Why couldn’t a sovereign God overrule an unwilling city? (Matthew 23:37)
God gave free will to all humans, which is what gives our actions their meaning and value. Even on a human level, we would not respond positively to the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Who are the children of the kingdom and why will there be gnashing of teeth?
I agree with Colin Wong who answered a similar question on this web site, saying that the children or subjects of the kingdom are the children of Israel. And...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Did Jesus’ prediction about Jerusalem come true? (Luke 19:41–44)
Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans in AD 70, as described in the following account: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jerusalem_(70_CE)
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Does the Bible teach that there is a gift of celibacy?
I definitely think that celibacy is a gift from God. And I surely thought I had this gift after I got saved at age 16. I was through with women and studied...
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Anonymous
Why couldn’t a sovereign God overrule an unwilling city? (Matthew 23:37)
Matthew 23:37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children to...
Matthew 23:37 - 39
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Anonymous
Did Jesus’ prediction about Jerusalem come true? (Luke 19:41–44)
41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it 42 and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now...
Luke 19:41 - 44
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What is prayer?
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What are the signs of a true believer, a Christian?
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John Appelt
What is the book of Judges?
Most of the book of Judges is the record of 14 judges God raised up to deliver Israel from oppression by surrounding nations. The judges were Othniel, Ehud,...
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Anonymous
Why would obeying God in war disqualify David from building the temple? (1 Ch22:8)
1 Chronicles 22:8 says, "But this word of the Lord came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and have fought many wars. You are not to build a house for my Name,...
1 Chronicles 22:2 - 5
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Murray Runge
What day is the Sabbath, Saturday or Sunday? Do Christians have to observe the Sabbath day?
When the Sabbath was given to the Jews one must also consider that there was no such thing as Saturday or Sunday, and the days were calculated by the new...
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Anonymous
Why did 70,000 die while the sinner lived? (1 Chronicles 21:14)
1 Chronicles 21:14 says in the Contemporary English Version, "So the LORD sent a horrible disease on Israel, and 70,000 Israelites died."
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by Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
How are human souls created?
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The problem that I see with Creationism is if God creates a soul and "implants" him or her into the embryo at the moment of conception, how can He remain...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is corporate prayer?
Corporate prayer is prayer offered to God by an assembly or body of multiple Christians speaking to God as a group with one voice or request. ("Corporate...
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by Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why wasn’t Cain given capital punishment for the murder he committed?
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Previously dscussed at https://ebible.com/questions/832-why-wasn-t-cain-s-punishment-death
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by Nancy Hale
, Seeking Truth
Why did the old prophet lie to the man of God causing his death?
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Thank you! An answer that makes complete sense to me.
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
When will the peace of Nahum 1:15 come?
So, when will the peace of Nahum come? Everything in the first answer posted is great. However, I see the Bible as relevant to all ages. (There are things...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why did God accept Abel's offering but reject Cain's offering? Why did Cain then kill Abel?
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The sacrifice the Lord ordained In type of the Redeemer’s blood, Self-righteous reasoning Cain disdained, And thought his own first-fruits as good. ~John...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why wasn’t Cain given capital punishment for the murder he committed?
Genesis 4:12-13 12 "When you work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth." 13 Cai...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Whom was Cain afraid of after he killed Abel?
I don't think Cain feared his parents would take his life in revenge for his killing their other son, Abel. What parents would want to lose all their...
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John Appelt
What are the seventy sevens in Daniel 9:24-27?
Daniel 9:24-27 is an amazing chronological prophecy. The timing of this prophecy was when Daniel was considering the impending end of the 70 years of...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Did all of Saul’s family die with him or not? 1 Chronicles 10:6
1 Chronicles 10:6 has this: Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house—his sons and courtiers who were there engaged in the battle. But it appears that...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Did all of Saul’s family die with him or not? 1 Chronicles 10:6
The parallel passage to 1 Chronicles 10:6 is 1 Samuel 31:6, which states: “So Saul, his three sons, his armorbearer, and all his men died together that same...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is peace (fruit of the Holy Spirit)?
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No God no peace. Know God know peace. John 3:18.
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is patience (fruit of the Holy Spirit)?
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Ephesians 1:13-14 In whom ye also trusted, after ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, (First Corinthians 15:1-4) in whom also after ye...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is love (fruit of the Holy Spirit)?
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It is God’s love for us that never fails. Hebrews 13:5 He will never leave us or forsake us. He will never cast us out. John 6:37. Jesus has never lost one...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is kindness (fruit of the Holy Spirit)?
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Unbelievers can produce all those same qualities.
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Did all of Saul’s family die with him or not? 1 Chronicles 10:6
Here we read, “Saul and his three sons died, and all his house died together.” But, in 2 Samuel 2:8, Saul’s son Ishbosheth was not killed and was even later...
1 Chronicles 10:1 - 14
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is the Contemporary English Version (CEV)?
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True, Diana, yes, it is unfortunate that none of these original manuscripts exist today. Well over 3000 years have passed since Moses first penned the book...
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Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?
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by Diana Roberts
What is the Contemporary English Version (CEV)?
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How was it translated from the original manuscripts when there are none in the world today and haven’t been for thousands of years?
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why did the disciples wake Jesus up during the storm?
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I like your last sentence especially, Tim!
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Do Christians have to keep asking for forgiveness for their sins?
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What does the Bible say about false accusations?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why this extensive review of history? (Deuteronomy 1:5-46)
The history of Israel during the forty years between the nation's exodus from Egypt and its entry into Canaan (as contained in the books from Exodus through...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Under the new covenant does God still get angry with believers?
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Romans 6:23 For the penalty for sin is death, but the GIFT of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Once we receive the free gift we are a...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Under the new covenant does God still get angry with believers?
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Colossians 3:5-6 The wrath of God comes on the sons of disobedience. Saved believers. First Corinthians 5:5. If our earthly fathers chastened us, so will our...
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Murray Roulstone
, A Watchman on the Wall
What does the Bible say about abortion?
I believe we have to guide us a principle of scripture, and that of course is not to kill. The taking of a baby’s life is akin to murder, I believe. Jesus...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What laws of the New Covenant are we under today?
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Luke 10:28 was still under the old covenant as Jesus had not gone to the cross yet. Under the dispensation of grace there is no law and salvation is a free...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is the New Covenant?
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Ephesians 3 is all about the church age which is a dispensation of grace which was not known in times past. The church is a whole new thing. It was a mystery...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What does it mean that God is love?
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There is only one God. God has only one plan of salvation. "God is love" means Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are love. It doesn't mean that Son and Holy...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What does it mean that God is love?
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So, am I to gather from this that "God is love" is synonymous with "God is justice?" And if so, then justice is love, I suppose, and vice versa... ? I have a...
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What is the Key of David?
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Why is “if” someone repents we are to forgive stated here? Are we to not always to forgive whether the offender asks for forgiveness or not?
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I believe that the point of the "when" is to say that God honors what you do for Him. It is between you and God personally. If - when you do something for...
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Albert Ogier
What does it mean that Jesus is the Lamb of God?
There have been excellent responses about Jesus being the sacrifice as prescribed in the old testament and most people would agree that Jesus was the perfect...
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Is raising the dead still possible today?
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by Murray Runge
Why is “if” someone repents we are to forgive stated here? Are we to not always to forgive whether the offender asks for forgiveness or not?
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"Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 4 "And if he sins against you seven times in a day,...