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Question by Anonymous
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Why does God allow miscarriages?

I lost my daughter when I was eight months and two weeks along. I just wonder if it was a punishment or a test. Why would God allow this?

April 16 2021 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why was God going to kill Moses in Exodus 4:24-26?

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Agree Danny. I do not believe that God was threatening Moses or his infant son. This is a very interesting situation. I am looking at this from an entirely...

April 16 2021

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

What can we learn from the wife in the home (Proverbs 5:15-20)?

The wife in the home can become unappreciated by her husband over time because of being involved in day-to-day routines and responsibilities, unlike women...

April 15 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What can we learn from the woman in the street (Proverbs 5:1-14, 21-23).

The "woman in the street" can appear more alluring (particularly with respect to sexual attraction) because of several factors, such as: -- not seeing her as...

April 15 2021 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What are some things we should not take for granted after the pandemic?

Some thoughts: 1. Assuming continued good health with no effort on our part 2. Assuming we will live a long number of years 3. Assuming that we have "plenty...

April 15 2021 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Chris Eleam , Chris Eleam

What does it mean when God says He'll break Israel’s bow in Hosea 1:5?

The words of Jehovah to Hosea (1:4) regarding “the acts of bloodshed of Jezreel” are not to be understood as referring to Jehu’s destroying Ahab’s ungodly...

April 15 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Chris Eleam , Chris Eleam

What did Jesus mean by "Father's house" in John 14:2?

The Hebrew expression behth ʼav (plural, behth ʼa·vohthʹ) could refer (1)to a dwelling place (De 22:21); (2)to the household of one’s father at his place of...

April 15 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why was God going to kill Moses in Exodus 4:24-26?

Comment:
Beautifully explained pearl !! This claim that 'we either obey God or suffer the consequences,' doesn't hold water. If that was true none of my children...

April 15 2021

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

Why was God going to kill Moses in Exodus 4:24-26?

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When God told instituted the circumcision edict in Genesis17, He told Abraham that the uncircumcised son would be cut off from his people. He didn't say the...

April 15 2021

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

Why was God going to kill Moses in Exodus 4:24-26?

Comment:
Shirley, God threatening to kill Moses makes no sense at all, IMO. What had Moses done to deserve death? Mr Houdmann says he had disobeyed God concerning his...

April 15 2021

Answer by Ocie Taylor

Are Christians 'little gods'?

There is a huge difference in being made "in the image and likeness" of someone than being made the same "as that person". My sons and daughters are made in...

April 15 2021 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How can God’s words be "unfolded"? (Psalm 119:130)

The Hebrew word (anglicized as "pethach") rendered as "unfolding" is used elsewhere in Scripture in the sense of a door or gate. Just as passage through such...

April 14 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Is it wrong to plan ahead? (James 4:13–15)

I would say that it would depend upon the attitude and orientation with which we do such planning -- specifically, whether we take God and eternity into...

April 14 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why was God going to kill Moses in Exodus 4:24-26?

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So, Zipporah, being a Midianite, had a different belief system than Moses. Moses believed in infant circumcision. However his wife believed that circumcision...

April 14 2021

Comment by Daniel Tweddell

Did Sarah sleep with Pharaoh when she was taken to his palace?

Comment:
Good point about the word, 'might'. I'd be curious what translation that is. I didn't find the word in the Septuagint or Codex Vaticanus-Sixtine, so it's...

April 14 2021

Answer by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

What is the curse of the law?

What happens when we read the Old Testament law? We feel guilty before God! Did the Law justify us before God. No it does not nor can it make us right with...

April 14 2021 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does the Bible say about betrayal by family and by liars (Genesis 50:20, etc.)?

“As far as you're concerned, you were planning evil against me, but God intended it for good, planning to bring about the present result so that many people...

April 14 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Who is the "we" in Daniel 2:36? Daniel + ?

Though the "we" very well could be the editorial "we" for "I," I don't believe that is the case here. I believe that Daniel meant that God and he would tell...

April 14 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by ainsley chalmers , Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.

Is there any evidence for the Bible's view of a young earth?

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Robert the evidence for a young earth is as follows: 1. The bible genealogies add up to a 6,000 year old earth. If humans as Homo Sapiens had been here for...

