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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. Why was God tired of sacrifices? Isaiah 1:11-14
  6. How can we reconcile God's selective mercy with the notion of our all-loving God?


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

How do Christians know that the Word of God has power?

These scriptures might offer some help, but only if they are believed. 1) For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are...

April 25 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Thomas Riccardi , Warrior Spirit

What is the meaning of this verse: "And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment..."?

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This verse clearly tells anyone with eyes to see and ears to hear that there is no re-incarnation as is touted so frequently. God tells us through scripture...

April 25 2020

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

What is agnosticism?

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Jennifer, I disagree with your analogy of a cancer diagnosis and treatment hesitation. Agnostics recognize and accept facts of reality, as do Christians and...

April 25 2020

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Why are Christians always arguing?

April 25 2020

Question by Anonymous
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Who is Elijah in the Bible?

1 Kings 17:1 - 24

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Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why is Jesus going to return on a white horse?

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The white horse in Revelation 6:2 is Satan. The antichrist. Chapter 6 is the beginning of the tribulation period.

April 25 2020

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

Why did God allow witchcraft to seem real by allowing Samuel to rise in 1 Samuel 28?

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The demon at Endor did not speak the truth. It said that Saul would be given into the hands of the Philistines, which I interpret as meaning that Saul would...

April 24 2020

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

How should we pray during this Covid-19 pandemic, bearing in mind it may be part of our sovereign Lord's plan?

'Then the Lord appeared to Solomon in the night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a house of sacrifice....

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Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

Why did God allow witchcraft to seem real by allowing Samuel to rise in 1 Samuel 28?

In addition to Tim’s excellent response, I would add three important facts to note in the Witch of Endor story: 1. God exposes all spiritualism as the work...

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Is the Bible a fairy tale?

April 24 2020

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Must we give up everything we own for the "kingdom"? (Matthew 13:44–46)

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The pearl of great price is the church, the body of believers that Jesus bought and paid for with His own blood sacrifice to save and give eternal life as a...

April 24 2020

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is the meaning of this verse: "And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment..."?

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Amen. John 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth my word, and believe on Him that sent me, HATH EVERLASTING LIFE, and shall not COME INTO...

April 24 2020

Comment by Philip Wong , Civil Engineer. Evangelical Free Church.

Why did God allow witchcraft to seem real by allowing Samuel to rise in 1 Samuel 28?

Comment:
Thanks Tim. So it was not something from God. God did not endorse deception. That clarifies my confusion. Notwithstanding, something else popped up in my...

April 24 2020

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

Will more people go to heaven or to hell?

Comment:
Bruce, man is not just matter and energy – instead Genesis 2:7 says Adam became a living soul “after” God had breathed into the body he had prepared for him....

April 24 2020

Answer by Melissa Nock

Why is 'taming the tongue' so difficult?

Because we are human. It reminds us that we have to totally depend on the Lord for our salvation. Jesus makes it very clear about calling someone a fool. He...

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Answer by John Kelvin

What does this verse mean: "There is one who scatters, yet increases more; and there is one who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty"?

This verse from Proverbs was written so the agrarian people of the time could relate. Just as a farmer who scatters seed generously yields a great crop of...

April 24 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Do I have to confess my adultery to my spouse?

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One must use caution in this matter. I know of a man, after turning to Christ, confessed of his adultery to his christian wife and spent he next 15 years...

April 24 2020

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

Why didn't Jesus use the empty wine jugs leftover from the wine that had already been consumed to do the miracle at Cana?

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Jesus came to establish a new covenant, based on 2 important facts. He lived the perfect life that we could never live. He died to pay the penalty for the...

April 24 2020

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

Who can give a person the mantle of a prophet?

In my opinion, although the Old Testament recounts instances where the mantle was a literal, physical garment worn by a prophet that could be passed on as a...

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Answer by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

Why didn't Jesus use the empty wine jugs leftover from the wine that had already been consumed to do the miracle at Cana?

Purely from a physical standpoint, and especially since the spiritual aspect has already been covered, the recently emptied wine casks would have had a...

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

How should we pray during this Covid-19 pandemic, bearing in mind it may be part of our sovereign Lord's plan?

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Thanks for your wise answer to my question. Physical death as horrid as it is, is incomparable to spiritual death with its eternal consequences. We live and...

April 24 2020

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How can we enter into God's rest?

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Those who have believed His gospel, First Corinthians 15:1-4, have eternal life because our sin debt is paid in full, and we can no longer be condemned. John...

April 24 2020

Answer by Anand Mishra , trying to be humane

Why is 'taming the tongue' so difficult?

