There are no specific rules about physical cleanliness for believers in Christ. There are many instructions such as “be clean” and “cleanse your hearts” but these are all referring to spiritual cleansing. Here are two examples. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your […]
What does the word translated “atonement cover” originally mean in Hebrew?
The “atonement cover” (NIV) formed the gold top of the ark of the covenant. Exodus 25:17-22 (TNIV) Make an atonement cover of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. And make two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. Make one cherub on one […]
What king wanted to kill Elisha?
May God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today. (2 Kings 6:31) These words were spoken by the King of Israel during the Syrian siege of Samaria — the capital city of Israel at that time. The name of the King of […]
Why did God command carved cherubim on the ark when he also said don’t make carved images?
God commands the Israelites not to make carved images (Exodus 20:4), but also commands the Israelites to carve images of cherubim on the Ark (Exodus 25). This would appear to be contradictory. However if you read the context of the command, it seems that God is not forbidding images of any sort but forbidding images […]
Will there be children in the time when God is all in all?
Jesus said “For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels” (Matt 22:30). This would imply that resurrected people will not procreate. There are indications that there will continue to be children (from the mortal population) during the Millennium (cf. Isaiah 11:6). When this age comes to an […]
Is it ever okay for a Christian to divorce their non-Christian spouse?
Guidance for marriage can be found throughout the Bible. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians includes advice for married couples, widows and those who are unmarried. To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband (but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else […]
Do the seventy weeks of Daniel 9:24-27 prove that Jesus was the Messiah? How is the calculation done? Can you explain the prophecy, please?
Daniel 9 (ESV) 24 “Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place. 25 Know therefore and understand that from […]
Why, or how, does the second Beast (Islam) cause the Earth to worship the first Beast (Papacy)?
Revelation 13:11-12 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed. Revelation is […]
Is it wrong to opt for a caesarean delivery?
There may be valid medical reasons not to choose caesarean delivery (see Wikipedia), but there are also many reasons why caesarean delivery might be a very good idea (again, see Wikipedia). There’s nothing in the Bible to say that getting health care is wrong or bad, and so there’s no reason to think that it […]
Can you commit adultery by marrying a divorced person?
The idea that marrying someone who is divorced may be adultery comes from two things Jesus says: “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.” Luk 16:18 “It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate […]