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Question from a Site Viewer Please explain to me the prophets and apostles we have today. Are some false? How can you tell? Tim’s Answer Thank you for your question concerning apostles and prophets. The word apostle simply means “sent one.” Jesus is called an apostle in Hebrews 3:1. He was sent from God. And in the general sense, we who follow Jesus are also sent ones (John 20:21). However, in the Bible, the word “apostle” is generally used in…

…“he who is sent,” in 2 Corinthians 8:23 as “messengers,” and in Philippians 2:25 as “messenger.” The word is used in reference to the twelve whom Christ chose (Luke 6:13; 22:14), and of the Matthias who was chosen to take Judas Iscariot’s place (Acts 1:26). The word is also used of Jesus Christ (Hebrews 3:1); of Barnabas (Acts 14:14); of James, the brother of Jesus (Galatians 1:19); of the messengers of the churches (2 Corinthians 8;23); of Epaphroditus (Philippians 2:25);…

…God’s dealing with Israel, not with the church (Jeremiah 30:4-9; Daniel 9:24-27; Zechariah 13:7-9; Malachi 3:1-3; Revelation 7:1-8; 12:1-17). I see a clear distinction in Scripture between Israel and the church (Romans 9-11; 1 Corinthians 10:32). The Tribulation is a time of God’s wrath (Isaiah 13:9, 13; Joel 2:1-2, 11; Zephaniah 1:7, 14-18; Romans 2:5; Revelation 6:16-17; 14:19); the church is not destined for His wrath and in fact has been delivered from the wrath to come (Romans 5:9; 1…

…coming, including the sky being darkened in preparation of His return, and we will not know He is coming? It is possible to theorize that we are simply blind. But that theory does not satisfy me. Even the unsaved know how to read the signs of that day. In Revelation 6:15-17, they recognize that the day of His wrath has come. I do not know how anyone can miss those signs. Others will argue that we can know the general…

Does God really harden hearts? Fourteen times in Scripture a statement is made that God hardens someone’s heart (15 if we count John 12:40 where the “He” may be read as a reference to God or perhaps to Isaiah –- see Isaiah 6:9-10). Nine of those times are in relation to Pharaoh. Outside of Pharaoh, God says that he will harden the hearts of the Egyptians (Exodus 14:17), that the LORD hardened the spirit of Sihon, king of Heshbon (Deuteronomy…

…indirect command. Though the New Testament teaches much on giving, it is strangely silent concerning the tithe. Thus, passages such as Romans 12:13, 20; 1 Corinthians 13:3; 16:2; 2 Corinthians 8 & 9; Galatians 6:6, 10; Ephesians 4:28; Philippians 4:14-19; 1 Timothy 5:17-18; 6:17-19; Titus 3:1, 8; Hebrews 13:16; James 2:14-16; I John 3:17-18 give us a great deal of instruction on giving, yet without ever mentioning the tithe. I ask the reason why? I think the answer is in…

…in Jesus is a “work” (John 6:29) we have the same problem, unless we are ready to relieve believers from the obligation to believe. In spite of the fact that both belief and baptism can be described as “works” there must be something more. This is it. Romans 3:27 we see the “law of faith” (see the KJV or your interlinear Greek New Testament). In verse 28 it is contrasted with the “law of works.” A law creates an obligation…

…with the feet is not that they fell and he was restored back to his feet; but rather that he was kept from falling. In none of these passages is there a sense that the person actually saw hell or tried to write a description of it. I do not believe that those who see hell ever have a chance to return to life; at least I do not think that Scripture ever supports such a second chance. As Hebrews…

Question from a Site Viewer Is Jesus a God or a Son of God? Tim’s Answer You ask whether Jesus is “a God” or “a Son of God.” In Biblical terms, Jesus is “the God.” There are no other gods (Deuteronomy 4:35, 39; 6:4; 32:39; 1 Kings 8:60; Isaiah 43:10-11; 44:6, 8; 45:5, 18, 21, 22; 46:9; Mark 12:29, 32; John 17:3; 1 Corinthians 8:4, 6; 1 Timothy 2:5; James 2:19). Jesus is God precisely because He has always been…

…honorable before God (Hebrews 13:4). This is not to say that God does not have a place for single people, but it is to say that they are seen throughout Scripture as the exception, and not the rule. The priests were to be married, the kings were married, and the prophets (at least some of them including the great prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel) were married. And, we know that the apostles were married (1 Corinthians 9:5). Marriage, having been instituted…