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Tithing and Giving

QUESTION:  Is the “tithe” the standard for believers in the church today as far as their giving is concerned? ANSWER:  Money is an important and a sensitive issue and the Bible does have a great deal to say about it. …

Salvation

QUESTION: How does a person get eternal life and the forgiveness of sins and avoid hell?  ANSWER: Of all questions we could ask, this is perhaps the most important one of all.  While this answer could take up hundreds of…

Noah’s Flood

QUESTION: Was the flood of Noah’s day a local flood or was it worldwide? ANSWER: Genesis 6-9 records the days of Noah and the flood that came upon the world at that time.  Besides Genesis, there are other verses in…

Eternal Security

QUESTION: Is it possible for me, as a Christian, to lose my salvation? Am I eternally secure or might my sins remove eternal life from me? ANSWER: The possibility of losing one’s salvation has haunted many a follower of Christ. …

What are Spiritual Gifts

QUESTION:  “What are ‘spiritual gifts’, what are they for and how do I get one?  Is having one something I should even be concerned about?” ANSWER: Yes, we should be concerned about the matter of spiritual gifts since they are…

Questions about People in the Bible

ANTICHRIST—“Who is he? When does he appear and what will he do?” The term Antichrist only appears once in the New Testament (1 John 2:18) but has become the common title for the man who will appear in the days…

Jesus and Parables

QUESTION: Didn’t Jesus use parables to make His teachings clearer?  If so, why does He then say (Mark 4:12) that parables were used so that people would hear but not understand? ANSWER: At first this seems really contradictory.  But to answer this question, there are…

God in the OT and NT

QUESTION: “Why is it that God in the Old Testament seems much harsher and judgmental than does Jesus in the New Testament?  There appears to be more love and grace coming from God in the New Testament; why is that?”…