Short Answer Our relationship with God is complex. Perhaps it can best be described as a blend of love and respect. Love often implies intimacy and closeness. Respect can imply formality and distance. We should strive to find the balance of these two attitudes in tension in our relationship with… Read More
Short Answer Perhaps other religions might be said to reference a similar concept of god, but the Bible makes it clear that Christianity specifically claims to be exclusive. Peter plainly taught this to the leaders in Jerusalem: Acts 4:11-12 – This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you,… Read More
Short Answer While it’s true that the word “trinity” is not found in the Bible, the concept of God as “one being in three separate persons” is certainly something that the Bible clearly teaches. Throughout Scripture, we repeatedly read that there is only one God (Deu 6:4; Isa 43:10, 44:6;… Read More
Short Answer Consider what the Bible says makes you a Christian: Romans 10:9-10 – If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; For it is by believing in your heart that you are… Read More
Short Answer This is one of the best questions we can ask, since the deity of Christ is one of the central doctrines of our Christian faith. In summary, Jesus is God, not a creation. Consider three compelling arguments: The Bible clearly teaches this, Jesus Himself clearly claimed this, and… Read More
Short Answer The short answer is: They don’t. In fact, there’s a Bible verse that addresses this very question. 1 Thessalonians 2:13 – And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the… Read More
Short Answer This is what the Bible says: Mark 10:6-8 – From the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two… Read More
Short Answer The short answer is that it doesn’t. Especially not in the way that the term “slavery” is typically used today to refer to the horrendous practice of race-based oppression in the U.S that stole hundreds of thousands of Africans from the 16th through 19th centuries. The principal way… Read More
Short Answer This is a common misconception. No one goes to hell for “not believing in Jesus”. What does the Bible say? Romans 3:23 – for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 6:23 – and the wages of sin is death. Romans 5:12 –… Read More
Short Answer The short answer? No one. No one is needed to make God because God is not a created entity. It is important to distinguish between things that are created and things that are not created. More Info This confusion often comes up in the discussion of origins. People… Read More
