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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 evidence from Scripture and history confirms that Jesus is truly the Christ—the promised Messiah?
  4. What's the meaning of this "flying scroll"? (5:1)
  5. Why did Abimelech murder his brothers?
  6. Why does Zimri execute the friends, as well as the family of Baasha (1 Kings 16:11)?
  7. When did the diaspora which Peter mentions in 1 Peter 1 start and end?


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

What is the name of Cain’s wife?

The fact that the name and ancestry of Cain's wife is not given in Genesis 4:17 is frequently mentioned by skeptics to question the veracity of the Genesis...

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What does the Bible say about Christian mothers?

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What does the Bible say about Christian character?

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What does the Bible mean that we are not to judge others?

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When should a Christian couple seek marriage counseling?

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

How was Tyre destroyed? (Isaiah 23:1–5)

I would say that, although Tyre was besieged by Nebuchadnezzar (the Babylonian king who had also conquered and exiled Judah, as described in 2 Kings 24-25),...

August 07 2019 Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

Is being holy even possible, since only God is holy?

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Holiness is not the same concept as being perfectly righteous. It's somewhat related, but being holy is more about being set apart (by God) for a purpose,...

August 07 2019

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Is being holy even possible, since only God is holy?

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If Holiness of life was a requirement for eternal life, then Jesus died In vain and we can save ourselves. No, When we trust Jesus alone by faith alone, He...

August 07 2019

Answer by Cassius D'Souza

Does everyone have a "God-shaped hole"?

Life is a constant search. This instinct to search is hardcoded in every living beings DNA. A sperm searches for an egg, it searches for something it has...

August 07 2019 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Pam Wiebe

How are predestination and election connected with foreknowledge?

Election isn’t about God picking certain people to go to heaven and creating others to go to hell. It’s about our calling on earth. God chose the Israelites...

August 07 2019 1 Comments 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Derrol PORTER , Emancipated by the Liberating King

Does 1 Peter 3:21 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?

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[1 Corinthians 1:14-18] None other than Paul whom you say was only talking to the Jewish believers in Romans wrote this also. Paul was addressing all...

August 07 2019

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

How is this woman a model for today? Proverbs 31:10–31)

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I love my wife, but the qualities of which I was speaking in my response were not based on her, but were those of the woman whom the passage from Proverbs is...

August 07 2019

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

How was Tyre destroyed? (Isaiah 23:1–5)

A Prophecy Against Tyre 23 A prophecy against Tyre: Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For Tyre is destroyed and left without house or harbor. From ...

Isaiah 23:1 - 5

August 07 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Cassius D'Souza

Does God love everyone or just Christians?

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God loves all his children and he wants all his children to love him. To achieve this he broke all barriers between himself and us, even at the cost of...

August 07 2019

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

Why is the idea of eternal damnation so repulsive to many people?

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Interesting. But what did you mean by your statement, "Others would contend that God’s “righteousness” or wisdom would not allow Him to personally destroy...

August 07 2019

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

How is this woman a model for today? Proverbs 31:10–31)

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This sounds very relevant to today. It sounds like you have a model woman as a wife! I also like what Singapore Moses said in his answer to "What should I be...

August 07 2019

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

What is whitewash in the biblical sense? (Ezekiel 13:10–12, 14–15)

Ezekiel is rebuking here the preaching of a watered-down gospel. Popular and corrupt preachers instead of warning the lost to turn from their sins, they tell...

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August 07 2019

Comment by Thomas Riccardi , Warrior Spirit

Why in Genesis 11 5-9 did it bother God that the people he created were one and building something together?

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Thank you for this wisdom! God has blessed you, I believe you are right on with this reply :) God Bless you!

August 07 2019

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Where was Jesus for the three days between His death and resurrection?

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Paradise is not the garden of Eden. Remember when the beggar and the rich man died. The unbelieving rich man called out to Abraham to send the beggar with a...

August 07 2019

Comment by Kevin Honeycutt , Servant of Jesus Christ

Does 1 Peter 3:21 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?

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Derrol Porter, I would appreciate it if you would give the verse and chapter for baptism being an "external demonstration"? I would like to read that so I...

August 07 2019

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

What is the first Adam and the last Adam?

The “last Adam” is Christ. Because Christ rose from the dead, he is a Spirit who gives life. (see also Romans 8:2 and The Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus - W....

August 07 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Al Mark

When did Moab and Ammon eventually worship the Lord?

Although God's judgment is pronounced on Moab in Jeremiah 48 for all her sins and pride, yet at the end of the chapter is a promise of hope: 46 Woe to you, O...

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

How is this woman a model for today? Proverbs 31:10–31)

Although several portions of the description in this passage deal with actions and roles that would have been more prevalent in Biblical times than today, I...

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Is Zechariah 11:12-13 a Messianic prophecy?

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What did Jesus mean when He said, "this generation will not pass until all these things take place"?

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

How is this woman a model for today? Proverbs 31:10–31)

10 [d] An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. 11 The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack o...

Proverbs 31:1 - 10

August 06 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Is divorce allowed in the Bible?

This subject is both important and controversial today. The divorce rate continues to climb (at this writing, 1 divorce for every 1.8 marriages), and divorce...

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What is the Word of God?

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Answer by Derrol PORTER , Emancipated by the Liberating King

Does 1 Peter 3:21 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?

Baptism is an external demonstration of an internal destination. God the Holy Spirit flowed In and our obedience and declaration flowed out. Baptism is the...

August 06 2019 2 Comments 14 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

Why in Genesis 11 5-9 did it bother God that the people he created were one and building something together?

I can think of at least four reasons of why God was displeased with the tower of Babel: 1.The tower was a monument to salvation by works The tower...

August 06 2019 3 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Mitzi Swift , One Who Seeks The Truth

What is your opinion of the 8:18 Finance Challenge?

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Well, I had never heard of this verse being called the 'finance challenge' but I can pretty much figure out what's going on by the title. I think the Word of...

August 06 2019

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

Does John 3:13 mean that no one went to Heaven before Jesus?

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Good word Brother Nathan! The watchtower has changed their story so many times it's really hard to understand how they keep up with when and where anything...

August 06 2019

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

Does John 3:13 mean that no one went to Heaven before Jesus?

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Thank you Michael Tinsley! There are some here who evidently believe that God is bound by a hard rule. He does as He pleases and doesn't need to explain...

August 06 2019

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What does it mean that the Word was God and the Word was with God?

August 06 2019

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

What does it mean that the Word was God and the Word was with God?

First, see the big picture: 705 Christ in John 1 1 Christ the Word John 1:1 2 Christ the Light John 1:8 3 Christ the Lamb of God John 1:29,36 4 Christ the...

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Comment by Ezekiel Kimosop

Do pets / animals go to Heaven? Do pets / animals have souls?

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There is no evidence in Scripture that suggests that pets or animals will be in heaven. Heaven is home to the redeemed in Christ, who's souls Christ died to...

August 05 2019

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What does it mean to train up a child in the way he should go?

August 05 2019

Comment by Kevin Honeycutt , Servant of Jesus Christ

How good do I have to be to enter heaven?

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People today, that are claiming to have been baptized in the Holy Spirit, they should be famous for healing children and veterans at hospitals like the...

August 05 2019

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

Is "name it claim it" teaching biblical?

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No, "Jesus did not come to give us health, wealth, and happiness now," but He did come that we might have life, and have it in abundance. I don't believe...

August 05 2019