What was Paul's thorn in the flesh?
2 Corinthians 12:7: And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the...
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What is "Spy Wednesday"?
This is apparently a term for the day prior to Maundy Thursday, and is meant to mark the day when (as noted in the verses cited in the question) Judas...
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Do angels appear to people today?
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I am widowed. Is it OK for me to have sex with another single person?
My husband died of cancer after a 17 year marriage. 3 years after my husband's death, I met a wonderful Christian man. I recently had to end a relationship...
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Why did God make them go through all these steps in Joshua 7:14-15?
Not to disagree with Tim Maas, because his view is certainly valid! But I would add that the singling out of Achan is an act of mercy from a merciful G-d....
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What is considered a marriage abandonment according to the Bible?
John Bellora's answer is spot on, but I will add that the apostle Shaul/Paul stated that if two people who are un-believers are married and one (in this case...
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What behaviors and attitudes of Judas opened him up to the influence of Satan, resulting in his betrayal of Jesus? How can I avoid such behaviors and attitudes?
Good question: What behaviors and attitudes of Judas opened him up to the influence of Satan, resulting in his betrayal of Jesus? How can I avoid such...
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Should Christians celebrate Christmas?
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What is the significance of Jesus being raised on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:4)?
This is a good question, and one I've asked myself over the years. Many people attach significance to the number 7 as "the number of completeness" in the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the meaning of Leviticus 19 verse 28, "Thou shalt not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourself"??
The prohibitions in this verse concerned practices that were common among pagan nations at that time. Israelites were commanded to abstain from those actions...
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What does the Bible say about dying, seeing heaven and returning to life?
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Why did David want God to look away from him in Psalm 39:13?
The question may be coming from the perspective that God's gaze brings favor; however the Psalmist knows that God also metes out punishment. Psalm 30 is...
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Should a Christian invest money in the stock market?
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Must precept be upon precept?
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Are the seven Catholic sacraments biblical?
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How can I know if the desires of my heart are from God?
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Why did David want God to look away from him in Psalm 39:13?
I don't know for sure because, to my knowledge, the Bible does not elaborate on what David was referring to in this Psalm, but this is what comes to mind:...
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Do angels appear to people today?
I came to Christ dramatically in my 40th year. In the first few months I was literally walking on air, really feeling excited. At that time I worked in the...
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What kind of oath did David make? (1 Samuel 20:3)
According to the conversation between Jonathan and David, it is apparent that they were disagreeing about the fact that King Saul was seeking to take David's...
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What is Palm Sunday?
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Why did David want God to look away from him in Psalm 39:13?
In writing this psalm, David was apparently undergoing some unspecified sort of affliction or illness through God's permissive will that he was interpreting...
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What kind of oath did David make? (1 Samuel 20:3)
The oath that David made (as recorded in 1 Samuel 20:3) was a reaffirmation of an oath that he had originally sworn in 1 Samuel 18:3 with Saul's son Jonathan...
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What should we learn from the account of Daniel in the lion's den?
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What is considered a marriage abandonment according to the Bible?
Jesus made it clear. Divorce was not meant since the beginning when Moses gave a certificate of divorce because of the hardening of your heart. Jesus goes on...
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What is Palm Sunday?
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Why did David, a man after God's own heart, have an idol in his home (1 Samuel 19:13)?
One possibility that occurs to me is that, since David shared his home with his wife Michal (who was Saul's daughter), perhaps the idol was a vestige or...
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Jack Gutknecht
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What does the Bible say about black magic?
God hates it. Deuteronomy 18:10-12 (ESV): “There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices...
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Why did David want God to look away from him in Psalm 39:13?
13 Look away from me, that I may smile again, before I depart and am no more!"
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What kind of oath did David make? (1 Samuel 20:3)
1 Samuel 20:2-4 Common English Bible 2 Jonathan said to him, “No! You are not going to die! Listen: My father doesn’t do anything big or small without tell...
1 Samuel 20:2 - 4
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Which of the 12 Apostles wrote New Testament books?
Usually, the apostles that wrote New Testament books are limited to Peter, John, and Matthew, but there may have been two more of the original twelve...
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What is considered a marriage abandonment according to the Bible?
Hello! I would love to hear your thoughts on marriage abandonment from a biblical perspective. Would it be considered abandonment if a husband leaves h...
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Does God help us out of ALL our troubles (Psalm 34:17)?
I would say that He does, although the manner or timing of our deliverance may not conform to our limited, temporal expectations. (I would also note that,...
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How do you personally express praise to God? Is He your strength in daily life?"
In my opinion, even the active expression of praise to God on the part of believers during their every waking moment would be insufficient to thank Him for...
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What is an "allotment" in reference to what the tribes of Israel were given in Joshua 13:33?
The allotments spoken of in the Bible referred to the division of the "Promised Land" of Canaan (between the Jordan River to the east and the Mediterranean...
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How can I stop having negative thoughts? How can I overcome negative thinking?
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Does God help us out of ALL our troubles (Psalm 34:17)?
17 When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. I am interested in this because The lyrics to "The Righ...
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How do you personally express praise to God? Is He your strength in daily life?"
"Psalm 81:1-2 says, 'Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob! Raise a song; sound the tambourine, the sweet lyre with the harp.'
Psalms 81:1 - 16
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What is the significance of Jesus being raised on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:4)?
"The disciples had forgotten that Jesus promised to rise from the dead on the third day, but His enemies remembered. (Matthew 27)" --Warren Wiersbe Shame on...
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What is the significance of Jesus being raised on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:4)?
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Do you have to repent from all sin to enter heaven?
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Why did God choose someone whose family worshipped Baal (Jg. 6:25)?
Judges 6:25: And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, "Take thy fathers young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old,...
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How can I stop having negative thoughts? How can I overcome negative thinking?
Romans 12:1-2 is the key Scripture to help you out. Your mind is the battlefield of life. Proverbs 4:23 admonishes us to keep our heart with all diligence...
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What did David mean by asking God to listen to his words and consider his lament in Psalm 5?
First, fa nam, see the big picture: PSALM 5) David asks God to lead and protect him. He also calls upon God to destroy his wicked enemies. I. THE DELIVERANCE...
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Tim Maas
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What is the significance of Jesus being raised on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:4)?
The synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) each record multiple separate instances in which Jesus Himself told the apostles of the interval between his...
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What is the significance of Jesus being raised on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:4)?
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: