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  1. What happened to the gentiles before Jesus came?
  2. What can we learn from Paul's shipwreck on Melita (KJV) or Malta? Acts 27-28
  3. What is the meaning of the flying scroll in Zechariah 5, and how is it connected to God's judgment on thieves and liars?
  4. What did Paul mean by "dogs" in Philippians 3:2?
  5. How can we reconcile God's selective mercy with the notion of our all-loving God?
  6. Why was God tired of sacrifices? Isaiah 1:11-14


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Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does it mean to be a living sacrifice?

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John 6:40 is the will of God. And this is the will of Him who sent me, that ALL that seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have everlasting life, and I...

May 11 2020

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

How do people "subdue" the earth? (Genesis 1:28)

Genesis 1:28 “subdue it, and rule over…” These terms indicate active power or rule involving physical force or effort. Active rule is not destructive, as...

May 11 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What does the Bible say about heaven?

The Bible speaks of three heavens -- the atmosphere surrounding Earth; interstellar space; and the eternal abode of God (to which Paul referred in 2...

May 11 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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How long were Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden before the Fall?

May 11 2020

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

Why didn't the nakedness of Adam and Eve embarrass them before the fall (Genesis 2:25)?

Many Bible commentators, both Jewish and Christian, appear to agree that before the fall Adam and Eve's nakedness was covered by divine light - in other...

May 11 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Were the sons of God fallen angels?

As suggested in the question, my understanding is that, in the opinion of early Hebrew interpreters, as well as the purported authors of apocryphal and...

May 10 2020 2 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Is there anything God cannot do?

I would like to add 2 things that I thought that God cannot do: 1. God’s purpose and power cannot be stopped. “And all the inhabitants of the earth are...

May 10 2020 1 Comments 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jay Saunders

Will there be animal sacrifices during the millennial kingdom?

Hebrews 10:1-18 clearly declares that Jesus is the final sacrifice for sin to those that believe in Jesus. Jesus also declared it on the cross when he said,...

May 10 2020 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Kingsley Wagbaranta

Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?

God knows tomorrow, God knew the future of man before creating man. Telling man about the serpent would have indirectly meant that the serpent is equal to...

May 10 2020 11 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How does an unconverted sinner know about committing blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? Does it mean he/she can't be forgiven?

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Danny, are you saying that non-Trinitarians are trying to divide the kingdom and cannot be forgiven?

May 10 2020

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

How should a Christian view climate change?

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An addendum to my previous comment. With the world in a global lock-down because of the COVID-19 virus, the positive affects on our planet have been...

May 10 2020

Answer by Scott Marino

What role should the church play in the community as a whole?

This is the mission field. The community is where the children of God, in Christ Jesus, are called to be light and salt. To serve others with a joy that...

May 10 2020 Follow Vote Up

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

Were Adam and Eve real people or just myths? (Genesis 1:27)

To me, the most persuasive indication of the actual existence of Adam and Eve as individuals is contained in the various genealogies in the Bible of people...

May 10 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Scott Marino

What are Ouija boards? Should a Christian play with Ouija boards?

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I walked into the barracks in Camp Pendleton, CA, while a student at the School of Infantry, Delta Co, a Ouija board out on the bottom bunkbed. The Texas...

May 10 2020

Answer by Scott Marino

Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?

There was the stated command not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, for if so, you shall die. So it was the serpent, a divine being, part of...

May 10 2020 11 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does the Bible say about government?

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This is an interesting question. As I see it, the government exists for advancement: Human government is to advance the general welfare of the community...

May 10 2020

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

When a person has a long-standing illness and decides against further treatment, is that a sin?

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Thanks Jack, you're right. Psalm 9:9 is what I meant to type. I need "chapter check" AND spell check. LOL.. Thanks again.

May 10 2020

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

Are we in "a Daniel moment" right now with the coronavirus?

To me, the situations in the question are not strictly a parallel analogy. The actions taken by Nebuchadnezzar and Darius (which were resisted by Shadrach,...

May 10 2020 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

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

How do people "subdue" the earth? (Genesis 1:28)

I would say that God's command to humans to subdue the earth (prior to the fall of humanity into sin) went along with the command immediately following it,...

May 10 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why didn't the nakedness of Adam and Eve embarrass them before the fall (Genesis 2:25)?

I believe that it was Mark Twain who said, "Man is the only animal that blushes...or needs to." Adam and Eve had no more reason to be ashamed in their...

