“Why did God love Jacob and hate Esau (Malachi 1:3; Romans 9:13)?”……Answer: Malachi 1:2-3 declares, "'I have loved you,'" says the LORD. But you ask, ‘How have you loved us?’ 'Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?' the LORD says. 'Yet I have loved Jacob, but Esau I have hated, and I have turned his mountains into […]
Your Question? Why did Jesus tell Mary not to touch Him, but later tell Thomas to touch Him?”……Answer: (John 20:17)Jesus tells Mary, "Touch Me not"(The King James version of the Bible)I use the New Living translation and it has been changed, lets read from verse 14 just for abit of context 14 She turned to […]
“Why did God require animal sacrifices in the Old Testament?”……Answer: God required animal sacrifices to provide temporary forgiveness of sins and to foreshadow the perfect and complete sacrifice of Jesus Christ (Leviticus 4:35, 5:10). Animal sacrifice is an important theme found throughout Scripture because "without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness" (Hebrews 9:22). […]
“Why did God command Abraham to sacrifice Isaac?”……Abraham had obeyed God many times in his walk with Him, but no test could have been more severe than the one in Genesis 22. God commanded, "Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as […]
I feel abandoned in my trial. Why does God seem so distant when I need Him most? Psalms 88:6Psalms 22:1Matthew 27:461 Peter 1:3-7… You’re troubled, so you pray. You’re distressed, so you cry for God to bring you quick relief. But all you hear in reply is silence–a silence so deafening it drowns out every […]
“Why did God kill Ananias and Sapphira for lying?”……Answer: The story of Ananias and Sapphira is found in Acts 5, and it is a sad story indeed. It actually begins at the end of chapter 4 with the description of the early church in Jerusalem, a group of believers so filled with the Holy Spirit […]
“Who / what were the Nephilim?”……Answer: The Nephilim ("fallen ones, giants") were the offspring of sexual relationships between the sons of God and daughters of men in Genesis 6:1-4. There is much debate as to the identity of the "sons of God." It is our contention that the "sons of God" were fallen angels (demons) […]