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  1. What happened to the gentiles before Jesus came?
  2. How can believers be poor and rich at the same time? Revelation 2:9
  3. What witnessing principles can Christians learn from the lepers' response in 2 Kings 7:3–9?
  4. What is the meaning of the flying scroll in Zechariah 5, and how is it connected to God's judgment on thieves and liars?
  5. What did Paul mean by "dogs" in Philippians 3:2?
  6. How are believers supposed to 'learn Christ,' according to Ephesians 4:20?
  7. What does it mean that Christ "was crucified in weakness" (2 Cor. 13:4)?
  8. Why did the Lord favor Abel’s offering more than Cain’s?
  9. Why was God tired of sacrifices? Isaiah 1:11-14
  10. How much did soldiers get paid? 2 Chronicles 25:6


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

Were women actually eating their own children? (Lamentations 4:10)

Another separate example (aside from the reference made by Jeremiah) to this desperate practice is described in 2 Kings 6:24-30, during the days of Elisha...

July 26 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Did Enoch escape death? (Genesis 5:24)

24 Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.

July 26 2019 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Were women actually eating their own children? (Lamentations 4:10)

10 With their own hands compassionate women have cooked their own children, who became their food when my people were destroyed.

July 26 2019 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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How did a sensual book like the Song of Solomon get in the Bible?

July 26 2019

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How long were Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden before the Fall?

July 26 2019

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

How should a Christian honor his/her parents?

I would say that the honor that a Christian should give to parents is a positional, volitional concept that is not connected to or conditional upon whatever...

July 26 2019 Follow Vote Up

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Who was King Uzziah?

July 26 2019

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What is the doctrine of Balaam?

July 26 2019

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

Where did Jeremiah find hope in such bleak times? (Lamentations 3:21–24)

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Tim, in your statement, "avenge his sufferings (Jeremiah 3:55-66)," didn't you mean Lamentations 3:55-66?

July 26 2019

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

Where did Jeremiah find hope in such bleak times? (Lamentations 3:21–24)

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Sometimes, too, Tim, I have a similar problem. When the reference I've typed into ebible doesn't show up in its entirety, i.e. when it's hyphenated,...

July 26 2019

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

Where did Jeremiah find hope in such bleak times? (Lamentations 3:21–24)

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I can't speak with regard to the English Standard Version (ESV). However, in addition to being in my hard-copy of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible,...

July 26 2019

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

Was Jesus a prophet?

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You're right; Jesus was never JUST anything. A boy is born and he's just a son. He marries and he's just a son with a wife. He has a son and he's just a son...

July 26 2019

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

Was Jesus a prophet?

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I don't know what your first point of Mr Houdmann's answer means. You said that Mr Houdmann made an observation that "others considered [Jesus] a prophet "...

July 26 2019

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

Was Jesus a prophet?

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Great answer Mr Houdmann! I thought it was obvious that anyone who claimed to be chosen of God to speak to the inhabitants of Earth on God's behalf was...

July 26 2019

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?

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In Matthew 7:21-23 Jesus says, depart from me I never knew you. Not I did know you and now I don't. I never knew you. Why, Because they never believed He...

July 26 2019

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?

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The question is, do we ever reach a point that we can not be forgiven? No, We believe when we believe we are forgiven all trespasses. Colossians 2:13. The...

July 26 2019

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

Where did Jeremiah find hope in such bleak times? (Lamentations 3:21–24)

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Another answer well-written, Tim. However, for some reason your reference to Lamentations 3:55-66 ESV is not found in this system!

July 26 2019

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Has anyone ever seen God?

July 26 2019

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Does God still speak to us today?

July 26 2019

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Why did Jesus say "do not judge or you will be judged"?

July 25 2019

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Why does Amos keep repeating 'for three sins . . . even for four' in chapters 1-2?

July 25 2019

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What did Jesus mean when He said, 'I am the Bread of Life'?

July 25 2019

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

If you have a lot of debt, can you temporarily stop tithing while paying off the debt?

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We are to be careful where our money is going. if your church does not preach the gospel, then why give money to them. That is the great commission. To go in...

July 25 2019

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

If you have a lot of debt, can you temporarily stop tithing while paying off the debt?

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All of this talk about spending should awaken us. Giving to a ministry from the money a person earns at a job was never a custom of any people of the bible....

July 25 2019

Comment by Cameron McCreary

When God flooded the earth, was the Garden of Eden also destroyed?

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I believe that the Garden of Eden is inside the Mount of Olives and was covered by sedimentary rock (limestone) during the flood. If one notices the shape of...

July 25 2019

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Why did Jesus instruct us to pray 'lead us not into temptation' when God states that He does not tempt us?

July 25 2019

Comment by Julie Favazza

Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?

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Matthew 7: He is not only speaking to the ones who do or count on works (the works he speaks of is the Law that has now been abolished by Christ). Those He...

July 25 2019

Comment by Julie Favazza

Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?

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“Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to...

July 25 2019

Comment by Julie Favazza

Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?

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Romans 11 is speaking to the remanent of Israel. If you read further in John 6 you have further understanding: “Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I...

July 25 2019

Comment by Julie Favazza

Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?

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I never said that it isn’t a free gift. It seems you’re missing my point. Do you think that someone who believes in Jesus and claims it and then does totally...

July 25 2019

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What is the Ark of the Covenant?

July 25 2019

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Who is the 'all creation' referred to in Romans 8:19 - 22?

July 25 2019

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If you have a lot of debt, can you temporarily stop tithing while paying off the debt?

July 25 2019

Comment by John Smith

How does Jesus define killing and murder in the New Testament?

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Tim: Jesus and 11 of his deciples were submitted to Government authorities and were tortured to death. Government authorities, judges, lawyers, witness, can...

July 25 2019

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?

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Matthew 7:21-23 is talking about those who believe they are saved by works. Verse 21, They never did the will of His Father. What is the will of His Father?...

July 25 2019

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

Is this the same Jonah who was swallowed by the fish? (2 Kings 14:25)

Yes, and this verse, 2 Kings 14:25, gives us some clues about the period of Jonah's ministry--prior to or during the reign of Jeroboam II (793-753 B.C.)

July 25 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by John Smith

Why is 'You shall not murder' in the Ten Commandments?

Simply put, the 6th Commandment forbids the taking of human life. Jesus himself and all but one of His disciples (John) were found guilty by government...

July 25 2019 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What did Jesus mean when He instructed us to turn the other cheek?

July 24 2019

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What is Trinity Sunday?

July 24 2019

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What is The Living Bible (TLB)?

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How can I please God?

July 24 2019

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

What is the Contemporary English Version (CEV)?

I am listening to the CEV audiobook (Contemporary English Version) through this year and like it a lot. Uncompromising simplicity marked the American Bible...

July 24 2019 2 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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What does the Bible say about anger?

July 24 2019

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

What did Jesus mean when He said the first will be last and the last will be first?

A pastor said, “You can’t obtain your reward twice!” and he was right (see Matt. 6:1-18). On the day of judgment, many who today are first in the eyes of men...

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Comment by Trish Riddell

Who were the sons of God and daughters of men?

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Well put, Jae. And this is precisely the fact that got me thinking and delving deeper - the fact that only God cam breathe on a cell and create a child....

July 24 2019

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Why was creation subjected to frustration? (Romans 8:20–21)

July 24 2019