Bible Answers & Faith Questions
Honest, compassionate answers to the questions people actually ask — “is this a sin?” and “what does the Bible say about this?” Each answer works from Scripture and established church teaching, presents the main Christian views fairly, and points you toward grace rather than shame.
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What does the Bible say about tattoos?What does the Bible say about divorce?What does the Bible say about homosexuality?What does the Bible say about abortion?Why do Jewish people not believe Jesus is the Messiah?What is Christian Gnosticism, and why did the early church reject it?What happens to people who never heard about Jesus?Why did God use blessings and curses with Israel?What is the “sacrifice of thanksgiving” in the Bible?What does it mean that a woman should “learn in silence” (1 Timothy 2:11)?Are dreams from God? A Christian guide to dream interpretationWho was Annas in the Bible?Why did God choose Abraham?Who was Amasa in the Bible?Who was Aristarchus in the Bible?What does the Bible say about lawyers?What is the Bishops’ Bible?What is the Catholic Bible? How is it different?Who was Dinah in the Bible?Who was Ethan the Ezrahite in the Bible?Who was Gedaliah in the Bible?Who was Issachar in the Bible?Who was Ithamar in the Bible?Who was Jael in the Bible?Who was Jairus in the Bible?Who was Japheth in the Bible?Is "turn or burn" a biblical way to share the gospel?What does "if only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied" mean (1 Corinthians 15:19)?What does it mean to "proclaim the Lord’s death" (1 Corinthians 11:26)?What does "taste and see that the Lord is good" mean (Psalm 34:8)?What does it mean that Jesus "upholds the universe by the word of his power" (Hebrews 1:3)?What does "the Lord is near to the brokenhearted" mean (Psalm 34:18)?What does "godly fear" mean in Hebrews 5:7?What does "you will be my witnesses" mean (Acts 1:8)?What does "those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing" mean (Psalm 34:10)?Who was Ahithophel in the Bible?What does it mean that the Holy Spirit will guide you into all truth (John 16:13)?Why did Jesus say a demon could only come out by prayer and fasting (Mark 9:29)?Is apostolic succession biblical?What does the Bible say about extreme fighting (MMA)?What did Jesus mean calling His followers "the salt of the earth" (Matthew 5:13)?What is the Holy Eucharist?What did Jesus mean, "I have overcome the world" (John 16:33)?Did Paul ever meet Jesus in person?What are all the different judgments in the Bible?What does "let God be true and every man a liar" mean (Romans 3:4)?What did Paul mean when he said he had "kept the faith" (2 Timothy 4:7)?What does it mean that "no one seeks God" (Romans 3:11)?What does 2 Peter 1:20 mean about interpreting Scripture?What did Jesus mean by "whitewashed tombs" (Matthew 23:27)?What did Jesus mean by "cleanse first the inside of the cup" (Matthew 23:26)?Who created God? Who made God? Where did God come from?What does it mean to receive a new heart, according to Ezekiel 36:26?What does the Bible say about self-gratification?What is the analogy of Scripture (analogy of faith)?Should Christians interpret the Bible literally?What does it mean to "be angry and do not sin" (Psalm 4:4)?What does it mean that "I will lie down and sleep in peace" (Psalm 4:8)?What did Jesus mean when He said, "I am the good Shepherd"?What is the significance of Jesus calming the storm?What is mid-Acts dispensationalism, and is the "Grace Movement" biblical?What is an archbishop? Is the office biblical?Where is Jesus found in Exodus?What did Jesus mean when He said, "I am the Root and Offspring of David" (Revelation 22:16)?What does it mean to hate what God hates? (Proverbs 6:16)How should a Christian deal with infertility?Who was Timothy in the Bible?Is praying the rosary scriptural?Does Catholic tradition have equal or greater authority than the Bible?Are the seven Catholic sacraments biblical?Why is Bible memorization important, and what are good ways to do it?What does it mean to take the Lord's name in vain?What is the meaning of Jacob wrestling with God?What does the Bible say about uniformitarianism vs. catastrophism?What does it mean that we are the temple of God?What is the Bible of St. Louis (the Toledo Bible)?What does it mean that "you are God's building" (1 Corinthians 3:9)?Why does God