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  1. How should a believer respond when they’re attacked by slander or false accusations, especially when the 'tongue feels like a sword' as described in Psalms 31, 64, and 140?
  2. In the heat of an argument, can verses like Psalm 141:3 and James 1:19 really help Christian couples resolve conflict God's way?
  3. What evidence from Scripture and history confirms that Jesus is truly the Christ—the promised Messiah?
  4. What's the meaning of this "flying scroll"? (5:1)
  5. Why did Abimelech murder his brothers?
  6. Why does Zimri execute the friends, as well as the family of Baasha (1 Kings 16:11)?
  7. When did the diaspora which Peter mentions in 1 Peter 1 start and end?


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

Why was Paul executed?

In my opinion, although the details of Paul's death are not specifically indicated in the Bible, the alleged grounds for his execution (as well as for the...

January 06 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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Why was Paul executed?

January 05 2021 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Can/should a believer enlist the help of a non-Christian life coach?

In my opinion, the Bible (for Christians) is the supreme source of knowledge on interpersonal relationships, and on one's personal conduct. A life coach who...

January 05 2021 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Can/should a believer enlist the help of a non-Christian life coach?

In my opinion, the Bible (for Christians) is the supreme source of knowledge on interpersonal relationships, and on one's personal conduct. A life coach who...

January 05 2021 Follow Vote Up

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

What does the idiom, "gird up the loins of your mind," mean in 1 Peter 1:13?

Ryrie in his RSB says "gird up the loins of your mind" means be disciplined in your thinking. EXB "So [Therefore; For this reason] ·prepare your minds for...

January 05 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Is limited atonement biblical?

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Last but not least, faith is not a work. It is faith, apart from works. No amount of good works or keeping the law can save sinners which we all are, First...

January 05 2021

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why did God allow Solomon to have 1,000 wives and concubines?

An interesting answer is how God took everything Job had, and gave everything to Solomon He wanted. Solomon was like a spoiled child. It is our sin nature to...

January 05 2021 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Ezekiel Kimosop

Is limited atonement biblical?

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I appreciate the detailed explanation given by Michael in defense of Calvinistic soteriology under the limited atonement doctrine but I beg to disagree with...

January 05 2021

Comment by Vijaya Lekamge , A retired, part qualified Accountant

Are Jesus and Satan brothers?

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Rotmi EWEDEMI, how encouraging to read what you wrote.

January 05 2021

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

What do locusts symbolize in the Bible?

Locusts are commonly thought of in a Biblical context as an instrument of destruction (in a general or random sense) because of the damage that they can do...

January 05 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Ezekiel Kimosop

Is limited atonement biblical?

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James Kraft, thanks for your comment. I concur with you.

January 05 2021

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

Why did God allow Solomon to have 1,000 wives and concubines?

Just as God did throughout the Old Testament (not just in the case of David and Solomon), and as He continues to do down to the present day, He will not...

January 05 2021 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why didn’t Satan recognize Jesus as God’s son?

I would say that Satan knew precisely who Jesus was (that is, the Son of God). By prefacing his temptations of Jesus with the phrase, "If you are the Son of...

January 05 2021 Follow Vote Up

Question by norman Phillips

Why didn’t Satan recognize Jesus as God’s son?

If Satan came from Heaven why would he not recognize Jesus?

Matthew 4:6

January 05 2021 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Derek Colling

In the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, why would someone in heaven want to cross the chasm to hell?

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Lazarus wasn't in heaven; he was in paradise, which was located in hell. Paradise and hell were separated by a physical giant hole. Before the death of...

January 05 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Just how narrow is the narrow gate?

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Matthew 7:21-23 Those that are trusting in their works, are told, depart from me, I never knew you, Not I did know you, and now I don't. I never knew you....

January 05 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Is limited atonement biblical?

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We can start with the P. Do I have to persevere in the faith to get something I already have? Eternal life. Second Timothy 2:13. If we believe not, He...

January 05 2021

Comment by Vijaya Lekamge , A retired, part qualified Accountant

What is Roman Catholicism?

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Mr. Vincent Mercado, The blessed mother Mary, in the Magnificat in Luke 1, said: 46 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 and my spirit rejoices in...

January 04 2021

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

Why did God allow Satan, as repugnant as he is, his request to inflict Job, and to increase the bodily infliction twice?

I would say that God allowed Satan to afflict Job because there was no other way to conclusively disprove Satan's allegations that Job (and, by extension,...

January 04 2021 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

Answer by Ezekiel Kimosop

Is limited atonement biblical?

The doctrine of limited atonement as advanced by Calvinism is part of the five doctrines under their TULIP systematic. The foundational doctrine is the Total...

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Comment by Anthony Clinton , Teacher in China

Will there be a second chance for salvation after the Rapture?

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The fact is that there is nothing going to happen after the Rapture on earth because it happens at the end of the World. This is proven in Corinthians...

January 04 2021

Comment by Ezekiel Kimosop

How are predestination and election connected with foreknowledge?

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This is insightful. Thanks for sharing.

January 04 2021

Comment by Gary Wainwright , Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer

What does the Bible say about the death penalty / capital punishment?

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To add to Michael Houdmann’s answer, there is no place in the New Testament that specifically says that capital punishment is right or wrong. As Michael said...

January 04 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How can I lose my salvation?

