Issues and Answers

Is There An Indeterminate Expanse of Time Between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2?

Who were the wise men?

Since the Bible says they came from the east (v. 1), the wise men (magi in the original; G3097) were likely from Persia or southern Arabia, both of which lay east of Israel.1 That they used the term “King of the Jews” for Jesus would suggest that they were Gentiles...

Is There An Indeterminate Expanse of Time Between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2?

How Can I Know the Truth?

Throughout history people have searched for truth: about heaven; hell; and eternal life. Be encouraged that the Lord wants everyone to know the truth. 2 Peter 3:9 says, “The Lord is…not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.” It is...

Is There An Indeterminate Expanse of Time Between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2?

Who was Melchizedek?

Melchizedek is a unique Old Testament dignitary who suddenly appears on the scene: greeting, blessing, and fellowshipping with Abraham after the patriarch rescued his nephew Lot. The Bible introduces him as the king of Salem and priest of God Most High, meaning he...

Is it important that I cannot remember when I became a Christian?

Why did the Lord’s judgment on King Coniah not affect Christ’s title to the throne of David?

Jeremiah 22:24-30 In what some have referred to as “Coniah’s Curse”, the Lord revealed through the prophet Jeremiah that none of Coniah’s descendants would sit on David’s throne. Early in their history, the Lord had warned Israel about turning from Him to idolatry. After Solomon’s reign the Lord split the kingdom in two, the 10 […]