Did Jesus create the universe?

In most every case, the attribution that Jesus as the creator of all things is associated with the account in the book of Colossians. In order to answer the question of creation, it is wholly a biblical question that can be answered without tradition or religious dogma. In this regard this article will be somewhat …

What makes the Apostle Creed similar to or different from the Nicene Creed?

Other than the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed is likely the most universally accepted and recognized statements of the Christian faith. The Nicene Creed was first adopted in A.D. 325 at the Council of Nicea. The Roman Emperor Constantine had convened the Council of Nicea in an attempt to unify the Christian church with one …

Why did the King of Jerusalem want to smite Gibeon in the Book of Joshua?

The Gibeonites were a group of people, descended from the Amorites (2 Samuel 21:2). They are described in Joshua 9 as people who deceived the Israelites in order to protect themselves. After the Israelites had defeated the cities of Jericho (Joshua 6—7) and Ai (Joshua 8), many of the nearby Canaanites united to form a …

Who was the king of the Amorites?

Sihon was a king of the Amorites, a pagan nation located east of the Jordan River near the Promised Land during the time of Moses. The city from which Sihon, king of the Amorites, ruled was called Heshbon. This city and its king were so famous that people wrote songs about them (Numbers 21:27–30). King …

Do people have the ability to sin in Heaven like the fallen angels did?

An interesting question in that it’s not typically taught that sin can exist in Heaven, there is no biblical support for the fact that man sins in Heaven, but the capacity is there. “And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And …

Was Zachariah given a vision of winged angels guarding God’s throne with him seated upon it?

In Zechariah 1:7–6:8, the prophet Zechariah receives eight visions in one night: 1. The horseman among the myrtle trees (1:7-17)2. The four horns and four craftsmen (1:18-21)3. The surveyor (2:1-13)4. The vision of Joshua the high priest (3:1-10)5. The golden lampstand and two olive trees (4:1-14)6. The flying scroll (5:1-4)7. The woman in the basket …

Is a generation 80 years (Psalm 90:10) or 100 years?

“The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.” Psalm 90:10 A score is twenty, threescore is 60, therefore fourscore refers to 80, threescore and ten is seventy. …

Did Jesus spend three days in hell?

The short answer is YES, Jesus spent three days and three nights in what was then Paradise, NOT Hell itself, which was in proximity to Paradise. The reason Jesus went into paradise was to keep God’s word to all those who died believing on the coming of the Messiah. “These all died in faith, not having …

What is the true meaning of Christmas?

The true meaning of Christmas is love. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.” John 3:16–17 The …

Why did Saul want to kill David when David did not do anything against him?

Saul’s final years were profoundly tragic as he endured periods of deep manic depression. However, it was a young man brought into the king’s court named David who became the soothing influence on the troubled king by playing music that temporarily restored the king’s sanity. The king embraced David as one of his own, but …