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  1. What happened to the gentiles before Jesus came?
  2. How can believers be poor and rich at the same time? Revelation 2:9
  3. What witnessing principles can Christians learn from the lepers' response in 2 Kings 7:3–9?
  4. What is the meaning of the flying scroll in Zechariah 5, and how is it connected to God's judgment on thieves and liars?
  5. What did Paul mean by "dogs" in Philippians 3:2?
  6. How are believers supposed to 'learn Christ,' according to Ephesians 4:20?
  7. What does it mean that Christ "was crucified in weakness" (2 Cor. 13:4)?
  8. Why did the Lord favor Abel’s offering more than Cain’s?
  9. What can we learn from Paul's shipwreck on Melita (KJV) or Malta? Acts 27-28
  10. Why was God tired of sacrifices? Isaiah 1:11-14


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What does it mean to grieve / quench the Holy Spirit?

December 09 2024

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

How can rebellion make people stumble? (Hosea 14:9)

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Yes, Jay, the act of rebellion against God is considered just as serious and harmful as practicing witchcraft, signifying that defying God's commands is a...

December 09 2024

Answer by Paula Fether , Lifelong student of the scriptures

What does it mean, "They decorate it with silver and gold; They fasten it with nails and hammers so that it will not topple"? (Jeremiah 10:4 NKJV)

I would add that many cite this verse as somehow talking about modern "Christmas trees", but as explained, the context is about pathetic idols compared to...

December 08 2024 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What does it mean, "They decorate it with silver and gold; They fasten it with nails and hammers so that it will not topple"? (Jeremiah 10:4 NKJV)

The cited passage from Jeremiah was contrasting the weakness of the idols that the Israelites were constructing for their worship with the power and glory of...

December 08 2024 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What does it mean, "They decorate it with silver and gold; They fasten it with nails and hammers so that it will not topple"? (Jeremiah 10:4 NKJV)

The cited passage from Jeremiah was contrasting the weakness of the idols that the Israelites were constructing for their worship with the power and glory of...

December 08 2024 Follow Vote Up

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When should a Christian couple seek marriage counseling?

December 08 2024

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

How can rebellion make people stumble? (Hosea 14:9)

Proverbs 11:5 says, "The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty." - A lack of discipline and...

December 08 2024 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Billy P Eldred

Was Adam the first man?

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Danny, since I wrote this I have changed my opinion somewhat. Even though I still believe it is possible, I lean towards the more popular opinions that all...

December 08 2024

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What does it mean, "They decorate it with silver and gold; They fasten it with nails and hammers so that it will not topple"? (Jeremiah 10:4 NKJV)

They decorate it with silver and gold; They fasten it with nails and hammers So that it will not topple (Jeremiah 10:4)

Jeremiah 10:4

December 08 2024 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Danny Hickman

What is meant by "Sin entered the world through one man Adam", if Eve was the first to sin?

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Yes, Eve was deceived; Adam sinned with both eyes open. Eve didn't "sin first." They were together when they ate of the forbidden tree. There was no "sin...

December 08 2024

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Who is God talking to in Ezek 34:25-31?

December 08 2024

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

Since Israel had the ark, why did they lose (1 Samuel 4:5-10)?

I would say that this was an example of God judging the state of human hearts, despite dependence on or observance of outward symbols or rituals. God had...

December 07 2024 Follow Vote Up

Comment by Danny Hickman

Was Adam the first man?

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So how do you square your opinion that God created other people who were outside of the Garden, with the scripture that says, 'Eve is the mother of all...

December 07 2024

Comment by Danny Hickman

Who was born first to Adam and Eve?

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You're right! The Genesis story doesn't tell us that Seth was the third child born to Adam & Eve. Neither does it say that Cain was their firstborn...

December 07 2024

Answer by Leslie Coutinho

What are the "spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms" mentioned in Ephesians 6?

Ephesians 6:12: For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world,...

December 07 2024 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Since Israel had the ark, why did they lose (1 Samuel 4:5-10)?

In 1 Samuel 4:5-10, when the Israelites bring the Ark of the Covenant into battle against the Philistines, the Philistines become terrified, believing "a god...

December 07 2024 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What did Jesus mean when He said the eye is the lamp of the body?

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Absolutely, Mr. Essah. Your "eyes" can get you into trouble. This reminds me of the old Sunday school ditty, "Be careful little eyes what you see, be careful...

December 07 2024

Comment by WESLEY BARNARD

What was the Babylonian captivity/exile?

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I think you have done an amazing job summarizing the decline and fall of Judah into captivity to the Babylonian Empire. However, with all due respect, I wish...