hate sin?Where is Jesus found in the book of Genesis?Who was Heman the Ezrahite in the Bible?What can we learn from Jesus’ feeding of the 5,000?What did John the Baptist mean when he said God can make sons of Abraham from these stones (Matthew 3:9)?What are some examples of euphemism in the Bible?What is the Book of Jasher, and should it be in the Bible?What do Jehovah’s Witnesses believe about Jesus’ return and the significance of 1914?Why are more young adults turning to prayer and church?What did Jesus mean by "upon this rock I will build my church" (Matthew 16:18)?What are the Catholic Holy Days of Obligation in 2026 and 2027?What does it mean that "without faith it is impossible to please God" (Hebrews 11:6)?What does it mean that "the worlds were framed by the word of God" (Hebrews 11:3)?What does it mean that Jesus "gave His life a ransom for many" (Mark 10:45)?What are some examples of irony in the Bible?What are some examples of simile in the Bible?Is it ever appropriate to take a single verse of Scripture out of its context?Why does the Bible teach that the earth is fixed and immovable when the earth actually does move?Does the Bible teach that the earth is flat?What does the Bible say about war?What is the Ethiopian Bible, and how is it different from mine?What does the Bible say about the pope and the papacy?What does it mean to "heap burning coals" on someone in the Bible?What are the most misused Bible verses?What are some sayings people think are in the Bible but actually aren't?Why doesn't God answer my prayers?Does God hear the prayers of a sinner?What does the Bible say about giving?Can Christians serve in the military?What does it mean that there will be a famine of hearing the words of the Lord?What does the Bible say about women in leadership?What is the age of accountability in the Bible?Why does God allow natural disasters?What does "you have no part with me" mean in John 13:8?What does "Jesus loved his own to the end" mean in John 13:1?What does "crowned with glory and honor" mean in Psalm 8:5?What does it mean that Jesus was made "a little lower than the angels"?What does "you are all sons of God through faith" mean in Galatians 3:26?What does "the lines have fallen for me in pleasant places" mean in Psalm 16:6?What is gratuitous grace in Catholic theology?What does "at your right hand are pleasures forevermore" mean in Psalm 16:11?What is actual grace in Catholic theology?What does "I shall not be moved" mean in Psalm 16:8?What does "God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world" mean in John 3:17?What does "baptized into Christ have put on Christ" mean in Galatians 3:27?What does "the Lord gives wisdom" mean in Proverbs 2:6?What is sacramental grace in Catholic theology?Who was Mary Magdalene in the Bible?What should you do when you don’t have the words to pray?Does God create people just to send them to hell?Does every Christian need an accountability group?How do you heal from church hurt?What does the Bible say about examining your own character?What happened at Jesus' baptism and temptation in the wilderness?Who were the wise men (Magi) who visited Jesus?What does the Bible say about the second coming of Jesus?What does the Bible say about revenge and vengeance?What is the Orthodox Bible? How is it different from other Bibles?What is Binitarianism? Is it biblical?What did Jesus mean when he said "love your enemies"?What is Christian Platonism?Why did God have Noah bring animals into the ark instead of just creating new ones after the flood?Why did God also destroy the animals in the flood, not just sinful humans?Do the angels pray?Does the Bible promote or prohibit praying to angels?Did Mary, the mother of Jesus, witness any miracles before Jesus turned water into wine at Cana?Why did Jesus choose the wedding at Cana for His first miracle?Why did Jesus allow the demons to enter the herd of pigs?What does the Bible say about sin?Where is Jesus found in Leviticus?What was the ministry of Jesus?Is the perpetual virginity of Mary biblical?What was the meaning of Jesus walking on water?Should a Christian pledge allegiance to the flag?What does Jesus want us to learn from what He said about the widow's mite?Who was Obed in the Bible?Who are Oholah and Oholibah in the Bible?Who was Obed-Edom in the Bible?What is the significance of the olive tree in the Bible?Why must Christians forgive others?