You say: I have heard many people, including some pastors say that “we all are going to die” But where is it written in the bible that states everyone on earth is going to die before Jesus returns? Will there still be people alive upon his return? Yes there will be people alive when Jesus […]
Who belongs to the communion of saints?
There are many references to saints in the Scriptures. The faithful in Israel were called saints (Psalm 148:14), and the believers in the New Testament are frequently referred to as saints. Distinguishing features of saints as mentioned in Scripture: Excellent ones in whom God delights (Psalm 16:3) Those sanctified in Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 1:2) Those […]
Was the serpent in the Garden of Eden a literal, talking serpent, or was it a manifestation of Eve’s temptation, like Jesus’ tempter?
I believe that the serpent in the Garden was a literal talking serpent for the following reasons: The punishment decreed on the serpent applied/s to the serpent/snakes, not Eve/women The consequences of this event to humankind have been literal: Most people regard snakes with loathing Snakes have no limbs or wings Womankind suffers greatly through […]
How is God our father?
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?
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 […]
How do you reconcile the Bible and evolution?
At the most basic level, if the Bible contradicts evolution, logically, one of them must be at least partly false. On the other hand, if they don’t contradict, they’re compatible and can be brought together. I’m going to suggest a way of approaching Genesis that I believe is compatible with evolution—but I don’t pretend that […]
How could Noah have put every animal on the Ark?
Noah did not take every species of animal on board the Ark. Animals designated using the Hebrew words basar, behema, hayya, nephesh, op, remes, and sippor are used to describe the animals which were taken aboard (the common theme is land based oxygen breathing animals with blood).[1] Animals designated using the Hebrew words sheres and […]
How did the Nephilim exist post-Flood?
Just before the Flood, we read: The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown. (Genesis 6:4) Then, many years later: […]
Why the inconsistency between 1 Chronicles 21:5 and 2 Samuel 24:9?
And Joab gave the sum of the numbering of the people to David. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, and in Judah 470,000 who drew the sword. (1 Chronicles 21:5) And Joab gave the sum of the numbering of the people to the king: in Israel there were 800,000 valiant men […]
Why the inconsistency between 2 Chronicles 36:9 and 2 Kings 24:8?
This inconsistency is only evident in some translations as it is often corrected. Jehoiachin was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the Lord. (2 Chronicles 36:9 NKJV) Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and […]