Answers to your
Bible Questions

Search our database of answers now, or explore by category to discover something new.

Search answers

115 Results

Why is there no manna today?

In Exodus we learn that the Lord called Israel into the desert and then provided food for them supernaturally: Ex. 16:11 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, Ex. 16:12 “I have heard the grumblings of the sons of Israel; speak to them, saying, ‘A...
1 August 2015
Did Jesus break His promise to abstain from wine?

In Luke 22 we read: Luke 22:17 And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves; Luke 22:18 for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.” ...
15 May 2015
The Accidental Witness

Every Christian is called to be witness for Christ, but if we reserve our witnessing for the "official" moments, then we're missing the best opportunities to spread the Gospel.
10 May 2015
Be Quiet and Be Quiet

This is one of those posts I have debated for days. To write or not to write, that has been the question. I’ve sung this song before, first verse, second verse, and chorus. But it’s an issue that continues to perplex me, and because the song is on a continuous loop in my head, it’s one that I’m sure I’m not seeing clearly. You let me know.
15 April 2015
A Very Touchy Subject

This topic is something I live with. It is next door to me. It is in my son’s school. It is in my grocery store, my help-wanted ads, my doctor’s office, my home. It is the life-breath of my small community. It is not some far-flung problem for someone “else”. It is not something I’ve made judgments about from a distance. It is an on-going conversation in my soul about people – real people – that I live with every day. It’s personal.
23 March 2015
In what year was Jesus born?

We do not have an exact date for Jesus’ birth in scripture, but we can narrow the date down based on some details. First, we know that Herod the Great was ruling when Jesus was born: Matt. 2:1 " Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in t...
21 March 2015
On Infanticide

It's no surprise that abortion is widely accepted in America, to our shame. But now, many college students are being taught that it's not only okay to murder a baby in the womb, it's also okay to murder them outside the womb, even up to age 5. This is infanticide, and it's being accepted by many college students today.
20 December 2014
How do we measure success at VBVMI?

How does an Internet ministry measure success? As the director of Verse By Verse Ministry International, I ask this question everyday. Ministries often consult varies financial and operational measures, but we prefer a better, biblical measure...
15 September 2014
What day of the week did Jesus die?

The traditional teaching within the church is that Jesus was crucified on a Friday, and churches commonly observe the Friday before Easter Sunday as the day of Jesus' death, but a Friday observance is a matter of church tradition rather than bibli...
13 August 2014
That's the wrong gospel

A friend of mine recently shared an astounding fact. Ninety percent of children who grow up in evangelical homes make a decision to follow Christ, yet only 22% of that group are still following Christ by age 35. I had to check this out...
4 August 2014