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  1. What did Jesus give up to come to earth? Philippians 2:6-7
  2. Will my dad, who was saved when he was young, still go to heaven even if he denounces God now?
  3. What did Jesus mean, "Let your light shine"? Matthew 5:16
  4. How can someone be saved after living a life of sin?
  5. Does “the Lord will be your confidence” describe the Lord as the source of confidence or his nearness at one’s side?
  6. Who are the people in this "great multitude"? Revelation 7:9
  7. What is the connection between offering thanksgiving and avoiding sexual sin in Ephesians 5?
  8. How did Solomon discover Jeroboam's plan to become king (1 Kings 11:40)?
  9. How could a prophet's execution be justified? (Jeremiah 26:20-23)
  10. How did God use Paul’s dangerous and delayed voyage and shipwreck on the way to Rome (Acts 27-28) to spread the gospel and encourage people’s faith?


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Does Psalm 91:8 mean that after a Christian dies, he will see the wicked punished?

September 20 2019

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How should a Christian view global warming?

September 20 2019

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

What was a "scribe’s knife"? (Jeremiah 36:23)

My understanding is that a "scribe's knife" was a short implement with a different type or shape of precision blade on each end (to increase the ways in...

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Should we tithe off our gross or net income?

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God bless you in Jesus name

September 20 2019

Comment 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, the Greek word used in Revelation 20:4 is zaó and not zóé as you claim. While zóé means life (Strong’s Greek 2222), zaó means to live (Strong’s Greek...

September 20 2019

Answer by Ben Jones Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

Must people seek God before he seeks them? (Jeremiah 29:13)

The only times God commanded anyone to "seek Him" is in the OT. The Hebrews, who are those He had chosen already, were to choose Him over other gods. In the...

September 20 2019 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by John Moyo , Christian youth teacher

Hosea 1:2—How could a holy God who condemns harlotry command Hosea to marry a harlot?

My understanding of the story is that after Gomer's beauty had faded her second husband did not want her and wished to sell her off to the highest bidder....

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Does God promise to protect us?

September 20 2019

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Hosea 1:2—How could a holy God who condemns harlotry command Hosea to marry a harlot?

September 20 2019

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Hosea 1:2—How could a holy God who condemns harlotry command Hosea to marry a harlot?

September 20 2019

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Should a Christian go to movies? Is watching a movie a sin?

September 20 2019

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Did the author of Genesis ever intend the 7-day creation story to be taken literally?

September 20 2019

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What should we learn from the walls of Jericho falling down?

September 20 2019

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

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

September 20 2019 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

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...

September 20 2019

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In the last days, will everyone need to go to Jerusalem to worship God?

September 20 2019

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Are we to love the sinner but hate the sin?

September 20 2019

Comment by kel gens

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...

September 20 2019

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What is meant by the "....calves of our lips" in Hosea 14:2?

September 19 2019

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Why didn't God want Adam and Eve to eat from the tree of life?

September 19 2019

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

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...

September 19 2019 1 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

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

September 19 2019 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment 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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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...

September 19 2019

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Does the Bible teach the celibacy of priests?

September 19 2019

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Does the Bible support the pre-existence of Jesus?

September 19 2019

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If you are once saved are you then always saved?

September 19 2019

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Why is waiting on God so difficult?

September 19 2019

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What does the Bible say about depression? How can a Christian overcome depression?

September 18 2019

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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?

September 18 2019

Comment 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, 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...

September 18 2019

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What trials did Jesus face before His crucifixion?

September 18 2019

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

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...

September 18 2019

Comment 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?

September 18 2019

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

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...

September 18 2019

Comment 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?

September 18 2019

Answer by 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...

September 18 2019 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Ben Jones Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

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...

September 18 2019

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How should a Christian view gun control?

September 17 2019

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What should a Christian do if he or she is married to an unbeliever?

September 17 2019

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How can I believe in the goodness of God when there is so much evil in the world?

September 17 2019

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Why did the Prophet Elisha curse the 'youths' for making fun of his baldness?

September 17 2019

Comment 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...

September 17 2019

Comment 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...

September 17 2019

Comment 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...

September 17 2019

Answer by Derrol PORTER , Emancipated by the Liberating King

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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