What was a "scribe’s knife"? (Jeremiah 36:23)
0 What was a "scribe’s knife"? (Jeremiah 36:23) Context: 20 After they put the scroll in the room of Elishama the secretary, they went to the king in the ...
Jeremiah 36:23
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What is Seventh-day Adventism (SDA), and what do Seventh-day Adventists believe?
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The bible clearly teaches a literal fire burning hell, where the worm dieth not. When the rich man died, he went to hell and called to Abraham to send...
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In the last days, will everyone need to go to Jerusalem to worship God?
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Are we to love the sinner but hate the sin?
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What did Jesus mean when He said, 'Today you will be with me in paradise'?
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Not so. The translator has it right. The word "life" translates to "zoe" in the greek, Strongs 2222, which literally means "life" . In Hebrew, it translates...
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What is meant by the "....calves of our lips" in Hosea 14:2?
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Why didn't God want Adam and Eve to eat from the tree of life?
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Tim Maas
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Does Psalm 91:8 mean that after a Christian dies, he will see the wicked punished?
In my opinion, the psalmist is speaking in the cited verse (and also in the psalm as a whole) of his confidence in God's protection of His followers in this...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Does Psalm 91:8 mean that after a Christian dies, he will see the wicked punished?
Psalm 91:8 (Contemporary English Version) 8And with your own eyes you will see the punishment of the wicked.
Psalms 91:1 - 16
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by Jack Gutknecht
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How was Josiah able to overcome negative influences and do what was right? (2 Kings 22:2)
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Oh, sorry I misread that statement of yours, Tim. I thought it read "grandmother." Maybe I was getting the connection mixed up with Timothy's mother and...
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Does the Bible teach the celibacy of priests?
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Does the Bible support the pre-existence of Jesus?
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If you are once saved are you then always saved?
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Why is waiting on God so difficult?
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What does the Bible say about depression? How can a Christian overcome depression?
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Did the author of Genesis ever intend the 7-day creation story to be taken literally?
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Should the comma be placed before or after the word "today" in Luke 23:43?
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by Gary Wainwright
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What did Jesus mean when He said, 'Today you will be with me in paradise'?
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Kel, while your English translation of Revelation 20:4 might say “souls came to life”, please note the original Greek word used in this verse can also be...
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What trials did Jesus face before His crucifixion?
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by Jennifer Rothnie
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Why does God create people when He knows they are going to go to hell?
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I agree fully with you that God does not desire individuals to sin! I think one of the most unfortunate trends in theology right now is how many people have...
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by kel gens
What did Jesus mean when He said, 'Today you will be with me in paradise'?
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Rev 20 is all about the resurrection. We read, souls came to life! How can a immortal soul come to life?
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by James Kraft
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Is Jesus the only way to heaven?
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The 144,000 are the twelve tribes of Israel that will be saved during the tribulation. 12,000 from each tribe. Revelation 7:4-8. We are not them. We are the...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How does the Bible define success?
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In your statement, "As we obey Him, He transforms us, giving us a completely new nature (1 Corinthians 5:17)," don't you mean 2 Corinthians 5:17?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Should a Christian go to movies? Is watching a movie a sin?
I used to go to movies, and I have some good memories ("The Ten Commandments," "The Greatest Story Ever Told", “War Room,” “Courageous,” etc.) But I have...
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by Ben Jones Jones
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Why does God create people when He knows they are going to go to hell?
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There is an erroneous belief that everyone who has ever walked the face of the earth is a child of God, because God created them. The only two people God...
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How should a Christian view gun control?
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What should a Christian do if he or she is married to an unbeliever?
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How can I believe in the goodness of God when there is so much evil in the world?
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Why did the Prophet Elisha curse the 'youths' for making fun of his baldness?
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by Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How was Josiah able to overcome negative influences and do what was right? (2 Kings 22:2)
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Adaiah WAS a man's name. (In fact, there are seven other men by that name mentioned in the Bible.) As far as I can tell, nothing in the statement that you...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How was Josiah able to overcome negative influences and do what was right? (2 Kings 22:2)
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From your statement, "Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jedidah the...
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by Gary Wainwright
, Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer
What did Jesus mean when He said, 'Today you will be with me in paradise'?
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Kel, in context Revelation 20:4 speaks of the tribulation saints because they “had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on...
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Derrol PORTER
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Why did Jesus say you can't serve two masters, you will hate one and love the other?
Jesus is instructing His disciples in various facets of worship and serving. He is as most of the time explaining how far the Pharisees and even Priest had...
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by Rod Cook
How does young earth creationism handle the apparent evidence for millions of years in the fossil record?
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Please remember that the Great Flood had an effect on dating. Carbon14 and uranium dating are skewed and contaminated because of this flood effect. This is...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why did Jesus say you can't serve two masters, you will hate one and love the other?
A preacher of the gospel can not let money have any influence in what he preaches. Preachers can not let money influence what they preach. They are to preach...
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Tim Maas
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Was God justified in bringing charges against Israel in the prophecy of Hosea, e.g. Hosea 4:16-17; 7:8-9, 11; 10:1; 12:1, 8?
I would say that the book of Hosea is filled with listings of multiple actions through which Israel had angered God, and which justified His reference to...
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What does it mean that Jesus is the author and perfecter of our faith?
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Tim Maas
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Must people seek God before he seeks them? (Jeremiah 29:13)
I would say that the initiative is on God's side. If He did not reveal Himself, nothing that we could do would allow us to find Him. However, at the same...
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What did Jesus mean when He said, 'Today you will be with me in paradise'?
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How do you explain the souls coming to life in Rev 20:4 then?
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What is a watchcare ministry or watchcare membership, and is it biblical?
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What does the Bible say about depression? How can a Christian overcome depression?
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What occurred at the Council of Nicea?
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Why would God call himself "jealous"? (Exodus 34:14)
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Tim Maas
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How was Josiah able to overcome negative influences and do what was right? (2 Kings 22:2)
Josiah was eight when his father (the evil king Amon) was killed by his own servants after having reigned for only two years. The account of Josiah's reign...
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What miracles had God done "among all mankind"? (Jeremiah 32:20–33)
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Why does God allow natural disasters, i.e., earthquakes, hurricanes, and tsunamis?