| Question | Answer | Publish Date |
| How does the war between Israel and Lebannon affect us Christians today. Is it predicted in the Bible, since Lebannon is north of Israel, and the Bible speaks on the invaders from the north? |
See Ezekiel 38 and 39 for the context. North on the compass is certain to us but from the perspective of the Bible it is sometimes used to describe a direction of arrival, not necessarily of origin. E.g. Isaiah 41:25 was about Babylon who were to the East by the compass.
Lebanon seems less likely a candidate than the likes of Russia, EU and Iran. However it is impossible to be dogmatic. Time will tell as history unfolds.
| 2006-07-17 |
| What fruit was on the Tree in the Garden that Adam and Eve ate from? | It has often been depicted as an apple and other fruit has been suggested. The best answer is that no one knows for certain. | 2005-03-22 |
| Who hardened Pharaoh's heart? Was it God or Pharaoh? See Exodus 4:21 and Exodus 8:15. |
God did not directly harden Pharaoh's heart, rather Pharaoh did this himself … in reaction to God's Word. God knew in advance what Pharaoh would do in any given situation, and deliberately placed Pharaoh in this situation.(See Exodus 9:13-16.) Thus God brought about the situation, namely that Moses would encounter a Pharaoh whose heart was hardened against God, though Pharaoh hardened his heart of his own free will.
| 2005-04-16 |
| How could God condemn Adam and Eve when they didn't know right from wrong? | God does not owe us anything, including an explanation for what He does. We tend to judge God by human standards. God is a fair and just God. Eve at least understood that death was something to be avoided, for she gave death as the reason why they were not to eat the fruit, and the serpent persuaded her by telling her she wouldn't die. God taught them that eating from the tree was wrong, so they did know it was wrong, even if they were ignorant of other ethical matters. | 2005-03-22 |
| Why did God put the tree in the garden, if he didn't want Adam and Eve to eat from it? | If God had constructed the Garden of Eden so that there were no rules and no way for Adam and Eve to do wrong, then Adam and Eve would be effectively forced to obey God. In order for us to be free we have to be able to make choices. Adam and Eve couldn't have chosen to follow God if they literally had no other choice. They had freedom to follow or ignore God. | 2005-03-22 |
| Did Adam have a belly button? | No, and neither did Eve. Your belly-button (navel), or tummy-button as it's sometimes called, is a sign that you were once attached to your mother. You depended on that life-line — the umbilical cord — for your nourishment from her body as you developed inside her. | 2005-04-22 |
| In Gen 1, could God have created other beings and worlds? | It is speculative to suggest. There is no proof of other beings or other worlds that could sustain life. It does seems certain that our own Solar System has no life apart from planet Earth. | 2005-03-22 |