Bible Questions & Answers
- Bible
- Are Biblical Numbers Spiritually Significant?
- What Books Make Up the Bible?
- When Was the Bible Divided Into Chapters and Verses?
- Are the Bible's Marginal Notes Trustworthy?
- Is the Word 'Bible' of Pagan Origin?
- General
- Does the Bible Prohibit Blood Transfusions?
- Why Is This Year 5775 on the Jewish Calendar?
- Will God Resurrect Animals?
- How Did the Races Originate?
- Does God Allow the Hunting and Killing of Animals?
- What Is the Biblical Explanation of 'Near-Death Experiences'?
- How Can We Know If a 'Miracle Worker' Is from God?
- Is Confession of Sins a Biblical Practice?
- Should a Christian Drink Coffee?
- Should a Christian Charge or Collect Interest or Usury?
- Should Christians Observe the New Moon?
- Which Nations Comprise the Tribes of Israel Today?
- What Is the Proper Christian Perspective on Dreams and Visions?
- Does God Have a 7,000-Year Master Plan?
- Is Reincarnation Biblical?
- Is It Proper to Pledge Allegiance or Salute the Flag?
- Did Christ's Apostles Formulate the 'Apostle's Creed'?
- Are All Forms of Gambling or Games of Chance Sin?
- What Do Spires and Steeples Represent?
- Should Christians Keep Mother's and/or Father's Day?
- How Would Calendar Reform Affect the Church?
- What Are the Origins of the Names of Our Days and Months?
- What Does the Bible Teach About the Use of Jewelry or Cosmetics?
- Should Christian Couples Use Birth Control?
- What Is the Origin of the Symbol of the Cross?
- What Are Nineteen-Year Time Cycles?
- What Do the Terms BC and AD Mean?
- Why Do Many Bibles Show Some Words in Italics?
- Should a Christian Celebrate Birthdays?
- How Should a Christian's Remains Be Disposed?
- Is the Heart a Pagan Symbol?
- Is The Urantia Book Divinely Inspired?
- Is the Proctor & Gamble Trademark a Satanic Symbol?
- Should a Christian Take Acting or Drama Classes?
- Was Edgar Cayce a Prophet?
- Is Church Attendance Required in the Bible?
- Is It a Sin to Drink Alcoholic Beverages?
- How Can We Be Sure the Bible's Books Are Authoritative?
- What Did Jesus Preach?
- Why Was Jesus Christ Crucified for Our Sins?
- Does God Know in Advance If One Will Accept Christ as Savior?
- Is It a Sin to Wear Jewelry?
- Genesis
- How Does the Bible Explain Fossil Ages Over 6,000 Years (Genesis 1:2)?
- Did God Lie to Adam and Eve (Genesis 2:17)?
- Was Lilith Adam's First Wife?
- Do Human Beings Have an Immortal Soul (Genesis 3:4)?
- Why Did People Live So Long Before the Flood?
- What Happened to the Biblical Giants (Genesis 6:4)?
- Was Canaan Cursed for Ham's Sin (Genesis 9:24-25)?
- What Are the Origins of the American Indian Peoples (Genesis 10:2)?
- Was Abraham a Jew?
- Must a Christian Be Circumcised (Genesis 17:10)?
- Why Did God Slay Onan (Genesis 38:3-10)?
- Exodus
- Why Did God Try to Kill Moses (Exodus 4:24-26)?
- Did the Pharaoh of the Exodus Drown in the Red Sea (Exodus 14:28)?
- Why Are There Different Forms of the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1)?
- Should a Christian Own Pictures and Statues of Jesus (Exodus 20:4)?
- Why Does God Say He Is 'Jealous' (Exodus 20:5)?
- What Are the 'Urim and Thummim' (Exodus 28:30)?
- Leviticus
- Should a Christian Wear Clothing of Mixed Fibers (Leviticus 19:19)?
- Is It Wrong to Shave or Cut One's Hair (Leviticus 19:27; 21:5)?
- How Do the Land Sabbath and Jubilee Years Work (Leviticus 25)?
- How Should Tithes Be Figured (Leviticus 27:30)?
- Deuteronomy
- What Is Second Tithe (Deuteronomy 14:22-26)?
- What Is Third Tithe (Deuteronomy 14:28-29)?
- Why Does Deuteronomy 23:2 Forbid a Bastard from Entering the Congregation?
- May a Christian Sell Dogs and Tithe on the Income (Deuteronomy 23:18)?
- Joshua
- What Is the 'Book of Jasher'?
- 2 Kings
- Who Are the Chaldeans?
- Psalms
- What Is Psalm 23 About?
- Is It Proper to Use Musical Instruments to Worship God?
- Proverbs
- Should a Christian Carry Insurance?
- Ecclesiastes
- Should a Christian Pray for the Dead (Ecclesiastes 9:5)?
- Isaiah
- Why Is Christ, the Son, Called 'the Everlasting Father' (Isaiah 9:6)?
- Why Are Animals Hostile and Violent Toward Humans and Animals (Isaiah 11:6)?
- Jeremiah
- Does Jeremiah Describe a Christmas Tree in Jeremiah 10:2-5?
