This question was taken from the Life’s Big Questions website, which asks the question and offers a video answer: There is a lot of evidence around us that there is a power greater than ourselves. There are many facts that can only be explained by the existence of such a power. We can understand that […]
“I and my Father are one.” (John 10:30)
JOHN 10:30 “I and my Father are one.” PROBLEM: This passage is understood by Trinitarians to be a clear assertion that Christ claimed to be a person within the Godhead. SOLUTION: 1. Jesus said, “I and my Father are one” but the Jews misunderstood him, thinking he was claiming to be equal with God. (vs. […]
In Mark 7:19 does Jesus himself declare all meats clean or is that a comment by Mark?
The question in Mark 7:19 is whether the final phrase of the verse is part of Jesus’ original sentence, or whether it is a comment by the author of the Gospel, drawing a conclusion from what Jesus said. View 1 – Jesus said it: The King James Version takes the conclusion as being part of […]
Are there any Old Testament appearances of Jesus?
To answer the question “Are there any Old Testament appearances of Jesus?” the straight answer is “No”. If there were appearances of Jesus in the Old Testament then that would mean that, among other things, the family tree of Jesus from Eve via Abraham, David, and finally Mary simply is not true. It would also […]
Please tell me where the Bible says angels cannot lie
I can’t think of anywhere in the Bible that says “angels cannot lie”, but numerous verses make it plain that angels cannot lie. Some of these verses: Psalm 5:4-6 For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not dwell with you. The boastful shall not stand before your eyes; you hate […]
Will the earth have room for all the resurrected in the Kingdom?
“The world’s living population now stands at about eight billion. With the return of Christ, many people who are dead will awake. The population of the world will multiply. Question: How would Christ judge so many people? Please explain Christ’s judgment on the resurrection.” There are two parts to this question – firstly how many […]
What are the “principalities and powers” in Ephesians 6:12 and elsewhere?
This is a complex question in that the theme of ‘principalities and powers’ is more than the just the one best known verse in Ephesians 6:12, but runs through the New Testament, from the Beelzebub theme in the synoptic gospels, the prince of this world in John, through to Paul’s view of evil in the […]
Did Jesus visit India?
There is no evidence, nor is it considered likely by any mainstream scholar, that Jesus of Nazareth ever left the immediate environs of Judea, Galilee and Transjordan during his adult years. Jesus’ evident awareness of Greek culture is easily explained by the proximity of the cosmopolitan market town of Sepphoris an hour’s walk from Nazareth, […]
Is there a lost Hebrew gospel of Matthew?
In short, no. This is one of the easiest questions to answer about the Gospels. For an introduction to the language New Testament documents see the introductory chapters of any good study Bible. Papias The idea of a a Hebrew original to Matthew largely originates with the fragments of a claim of Papias of Hierapolis […]
Is there any basis to numerology or gematria in the Bible?
Basically the answer to this question is : Yes, for a few very simple Old Testament associations with some numbers – such as 7 for 7 days, and 12 for 12 tribes. No, for most other numbers. And as regards gematria (a rabbinical term) and the assignment of number values to letters in a word, […]