Why did God allow the devil in the Garden of Eden?
Before Satan was Satan, he was a glorious being: Isaiah 14:12: (KJV) “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!”Being a “son of the morning” (or as the New American Standard Version says, the “star of the morning,” [...]
What elements of the text of Genesis chapters 6-9 could you use to point someone to the global nature of the Flood?
The Flood was evidently a global event, but not necessarily a global inundation. The narrative in Genesis chapters 6-9 describes what Noah and his family observed, and it was devastating. All the high hills they could observe were covered. Some have suggested that in addition to the rain from above, which was continual for 40 [...]
What can I learn from the widow and the giving of two coins?
This incident, recorded both in Mark 12:41-44 and Luke 21:1-4, is an example in practical terms of the way Jesus (and God) looks at giving. The world tends to be impressed with large gifts and grand gestures; the Lord looks at the heart. When Jesus saw this poor widow cast her coins into the Temple [...]
Who was the Pharaoh at the time of Moses and the Ten Plagues?
This is a question many have considered. It is technical but resolvable. From the 12th Dynasty of Egypt, we have a set of 40 dates, given both according to the lunar calendar of Egypt and according to the solar calendar of Egypt. The single best fit for these 40 pairs of dates puts the 12th [...]
If Adam and Eve were perfect, how could they have sinned? Wouldn't a perfect man and woman have acted in a perfect manner?
In Genesis 1:26-27, the Bible says "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness...And God created man in His own image..." We know that God is a spirit being with a spirit body, so the statement that man was created in His image does not refer to Adam's body. It therefore must [...]
Is there any reason for righteous people to repent?
Humans have one BIG thing in common: we are all sinners. Romans 3:23 NLT: “For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.” Romans 3:10 NASB: “There is none righteous, not even one" which is quoting from Psalm 14:3 and Psalm 51:3.Sin always has consequences. Sin was introduced into the world when the first [...]