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Matthew 17: Did they see the physical Moses and Elijah? The whole experience seems to be out of this world. They saw the vision with their physical eyes. Physical photons were projected like in a movie or a hologram. They saw physical images of Moses and Elijah and heard physical sound waves...

I doubt it. Jesus resurrected Lazarus in John 11. When Lazarus died, I don't think he went up to heaven to be with God as a conscious acting being. If he did, then Jesus would have to pull him away from God and return him back to his earthly body. When a person dies, he becomes unconscious, and...

Did Esau turn to God? I don't think so. Esau was the firstborn, but he sold his birthright to his brother Jacob, Genesis 25: There are not many missteps in the Bible worse than this one. Had Esau not done it, we would have used a different formula: "the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Esau."...

David ran away from King Saul in 1 Samuel 21 David and his men were hungry and asked Ahimelech for bread. Ahimelech ran out of ordinary bread. When Saul found out, he killed the priests at Nob. 1 Samuel 22: In the NT, Jesus spoke to the Pharisees in Mark 2: But the OT recorded Ahimelech as...

Exodus 28: Originally, the ephod was designed for the high priests only. Judges 17: Was Micah a high priest? I don't think Micah was a high priest, even though he might think he was. He did what was right in his own eyes. I don't even think that he was a Levite. By chance, a real Levite did...

What was Lot thinking when he said in Genesis 19: Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Matthew Poole's Commentary: Most commentaries agree that Lot was wrong to offer his daughters, but his act was understandable given the extenuating circumstances. What was Lot...

Jesus says in Mark 12: Paul tells us that the marriage we experience on earth is only a shadow of the true marriage in heaven, Ephesians 5: Galatians 3: The marriage between God and the church will replace the marriage between a man and a woman. Revelation 19: In heaven, we are all sons of God.

1 Corinthians 12: No. The very next verse, 1 Corinthians 13: The performance of speaking in tongues is neither necessary nor sufficient for eternal salvation. However, anyone who speaks in a tongue EDIFIES themselves.

Jesus taught Nicodemus in John 3: That's the heart of the gospel. Mark skipped all these. Mark 1: I.e., the gospel of being born into the kingdom of God.

If someone asks you about your faith, then you should respond. 1 Peter 3: The collective church has the responsibility to spread the gospel to the world. Matthew 28: If you are in a place where no one knows about the gospel, then you should make an effort to spread the gospel, Acts 8: Some...

I am talking about the initial repentance when you first become a Christian. Jesus commanded everyone to repent, Mark 1: Acts 17: God wants everyone to repent, 2 Peter 3: 1 Timothy 2: However, people choose not to repent, Revelation 2: Do we choose to repent? Yes, we choose to repent, and...

Food fasting was commanded in the OT. However, people voluntarily practiced fasting for food and drink in OT and NT. Paul wrote about sex and fasting in 1 Corinthians 7: If you want to fast from social media, that's fine, Luke 9: 1 John 2: See How to get closer to God and grow in faith?.

Isaiah 53: 1 Samuel 16: You are a child of God. You are loved by God no matter what you look like on the outside. The Spirit of God dwells in you, 2 Corinthians 5: This world is a testing ground for everyone, Romans 8: God lives in you. Focus on Him.

In the beginning, Adam and Eve could see God personally. They knew God existed but that's not the point. The point was this: Did they obey God? God created the world to test people. As people increased, sin increased and the physical presence of God became more remote. What about the time of...

At the end of Stephen's defense speech, Acts 7: they gnashed ἔβρυχον (ebrychon) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1031: To grind or gnash, as with the teeth for rage or pain. A primary verb; to grate the teeth. This word appears only once. Jesus used a cognate in...

I worked in Japan for a decade. Out of curiosity, I visited Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. I did not perform the ritualistic washing of hands or bowing before the dead monks. Just be discrete about it. Don't make noise. The temple people are usually nice and non-confrontational. Naaman...

ESV, Gen 3: Were there thorns and thistles before the fall of Adam? Probably not. Before the Fall, nature was in harmony. There were species that were the progenitors of thorns and thistles. When God cursed the ground, these species mutated to produce thorns and thistles to protect themselves...

Leviticus 18: a male זָכָ֔ר (zā·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2145: a male A male would include any age group. English Standard Version, Leviticus 20: If a man וְאִ֗ישׁ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person At...

Did God use David to punish Israel? In the ultimate sense, God uses everyone. God used David to punish Israel. 2 Samuel 24: In this sense, God used David against Israel because David was the head of Israel. At this point, David had to choose one evil out of 3. God used David to choose the...

Matthew 22: Does God literally have a right hand? Why the right hand and not the left hand? No, it is a figure of speech. Psalm 18:35 shows God's right hand of protection: The right hand of God symbolizes protection and power. Mark 14: God is spirit (John 4:24). The Psalms (Psalms 63:8...