Please explain: How can God condemn people if they’ve never heard the gospel?
Sometimes when we ask God a question, he does not give us an answer that satisfies our human curiosity. Job asked God, “Why have you allowed me to experience such…
Please explain: How was it right for Jesus to provide so much wine at the wedding at Cana?
Admittedly, it was a lot of wine! Jesus’ first miracle changed six cisterns of water into 120 to 180 gallons of the finest wine (see John 2:1-11). By today’s standards,…
Please explain: Was John’s baptism the same as the baptism commanded by Jesus?
A few years before Jesus’ Great Commission directed his followers to baptize and teach his Word (Matthew 28:19,20), John the Baptist baptized people (see Luke 3:3; 20:4; Acts 18:25). Was…
Please explain: What comfort does the Bible give grieving Christians?
“I can't imagine how anyone could face this without God.” How many times have you said that? How many times have you heard that? It doesn’t matter what this is.…
Please explain: What did Jesus mean about a camel going through the eye of a needle?
Context is important when examining passages in the Bible. Where was Jesus when he spoke the words, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a…
Please explain: Why was it important for Jesus to keep the commandments?
The one making the payment to atone for sin had to be perfect. To confirm he was—and is—the only one to make the necessary payment for sin, Jesus kept without…
Please explain: Is it true that God will never give us more than we can handle?
Is it true that God will never give us more than we can handle? I've lost count of how many times I’ve heard someone recite what seems to be a…
Please explain: How are pastors able to forgive sins?
How are pastors able to forgive sins? I’ve been told, “How dare you!” a few times in my life, most of them shamefully deserved. But this time was different. It…
Please explain: What is the millennium all about?
What is the millennium all about? Remember the circumstances surrounding Christ’s return to heaven? Jesus takes his disciples outside Jerusalem near the Mount of Olives. “He was taken up before…