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Why did the kingdom of Israel split?

Our tragic story begins with King Solomon, who started out following God’s laws and commandments like his father David, but eventually worshiped false gods. Of course, this was a HUGE sin against the one TRUE God - there would be consequences for such [...]

Please explain how God rested on the 7th creative day.

Genesis chapter one outlines God’s creative process. The scope of this description quickly narrows to focus on the earth. Given that the purpose of the Bible is to provide a means for mankind to understand God, this focusing on man’s home, the earth, is [...]

Will Israel Survive this War and End Times?

 Will Israel Survive this War and the End Times?Does God Have a Purpose for Israel?In the last few days, the world's attention has been drawn to the Middle East. Early Saturday morning, Israelis awoke to the sounds of air raid sirens, rockets, and explosions [...]

What does the parable of the sower mean?

Jesus spoke in many parables. A parable is a story that teaches a lesson. Here’s what he said: (Matthew 13:3-9, NIV) “...A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds [...]

Please explain Romans 3:21-31. (India)

Romans 3:21, “But now the righteousness of God without (apart from) the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;” The Gospel was pictured or foreshadowed in the Law. The Law convicted Jews and Gentiles of sin. It pointed to a [...]

How many brothers did Jesus have? (Zambia)

Matthew 13:55, 56, “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? Aren’t all his sisters with us? So, Jesus had four half-brothers and at least two half-sisters. These children were the fruitage of Joseph’s and Mary’s marriage.

Why is Jesus coming back to this earth? (India)

The Apostle Peter explains in Acts 3:19-21 that Jesus returns for the purpose of refreshing and restitution. “Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; and he [...]

The Bible says we should obey our leaders. This is very confusing to me since our leaders are doing evil things. If we are to obey how are we going to keep from taking the mark of the beast? Is the COVID shot the first step to the end? So confused! (United States)

In Jesus’s day, the Roman government ruled. Herod was a king over Jerusalem and Judaea. If you recall, Herod was so evil that he married his brother’s wife, Herodias. He also had John the Baptist’s head chopped off and brought to his birthday party [...]

What is the Gospel?

Sometimes the word “gospel” is used to describe the first four books of the New Testament in the Bible: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. In a deeper sense, the word “gospel” describes what Jesus called the “good news” in Luke: (4:43, Contemporary [...]

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