Bible Q&As
Question: Christianity has always tried to prove that Jesus was the Messiah. However, the Messiah comes in “the last days” – not 2,000 years go. The Messiah really has many titles, including “Elijah” and the “herald of God” who was promised to come in “the last days.” Elijah is the herald of God, not of … [Read more…]
Question: You say that in Proverbs 8 the voice of wisdom is speaking, but you missed the real point, because that voice of wisdom is Jesus Christ. Answer: Proverbs 8 is written as giving a human voice to the wisdom of God. The effect is that of a person speaking. “Does not wisdom cry out, … [Read more…]
Question: Matthew took great pains to prove Jesus’ lineage was through Joseph, to prove He was of the ‘Scion of David‘–the Messiah. Yet Matthew says Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit. How do you account for this? Who was Jesus’ father? Answer: You are correct in stating that Jesus was conceived by the Holy … [Read more…]
Answer: Jesus spoke repeatedly of His Father and of His own role as Son, hence, we cannot believe He was His own Father. Nor can we accept the idea that He was equal in power and authority to His Father, for He said, “My Father is greater than I” (John 14:28). He was sent of … [Read more…]
Question: What does John 9:3 mean when it talks about God using blindness to manifest his works? Answer: John 9:1-3 reads, “As Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth. 2 And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 … [Read more…]
Question: Could you please explain a passage in Matthew 15, where Jesus said to the Canaanite woman, “I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel,” and she replied, “Lord, help me,” and Jesus answered, “It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.” … [Read more…]
Question: What did Jesus mean when He said, “All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth” (Matt. 28:18)? Answer: Because Jesus said He was given “all power…in heaven and on earth” does not suggest that He is supreme over all the galaxies and universes through space. Jesus’ kingship is repeatedly described … [Read more…]
Question: I would like to know what this verse means: ‘Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.‘ (Luke 6:25). Answer: In this text Jesus was pointing to those who used their wealth for self-indulgence, for the gratification of the senses. … [Read more…]
Question: What is the meaning of Luke 11:52, ‘Woe unto you lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered“? Answer: The lawyers of whom Jesus spoke were the Pharisees, professors of the law, the religious leaders of the time. To … [Read more…]
Question: I have a question I would like to have answered: Why did Jesus curse the fig tree when it wasn’t the season for the tree to bear fruit? (Mark 11:13-14). Answer: Jesus, living in an area where fig trees were common, was aware of the nature of fig trees. Figs set fruit before coming … [Read more…]