- Ezekiel
- Why Is God So Angry With the False Prophetesses (Ezekiel 13:17-23)?
- Daniel
- What Do the Words Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin Mean (Daniel 5:25)?
- Did the Archangel Michael Later Become Christ (Daniel 12:1)?
- What Do the 1,290 and 1,335 Days Represent (Daniel 12:11-12)?
- Matthew
- Was Jesus a Jew (Matthew 1:1-16)?
- Were the Magi Pagan Astrologers (Matthew 2:1-12)?
- Why Did Jesus Say to Pluck Out Our Eye If It Offends Us (Matthew 5:29-30)?
- Should a Christian Swear an Oath (Matthew 5:33)?
- Is It Proper to Use 'Amen' to Close a Prayer (Matthew 6:13)?
- Should a Christian Serve on a Jury (Matthew 7:1)?
- Why Did Jesus Say, 'Let the Dead Bury Their Own Dead' (Matthew 8:22)?
- Does Jesus Refer to an Immortal Soul in Matthew 10:28?
- Did Christ Build the Church on Peter (Matthew 16:18)?
- Did the Disciples See the Real Moses and Elijah (Matthew 17:3)?
- What Does the Bible Teach Regarding Divorce?
- Should a Minister of God Be Addressed as 'Reverend' (Matthew 23:8-11)?
- What Is the 'Abomination of Desolation' (Matthew 24:15)?
- To What Do the 'Woes' of Matthew 24:19-20 Refer?
- What Does Jesus Mean by the Parable of the Fig Tree (Matthew 24:32)?
- What Does 'One Taken, the Other Left' Mean (Matthew 24:40-41)?
- Are the Jews Responsible for Christ's Death (Matthew 27:25)?
- Was Jesus Crucified on a Cross or Stake (Matthew 27:35)?
- Were Those Resurrected at Christ's Death Raised to Eternal Life (Matthew 27:52-53)?
- Mark
- Why Is Jesus Called 'Son of Man' (Mark 2:28)?
- What Does Jesus Mean by 'Their Worm Does Not Die' (Mark 9:44, 46, 48)?
- Why Did Jesus Curse a Fig Tree (Mark 11:12-14)?
- Is Mark 16:9-20 Inspired Scripture?
- Why Does Jesus Say His Disciples 'Will Take Up Serpents' (Mark 16:18)?
- Luke
- What Happened During Jesus' 'Lost Years' (Luke 2:42; 3:23)?
- Why Does Jesus Have Two Different Genealogies (Matthew 1:1-16; Luke 3:23-38)?
- Did the Thief on the Cross Go to Heaven with Jesus Christ (Luke 23:43)?
- John
- Who Are Jesus' 'Other Sheep' (John 10:26)?
- When Was Jesus Stabbed by the Roman Soldier (John 19:34)?
- Acts
- How Did Judas Iscariot Die (Matthew 27:5; Acts 1:18)?
- Who Was Simon Magus (Acts 8:9-24)?
- Should Christians Preach the Gospel Door to Door (Acts 20:20)?
- What Is a Cult?
- 1 Corinthians
- Does the Bible Prohibit Women From Cutting Their Hair (I Corinthians 11:6)?
- Is 'the Gospel' Just That Jesus' Died for Our Sins? (I Corinthians 15:1-3)
- Does Paul Condone Baptism for the Dead (I Corinthians 15:29)?
- Colossians
- What Are the 'Ordinances' of Colossians 2:14 and Ephesians 2:15?
- 1 Timothy
- What Is Proper Women's Dress (I Timothy 2:9)?
- Should the Church Ordain Women as Ministers (I Timothy 2:12)?
- Titus
- Should Women Work Outside the Home (Titus 2:4-5)?
- Hebrews
- What Is 'Laying on of Hands' (Hebrews 6:2)?
- What Did the Ark of the Covenant Contain (Hebrews 9:4)?
- Was Enoch Translated to Heaven (Hebrews 11:5)?
- 2 Peter
- Does Peter Predict the Total Destruction of the Earth in II Peter 3:10?
- 1 John
- What Is 'Antichrist' (I John 2:18)?
- 2 John
- Who Is the 'Elect Lady' of II John 1?
- Revelation
- What Is the Origin of the Nicolaitans (Revelation 2:6, 15)?
- What Is the 'Synagogue of Satan' (Revelation 2:9; 3:9)?
- Was Jesus Created by God (Revelation 3:14)?
- Who Are the Twenty-four Elders (Revelation 4:4)?
- Who Are the 'Souls Under the Altar' Mentioned in Revelation 6:9-11?
- Who Are the 144,000 (Revelation 7 and 14)?
- Why Is the Tribe of Dan Not Mentioned in Revelation 7:4-8?
- Who Are the Two Witnesses (Revelation 11:3)?
- Is the 'Mark of the Beast' an Implanted Microchip (Revelation 13:16-18)?
- Will God Torment the Wicked 'Forever and Ever' (Revelation 14:11)?
- Does Not Revelation 19:1 Say There Are 'Much People in Heaven'?
- What Will Happen After Christ's 1,000-Year Rule?
- Will the Beast and False Prophet Suffer Eternal Torment (Revelation 20:10)?