Questions Answered

Dear Victorious,

I have a two part question. You don't seem to quote much Scripture in your answers to the questions people ask you. Why is that? And where else could someone get questions answered that would be more straight from the Bible?

Jonathan H. - Columbia, MD

Dear Jonathan,

You're right. I don't quote much Scripture because people who write to me most often demand that. They already know what the Bible says. But they are looking for practical application. You can be sure that my answers are based on my understanding of Scripture ... as revealed to me by the Holy Spirit. I want to make sure that any advice I give is Biblical.

There are plenty of places to get answers to Biblical questions. Most of them tend to be technical in that they simply answer the questions and maybe fall short of the practical application in our every day lives. But I have no problem in recommending those sites. Moreover, I definitely don't intend to compete with them. In fact, I'd say they are complementary to my ministry work. Here are some of my favorites:

http://www.bible.com/
http://www.bibleanswer.com/
http://www.gotquestions.org/
http://www.christiananswers.net/
http://www.bible.org.nz/
http://www.bibleinfo.com/
http://www.biblequestions.org/
http://www.bibleanswers.us/
http://www.biblesearch.com/
http://www.biblestudy.org/
http://ww.simplebibleanswers.com/
http://www.bibleanswermachine.ww7.com/
http://www.equip.org/
http://www.bible-researcher.com/
http://www.studybibleforum.com/
http://www.biblegateway.org/
http://www.biblos.com/

As you can see, this is a generous list. And while it seems comprehensive, I can assure you that there many, many more sites than this. In fact, the Internet seems to have given rise to a wealth of information and knowledge availability to Christians and others seeking Christian answers.

I have one very important caveat as you look at these sites I've listed or any other sites. We are told to test everything (1 Thessalonians 5:21) that we are taught. Not everything is true, and the teaching of even the best theologians can still be wrong at times. It is the Holy Spirit who gives us understanding of Scripture ... and not any man, brochure, book, magazine or even web site.

While God may use a variety sources to reveal Biblical truth to you, not everything that comes through these channels is the truth. We are to test everything - which means we should consider everything against what else the Bible says (because it's impossible for the Bible to contradict itself) and to test everything against the character and nature of God.