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Does God have a wife?

Answered by . June 12, 2010 - 3:56 pm 3

No. Although the Bible presents God as our Father, it doesn’t ever say that he had a wife. However, many of the pagan gods of the nations around Israel did have wives, so it was natural for the Israelites to wonder about this. There is some archaeological evidence that some people believed that the Israelite god […]

How was God formed?

Answered by . June 12, 2010 - 3:48 pm

Everyone and everything we know had a beginning, so it is natural to ask where God came from and how he was formed. However, God is different. He has always been God, and always will be God. In several places, the Bible describes God as “from everlasting to everlasting” (e.g. Psalm 41:13). In other words, he […]

What are the attributes of God?

Answered by . June 6, 2010 - 4:13 pm

It is impossible to provide a complete list, but we can summarize some of how God is revealed in the Bible. God presents himself to us throughout the Bible, showing different characteristics at different times, just as we do. At times he shows his power, at other times his gentleness. In the flood he showed his […]

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 […]

Where does God identify himself as “one”?

Answered by . May 23, 2010 - 7:48 pm 1

There are a few occasions where God, in his word, the Bible, identifies himself as “one”. Deut. 6:4, for example, says: Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. This is quoted in Mark 12:29. Elsewhere in the Bible, we are told that this one God is the Father: …there is one […]

How many times is God called “Yahweh” in the Bible?

Answered by . May 13, 2010 - 10:56 pm 4

“Yahweh” is God’s personal name (see Exodus 3:13-15 and Exodus 6:2-3), and is usually “translated” as Lᴏʀᴅ (in small caps). It’s not really a translation because Yahweh does not mean Lord. Rather, it means something like  “I am who I am” or  “I will be who I will be”. God has other names also. The following table gives […]

Does “heaven” stand for “God” in Matthew?

Answered by . April 8, 2010 - 10:29 pm

When Matthew uses the phrase “kingdom of heaven” he means exactly the same thing as the “kingdom of God”. However, I don’t know any other context where Matthew uses “heaven” in place of “God”, and he often uses heaven to mean heaven (e.g., Matthew 3:17; 5:12,16). Matthew is the only writer who uses “kingdom of […]

Did Jacob see God’s face? (Gen 32:24f)

Answered by . March 13, 2010 - 2:59 am

Man cannot see God (Exodus 33:20; John 1:18; 1 Timothy 6:16). Hosea 12:4 states that Jacob wrestled with an angel. So Jacob did not literally see the face of God but saw God’s messenger, the Angel of the LORD. Compare Judges 13:21-22.