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Question: What are the different names of God in the Bible and what do they mean?

Answer: Each of the many names of God describes a different aspect of His many-faceted character. Here are some of the better known names of God in the Bible:

EL, ELOAH: God “mighty, strong, prominent” (Genesis 7:1; [...]

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Question: Why did God create us if he is self-sufficient? 

Answer: Many different answers have been offered to this question and I think that the real answer is a composite of biblical themes revolving around love, sacrifice, and fellowship.  Certainly, God is self-sufficient so there is no lack in Him, no void that must [...]

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Question: Is there such a thing as absolute truth/universal truth?

Answer: In order to understand absolute or universal truth, we must begin by defining truth. Truth, according to the dictionary, is “conformity to fact or actuality; a statement proven to be or accepted as true.” Some people would say that there is no true [...]

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Question: Is the King James Version the only Bible we should use?

Answer: Many people have strong and serious objections to the translation methods and textual basis for the new translations and therefore take a strong stance in favor of the King James Version. Others are equally convinced that the newer translations are an improvement [...]

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Question: What is the intermediate state?

Answer: The “intermediate state” is a theological concept that speculates regarding what kind of body, if any, believers in heaven have while they wait for their physical bodies to be resurrected. The Bible makes it clear that deceased believers are with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:6-8; Philippians 1:23). [...]

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By Hugh Ross, Ph.D.

Question: Do animals possess foresight? 

Answer: Many people believe that humans are just highly evolved animals. Thus, humans do not possess any features that are not manifested–at least to a small degree–in other animals. Consequently, some people, including scientists, conclude that foresight (the ability to travel forward mentally in time [...]

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Question: What is sola scriptura?

Answer: The phrase sola scriptura is from the Latin: sola having the idea of “alone,” “ground,” “base,” and the word scriptura meaning “writings”—referring to the Scriptures. Sola scriptura means that Scripture alone is authoritative for the faith and practice of the Christian. The Bible is complete, authoritative, and [...]

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By Greg Boyd, Ph.D.

Question: Why Did Jesus Curse The Fig Tree? 

Answer: One of the strangest episodes recorded in the Gospels is Jesus cursing a fig tree because he was hungry and it didn’t have any figs (Mk 11:12-14; Mt 21:18-19).  It’s the only destructive miracle found in the New Testament. [...]

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By Greg Boyd, Ph.D.

Question: At any given moment there are millions of people praying to God. How is it possible for God to pay attention to my little, silent prayer amidst all the chatter?

Answer: The reason you or I can only effectively listen to one person at a time [...]

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Question: “If God knew that Satan would rebel and Adam and Eve would sin, why did He create them?”

Answer: This is a two-part question. The first part is “Did God know Satan would rebel and Adam and Eve would sin?” The answer lies in what the Bible teaches about God’s knowledge. We know [...]

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