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  1. How should a believer respond when they’re attacked by slander or false accusations, especially when the 'tongue feels like a sword' as described in Psalms 31, 64, and 140?
  2. In the heat of an argument, can verses like Psalm 141:3 and James 1:19 really help Christian couples resolve conflict God's way?
  3. What's the meaning of this "flying scroll"? (5:1)
  4. What does judgment mean in this passage?
  5. Why does Zimri execute the friends, as well as the family of Baasha (1 Kings 16:11)?
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Had God forsaken David? (Psalm 22:1–2)

September 26 2019

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What does the Bible say about strength?

September 26 2019

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

What does it mean that God is omnipotent?

Omnipotence is an attribute of God alone. It is the quality of having all power (Ps. 115:3 -- "Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases."). He...

September 26 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Steve Friesen

How does a Christian crucify the sinful nature with its passions and desires?

The short answer is: we don’t, because in Christ, we already have. Notice the tense that this is written in: And those who are Christ’s HAVE crucified the...

September 26 2019 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Terry Gillard , Worship Leader and Engineer

What are the books of 1 and 2 Maccabees?

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Phil, as outlined above, Maccabees do NOT form part of the canon of Scripture. As such they were never part of the Bible (for the reasons above) to be...

September 26 2019

Answer by Derrol PORTER , Emancipated by the Liberating King

What are some of the signs of genuine saving faith?

I will be short with my answer, as to what sign, single in nature shows saving Faith as I read God's Word. Hebrews 11:8, read it in the KJV,-...

September 26 2019 1 Comments 10 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Does Acts 22:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?

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The thief died UNDER THE LAW and the grace of the Lord Jesus wasn't available.

September 26 2019

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

If God grants his beloved sleep, why do many Christians have insomnia? Psalm 127:2

Psalm 127:2, NKJV reads "It is vain for you to rise up early & to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrow. For so God gives his beloved sleep." God gives...

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Comment by Sharon Thompson

If God grants his beloved sleep, why do many Christians have insomnia? Psalm 127:2

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Psalm 4:8 AMP In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for You, Lord, alone make me dwell in safety and confident trust.

September 26 2019

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

Had God forsaken David? (Psalm 22:1–2)

I like to see in this verse a double fulfillment of a prophetic passage. Christ "died forsaken by God so that His people might claim God as their God and...

September 26 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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How are we to understand the sequence and part that man plays in his salvation?

September 26 2019

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

What "great things" did Baruch want for himself? (Jeremiah 45:5)

As far as I can determine, the Bible does not specify the "great things" that Baruch was seeking for himself. However, in the context of the passage, I would...

September 26 2019 Follow Vote Up

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

Does God make people to be doomed? (Proverbs 16:4)

In my opinion, this verse is not saying that God creates some people with the intention that they be doomed. Instead, it is indicating that God is capable of...

September 26 2019 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Does God make people to be doomed? (Proverbs 16:4)

4 The Lord works out everything to its proper end— even the wicked for a day of disaster.

September 26 2019 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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Where is a good place to start reading the Bible?

September 26 2019

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If Adam and Eve hadn't sinned, introducing death into creation, wouldn't the world have gotten overpopulated?

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What does it mean to be a living sacrifice?

September 26 2019

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

Why does God sometimes seem to act like a jealous lover? (Hosea 2:13–14)

13 I will punish her for the days she burned incense to the Baals; she decked herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers, but ...

Hosea 2:13 - 14

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

What "great things" did Baruch want for himself? (Jeremiah 45:5)

Context: A Message to Baruch 45 When Baruch son of Neriah wrote on a scroll the words Jeremiah the prophet dictated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of ...

Jeremiah 45:1 - 5

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What is the difference between God's sovereign will and God's perfect will?

September 25 2019

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Did the Old Testament only list male descendants in Genesis?

September 25 2019

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

What is the meaning of the term "Shiloh"?

Shiloh has 2 meanings. It could be used of the Messiah (Genesis 49:10). Also, it could refer to God's judgment or rejection (Psalm 78:60; Jer. 7:12-15;...

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Why did Jesus tell the Apostles to "go not the way of the Gentiles and Samaritans?"

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Why did Jesus appoint 12 apostles?

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Why is circumcision only for the males? Why is it done on the male reproductive organ?

September 25 2019

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Why did Jesus warn against saying the word raca in Matthew 5:22?

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When does the Holy Spirit enter a person's life?

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How did God remember Rachel? (Genesis 30:22)

September 25 2019

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

What was the bridal week? (Genesis 29:27)

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I have got to hand it to you, Mr. Maas, you have a good answer here!

September 25 2019

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What is synonymous parallelism in Hebrew poetry?

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What are some of the signs of genuine saving faith?

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

Should all pronouns referring to God be capitalized?

In his excellent book, The Day Christ Died (an hour-by-hour recounting of the period between Maundy Thursday afternoon and the entombment of Jesus on Good...

September 25 2019 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why is Bible memorization important?

Scripture memory benefits you by: cleansing and renewing your mind; keeping you from sin; providing insight and direction in the midst of real-life...

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Should all pronouns referring to God be capitalized?

Yes, it is important to capitalize pronouns when referring to the name of G_D. 1. There is one living God who deserves our worship. There are other religions...

September 25 2019 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Was Adam with Eve when she spoke to the serpent?

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It is clear that Eve ate of the forbidden fruit first. Wherever Adam was he must have seen Eve go into a in a state of spiritual darkness and therefore...

September 25 2019

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Did Jephthah sacrifice his daughter to the Lord?

September 25 2019

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

How did God remember Rachel? (Genesis 30:22)

Prior to the verse cited in the question, because Jacob had been more in love with Rachel, and had thus unjustly slighted Rachel's sister Leah (although they...

September 24 2019 Follow Vote Up

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

What was the bridal week? (Genesis 29:27)

This is not the only reference in the Bible to this custom. In Judges 14:12-17, there is a similar reference to the wedding feast of Samson lasting seven...

September 24 2019 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

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

How did God remember Rachel? (Genesis 30:22)

22 Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and enabled her to conceive.

Genesis 30:22

September 24 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What was the bridal week? (Genesis 29:27)

Context: 26 Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older one. 27 Finish this daughter’s bridal week; ...

Genesis 29:27

September 24 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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What is lasciviousness?

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What is the best way to pray for my husband's salvation every day?

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Should we leave an inheritance to our children if they are not Christians?

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