The full question was “Why do some religious denominations ask you to stand for communal prayer, while others ask you to remain seated, others just ask you to bow the head. Surely, standing is inappropriate for communal prayer- thinking of acts 20:36 and acts21:5 just 2 examples which i have just read?” To the “Why” […]
Why are both males and females called “Adam” in Genesis 5:2?
Genesis 5:1-3 (ESV) This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. 2 Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created. 3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in […]
How many times does the NT say that Jesus is Lord or refer to him in this way?
The New Testament says that Jesus is Lord or refers to him in this way, approximately 178 times.
How many laws are spoken of in the New Testament?
There are dozens of references to “law” in the New Testament. Almost none of them are instructions to Christians. Often the law of rules and regulations that Jews were under is contrasted to what Christians are subject to. Some illustrations of this contrast: Romans 3:27 Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By […]
When Amnon raped his sister was a child conceived?
The Bible doesn’t say that a child was conceived. The account in 2 Samuel 13 doesn’t seem to miss any details of this terrible incident, so it probably would have also mentioned if Tamar had become pregnant. However, it’s silent about it, which probably means that a child wasn’t conceived.
How can I use Leviticus18:24-25 to show why God allowed warfare?
Leviticus 18:24-25 can’t really be used to explain why God allowed warfare. Leviticus was written while the Children of Israel were in the wilderness, after coming out of Egypt — i.e., they hadn’t got to the Promised Land, the land of Canaan, yet and so they hadn’t fought any wars there yet. And Leviticus 18:24-25 […]
What is the difference between love and grace?
Love and grace are closely related things. Showing someone grace means showing them favour, goodwill.1 Loving someone means you desire the best for them. In theory, someone could show another person grace without loving them. However, you cannot truly love someone without showing them grace. When it comes to God, he shows favour because he […]
Will I know my parents in Heaven and how old will they be? Will they be as I remember them?
When people are resurrected and made immortal, they will not be dying creatures, so they will be perfect. They will look young always, even when they are thousands of years old. Jesus tells us: those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are […]
What’s the difference between a pastor, elder, bishop, minister and so on?
The Bible speaks of elders, overseers, deacons and deaconesses (depending on the translation used). The roles of pastors, bishops etc today, have significant differences to the roles of which Paul and Peter speak. The way the Bible instructs these roles to be carried out: Deacons & Deaconesses The word probably had the meaning, to be […]
What does the Bible say about people who practise witchcraft?
Witchcraft was forbidden under the law of Moses (e.g., Deuteronomy 18:9-11). However it might be helpful to focus on the New Testament. Galatians 5:19-21 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, (20) idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, (21) envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like […]