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

What does "fruit of our lips" mean in Hebrews 13:15?

Hebrews 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. By him —...

March 22 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What does the Bible say about brothers and sisters/siblings?

March 21 2020

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

Who wrote 1st and 2nd Chronicles?

Although the books cited in the question do not identify their author by name, my understanding is that their authorship has been commonly ascribed to Ezra,...

March 21 2020 Follow Vote Up

Comment by Aurel Gheorghe

How can we know whether or not King Solomon went to heaven?

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(part 2 of 2) Furthermore, if upon death the wicked descend into the fiery hell and the righteous ascend to be with Christ in heaven, the promised...

March 21 2020

Comment by Aurel Gheorghe

How can we know whether or not King Solomon went to heaven?

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Danny, thanks for your comment/questions. Regarding David’s spirit whereabouts, due to the limited space available here, I would suggest a previous posting...

March 21 2020

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

What’s the prognosis for a heart "beyond cure" (Jeremiah 17:9)?

Most sections of Jeremiah are predominantly poetic in form. Jeremiah’s poetry is lofty and lyrical. A creator of beautiful phrases, he has given us an...

March 21 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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Why doesn't God give the fallen angels a chance to repent?

March 21 2020

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

What scripture(s) speak on why God made people with different skin color?

Comment:
Excellent examples George...We must read our Bibles carefully!

March 21 2020

Comment by Patrick Laake

What is the meaning of the 1,290 days in Daniel 12:11?

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To understand this, you have to apply the day for a year principle of prophecy. 1260 days; 42 months; and a time, times, and half a time are all the same...

March 21 2020

Question by cindy simons

Who wrote 1st and 2nd Chronicles?

1 Chronicles 1:1 - 54

March 21 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What are the five solas?

Comment:
Christians are under the New Covenant (grace) therefore they are no longer under the Old Covenant (the Mosaic Law including the 10 Commandments). Christians...

March 21 2020

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

Do Catholics worship idols / practice idolatry?

Comment:
Colossians 1:15 “He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God…” and Exodus 20:4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything...

March 21 2020

Answer by Bob Snyder , Reformed Baptist 1689 LBCF/ Corrections Officer since 1995

What does the Bible say about altar calls? Are altar calls biblical?

The Bible does not mention the modern practice of altar calls that some denominations practice today. Depending on whether or not you adhere to the...

March 21 2020 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Is the Holy Spirit a male or female?

Comment:
Since Genesis says, "So God created man in His own image, in the image of God, He created him; male and female He created them."...in 2:18, "It is not good...

March 21 2020

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Can a Christian 'give back' salvation?

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Our free will for salvation ends the second we believe. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. Can not be changed back. If you do want to...

March 21 2020

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Can a Christian 'give back' salvation?

Comment:
Hebrews 13:5 He will never leave us or forsake us. Are their conditions? No. John 6:37 He will never cast us out. No matter what. First Corinthians 5:5 Turn...

March 21 2020

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

Do Catholics worship idols / practice idolatry?

Comment:
Ken, I am shocked to read on this blog how some fundamentalists believe that select denominations of Christ's church are considered non-Christian. Roman...

March 21 2020

Answer by Bea Rejino , Homemaker

What does "fruit of our lips" mean in Hebrews 13:15?

The fruit of our lips. Let’s proclaim our faith in Jesus, sharing with others who he is and what he has done in our lives and continues to do to this very...

March 21 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What’s the prognosis for a heart "beyond cure" (Jeremiah 17:9)?

The prognosis would be the same for anyone in the absence of God's involvement -- eternal separation from Him. That was why Jesus told Nicodemus in John 3:3...

March 21 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What’s the prognosis for a heart "beyond cure" (Jeremiah 17:9)?

9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? (NIV)

March 21 2020 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Pete Van Zyl

How does God view how easy it is for us to sin in our minds and how hard it is to control our thoughts, even if we don't act on our bad thoughts?

When Christ became our substitute and perfect sacrifice as the second Adam God poured out all of his judgment on Christ instead of us. When God sees us now,...

March 21 2020 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How does God view how easy it is for us to sin in our minds and how hard it is to control our thoughts, even if we don't act on our bad thoughts?

Comment:
You see Tim, there's a crowd that's been around long before the advent of Jesus Christ, who will be forever pushing the idea that simply confessing your sin...

March 21 2020

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

How does God view how easy it is for us to sin in our minds and how hard it is to control our thoughts, even if we don't act on our bad thoughts?

Comment:
Regardless of where evil thoughts come from, they are sinful thoughts. Jesus didn't have sinful thoughts. Satan tempted Jesus to do things, he didn't plant...

March 21 2020

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

How can we know whether or not King Solomon went to heaven?

