 | Questions and Answers |
| Questions and Answers |
| Number | Question |
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| 81 | Israel in Systematic Theology Hi Tony, I have a question about Arnold Fruchtenbaum's book Israelology . . . [read more] |
| 80 | The Parable of the Four Soils Andy, I have really enjoyed your teaching with Dr. Mal Couch. I receive many of the CDs you and Dr. Couch have done and have learned so much from your teaching. I wonder . . . [read more] |
| 79 | Sons of God and Daughters of Men Hi. I stumbled upon your site while researching the 7x70 in Leviticus 26:21, but that's not why I'm writing. I don't know how you feel/or what you think about the 'sons of God' issue in . . . [read more] |
| 78 | The Importance of the Trinity My husband and I had been Jehovah's Witnesses for many years. We tried hard to comply with every word written by the organisation believing it was Gods channel. I really didn't think we were . . . [read more] |
| 77 | Lost Peoples If God made humankind, why is he (she?) not universally known to all humankind and never has been? A good “father” does not remain a stranger to his children, right? As an . . . [read more] |
| 76 | Does Baptism Save? I recently had a conversation with someone from the Church of Christ. He said that they believe that a person needs to be baptized and believe in Jesus to be saved. I know we are saved by . . . [read more] |
| 75 | Two New Covenants? I just read the article by Andy Woods entitled What is the relationship of the Church to the New Covenant . . . [read more] |
| 74 | Abraham as Father of the Jews From your web page:
We study Abraham's role as the father of the Jews, discussing the promises originating with Abraham and their unconditional nature.. . . [read more] |
| 73 | Is the KJV Bible Inspired of God? In a recent article on Christian parenting regarding how to study the Bible, the author makes the statement, . . . the King James Bible is indeed accurately translated and is the preserved . . . [read more] |
| 72 | The Identity of Daniel's Coming Prince For Dr. Charles Ray: Recently, I have conducted a great deal of intense theological research into the KJV transliterated passage of Daniel 9:26, and I hereby humbly submit my findings to . . . [read more] |
| 71 | Is the Church Joined to Israel? You state that the Church does not "join" Israel. How is that consistent with passages such as Romans 11:16-24? [read more] |
| 70 | The Order of the Church Is it a biblical fact that elders, deacons, etc. are part of "the order of the Church?" I personally think that there is too much man and God is not welcome and it's all politics . . . [read more] |
| 69 | Timing of the Rapture Is there someplace on your site where you've laid out your perception of the end times, including who is involved (the Church, the Jews, etc.) in each piece? And/or biblical support for a . . . [read more] |
| 68 | Literal Translations by Sovereign Grace Publishers Is there a significant difference between the Literal Translation (LITV) and the Modern KJV, all from Sovereign Grace Publishers . . . [read more] |
| 67 | Extending Israel's Exile? Charles, In part two of your 4-part series on Daniela, you wrote:
To suggest there is . . . [read more] |
| 66 | Three Important Books Good morning. Concerning the 3 books to be stranded on an island with:
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| 65 | Are Supernatural Gifts Evident Today? Are the Gifts of the Spirit (the supernatural manifestation type) for today? I was raised in a liberal Baptist church that taught the Gifts died with the Apostles, although they never could . . . [read more] |
| 64 | Women with Wings like a Stork Who are the two women in Zechariah 5:9? Are they good angels,demons, fallen angels or something else? [read more] |
| 63 | Jerusalem and the Harlot of Revelation 17 I just found your website and I really enjoy most of its content. It is set up in a great way and is really helping me understand idea's and concepts. it is encouraging to see others . . . [read more] |
| 62 | ESV and HCSB Translations I enjoy reading your comments about various Bible translations. I have read about the ESV (their website) and wondered what your opinion was of this translation. I don't find it too different . . . [read more] |
| 61 | The Amplified Bible I was viewing your site regarding comments on the Amplified Bible, or the New International Standard Version that claims to be the most reliable and accurate English translation . . . [read more] |
| 60 | God's Word on Abortion Besides the Ten Commandments, where in the Bible can I find God's word on abortion? He has been dealing with me to spread the word that abortion is wrong. I need to find more Scripture about . . . [read more] |
| 59 | Word Meanings in the KJV Bible I wanted to ask about helps for reading the KJV Bible. There are many resources available for the archaic words--that's not a problem. I'm concerned about words that I already know but have . . . [read more] |
| 58 | Ezekiel 38 and the Rapture Is it likely that the church will have already been raptured by the time Gog attempts to invade Israel? I mean, there's no indication that any other big nations are preventing the attack. And . . . [read more] |
| 57 | Courses at SpiritAndTruth.org I would like to take a course study on your program, but I don't know how. I am very much interested to study the word of God and I hope you can help me regarding this matter. I was able to . . . [read more] |
| 56 | Plants of the Bible I want biblically mentioned plants described in detail with references, please mail me. [read more] |
| 55 | Hebrew and Greek Bible Study I want to read the Bible in Its original languages. Can you suggest any good Hebrew-Greek Bibles? [read more] |
| 54 | Scofield Study Bible and the Millennial Kingdom I am brand new to your site. I have a question regarding Bibles. I have just about every version I can think of except the TNIV and The Old Scofield Bible. Can you tell me which is . . . [read more] |
| 53 | The Remnant from a Jewish Perspective Do you have any information on the concept of 'remnant' from a Jewish perspective? [read more] |
| 52 | NIV as Study Bible I'm in the process of looking for a study bible and have started researching several different ones. However, during my research I have found that the NIV translation is NOT recommended for a . . . [read more] |
| 51 | Patience vs. Longsuffering What is the difference between longsuffering and Patience? I am enjoying listening to your Study on Colossians. I like the idea of people asking questions while you are teaching. [read more] |
| 50 | Revelation of the Man of Sin Would it be possible for you to clear up one question I have? It is regarding 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 I have tried to understand this portion in light of the teaching of Scripture . . . [read more] |
| 49 | Destruction of the Beast I have an interesting question for you. Most dispensationalists believe Daniel 7:11 and Revelation 19:20 are parallel.
