Questions and answers relating to bible events
What Qualifies as a Miracle? A miracle isn’t just something that’s unusual, or unexpected, or even extraordinary. A miracle is something that is beyond the laws of nature. A miracle supersedes the laws of nature. It’s something that occurs because of the intervention of God! Do Miracles Still Occur Today? To help us understand whether or not miracles occur today, we’re going to look at when miracles have occurred…
The Miracle of Enoch; “For God Took Him” The bible tells us of a miracle that occurred in approximately 3107 BC. The miracle is briefly described in Genesis 5, verse 24, where it says; “And Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.” Evidently, life had gone on quite naturally for almost a thousand years, but then along came…
Tribulation and the Bible The bible has a lot to say about tribulation. As a matter of fact, the Greek word translated “tribulation” is used 45 times in the new testament. Tribulations are described in the old testament, and in the new testament. It seems like ever since the world began, there has always been some sort of tribulation that people have had to go through. …
Does the Bible Teach that Christians will be Raptured from the Earth? The meaning of the word “rapture” as people use it in relation to the bible, is to “take, to seize, or to snatch up”. Does the bible teach that God will “snatch up” people off of this earth, and bring them to heaven? Does the bible teach a “rapture”? The simple answer…
Is Foot Washing An Act Of Worship? Is the account of when Jesus washed the feet of His disciples, an example that we must follow in our Christian worship, or in our Christian lives? In last weeks lesson, “When Is A bible Example Binding? – Part 4, The Lord’s Supper”, we studied many verses of scripture that made it quite easy to determine that the Lord’s supper…
Examining Accounts Of Action We have been considering accounts of action described in the bible, and judging whether or not God intends for us to view a particular account of action, as an example that is binding upon all Christians. Today we’re going to consider an account of some things that Jesus and His apostles did. We’re going to eventually consider three of the things that…
An Example vs An Account of Action In the title of the book, “When Is A Bible Example Binding?”, the word “example” is used in a very loose, or general sense. And the writer of the book, Thomas Warren, points out that fact, in the book. And I’ll quote from his book to show this to be true. Brother Warren writes; “In discussing the problem with which…
How did Jesus open your eyes ? In John chapter 9, we find the story about a man who was born blind, and had lived that way into adulthood. But then one day, along came Jesus, and He opened the man’s eyes. It says in verses 1 & 2; “And as He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth. And His disciples…
I Will Come Again ! If we believe the words of the bible, then we believe that Jesus will return. He told us that He’ll return. He said, in John 14, verses 1 thru 3; “Let not your heart be troubled; You believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house, there are many dwellings; Moreover, if it were not so, I would…
The Early Years of the Church In the early years of the church, some Jewish Christians were still thinking that they had to follow the law of Moses. And after the Gentiles had been added to the church, and especially when the numbers of Gentiles were increasing, a lot of Jewish Christians taught that the Gentile Christians had to keep the law, and be circumcised. …
In the book of Revelation, when Jesus was dictating letters to be sent to the seven churches of Asia, He said in Revelation 2, verse 14; “But I have a few things against you, because you have there some, who hold the teaching of Balaam; Who kept teaching Ba-lak’, to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to…
Glorify Thou Me The word glorify, means to honor, or to be held in honor. It means to praise, and to magnify, and to extol. A word study says that, to glorify, means.. “to ascribe weight, by recognizing the real substance and value”. To glorify GOD, means.. “To value Him for Who He truly is. For example; Giving glory to God, personally acknowledges, God’s true character and…
The Way of Balaam, is the Way of a Donkey Last week we talked about false prophets, and we began with this scripture from 2 Peter 2:1-3; “But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you. Who secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. And many will follow…
God’s Promise, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob The Lord our God, said to Abraham, in Genesis 12, verses 2 & 3; “And I will make you a great nation. And I will bless you, and make your name great, and so you will be a blessing. And in you, all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” Abraham was a very special person wasn’t he? God was…
“The Lord Helps those who Help themselves” You might think that saying comes from the bible, but it doesn’t. But I think a lot of times it’s true. Maybe it’s always true. We all have a job to do, if we want God’s blessings. Paul tells us in 2 Thessalonians 3, verse 10; “If anyone refuses to work, neither let him eat.” If we’re literally not able…
Did God Create Satan ? In a series of lessons on the subject of Satan, we’re left with this question; Is Satan a created being? Did God create Satan? We know from Genesis 1, verse 1, that “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” And throughout that first chapter of Genesis, we’re given more details about the creation of the physical heavens…
For It Is “Just” Listen please, to this scripture from 2 Thessalonians 1, verses 7 thru 9; “For it is JUST, for God to repay with affliction, those who afflict you.” “And to give relief to you who are afflicted, along with us, when the Lord shall be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do not know God,…
1 Peter 3:18-20 The passage of scripture in 1 Peter chapter 3, verses 18 thru 20, is often misunderstood. So much so, that in 1852, the misuse of this scripture led to a split in the congregation in Nashville Tennessee. A man named Jesse Ferguson was the preacher for the congregation, and his views on these verses were contrary to other bible teachings. And it turned out that this was just the…
The Stairway to the Temple The stairway of Ahaz is mentioned twice in the old testament. Once in 2 Kings 20:9-11, and again in Isaiah 38:8. Ahaz was the king of Judah from 735 to 715 BC. But he wasn’t a very good king. He basically aligned himself with the nation of Assyria, and he adopted the worship of foreign idols, and he even lost control…
How Long is a Day? Were the days of creation, 24 hour days? Or were they much, much longer? I suppose that question will be argued till the end of time. The real question should be.. Why would it even matter? What possible difference could it make to your salvation, or to my salvation, how long God took to create the world? Could God have created everything there…