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    1. What principles of successful service may we glean from the miraculous catch of fish?
    2. What does the Bible say about closed borders?
    3. Was the prescription, "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, fracture for fracture, foot for foot," (Lev 24:19,20) only to be used during the wilderness wandering?
    4. What did it mean to sin "defiantly"? (Proverbs 15:30)
    5. When will Satan be crushed? (Romans 16:20)
    6. Why did Jesus tell the leper not to say anything about being healed, but to go to the priest and show himself?
    7. What is pictured in the Bible by the many varied usages of the term “Eye” or “Eyes”? For instance, “eyes” in Genesis 6:8 appears to mean “acceptance.”
    8. What (if anything) does the Bible say about an unmarried couple with children getting baptized? Are there restrictions about who can get baptized?
    9. Why did Jesus ask the woman to call her husband and come back in John 4:16?
    10. Can an unmarried person in a sexual relationship be a communion server in the Church of England?
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    If Jesus was God, why did He call God "My God?"

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    Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

    Why does God require faith?

    God requires faith so that we can obtain His blessing (Heb. 11:6; Jer. 17:7-8; John 5:24). It is also needed to evade His judgment (Jn 3:18, 36). Faith in...

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

    Does God show respect to certain persons? Genesis 4:5

    I would say that God shows respect (that is, partiality or distinction) with regard to people in some ways, but not in others. On the "no respect" side, God...

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    Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

    How could Cain rule over sin? (Genesis 4:7)

    As hinted at above, it's just like God to give another opportunity to do right, "to rule over sin", and it's just like man to stubbornly refuse it. Cain and...

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    Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

    Does God show respect to certain persons? Genesis 4:5

    3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. 4 And Abel, he also brought of the first...

    Genesis 4:3 - 5

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    Answer by Nduka Light

    What does the Bible say about killing in war? Is killing in war a sin?

    The Bible never supports killing, especially in war. PROOF: Matthew 26:47_ And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great...

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    Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

    Was the prescription, "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, fracture for fracture, foot for foot," (Lev 24:19,20) only to be used during the wilderness wandering?

    God gave Moses the law of "eye for an eye" (Law of Retaliation) not as an instrument of brutal retribution against someone who would commit some type of...

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    Answer by stefan verberkt , Truth seeker / Conspiracy Researcher

    When God flooded the earth, was the Garden of Eden also destroyed?

    Question 1: Why would God deploy cherubim with flaming swords at the entrance of the garden, if he planned to destroy the earth (with the garden)? Question...

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    Answer by Jay Saunders

    Is Christianity a white man's religion?

    Christianity is not a "white man's religion." First of all, the first believers in Christianity were hardly white. The Jewish race just like members of...

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    Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

    What does the Bible say about closed borders?

    I will overlook the not so veiled political undertone of the question and concentrate on the most important element of the issue. The ‘closed borders’ term...

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    Answer by Robert Ross

    How could Cain rule over sin? (Genesis 4:7)

    We must see in this passage of scripture the mercy of the God of a second chance. God knows full well the consequences awaiting Cain if he does not change...

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    Answer by stefan verberkt , Truth seeker / Conspiracy Researcher

    What (if anything) does the Bible say about an unmarried couple with children getting baptized? Are there restrictions about who can get baptized?

    Yes they can be baptized but... First of all, sex outside marriage is a sin and falls under sexual immorality if i'm not mistaken, so they will have to...

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    Is the human soul mortal or immortal?

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

    Was the prescription, "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, fracture for fracture, foot for foot," (Lev 24:19,20) only to be used during the wilderness wandering?

    In my opinion, the purpose of the "eye for eye, tooth for tooth" standard in the Law for the punishment of interpersonal crimes was not just meant to be...

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    Question by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
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    Was the prescription, "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, fracture for fracture, foot for foot," (Lev 24:19,20) only to be used during the wilderness wandering?

    Jesus said something different during His "Sermon on the Mount" of Matt 5-7. And God didn't want Cain killed for murdering his brother, Abel in Genesis 4. ...

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    Answer by SKP PAULEY

    What (if anything) does the Bible say about an unmarried couple with children getting baptized? Are there restrictions about who can get baptized?

    Yes, they can be baptized but that in and of itself doesn't absolve them of their sins and without repenting and being forgiven of their sins they remain in...

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    Answer by Hanh Billingham

    Were the 9 lepers who did not return to give thanks to God no longer healed? Luke 17:19

    I believe the nine lepers stayed healed - I don't know any incident in the bible where healing was reversed. When the Samaritan leper returned and praised...

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    Is silent prayer biblical?

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    Answer by Scott Broberg , Fig Tree Ministries

    What does the Bible say about closed borders?

    Sorry for the long answer - lots of moving parts. The Bible speaks of borders, but not of "closed borders." God promises Abraham to give his descendants land...

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    Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

    What does it mean that iron sharpens iron?

    27:17 As iron sharpens iron Close friends provide constructive criticism and accountability. Just as sharpening an iron blade makes it more effective, close...

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