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  1. Is it meaningless to remember God when you're young? (Ecclesiastes 12:1, 6-8)
  2. Why was Nehemiah successful in convincing the people this time?
  3. How are angels "ministering spirits" (Hebrews 1:14)?
  4. How did Jesus become sin? 2 Corinthians 5:21
  5. What was the psalmist's problem (Psalm 42:3-4)?
  6. Who was the woman who poured expensive perfume mentioned in Matthew 26:6-13?
  7. What are the laws of God mentioned in Psalms 119:1?
  8. What does Job say about the creation of the earth in Job 38:4-6?
  9. Wouldn't the time frame between the 5th & 7th plagues referenced in Exodus have to be 10 months, considering the reproduction period of cattle?
  10. When God destroys the earth with fire, how will there be a new earth?


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

Does a wife have to submit to her husband?

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I believe this point of view misses at least one particular truth; that there are women who have never seen the inside of a church building, or read a...

July 10 2025

Comment by Mickey Stubler

How does the Spirit teach us?

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Yes, that is a great scripture and thoughtful read. For me the next bit I've found that brings me even more energy into my life is finding the right Pastor...

July 10 2025

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

What does it mean, "Those who pull evil along using cords of emptiness are as good as dead, who pull sin as with cart ropes"?

My opinion of this (What does it mean, "Those who pull evil along using cords of emptiness are as good as dead, who pull sin as with cart ropes"?) is here:...

July 10 2025 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi John Whittaker, I agree with your comments. Christians are not obligated to observe the Law. We are no longer living during Old Testament (Covenant) times...

July 10 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Tony Flores, We are no longer living during Old Testament (Covenant) times of the Mosaic Law. We are now living during the New Testament (Covenant) times...

July 10 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Thomas, I agree with your comments. Christians are not obligated to observe the Law. We are no longer living during Old Testament (Covenant) times of the...

July 10 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Christian, We are no longer living during Old Testament (Covenant) times of the Mosaic Law. We are now living during the New Testament (Covenant) times...

July 10 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Tom Howard, I agree with you. Those who believe Jesus died for their sins are not obligated to observe the Law of Moses. The only commandment that is not...

July 10 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Melissa Nock, I agree with your comments. Christians are not obligated to observe the Law. We are no longer living during Old Testament (Covenant) times...

July 10 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Joe Cattani, We are no longer living during Old Testament (Covenant) times of the Mosaic Law. We are now living during the New Testament (Covenant) times...

July 10 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Bryan Naidoo, I agree with your comments. Christians are not obligated to observe the Law. We are no longer living during Old Testament (Covenant) times...

July 10 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Curtis Reed, I agree with your comments. Christians are not obligated to observe the Law. We are no longer living during Old Testament (Covenant) times of...

July 10 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Vin Smith, I agree with you. Those who believe Jesus died for their sins are not obligated to observe the Law of Moses. The only commandment that is not...

July 10 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Salem Markus Purba, We are no longer living during Old Testament (Covenant) times of the Mosaic Law. We are now living during the New Testament (Covenant)...

July 10 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Cliff Fleming, It is true that the Old Testament and the New Testament are not two separate Bibles. Both are the Word of God. However, within this one...

July 10 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Keith Slough, We are no longer living during Old Testament (Covenant) times of the Mosaic Law. We are now living during the New Testament (Covenant) times...

July 10 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Bruce Schultz, I agree with you. Those who believe Jesus died for their sins are not obligated to observe the Law of Moses. The only commandment that is...

July 10 2025

Comment by Ezekiel Kimosop

Did God create evil?

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Proverbs 6:16-19 lists out evil things that God hates or abhors. God was not and cannot be the author of evil. He neither created or permitted it.

July 10 2025

Comment by Ezekiel Kimosop

Is the Calvinist theory of 'total depravity' biblical?

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My view is that his writeup has been carefully crafted to support deterministic soteriology, a doctrine that finds no support in Scripture. The poof texts...

July 10 2025

Comment by Ezekiel Kimosop

What is a dispensationalist?

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Thanks for the elaborate summary.

July 10 2025

Comment by Bob Johnson , Layperson. Self Educated Theologically - see full bio

Is the Calvinist theory of 'total depravity' biblical?

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Romans 9 distinctly shows that election is God's choice, not ours. Before the brothers had done anything good or bad God chose Jacob. Paul raises the common...

July 10 2025

Answer by Billy P Eldred

Why do we pray before eating meals?

