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

What was foaming wine? (Psalm 75:8)

6 No one from the east or the west or from the desert can exalt themselves. 7 It is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another. 8 In t...

Psalms 75:8

July 07 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Pat Mellberg

What does it mean that the Lord is my Shepherd?

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The Lord’s use of sheep to illustrate our relationship with him becomes more and more interesting the more we understand about the nature of sheep and a good...

July 07 2019

Comment by Pat Mellberg

What does it mean that the Lord is my Shepherd?

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This is a very helpful description for better understanding the nature of sheep and the job/qualities of a good shepherd. I will definitely be checking out...

July 07 2019

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What does the Bible say about overcoming lust?

July 06 2019

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What is the significance of Jesus eating with sinners?

July 06 2019

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What is the origin of Fat Tuesday / Mardi Gras?

July 06 2019

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What was behind this amplified description of God? (Jeremiah 33:2)

July 06 2019

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What is monophysitism?

July 06 2019

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What is progressive sanctification?

July 06 2019

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What law is Paul referring to in Galatians 5:3?

July 06 2019

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What does it mean that a person will not inherit the kingdom of God?

July 06 2019

Award for Shanna Duck , "Let a search be made in the royal archives..." Ezra 5:17 NIV

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What does it mean that the Lord is my Shepherd?

July 06 2019

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

What can we learn from Jael in the book of Judges 4:21-22?

I like what W.W. Wiersbe says, " “Both Jabin and Sisera had been guilty of mistreating the Jews for years, and if the Canaanite army had won the battle,...

July 06 2019 1 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Terry Gillard , Worship Leader and Engineer

What is the Assemblies of God Church, and what do they believe?

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AoG has many faults. Some of the extreme teachers mentioned amongst them - but also note the millions that have been brought closer to our Saviour through...

July 06 2019

Comment by Sarah Winn , Christian believer, college graduate + Walmart employee.

What should a person do if he or she has found an item not belonging to him/her?

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Similar thing happened to me a few years ago at a retail store, while working. While I was on the clock, I found $40 on the floor. It was a Saturday and the...

July 06 2019

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How can we know what parts of the Bible apply to us today?

July 06 2019

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

What made the fountains of the deep/springs burst forth?

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Rodinia, not Pangea, is the first supercontinent in the model. And it was aller in many areas than Pangea, as Pangea would have been made from partial plates...

July 06 2019

Answer by N S , 4th-generation Bible-believing Christian

What is the biblical view on genetically modified food?

There's something else about the GMO vs. Non-GMO issue that should concern Christians, and that is the fact that the Bible says we are not to lie, deceive...

July 06 2019 2 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What should I do now that my former fiance and mother of my child wants to get married, but she is an unbeliever?

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This is also important to keep in mind...We are all born in sin, due to Adam. Romans 3:20,"Therefore by the deeds of the Law no flesh shall be justified in...

July 06 2019

Comment by Bob Enyart

What made the fountains of the deep/springs burst forth?

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Thanks Jennifer. Yes, it's Dr. Baumgardner's model that I am describing also, and yes, as you say, it is a young earth model, plate tectonics sped up about a...

July 06 2019

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

What should I do now that my former fiance and mother of my child wants to get married, but she is an unbeliever?

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I think it may be important to read this verse of scripture in context. This verse is in a portion that talks about Paul's concern that the Corinthians were...

July 06 2019

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Who are the 144,000?

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It is also who James was writing to in the book of James. To the twelve tribes of Israel scattered abroad. One of the reasons people do not divide the word...

July 06 2019

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

Why seventy years? (29:10)

Here Jeremiah tells the exiles to settle into their new homes because they were going to be there for a long time - 70 years. Though Ezekiel, a contemporary...

July 06 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What should a person do if he or she has found an item not belonging to him/her?

This is a good question that I do not have an answer. We stopped in a convenience store on our way through New Mexico a few years ago, and we were the only...

July 06 2019 1 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does the Bible say about a death bed conversion?

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Believing is receiving the free gift of salvation by grace. Romans 6:23 for the wages of sin is death, but the GIFT of God is eternal life. So, yes, a person...

July 06 2019

Answer by EL Mohel Castorena , EL Mohel

Is the Rapture the same as the Second Coming of Christ?

Your Question was: How can the dead in Christ rise if they are already in heaven? To answer your question - Corruption (those who are present with Him) in...

July 06 2019 16 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Do Christians have to obey the laws of the land?

July 06 2019

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

What was behind this amplified description of God? (Jeremiah 33:2)

In my opinion, the expanded or amplified description of Himself that God gave in the verse cited in the question was for emphatic purposes, in order to make...

July 06 2019 Follow Vote Up

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What is prayer?

July 05 2019

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What is prayer?

July 05 2019

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

What was behind this amplified description of God? (Jeremiah 33:2)

Promise of Restoration 33 While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the Lord came to him a second time: 2 “This is what t...

July 05 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What was this "lamp in Jerusalem"? (1 Kings 15:4)

The "lamp" being referred to in the verse cited in the question is a metaphorical reference to God maintaining a line of royal succession from David's...

July 05 2019 Follow Vote Up

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

What was this "lamp in Jerusalem"? (1 Kings 15:4)

1 Kings 15 New International Version (NIV) Abijah King of Judah 15 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah became king of Juda...

1 Kings 15:4

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What is an appropriate level of intimacy before marriage?

July 05 2019

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Did the Old Testament only list male descendants in Genesis?

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What did Jesus mean when He said it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into heaven?

July 05 2019

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What can we learn from Jael in the book of Judges 4:21-22?

July 05 2019

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Who were the Zealots in the Bible?

July 05 2019

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

What can we learn from Jael in the book of Judges 4:21-22?

By my understanding, Jael and her husband Heber were not Israelites, but Kenites (a heathen people related to the Midianites). (Heber was in alliance with...

July 05 2019 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What does the Bible say about persecution?

July 05 2019

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

What can we learn from Jael in the book of Judges 4:21-22?

Judges 4:21-22 tells us this: “ But Jael the wife of Heber took a tent peg, and took a hammer in her hand. Then she went softly to him and drove the peg i...

July 05 2019 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Do God’s promises to Israel apply to us today? (2 Chronicles 7:14)

2 Chronicles 7:14 New International Version (NIV) 14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn f...

2 Chronicles 7:14

July 05 2019 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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Can a woman/wife be a pastor or preacher?

July 05 2019

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

What does it mean to be unequally yoked?

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Paul had a specific reason for writing what he wrote to them. Was he concerned about believers going into business with unbelievers? Or was he warning the...

July 05 2019

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

What does it mean to be unequally yoked?

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My issue with this answer is the focus he seems to make 2Cor 6:14 have about marriage. Marriage isn't mentioned. Paul described in verses 3-10 what their...

July 05 2019