause. Premise 2: The universe had a beginning […]

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 […]

Why has God condemned homosexuality?

Answered by . May 24, 2011 - 5:12 am

Before attempting to answer this question, it is important to draw attention to some issues. Firstly, when asking questions like “why has God done this or that?” we must acknowledge our limitations; we do not know the full mind of God. Inasmuch as God has revealed his purposes to us through the Bible, we have […]

What is the origin of YHWH or Yahweh as the name of God?

Answered by . May 24, 2011 - 4:43 am

The Hebrew word yhwh (Yahweh) is the name of God used in the Old Testament, and is often represented as “LORD” in English translations. The etymology of this word is disputed. For example, some scholars think that it might derive from a non-Israelite source, such as the place name yhw found in some ancient Egyptian […]

Why are there natural disasters in a world created by God?

Answered by . March 20, 2011 - 7:04 pm 2

Many people wonder how a loving God could have created a world in which natural disasters occur. What most people do not realize is that such disasters are typically the product of natural systems which most of the time operate for our benefit. To put it one way, natural disasters are the ‘cost’ we ‘pay’ […]