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  1. What's the meaning of this "flying scroll"? (5:1)
  2. What witnessing principles can Christians learn from the lepers' response in 2 Kings 7:3–9?
  3. Why include a final warning about adding or subtracting from this book? Revelation 22:18-19
  4. How are believers supposed to 'learn Christ,' according to Ephesians 4:20?
  5. What does it mean that Christ "was crucified in weakness" (2 Cor. 13:4)?
  6. What does judgment mean in this passage?
  7. Why does Zimri execute the friends, as well as the family of Baasha (1 Kings 16:11)?
  8. When did the diaspora which Peter mentions in 1 Peter 1 start and end?
  9. What is the role of Elihu in the book of Job?
  10. Why did the Lord favor Abel’s offering more than Cain’s?


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Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How do I know if my child is affected with my sins when she was in the womb?

The whole race are born sinners. It is not our fault we are sinners. When Adam and Eve sinned against God, the whole human race became sinful. We have a sin...

June 17 2021 1 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Dale Casselman , Christian/Circus Clown

Why does it seem that Jesus teaches that you have to be perfect to be saved (Matthew 5:48)?

The Jews were given the law to reveal what sin is and show them that they could never, because of being dead in Adam (sin/trespasses), in their own strength...

June 17 2021 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

If Jesus had not yet ascended to the Father, how could He have committed His Spirit to the Father?

The day He died, Jesus’ spirit went to be with the Father (as Luke 23:43, 46 says. Compare what the Apostle Paul said: "Absent from the body...present with...

June 17 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

If Jesus had not yet ascended to the Father, how could He have committed His Spirit to the Father?

I would say that when Jesus told Mary that He had not yet ascended to the Father, He was making reference to the ascension of His body (in glorified form)...

June 17 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Which twin was considered the firstborn? (Genesis 38:27-30)

I believe it was Perez, too, because he came out of the womb first, entirely, and I base my answer on Numbers 26:20.

June 17 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Which twin was considered the firstborn? (Genesis 38:27-30)

Although Zerah's hand emerged from the womb first, my understanding is that Perez would have been considered the firstborn because he was the first to emerge...

June 17 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Ronald Rose , Retired Navy, Retired DOJ FBOP

Can loved ones in heaven look down on you?

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I totally concur, praise him.

June 17 2021

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

What is the effect on our Christian faith if the Perseverance mission proves there was ancient life on Mars?

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Amen Shirley! The word of God is holy food for a hungry soul, but it's regurgitated by anyone who hasn't been prepared to receive it. Human wisdom (secular...

June 17 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Does the Bible teach mortal and venial sin?

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Amen. Galatians 2:21 Romans 11:6. The law could not save sinners. Only Jesus one blood sacrifice for all sin could save us sinners. Romans 3:23 Romans...

June 17 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does the Bible say about being a servant / servanthood?

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We are saved by faith alone. Not by making him Lord of our lives. Lordship salvation is works salvation. That is a counterfeit gospel that man can save...

June 17 2021

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

If Jesus had not yet ascended to the Father, how could He have committed His Spirit to the Father?

17 Jesus saith unto her, "Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your ...

John 20:17

June 14 2021 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

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How does one handle conflict in a marriage (or any relationship for that matter)?

June 13 2021

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

Which twin was considered the firstborn? (Genesis 38:27-30)

27 When the time came for her to deliver, she discovered she was carrying twins. 28 While she was in labor, one of them put out a hand; and the midwife tied ...

Genesis 38:1 - 30

June 13 2021 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What can we learn about Jehovah from Psalm 17?

I like to outline what I learn about Jehovah thusly: 1. Thy presence to search us Ps. 17:2 "Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes...

June 13 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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Why did God give us four Gospels?

June 13 2021

Comment by Aurel Georgescu

Can loved ones in heaven look down on you?

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You're right Aurele.

June 13 2021

Comment by Aurel Georgescu

Can loved ones in heaven look down on you?

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I agree with you, Aurele.

June 13 2021

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

Why does it seem that Jesus teaches that you have to be perfect to be saved (Matthew 5:48)?

The whole context of Matthew 5:48 is love, loving our enemies (Mt 5:43-48)--In regard to love (Mt 5:43-48) 1. The basic concept (Mt 5:43): The law says,...

June 13 2021 1 Comments 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Who was the real historical Jesus?

The story of Jesus is the greatest story ever told. How God sent His own son down from heaven who lived a perfect sinless life, went to the cross to die for...

June 13 2021 7 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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How do I know if my child is affected with my sins when she was in the womb?

When I was pregnant, I became extremely interested in sex. It happened in two out of my three pregnancies. It was then that I indulged in watching pornograph...

Exodus 34:7

1 Vote June 13 2021 5 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jonathan Mailand

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

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I think it’s important to note that in verse luke 22:52 when Jesus rebukes his diciple for striking, it was noted he struck a servant, i.e. not someone who...

June 13 2021

Answer by Jonathan Mailand

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

John 15:13 King James says "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." I’m not familiar with any scenarios in reality...

June 13 2021 16 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by B H Bell

Does the Bible teach mortal and venial sin?

I have to challenge the Roman Catholic Catechism’s legalistic adherence to the Ten Commandments. They were never given to anyone but the Nation of Israel,...

