We can’t be sure, but it is unlikely that Luke saw Jesus personally. There’s no information in the Bible to suggest that he did. However, every Christian claims to know Jesus personally, to some degree (in fact, knowing God and Jesus is a vital part of a Christian’s life: John 17:3). Obviously, when Jesus returns […]
What should you do when you love someone else’s spouse?
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. [Heb. 13:4] Marriage is sacred, so we need to respect another couple’s marriage and not interfere with it. If we are married, we also need to respect our own marriage and treat it […]
What does the Bible say about taking vengeance?
In the New Testament, which quotes from the Old, God says that Christians should not take vengeance on people who have wronged them: Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” [Rom. 12:19; cf. Deut. 32:35] Vengeance is […]
Do you have any information about the red heifers that are in Israel today?
According to Numbers 19:2, “a red heifer without defect” was required for the ritual of purification. An organisation called The Temple Institute is committed to searching for a red heifer without blemish as part of its preparations for the construction of a new temple in Jerusalem. The Temple Institute previously claimed in 1997 and again […]
How should we implement Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 25:35-36?
In Mat. 25:35-36, Jesus, in a parable referring to the future judgement (v31-33), says to the people who will be welcomed into God’s kingdom (v34): …I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I […]
What will we do in heaven?
Contrary to popular belief, the Christian hope is for Jesus to return to the earth (Acts 1:11), for him to raise the dead (1Thess. 4:16; 1Cor. 15:20-23; the resurrection) and make his faithful followers immortal (Rom. 2:6,16), and for the world to then be made perfect (Rom. 8:18-21). Put bluntly, people do not go to […]
Did Jesus fulfil the whole Law, or just the Ten Commandments?
In Mat. 5:17, Jesus says: Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. By ‘Law’, Jesus is referring to the whole of the Law of Moses, including the Ten Commandments. We know this is the case because Jesus […]
Why can a man no longer have two wives?
I think Matt 19:1-9, though primarily about divorce and remarriage, is helpful. Under the Law of Moses, men were permitted to have more than one wife but this, like divorce, was because of “the hardness of your hearts” (v8); this was not how it was intended in the beginning. In the beginning God created male […]
If I had sex and then was baptised, am I a virgin again?
When someone believes in Jesus, repents of their sins and is baptised then their sins are wiped away as though they had never been committed. This would not literally make you a virgin again, but would make you righteous as a virgin in the sight of God.
Will God forgive me for having sex?
Presumably you mean sex with someone other than your husband or wife, as sex within marriage is not a sin but a gift from God. There is no sin that God will not forgive, if the sinner geniunely repents and believes in Jesus. Matthew 12:31; Acts 13:39