As it is clearly stated, this is because we are human beings. We are guided by the senses, ego, selfish motives, desires, lust, greed, anger and jealousy. It...

April 24 2020 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Vijaya Lekamge , A retired, part qualified Accountant

What is the key to witnessing to Jehovah's Witnesses?

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Karol Wiser, you wrote: Dan, you are right on. I was a JW for 22 years. That is how it is done. March 10 2016 • Would you mind sharing your testimony?

April 24 2020

Comment by Gene Coleman

What is the JEDP Theory?

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Is it not possible that Moses used different scribes to record various books of the Bible which would obviously help naturally explain some of differences or...

April 24 2020

Answer by Tom Huntford

What is Old Earth Creationism?

Old Earth Creationism is the view that the days of Genesis are long periods of time, rather than literal days. Before I came to Christ, I was an...

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Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

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

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Second Timothy 2:13 If we believe not, (once we have believed John 3:16-18) He abideth faithful, he can not deny himself. Ephesians 1:13-14. John 3:18...

April 23 2020

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why is sound doctrine so important?

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First John 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive our selves, and the TRUTH is not in us. Romans 5:20-21 Legalizers always leave out those verses. Where...

April 23 2020

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

Is "a table" that the Lord prepares a symbol of something else in Psalm 23:5? If so, what?

The Hebrew word in the verse (anglicized as "shulchan") occurs 79 times in Scripture, and most commonly refers to a literal table (that is, an article of...

April 23 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Bruce Lyon , Elder: Restoration Fellowship Assembly

Why is 'taming the tongue' so difficult?

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Jay earlier I said: The more we fill our minds with meditation on the revelation our God has given to us and strive to keep what He has revealed for us to...

April 23 2020

Comment by Bruce Lyon , Elder: Restoration Fellowship Assembly

Will more people go to heaven or to hell?

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GARY you said to Aurel, Paul is consistent with the teaching of the Old Testament in that when the body dies, the soul departs/emigrates from the body...

April 23 2020

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

Is "a table" that the Lord prepares a symbol of something else in Psalm 23:5? If so, what?

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

Psalms 23:5

April 23 2020 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why is 'taming the tongue' so difficult?

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I loved your answer, Jay! Your last statement, especially, was good but it didn't show up with ebible's reftagger. Try using a semicolon like this: Laughter...

April 23 2020

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

Where are the books of Nathan the prophet, and Gad the seer mentioned in 1 Chronicles 29?

My understanding is that the complete versions of the Chronicles of Nathan and Gad referenced in the passage cited in the question were likely lost during...

April 23 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why did God allow witchcraft to seem real by allowing Samuel to rise in 1 Samuel 28?

Multiple commentaries on the cited passage that I have read have suggested that the being called up by the medium at Endor was, in fact, not Samuel. Instead,...

April 23 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jay Saunders

Why is 'taming the tongue' so difficult?

Life and death are in the power of the tongue but a man who loves it will eat the fruit of his labor or control of it. Yes, it is laborious to tame the...

April 23 2020 3 Comments 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jonathan Murray

What does it mean that; "he who exalts himself shall be humbled and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted"?

Comment:
Thank you, your answer may have definitely helped me to understand.

April 23 2020

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

Will more people go to heaven or to hell?

Comment:
Aurel, Paul is consistent with the teaching of the Old Testament in that when the body dies, the soul departs / emigrates from the body (Genesis 35:18). To...

April 23 2020

Question by Philip Wong , Civil Engineer. Evangelical Free Church.

Why did God allow witchcraft to seem real by allowing Samuel to rise in 1 Samuel 28?

No doubt sorcery and witchcraft were practised in those days and most of them were fake with the intention to deceive people. But in this case in God allowin...

1 Samuel 1:1 - 28

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Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why is sound doctrine so important?

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God never changes but His ways change in different time periods in the bible. We are in the day of grace where by guilty sinners are declared righteous by...

April 23 2020

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Is it wrong for a Christian to speak and say whatever is on their mind?

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Why is 'taming the tongue' so difficult?

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Are Christians going to remain in the clouds with Christ forever according to 1 Thessalonians 4:17?

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What types of worship songs are biblically acceptable?

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What are the ingredients to a truly biblical worship service?

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What is biblical theology?

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What does it mean when last night I was crying uncontrollably while praying to God?

April 23 2020

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

How should we pray during this Covid-19 pandemic, bearing in mind it may be part of our sovereign Lord's plan?

Yes, God is sovereign, and nothing happens without His permissive will. God is also able to bring ultimate good out of even the worst circumstances. However,...

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