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  1. How can one become a “partaker of the divine nature”?
  2. What does the potter’s work in Jeremiah 18:1-6 teach us about God’s authority over our lives and His ability to reshape us when we go astray?
  3. Does Ezekiel prophesy about an invasion of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar which never actually took place? Ezekiel 29:17–20
  4. How do we minister unto the Lord?
  5. Why would Pharaoh "console" himself when he saw that his fate was the same as the great nations of the past (Ezekiel 32:31)?
  6. What are "pruning hooks" and "plowshares" in Micah 4:3?
  7. What does the Bible say about Christians and Israel?
  8. What is meant by "the age" or "the ages" in the Bible (Ex: Matthew 28:20, Hebrews 9:26 and Romans 16:25; Ephesians 2:7 and 3:9)?


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When did Egypt experience civil war and subjection to a fierce king? (Isaiah 19:2, 4)

August 17 2019

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What caused Isaiah to tremble? (Isaiah 21:3–4)

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What does the Bible say about cremation? Should Christians be cremated?

August 17 2019

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

Should we live in terror of God? (Proverbs 1:7)

The fear spoken of by Solomon in the verse cited in the question is a sense of extreme reverence, which should be the proper, rational, and "wise" response...

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

Should we live in terror of God? (Proverbs 1:7)

7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 1:7

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

What does the Bible say about gossip?

Everyone has experienced the harm of gossip before. Whether the people talking didn't mean direct harm, the result of gossip is always broken trust and hurt...

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Who were the Samaritans?

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What was the Sanhedrin?

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What is the meaning of the parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price?

August 17 2019

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

Who were the Samaritans?

"Samaritans" is the name given to the new and mixed inhabitants whom Esarhaddon (B.C. 677), the king of Assyria, brought from Babylon and other places and...

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

Who were the Samaritans?

"Samaritans" is the name given to the new and mixed inhabitants whom Esarhaddon (B.C. 677), the king of Assyria, brought from Babylon and other places and...

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

Did Jesus pay our trespass debt as well as our sin debt?

I agree that the Old Testament Law makes distinctions regarding the various types of offerings that it requires in satisfaction of human sin, as well as the...

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What should we learn from the life of Gomer in Hosea?

August 17 2019

Comment by Kaitlyn Graham

What exactly does "fall away" mean in Heb 6:6?

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I agree with you, James! Amen!

August 17 2019

Comment by Jim Frank

What is the age of the earth? How old is the earth?

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The earth is old. It doesn't say when it was created, just says "in the beginning."

August 17 2019

Question by Charles Crabtree

Did Jesus pay our trespass debt as well as our sin debt?

The laws in Leviticus show that for a sin offering (Jesus), the one that sins (the whole congregation) the elders should kill the offering. But for a debt of...

Leviticus 4:1 - 35

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

What should we learn from the life of Gomer in Hosea?

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Well said, Mr. Maas! Esp. drawing Jesus into it at the end!

August 17 2019

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What is Abraham's bosom?

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What did Jesus mean when He said, 'Today you will be with me in paradise'?

August 17 2019

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What did Jesus mean when He said 'Let the dead bury the dead'?

August 17 2019

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When did Jews stop doing animal sacrifices and why?

August 16 2019

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

What does the Valley of Vision refer to? (Isaiah 22:1)

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I believe it is symbolic; it's a symbolic name generally understood to signify Jerusalem as being the home of prophetic vision (Isaiah 22:1,5).

August 16 2019

Comment by marie sanson

What is gentleness (from fruits of the spirit)?

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Thank you. I needed that reminder.

August 16 2019

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What does the Bible say about aromatherapy?

August 16 2019

Answer by Darrell McKnight , Minister/Musician, Central Carolina Sch. of Preaching

What is Taoism / Daoism?

Taoism is a Chinese philosophy established in the 16th century. It differs from a religion in that it doesn't hold fast to a definitive god. But it does...

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What was God doing before he created the universe?

Did they have any written information about what God was doing before creating the universe?

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What does the Bible say about strength?

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What does the Bible say about selfishness?

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What is a chaplain? What do chaplains do?

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How can we rely on the power of God?

August 16 2019

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Where is hell? What is the location of hell?

August 16 2019

Comment by Berthold Wetzel , Retiree

Where is hell? What is the location of hell?

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I find Jennifer's comment very helpful: short and precise. Helped me to differentiate between the terms. Thank You!

August 16 2019

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is meant by the power of the Lord? (Luke 5:17)

Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the POWER of God unto salvation to everyone that BELIEVETH, to the Jew first, and also to...

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Comment by Rotimi EWEDEMI , Very keen Bible Researcher

Who are the "least of these" in the Bible?

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I do not think it sufficient to focus on “ the least of these”. In order to really appreciate what Jesus was saying, we will need to focus on the full...

August 16 2019

Answer by Frederick Thomas , Rom 3:4 ...let God be true...

Is it possible that Adam and Eve spoke with the serpent before he deceived them in the garden?

Dear Anonymous, In my opinion, the question does not fit the verse quoted. It speaks of Eve only, which was later confirmed in the New Testament. 1 Ti. 2:14...

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Comment by Claudia Waid

What is the Septuagint?

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It is the the “Greek version" of the “Hebrew language” of the Old Testament of the Holy Bible.

August 16 2019

Answer by Joseph Wright

When did Jesus create the angels? Before heaven and earth or after?

There does not seem to be any reference to anything that existed, apart from God, in eternity past. As the Bible is the whole, complete, and correct account...

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What is Soteriology?

August 16 2019

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

What should we learn from the life of Gomer in Hosea?

I would say that the life of Gomer is meant to serve for Christians as a negative example of marital unfaithfulness, and thus (in a spiritual sense) as an...

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

Can a Christian be a nudist? What does the Bible say about nudity?

Find this image of clothing as a symbol of God’s mercy and redemption throughout the Old and New Testaments. See, for example, Psalm 45:13, 14 and Revelation...

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Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Where do the Hebrew Scriptures prophesy the death and resurrection of the Messiah?

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Amen. Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and the renewing of...

August 16 2019

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is conditional security?

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Matthew 7:21-23 Is about those who trust in their works for salvation, but have never done the will of His Father. John 6:40 And this is the will of Him who...

August 16 2019

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What should we learn from Psalm 119?

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The law was done away with as a means of salvation. The law was given to condemn us to bring us to Christ for salvation by grace. Since no one has ever kept...

August 16 2019

Answer by Judith Harding

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the pre-wrath view of the rapture?

I learned a great deal from a question Alexander Reese wrote in his "The Approaching Advent of Christ" (full, free pdf version on internet) in 1937. Reese's...

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Answer by THEODORE FREITAS

When did Jesus create the angels? Before heaven and earth or after?

Genesis 2:1 1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. Isaiah 45:12 "It is I who made the earth, and created man upon it I...

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

Will there be shadows in heaven?

Jesus created all that exists.Colossians 1:15-17 "Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created,...

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Answer by Shantkumar S. Kunjam , An Indian, Mennonite Church, Pastor, Administrator, Bishop,

What is the age of the earth? How old is the earth?

I read most of the answers, specially Michael's answer. I had also been struggling with this question. And read the first few chapters of Genesis many many...

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Comment by lynn Sander

What does the Bible say about animal rights?

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Mr Abbott, I agree, God is the true divine example of unconditional love. What I don't agree with is your broad assumption that people that love their pets...

August 16 2019