Questions & Answers - Good News Staff - April 1985

Good News Staff

What is the origin of April Fools' Day? The Bible says, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved" (Acts 16:31). I have been told that we don't have to obey God's commandments, but that we can still be saved just as long as we believe. Is this right? Why didn't God reprove Abraham for having a child by Hagar? Wasn't that a case of adultery? How did we get the Bible? Can we be sure that the original Hebrew and Greek Scriptures have been accurately preserved? Can a person understand the Bible on his own? I've been trying to understand the Bible for a long time, but I'm more confused than ever. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library