Questions about God and the Bible

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Questions about Specific Doctrines:

|  Did Jesus Create The Earth? | How did the doctrine of the Trinity start? | What are the differences between God and Jesus? | How to understand the logos / word in John 1? | Did Jesus create the earth? |  Can we speak in tongues today? | Is the prosperity Gospel Biblical? | What happened with Legion and the pigs ? | Is Satan a fallen Angel? | Who is Lucifer? | What happened in Eden? | Who was Job's satan? | Who is "the god of this world"? | Is The Holy Spirit A Person?  | Will the earth be destroyed?  | Do we have an immortal soul?  | Is "The rapture" Biblical?  | Do we go to Heaven when we die?  | Is hell the grave or a place of literal fire and torment? | Who were the "spirits in prison"? | How far did the Bible writers input their own ideas?  | Will there be a universal resurrection, will everybody be raised?  |  Will everyone be saved? |

Questions about Practical Issues:

| Can a Christian get an abortion? | Can prayer change God's mind? | How to prayer more powerfully? | Can prayer change God's will? | Can I baptize myself? | How should we be baptized, by sprinkling or immersion? | Can a Christian be re-baptized, baptized a second time? | Does Philippians 2 prove the Trinity or incarnation? |  Should we keep the Sabbath? |  Should Christians keep Christmas? Was Jesus born on December 25th? | Should a Christian wear a cross or crucifix? | How can I break bread / do communion alone? |  Should a Christian vote or go into politics? |  Does the great commission apply to us today? |  Can we be sure of salvation? | Aspergers | Should we use the Hebrew Names for God like Yahweh or Jehovah? |  Is it possible to be perfect? |  Should we tithe? | What about sins of ignorance? | Are there degrees of sin? | Can we forgive without repentance? |  Is a social Gospel Biblical? | 

Questions about God and the Bible:

| Were the six days of creation literal? | Who was the serpent in Eden? | Is there any historical evidence for Jesus existing? | Is gematria reliable or valid? | What is the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus? | How was the canon formed? | Why is the Bible so confusing? |

General Questions about the Bible:

| Who was Melchizedek? |  What was Paul's "thorn in the flesh"? | Who is "the man of sin" or antiChrist?  |

Wrested Scriptures:

Our verse by verse commentary on the entire New Testament may also be of assistance regarding passages not covered in the list below; see here

| Wrested Scriptures Introduction |

About the Trinity and Holy Spirit:

| "Let us make man in our image" Gen. 1:26 | Wisdom in Proverbs 8: Jesus? | "The mighty God" Is. 9:6  | "God with us" Mt. 1:23 | Baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit Mt. 28:19 |   Is The Holy Spirit A Person? | John 1: “In the beginning was the word” |  "The word was with God" | " The word was made flesh" | “The word was God” | “All things were made by him | How Was The Logos / Word Made Flesh? | Jesus' Raising Up Of Himself (Jn. 2:19-21) | John 3:13 "And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven."  |  “God is a Spirit” (Jn. 4:24) / "Grieve not the Spirit" (Eph. 4:30) | “I came down from Heaven” (Jn. 6:33,38) | “Before Abraham was, I am” (Jn. 8:58) | Jn. 10:30 "I and my Father are one." | John 14:9 "Jesus saith, . . . he that hath seen me hath seen the Father . . ."  |  "The glory I had with you before the world was" (Jn. 17:5) | "My Lord and my God" Jn. 20:28 |  Romans 9:5 ". . . Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever."  |  The Rock That Followed Them (1 Cor. 10) | Ephesians 4:8-10 - He led a host of captives | “Being in the Form of God” (Phil. 2) | Colossians 1:15-18: By Jesus Were All Things Created | Colossians 2:9: “Christ... In whom dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily” | Hebrews 1:2:"The Son... by whom [God] made the worlds" |  Who Was Melchizedek? | Lord and Saviour... God and Saviour (Titus 2:13; 2 Pet. 1:1,11) | For there are three that bear record in heaven (1 Jn. 5:7) |  Alpha and omega |

