Q&A 0589 – Bats are birds?
Written on March 30, 2008 at 12:00 am, by SEOteric
Bible critics are quick to point out that bats are incorrectly grouped with the birds in Leviticus 11:19 and Deuteronomy 14:18. Since bats are mammals, what do you say about… Read More
Q&A 0588 – Parenting question
Written on March 28, 2008 at 12:00 am, by SEOteric
My wife and I are currently reading your parenting book, The Quiver [republished in 2017 as Principle-Centered Parenting]. I can’t tell you how much pressure I feel as a dad…. Read More
Q&A 0587 – Romans 9:10-24—Predestination, Calvinism
Written on March 26, 2008 at 12:00 am, by SEOteric
I’ve been reading Romans and am finding it very difficult to understand some of the concepts I find there. For example, does God create people to be destroyed in order… Read More
Q&A 0586 – God’s Affection
Written on March 24, 2008 at 12:00 am, by SEOteric
I have been trying to look for scriptures that speak about God’s affection. As a woman who grew up in a dysfunctional home without men, I long to feel loved… Read More
Q&A 0585 – Help with sexual abuse
Written on March 22, 2008 at 12:00 am, by SEOteric
Where does the Bible speak helpfully about sexual abuse? I’m having a hard time overcoming my childhood abuse. I’m taking part in a “recovery” ministry right now to deal with… Read More
Q&A 0584 – Interpretation: Proverbs 27:10
Written on March 20, 2008 at 12:00 am, by SEOteric
Proverbs 27:10 says, "Do not forsake your friend and the friend of your father, and do not go to your brother’s house when disaster strikes you; better a neighbor nearby… Read More
Q&A 0583 – Matthew 5:19-20
Written on March 18, 2008 at 12:00 am, by SEOteric
Matthew 5:19-20 reads, "Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but… Read More
Q&A 0582 – What will they rule?
Written on March 16, 2008 at 12:00 am, by SEOteric
I recently read the book of Revelation, as far as I could. In the end it’s written that saved souls are going to rule. But what are they going to… Read More
Q&A 0581 – Mathematical confusion in the OT?
Written on March 14, 2008 at 12:00 am, by SEOteric
Critics of the Bible point out that the reference to the "Sea" in the OT shows mathematical confusion. [The Sea was an enormous basin in which the priests bathed before… Read More
Q&A 0580 – Online Bible Resources
Written on March 12, 2008 at 12:00 am, by SEOteric
Please recommend a good website for online Bible resources. Take a look at http://www.studylight.org. There you will find the complete ISBE, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. (I recently purchased the hard… Read More
Q&A 0579 – Affirmative Action?
Written on March 10, 2008 at 12:00 am, by SEOteric
Does God approve of affirmative action? — M.D.N.W. I don’t know what God’s opinion is concerning "affirmative action" — he hasn’t told me! — though I do know from his… Read More
Q&A 0578 – Need to confess sins daily?
Written on March 8, 2008 at 12:00 am, by SEOteric
Do we need to confess our sins daily to someone else? Things I do know: confession to God is of the utmost importance. It is also important to confess/make amends… Read More
Q&A 0577 – Fate
Written on March 6, 2008 at 12:00 am, by SEOteric
As Christians, should we believe in fate or destiny? Really interesting question. We sing "He’s got the whole world in his hands…" We trust the Lord, and rightly so. Providence, the… Read More
Q&A 0576 – Matthew 25:31-46
Written on March 4, 2008 at 12:00 am, by SEOteric
In Matthew 25:31-46, the Parable of the Sheep and Goats, is Jesus saying that this is all that is required to enter heaven? Surely I don’t think so, but it… Read More
Q&A 0575 – John 20:23
Written on March 2, 2008 at 12:00 am, by SEOteric
I don’t understand this verse about forgiveness. Perhaps you can enlighten me on the context/meaning of this? I thought that unconditional forgiveness is commanded according to Matthew 6:14. — Josephine… Read More
