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Why did Jesus say authority was given to him to execute judgement because he is the "Son of Man"? Wouldn't "Son of God" make more sense?

Jesus used the terms "Son of God" and "Son of Man" inter-changeably in many places in scripture, to convey that he is both God and man. In the context of...

10 Votes March 21 2014 15 Answers

Why did Paul leave Trophimus, a 7-year companion, sick and not heal him?

2 Timothy 4:20

If the apostle Paul still had the power to heal why would he leave a friend and companion sick? In Philippians 2:27 Epaphroditus was sick to the point of...

7 Votes January 21 2014 9 Answers

What was the bridal week? (Genesis 29:27)

Genesis 29:27

Context: 26 Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older one. 27 Finish this daughter’s bridal week;...

September 24 2019 1 Answer

Why was Jesus given a crown of thorns?

Matthew 27:27 - 31

Matthew 27:29 - “And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and...

April 04 2021 1 Answer

How could Jesus say we will never die when the Bible says all will eventually die, such as in Hebrews 9:27?

John 11:26

St. Paul said that “through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because all sinned” (Rom. 5:12). But Jesus...

1 Vote May 31 2021 2 Answers

Why does Solomon say in v. 16, "Hast thou found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it."?

Proverbs 25:1 - 28

But then later in the same chapter, he says in v. 27, "It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory."

September 25 2022 1 Answer

How can we know if a person is saved?

I'm trying to figure out how to "KNOW" if my Husband is Saved. We've been married 27 years the end of this month. He was a career Naval Aviator, gone a lot,...

5 Votes August 25 2013 20 Answers

Why was the man punished unto death for only gathering sticks?

Numbers 15:35

As Jesus said in Mark 2:27, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath." I don't see why it was wrong for the man to gather sticks, but it was...

2 Votes September 05 2015 3 Answers

What does the Bible say about a Christian taking vengeance?

Proverbs 6:27 - 35

While reading proverbs chapter six the verses 27 through 35 shocked me! Does this mean a man is allowed to take vengeance on the man who had the adulterous...

1 Vote March 11 2020 1 Answer

What was the timeline of Aaron meeting Moses on Mt. Sinai?

Exodus 4:1 - 31

Exodus 4:14 states that Aaron was on his way to meet Moses on Mt. Sinai. Then in Exodus 4:18, Moses returned to Jethro and asked if he could return to his...

February 03 2022 1 Answer

Why did Jeremiah keep preaching when no one was listening? (Jeremiah 7:22–27)

22 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:...

July 08 2019 3 Answers

What does this prophecy in Daniel 9:24-27 mean?

Daniel 9:24 - 27

Daniel 9:24-27 24"Seventy 'sevens' are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to...

0 Votes April 16 2020

How can I give up something to God when it becomes an addiction, such as playing video games?

1 Corinthians 10:23

I have been into online games since I was a teenager. I am now 27 years old and I have my own family now. Ever since I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and...

2 Votes October 21 2014 1 Answer

How is it WORK to believe? (John 6:29)

29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” Context: Jn 6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat...

July 01 2020 5 Answers

Why would God use a donkey? (Numbers 22:27–33)

Numbers 22:27-33 :27 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she lay down under Balaam. And Balaam's anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with his...

February 15 2023 2 Answers

Why would Achish, King of Gath, dismiss David as insane in 1 Sam 21:10-15 and accept him as a fellow warrior in 1 Samuel 27:1-12?

David Flees to Gath 10 And David rose and fled that day from Saul and went to (K)Achish the king of Gath. 11 And the servants of Achish said to him, “Is not...

August 15 2018 1 Answer

Does God want me to stay in an unhappy marriage?

I married someone who made believe he was a Christian right before I married him 11 years ago. I have been with him off and on for 27 years. Its been 11...

October 28 2013 6 Answers

Why is the account of the two robbers crucified with Jesus different in Luke than they are in Matthew and Mark?

Luke 23:39 - 43

The account of the two robbers in Luke 23:39-43 differs from that of Matthew 27:38,44 and Mark 15:27,32. In fact, Matthew and Mark's gospels say both of the...

3 Votes January 27 2014 1 Answer

Did Jesus die on the cross or just swoon? (Matthew 27:48)

Matthew 27:45 - 56

48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. Many skeptics, as well as...

November 14 2021 3 Answers

What does it mean to worship in the splendor of his holiness? (1 Chronicles 16:29)

What does it mean to worship in the splendor of his holiness? (1 Chronicles 16:29) 23 Sing to the LORD, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day....

October 22 2018 3 Answers

How can Jesus be the first fruits of the resurrected when Matthew 27:51-54 speaks of the Saints/Holy ones rising from their graves and entering Jerusalem before Christ was resurrected?

Matthew 27:51 - 54

51 And behold, p the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And q the earth shook, and the rocks were split. 52 The tombs also were...

0 Votes June 28 2014 2 Comments 3 Answers

In what way was the land flowing with milk and honey? (Deuteronomy 26:9)

Deuteronomy 26:9

In what way was the land flowing with milk and honey? (Deuteronomy 26:9)-- 9 And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land...

0 Votes June 22 2018 2 Answers

Why did the curtain in the temple tear in two "from top to bottom"? (Matthew 27:51)

Matthew 27:51

Context: 50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. 51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top...

November 12 2019 1 Answer

What can we learn from Israel's refusal to enter the promised land in Deuteronomy 1:26-27?

26-28 But then you weren’t willing to go up. You rebelled against God, your God’s plain word. You complained in your tents: “God hates us. He hauled us out...

1 Vote January 13 2022 2 Answers

Did Jesus come to judge the world or not? (John 3:17)

17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. According to this verse, God did not “send His Son...

June 08 2022 3 Answers

Should we help someone who does not deserve it?

Proverbs 3:27

This is my personal experience. I know a person who used to take lift in my bike always when he sees me. He is healthy enough to walk and his office is just...

2 Votes August 08 2014 1 Comment 3 Answers

Does John 20:23 mean a sinner can be forgiven after death?

John 20:23

This passage basically states if you forgive the sins of any they are forgiven them. A Christian minister suggested to me,according to this passage, that if...

December 09 2019 1 Answer

Why do Christians live like we can keep ourselves alive?

John 12:25

Why do we strive so hard to hang on to life in this world, when Jesus is calling us to give it away? Psalm 22:27-31 All the ends of the earth will remember...

February 18 2021

Why did David order the death of the Amalekite who had come to him with news of Saul's death?

2 Samuel 1:1 - 16

I agree that the Amalekite had (falsely) reported that he had killed Saul (undoubtedly hoping to ingratiate himself with David). I also realize that God had...

June 17 2018 1 Answer

Why does the writer of Proverbs pick on wives? (Proverbs 21:9)

Proverbs 21:9

9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife. 19 Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife....

1 Vote March 27 2019 4 Answers

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