二十个最常被问及的圣经问题（主题）
下面是每年我们被问到最多的问题的前20个主题。在每个主题下，您将找到该主题领域的常见问题和答案。第三千年还有更多主题和答案在 知识数据库 中。 1. 性 同性恋之爱？ 口交是罪恶吗？ 通奸 不自然的行为 性幻想和手淫 自我虐待？ 同性恋还是不接待？- 创世纪 19:5-8 亲吻 避孕 圣经中的强奸？ 妓女和婚姻床 比喻还是性的 同性恋者可以进入天堂 2. 婚姻和离婚…
以俯伏的姿势祷告 - 马太福音26:39
马太福音 26:39 耶稣又往前走了一点，俯伏在地，祷告说，父啊，倘若可行，求你叫这杯离开我。然而，不要照我的意思，只要照你的意思。 姿态 在伊斯兰教中，人们通过各种姿势进行祈祷，包括弯腰低头朝向地面（这里指弯腰至 waist，让脸朝向地面）。穆斯林进行一种仪式性的祈祷，称为 salah 或 salat…
七种赞美
通常，当有人提到这几点时，他们正在寻找以下内容（来自斯特朗的希伯来词典）： 1. YADAH 用伸出的手敬拜。 在敬拜和崇拜中全然降服。 向主举手。 它包含了像小孩对父母一样的全然降服——“抱我吧，我是你的”。 经文：创世纪29:35，历代志上7:6，20:21，诗篇9:1，28:7，诗篇33:2，42:5，11，49:18，以赛亚书12:1 3034…
Were all Job's children killed or not? Job 1:2; Job 1:18-19; Job 19:17
Job 1:2 He had seven sons and three daughters. Job 1:18-19 While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, "Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest…
Did it rain before Noah's Flood?
Thanks for your question. The Scripture does not specifically answer this question. There are good theologians on both sides of the issue. Some scholar's state there was rain before the Flood, others…
Different Levels of Hell
In the Bible, there are a number of different words for the abode(s) of the deceased. In the Hebrew Old Testament we find terms like "new earth," "Sheol," "Abaddon" and various words for "the pit."…
Muhammad the Messenger? - Isaiah 42
Isaiah 42:1 (KJV) Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. Isaiah 42:11 (KJV) Let the…
Begging for Bread? - Psalm 37:5
Psalm 37:25 I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. First, in Psalm 37, David reflects on whether the righteous or unrighteous will…
Can your briefly explain election in Romans 8:29-30?
I apologize, but this answer even in a very brief form is rather long. But in attempting to keep it as simple as possible: Romans 8:29-30 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be…
An Eternal Hell is for Real - The Heresy of Annihilationism?
Thanks for your question. This is a humbling issue. The Doctrine of an Eternal Hell is very clearly taught in such historic documents as the The Westminster Confession of Faith (33 - Of the Last…
Things God Can't Do?
Well, depending on how one views the question, there are many more than seven. Since I do not know what the focus of the particular sermon was, I will list just a few: While God can do all things in…
Theological Flowerbeds - D.A.I.S.Y. vs. T.U.L.I.P.
Calvinism is more than a mere five points; it includes the entire Bible. Such documents as the Westminster Confession of Faith barely skim the surface of what true Calvinism means. Among other things…
What does Higgaion and Selah mean?
Both Higgaion and Selah are used numerous times in the Old Testament. They occur together in Psalm 9:16. The meanings of these words are uncertain. We observe Higgaion in such passages as Psalm 9:16…
Is God Darkness or Light? - 1 Timothy 6:16; 1 Kings 8:12; Psalm 18:11; 97:2
1 Timothy 6:16 [Jesus Christ], who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen. 1 Kings 8:12 Then Solomon said…
What's the meaning of I AM?
Names are important to God. In the beginning, he named Adam. The Hebrew word for man ( adam ) is the generic term for mankind and was the proper name Adam (cf. Gen 2:20; 3:17, 20; 5:2). As God's…
KJV-Only, Error of Errors: The 1611 KJV Preface Disagrees with KJO
I appreciate your concern. I grew up with the KJV Bible, and in numerous ways I still enjoy the way it reads, especially its poetic style. I memorized it when I was first saved and I still quote it…
God, the Uncontained One - 2 Chronicles 7:12-16 and 1 Kings 8:27
2 Chronicles 7:12-16 The LORD appeared to him at night and said: "I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices. When I shut up the heavens so that there…
The Re-Newed or New Covenant?
In Jeremiah 31:31 we see God renewing, restoring, or refreshing - not replacing - the covenant with his people. So why do we express the covenant in such terms? While there are a myriad of answers…
Is the NIV a good translation?
The NIV is a very good translation. It is, however, a "dynamic equivalent" translation. That is, they translate "thought for thought" rather than "word for word." That makes it more "readable" than…
Touch Me Not? - John 20:17
John 20:17 Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your…
Life of an Eagle
The emailed story below is not factual!!! Please be sure to read the entire answer - the second part of the answer tells the "rest of the story" First, IIIM did not send the email entitled, "Life of…
Did David only sin once?
1 Kings 15:5 For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not failed to keep any of the LORD's commands all the days of his life - except in the case of Uriah the Hittite. David…
The Meaning of "All that is Within Me" (Psalm 103:1)
Psalm 103:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! I believe Psalm 103 was written in the later years of David’s life when he had a keener sense of his own…
The Holy Spirit in the Old and New Testaments
"How does the ministry of the Holy Spirit differ in the Old and New Testaments? Were Old Testament believers permanently indwelt by the Holy Spirit, or did the Spirit simply come upon them for…