Archive for September, 2007
Question: I have a question that was given to me today at work during lunch by my fellow coworkers that quite frankly I didn’t know how or what to answer. Can you help me out? The question was, “How can a being such as God not have a beginning?”
Answer: Great question! […]
Question: I was reading “Knowing God 101″ and am confused when the writer states God’s will is determined but it is also dynamic. To me “determined” and “dynamic” are opposites. Could it mean that God always knew before he spoke that he was going to change his mind?
Answer: God’s will is […]
What did Jesus mean by “church”?
Question: In Matthew 18:17 Jesus uses the term “church.” Since the church was not started until after Jesus’ death and resurrection, what does the term refer to?
Answer: The word “church” in the New Testament comes from the Greek word, ekklesia, which means “to call out.” The only two references in the […]
Are We Saved by Good Works?
Question:
I have a friend who believes that “good works” get you into heaven. When I told her that the Bible clearly teaches that we are saved by faith and not by good works (Ephesians 2:8-9), she responded by telling me to read James 2:24, where it says we are made right with […]
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