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

What does the Bible say about music?

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As I understand it, the Church of Christ and the Greek Orthodox Church do not use instrumental music in their worship, based either upon the lack of any...

6 days ago

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

Can a person die before his appointed time to die?

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I agree Seth. God KNOWING what will happen is very different than God CAUSING it to happen. He certainly can and did with His chosen people Israel, but the...

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What does the Bible say about music?

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Comment by Sincerely Woods

Can a person die before his appointed time to die?

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What about the case of when someone's life is taken by someone else? Is that also their appointed time, even though another chose to take their life?

6 days ago

Answer by Leslie Coutinho

How did the woman at the well know that Jesus was a Jew?

John 4:9: Then saith the woman of Sa-ma’-ri-a unto him, “How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Sa-ma’-ri-a?” for the Jews...

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When a person dies, does his/her spirit stay with us?

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

Was Jesus specifically waiting for the arrest of John the Baptist before He began His tour of Galilee?

I would say that (as expressed in John 4:1-3), Jesus' withdrawal into Galilee was not specifically prompted by John's arrest, but by the reaction of the...

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Why are demons considered to not have bodies when Lucifer was considered beautiful before the fall?

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Question by Thandeka Khumalo

Was Jesus specifically waiting for the arrest of John the Baptist before He began His tour of Galilee?

The language across all gospels seems very specific that John was arrested, then Jesus began to tour Galilee.

Matthew 4:12

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What does it mean to be an ambassador for Christ?

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Comment by Carrie beth Frabasilio

Is the United States a Christian nation?

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Expertly put and extremely accurate. Anyone who claims differently is reading the Founder's Documents incorrectly.

7 days ago

Answer by Paula Fether , Lifelong student of the scriptures

Why does it seem some verses in different Bible versions do not agree with each other?

According to https://www.abarim-publications.com/DictionaryG/e/e-r-ch-o-m-a-i.html, "The word ερχομενον is a participle derived from the verb marked similar...

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

Why are some passages like John 8, not included in all versions of the Bible?

I found useful discussions of this issue on the Got Questions? Website at the following web addresses: https://www.gotquestions.org/John-7-53-8-11.html...

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

When was James written?

Commentaries that I have seen tend to assign an early date to James' epistle -- perhaps even an earlier date than any other book in the New Testament, in the...

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Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?

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Comment by Carrie beth Frabasilio

Is the United States a Christian nation?

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Great answer, Charles. Clearly reading the Constitution and Declaration, we were not founded as a "Christian Nation". We are a nation of Christians, though....

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Comment by Donna Williams

How can a married man receive forgiveness from God after committing a sin of masturbation?

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Thank you Jack for your encouraging words!

8 days ago