Dan. 7:11 - Then I kept looking because of the . . . [read more] |
| 48 | Church vs. Israel When I read in my Bible in Acts 7 I noticed in verse 38 that Stephen actually uses the word "church" in reference to the time of Moses. I understand that the word 'church' comes . . . [read more] |
| 47 | Women in Leadership Roles in the Church I understand and fully believe in the leadership of men in the church, especially in the pastor - elder role. My questions are, can a woman be the Worship Leader (or Music Minister)? Can she be . . . [read more] |
| 46 | Matthew 24, Luke 17 and the Rapture I wish to thank you for the two CDs received. I have been going through your Revelation Commentary . . . [read more] |
| 45 | Webshow Slide Viewer Just came accross your website last night. I look forward to spending some quality time there in the near future. Additionally, your use of an audio/slide presentation grabbed my . . . [read more] |
| 44 | Twenty Four Elders In the book of Revelation, it mentions the 24 Elders who also sit on thrones. Are the 24 Elders the 12 Apostles and the 12 sons of Jacob which are the 12 tribes of Israel? [read more] |
| 43 | Seven Spirits of God The Seven Spirits of God? What do they represent? What are the seven spirits and where can I find it in the Bible. I know that it is in the book of Revelation, but what is it? [read more] |
| 42 | Romans 9:6 - For they are not all Israel who are of Israel Thank you so much for helping me to see so clearly Romans 9:6 especially with the help of your diagrams . . . [read more] |
| 41 | Four Horses of the Apocalypse and Zechariah Are the Four Horses of Apocalypse analogous to the four horses of Zechariah 6:1-5?
And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four . . . [read more] |
| 40 | NASB Bible On your site you have a NASB in your WordLinks Study Biblea. Is that available for purchase or download? . . . [read more] |
| 39 | Bible Recommendation There are so many Bibles. What would you recommend? NKJV, NIV . . . study Bible? What would be your recommendation for the best all around Bible? Thanks for taking the time to respond. . . . [read more] |
| 38 | Thompson Chain-Reference Study Bible You mention that the Thompson Chain Reference Bible NKJV doesn't have "cross referencing" (question #24) and yet looking over mine it does. I was very concerned at first, as I . . . [read more] |
| 37 | Responding to the Gospel Im looking for an answer to this: When I was witnessing one night, the person asked me if he could be saved at a later date, he just wasnt ready right now. How long is the opportunity there? . . . [read more] |
| 36 | Comparing King James Bible Versions I like how your website has some verses that compare the KJV, NKJV and the KJ2000 to each other. At the same time I wish that there could be a way to know about all of the differences between the . . . [read more] |
| 35 | Nero and the Early Church In your material on Nero (3.12a) you point out that the Neronic geomatric calculation was not proposed until . . . [read more] |
| 34 | Women as Deacons I am on a team charged with establishing a constitution and by-laws for a new church. We are addressing the Spiritual Infrastructure of the church as described in the NT. Presently we are . . . [read more] |
| 33 | Single Meaning Thanks for the well structured and delivered Biblical Interpretation coursea. With a background in linguistics . . . [read more] |
| 32 | Courses at SpiritAndTruth.org I would like to know more about your studies. I have some questions. Are these studies free?, Do you study them at your own pace? Where do you begin, at the particular study available at the time . . . [read more] |
| 31 | Allah in Islam vs. Arab Christianity Where did the word Allah come from? I've heard the many names for our God, but never Allah. Is the Allah of Islam the same as the Allah of Arab Christians? The word Allaah is . . . [read more] |
| 30 | Good Witches? A recent article in the September 7th edition of the Stanwood/Camano Newsa titled STANWOOD-CAMANO . . . [read more] |
| 29 | Sunday and the Early Church Is Sunday said in the bible as the day Christians meet at church or did that day just evolve in time as the day Christians meet? [read more] |
| 28 | NRSV and Liberalism You state:
We respond to all sincere questions by those who are truly interested in learning. This is not intended as a forum for debate, but for edification and . . . [read more] |
| 27 | Revelation 1:7 - Past or Future? I am very gratetul to you for your commentary on Revelationa on the Spirit and Truth site. It . . . [read more] |
| 26 | Global Context of Revelation 13 You're right of course that ge sometimes does have a global referent and preterists recognise this. The question is does it have it in Rev 13? Interestingly I note that although . . . [read more] |
| 25 | Global Context of Revelation 13 I'm currently working my way through issues related to preterism. In a review of La Haye and Ice's . . . [read more] |