Comment:
So Aurel, You quote scripture that you take to mean David is sleeping in his grave. Do you mean that David's spirit is still in what must be now his bones?...

March 21 2020

Answer by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

What does the Bible say about altar calls? Are altar calls biblical?

After being in Church for 27 years and hearing about God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit, I was drawn to visit a Baptist church. My parents held the Baptist...

March 20 2020 1 Comments 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Gregory Boldon , Christian Military Veteran Warrior for God

Should a Christian attend a gay affirming Christian church?

Comment:
Terry, This is truly one of the best answers I have read on questions posed by E-Bible! Thank you for your God pleasing and insightful response. I pray the...

March 20 2020

Comment by N S , 4th-generation Bible-believing Christian

Is burial the only option a Christian can consider?

Comment:
With all due respect, I think that there are some inaccuracies in Michael Houdmann's comments. He stated that the "only times the Bible mentions the dead...

March 20 2020

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

What does the Bible say about violence?

My favorite verse when I start fearing the terrorist is Psalm 140:1, 4. All I have to do is pray for deliverance from violent men, and I have peace. Sure, it...

March 20 2020 4 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Gary Wofford

How does God view how easy it is for us to sin in our minds and how hard it is to control our thoughts, even if we don't act on our bad thoughts?

The Bible treats all sin as sin, nothing more, nothing less. It says if you commit one sin, you are guilty of all sins. God knows this and He gave us free...

March 20 2020 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What is the Millennial Kingdom, and should it be understood literally?

March 20 2020

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Is it acceptable to God for a husband and wife to have sex while the wife is menstruating / having her period?

Comment:
Jesus himself said, by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. Galatians 2:21 I do not void the grace of God, for if righteousness come by the law,...

March 20 2020

Comment by Ken Egan

Do Catholics worship idols / practice idolatry?

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Thank you John Matthews. I never worshipped a statue or picture or a stained glass representation of the apostles. I knew what they were and why they were...

March 20 2020

Comment by Dale Richardson

Are we living in the end times?

Comment:
What happens to someone when Christ’s righteousness stands before God in place of your own? Isn’t it Christ’s righteousness that allows us entry to heaven?...

March 20 2020

Comment by Steven Candy

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

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I believe in the eternal security of believers based on the weight of carefully studied scripture. "If we are faithless he remains faithful" but if "'we'...

March 20 2020

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Who is Satan?

March 19 2020

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

Why compare offspring to stars? (Genesis 15:5)

About 30,000 stars are listed in the General Catalogue used by astronomers, but it's estimated that there are 100 billion more! God didn't say that Abram...

March 19 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Did Paul's handkerchief heal sick people (Acts 19:11-12)?

In the March 19, 2020 issue of Newsweek/coronavirus ban on church meetings we read this: "[Pastor Spell] also suggested that his congregants were not at risk...

March 19 2020 1 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How does God view how easy it is for us to sin in our minds and how hard it is to control our thoughts, even if we don't act on our bad thoughts?

Comment:
When Satan tempted Jesus, he was suggesting that Jesus do things that were contrary to God's will (and thus evil). Jesus heard Satan's words and understood...

March 19 2020

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

How does God view how easy it is for us to sin in our minds and how hard it is to control our thoughts, even if we don't act on our bad thoughts?

Comment:
I don't know if evil thoughts are "sin" or not, but anything "evil" is sinful so I don't know what the difference could mean. People are sinful, saved or...

March 19 2020

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Do Catholics worship idols / practice idolatry?

We have to know what idolatry is to know if we are worshiping one. An idol is anything that can not save us. An idol is anything but Jesus' finished work on...

March 19 2020 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does the Bible say about racism, prejudice, and discrimination?

The bottom line or foundation of any racial prejudice is derived from the concept or evolution proposed by Darwin and now taught as fact in our educational...

March 19 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Can God hear our thoughts?

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God doesn't need to hear our thoughts. He KNOWS the content of our minds. God doesn't have to wait until we're born to know anything about us. He told Hagar...

March 19 2020

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

What are the most common things people think are in the Bible that are not actually in the Bible?

Comment:
Very well explained Colin. The word "trinity" doesn't have to be spelled out for the concept to be legitimate. And those "omni" words are descriptive, and...

March 19 2020

Answer by Donna Williams

How does a believer find his or her purpose? What is my purpose? Why am I here?

I encourage you to ask the Lord if there is a specific ministry that He has for you to do that will serve the body of Christ to fulfill His purpose, found in...

March 19 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What was a "triumphal procession"? (2 Corinthians 2:14)

Paul is referring to the type of procession or parade that Roman generals held when they returned to Rome after successful military operations against Rome's...

March 19 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What was a "triumphal procession"? (2 Corinthians 2:14)

14 "But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere...

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Does God love Satan?

March 19 2020