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Answer by Donna Williams

Does God have a specific plan for my life? Jeremiah 29:11

Dear Anonymous, in short the answer is yes! In Jeremiah 29:11, Yahweh is specifically speaking to the children of Israel during their seventy year captivity...

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What is lust? What does the Bible have to say about lust?

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What does the Bible say about anger?

August 16 2025

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

To whom is God talking in Psalm 82?

As I interpret it, God is addressing all beings (both spiritual and physical/human) to whom He has entrusted the function of judging on His behalf or in His...

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How can rebellion make people stumble? (Hosea 14:9)

August 15 2025

Answer by Todd Rushing

Is it a sin to play poker?

Someone was overheard at our church talking about going to a casino, and it raised eyebrows. I explained that it needs to be taken in context. In the new...

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Question by Sally Eslinger

To whom is God talking in Psalm 82?

Psalms 82:1 - 8

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Comment by Robyn Keal , Sister in Christ, part of his Bride prayer warrior

Why did the the heavens open right after Jesus' baptism?

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When Jesus was baptized by his cousin John the Baptist, the heavens opened up as Jesus came out from the water. God not only spoke and stated this is my...

August 15 2025

Comment by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

Did God deceive Jeremiah as suggested in Jeremiah 20:7?

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I agree. However, Jeremiah was informed by God that he was chosen while still in the womb. God told him He would always be with him. I believe Jeremiah was a...

August 15 2025

Answer by Robyn Keal , Sister in Christ, part of his Bride prayer warrior

Why did Stephen see Jesus "standing" at the right hand of God?

To my understanding of the scriptures, when Stephen's vision was given, he saw the heavens open up and Jesus standing at the right side hand of God. Stephen...

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Answer by Robyn Keal , Sister in Christ, part of his Bride prayer warrior

If Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father, who sits at his left ?

1Peter 3.22...... Matthew 22:44....Acts 2:34-35.......Hebrews 1:13 8:1 10:12 12:2 Psalm 110:1. These scriptures support that Jesus sat at the right side of...

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

How does Jeremiah 27:5, where God says He gives the earth to whomever He chooses, show His strength and control over nations?

Individuals have free will, but (as indicated in the cited verses) God will cause their cumulative actions (both singly and as nations) to work together in a...

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

Does God have a specific plan for my life? Jeremiah 29:11

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How should a Christian view materialism?

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Why did God have the cherubim guard just the east side of Eden?

August 14 2025

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Does God have a specific plan for my life? Jeremiah 29:11

Jeremiah 29:11 ... Jeremiahs Letter to the Exiles 11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give ...

August 14 2025 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Nelson De Los Santos

What is the Christian view of yoga?

It’s almost unbelievable how believers get so easily deceived, despite that Jesus in Matthew 24 warns against deception 4 times as much as He does for...

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Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

What is the Apostle Paul saying in Romans 2:13? Is he saying that one must keep the law in order to be justified?

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Hi Tim Maas, Thanks for your response. I really appreciate it. What you wrote seems to be a good explanation of Romans 2:13. Thanks.

August 14 2025

Answer by Donna Williams

If God doesn't change his mind, why does it sometimes appear that way (Numbers 23:19)?

Dear Anonymous, in context with this particular passage of scripture. Balak, who was the king of Moab wanted Balaam to curse the children of Israel. But he...

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What did Jesus mean in John 14:18 when he said, "I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you"?

August 14 2025

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

If God doesn't change his mind, why does it sometimes appear that way (Numbers 23:19)?

God's core nature and eternal purposes are unchanging. However, His case-by-case specific actions can be responsive to temporal human choices and...

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

What enduring assurance does God give His people despite potential upheaval in the world? Isaiah 54:1–17

The two assurances that give me the most comfort or the greatest ability to deal with life's problems are the words of Jesus in John 16:33 and Matthew 28:20,...

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

What is the Apostle Paul saying in Romans 2:13? Is he saying that one must keep the law in order to be justified?

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In Romans 3:28, Romans 5:1, Galatians 2:16, and Galatians 3:24, Paul made clear that salvation HAD to be made possible through faith in Christ (who fulfilled...

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What does the groaning refer to in Romans 8:26?

August 14 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

What is the Apostle Paul saying in Romans 2:13? Is he saying that one must keep the law in order to be justified?

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Hi Tim Maas, I appreciate your response. I agree with what you wrote. My question is, is Romans 2:13 contradicting what the Apostle Paul wrote in Romans...

