What do the Bible and the churches think of IVF?
Since there are many churches, it would be impossible to represent all the different denominational positions. A better question would be, “What might be the Biblical position on In Vitro Fertilization?” The following is the opinion and reasoning of a Christian writer. There are no scriptures which speak directly to the subject. In Vitro Fertilzation is [...]
Where is Moses? Is he in heaven?
We know for sure Moses is not in heaven, as Jesus clearly said in John 3:13, “And no one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended from heaven, even the Son of Man.” No one who lived before Jesus was given the promise of a heavenly reward. When Adam lost the right to life [...]
What is meant by the Jewish Passover?
The word "passover" appears in the Old Testament 49 times and is translated from the Hebrew word, Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance #6453 pecach, derived from a primitive root word meaning "to pass over."This word first occurs in Exodus 12. Moses told Pharoah to let His people leave Egypt. Pharoah would not, so God sent various plagues on Egypt. The [...]
Why are we here? And what does it matter?
At some time in each of our lives, we struggle with these fundamental questions; 'Why are we here?' 'What does it matter?' When God created Adam and Eve, he set in motion the creation of the entire human race. Generation after generation of human beings have gradually been filling the Earth. God chose to create [...]
Is there free will or predestination?
Yes - there is both free will and predestination. People have free will, and God has predestined a plan for all of mankind.Here are two scriptures that show man has free will or the ability to choose the direction he takes in his life. In Matthew 7:21 Jesus says, "Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does [...]
Where does it say in the Bible "by his stripes we are healed"? (1 Peter 2:24, Isaiah 53:5)
Your question refers to 1 Peter 2:24, which quotes from Isaiah 53:5, “Who himself bore our sins inhHis own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness - by whose stripes you were healed.” This healing is not a physical healing now, in this lifetime. Instead, it is the [...]