About the Devil  / Satan:

| Preface: Misunderstood Bible Passages Concerning Satan | The Serpent In Eden Genesis 3:4-5 | Sons Of God And Daughters Of Men Genesis 6: 2-4 | Job’s Satan Job 1:6 | The Satan In Job: A Fellow Worshipper? |  Job's Satan: An Angel-Satan? |  The Deconstruction Of The Satan Myth In Job  |  Lucifer King Of Babylon Isaiah 14: 12-14 | The Anointed Cherub Ezekiel 28: 13-15 |  Zechariah 3 |  The Temptation Of Jesus Matthew 4: 1-11 |  Jesus In The Wilderness: A Study In The Language And Nature Of Temptation |  The Wilderness Temptations: A Window Into The Mind Of Jesus | Legion And The Gadarene Pigs  |  Unclean Spirits Matthew 12: 43-45 |  The Devil And His Angels Matthew 25:41 |  Satan Takes Away The Word Mark 4:15 |  Satan As Lightning Luke 10: 18 |  The Woman Bound by Satan Luke  13:11-17 |  Satan Entered Judas Luke 22:3 | Peter And Satan Luke 22:31 |  Your Father The Devil John 8:44 |  Oppressed Of The Devil Acts 10: 38 |  Child Of The Devil Acts 13:10 / Sons of Sceva (Acts 19:13-16) |  The Power Of Satan Acts 26: 18 |  Delivering Unto Satan 1 Corinthians 5:5 / You shall judge Angels (1 Cor. 6:3) / Advantage to Satan (2 Cor. 2:11) |  The God Of This World 2 Corinthians 4: 4 / "The prince of this world" (Jn. 12:31; 14:30; 16:11)  |  An Angel Of Light 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 |  The Messenger Of Satan 2 Corinthians 12:7 |  The Prince Of The Air Ephesians 2: 1-3 |  Giving Place To The Devil Ephesians 4:26-27 |  The Wiles Of The Devil Ephesians 6:11-13 | "The man of sin" 2 Thessalonians 2  |  The Snare Of The Devil 1 Timothy 3: 6 -7; 2 Timothy 2:26 |  Turned Aside After Satan 1 Timothy 5:14-15 |  Resist The Devil James 4: 7; 1 Peter 5:8 |  Chains Of Darkness 2 Peter 2: 4; Jude 6 |  The Body Of Moses Jude 9 |  "The wicked one" in 1 Jn. 5:18,19 |   The Synagogue Of Satan Revelation 2: 9-10, 13 & 24 |   Michael And The Great Dragon Revelation 12: 7-9 |   The Devil And Satan Bound Revelation 20: 2, 7 & 10 | The Dragon And The Lake Of Fire |

About the death state / Kingdom:

| The Witch of Endor and Samuel (1 Samuel 28) | The rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16) |  The Thief On The Cross |  The 'Rapture' | "Spirit, soul and body" (1 Thess. 5:23) | By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death |   Christ And The "Spirits in prison" | The earth burned up, 2 Peter 3 |  The Destruction of Heavens and Earth (Rev. 21:1; 2 Pet. 3:6-12) |

Jewish Objections:

| Jewish Objections To Jesus  |  Jewish Objections To The Ancestry Of Jesus |  Jewish Objections To The Christian Doctrine Of Atonement  |    Jewish Objections To Christian Usage Of Old Testament Passages  |   Christian And Jewish Interpretation Of Isaiah 53  |  Zechariah 9: The Two Comings Of Messiah  | Christian And Jewish Interpretations Of Isaiah 7:14  |   Christian And Jewish Interpretation Of Daniel 9  |  Miscellaneous Jewish Objections To Christianity

The Sabbath / Adventism:

| Not To Destroy The Law But To Fulfill (Mt. 5:17)  |  Need Christians Keep The Noahic Covenant / Dietary Laws Of Acts 15? |