Randall Johnson

Before Christ, Did God Expect Gentiles to Become Jews in order to be Saved?

Interpretation Law Theology Questions
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: Cornelius was a God-fearing Roman. One commentary says, ”These were Gentiles who loved the God of Israel and were sympathetic to and supportive of the Jewish faith. Yet they stopped short of

Was John the Baptist the Promised “Elijah” Who Was to Come?

Question: In Matthew 17:11-13 Jesus tells his disciples that Elijah has already come, and he was not recognized. It goes on to say that the disciples understood that Jesus was speaking of John the Baptist,

Is Man the Only One Made in God’s Image?

Question: Genesis 2:7 says that God breathed into the man’s nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. Does it say this of any other creation of God? Answer: It only says that of

Is there a difference between the soul and spirit?

Humanity Theology Questions
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: What is the best way to explain the differences in our soul and spirit? And what happens eternally? Answer: If you do a study of the use of the words “soul” (Hebrew, nephesh, Greek, psuche)

Are Children Really Born Sinful?

theology
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: What do you see as the implications for children from this verse: The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though

Is Jesus God or the Son of God?

God Jesus Theology Questions
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: Was Jesus God or the Son of God–did God beget him or was he always around–and did he (Jesus) create the world? Answer: Yes. All of that is true. Mark 1:1 says Jesus is the Son of God. John

In “The Passion of the Christ” movie, who is the baby the Satan figure is holding?

Jesus Movies Theology Questions
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: In the movie, The Passion, could you please explain what was the meaning of Satan carrying the baby. Answer: Here is the answer given by an unofficial fan website on the movie, http://www.passion-movie.com: Q.

Did John the Baptist originate baptism?

Church Theology Questions
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: I was wondering, was baptising invented by John the Baptiser or was this a practice used by others back then? Answer: It was a practice used by the Jews for different purposes, including ceremonial

Why don’t we have the Apocrypha in our Bible?

Scripture Theology Questions
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: Why does the Catholic translation of the Bible have more books in it than the Protestant? Answer: The Catholic version includes a group of books called the Apocrypha (means “hidden”). When

Where did we get the name “Easter”?

Church Idolatry Theology Questions
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: Where did we get the word “Easter”? Answer: Religioustolerance.org offers this explanation: The name “Easter” originated with the names of an ancient Goddess and God. The Venerable Bede,

How did we get our Bible with 66 books?

Church Scripture Theology Questions
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: How were all the books in the Bible collected to make the Bible? Who decided which books would make up the Bible and how did they decide which ones to include? Answer: I found this site (bible-researcher.com)

All posts by Randall Johnson

Before Christ, Did God Expect Gentiles to Become Jews in order to be Saved?

Was John the Baptist the Promised “Elijah” Who Was to Come?

Is Man the Only One Made in God’s Image?

Is there a difference between the soul and spirit?

Are Children Really Born Sinful?

Is Jesus God or the Son of God?

In “The Passion of the Christ” movie, who is the baby the Satan figure is holding?

Did John the Baptist originate baptism?

Why don’t we have the Apocrypha in our Bible?

Where did we get the name “Easter”?

How did we get our Bible with 66 books?

What is the difference between Roman Catholicism and what the Protestant Church teaches?

Did Islam precede Judaism?

How Does World History Fit into the Biblical History?

What is the Rapture?