What does the phrase mean, "with a strong hand and an outstretched arm"?
God is a spiritual Being, but the cited verse is applying anthropomorphic (human-like) attributes to Him (since, as the Bible notes, He created humans in His...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the phrase mean, "with a strong hand and an outstretched arm"?
Psalm 136:12 "with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his steadfast love endures forever;"
Psalms 136:1 - 26
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about sex before marriage?
When asked this question, I usually refer this person to the last half of Hebrews 13:4, "4 Honor marriage, and guard the sacredness of sexual intimacy...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does God mean when He promises, "My servant David will be prince among them"
Good question, Kyle Gillette! The “prince” (Ezekiel 34:24) will not be King David, resurrected and enthroned, but the Lord Jesus Christ whom Israel will...
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What does it mean that Jesus is God's only begotten son?
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Does the Bible teach that there is a gift of celibacy?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How can I know for sure that my anger is righteous indignation?
From Wikipedia, we find that Righteous indignation is typically a reactive emotion of anger over perceived mistreatment, insult, or malice of another. It is...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why rely on chance to pick the priests who would serve before God?
In the OT lots were cast to discover God's will (see Lev. 16:6-8; Joshua 18:8). Because God taught Moses to use this method, He would control the outcome....
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John Appelt
What does it mean that Jesus is God's only begotten son?
In some of the Bibles, John 3:16, says God “gave His only begotten Son.” Others have “one and only Son,” “only Son,” and “unique Son.” The Greek clarifies...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Does the Bible call Christians to defend the faith / argue for the faith?
I would much rather encourage the saints than declare war on the apostates. But when the enemy is in the field, the watchmen dare not go to sleep. The...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Did Jesus’ prediction about Jerusalem come true? (Luke 19:41–44)
Yep, 40 years later, i.e. in A.D. 66, the Jews revolted vs. Rome. After 3 years the uprising was squelched by Titus, the son of the Roman emperor. QSB In AD...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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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?