There were 40 days between Jesus’ resurrection and his ascension to heaven. As Luke writes at the start of Acts: [Jesus] presented himself alive to [his apostles] after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. [Acts 1:3]
What does “death” mean in Gen. 2:17? Is it literal or not (e.g., bodily decay or separation from God)?
God said Adam and Eve would die on the day they ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (Gen. 2:17), but they didn’t die that day. Does this mean the “death” God referred to was different to literal death (e.g., bodily decay or a separation from God)? Fact 1: God told […]
Re: Are African Americans the dispersed remnant of Israel? (continuation)
There is no credible evidence that African Americans, or any Africans, contain a larger component of genetic material from the original nation of Israel, whether of the southern Jewish kingdom or the northern kingdom that was dispersed earlier. However, African Americans, and every other group of people, have the opportunity to be adopted by faith […]
What does it mean when God is silent?
Searching the Bible electronically I could only find two references to the silence of God: Psalms 30:12 that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever! Psalms 109:1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Be not silent, O God of my […]
Was Jesus white?
No, Jesus wasn’t white (i.e., he wasn’t Caucasian, although he could have had a light skin colour). Ethnically, he was a Jew (from the the tribe of Judah [see Mat. 1 and Luke 3]), and he could possibly have looked something along the lines of the following picture:
What does the Bible say about “contract marriage”?
Further comments from question: A contract marriage is defined as a business agreement where you share the same roof, you are married for name sake; but it is only for the military benefits. As far as I can see, the Bible says nothing about contract marriage. The Bible treats marriage as a union of a […]
Where in the Bible does it say angels have more than two wings?
In actual fact, the Bible’s descriptions of angels present them as having no wings! See the answer to ‘Where in the Bible does it say that angels have wings?‘. As that answer says, ‘There are two angel-like creatures that do have wings, and this may be the origin of the idea that angels have wings. […]
Where in the Bible does it say that believers are the “seed of Abraham”?
In Galatians 3:29 (in the ESV) it says: …if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise. The word offspring is sometimes translated as seed (e.g., in the HCSB, NIrV, TNIV, NKJV, KJV) or descendants (e.g., CEB, GNB, LEB, NASB, NET). They all mean the same thing. Paul is saying that if we are […]
Is the gospel to be preached to all creatures, not just humans?
In Mark 16:15 it says, ‘preach the gospel to every creature’ (KJV); and in Colossians 1:23 it talks about ‘…the gospel…which was preached to every creature which is under heaven’ (KJV). Do these verses imply that the gospel is to be preached to all creatures, not just to humans? Some translations of Mark 16:15 and Colossians 1:23 […]
Genesis 3:16 says the woman’s desire would be for her husband: does that mean that in the beginning woman was equal with man and gave man rule because of the sin that Eve committed in the garden?
We read of the creation of Eve in Genesis 2:18-25 ” Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” … (20) The man gave names to all livestock … But for Adam there was not found a helper fit […]