How do you explain Isaiah 53 to a Jewish person? Isaiah 53 is commonly held by Christians as a messianic prophecy about Jesus Christ. It is part of Isaiah’s Servant Songs about a messianic figure. It depends on the person you speak to, but the task at hand is to…
Image by Ben Kerckx from Pixabay If there’s anything you’ve noticed in the last couple of Holiness Matters blog posts, and perhaps in every one of them, we aren’t welcome in this world. It’s not that everyone we know treats us rudely us or is out to get us. It’s…
Image by Jeff Jacobs from Pixabay What will the resurrection of the body look like? The resurrection of the body is talked about in several places throughout the New Testament. Paul mentions it at the end of his discussion on the resurrection of the body (1 Corinthians 15:50-58). He also…
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay What does the Bible say about cremation? The Bible does not speak to the issue of cremation. In general, passages like Genesis 3:19 and Job 30:19 speak of returning to dust in the earth. The phrase, “Ashes to ashes and dust to dust,” was…
Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay What is the “thorn in the flesh” in 2 Corinthians 12 and how do you apply to your life? Background of 2 Corinthians 12 When Paul mentions his thorn in the flesh, he is in the middle of a rant to show how worthless…
Image by Pezibear from Pixabay Do animals go to heaven? What about our pets? This is one issue no one can be sure about until we get to heaven. But we must start with whether or not animals have a soul. By “soul” I mean that part of us that…
Image by Ryan McGuire from Pixabay How did Job know about the conversation between God and Satan? Did Job know that God allowed Satan to abuse him? This question concerns Job 1-2. The prologue to the book of Job tells the reader about a conversation between God and Satan in…
Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay Who wrote the book of Job? We don’t really know who wrote the book of Job. Ideas range from a Hebrew well-versed in Scripture and wisdom literature to Moses to Job himself. It was written sometime during Israel’s history. I’m dead serious. That’s what we…
Image by Jeff Jacobs from Pixabay What does it mean when Peter talks about Jesus descending into hell? This question references 1 Peter 3:19. The whole section runs from 1 Peter 3:8-22. But we will focus on 1 Peter 3:18-22. There are actually a few questions that would come out…
Image by ar130405 from Pixabay From the time we wake up to the time we lay down everyone wants to tell us their opinion about something. Our world is full of voices of various kinds. We watch TV and hear (much louder than the program we are watching) advertisers on…