Bible Questions
Straight answers to questions people actually ask — worked out from the biblical text itself and supported by the classic sermons, with links to hear the passages preached.
How Many Years Were Between Adam and Noah?
By the genealogy of Genesis 5, Noah was born 1,056 years after Adam’s creation. Adam lived 930 years (Genesis 5:5), so he died 126 years before Noah was born — and from Adam’s crea…
How Old Was Jesus When He Started Preaching?
About thirty years old. Luke records it directly: “And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age” (Luke 3:23) — marking the start of his public ministry at his baptism by…
What Does “Propitiation for Our Sins” Mean?
Propitiation is the sacrifice that satisfies God’s righteous judgment against sin, so that God can pardon sinners without ceasing to be just. When 1 John 2:2 calls Jesus “the propi…