How did the sun’s shadow go back? (Isaiah 38:7–8)
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How do I get the image of God as imposing and angry out of my mind?
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God does chasten his children. We can make our heavenly father angry at us. Just like our earthly fathers chastened us, so will our heavenly father chasten...
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What is the Biblical concept of righteousness?
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Do we become angels after we die?
What does it mean that no one can know the Father except those the Son is willing to reveal Him to?
Rosemary, I am one to whom the Son chose to reveal the Father, and I think the answer is much simpler than we think. If Jesus revealed the Father to someone...
What did God mean when he said, "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee" in Jeremiah 1:5?
I believe that every individual is a product of God's creative activity. Each one formed, known of God. By Christ's blood, as followers, believers, we are...
Does God love everyone or just Christians?
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John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life; he that believeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him. We all...
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Who am I supposed to choose when put in a situation between my own child or my husband, who is not my son's biological father?
This problem arises because of the first issue of not understanding what marriage covenant requires. Too often a woman, or the man, marries out of necessity...
Is it right to cover sins or not? --Proverbs 28:13
I would say that (as the verse from Proverbs cited in the question indicates) attempting to "cover" known personal transgressions -- although such...
Is it right to cover sins or not? --Proverbs 28:13
Proverbs 28:13: He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. The problem here is this: God warn...
What does it mean that the LORD is one?
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In regard to the comment above, I would say that God is indeed an eternal and omnipresent Being who does involve Himself in earthly or human affairs, and who...
Why does unbelief appear to be increasing in the world today?
The increase in disbelief has been coming for as long as I can remember; our enemy, the devil is very busy (he started in the Garden of Eden). Now we have...
What does it mean that the LORD is one?
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I respectfully disagree. In my opinion, it means that The Lord is one with all things, at all times and in all places. It's similar to the Greek mathematical...
Why did God destroy so many people—including wives and children—for the sins of a few? (Numbers 16:21-35)
During the Old Testament even the keepers of laws (mere human beings) were allowed to kill a person if the person committed a terrible sin. They were allowed...
Can restoration occur after a pastor has been caught in a scandal?
This question has been argued by many learned scholars. Some quote the restoration of King David after committing adultery and murder, claiming there is room...
Why is the science community so opposed to creationism?
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My experience of rsponding to "difficult" questions about the origin of life, without wishing to be patronising or dumbing down the question, is to put it...
What is the Biblical concept of righteousness?
I would like to sum up what I have read in these answers. Righteousness has a two facet application when it comes to Christianity. First, there is Positional...
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Do we have two or three parts? Body, soul, and spirit?
What's left in place of Tyre today? Ezekiel 26:14
From Ezekiel 26:14, "never be rebuilt" is best understood to mean that Tyre's glory and prestige would never be restored. It took Nebuchadnezzar 13 years to...
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What is the sea of glass mentioned in Revelation 4:6 and 15:2?
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What is the second death?
How did the sun’s shadow go back? (Isaiah 38:7–8)
Of course, one possibility for the believer is that it is just something that God miraculously made to happen (as He had earlier in the case of Joshua...
What's left in place of Tyre today? Ezekiel 26:14
Aside from the ruins of the ancient city of Tyre that remain in modern times, my understanding is that the the city's former location corresponds to the site...
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What is the New King James Version (NKJV)?
What's left in place of Tyre today? Ezekiel 26:14
14 I will make you like the top of a rock; you shall be a place for spreading nets, and you shall never be rebuilt, for I the Lord have spoken,’ says the Lor...
Ezekiel 26:14
How did the sun’s shadow go back? (Isaiah 38:7–8)
4 And the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying, 5 “Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: “I have heard your prayer, I h...
What is the New King James Version (NKJV)?
The NKJV was commissioned in 1975 (BTW, the year I graduated from seminary) by Thomas Nelson Publishers. One-hundred-and-thirty respected Bible scholars,...
What is the purpose of marriage?
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Thanks, Michael, for the nice answer. I believe that, though the word 'marriage' is not used for the marriage of Adam and Eve, it was a marriage and the...
What is God saying in this verse that, "I have given you cleanliness of teeth"?
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Mr. Maas, I had to laugh at your saying, "At first reading, the phrase cleanness of teeth" (which is apparently the literal word-for-word translation of the...
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Do we receive mansions in heaven?
What is God saying in this verse that, "I have given you cleanliness of teeth"?
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"3. Prepare your hearts (1 Sam 7:3; Chr. 29:18)," did you mean 1 Chr. 29:18 or 2 Chr. 29:18?
Is handing out gospel tracts a good evangelism method?
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I recently received a tract while waiting for lab work at the hospital. An elderly gentleman handed me a leaflet about God's Peace and a chocolate Kiss. He...
If I convert to Christianity, my family will disown me, and I will be persecuted. Should I follow Jesus?
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Mark 16:16 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned. ASV
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Do we receive mansions in heaven?
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What is the correct interpretation of John 20:23?
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What should we learn from the life of John the Baptist?
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Does Paul in 1 Corinthians 7:10-16 contradict what Jesus said about divorce?
What does the Bible say about voyeurism?
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I, sadly, was guilty of this before I got saved at the age of 16. A bad group of guys and I did it one night after dark at the Judson School, which was a...
Does Paul in 1 Corinthians 7:10-16 contradict what Jesus said about divorce?
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Yes, and I have a similar story. My father and mother parted ways when I was 16 and my sister 15. We saw my dad weekly though as he took us out to eat every...
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What does the Bible say about second chances?
Does Paul in 1 Corinthians 7:10-16 contradict what Jesus said about divorce?
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My father and mother separated before I was born, and the only time that he saw me was immediately after my birth (although I always knew who he was). My...
What is the Biblical concept of righteousness?
Like Abraham, Noah's righteousness was God's gift in response to his personal faith. Both Abraham and Noah believed the Word of God "and it was counted to...
Does Paul in 1 Corinthians 7:10-16 contradict what Jesus said about divorce?
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I can tell that you have been thinking this through, maybe even for years. How are you, Mr. Maas?
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What does the Bible say about prostitution? Will God forgive a prostitute?
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Who are the sons of God mentioned in Romans 8:19 and how will they be revealed?