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Question: In your book, Knowing God 101, you write: “Satan and his other angel stooges were kicked out of heaven. God planned eventual punishment for them in a lake of fire (hell) but God’s timetable spans eternity, so that penalty is yet to come”. My questions to you is this. […]
Question: I’m having doubts about my faith and just discovered your books. I’m currently reading your book Creation and Evolution 101 and am finding the book to be informative, but I didn’t find any reference dinosaurs and how they relate to God and creation. Please explain to me what the Bible […]
How Should I Pray?
Question: Are all our prayers answered? Some say yes, others say no. Do we doubt when we repeat our prayers? Should a request be made only once or should we continue praying until we see results?
Answer: Some people would say that all of our prayers are answered, because even “no” […]
How Do I Understand the Bible?
Question: I am a Christian but I find studying the Bible a difficult thing to do. Most times I have to force myself to study. This really troubles me because I want to have a constant connection with God. What can I do?
Answer: We would suggest five things. […]
QUESTION: What does the Bible say about astrology, tarot cards, and numerology?
ANSWER: Interestingly, all of these “activities” have something in common. They are all part of the occult, because they attempt to find the “hidden” signs that affect human destiny (the word “occult” means “hidden”).
The Bible does address all three of these […]
QUESTION: How can I explain to somebody that the Bible is truly the word of God without quoting from the Bible? I have a couple of friends who believe that there is a Creator but don’t really think that the Bible is reliable. They think that it was just written by some […]
What’s the Right Way to Pray?
QUESTION: In my prayers, I have a problem of not exactly knowing who to pray to. I have heard that we are to pray to the Father by the Holy Spirit in the name of Jesus Christ. I know that God is Trinity, but I just feel like I am ignoring a Person if […]
Is the Bible Without Error?
Question: What do people mean when they say the Bible is “innerant”?
Answer: When someone says that the Bible is “inerrant,” it literally means, “without error.” This is an important quality for three reasons:
1. All Scripture was “inspired” by God (2 Timothy 3:16). That is, God “breathed in” what He wanted […]
Will There Be Babies in Heaven?
Question:
What does the Bible say about babies going to heaven or hell? A Christian friend beleives some babies don’t go to heaven. I would like to find scripture about this subject.
Answer:
The Bible doesn’t specifically state that babies do or don’t go to heaven. However, there is one example that Bible scholars […]
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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