Bible Q&As
Question: Why did John send his disciples to find out about Christ? Didn’t he know who Christ was? Answer: We can be sure that John did know who Jesus was, and that He was indeed the Messiah. Several statements of John show this fact, one being at Jesus’ first appearance, when He came to be … [Read more…]
Question: I’ve wondered why the Jews had such hatred for the new doctrine of Christianity. They treated Paul (one of their own) terribly. Answer: The Jews, though looking for the long-promised Messiah, refused to accept Him when He came. Probably the most obvious reason for their rejecting Christ was that they were looking for a … [Read more…]
Answer: The passage you cite is from Jesus’ commission to His twelve disciples (Matthew 10:23), when He sent them out to preach. In this commission He told them where to go, and what they could expect. Among the expectations was a warning of the persecution they would encounter, and in verse 23 a projection of … [Read more…]
Question: A Question from a Friend: “Why did Jesus say to someone He had healed, ‘Tell no man what was done,’ as in Luke 8:56?” Answer: The fact that Jesus instructed several people whom He had healed to “tell no man what was done to you” does seem puzzling. Why would He want to keep … [Read more…]
Question: Here is a Scripture I would like you to explain: “And he saith unto him, verily, verily, I say unto you, hereafter ye shall see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.” Answer: These words were spoken by Jesus very early in His career, when He … [Read more…]
Question: What did Jesus mean when He condemned the scribes and Pharisees for proselytizing, saying that those converted were ‘twofold more the child of hell than yourselves’ (Matt. 23:15)? Why would the proselyte be a child of hell at all? Answer: In Matthew 23 Jesus is condemning the scribes and Pharisees on numerous points, most … [Read more…]
Answer: You refer to Jesus eating the Last Supper with His disciples, when He partook of the “cup,” containing the juice of the grape, and gave it to His disciples, and told them, “Drink from it, all of you” (Matt. 26:27). Then He proceeded to explain. His words are phrased slightly different in each of … [Read more…]
Answer: Yes, definitely. In fact, Christ is the only one of our race who has received immortality at the present time. We read that He is “the King of Kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality” (1 Tim. 6:15-16). We would also like to point out that Jesus did indeed obtain immortality, He … [Read more…]
Question: I have a problem with the idea that Jesus kept the passover one day before the regular Jewish Passover, just before He was crucified. Matthew 26:17 says it was “the first day of the feast of unleavened bread’ when the disciples asked Jesus, ‘Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the … [Read more…]
Answer: Jump To: God Promised to Never Forsake His Own | Lost in Translation In the 27th chapter of the gospel of Matthew we find Jesus’ last recorded words spoken shortly before He died. The translation of these words, as rendered in our Common Version and most of the newer versions is, “My God, my … [Read more…]