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Categories March April 2024 Q&A

In the conquest of Canaan, did God command genocide? If so, does that justify national aggression today?

  • By Chip Hinds
  • February 26, 2024

In the conquest of Canaan, did God command genocide? If so, does that justify national aggression today? No, God did not command genocide, nor does…

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Categories BA January February 2024 Q&A

What is a divine covenant?

  • By Jason Overman
  • January 2, 2024

What is a divine covenant? Our God is a covenant God, and the Bible tells His covenant story. From Adam to Noah, Abraham to Moses,…

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Categories BA November December 2023 Q&A

Does the New Testament equate Jesus with the Lord (Yahweh) of the Old Testament?

  • By Chip Hinds
  • October 27, 2023

Questions & Answers Does the New Testament equate Jesus with the Lord (Yahweh) of the Old Testament? If so, where? Yes to the first question,…

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What does “elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father” mean?

  • By Chip Hinds
  • August 25, 2023

What does Peter mean when he writes about the “elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father”? This question may address the omniscience of…

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Categories July August 2023 Q&A

Is sanctification essential for salvation?

  • By Chip Hinds
  • June 30, 2023

Is sanctification essential for salvation? Salvation is what God does for humanity. Based on His sovereign will, He reconciles those to be redeemed to Himself…

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Categories May June 2023 Q&A

How can Jesus be both all God and all man?

  • By Chip Hinds
  • April 27, 2023

How can Jesus be both all God and all man? Does the Church of God (Seventh Day) teach this? First, it is important to understand…

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Categories March April 2023 Q&A

Did Adam’s sin cause him to stop being the “son of God”?

  • By Chip Hinds
  • February 24, 2023

Did Adam’s sin cause him to stop being the “son of God,” and thus all descendants of his since?   In a word, no. But…

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Categories January February 2023 Q&A

How do we reconcile the Bible’s teaching of a God of love and a God of wrath?

  • By Chip Hinds
  • December 29, 2022

How do we reconcile the Bible’s teaching of a God of love and a God of wrath? There is no reconciliation to be made in…

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Categories November December 2022 Q&A

doesn’t the Bible say that I have a home in heaven (2 Corinthians 5:1)?

  • By Jason Overman
  • October 30, 2022

I understand the concept of “soul sleep,” but doesn’t the Bible say that I have a home in heaven (2 Corinthians 5:1)?   The belief…

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Categories Q&A September October 2022

Where does the saying “Be in the world but not of it” come from?

  • By Jason Overman
  • August 30, 2022

Where does the saying “Be in the world but not of it” come from, and what does it mean?   This familiar expression is derived…

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