May 10 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by kel gens

Is there anything God cannot do?

God cannot be tempted: James 1:13 God cannot die: Habakkuk 1:12 God cannot be seen by mortal man: 1 Timothy 6:16, Exodus 33:20 God cannot increase in wisdom:...

May 10 2020 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Were Adam and Eve real people or just myths? (Genesis 1:27)

Genesis 1:27 "So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them."

May 10 2020 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How do people "subdue" the earth? (Genesis 1:28)

Genesis 1:27-28 27So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. 28God blessed them and said ...

May 10 2020 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Are we in "a Daniel moment" right now with the coronavirus?

According to Daniel 6, the king (or the government at the time) told Daniel what he could not do, as far as his worship was concerned. He disobeyed the gover...

May 10 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Did Satan know about eternal pit of sulphur and fire when he decided against a relationship with God?

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I don't think we can rationalize Satan's decision any better than we can Adam's. Told he would SURELY die, Adam might have saved himself some trouble if he...

May 10 2020

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

What is the origin of the different ethnicities among the human race?

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Right on Kelli! We were created in the image of God. God is Spirit; that scripture doesn't mean anything about physical appearance. The whole bible pertains...

May 10 2020

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

What does it mean when it says in 1 Corinthians 13 that tongues may cease?

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That's right. Prophecy never saved anyone. Speaking in an unknown tongue doesn't cleanse from sin. The cross was an act of love, and the acceptance of the...

May 10 2020

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

What does it mean when it says in 1 Corinthians 13 that tongues may cease?

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When a writer makes statements like this, many times the context of the articulation is lost when the words are parsed and the emphasis is switched from the...

May 10 2020

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

Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?

God had told Adam and Eve the only things they needed to know -- that they were not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and that the...

May 10 2020 4 Comments 11 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?

God had told Adam and Eve the only things they needed to know -- that they were not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and that the...

May 10 2020 Follow Vote Up

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

When a person has a long-standing illness and decides against further treatment, is that a sin?

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Danny, good response to Kelli's answer! Our memory verse this week at church is about the sovereignty of God, Psalm 115:3 "But our God is in the heavens: he...

May 09 2020

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

What is the biblical view of a man having a beard or other facial hair?

To me, it would be safe to conclude that the majority of men in biblical times (whether Jews or Gentiles) would have had facial hair, both from the...

May 09 2020 Follow Vote Up

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When a person has a long-standing illness and decides against further treatment, is that a sin?

May 09 2020

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

Why would the shepherd in Psalm 23:5 anoint the sheep's head with oil?

1. Bugs. Sheep are particularly susceptible to flies landing on their noses. These flies travel up the sheep’s nose and lay eggs which turn into worms that...

May 09 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Ben Ho

What does it mean when it says in 1 Corinthians 13 that tongues may cease?

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I believe what Paul meant when he wrote "tongues shall cease" is that he was referring to a time when there will not be any need for someone to speak a...

May 09 2020

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

When a person has a long-standing illness and decides against further treatment, is that a sin?

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I agree with you Kelli. I will add this: Spokespersons for God in scripture tells the listeners to ask God for help in times of need, including when they're...

May 09 2020

Question by Kathy Akers

Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?

When Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden and were permitted to eat fruits from all trees except one, why didn’t God warn them of the serpent and his temp...

Genesis 1:1 - 31

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Answer by Ron Garbe Garbe

How long were Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden before the Fall?

I think it was a short time. Satan would have begun his attack to bring on the rebellion swiftly! They had no children before the fall, because those...

May 09 2020 7 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why would the shepherd in Psalm 23:5 anoint the sheep's head with oil?

I would say that, while the psalm starts with imagery likening God's care for His followers to the care of a shepherd for his sheep, the verse of the psalm...

May 09 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does the Bible say about forgiving yourself?

What does God do with our sins? He has cast all my sins behind his back, removed our transgressions from us as far as the east is from the west, cast all our...

May 09 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why is John chapter 3 verse 16 popular?

I believe that John 3:16 is so popular is because it declares God's Love "For God so loved the world..." “God.” Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward...

May 09 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why would the shepherd in Psalm 23:5 anoint the sheep's head with oil?

“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.”

Psalms 23:5

May 09 2020 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

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How would the Son be like "the snake in the wilderness"? John 3:14

May 08 2020