My answer is different than others here and only speaks to what I do, not what am suggesting we should do. First of all, I don't always pray before meals....

July 09 2025 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Billy P Eldred

Why did Jesus instruct us to pray 'lead us not into temptation' when God states that He does not tempt us?

I am not a linguist so others could more properly answer this question (and may already have). That being said, my Strong's Concordance says the word...

July 09 2025 12 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Does a wife have to submit to her husband?

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Faye and I celebrated our 51st anniversary of marriage last month, Ezekiel. I ain't ever had to read the Scriptures in order to know how I should treat her,...

July 09 2025

Answer by Donna Williams

What is the meaning of the flying scroll in Zechariah 5, and how is it connected to God's judgment on thieves and liars?

The scroll carried the Word of God that was sent forth to reveal the judgment of God upon the thieves and the liars in the land. The curse that was sent...

July 09 2025 Follow Vote Up

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Al Mari, Nowhere in the New Testament is anyone commanded to observe the Law, except the Gospels. And the only reason why Jesus taught the Jews to keep...

July 09 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Michael Tinsley, I agree with your comments that Christians are not obligated to observe the Law. The Law was given to the Israelites. Nowhere in the New...

July 09 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Chantel Dulin, I agree with your comments. Christians are not obligated to observe the Law. The commandments mentioned in 1 John 2:3 & 4, and 1 John...

July 09 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Tega Edafiogho, I agree with your comments. Nowhere in the New Testament is anyone commanded to observe the Law, except the Gospels. And the only reason...

July 09 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Emmanuel Khangale, I agree with your comments. Nowhere in the New Testament is anyone commanded to observe the Law, except the Gospels. And the only...

July 09 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Bruce Lyon, I agree with your comments. Nowhere in the New Testament is anyone commanded to observe the Law, except the Gospels. And the only reason why...

July 09 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Dan Rivers, I agree with your comments that Christians are not obligated to observe the Mosaic Law. Nowhere in the New Testament is anyone commanded to...

July 09 2025

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

Does a wife have to submit to her husband?

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Your view is biblical, Brother; and probably chauvinistic. I agree 100% with Ann Marin. Paul wasn't writing "the new commandments" to the Church. I think he...

July 09 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Nathan Toronga, The only commandment that is not repeated in the New Testament is to keep the Sabbath. That is because this commandment is part of the...

July 09 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Jason Dalrymple, You mentioned that you keep the Law because you are saved. Do you keep the Law (or try to) because you want to please God or is it...

July 09 2025

Answer by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

What happened to the gentiles before Jesus came?

God chose the Jews to be His chosen people. Deuteronomy 7:6: “For you [Jews] are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of...

July 09 2025 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Award for Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

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What's the meaning of this "flying scroll"? (5:1)

July 09 2025

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

Why was God tired of sacrifices? Isaiah 1:11-14

By my reading of the cited passage, God's sentiment was based on the fact that Judah was depending completely on ritual observances (such as sacrifices and...

July 09 2025 Follow Vote Up

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Casper McConnell, Christians do not adhere to any form of legalism. We adhere to the teachings of the New Testament. Nowhere outside the gospels is anyone...

July 09 2025

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Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi El Mohel Castorena, Those who believe that Christians are not obligated to observe the Mosaic Law are not picking and choosing which passages they want to...

July 09 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Lynda Hickman, I agree with what you wrote. I am glad you utilize the entire New Testament, not just some parts of it and that you did not use logic but...

July 09 2025

Comment by Ezekiel Kimosop

Is the Calvinist theory of 'total depravity' biblical?

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Bob, thanks for your comment. It appears that you took my comment out of its context. I had clarified in the first three paragraphs of my article that the...

July 09 2025

Award for Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Feed Gold Evangelist award!

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How do I find peace in such a world of turmoil?

July 09 2025

Comment by Bob Johnson , Layperson. Self Educated Theologically - see full bio

Is the Calvinist theory of 'total depravity' biblical?

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I disagree. The 1st point in this post says no text or passage in the Bible affirms total depravity. How about Genesis 6:5 - "The Lord saw how great the...

July 09 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Christine LaRocca. I agree with what you wrote. The New Testament includes everything we need to know on how to live a life that is pleasing to God. Since...

July 09 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Hi Ken Van Zyl, I agree with what you wrote. Those who are part of the New Covenant are not obligated to observe the Mosaic Law, which is the Old Covenant....

July 09 2025

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Yes, I agree! The Jerusalem Council settled the dispute. The New Testament provides all we need on how to live a life that is pleasing to God.

July 09 2025