April 14 2021

Comment by Vincent Dacer

What is the difference between the words "LORD" and "GOD"?

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I think I understand now. Thank you very much.

April 14 2021

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Should a Christian be a Republican or a Democrat?

April 14 2021

Answer by robert hough

Is there any evidence for the Bible's view of a young earth?

Your question starts with a false premise in my opinion, by saying that the Bible DOES have a young earth view. The Bible that I read (KJV) neither describes...

April 14 2021 4 Comments 13 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is the dispensation of Promise?

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Romans 4:2 If Abraham were justified by works, he would have something to glory in, but not before God. Abraham was justified by faith and it was counted...

April 14 2021

Comment by Mark Wheeless , Music Minister and Sunday school teacher

What happened on the road to Damascus? What is a road to Damascus experience?

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Saul’s conversion always makes me wonder if he wasn’t being coaxed by the Holy Spirit prior to this time. For example, at the stoning of Stephen, although he...

April 14 2021

Award for Steven Best , Former mil intel analyst, chiropractor & Bible Teacher

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What does the Bible say about anal sex? What is sodomy according to the Bible?

April 13 2021

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

Why did God cause his servant to suffer so? (Isaiah 53:10)

I would say that the explanation for the servant's suffering is contained in the verse cited in the question (Isaiah 53:10), which indicates that it was...

April 13 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Growing Seed?

April 13 2021

Award for S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Who is really 'playing God' - the doctor who euthanizes a dying patient, or the doctor who extends the life of a terminally ill patient?

April 13 2021

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Should a Christian ever get involved with hypnosis?

April 13 2021

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

Who is the "we" in Daniel 2:36? Daniel + ?

In my opinion, when Daniel (who had been re-named Belteshazzar by King Nebuchadnezzar's chief official, Ashpenaz (Daniel 1:7)) used the term "we", he was...

April 13 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by ainsley chalmers , Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.

How does the Cambrian Explosion fit within the framework of young-earth creationism?

As already pointed out by Mr Houdsman, the formation of rock strata seen around the world is evidence consistent with a worldwide flood as is described in...

April 13 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why weren't Adam and Eve created at the same time?

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I learned this from Michael who said, "The man's solitary existence was the only thing called "not good" in all of creation-a telling description by God...

April 13 2021

Comment by robert hough

Is public confession necessary for salvation?

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NO! Faith plus NOTHING = Salvation

April 13 2021

Comment by Peggy Johnson , Local Busness Owner-Retired

Where is a good place to start reading the Bible?

Comment:
I started with Hebrews....followed by the Gospels then to Genesis.

April 13 2021

Answer by Jennifer Taylor

What does the Bible say about betrayal by family and by liars (Genesis 50:20, etc.)?

Simply put, FORGIVE others as you have been forgiven. Jesus casts our offenses into the sea of forgetfulness, as far as the east is from the west, as though...

April 13 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What did Jesus mean by "Father's house" in John 14:2?

I would say that, by the imagery cited in the question, Jesus was wanting to address any uncertainty on the part of the apostles -- and, by extension, of all...

April 12 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

When one passes is it correct to say, "S/he is now with Jesus"?

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Hi Jennifer. You made the statement, "The Word of God that states that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord does not only apply to...

April 12 2021

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

What did Jesus mean by "My burden is ‘light’”?

Jesus' description of His yoke as light reflects the following aspects: 1) The weight of our yoke is immeasurably increased by the innate, universal...

April 12 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jennifer Taylor

When one passes is it correct to say, "S/he is now with Jesus"?

The Word of God clearly states that whether we live, we live unto the Lord and whether we die, we die unto the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we...

April 12 2021 4 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by robert hough

Why weren't Adam and Eve created at the same time?

In my opinion, this is a "trick" question. I say that because, I believe Scripture tells us (in one place) that "Adam and Eve" (i.e. male and female) WERE...

April 12 2021 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Gregory Boldon , Christian Military Veteran Warrior for God

What does the Bible say about interracial marriage?

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Mr. Hickman's answer hits close to home. I have been struggling with this "problem". I am copying his answer on paper. This way I will not have to power up...

April 12 2021

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Should a Christian be a Republican or a Democrat?

April 11 2021