One of the problems the early church faced was that some Jewish Christians had come from Judea to Antioch saying that Gentiles cannot be saved unless they...
Barzillai (first mentioned in 2 Samuel 17:27) was a wealthy eighty-year-old man who had been one of those who continued to support and protect David when...
The rules or laws cited in the question represented a shortening of the hundreds of commandments and ordinances that had been contained in the Law given to...
Reading God's Word tells me, God wouldn't create anything He couldn't lift. What would be the purpose, none. God is the God of order and reason. 1...
Why did Barzillai forego the king’s favor? (2 Samuel 19:34–37) 34 But Barzillai answered the king, “How many more years will I live, that I should go up t...
2 Samuel 19:34 - 37
Jesus has two aspects blended in one person: Jesus as the son of man and Jesus as the God aspect of the Trinity. When he addresses the disciples as brothers...
Hope is found all through scripture. All of the promises of God are to us who believe on Jesus as the only way of salvation by grace. First Corinthians...
Something fascinating to take note of is that William Tyndale, who translated the NT directly from Greek instead of the Latin Vulgate in the early 1500’s,...
Explain what it means that gentiles are only bound to not have idols, not fornicate, not eat of strangled meats, and not eat blood. Are these all gentiles ha...
Acts 15:28 - 29
I would say that, when Jesus spoke of His disciples as His brothers (in passages such as Matthew 12:46-50, or Matthew 28:10, for example), He was either...
God is the ultimate match maker. Jehovah-Jireh, God will provide. A believer must be the person God wants them to be in order for God to present the mate...
One must consider that Paul was speaking to Timothy about the Hebrew scriptures. I don't think Paul himself would assign such authority to his own writing in...
Is there any significance?
Matthew 21:5
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Does 1 Peter 3:21 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
Jesus came to serve others. His service delivered God's love to them. Jesus also came to deliver his message about the kingdom of God. He told them what the...
Trying to answer your question, using the two examples, is like the Pharisees writing volumes of books to identify every violation of the Mosaic law, and...
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Is the movie "The Passion of the Christ" Biblically accurate?
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Is Mormonism a cult? What do Mormons believe?
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What is a Gentile?
In my view, the following name changes: Abram to Abraham, Jacob to Israel, Simon to Peter and Saul to Paul; were all public declarations by God that this...
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What is the difference between a sect and a cult?
In my opinion, Paul was warning Timothy in this passage (1 Timothy 1:4) not to allow the Christians to whom he was ministering to become caught up in...
It is important that we see Paul was chosen by God to be a preacher to the Gentiles. But also to the Greeks. Romans 1:16. He also preached the gospel of all...
I would say that the apostles would have interpreted Jesus' words as applying to the known world at that time, but (in my opinion) Jesus (as God) could also...
In my view Moses was not being punished at all. God simply decided to end Moses’ ministry as a servant and prophet of God. But why did God do that? I believe...
We live in a materialistic world that encourages spending. We are assaulted daily by commercials trying to convince us that no matter how much we have, we...
WHO OR WHAT WAS NEPHILIM, Genesis 6: Nephilim is derived from the root “fall” meaning either “the fallen ones” or ones who fallen (violently) upon others”...
Why do you want to hate your sin? Why not, instead, learn to love the Lord, your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. Learn to love all the...
Moshe had already been instructed to strike the rock once, previously when Israel first entered the wilderness. Here at the end of the 40 year wilderness...
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Why was Moses punished so harshly? (Numbers 20:12)
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Is God male or female?
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What are the Ten Commandments?
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What does it mean "Elijah must come first and restore all things" in Matthew 17:11?
I think we need to clarify some things regarding this statement in the question: "only God is holy." The word "holy" is first used by God to tell Moses the...
My opinion to the question and answers is that we have to look at the story from God's point of view. All these events are means of God communicating His...
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What does it mean in Jude 1:20 to be "praying in the Holy Ghost"?
Many believers understand that the mark of the beast was a reference to the Roman requirement for trade and part of the oppressive rule the Jews were under....
You can easily research new testament tithing on the web. Paul had many opportunities to teach the church to tithe. I believe he purposely avoided this...
Matthew 7:1-6 says a lot. Romans 14. and Colossians 2:20-23 We are all sinners to a degree, because no one is righteous in the flesh. Only in the Spirit. So...
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What does the Bible say about cannibalism? Is there cannibalism in the Bible?
I believe what Tim said for the most part. But, there is always a but. First Corinthians 11:27-34 Many of the Corinthian believers were living in fornication...
Moses was denied the opportunity to step foot in the land God promised to give to Abraham's descendents because he didn't glorify God when he struck the rock...
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What is the key to witnessing to Jehovah's Witnesses?
IMHO, I would not receive this body modification. It would go against my conscience and my understanding of the Word. I would pray and if you feel uneasy do...
If the Holy Trinity is in fact 3 separate beings able to act independently of each other, is it unreasonable to postulate that all beings are connected as...
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Are the ideas of Jesus and Christianity borrowed from Mithra and Zoroastrianism?
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