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  1. How does the assurance of eternal life (1 John 5:13) relate to our confidence in prayer (1 John 5:14-15)?
  2. Why should David get a place for his parents to be able to inquire of the Lord since they could have been with him in the cave of Adullam?
  3. What can we learn about discipleship from what Jesus says about sheep and shepherds (John 10:1-21)?
  4. What does "the love of God" mean in 1 John 5:3, God's love for us, our love for God, or both?
  5. What is the meaning of Hebrews 9 verse 23 where it says, "Thus it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these rites, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these"?
  6. How can we seek to dwell in the Lord's house daily? (Ps27:4)
  7. Why does 2 John 10 tell us not to receive certain people when Jesus told us to love our enemies?
  8. How can the resurrection power we celebrate at Easter impact our marriage?
  9. What is the Church of God Worldwide Association, and is it founded totally on the truth found in the Bible?


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Is there anyone in the Holy Bible that God forgave without punishing them?

May 15 2020

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

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

God said that all his creation was good and his creation of human beings was very good. God initiated a close personal relationship with Adam and Eve, he...

May 15 2020 1 Comments 11 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Ezekiel Kimosop

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

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Thanks for your answer. Allow me to say that Adam and Eve were created sinless. They knew the voice of God and could therefore discern His mind. The idea...

May 15 2020

Answer by Peter Joseph

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

In my opinion, even if God had warned against the serpent, man would still have fallen, not because it was destined but because man at that time didn't have...

May 15 2020 3 Comments 11 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

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

Oil is a type of the Holy Spirit. The same as seed. First John 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin, for HIS SEED, the Holy Spirit, remaineth in...

May 15 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why is John chapter 3 verse 16 popular?

The reason it is so popular is because it is GOD'S word. And God can not lie. For God so loved the world, everybody, that He gave His only begotten Son,...

May 15 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What should we learn from the life of Ezra?

Ezra was the famous scribe and the priest descended from Hilkiah the high priest (Ezra 7:1-25). As a priest, he was descended from Zadok and from Phinehas...

May 15 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by John Moyo , Christian youth teacher

What is the significance of the resurrection?

The significance of the resurrection is that it was the birth of the Christian faith. When Jesus talked of his resurrection nobody believed him, including...

May 15 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Sterling Sawyer

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

I believe that if Adam and Eve had entered a more personal relationship with God, rather than a personable/friendly relationship, they would have been...

May 15 2020 11 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Sterling Sawyer

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

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As mentioned before they are included in the genealogies as real people. The mind likes to simplify things, and one way it does that is to put an "or" where...

May 15 2020

Answer by Kevin Brown

Why do English Bible translations say, "a child IS born" or "WILL BE born" in Isaiah 9:6 when the original Hebrew translation says, "WAS born" (happened already)?

Hi, you've got to remember several things. 1.The book of Isaiah is an 8th century b.c. inspired book of scripture. 2800 years and It's God breathed, and God...

May 15 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Ezekiel Kimosop

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

God had already warned Adam and Eve on the consequences for disobedience in Genesis 2:15-17. Genesis 3:2 reveals that the woman was aware of the prohibition...

May 15 2020 2 Comments 11 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why did God command Israelite men to put away their unbelieving wives, but Paul said not to do so?

Believers are not under OT laws to Israel (Matt. 5:17-18). I appreciate Mr. Maas' comment, "God had previously forbidden intermarriage between Israelites and...

May 15 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Moses Johnson

Will there be a third temple built before Christ's second coming?

Three Important points to remember: 1. Jesus Himself was a true form of Triune God: Born with flesh and blood and received the seal of the Holy Spirit. 2....

May 15 2020 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What is the key to witnessing to Mormons?

May 14 2020

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

What does robe washing in Revelation 22 refer to?

As I understand it, variations of the text in some versions of the cited verse (Revelation 22:14), as found on the website https://www.biblehub.com, equate...

May 14 2020 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What did Jesus mean by "whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it" in Matthew 16:25?

The Bible says plainly that we become saved just by putting our faith in Jesus Christ (John 3:16; 5:24; 11:25; 12:46). But discipleship is more; it's...

May 14 2020 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Debra Grannemann

What does robe washing in Revelation 22 refer to?

Is robe washing synonymous with confession?

Revelation 22:1 - 21

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How can I encounter God in a fresh way?

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Wonderful answers!

May 14 2020

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What did Jesus mean by "whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it" in Matthew 16:25?

May 14 2020

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What is the Deutero-Isaiah theory? Was the Book of Isaiah was written by multiple Isaiahs?

May 14 2020

Comment by Gregory Tomlinson , Minister, husband,father,grandfather,vet., college graduate

Is there anything God cannot do?

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He is the standard to which all things are compared He is goodness, love and kindness. All else when compared to, comes up short. He cannot lie because he is...

