What does it mean to test the Lord as Jesus addresses in the second temptation? In Matthew 4:1-11, the devil tempts Jesus three times. Each temptation can be related to the three temptations John mentions (1 John 2:16). We will use these as a loose understanding of the temptations of…
What is the fear of the Lord? Can it be actual fear and being scared of what God can do? Proverbs states that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge (Proverbs 1:7). To fear the Lord is to worship and revere him, to be in awe of…
Were the whole families included with the 250 people who sunk into the earth in Numbers 16? Numbers 16 presents the third giant rebellion against the leadership of Moses. It is probably the most dramatic of the three. God separates out the 250 men who led the rebellion against Moses.…
What was the realm of the dead and can you explain the biblical worldview? There are a number of rebellions in the book of Numbers. Beginning in Numbers 12:1-16 before the Israelites spy out the land, Moses’ brother and sister, Aaron and Miriam , oppose his leadership. It seems to…
What was the difference between the dramatic Old Testament judgments and God dealing with us in the New Testament? I think a couple of the reasons people think that God is not as judgmental or doesn’t bring his wrath as much in the New Testament can be stated. First, Jesus…
Does God seem to act differently in the Old Testament? At first glance many people believe that the God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament are different. The God of the Old Testament is judgmental and angry. He’s always visiting death and punishment on the…
Why did God change people’s names in the Bible? Beginning with Abraham, Sarah, and Jacob, and going into the New Testament when Jesus changes Simon’s name to Peter, God has been changing people’s names throughout Scripture. But to many people this is a strange thing. God changes people’s names for…
Why did Jesus call himself the Son of Man? Jesus was in the habit of calling himself the “Son of Man.” Throughout his ministry he often called himself this in many occasions. But there is significance to the reason why he used this term. Son of Man comes from passages…
Is the coronavirus a sign of the end times? This is a good question that a lot of people are asking right now. I want to start by explaining what the “end times” are. The end times happen at the end of the world. The world will be ripe for…
What did Jesus write in the sand with the woman caught in adultery in John 8? This is one of the few passages that may have not been in the original text of the New Testament. The earliest manuscripts do not include the story. However, when you read it, most…