December 07 2024

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Why is living together before marriage considered living in sin?

December 07 2024

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What did Jesus mean when He said that we should forgive others seventy times seven?

December 07 2024

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

Who is God talking to in Ezek 34:25-31?

This is an extremely interesting question! (I say so because the passage cited contains one of my most favorite Bible memory verses, Ezekiel 34:26). "And I...

December 07 2024 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Danny Hickman

Why are there so many televangelist scandals?

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"The teaching that comes from the pulpit." You put your finger on the pulse of the church when you say that, Ms Shirley. Does a Sunday message adequately...

December 07 2024

Comment by Nancy Rivera

How can I get my name in the book of life?

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My name is Nancy and I met the Lord in my 20s he pulled me out of a dark place and brought me to the light. I admit I do struggle each day to be an example...

December 07 2024

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Does Hebrews 6:4-6 mean we can lose our salvation?

December 06 2024

Comment by Danny Hickman

Why are so many of those God chose so flawed?

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Amen! I think you answered the crux of the question. I don't think anyone believes there was a better crop of servants that could have been used by God. I...

December 06 2024

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

How much of a priority should worship be in the church?

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I would like to know which part or verse of the Bible this question is referring to.

December 06 2024

Answer by Leslie Coutinho

What can we learn from the story of the handwriting on the wall?

Daniel 5:5: In the same hour came forth fingers of the man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s palace:...

December 06 2024 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by John Appelt

Is there an error in the counting of the generations in Matthew chapter 1?

Matthew’s way of counting and the way he excludes certain people, seems to show the count of generations might contain errors. Instead, Matthew purposefully...

December 06 2024 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What do locusts symbolize in the Bible?

December 05 2024

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

December 05 2024

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

What does it mean by, "Man plans his ways while God directs his steps"?

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Patricia, I had a chance to use this verse today with a nurse from Froedtert Hospital. I told her I was in God's hands before my surgery, and I would accept...

December 05 2024

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Why did God command Abraham to sacrifice Isaac?

December 05 2024

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What is the meaning of 'perfect' in 1 Corinthians 13:10?

December 05 2024

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

Why do Christians say that heaven is perfect?

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God made it, and it wasn't made by human hands! It is perfect just like all of creation was perfect!

December 05 2024

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

What does the Bible say about brokenness?

The Bible says that God can use brokenness to remake things into something better, and that brokenness can be a result of sin. My favorite Bible verse about...

December 05 2024 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does it mean that "everyone that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God?"

Good question, Nanyamka! Our love for God is proven by our love for one another (1 John 4:7-8, 11, 19-21). --Harold Wilmington

December 05 2024 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

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

What does it mean that "everyone that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God?"

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See John MacArthur's sermon, Do Not Love the World (1 John 2:12–17)

December 05 2024

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What does the Bible say about brokenness?

December 05 2024

Comment by Caleb wohlers

What is the difference between Christians and Catholics?

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As a young Catholic, I want to respond to some of these attacks against my faith in this comments section. First, we do not pray to saints, we honor them and...

December 04 2024

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

Who is Daniel 7:14 talking about, God or Christ?

In my opinion, the words "him" and "his" in the cited verse are clearly referring to Christ (God the Son), and the authority given to Christ by God the...

December 04 2024 1 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Who is Daniel 7:14 talking about, God or Christ?

Daniel 7:14 To him was given ruling authority, honor, and sovereignty. All peoples, nations, and language groups were serving him. His authority is eternal...

Daniel 7:1 - 28

December 04 2024 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Truth Finder

What does the Bible mean that we are not to judge others?

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The mistake that people make is that they look at other people’s lives through the lens of their own morality and not through the omniscience of GOD with the...

December 04 2024

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What are Docetism, Apollinarianism, Ebionism, and Eutychianism?

December 03 2024

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

Why do Christians say that heaven is perfect?

These 2 passages, Revelation 21:4 and Revelation 21:27, highlight two aspects of heaven's perfection: 1. Freedom from sin: Heaven is entirely free of sin,...

December 03 2024 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What is the book of James?

I memorized the Book of James while attending my home church, Scottsdale Bible Church, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Then I studied it further at Aizona Bible...

December 02 2024 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by WESLEY BARNARD

Is it ever not a sin to masturbate?

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Although much has been written on this subject, none have addressed the question of sin. What is sin? According to Strong’s Concordance, the Hebrew word for...

December 02 2024

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

Why do Christians say that heaven is perfect?

I would express it by saying that it will be both the absence of sin (the root cause of everything that "isn't right" with life in this age and fallen...

December 02 2024 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up