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  1. How can one become a “partaker of the divine nature”?
  2. What does the potter’s work in Jeremiah 18:1-6 teach us about God’s authority over our lives and His ability to reshape us when we go astray?
  3. Does Ezekiel prophesy about an invasion of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar which never actually took place? Ezekiel 29:17–20
  4. How do we minister unto the Lord?
  5. Why would Pharaoh "console" himself when he saw that his fate was the same as the great nations of the past (Ezekiel 32:31)?
  6. What does the Bible say about Christians and Israel?
  7. What is meant by "the age" or "the ages" in the Bible (Ex: Matthew 28:20, Hebrews 9:26 and Romans 16:25; Ephesians 2:7 and 3:9)?


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Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

How important is Christian conduct to how the unbelieving world sees Christ?

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Mr Houdmann said it right when he wrote, "No unbeliever will be saved by the good works of the Christian." That's the truth. It's good business to teach...

September 17 2022

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Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

In Genesis 2:17, man is told that if he ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, that he would "die". Since physical death did not exist up to that point, what did it mean to "die"?

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"What did it mean to die?" I don't think it's been settled yet? The bible says, "The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in...

September 17 2022

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

In Genesis 2:17, man is told that if he ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, that he would "die". Since physical death did not exist up to that point, what did it mean to "die"?

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Mr Coleman, I believe they understood what God meant when he said they would die. I don't believe anything as dire and unchanging as death would be risked on...

September 17 2022

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does it mean that man cannot come to Christ unless the Father draws Him?

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John 12:32: I, if I, be lifted up will draw all men to me. First John 2:2. First Timothy 2:4. Second Peter 3:9. It is God’s will that everyone believe the...

September 17 2022

Answer by John Baucum

What did Jesus mean in Luke 22:36 about buying a sword?

Firstly I am a senior with 2 years of Bible School. I’ve read The Bible about 5 times, and others much more. We are commanded to study, meditate and live by...

September 16 2022 16 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

Why do we need to confess our sins if they have already been forgiven?

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Hello Jack! Paul directs us by detailing his struggle with sin in Romans 7. "18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to...

September 16 2022

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is the meaning of 'perfect' in 1 Corinthians 13:10?

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Romans 4:5-6: But to him that worketh not, but believeth in Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Without His...

September 16 2022

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

What sin came into the world through one man?

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Petsney, good answer. When a teacher punishes the entire class for something one student did, it seems unfair to us. We believe that only the guilty should...

September 16 2022

Answer by Philip Davies

Will God forgive blasphemous thoughts toward the Holy Spirit that you want to repent of if you consider those thoughts intentional? Is it possible to be forgiven for having had such thoughts?

I think this is an important issue to raise. There are some Christians who are needlessly tormented with the idea that they have committed the unforgivable...

September 16 2022 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Binady Budhi

What are some present day or modern times human achievements that can be compared to the Tower of Babel?

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Yes, amalgamation was one of the sins of the ancient times. This sin is reoccurring in our modern times, trying to obliterate God's image in humanity. No...

September 16 2022

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September 16 2022

Answer by John Appelt

Does the total depravity doctrine mean that nobody can seek God?

The teaching of total depravity is that man is totally unable to choose God, so that God must do all to help man. There are reasons that this is not true....

September 16 2022 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by John Appelt

What does it mean that man cannot come to Christ unless the Father draws Him?

John 6:44 is used by some to say that God draws people to be saved. They say that this must happen because according to Ephesians 2:1, no one is able to come...

September 16 2022 1 Comments 15 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Ezekiel Kimosop

Is working on Sunday a sin?

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Great article. I wish to appreciate the comments as well. The New Testament Scriptures do not prescribe specific day for rest/worship for believers even...

September 16 2022

Question by Bob Cline

Who are they that are bound and what is the prison in Isaiah 61:1?

Isaiah 61:1 - 11

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Comment by Todd Rushing

What is the Christian view of suicide? What does the Bible say about suicide?

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Pastor Paz, I take exception with your argument against once saved, always saved. God and His Son gave us a permanent gift of salvation. If you could lose...

September 16 2022

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

Why do we need to confess our sins if they have already been forgiven?

This has already been mentioned by 2 people but I want to add something personal. The reason we need to confess our sins even though they are already...

September 16 2022 1 Comments 9 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What is the gift inexpressible? (2 Corinthians 9:15)

"Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!" (2 Corinthians 9:15)

September 16 2022 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by lynn Sander

Why should we read the Bible / study the Bible?

2 Tim. 3:14-17: All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may...

September 16 2022 13 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Who was Lot’s wife and why did she turn into a pillar of salt?

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I loved this correlation, Leslie: "Ezekiel 16:49: Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was...

September 15 2022

Answer by Leslie Coutinho

Who was Lot’s wife and why did she turn into a pillar of salt?

Luke 17:32-33: Remember Lot’s wife. Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. When Lot...

September 15 2022 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

Why did God offer a new covenant?

God offered His chosen people (Israel) a new covenant (Hebrews 8:8, Jer. 31:31) because they were unable to keep the old covenant law for justification (Gal....

September 15 2022 2 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by John Appelt

Why are Jesus' genealogies in Matthew and Luke so different?

The two genealogies of Jesus are distinctively different. MATTHEW – LUKE Joseph’s line – Mary’s line descending line – ascending line to Abraham through...