June 13 2021 1 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Why does it seem that Jesus teaches that you have to be perfect to be saved (Matthew 5:48)?

June 13 2021

Answer by Chet Shaner , Retired Computer programer and Business Continuity Planer

Who or what is the Holy Spirit?

If you are a believer, then at the moment you became a believer the the Holy Spirit took up residence in your body. Jesus told his disciples, after the...

June 13 2021 Follow Vote Up

Comment by Chet Shaner , Retired Computer programer and Business Continuity Planer

Why does it seem that Jesus teaches that you have to be perfect to be saved (Matthew 5:48)?

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I should have gone into greater detail about what I meant. In many verses in Psalms, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes there are very explicit descriptions of how...

June 13 2021

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

Why does it seem that Jesus teaches that you have to be perfect to be saved (Matthew 5:48)?

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Being perfect is not about being good enough for heaven. We can't be good enough for God or heaven. God is perfect. What does that mean? WHAT is perfect?...

June 13 2021

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

What is the effect on our Christian faith if the Perseverance mission proves there was ancient life on Mars?

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I would suggest that curiosity could lead to Faith. A questioning spirit is one that might lead to knowledge. Finding knowledge in worldly things, could...

June 13 2021

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

What happens to those who have never heard about Jesus?

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This "opinion" says there's another way other than Jesus to get into a relationship with God the Father. "Your deeds and works of your hands," for instance....

June 13 2021

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Who is the Holy Spirit?

June 13 2021

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How are predestination and election connected with foreknowledge?

June 12 2021

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

Why does it seem that Jesus teaches that you have to be perfect to be saved (Matthew 5:48)?

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Nicely written, Chet. But one statement you made I think needs explanation: "Nonbelievers don't care about the doing good works for their works are always...

June 12 2021

Answer by Chet Shaner , Retired Computer programer and Business Continuity Planer

Why does it seem that Jesus teaches that you have to be perfect to be saved (Matthew 5:48)?

To be short: Sin is so repugnant to God that the only way we can stand before Him is to be perfect. Seems like an impossible task! So how to resolve the...

June 12 2021 2 Comments 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by John Matthews , Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker

Is the Covid-19 vaccine the mark of the beast?

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COVID-19 is not a pestilence sent by God. This is not God's world. Jesus said it plainly. John 18:36 Any evil in this world is of man's doing and not by...

June 12 2021

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

What might be some reasons that God is not blessing my life?

Strictly speaking, none of us (as universally sinful humans) "deserve" any good thing from a holy God. That being said, God does not allow anything to happen...

June 11 2021 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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How can we rely on the power of God?

June 11 2021

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

Besides 2 Thess 1:9, which can be translated a variety of ways and therefore is not a strong proof of this notion, does the Bible say anywhere else that Hell is “separation from God”?

As indicated in Matthew 25:31-46, in Jesus' description of the Last Judgment at the close of the age, He will tell the "goats" on His left hand, "Depart from...

June 11 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Aurel Gheorghe

Can loved ones in heaven look down on you?

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Tony, I hope you are not suggesting that the witnesses mentioned in Hebrews 12:1 are spirits of the dead haunting the living. I believe these witnesses are...

June 11 2021

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

What can we learn about Jehovah from Psalm 17?

By my verse-by-verse reading of the cited psalm, I found the following qualities that were explicitly or implicitly ascribed to God by the psalmist: -- Just...

June 11 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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Can loved ones in heaven look down on you?

June 11 2021

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Can loved ones in heaven look down on you?

June 11 2021

Answer by Jim Stevens

How can infants and young children who die, people with special needs, and those who have never heard the gospel be saved?

Regarding infants, following the death of Bathsheba’s child, David said “... I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me” 2 Sam 12:23. This passage...

June 11 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Dale Butler

Can loved ones in heaven look down on you?

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I have to agree with you.

June 11 2021

Comment by Roy Thomas

Why did Jesus still allow Judas Iscariot to eat at His table when Jesus knew and pointed out that Judas would betray Him?

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Each man must choose what action to pursue. Jesus spoke truth to his disciples and then invited them to partake of the tokens of his body-bread and wine....

June 11 2021

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

Why didn't god kill satan instead of Jesus?

Comment:
I think that since God created everything, He could destroy anything He wants to. Where does the Bible declare Satan to be immortal?

June 11 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Can loved ones in heaven look down on you?

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Paul said, absent from the body, present with the Lord. Our soul/spirit goes straight to heaven. There is no such thing as soul sleep. Our soul/spirit never...

June 11 2021

Answer by Tony Railton

Can loved ones in heaven look down on you?

Hebrews states that we as Christians are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses who cheer us on. Therefore they are watching us and know whether we perform...

June 11 2021 2 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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Besides 2 Thess 1:9, which can be translated a variety of ways and therefore is not a strong proof of this notion, does the Bible say anywhere else that Hell is “separation from God”?

Seems to me that unbelievers don’t like God, nor His presence, and if God weren’t in Hell punishing them, they’d be doing wickedness down there, instead of w...

2 Thessalonians 1:9

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

Why did king Ahab have to die? Didn’t the prophet trick him?

People are often unable to see the wrong (or even evil) in things that they have done because of the "natural" (but sinful) incliination of humans (in their...

June 11 2021 Follow Vote Up