What is the meaning of Matthew 9:36-37?
Question Gramps, Could you please explain to me the verses 36 and 37 of Matthew Chapter 9? Why did Jesus say those words and how does it match with the questions asked by people about fasting? kwrwmdao Answer Dear kwrwmdao, Thank you for your...
How is Matthew 26:13 a memorial to Mary?
Question Gramps, I enjoy reading your posts. I have been curious about this passage of scripture for awhile: Matthew 26:13. In what ways do we preach this in all the world as a memorial to her? Is it something passively taught? Or was it meant to be more...
Why did Moses order the killing of women and children?
Question Gramps, In reading the Old Testament for seminary this year I stumbled upon Numbers 31:1-18, in which Israel destroys a city and takes the spoils to Moses. When their prophet Moses finds out, however, that they have saved the married women and...
Are the 144,000 spoken of in Revelation 7:4 virgins?
Question Gramps, Are the 144,000 spoken of in Revelation 7:4 virgins? Jeff Answer Hello Jeff, Thank you for your question Jeff, and the question is not one that will provide a definitive answer. The answer will provide you with points to consider...
Were Adam and Eve married in the Garden of Eden?
Question Gramps, Were Adam and Eve married in the Garden of Eden? Matua Answer Matua, This is a great question and according to our doctrine we are able to provide this information about Adam and Eve’s marriage, “Adam and Eve were...
According to 1 Corinthians 6:16, is premarital sex non existent?
Question Gramps, I have a troubling Biblical question no one seems to be able to answer. It is blunt and personal, but I am desperately seeking an answer. According to 1 Cor. 6:16, is premarital sex non existent? Is sex marriage? To spare details, I have...
How can I reconcile the message of God’s perfect love with accounts of wrath and brutality?
Question Gramps, I have had a difficult time trying to reconcile the message of God’s perfect love with the accounts of wrath and brutality in the Old Testament. Why would God command that entire populations, including women and children, be destroyed? ...
Why was there so much justified killing in the Old Testament?
Question Gramps, Why was there so much justified killing in the Old Testament? Including children and animals? Janis Answer Hello Janis, This is a question I have pondered myself. We are all the sons and daughters of God. Our father in Heaven,...