| 24 | Thompson Chain-Reference Study Bible I was looking over your advice concerning study Bibles and wanted to ask your opinion of the Thompson chain reference Bible. This Bible has an interesting system of references and topic chain of . . . [read more] |
| 23 | How Can Fallen Men Know Truth? I was was listening to what Alan Watts teaches about eastern philosophies and found this: The assumption of Judeo-Christian culture is that man is by nature sinful and . . . [read more] |
| 22 | The Beginning of the Present Dispensation I have been following your answers concerning "Mid-Acts Dispensationalism" and my question concerns your remarks about the beginning of the present . . . [read more] |
| 21 | NRSV and NKJV Bible Translations Do you think that the NRSV translation itself is good to study from (without the [more liberal] Oxford study notes)? Also, you seem to like the NKJV. I heard that although the NKJV is also . . . [read more] |
| 20 | Oxford NRSV Study Bible I was reading your Q&A discussion of Bible Versions. Although I like the KJV it is rather difficult to read--even with helps (like Webster's 1828 dictionary). A Bible I do like a lot is the . . . [read more] |
| 19 | Attributes of God I will be introducing my nephew (10) to some basic Greek and theology over the course of the summer, and for the theology part I would like him to memorize the fourteen attributes of God as . . . [read more] |
| 18 | Mid-Acts Dispensationalism I deeply appreciate your taking time to answer my questions about mid-acts dispensationalism. In researching this kind of dispensationalism I think I know how they would respond to some of . . . [read more] |
| 17 | Mid-Acts Dispensationalism I appreciated your comments on mid-acts dispensationalism (e.g., Cornelius Stam) that you sent to me about a month ago. Teachers of this type of dispensationalism make the point that none of . . . [read more] |
| 16 | Interpreting the Bible One thing I am having some difficulty with is a good book on hermeneutics. How to study the bible so I can understand what some of those difficult to understand passages mean and I could . . . [read more] |
| 15 | Teaching at College After having finished a Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology (genetics), I had a change of heart and decided I would be of most benefit to the world teaching Religion in a College setting. I was . . . [read more] |
| 14 | Keeping the Feasts Do you keep feast days? [read more] |
| 13 | New English Translation (NET) Bible Someone mentioned to me the NET Bible (www.bible.org) which has thousands of translation and study notes. I downloaded it (the standard PC version . . . [read more] |
| 12 | Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible I wanted to ask your opinion of the Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible (in any of the available translations). I heard that this is a dispensationally oriented Bible with many good language . . . [read more] |
| 11 | Learning about Dispensationalism I am fairly new to dispensational thinking and wanted your opinion concerning the Scofield Bible. Is this still a useful tool for the study of the Bible from a dispensational . . . [read more] |
| 10 | Christian Liberty Perhaps just a small point to your second set of lecture notes [for the course Israel through the Eyes of Scripturea] . . . [read more] |
| 9 | Teaching New Believers I am working on finding some outlines or articles on Learning God's truth and why we believe. Is the bible really God's word and how to apply it to our lives. I work with our youth at . . . [read more] |
| 8 | Israel and the Church When I was searching the Internet for David Baron's Book, The Ten Lost Tribes, I discovered the CTS web site with your article on that same topic as part of your book on Revelation. . . . [read more] |
| 7 | Perspective of SpiritAndTruth.org Just wondering where you are coming from? Baptist, Reformed, Charismatic . . . ? [read more] |
| 6 | Church Attendance and Work I was wondering what the Bible says on the subject of a profession that
does not allow a person to attend services on every other Sunday night and
every other Wednesday? I work . . . [read more] |
| 5 | Mid-Acts Dispensationalism I'm enjoying listening to the various studies on your website. I also get
recent e-mail updates from you. I'm just learning about dispensational
teaching and understand that you are an . . . [read more] |
| 4 | Role Distinctions between Men and Women Please tell me what do these verses mean: 1Ti 2:12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. 1Co 14:34 Let your women keep . . . [read more] |
| 3 | King James Bible Versions I wish that there was a test or survey that I could take to see which of the editions of the KJV Bibles is the closest to how I remember the Bible. Thank you for your time and help. [read more] |
| 2 | Salvation versus Sanctification Why do I find it so hard to stay saved? [read more] |
| 1 | Authorship of Revelation Just out of curiosity, does it really matter the identification of the "hand" that held the pen or is it more important to realize the spirit behind the hand? If we rest on a . . . [read more] |
