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  1. I went to a gentleman's club out of curiosity but left as soon as they explained it to me. Did I commit a sin of lust?
  2. Can you give some examples, biblical or otherwise, of when pride goes or has gone before destruction? Proverbs 16:18
  3. What is the meaning of "will quicken your mortal bodies"?
  4. When is it okay to rest from one's labors?
  5. What is the relationship between Zion, the City of David, and Jerusalem?
  6. Are the righteous rewarded in this life or in the next one? Proverbs 11:31
  7. How can we fully trust God's personal care for us, as described in verses like 1 Peter 5:7, when life still feels overwhelming?
  8. How can any church perform a same-sex wedding? Isn’t it clear in the Bible that marriage is a heterosexual union?
  9. What are the various meanings of the word "breath" in the old testament?
  10. What would ensure that my "house" flourishes? Proverbs 14:11


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How can we fully trust God's personal care for us, as described in verses like 1 Peter 5:7, when life still feels overwhelming?

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How can we fully trust God's personal care for us, as described in verses like 1 Peter 5:7, when life still feels overwhelming?

7 casting all your cares upon him, for he cares for you. Please give biblical examples.

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Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

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How can any church perform a same-sex wedding? Isn’t it clear in the Bible that marriage is a heterosexual union?

Lamentations 3:24: "The Lord is my portion, says my soul, therefore I hope in Him." Jeremiah was called by God before he was born. He did not speak of his...

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Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

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Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

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What is the meaning of "in season and out of season" in 2 Timothy 4:2?

Good question, Tito! I have struggled with this, and I'll tell you why. Jesus, exhausted from traveling, sat by a well to rest. Though He was tired and...

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What is the relationship between Zion, the City of David, and Jerusalem?

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What is the meaning of "will quicken your mortal bodies"?

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Can you give some examples, biblical or otherwise, of when pride goes or has gone before destruction? Proverbs 16:18

Well, it all started "in the beginning"... Adam and Eve believed what Satan told them instead of what God told them. They thought they could "become like...

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Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Can you give some examples, biblical or otherwise, of when pride goes or has gone before destruction? Proverbs 16:18

Here is a possible sermon: Sermon Title: Pride before destruction Main Text: Proverbs 16:18 “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a...

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Can you give some examples, biblical or otherwise, of when pride goes or has gone before destruction? Proverbs 16:18

Pride is what made Lucifer into Satan, as described in Isaiah 14:12-14, leading to his expulsion from heaven. As detailed in the book of Exodus, Pharaoh's...

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Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Is it a sin to lust, or does it only become a sin when I give in to it?

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Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

I went to a gentleman's club out of curiosity but left as soon as they explained it to me. Did I commit a sin of lust?

William, you were tempted but walked away — that shows strength, not sin. If your motive was to lust, confess it. If it was just curiosity and you left right...

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Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

How is "the name of the Lord a strong tower" for believers? Proverbs 18:10

In ancient times, a strong tower was a safe place during attack — high, secure, and protected. That’s what God is for His people. He’s our defense, our...

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Can you give some examples, biblical or otherwise, of when pride goes or has gone before destruction? Proverbs 16:18

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

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What were the names of the Pharaohs in Genesis and Exodus?

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What are the various meanings of the word "breath" in the old testament?

A few ideas: 1. Respiration (as in "the breath of life") 2. Wind (as God's "breath" in a metaphorical sense) 3. An attribute that separates living organisms...

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Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

When is it okay to rest from one's labors?

When is it okay to rest from one's labors? I just retired at the end of February 2025. So far it's great! The way I look at the question involves this:...

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What would ensure that my "house" flourishes? Proverbs 14:11

In my view, as long as people (even Christians) are in this life and fallen world, they are subject to the possibility of adversity. However, maintaining...

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Answer by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

I went to a gentleman's club out of curiosity but left as soon as they explained it to me. Did I commit a sin of lust?

The heavyiness that we experience in guilt is a weapon of spiritual bondage that Satan uses to attack our faith in what Christ completed at the cross for us:...

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Answer by Leslie Coutinho

Who wrote the second set of the ten commandment tablets, God or Moses?

Exodus 34:1: And the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the...

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Answer by Nelson De Los Santos

I went to a gentleman's club out of curiosity but left as soon as they explained it to me. Did I commit a sin of lust?

I guess you misunderstood “gentleman’s club”. What or how were you lured in to such a place can be explained in Scripture - which says in James 1:14-16 14:...

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What does it mean, "A rich man's wealth is his strong city. The poverty of the poor is their ruin." Proverbs 10:15

I understand the questioner's point as to a seeming contradiction, but I would say that Solomon was looking at the subject from a comprehensive standpoint by...

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