September 15 2022 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Billy P Eldred

What language did Jesus speak?

Though the above answers do a much better job of directly answering your question assuming you were asking what language did Jesus speak in the recorded...

September 15 2022 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

If a couple gets pregnant before marriage do they have to get married?

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As we know, the Bible is the ultimate guide for life. God does not make mistakes. The "yoke" is mentioned 53 times in scripture. I think that the concept is...

September 15 2022

Comment by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

Is baptism the New Covenant equivalent of circumcision?

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I just wanted to add that the old covenant was for biblical Israel, just as the new covenant is for biblical Israel. Everyone alive today and after Paul's...

September 15 2022

Answer by ADAM COLE , Servant of The LORD

Why is 'You shall not commit adultery' in the Ten Commandments?

Short answer is that adultery is a lie, Ex. 20:6. It also breaks the law of covetousness, Ex 20:17, "Thou shalt not covet". It was one a the major sins that...

September 15 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What can ordinary people do about sinful religious leaders?

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Amen to that Danny. We should not even go to a church that does not preach Romans 6:23 every Sunday in some form. For the penalty for sin is death. Fact...

September 15 2022

Answer by Justin Hale

How can a person stifle the Holy Spirit?

If you look at the next few verses, (1 Thessalonians 5:20-22), the Holy Spirit is actually giving us examples of how to avoid 'quenching' the divine fire....

September 15 2022 Follow Vote Up

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What does the Bible say about cremation? Should Christians be cremated?

September 14 2022

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Is baptism the New Covenant equivalent of circumcision?

September 14 2022

Answer by Ian Cowan , Retired Chemistry Teacher & Biblical Creationist

What does the Bible say about cremation? Should Christians be cremated?

But Jesus told him, "Follow Me, and let the [spiritually] dead bury their own [physically] dead" - Mt. 8:22 Arguing about this is, at best, spiritually...

September 14 2022 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Justin Hale

Who was Lot’s wife and why did she turn into a pillar of salt?

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Yes. I think you are right. Also, that repentance must be genuine and personal. You can't just go along with others through the motions like Mrs. Lot did...

September 14 2022

Comment by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

Did God create other people in addition to Adam and Eve?

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The only person that God created from the dust of the earth was Adam. The scriptures say that "God breathed into his nostrils and he became a living soul."...

September 14 2022

Answer by Justin Hale

Why did the Israelites need manna if they had flocks/herds of animals that they could eat?

The Bible refers to Jesus as the 'Bread from heaven,' (John 6:51). The word translated 'Manna' in English, in Hebrew simply means, 'What is it?' This is what...

September 14 2022 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Justin Hale

Why is 'You shall not commit adultery' in the Ten Commandments?

The Ten Commandments are divine directives issued by GOD through His holy angels in response to human sin, (Galatians 3:19), delivered through Moses as a...

September 14 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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How can a person stifle the Holy Spirit?

1 Thessalonians 5:19

September 14 2022 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Douglas King

What would have happened if Adam and Eve had not touched the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil?

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I'm sure what the questioner meant was, "What would happen if Eve did not eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil?" Sometimes you have to...

September 13 2022

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

Who was Lot’s wife and why did she turn into a pillar of salt?

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I think the point of the story is to repent, that is turn away, focus on your new life, and follow the Lord! I think her name was...Mrs Lot.

September 13 2022

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Why should we "remember lot’s wife"? (Luke 17:32)

September 13 2022

Answer by Justin Hale

Why didn’t Adam die the day he ate the forbidden fruit, as God said he would in Genesis 2:17?

"But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day." (2 Peter...

September 13 2022 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Is there a way to escape God’s judgment?

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I agree wholeheartedly with you, James, and your comment citing John 5:24. Please pray for the 2 ladies attending me at a recent colonoscopy, and with whom I...

September 13 2022

Answer by John Appelt

What does the Bible mean when it says we have a sinful nature? What is a sinful nature?

Sinful nature means man is inclined to sin. Oddly enough, except for a couple of versions, the term “sinful nature” does not appear in the Bible. Yet, by...

September 13 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Kilian Kean , Telecommunications Engineer (Retired)

Is there a way to escape God’s judgment?

No! All sin (imperfection) has to be accounted for in judgment by God. All roads lead to God, but your decision here on earth determines which judgment seat...

September 13 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

Why didn’t Adam die the day he ate the forbidden fruit, as God said he would in Genesis 2:17?

We can learn the meaning of the phrase "in the day" by comparing scripture with scripture (1 Cor. 2:13). Let's look at an earlier verse in Genesis. Genesis...

September 13 2022 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Justin Hale

Who was Lot’s wife and why did she turn into a pillar of salt?

“Remember Lot’s wife. Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it." (Luke 17:32-33). Jesus mentions her...

September 13 2022 2 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Donna Williams

Why didn’t Adam die the day he ate the forbidden fruit, as God said he would in Genesis 2:17?

I believe that the death that the Lord spoke of was both natural and spiritual. Adam lived to be 930 and then he died. Genesis 5:5. The day that Adam and Eve...

September 13 2022 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Justin Hale

Why is Thomas called the twin and who is his twin?

In Song of Songs 4:2, scripture reveals that producing 'twins' is directly contrasted with 'barrenness' and viewed as a condition of vibrant blessing and...

September 12 2022 2 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up