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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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Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does it mean to believe in the sanctity of life?

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Then the question comes, is self defense or the defense of your family murder? Are we not to defend the defenseless? If a man is about to rape your wife, do...

July 27 2019

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What is the meaning and purpose of saying grace before a meal?

July 27 2019

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

What is the meaning of the colors of the red, sorrel, and white horses in Zechariah 1:8?

In my opinion, the red horse was indicative of punishment inflicted by God through the shedding of blood (from which the horse's color comes), both in...

July 27 2019 Follow Vote Up

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How was Judah's nakedness exposed? (Lamentations1:8)

July 27 2019

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

July 27 2019

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In what way did Enoch walk with God?

July 27 2019

Comment by Julie Favazza

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

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“Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. You see then that a man is justified by works,...

July 27 2019

Comment by Julie Favazza

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

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What you keep speaking of is righteousness. The only way to have righteousness is through Jesus. He is the door to righteousness and salvation. I believe you...

July 27 2019

Answer by David Green , Baptist deacon and lay preacher who enjoys leading worship.

At whose wedding did Jesus perform his first miracle of converting water into wine?

The key factor to me is that the one most concerned with the lack of wine was Mary (Jesus' mother). Why Mary? Well the ones with the greatest responsibility...

July 27 2019 1 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Julie Favazza

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

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You are correct. We can do nothing in and of ourselves to pay our debt. That comes only from The Lord Himself. In regards to the original posed, at the time...

July 27 2019

Comment by John Matthews , Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker

What does it mean to believe in the sanctity of life?

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James, we don't live under the Old Testament laws anymore. Jesus fulfilled that requirement. Murder is murder whether sanctioned by a government or not. The...

July 27 2019

Answer by don SAGE

How can I overcome my addiction to prescrption pain medication? What does the bible say about addiction?

Many deliverance problems require a step of faith. Same as with you, viz., been there done that. Was addicted to Oxycontin for 14 years. I was afraid of...

July 27 2019 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Al Mark

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

If you read through the book of Jeremiah, you will find sections where God pronounces judgments on Judah and on the nations around her. However, God includes...

July 27 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Al Mark

How was Judah's nakedness exposed? (Lamentations1:8)

The book of Jeremiah, written by the same author as Lamentations, is a book about Judah forsaking the Lord as an unfaithful wife forsakes her husband. The...

July 27 2019 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What is the significance of '40 days' in the Bible?

July 26 2019

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

Did Enoch escape death? (Genesis 5:24)

Since the genealogy in Genesis 5 in which Enoch appears plainly says that all the other individuals spoken of in the genealogy (except for Enoch) died, the...

July 26 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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