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  1. How can believers be poor and rich at the same time? Revelation 2:9
  2. What's the meaning of this "flying scroll"? (5:1)
  3. What witnessing principles can Christians learn from the lepers' response in 2 Kings 7:3–9?
  4. Why include a final warning about adding or subtracting from this book? Revelation 22:18-19
  5. How are believers supposed to 'learn Christ,' according to Ephesians 4:20?
  6. What does it mean that Christ "was crucified in weakness" (2 Cor. 13:4)?
  7. What does judgment mean in this passage?
  8. What is the role of Elihu in the book of Job?
  9. What did Paul mean by "dogs" in Philippians 3:2?
  10. How much did soldiers get paid? 2 Chronicles 25:6


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Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is the glory of God?

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Amen James. But we have the gospel. First Corinthians 15:1-4 When we believe that gospel we are sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise. Ephesians 1:13-14 Our...

September 09 2020

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is the biblical understanding of the wrath of God?

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Amen Jack. Not unbelievers. Saved believers who are living in sin. First Corinthians 5:5. First Corinthians 3:15. We can lose our life and rewards in heaven,...

September 09 2020

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

Why did the Lord get angry with the people over the quail in Numbers 11?

God had already miraculously fed (and had continued to feed) the Israelites with manna (Exodus 16), so it would seem that their desire for meat noted in...

September 08 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Who are the Free Will Baptists, and what do they believe?

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Jennifer, a person does give themselves a present by accepting one in the free gift of grace from Jesus Christ. How can it possibly be any other way? Grace...

September 08 2020

Comment by Alex Guerra

Can a Christian burn incense? What does the Bible say about burning incense?

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I agree. I think the answer definitely has to do with the purposes that one is lighting the incense for. I personally don’t really like incenses that much,...

September 08 2020

Comment by Val Girard

Why did Jesus command people to not tell others of the miracles He performed?

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Jesus knew that miracles would draw the wrong attention to Himself and that Satan would use them to stir up jealousy of the religious leaders to prematurely...

September 08 2020

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

Why be "clothed in white" and anointed with "oil"? (Ecclesiastes 9:8)

The wearing of white garments is mentioned in multiple places in the Bible as a symbol of joy, honor, or purity (2 Chronicles 5:12; Esther 8:15; Mark 16:5;...

September 08 2020 Follow Vote Up

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

Why be "clothed in white" and anointed with "oil"? (Ecclesiastes 9:8)

8 Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil.

Ecclesiastes 9:8

September 08 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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What does it mean to worship the Lord in spirit and truth?

September 08 2020

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Why didn’t God require Cain’s life as punishment for murdering Abel since it seems inconsistent with His command in Gen. 9 verse 6?

September 07 2020

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

How can we give careful thought to our paths? (Proverbs 4:26)

To eliminate distractions in our Christian lives, we can pray along with the psalmist, Psalm 119:37 “Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give...

September 07 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why use a symbol of work and slavery to picture rest? (Matthew 11:29)

A yoke means work, as originally oxen were united together to farm land. Yokes meant heavy, hard work because the yokes themselves were heavy and wooden...

September 07 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does it mean when Jesus says "my yoke is easy and my burden is light" (Matthew 11:30)?

A yoke means work, as originally oxen were united together to farm land. Yokes meant heavy, hard work because the yokes themselves were heavy and wooden...

September 07 2020 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What was the secret to such a long life? (Genesis 5:3-32)

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"The wages of sin...death" progressively decreased human longevity until 70 or 80 became the norm (Genesis 6:3; Ps 90:10).

September 07 2020

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

Why didn’t mankind repent after the plagues in Revelation 9:21?

Jesus tells us in Matthew 24 that many will fall away, people will betray each other and hate one another. False prophets will arise and deceive many. There...

September 07 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Michale a A

What did Jesus mean by "whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it" in Matthew 16:25?

You have to read it in context. Jesus is talking about Calvary where he'll make an offer to the world paid upfront with his life in exchange for whoever...

September 07 2020 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Myra Oldham

Why is a bronze serpent used to save the Israelites in Numbers 21:8-9?

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Just wondering...they had to look at, “stare down” the evil that inflicted them. We must boldly stare down, take a stand mixed with faith against what had...

September 07 2020

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What should we learn from the life of Barnabas?

September 07 2020

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

How should we react to corrupt government? (Psalm 94:20-23)

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Thanks, Grant, for your optimism in your last lines!

September 07 2020

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

What is the message in the whole chapter 9 of Exodus, which details the plagues of livestock deaths, boils and hail?

Exodus 9 God is displaying His mighty power. In Egypt many gods were worshipped. Hathor and Apis (gods worshipped in Egypt) were depicted as cattle. Thus God...

