How does God deal with our ignorance?
BibleAsk Team
The dictionary defines ignorance as a lack of knowledge, education, or awareness. Ignorance is unsafe in spiritual as well as in other matters. Even in earthly governments, people’s ignorance of…
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Deep thoughts and ponderings often lead us to wonder about life and its meaning. Here we answer questions related to the theoretical and metaphysical realm
What were the beliefs of Docetism and Gnosticism?
Docetism and Gnosticism are concepts that were introduced in the early church. These ideas did not have Biblical support, but were familiar to the beliefs and traditions at the time.…
Was God fair to the Canaanites when He allowed the Israelites to possess their land?
God is always fair, and while it may come to question why He gave the land of the Canaanites to Israel, it is important to understand the full story. God…
What is Arianism?
Arius, a presbyter of the church in Alexandria, founded Arianism in the 4th century. The founder adopted Origen’s theory that stated that the Father alone is God in the highest…
Who are the Black Hebrew Israelites?
The Black Hebrew Israelites are members of a religious movement that dates back to the slavery and Reconstruction. They consist of different sects such as: African Hebrew Israelites, Black Hebrews,…
What is Monophysitism?
Monophysitism, or Eutychianism, claimed that in the person of Jesus Christ there was only one, divine nature rather than two natures, divine and human, as declared at the Council of…
How did the reformation era view the subject of the nature of Christ?
During the second and third centuries, there were controversies over the nature of Christ. So, the church settled these issues by stating that Jesus had both a divine and human…
What does it mean to love the Lord with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself?
Jesus said, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your…
How did the Jews explain the cause of the suffering?
The Jews taught that the sufferings of this life were God’s punishment on sin. This was expressed from the disciples who asked Jesus about the blind man, “Rabbi, who sinned,…
What is Monarchianism?
Monarchianism advocated the unity of the Godhead. The word “monarch” means “sole ruler.” This philosophy arose as a reaction against the many gods of the Gnostics and the two gods…
