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Jesus spoke to the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4: Jesus was not talking about the physical water but the water of eternal life. The woman didn't get the point and confused the two kinds of water. They were on different wavelengths. But instead of giving the woman a systematic theology...

If you don't feel sufficient with your infant baptism, then go ahead and get baptized as an adult. If you do, I don't think getting baptized again is necessary. Paedobaptism vs Credobaptism The issue is debated: A Paedobaptist Position with R.C. Sproul vs A Credobaptist Position with John...

Joseph thought adultery was a sin against God in Genesis 39: David thought he sinned against God in Psalm 51: The prodigal son in Luke 15: 1 Corinthians 8: When we disobey God's commands, we sin against God and he judges us, Isaiah 33:

Luke 19: Is it literal or hyperbole? How does this relate to the standing Western Wall or Wailing Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem today? The following is from Dottard: The prophecy of Luke 19:44b about "not leaving one stone upon another" could not be literally true for at least two...

Joshua 4: How could they still be there much later? Wouldn't these stones be pushed downstream by the torrents? I find Keil and Delitzsch's explanation reasonable:

Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born (Gen 21:5). Isaac was a young man When God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. Genesis 22: Isaac was thinking about the next step. Isaac trusted his father. The young Isaac could have overpowered his old father, but he didn't. Did Isaac struggle...

Matthew 18: Children are not particularly humble. What does Jesus mean by this? Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Jesus meant it as a contrast. If one lowers himself like a little...

Exodus 34: The LORD said he would do the writing. But then: Who was he? It was the LORD. Deuteronomy 10 made it clear:

If Jesus was God, how could he die? If Jesus was God, why didn’t he know when he would come again? If Jesus was God, why did he need the Holy Spirit to descend on him at baptism? There exists an infinite number of questions of this form: If Jesus was God, why/how …? All of them could be...

The Bible does not clearly spell out that procrastination is a sin. However, James 4: If your conscience convicts you, then it is a sin. In any case, it is not wise to procrastinate, Proverbs 12: When it comes to accepting Jesus, it is a really bad idea to delay the decision, James 4:

The "age of accountability" concept is not explicitly mentioned in the Bible. Some think that there is a precise age at which a person becomes morally responsible before God. Is the age of accountability a set age? No, there isn't a precise age number for everyone. Is it based on the...

The young Daniel was exiled to Babylon. He was chosen to be trained to work in the court. Daniel 1: What's wrong with the king's food and drink? The Babylonian food could contain unclean meats like pork. The animals were not properly killed according to Levitical law (Leviticus 17:14, 15)...

Jesus prepared fish and bread for the disciples in John 21: Do you love me more than these fish that you have just eaten? Simon Peter did not think that Jesus was talking about the fish. That would have been an insulting question to Peter. Do you love me more than these other disciples who...

In this OP, I assume John was inspired to write in Greek. G25-agape-love was often used as the noble and high kind of love, particularly in the NT. G5368-phileo was, more specifically, a brotherly kind of love. After the resurrection, Jesus prepared a breakfast of fish on a shore for his...

Same reason why non-Christians do. It is part of the mourning process. It is psychologically healthy, a cathartic release. Even Jesus wept when Lazarus died. On the other hand, Christians know that physical death is not the end. We have hope in eternal life. Spiritually speaking, I can even...

2 Kings 5 Elisha allowed Naaman to bow before the idol Rimmon. On the other hand, Zephaniah 1 How do we reconcile 2 Kings 5:19 and Zephaniah 1:5? Elisha was gracious and merciful to Naaman, a Gentile. He could have thrown the book at him and quoted the 2nd commandment, Exodus 20: Was God...

Loosely speaking, yes. Some people think the KJV is the word of God, but God did not speak to Abraham in English. Technically, I consider the Bible a translation of a recording of the word of God. One problem is that there is no universal definition of the Bible. The Protestant Bible has 66...

How? Let's see the context. Jesus starts the sermon on the mount in Matthew 5 and ends it with: The context is universal love. The Father bestows his universal love on the unrighteous. perfect Strong's 5046: From telos; complete; neuter completeness. Be complete in your love. Love those who...

Forty men vowed to kill Paul in Acts 23: Gill explained: These are the questions of interest. There were learned Jews who were empowered to release them of their vow and they could do so in different ways. No problem. Sorry, I didn't know at the time that my vow would extend into the...

2 Samuel 21: 1 Chronicles 11: What was so intimidating about a spear like a weaver's beam? Let's check a parallel account in (Brenton Septuagint Translation) 2 Samuel 23: It was thick. More details at David vs Goliath in 1 Samuel 17: It was threatening indeed.