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Does predestination mean God prevents some from being saved?

We can certainly sympathize with your doubts over the Bible's teaching on predestination because most Christians share your experience as they wrestle with this difficult concept for the first time. Your concerns center on the prospect of a person...
18 June 2020
Is Matthew 24 referring to the Rapture or the Second Coming?

This passage will be explained in much further detail in our current Matthew study. We encourage you to watch once it's available. In the meantime, we call your attention to the entire context of the passage, especially the opening: Matt. 24:36 ...
18 June 2020
Does Isaiah 2-4 describe Tribulation or the Babylonian captivity?

The context of any passage determines the proper interpretation, and the context of Isaiah 2-4 is clearly speaking of the Tribulation and not the Babylonian invasion. For example, the passage begins this way: Is. 2:2 Now it will come about that ...
18 June 2020
What does the Bible say about slavery?

First, it's important to understand that the concept of slavery found in the Bible is very different than the style of slavery practiced in various places since the middle of the last millennia. The type of slavery practiced in North America and ...
18 June 2020
What is the Old Covenant mentioned in the book of Hebrews?

The covenant established between God and Israel at Mt. Sinai is called the Mosaic or Old Covenant. The establishing of this covenant happened over two generations of Israel, and its terms are recorded across the first five Books of Moses (i.e., Ge...
18 June 2020
What happens to those who are “left behind”?

The Bible doesn't say specifically what the world will think in response to the Rapture of the Church, but we know it will not produce widespread belief in the word of God. On the contrary, the supernatural judgments of God that take place during ...
19 May 2020
Does God tempt believers to sin?

In Matthew 4, Jesus is led into the wilderness by the Spirit, but the Spirit of God never tempted Jesus. The enemy tempted Jesus to sin: Matt. 4:1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Matt. 4:2 And a...
19 May 2020
When did humanity first learn of life after death?

The first reference to death and the way to eternal life is found in Genesis 3: Gen. 3:22 Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take also from the tr...
19 May 2020
Why is God called the Angel of the Lord in the OT?

The Second Person of the Godhead is called the Angel of the Lord in the Old Testament, and in fact all manifestations of God in the Old Testament are manifestations of the Angel of the Lord. These two are one and the same, and they are always appe...
18 May 2020
Should foot-washing be part of communion?

The only aspects of the communion observance which are mandated are those recorded in 1 Corinthians 11:23-29: 1 Cor. 11:23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 1 Cor...
18 May 2020

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