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The gospel. First Corinthians 15:1-4. Galatians 1:7-9 Though we or an angel from heaven preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received from us....

January 04 2021

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

Why did Gdd allow David and Solomon to have so many wives when it was sinful?

In Genesis God designed man to have one wife, and many of God's commands emphasize faithfulness, sexual and otherwise, between a husband and wife. Why would ...

2 Samuel 5:13

January 04 2021 Follow Vote Up

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

How can I lose my salvation?

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Jennifer, Jesus was acknowledged to be the Son of God who worships His Father by the devil when Jesus was in the wilderness. The devil promised Jesus...

January 04 2021

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Is public prayer biblical? Is it okay to pray in public?

January 04 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How can I lose my salvation?

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Demons believe and tremble because they lost their first estate. They can not be saved. Only people. John 3:16. First John 2:2. First Timothy 2:4. Second...

January 04 2021

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

How can I lose my salvation?

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"We are not saved by making Jesus Lord of our life. We are saved by believing the gospel First Corinthians 15:1-4'" And what is the gospel? I Cor 15:1-4 is a...

January 03 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How can I lose my salvation?

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We are not saved by making Jesus Lord of our life. We are saved by believing the gospel First Corinthians 15:1-4' First John 5:13 These things have I written...

January 03 2021

Comment by Mary George

Are Sadhu Selvaraj and Vincent Selvakumar true or false prophets?

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Actually, real Christians do not feel any fear from listening to Sadhu's prophetic words. He is repeating what the Bible has already spoken. Book of...

January 03 2021

Answer by Enoch Ilisia

Will there be a second chance for salvation after the Rapture?

People will be saved during the Tribulation but this happens prior to the second coming of Christ, not some kind of a second chance period. See 1 Thess. 2.

January 03 2021 13 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Mike Sabo

How can married Christians avoid emotional affairs?

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There wouldn’t Be a 10th of the marriage breakdowns in society if people just did this

January 03 2021

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

How can I lose my salvation?

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Where does scripture say that about demons? I know Jesus says, before he was crucified, that the demons believe "God is one." I suppose by extension we could...

January 03 2021

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

How can I lose my salvation?

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James, believing in and accepting Jesus Christ is not the only requirement for salvation. The devil believes and accepts that Jesus Christ is the resurrected...

January 03 2021

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

How are predestination and election connected with foreknowledge?

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I think Amos 3:2 is in reference to the specific covenant God made with Israel. God is the one who called Abraham to follow Him, and made a covenant with him...

January 03 2021

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

What do locusts symbolize in the Bible?

Locusts are not common pests for those of us living outside of the Middle East, so we may not be as familiar with them. But because they are mentioned so fre...

January 03 2021 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What should we learn from the life of Abraham?

This Abr’am found: he raised the knife; God saw, and said, “Forbear! Yon ram shall yield his meaner life; Behold the victim there.” (William Cowper, hymn 6,...

January 03 2021 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How can I lose my salvation?

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In my opinion, you are calling God a liar. John 6:47. John 3:18. First John 5:13. Romans 11:6 Romans 11:29. Romans 4:5-8. John 3:16. We are saved the second...

January 03 2021

Comment by Thomas Grimes

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. Pineda, this was my line of reasoning. My thoughts were that before sin they would have lived forever in the Garden of Eden! However, due to their sin,...

January 03 2021

Comment by Adam Schmeeckle

Were Cain and Abel twins?

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I think in the case of Esau & Jacob, the narrator saw fit to say that they were twins and further point out how Jacob was gripping Esau' s heel. This was...

January 03 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is Judaism and what do Jews believe?

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The Jews as a nation rejected Jesus as their savior and believed they were saved by keeping the law. But, Jesus said, by the works of the law shall no flesh...

January 03 2021

Comment by Mary George

What does the Bible say about interpreting it on our own?

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Bible's messages are simple, straightforward, clear and filled with clarity. Those with the Holy Spirit can understand it, without the need to "trust"...

January 03 2021

Comment by Mary George

What should I do if I cannot decide who I should be dating?

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Actually, God does not give a woman, the "man" with the right characteristics the woman asked in prayer, it is the opposite. The woman was created for the...

January 03 2021

Comment by Mary George

Are Sadhu Selvaraj and Vincent Selvakumar true or false prophets?

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I would also like to add to Donna Reyes, that "Fear of God" is very much taught in the bible. Just because God chastises someone from sin, that does not make...

January 03 2021

Comment by Mary George

Are Sadhu Selvaraj and Vincent Selvakumar true or false prophets?

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Heather, few points here (1) Touch not the Lord's anointed - How come then Jesus was put to death, and His apostles were put to death? What about the early...

January 03 2021

Answer by Mary George

How can I know if I am hearing God, hearing Satan, or hearing my own thoughts?

People give too much power to the devil, when he really does not have that much of a power, apart from tempting people to sin. Secondly, Jesus said my sheep...

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Comment by Mary George

Are Sadhu Selvaraj and Vincent Selvakumar true or false prophets?

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No where does the bible says the gift of prophecy shall cease. The bible was put together by the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches several hundred years...

January 03 2021

Question by venkatesan Iyer

Can/should a believer enlist the help of a non-Christian life coach?

There are biblical passages on unequal yoking in the context of marriages. Is the spirit of restriction applicable to the context of life coaching?

2 Corinthians 6:14

January 03 2021 2 Answers Follow Vote Up