What is the significance of Elisha retrieving the iron axhead from the waters?
I would say that the significance of this account from a Christian standpoint would be its indication that God can and does miraculously intervene in human...
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How can I overcome sin in my Christian life?
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Why did God let King Ahab defeat Ben-hadad when King Ahab had done so much evil?
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by Kelli Hamann
, Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician
Does it show a lack of faith when you persistently ask for the same thing from the Father?
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Great answer, Danny! This really encouraged me today. Thanks for taking the time to write this.
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Vylken Hemmings
What does it mean to "despise not prophesyings"?
It is speaking of prophetic utterance, not preaching. I have moved Prophetically for 38 years and there is a marked difference. I have studied this intently...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What did Jesus mean by saying He is going "to prepare a place" for us in Jn 14:3?
John 14:3 is a clear promise of our Lord’s return for His people. Some will go to heaven through the valley of the shadow of death, but those who are alive...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Does it show a lack of faith when you persistently ask for the same thing from the Father?
Does it show a lack of faith when you persistently ask the same thing in prayer? No... I think it shows the exact opposite. If my prayer hasn't been...
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by marie sanson
Why did Noah curse Ham / Canaan?
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Facts are all we should look at when reading anything in the bible, not someone's wild speculations.
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Are faith healers for real? Does a faith healer heal with the same power as Jesus?
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And by the way, Simon the sorcerer practiced magic which is done by sleight of hand, deceptive devices, illusions. Simon had no real power. That's why he...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Are faith healers for real? Does a faith healer heal with the same power as Jesus?
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Satan's power is deception, the art of lying. Jesus told us of Satan's pedigree. He said 'he was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the...
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Steve Kubenga
Must Elijah return before the end times?
When it comes to the holy scriptures, we need to watch how Jesus Christ refers to the scriptures himself. If we take Isaiah 61:1-2, the Lord Jesus did not...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why did God speak to Moses out of the burning bush?
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This story gets me thinking. How long had the bush been burning before Moses noticed it? Had God tried any other way of getting Moses' attention prior to the...
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How can the book of Jeremiah be inspired if the original manuscript of Jeremiah perished? (Jeremiah 36:28)
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Who are the other sheep in John 10:16?
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What is the difference between fornication and adultery?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Who is the son of perdition?
John 17:12 Grk “the son of destruction” (a Semitic idiom for one appointed for destruction; here it is a reference to Judas). The one destined to destruction...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is the meaning of "many rooms" in John 14:2?
Good question, Tom! First, see the big picture: Christ’s Legacies to His Disciples 1 His Example of lowly love John 13:15 2 His Promise of a Home above John...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Should a wife submit to her husband even if obedience means violating her conscience? (Esther 1:12)
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N S, Thanks for your response. I don't think the Lord would ever tell one gender to arbitrarily obey the other gender. I do believe one gender will try to...
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by James Gardner
Why is a day measured from evening to morning in Genesis 1?
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It would be too hard to judge every day by sunup and sundown today, but we all agree the day is when it's light and night is when it's dark. I'll tell you...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why did God command the extermination of the Canaanites, women and children included?
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I think Mr Houdmann was trying to show that God didn't target the Caananites or treat them any differently because they were in the land He promised to give...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why did God take Enoch and Elijah to Heaven without them dying?
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Thank you Chris Eleam for setting the record straight. Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God... 1Cor 15:50. No one has gone to the spiritual...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What should a husband do when his wife doesn't love him?
1 Corinthians 13:4, "Love suffers long and is kind,...is not provoked...endures all things." Ephesians 5:25, "Husbands, love your just as Christ also loved...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What are the meanings of “stolen,” “sweet,” and “secret” in Proverbs 9:17? How can they be pleasurable?
Life involves choice. Wisdom and folly are contrasted in the proverbs. Wisdom holds a banquet for life, folly leads to death. Choices have consequences....
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
How can the book of Jeremiah be inspired if the original manuscript of Jeremiah perished? (Jeremiah 36:28)
All scripture is inspired by God. Jeremiah believed that the God of Israel was the incomparable God of all creation, the Lord of all nature and history....
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by Danny Hickman
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Are faith healers for real? Does a faith healer heal with the same power as Jesus?
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The supercharged atmosphere that you're describing has an opposite effect on my tendency to think that something of the Spirit of God is occurring. If...
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by don SAGE
Can a person take communion alone, or must it be taken in a group?
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Nowhere in the New Testament is it prescribed where one cannot take communion alone. Neither is it prescribed where a group of women cannot administer...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Are faith healers for real? Does a faith healer heal with the same power as Jesus?
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The "faith healers" depend on statements like the one that this answer began with to keep them in business. No one who believes the bible is saying that God...
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by John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
What is friendship evangelism?
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"The unsaved person is part of the world, which hates God and the people of God." I highly disagree with this statement. An unsaved person doesn't...
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Should the title of 'reverend' be given to a church leader?
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by Ezekiel Kimosop
Are the miraculous gifts of the Spirit for today?
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Biblically sound answer
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What is the book of Tobit?
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by Danny Hickman
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Are faith healers for real? Does a faith healer heal with the same power as Jesus?
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Mr Houdmann laid it out plainly. Then the same problem that got the "faith healers" their start showed up in the comments of a few. One person said he'd seen...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What should a wife do when her husband doesn't love her?
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God didn't get Daniel out of the lions' den, king Darius did. God protected him while he was there. Daniel 6 God didn't take Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed Nego...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What should a wife do when her husband doesn't love her?
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The gospel of Jesus Christ is cut and dry. The doctrines of forgiveness, grace, faith, love, and redemption are one size fit all. The Church does a good job...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What should a wife do when her husband doesn't love her?
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Let's assume she has done all you suggest, has read the book you say will help, and she still feels and thinks that her husband doesn't love her. What should...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did Jeremiah keep preaching when no one was listening? (Jeremiah 7:22–27)
I would say that the clearest answer to the question would be that that was what God had directed Jeremiah (in passages such as that cited in the question)...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did Jeremiah keep preaching when no one was listening? (Jeremiah 7:22–27)
I would say that the clearest answer to the question would be that that was what God had directed Jeremiah (in passages such as that cited in the question)...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How can the book of Jeremiah be inspired if the original manuscript of Jeremiah perished? (Jeremiah 36:28)
To me, the cited chapter from Jeremiah seems to clearly indicate that the words on the scroll that Jehoiakim cut and burned were subsequently repeated...
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by N S
, 4th-generation Bible-believing Christian
Did Jesus have children?
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Jesus is God. The early church had lots of discussions about this fact, and these discussions continued for centuries. There are many records of these...
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by N S
, 4th-generation Bible-believing Christian
Should a wife submit to her husband even if obedience means violating her conscience? (Esther 1:12)
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Really interesting. As a long-time KJV reader, I immediately questioned your statement that the Bible doesn't talk about women obeying their husbands,...
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Why do Catholics believe that Mary's parents were Anna and Joachim?
A lot of people believe that the genealogy of Jesus in Luke 3:23 and the following verses is actually Mary's genealogy, and I think there's reasonably good...
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What is the book of Jeremiah?
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What is a spiritual journey?
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What are some hindrances to a potent prayer life?
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What does putting God first really mean?
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Who were the Samaritans?
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What does the Bible say about being in jail or prison?
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by Ezekiel Kimosop
Who are the elect of God?
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My considered view is that any theological hypothesis that takes away man's personal responsibility for responding to the gospel is inescapably unbiblical....
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why did Jeremiah keep preaching when no one was listening? (Jeremiah 7:22–27)
22 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: ...