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Why does St. Matthew say there are 42 generations from Abraham to Christ but when we count them there are only 41?

Saint Matthew says: “So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations” (Matt. 1:17). But when we count them, we find them to be 41 only. What then is the secret? The …

Why do we celebrate the feast of the Nativity on the 7th of January, while some other churches celebrate it on the 25th of December. What is the reason for this difference?

ANSWER It is not a doctrinal or a theological difference, but it is a scientific difference. It is known that the year is 365 days and a quarter of a day. Therefore a day is added once every four years; and the year is called a leap year. But in the Gregorian western calendar, it has …

How can the earth be part of the sun as the scientists say, while the Bible states that the sun was created on the fourth day after the creation of the earth?

Scientists do not say that the earth was part of the sun and separated from it, otherwise the sun will be missing this portion. What scientists say is that earth is part of the solar system and not of the sun itself. It was part of the Nebula; that fiery mass which was no doubt …

What is the difference between the creation of the sun and light in Genesis? And was the light created on the first day or the fourth?

God created light on the first day as the Bible indicated. But, what light? It is the substance of light, the shining mass of fire from which God made the sun, the moon and the stars on the fourth day. On the fourth day also God established the astronomical laws and the permanent relation between …