September 07 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

How should we react to corrupt government? (Psalm 94:20-23)

I think the book of Daniel provides a great example for us to follow. Daniel and his 3 friends were taken to Babylon to be trained in the culture and...

September 07 2020 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Karen Darnell

What is the mark of the beast (666)?

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Wow! Reading these comments during COVID-19 is rather interesting!!

September 07 2020

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What does the Bible say about getting a sex change?

September 06 2020

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What is the New Covenant?

September 06 2020

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

What is the spiritual gift of mercy?

Someone once or twice told me that I forgive easily. Mercy is one of the common graces of the Christian character. It may be related to giving to the needy...

September 06 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What was the secret to such a long life? (Genesis 5:3-32)

In my opinion, the extreme longevity of individuals recorded in Genesis was not indicative of any "secret" to long life, but was attributable to the fact...

September 06 2020 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

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

How should we react to corrupt government? (Psalm 94:20-23)

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Pastor John Piper has a good article on this, "How to Live Under an Unqualified President." And see his prayer for the president there, too.

September 06 2020

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

What was the secret to such a long life? (Genesis 5:3-32)

21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. 22 After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years...

Genesis 5:22

September 06 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

How will God put our bodies back together after we have turned to dust?

The account of creation in Genesis 1 indicates that God made the entire universe from nothing, merely by speaking it into existence through the agency of His...

September 06 2020 Follow Vote Up

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

Who is Ben Hur in the movie produced in 1959? Was he the same Ben Hur mentioned in the Bible?

The movie version of Ben-Hur was based on the novel of the same name by Lew Wallace, who had been a Union general in the American Civil War, and who wrote...

September 06 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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What is the most important thing to note about the author of Ecclesiastes that helps us to understand the Book?

September 06 2020

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

Can / Should we interpret the Bible as literal?

The Bible is many books in one book. All of it is Truth. You either believe all of it or none of it. Mainly it is a biography of God and Jesus and the Holy...

September 05 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What did Solomon mean when he spoke of “a time to keep silence” in Ecclesiastes 3:7?

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Excellent answer, Tim, and it helped me think of another related Bible verse. Thank you!

September 05 2020

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

What did Solomon mean when he spoke of “a time to keep silence” in Ecclesiastes 3:7?

I can think of another passage of Scripture that ties in here, 1 Peter 3:1, that“If any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words...

September 05 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Is Jesus the only way to heaven?

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Our guarantee of eternal life. Ephesians 1:13-14. Eternal life is a free gift from God by a one time faith alone in Jesus finished work on the cross alone....

September 05 2020

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

Why did God give exact measurements when he instructed people to build things in some places in the Bible?

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I don't know why the measurements for this table referred to in the question needs to be the size that it needs to be, but there are some things we can...

September 05 2020

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

What was the Old Testament way of salvation?

The Old Testament way of salvation includes the following conditions: 1. Faith believe that God’s word in the Old Testament is True and they need to trust it...

September 05 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Andrew Meinel

Does Zechariah 11:10-11 end or negate God's covenant with the Jewish people?

The word "all peoples" In Zec. 11:10 (that speaks of a breaking of covenant) is "ha am mim" in Hebrew. Almost without exception its use is to speak of all...

September 04 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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How do God's sovereignty and mankind's free will relate in regards to salvation?

September 04 2020

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

How are jasper and sardius stone related to God's appearance?

One interpretation that I have seen with regard to the naming of these two specific stones relates to their being symbolic of the tribes of Israel (and, by...

September 04 2020 Follow Vote Up

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

How should we react to corrupt government? (Psalm 94:20-23)

I would say that Christians should do all that is within their power (both individually and corporately with others who share their views) to address...

September 04 2020 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by kel gens

What is the connection between prayer and fasting?

As Christians, we are instructed to pray and give thanks continually in our day to day lives, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. Fasting is setting yourself in the...

September 04 2020 9 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Wuana Joshua

How are jasper and sardius stone related to God's appearance?

And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and ruby. A rainbow that shone like an emerald encircled the throne.

Revelation 4:3

September 04 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What did Solomon mean when he spoke of “a time to keep silence” in Ecclesiastes 3:7?

Perhaps Solomon had in mind the type of occasion mentioned in the book of Job, when Job's three friends came to him after all the suffering that God had...

September 04 2020 1 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why use a symbol of work and slavery to picture rest? (Matthew 11:29)

Each of us serves a master (whether we conceive of it that way or not). Either we serve God or we serve sin. In fact, since we are incapable through our own...

September 04 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Shelley Schueren

Is it acceptable to repeatedly pray for the same thing?

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What a lovely story. It made a tremendous impact. I will not forget this answer. Thank you.

September 04 2020