Revelations:
At the end of the TV show Revelations, it showed a child in the dessert, and also at the end of the Book of Revelations, it states "and a child shall lead them"... Can you tell ...
Last Modified: 06/03/2005 14:41:03 |
Follow up to last supper question:
Dr. Smith put forth the idea that Luke 23:54 refers to a special Sabbath observed on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Friday), not the weekly Saturday Sabbath. Is th...
Last Modified: 05/18/2005 14:15:52 |
1Cor.3:15:
Could you please tell me what this passage means? 1Cor 3:15 "If it is burned up, he will suffer loss: he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames."
Last Modified: 05/09/2005 06:14:51 |
End of World or Fall of Jerusalem:
What exactly does Matthew 24 say about the end of the world. A friend of mine (Pentecostal) has said that Matthew 24 has not been fulfilled simply because we are still here today. ...
Last Modified: 05/07/2005 09:03:40 |
Pre-destined:
1 Peter 2:8b-9 states: "They stumble because they disobey the message--which is also what they were destined for. But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation. . ...
Last Modified: 04/30/2005 07:35:33 |
John 3:16-17:
In John 3:16-17, the NIV seems to use a more definitive language with, "...shall not perish..." and "...but to save the world through him," while the KJV seems to use a more condit...
Last Modified: 04/29/2005 07:40:13 |
Different Bible Translations:
I am, and always have been, a member of a WELS church. I have been taught to take the Bible as God's Word--pure truth. I have read parts of the Bible on my own and been to Bible ...
Last Modified: 04/26/2005 12:07:19 |
Noah's Ark:
My son asked the question of how Noah could have possibly gotten all the animals of the earth into the ark? I really didn't have that good of an explanation so I was wondering if ...
Last Modified: 04/21/2005 13:08:03 |
I Corinthians 7:14-16:
My question concerns I Corinthians 7:14-16. Is God (through the apostle Paul) telling us that someone can be an unbeliever, but still have salvation due to the belief of their spo...
Last Modified: 04/21/2005 06:56:34 |
days of creation:
How would you answer someone who maintains that since the sun, moon, and stars weren't created until the 4th day, we cannot assume that the first days were 24 hour periods. Also ma...
Last Modified: 04/19/2005 08:53:13 |
Judas' death, and the field of blood:
Thank you for taking your time to answer this. I was wondering if you could clarify the inconsistencies with how Judas died, and how the field of blood got it's name. In Matthew...
Last Modified: 04/09/2005 12:59:36 |
Second Coming:
A recent Newsweek story on Jesus and Christianity included the following passage: "Next came the initially mystifying Resurrection. Then came . . . nothing. A central prophecy p...
Last Modified: 04/07/2005 09:27:50 |
Debate:
I had recently gotten into some sort of debate with my parents about the Bible and they have some questions. -Why was Jesus baptized? Would this mean that He was a sinner during...
Last Modified: 04/05/2005 08:31:38 |
How can I tell if my faith is real?:
I've been troubled for the last year or so that I've committed the sin against the Spirit because of evil thoughts about the Spirit I've been having. I've prayed about it, read...
Last Modified: 04/05/2005 08:23:28 |
bible for teen girls:
I discovered an article today about the teen Bible for girls published by Zondervan, and in the article it says that the subjects of lesbianism, oral sex and other sins are placed ...
Last Modified: 04/04/2005 16:42:02 |
Resurrection accounts:
I love reading the Bible but when I come to the resurrection accounts in the New Testament, I am at a loss to understand or explain the seeming haphazard and sloppy way they are pu...
Last Modified: 03/23/2005 14:35:54 |
Doctrine of Election:
Where is the Doctrine of Election in the Bible? I have been looking for it in the Bible and can only find references to the elect in the New Testament. Is it a compilation of ...
Last Modified: 03/22/2005 08:38:55 |
Recent posting on "Ave Maria":
In a recent question on the "Hail Mary" of the Roman church, the answer contained the following: "There is no biblical basis to believe that Mary or any other saint hears the wo...
Last Modified: 03/21/2005 09:23:24 |
Gospel of John:
In the Gospel of John when John the Baptist sees Jesus approaching he says "Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world." After John baptizes him, he then says that ...
Last Modified: 03/14/2005 07:58:37 |
Response to Rationalistic Philosophy:
My question: As part of my college studies, I am reading the philosophers of the Enlightenment (Hume, Kant, Schleiermacher, etc) and I'm having no trouble locating works by (and s...
Last Modified: 03/10/2005 09:04:48 |