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Monthly Archives: August 2007

Q&A 0483 – Who may baptize?

Written on August 31, 2007 at 12:00 am, by

Who can baptize the person who believes in Christ and is prepared to accepted Jesus as his Saviour? Is it necessary to have a priest do the baptism? — Madhu… Read More

Q&A 0482 – Sell my possessions?

Written on August 29, 2007 at 12:00 am, by

When Christ Jesus says, "Sell your possessions and give to the poor" (Matthew 19:21 and Luke 12:33), what kind of possessions is he talking about? Does it mean I should… Read More

Q&A 0481 – Power structures

Written on August 27, 2007 at 12:00 am, by

Church organization is a topic essential for my congregation in the future. When people get together for any reason, they quite often create power structures, meeting places, rubber seal/stamps, internal/external… Read More

Q&A 0480 – Adultery revisited

Written on August 25, 2007 at 12:00 am, by

While I greatly value your insight and your website has helped me tremendously, I disagree with your advice in relation to Q&A 0366. Your thought was not to consider something… Read More

Q&A 0479 – Validity statement

Written on August 23, 2007 at 12:00 am, by

In John 5:31 Jesus says, "If I testify about myself, my testimony is not valid." Then in 8:14 we read, "Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony… Read More

Q&A 0478 – “Grieving” after dissolving a homosexual relationship?

Written on August 21, 2007 at 12:00 am, by

I was reading Coming Out of Homosexuality, by Bob Davies and Lori Rentzel. The fifth chapter, I believe, mentions that we should grieve for a period of time when we are… Read More

Q&A 0477 – Jesus’ baptism

Written on August 19, 2007 at 12:00 am, by

Did Jesus get baptized to “become like his brothers in every way” (Hebrews 2:17)? Was that what it meant for him “to fulfill all righteousness” Matthew 3:15? I thought that… Read More

Q&A 0476 – Speaking to the dead

Written on August 17, 2007 at 12:00 am, by

I have a question about a show called "Crossing Over," with John Edwards. I have gotten into several discussions with a friend of mine about the validity of this show…. Read More

Q&A 0475 – A new earth?

Written on August 15, 2007 at 12:00 am, by

Isaiah 66 and 2 Peter 3 speak of our hope in expecting a new heaven and a new earth. Why would God create a new earth if people will only… Read More

Q&A 0474 – Are Jews antichrist?

Written on August 13, 2007 at 12:00 am, by

In 1 John 2:22 we reads, "Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ." So are the Jews antichrists? In 1 and 2… Read More

Q&A 0473 – What happened to Sarah?

Written on August 11, 2007 at 12:00 am, by

After Abraham took Isaac to be sacrificed, what happened to Sarah? I know she was still around, but the Bible doesn’t relate any conversations — or much of anything — about… Read More

Q&A 0472 – Son of man

Written on August 9, 2007 at 12:00 am, by

Why did Jesus refer to himself as the Son of man? — Ginny Riley (Las Vegas) Jesus was looking for a Messianic title that would not incite the masses to… Read More

Q&A 0471 – Before the Fall

Written on August 7, 2007 at 12:00 am, by

I heard a lesson from a scientific, historical point of view about the way things were before the fall of Adam and Eve. The speaker taught that vegetation was incredible, and everything… Read More

Q&A 0470 – How can I make my wife believe?

Written on August 5, 2007 at 12:00 am, by

I am a member of an Indonesian church, and my wife, a Mongolian, is an unbeliever. I have been talking to her about God, but she still cannot accept the… Read More

Q&A 0469 – A gospel contradiction?

Written on August 3, 2007 at 12:00 am, by

I was scanning the different gospel accounts, trying to decide which one to use. An apparent "contradiction" appeared to me, involving the sequence of events (Jesus going to Annas, Caiaphas,… Read More

Q&A 0468 – A three-day journey?

Written on August 1, 2007 at 12:00 am, by

In Moses’ encounter with Pharaoh, he asked the Egyptian ruler if the Israelites could have three days to go and worship God in the wilderness. Of course they eventually left… Read More