Why rely on chance to pick the priests who would serve before God?
I would say that it could have been because the outcome of the casting of lots for such a sacred purpose was not viewed as an event of pure chance, but as...
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Why rely on chance to pick the priests who would serve before God?
1 Chronicles 24:5 "They divided them by lot, all alike, for there were sacred officers and officers of God among both the sons of Eleazar and the sons of It...
1 Chronicles 24:1 - 31
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Where are the gates of hell?
Matthew 16:18 What are the “gates of hell”? I have the fondest memories of “gates” at what used to be my grandmother’s resort, “Wisowa.” Now this wooded...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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Where are the gates of hell?
In my opinion, the "gates of hell" is not referring to an identifiable physical object or location, but is expressing the idea that all efforts of Satan and...
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Daniel Olsson
Why did God choose Mary to be Jesus's mother?
The answer is likely that God is omnipotent and eternal and created Mary and her life according to his own wishes and needs. It is obvious that we humans...
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Karen Zorger
, Christian Wife, and Mom, Florida
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Who will be risen in the rapture?
Our Sunday small group has just finished a study of Thessalonians, and this is what we discussed, and what I have learned: The Christian meaning of the word...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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Why would obeying God in war disqualify David from building the temple? (1 Ch22:8)
If God would set aside David, who was described as a man after God's own heart (1 Samuel 13:14), it graphically illustrates how precious all human lives are...
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Should all pronouns referring to God be capitalized?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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Why couldn’t a sovereign God overrule an unwilling city? (Matthew 23:37)
God gave free will to all humans, which is what gives our actions their meaning and value. Even on a human level, we would not respond positively to the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Who are the children of the kingdom and why will there be gnashing of teeth?
I agree with Colin Wong who answered a similar question on this web site, saying that the children or subjects of the kingdom are the children of Israel. And...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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Did Jesus’ prediction about Jerusalem come true? (Luke 19:41–44)
Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans in AD 70, as described in the following account: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jerusalem_(70_CE)
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Does the Bible teach that there is a gift of celibacy?
I definitely think that celibacy is a gift from God. And I surely thought I had this gift after I got saved at age 16. I was through with women and studied...
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Anonymous
Why couldn’t a sovereign God overrule an unwilling city? (Matthew 23:37)
Matthew 23:37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children to...
Matthew 23:37 - 39
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Did Jesus’ prediction about Jerusalem come true? (Luke 19:41–44)
41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it 42 and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now...
Luke 19:41 - 44
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Jack Gutknecht
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What is prayer?
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Jack Gutknecht
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What are the signs of a true believer, a Christian?
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John Appelt
What is the book of Judges?
Most of the book of Judges is the record of 14 judges God raised up to deliver Israel from oppression by surrounding nations. The judges were Othniel, Ehud,...
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Why would obeying God in war disqualify David from building the temple? (1 Ch22:8)
1 Chronicles 22:8 says, "But this word of the Lord came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and have fought many wars. You are not to build a house for my Name,...
1 Chronicles 22:2 - 5
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Murray Runge
What day is the Sabbath, Saturday or Sunday? Do Christians have to observe the Sabbath day?
When the Sabbath was given to the Jews one must also consider that there was no such thing as Saturday or Sunday, and the days were calculated by the new...