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The phrase “sons of God” appears ten times in the Bible; five in the Old Testament (Genesis 6:2; 6:4; Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7) and five in the New Testament (Matthew 5:9; Luke 20:36; Romans 8:14; 8:19; Galatians 3:26). The New Testament use is evident – it refers to the people of God, to Christians. Notice:

• Galatians 3:26, “…you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus…”
• Matthew 5:9, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.”
• Romans 8:14, “…as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God.”

This past week, I received the following inquiry, “When would you say a person’s soul is created? When does life begin?”

It is an immensely important question. At what point are we a living being? When does human life begin? We must have a clear and definitive answer to this question, especially as our society continues to freely and frequently terminate pregnancies. From 2010 and 2019 (the last year for which we have statistics), Canada reported just shy of 1 million abortions.¹ From 2009 to 2018 (the last year for which data is available), our neighbours to the South have reported just over 6.7 million abortions.²

IS THAT REALLY WHAT IT MEANS?

Has this ever happened to you? You share a few words with a friend, neighbour, family member, co-worker, or fellow Christian out of concern for their soul, and in return, you are accused of being judgmental, and from those who are mildly familiar with the Bible, you’re told that Jesus condemns judging another.

Check it out! Open up to Matthew 7:1 and read the words of Jesus. See? Jesus told us not to judge! Now, close your Bible. … I’m serious – close your Bible. Ok, is it closed? Good. Do you know why I asked you to close your Bible? It’s simple; that is what I’ve seen people do after quoting this verse to me. You read the verse, and then you close your Bible. Apparently that’s how this verse works.

So the Christian might know that we serve an awesome God who is not limited in His power, Paul wrote:

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. (Ephesians 3:20-21)

Take a moment and think about that statement! We serve a God who is limitless, who is able to and does great things for His people!

Inquiry:

What must one do to be saved? A list of 169 items necessary for salvation is given by the questioner. Obviously, we don’t have space to list them all here. Unfortunately the full list is no longer listed on the Skeptic’s Annotated Bible. In the original article, I address a few items – a sampling of the entire list. Is there a contradiction?

Inquiry:

How should a man who has sex with a menstrating woman be punished? Leviticus 15:24 says he is unclean for seven days, but Leviticus 20:18 says he and the woman should be cut off the people? Is there a contradiction?

Naomi told Ruth that Boaz would give his attention to her request right away. That very day, Boaz had the close relative sit down with him and the elders of the city at the gate. He spoke of Naomi’s return from Moab, and need for the land belonging to Eli-melech to be redeemed. He was interested, until Boaz said,

On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also buy it from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to perpetuate the name of the dead through his inheritance. (Ruth 4:5)