Simon The Leper
Posted March 19th, 2010 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. Who was Simon the leaper? Was he one of the ten men cleansed by Jesus? If so where is it found in the bible?
Did John The Baptist Have Doubts?
Posted March 18th, 2010 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. John the Baptist met & knew Jesus several times: before birth, while baptizing Jesus, etc… (besides being Jesus’ cousin) and yet John had to be assured once again after he was arrested by Herod. What happened to make him doubt while he was in prison?
Did Paul Ever Meet Jesus?
Posted March 15th, 2010 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. We first wanted to thank you for your website on the Bible and Jesus Christ. We have a question about the Apostle Paul that we hoped you may be able to answer. I was at a Sunday school class and asked the question, did Paul ever meet Jesus? The answer I got from the group was no. On the road to Damascus Paul met Jesus after he had ascended into heaven. Was Jesus’s appearance physical or spiritual? Please give us some insight.
Old And New Covenants
Posted March 6th, 2010 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. What are the old and new covenants? Like Our lord Jesus said the law of Moses and the teachings of the prophets were in effect up to the time of John the Baptist. After which the good news is being preached. Does this mean that all the people after John the Baptist, won’t be judged by Moses’ Law but would instead be saved by Our lord’s grace thru our faith in him and that all the people before John the Baptist would only be saved by Moses’ law and not their faith which they put upon the coming Messiah?
Is That You Lord?
Posted February 27th, 2010 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. My sister is reading a book in which the author speaks of the angel in Revelation 8 : 3-7 as being Jesus. The author also says that the prayers of the saints which are being offered with the incense upon the golden altar are the prayers of the raptured church for those ‘christians’ who missed the rapture and are now enduring the tribulation. To settle a disagreement about these verses, my sister would like you to explain who the angel and the saints are.
Where Was God’s Mercy?
Posted February 23rd, 2010 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. I was reading my Bible again, (I’m trying to read the whole thing), and I was going from Genesis through Exodus. I used to wish that I could have lived during those times, but now you couldn’t pay me to go there. It seems like every time Israel messes up, they get wiped out. But then I started thinking; I’m just as guilty as they are, because I haven’t always put God first. I feel that I wouldn’t have lasted one day before being killed for my sin. Having seen how He dealt with them, I’m almost afraid to pray know. I mean, if one sin is enough to kill us, how much more do I deserve to die? The New Testament is filled with God displaying His mercy and forgiveness, and I am grateful for that, but I can’t figure out why He is so easy on us, and so tough on the Israelites.
Synagogue Of Satan
Posted February 16th, 2010 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. Re: Synagogue of Satan (Rev. 3:9) Would you help me understand this phrase in the context of what a Jew should understand? What is the meaning?
Romans 11:13-32. All Israel Will Be Saved?
Posted February 9th, 2010 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. Please help me to perhaps understand what Paul is trying to tell us here. In the early verses I seem to understand him that he is telling us about Israel that is eventually going to be saved after the full number of Gentiles has been saved. verse 23 confuses me a lot because Paul speaks as if Israel will have to show some belief in Jesus in order to be saved, although in the early chapters he speaks as if God intentionally made Israel not to understand Jesus. Then in verse 26 he speaks as if Israel is eventually going to be saved without any effort, which is what I believe on. But Paul confuses me when I read verse 23 and 25 as they seen to be contradicting.
Why Doesn’t God Appear More Often?
Posted February 8th, 2010 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. In Genesis, starting in the garden, and moving forward in the Old Testament, there are several personal encounters with Bible characters and Jesus (Angel of the Lord). My heart skips a beat when I read about these personal encounters, just imagining what it would be like to have a personal encounter with Him. This is my question – why did those personal encounters stop? Or haven’t they stopped, but the majority of people just don’t know about it? Do you have any thoughts on this question?
When Did The Disciples Receive The Holy Spirit?
Posted February 8th, 2010 in Ask a Bible Teacher
Q. What is going on in John 20 when Jesus breathed on the disciples and told them to receive the Holy Spirit? Prior to this event, Jesus told them He could not send the Holy Spirit to them until after He returned to His Father. Then after this event He told them to wait in Jerusalem for the arrival of the Holy Spirit. So what happened in John 20, how do we explain this?
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