August 13 2025

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

What is the Apostle Paul saying in Romans 2:13? Is he saying that one must keep the law in order to be justified?

Justification WOULD have been possible through the Law IF it had been possible to keep the Law perfectly. But humanity's universal inherent sinfulness (which...

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If God doesn't change his mind, why does it sometimes appear that way (Numbers 23:19)?

"God is not a man that he should lie, neither the son of man that he should repent. Hath he said and shall he not do it? Hath he spoken and shall he not ma...

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Answer by Leslie Coutinho

What causes God to be joyful (Jeremiah 9:24)?

Jeremiah 9:24: "But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understand and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and...

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Question by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

What is the Apostle Paul saying in Romans 2:13? Is he saying that one must keep the law in order to be justified?

The Apostle Paul seems to be contradicting himself in Romans 2:13, which he seems to say that one is justified by keeping the Law, because in other passages ...

August 13 2025 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Donna Williams

Did God deceive Jeremiah as suggested in Jeremiah 20:7?

Dear Anonymous, I would like to say that based on God's nature and character, it is impossible for Him to deceive anyone. As I read Jeremiah 20:7-9, I...

August 13 2025 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

What do John 1:1-14 mean when they declare that Jesus is the Word of God?

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Hi Bruce Lyon, You quoted John 1:3 as “"All things were made through it [the word]," not "through him." You stated “If all things were made through "the...

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Can God sin? If God cannot sin, is He truly omnipotent?

August 13 2025

Comment by Richard Burroughs

What was in the shadow of Peter that healed people?

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As was pointed out by Jesus Himself when He said, "Your faith has healed you."

August 13 2025

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If Jesus was God, why did He say 'No one is good but God alone'?

August 12 2025

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

Why does Jeremiah 12:1 say the wicked prosper when other verses say they do not?

I am glad to answer this question as it may very well come up with our weekly small group Bible study this week. (We're going through Jeremiah right now!) In...

August 12 2025 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why does Jeremiah 12:1 say the wicked prosper when other verses say they do not?

The Bible contains multiple instances (such as in Job 21, Psalm 73, and Ecclesiastes 8) of different individuals speaking from a human perspective concerning...

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

Did God deceive Jeremiah as suggested in Jeremiah 20:7?

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From biblehub.com: "The Hebrew word for "deceived" can also mean "enticed" or "persuaded," indicating Jeremiah's feeling that God led him into a prophetic...

August 12 2025

Question by Anonymous
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Did God deceive Jeremiah as suggested in Jeremiah 20:7?

In Jeremiah 20:7, Jeremiah says, “You deceived me, O Lord, and I was deceived.” Does this mean God actually deceived him, or is there a deeper meaning that f...

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Why does Jeremiah 12:1 say the wicked prosper when other verses say they do not?

Jeremiah 12:1, Job 12:6, and Psalm 73:7 observe that the wicked seem to prosper. Yet Proverbs 13:21 and Psalm 34:21 teach that evil overtakes the wicked. How...

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What is the book of Micah?

August 12 2025

Answer by Leslie Coutinho

Why did Jesus speak so strongly against lukewarm faith?

Revelation 3:16: So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Lord Jesus has revealed unto us that we need...

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Comment by Peter Marks

If Adam is still alive up to this day, how old could he be?

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In the first verse of the Bible, God tells us that He created heaven and earth. Period. In one sentence, He created matter and formed this matter into the...

August 11 2025

Answer by Leslie Coutinho

Where are the 12 stones now that were taken from the Jordan River as a memorial for generations to come?

Joshua 4:20: And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gil’-gal. As the Lord spoke unto Joshua, from each tribe, men were...

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

What is faith?

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Singapore, I especially liked one of your definitions of faith: "Stimulus of the Christian faith (Heb 11:32-12:2)," # 14. Also, I like where "the Bible...

August 11 2025

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

What should we learn from the symbolism of the potter and clay in the Bible?

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Like pliable clay in a potter’s hands, we are most useful when we remain soft and responsive to God’s touch. If we resist His shaping, we hinder His work in...

August 10 2025

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What is faith?

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

What causes God to be joyful (Jeremiah 9:24)?

God’s joy is rooted deeply in who He is and what He loves; His steadfast love, justice, and righteousness (Jeremiah 9:24). He delights in His own works;...

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