Who is Ben Hur in the movie produced in 1959? Was he the same Ben Hur mentioned in the Bible?
Great question, Wendy! I saw that good movie, and Ben Hur might have been a "son of Hur", which is what Ben-hur means). But the Hebrew construct ben hur...
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Does the Bible prophesy the coming of Muhammad?
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How could Lot’s daughters justify incest with their father? (Genesis 19:31–32)
Since God had already preserved Lot and his daughters through miraculous intervention when Sodom was destroyed, it should have given Lot's daughters faith...
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What is the belt of truth?
I would say that, in likening truth to a belt, Paul is not speaking of the truth of God's word (which he likens elsewhere in the passage to a sword), but is...
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How are the unrighteous being held for punishment? (2 Peter 2:9)
I would say that the point that Peter is making is that no temporal adversities that may befall the unjust or wicked, or that God may inflict upon them, in...
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What is new covenant theology?
From the book of Acts to the rapture of the church is the day of Grace. Only in this dispensation of grace our sin debt is paid in full, and we can no longer...
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Why is "doing good" necessary to gain eternal life? (Romans 2:7)
Doing good isn't a prerequisite for obtaining eternal life. Romans 2:7 doesn't present a case for doing good to receive eternal life. If you get that from it...
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Is it true that everything happens for a reason?
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How are the unrighteous being held for punishment? (2 Peter 2:9)
2 Peter 2:9 "if this is so, then the LORD knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment." Ne...
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How does bad company corrupt good character?
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Is the Covid-19 vaccine the mark of the beast?
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Is the Covid-19 vaccine the mark of the beast?
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Does the Bible advocate arranged marriages?
No! "The Bible" doesn't advocate arranged marriages. What would be different if only "saved" people got married? Answer: Bad marriages and divorces would...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What can we learn from the life of Hezekiah?
1. Hezekiah trusted in the Lord 2 Kings 18:5: “He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor...
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What can we learn from the life of Hezekiah?
1. Hezekiah trusted in the Lord 2 Kings 18:5: “He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor...
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What does it mean in Rom 3:27 that boasting is excluded because of the law that requires faith?
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How will we be "enriched in every way"? (2 Corinthians 9:11)
I would say that Paul is concentrating here not on a form or amount by which a person is enriched, nor is he preaching a so-called "prosperity gospel" --...
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