Theology Questions – Page 9 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Are there degrees of punishment in hell?

Question: Will there be degrees of punishment in the lake of fire according to a person’s deeds? Answer: I believe there will be. Here is the line of evidence. When Jesus addressed the unrepentant cities

Are we living in the last days?

Question: Do you think we are living in the last days? I do, but some people don’t. I had dinner last night with girlfriends and one of them said she did not believe it at all, that people have always

Can We Be Booted Out of Heaven Like Satan Was?

Eschatology Satan Theology Questions
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: Were angels created on the first day when God made the heavens and earth? Or do we know when they were created? Also, if Lucifer could be kicked out of heaven, is the reason we can’t be

What Did Jesus Mean When He Said He Would Come on the Clouds?

Eschatology Theology Questions
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: Will we see the Mighty One and Jesus in the clouds upon His return? Matthew 26:64 says, “Yes, it is as you say,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: In the future you will see the

What is the meaning of the second death in Revelation 20:11?

Question: I just found something about the “Second Death“, Rev 2:11… I checked the concordance and it seems that the meaning is “The Lake of Fire“… but honestly, I still do not understand What’s

Are We Making Too Much of an Obscure Reference to the Rapture?

Eschatology Theology Questions
/ By Randall Johnson

Questions: Where does the idea of the RAPTURE come into Christian philosophy when it is not located in Revelation, by which we place so much of the final times idea, but mentioned only once in Paul’s

Was Matthew 24 Fulfilled at the Destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70?

Question: I had an interesting conversation with someone last week who said this passage in Matthew 24 was about the fall of Jerusalem not the rapture or end times. What do you think? 1 Jesus left the

Will There Be Winter in the Earthly Kingdom?

Question: I see many Watchtower articles depicting a lovely summer like landscape with kids playing with lions, tigers and bears, and everyone has a gleeful look on their face. We are experiencing a very

Are we still obligated to keep the Law?

Question: A friend of mine says that he thinks Jesus says we should still uphold the Law, even though we aren’t justified by it. I believe the verses my friend cites are Matthew 5:17-20. Is this what

Should I be a Calvinist or an Arminian?

Question: My friend says that at our church we are not Calvinists. I say we are, we just don’t believe all the points of Calvinism. Could you please describe the degrees of Calvinism and the denominations

Can a believer change his core beliefs?

Question: The other night I had a conversation with some people that dwelled around true belief and insincere intentions. One party was of the opinion that a person’s core beliefs, whatever those are,

Should I do Schoolwork on Sunday?

Question: The commandment to keep the Sabbath day holy has more of a legal sound to it than the other commandments. Since Jesus abolished the law (in the sense that we don’t have to make x number of

Is there Scriptural support for accountability groups?

Question: I just started an accountability group, and I was wondering if you could tell me where to look in the bible for information on proper accountability. Answer: It’s pretty hard to find a place

Are we supposed to forgive the devil?

Forgiveness Satan Theology Questions
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: My 7-year-old asked me a question that I don’t know how to answer, ” Mom, the bible teaches us to forgive right, and we are supposed to forgive those who do bad things to us right? Are we

What does it mean to see who you are in Christ?

Question: I’ve always heard the phrase “You should see yourself for who you are in Christ”. I don’t really have a good grasp on this phrase. I think if I had a better understanding of who I am

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