Bible Questions and Answers

Bible answers to your Frequently Asked Questions about God, Jesus Christ, prophecy, the end time, the second coming, the Antichrist, God's plan and purpose for your life, salvation, grace, law, faith, creation, evolution, prayer, Bible study, relationships, living a Christian life and more!

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Why Has God Killed People?

If God loves human kind, why did He order the death of some people in the Old Testament?
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Where Are the People That Died Before Jesus? Heaven or Hell?

Did God judge them differently without Christ's sacrifice having yet taken place?
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What happens to people when they die?

Do they go to heaven or hell, or something else?
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I have a friend who likes this boy. They are both friends, but she would like to go out with him. She's afraid that he will dislike her if she asks him out or makes a fool of herself. What should she do?

Is it okay for a girl to ask out a guy?
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Is it wrong and sin to talk to or "online date" with someone that is not a member of our church?

I am really confused about dating people who are not members. I know that we should date people within our church, but I want to know more about this.
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Why is it hard for us girls to resist temptation when someone shows us love?

Why do girls have such powerful emotions when they are shown affection by guys?
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Why is it hard for a Christian to have a relationship with a non-Christian?

What makes it so hard?
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I'm 17 years old and a committed Christian. I feel I am mature and ready for a relationship, but how long will I have to wait?

I'm 17-years old and committed to Jesus. I've never had a boyfriend before—not one relationship—but I would love to have a Christian boyfriend. I so want a really godly man that loves Jesus as much as I do. I am...
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At what age do you think a person should start dating for marriage?

When should dating become more serious to find a mate?
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What should you do if you are in love with someone and you feel like God approves, but they are in love with somebody else and have no clue you are in love with them?

How do you deal with feelings for somebody who doesn't feel the same way back?
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Does "love at first sight" really happen?

Is love a choice or is it fate?
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Why Shouldn't We Wear a Cross as a Sign of Being a Christian?

Is there a Biblically sound reason not to wear a cross?
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Does the Bible give any hints as to what God might have been doing before He created earth? I know that God has no beginning, so I was wondering what He had been doing the whole time.

Since God is eternal, what did He do before the earth was created?
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Did Adam have a navel since he was created not born? Did Adam have any sex organs before Eve? Did the animals also live forever before the sin, and, if so, why do they die since they have not sinned?

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Were Adam and Eve really the first humans? Isn't there evidence of humans before them?

The Bible says God created man, but what about the fossils of man-like creatures found by archaeologists dating to thousands of years before Adam?
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My geology tutor challenged my belief that we all come from Adam and Eve by claiming they only had two sons. How can I defend my belief?

My geology tutor tried to prove to me that we all evolved. I told him that I believe we all came from Adam and Eve. He said that Adam and Eve only had two sons, Cain and Abel. He then...
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Why do Bible believers fear evolution? Instead of fearing evolution, why don't Christians embrace it?

Yes, God did indeed create man, but we should not pretend to know how. If we evolved from life's creation itself, does that deny the power of God? Man cannot create life from nonliving material, but the fossil, geological and...
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When friends ask what type of christian I am, what should I answer?

Is there an appropriate title for commandment-keeping, non-demoninational christians?
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Why are there so many denominations in Christianity? How can I know which one is right?

Is any one of the christian denominations more right than any other?
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How can we tell if a church is really the right one?

What characteristics set the right church apart?