GENESIS 3:5—Is man made like God or does he become like God?
GENESIS 3:5—Is man made like God or does he become like God? PROBLEM: Genesis 1:27 says “God created man in His own image.” But in Genesis 3:22 God said, “the man has become like one…
GENESIS 2:19—How can we explain the difference in the order of creation events between Genesis 1 and 2?
GENESIS 2:19—How can we explain the difference in the order of creation events between Genesis 1 and 2? PROBLEM: Genesis 1 declares that animals were created before humans, but Genesis 2:19 seems to reverse this,…
GENESIS 2:17—Why didn’t Adam die the day he ate the forbidden fruit, as God said he would?
GENESIS 2:17—Why didn’t Adam die the day he ate the forbidden fruit, as God said he would? PROBLEM: God said to Adam, “in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die” (Gen.…
GENESIS 2:8—Was the Garden of Eden a real place or just a myth?
GENESIS 2:8—Was the Garden of Eden a real place or just a myth? PROBLEM: The Bible declares that God “planted a garden eastward in Eden” (Gen. 2:8), but there is no archaeological evidence that any…
GENESIS 2:4—Why does this chapter use the term “Lord God” rather than “God” as in chapter one?
GENESIS 2:4—Why does this chapter use the term “Lord God” rather than “God” as in chapter one? PROBLEM: Many critics insist that Genesis 2 must have been written by someone different from the one who…
GENESIS 2:1—How could the world be created in six days?
GENESIS 2:1—How could the world be created in six days? PROBLEM: The Bible says that God created the world in six days (Ex. 20:11). But modern science declares that it took billions of years.…
GENESIS 1:27—Were Adam and Eve real people or just myths?
GENESIS 1:27—Were Adam and Eve real people or just myths? PROBLEM: Many modern scholars consider the first chapters of Genesis to be myth, not history. But the Bible seems to present Adam and Eve as…
GENESIS 1:26—Why does the Bible use the plural “us” when God refers to Himself?
GENESIS 1:26—Why does the Bible use the plural “us” when God refers to Himself? PROBLEM: Orthodox Christian and Jewish scholars maintain that God is one. In fact, the historic confession of the faith of Israel…
GENESIS 1:14—How could there be light before the sun was made?
GENESIS 1:14—How could there be light before the sun was made? PROBLEM: The sun was not created until the fourth day, yet there was light on the first day (1:3). SOLUTION: The sun is not…
MATTHEW 2:23—Didn’t Matthew make a mistake by claiming a prophecy that is not found in the OT?
MATTHEW 2:23—Didn’t Matthew make a mistake by claiming a prophecy that is not found in the OT? PROBLEM: Matthew claims that Jesus moved to Nazareth to live, in order “that it might be fulfilled which…