Charles Crabtree

Why did Jesus have to die?

While Jesus was on earth be forgave sins and said it was to show he could...

1 Comments • 14 More Answers • Asked October 02 2019

What did Jesus mean when he said, "You are already clean because of the words which I have spoken to you."?

I think Jesus was saying that the apostles believed Jesus' teachings and that...

1 Comments • 3 More Answers • 4 Votes • Asked September 03 2019

Why did God require animal sacrifices in the Old Testament?

My thoughts on this question are that God wanted something that was important...

Comment • 8 More Answers • Asked August 17 2019

Can God 'give, then take it away'?

In Matt.18:23 Jesus tells a parable about a king forgiving an huge unpayable...

Comment • 1 More Answer • 1 Vote • Asked August 17 2019

Did Jesus pay our trespass debt as well as our sin debt?

The laws in Leviticus show that for a sin offering (Jesus), the one that sins...

Leviticus 4:1 - 35

¹ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying. ² Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If anyone sins unintentionally in any of the Lord 's commandments about things not to be done, and does any one of them.

Comment • 2 Answers • Asked August 16 2019

What is God's will in the context of Matthew 7:21-23?

The bible answers this for us. John 6:40 NASBS For this is the will of My...

Comment • Asked August 11 2019

Is Paul saying he wants married people to live as unmarried in 1 Corinthians 7:29?

What is Paul really saying in this passage?

1 Corinthians 7:29

²⁹ This is what I mean, brothers: the appointed time has grown very short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none.

Comment • 1 Answer • 1 Vote • Asked May 08 2019

What are Biblical grounds for divorce?

The law for divorce is misunderstood because of two words being translated as...

Comment • 5 More Answers • Asked April 08 2019

Why did God want to take the sabbath away from Israel?

Hosea 2:11

¹¹ And I will put an end to all her mirth, her feasts, her new moons, her Sabbaths, and all her appointed feasts.

Comment • 2 Answers • Asked March 17 2019

What is the meaning of the parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price?

The parables of hidden treasure and the pearl of great price are different...

Comment • 3 More Answers • 1 Vote • Asked October 17 2018

What were Paul's intentions in Philemon where he claims authority to command another brother what to do, claims to have begotten Onesimus, says he is willing to die for Onesimus' sin, and says he owns Philemon's soul?

Is Paul using symbolism or hyperbole here? Or does he really mean these...

Philemon 1:1 - 25

¹ Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker ² And Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house:

Comment • 1 Answer • Asked August 22 2018

What did Israel mean when he blessed Joseph's two sons, and said, "Let my name be named on them?"

Genesis 48:16

¹⁶ The angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the boys; and in them let my name be carried on, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.

Comment • 1 Answer • 2 Votes • Asked April 28 2015

If we are saved by faith in Jesus, will we still be judged by our deeds or works?

How can Jesus say that the believers are given eternal life and are beyond...

John 5:24 - 29

²⁴ Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. ²⁵ Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

Comment • 27 Answers • 9 Votes • Asked August 27 2013

Should we still keep the Ten Commandments?

[Moderator note: This question is about whether or not it is still good to...

2 Comments • 11 Answers • 1 Vote • Asked August 23 2013