May 14 2020

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why do people reject Jesus as their Savior?

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John 3:16-18 and First John 2:2 If you are saved it is because you believed what He said. Faith is not a work. John 6:47 You are saved because you believed....

May 14 2020

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why do people reject Jesus as their Savior?

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Because people do not believe what Jesus said and call him a liar. John 3:16-18 John 6:47 First John 5:13 John 10:28-29 First John 2:2. God made the way of...

May 14 2020

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

Is there anyone who doesn’t have a beginning of days or end of life (apart from the Holy Trinity)?

I think that Hebrews 7:3 is a statement about Melchizedek's likeness to Jesus. Notice the phrase,"made like unto the Son of God." Hebrew. 7:8, refers to...

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Why is living together before marriage considered living in sin?

May 14 2020

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

What should we learn from the life of Ezra?

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King James 1611 Search: the hand of the LORD his God upon him Found: 1 EZR 7:6 This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses,...

May 13 2020

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

What should we learn from the life of Ezra?

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Michael, fantastic answer! But do you have a typo in your statement, "God is as intimately involved in our lives as He was with Ezra's life, and like Ezra we...

May 13 2020

Comment by John TheXbaptist

What is "the fullness of the Gentiles" mentioned in Romans 11?

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When the Jews are brought back from all parts of the world (Isaiah 66) by Gentiles to their millennial kingdom. The fullness of the Gentiles is not the last...

May 13 2020

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Why do people reject Jesus as their Savior?

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Why do people reject Jesus as their Savior?

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Does Jesus have a beginning?

May 13 2020

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

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

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God did warn them...Genesis 1:28, "Then God blessed them, and God said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over...

May 13 2020

Comment by Emo Tenorio , Shomer

As a Christian what should I do, if anything, if I know of an illegal immigrant in my country?

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The Center for American Liberty has a filed number of lawsuits against California Gov. Newsom one is Benitez V. Newsom, which attempts to prevent him from...

May 13 2020

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

How can I encounter God in a fresh way?

The disciples did not experience God in a fresh way until they responded to Jesus mission to “Follow Me”. Once they did they experienced first-hand the...

May 13 2020 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Is there anyone who doesn’t have a beginning of days or end of life (apart from the Holy Trinity)?

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There are 2 examples in the Old Testament of human beings who did not suffer physical death. Enoch in Genesis 5:24. Elijah in 2 Kings 2:11 There are 3...

May 13 2020

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Why did God command Israelite men to put away their unbelieving wives, but Paul said not to do so?

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God’s warning to believers not to take an unbelieving spouse still holds true in the New Testament. See Paul’s instruction in 2 Corinthians 6:14-18

May 13 2020

Comment by Vijaya Lekamge , A retired, part qualified Accountant

If Jesus was God, how could He pray to God? Was Jesus praying to Himself?

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Mr. EWEDEMI,the Lord Jesus Christ who is the Almighty who came as a human to this earth, had this to say about the Holy Spirit: Matthew 12 31 And so I tell...

May 13 2020

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Who was Cain's wife? Was Cain's wife his sister?

May 13 2020

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

Is there anyone who doesn’t have a beginning of days or end of life (apart from the Holy Trinity)?

As I interpret relevant passages, Melchizedek was both a king (of Salem) and a distinguished priest of God who (as the verse cited in the question notes) may...

May 13 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Who was Shecaniah?

To the best of my knowledge, the Bible does not elaborate on Shecaniah's background, other than to say (as noted in the passage cited in the question) that...

May 12 2020 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Sally Gecks

What does the Bible say about dealing with difficult people?

The way I deal with difficult people is to love as well as I can and to not allow myself or anyone else to be taken advantage of. I certainly don't do this...

May 12 2020 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why did God command Israelite men to put away their unbelieving wives, but Paul said not to do so?

In my opinion, the two situations are not strictly analogous. By my understanding, Paul (who was the apostle to the Gentiles) was speaking of a situation...

May 12 2020 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Who was Shecaniah?

2 Then Shekaniah son of Jehiel, one of the descendants of Elam, said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the peoples ...

Ezra 10:1 - 4

May 12 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why did God command Israelite men to put away their unbelieving wives, but Paul said not to do so?

PROBLEM: Ezra made all the returning Israelites put away their “pagan wives” because they were “adding to the guilt of Israel” (Ezra 10:10). However, when Pa...

Ezra 10:10 - 44

May 12 2020 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What did Jesus mean by "whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it" in Matthew 16:25?

This passage is Jesus' challenge to all of us. What will we do about Jesus' claims about himself? He is the unique Son of God and the universal Saviour of...

May 12 2020 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by John Moyo , Christian youth teacher

Should a Christian woman wear a bikini?

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I believe that for any Christian woman to come to a correct answer to this question and other pertinent questions as well is to to ask oneself the question,...

May 12 2020