Bible Q&As
Answer: Jump To: The Need for Hospitality | A Lesson for Today The passage you cite is Hebrews 13:2: “Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.” The passage does not tell us enough to know what incident was in the author’s mind, but there are several possibilities. … [Read more…]
Answer: The narrative is in Matt. 12:43-45: “When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. Then he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order. Then he goes … [Read more…]
Question: Do you believe after Christ returns the righteous will become angels? Answer: Jump To: What the Bible Says | The Righteous Will Be Made Like The Angels What the Bible Says Our best source of information to answer this question is Jesus. Talking with the Sadducees about the resurrection, He explained also the state … [Read more…]
Question: In the Epistle of Jude, verse 9 tells about a contention of Michael the archangel with the devil over the body of Moses. I have read the Old Testament and cannot find where this dispute took place. Can you tell me where this originate? Answer: The verse to which you refer reads as follows: … [Read more…]
Question: It is written in the Gospel of Matthew that a star guided wise men to the place where lay the Christ child, the newborn King. We read that “the star, which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw … [Read more…]
Question: Of whom was the apostle Paul speaking when he said, “For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed” (2 Thess. 2:7-8 RSV)? Answer: Who is the “lawless one”? Paul … [Read more…]
Answer: God is long-suffering with sinners. He does all He can to get them to repent and turn from their evil ways, even if they backslide. When they repent and cease doing wrong He extends His forgiveness. Such is the message of Isaiah: “Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: … [Read more…]
Question: What did Paul mean by “baptism” in 1 Cor. 10:1-4: “I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers…were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea”? Answer: The Corinthians, at the time of Paul’s writing, had been baptized into Christ and felt safe and secure. Paul … [Read more…]
Question: Is the baptism of Matt. 3:11 (administered by John) the same as the baptism spoken of in Mark 10:38 where Jesus asked “Can ye …be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?” Answer: No, in Mark 10:38 Jesus is not referring to literal water baptism as administered by John. Although anyone may be … [Read more…]
Question: Basically, you state in your writings that baptism is simply an outward form representing an inward cleansing. I’m not saying this is untrue, I just cannot find any scriptures which really say this. I find removing baptism from the Gospel is wrong. In Acts 2:38 Luke links baptism and repentance with salvation and 1 … [Read more…]