Frequently Asked Questions
Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. (Jeremiah 33:3)
The Bible 101 Team decided to do a first: they scoured the internet and listened to people in order to find some frequently asked questions to believers of Yahweh. These questions cross the fields of religion, denomination and individual church communities to answer the most people as possible. We hope that you are satisfied with the questions found and the answers that were given. While this is a tonal shift for the content of Bible 101, it’s in hopes that people who read can feel satisfied, and to facilitate reading once every so often. Therefore, sit back, relax and enjoy it all. Viewer discretion is advised.
Do we still get visions today? Should we expect it?
The Bible is clear that Yahweh can talk to His servants in a number of ways, including visions. Examples of people who lived this experience include Daniel (Daniel 10:7) and Habbakuk (Habbakkuk 2:2). As the Eternal God, Yahweh does not change (Hebrews 13:8, Malachi 3:6), His methods haven’t changed as well; making it more than possible for His children to receive visions. However, it isn’t a confirmation of one’s salvation: it’s a way that He communicated with you. He could communicate with you through other people, like David had Nathan (2 Samuel 2:7 - 14) or even through another way that will go better with you and your talents (James 1:17). Therefore, don’t expect it, but be open to it when the time comes.
Do I need Mary and other saints to pray for me? Do I pray to them?
The question of saintly intercession in has been debated in theology since Antiquity. The biblical answer is clear: it is wrong. Romans 8:34 says that “Christ Yeshua who died--more than that, who was raised to life--is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.” Yeshua, as He is fully God and fully Man can intercede for us: no one else can do that for us. Praying to anyone else is idolatry (1 Corinthians 10:7). While others may claim that it is to help them pray, their biblical knowledge is therefore lacking, not knowing the basic commandment of having no other gods before Him (Exodus 20:2, Deuteronomy 5:6). To pray to anything or anyone else is to have another god before Yahweh.
If David and Salomon practiced polygamy, why can’t I?
Unless you live in the fifty-eight countries that allow polygamy, you aren’t allowed to practice marriage with multiple partners. Biblical accounts provide numerous examples of many men of God such as Moses, Solomon and David, who had multiple wives. However, 1 Corinthians 7:2 states that “But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.”. Which is right? The example of Adam and Eve, given in the book of Genesis is correct in the way that Yahweh established marriage. Many, if not all, biblical examples of polygamy led to pain of somesort, whether that be Solomon turning away from God (1 Kings 11) or Penninnah hating Hannah (1 Samuel 1:6 - 7). Therefore, it is highly advised to not practice polygamy.
And there ends our first edition of Bible 101’s Frequently Asked Questions. If you have any questions that you would like to ask, please send them to our questions page. We hope that you were able to learn from this shorter article type and that we will do this again soon.