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  1. How should a believer respond when they’re attacked by slander or false accusations, especially when the 'tongue feels like a sword' as described in Psalms 31, 64, and 140?
  2. In the heat of an argument, can verses like Psalm 141:3 and James 1:19 really help Christian couples resolve conflict God's way?
  3. What's the meaning of this "flying scroll"? (5:1)
  4. What does judgment mean in this passage?
  5. Why does Zimri execute the friends, as well as the family of Baasha (1 Kings 16:11)?
  6. When did the diaspora which Peter mentions in 1 Peter 1 start and end?


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Why are there two different Creation accounts in Genesis chapters 1-2?

February 11 2019

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

How could Moses change God’s mind? (Psalm 106:23)

How could Moses change God’s mind? (Psalm 106:23) 19 At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped an idol cast from metal. 20 They exchanged their gl...

February 10 2019 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by gary mcpherson , follower of Christ

For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?

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I quote you Aurel: "The Sabbath of the Lord's Day is always going to be the 7th day of the week because that's when God memorialized His creating power – He...

February 10 2019

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Since Satan can’t read our thoughts, does he think we are not praying when we pray silently ?

February 10 2019

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Does a person have to attend church to go to heaven?

February 10 2019

Answer by R K , Eighty plus year old still growing disciple

What does it mean that 'by His stripes we are healed'?

It is clear from the Isaiah 53 passage that healing does include both spiritual and physical healing. I believe that both are in the atonement. HOWEVER, as...

February 10 2019 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Tomas thomas

For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?

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Great analogy! i appreciate your sticking to the basic point, and not allowing personal conjecture to cloud the Issue! Sola Scriptura ...

February 10 2019

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What does the Bible say about ancestor worship?

February 10 2019

Comment by Kelebogile Nkau

What does the Bible say about ancestor worship?

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Ancestors are dead people and the Bible strictly prohibits people from making contact with the dead. Any so called contact is actually contact with demons....

February 10 2019

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

Where did Adam get names for the animals?

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I agree with everything you said. Adam even named his wife Eve.. Gen 3: 20 says he named her Eve because she was the mother of all living. I heard a preacher...

February 10 2019

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

Whom was Cain afraid of after he killed Abel?

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If Adam and Eve had been living together for 80 years, and producing children, there would be at least three generations of people on Earth if they then,...

February 10 2019

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

Whom was Cain afraid of after he killed Abel?

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I don't wish to change scripture, I only want to bring logical understanding to the truth. We can only surmise who was born when for the most part. This...

February 10 2019

Answer by Jeremy S

When the Angels are sent out to gather all the "elects", does this mark the end of the dispensation of grace and the beginning of the divine one?

At this point the sun has darkened and the stars have fallen from heaven, so I don’t think there’s much time left, if any, after this. And if you read the...

February 10 2019 Follow Vote Up

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

Whom was Cain afraid of after he killed Abel?

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If Adam was 130 years old when Seth was born how can Cain be 200 before Seth is born? (Gen 5:3) The bible doesn't actually say that Cain was the first child...

February 10 2019

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

Why did God accept Abel's offering but reject Cain's offering? Why did Cain then kill Abel?

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I've had many people tell me 'Cain was envious of Abel because God accepted Abel and his offering, and rejected him and his offering.' How many of us have...

February 10 2019

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

Why did God accept Abel's offering but reject Cain's offering? Why did Cain then kill Abel?

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Some people have told me "Cain was envious of his brother because God accepted Abel and rejected him. How many of us have been envious of a sibling or some...

February 10 2019

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

Why did God accept Abel's offering but reject Cain's offering? Why did Cain then kill Abel?

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God is omniscient and knew what kind of man Cain was before he killed his brother. Cain didn't become the evil man he showed himself to be when he committed...

February 10 2019

Comment by Aurel Gheorghe

For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?

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A Bible day begins at sundown and ends at sundown (Gen 1:5). The weekdays have no names except for the Sabbath. They are simply numbered: Sunday (Yom Rishon)...

February 10 2019

Answer by Fran Joa , Interested in God and hopeful

Is there any value to a spiritual gifts test/inventory/assessment?

There may be value in a spiritual gifts tests. I don’t think there is anything wrong with taking the tests. I do agree with Michael H, however, that people...

February 10 2019 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Whom was Cain afraid of after he killed Abel?

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Correction: Gen 4:1 Adam knew his wife...

February 10 2019

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

Whom was Cain afraid of after he killed Abel?

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GEN 4:1.. Now Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain... This is assumed by everyone I've discussed this narrative with to be the first child...

February 10 2019

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

Why did God accept Abel's offering but reject Cain's offering? Why did Cain then kill Abel?

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Ukwa I get the same meaning from the story that you get, that it is Cain's attitude toward sacrificing to God that is noticed by God, so Cain is rejected....

February 10 2019

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is the Great White Throne Judgment?

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John 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth my word, and believeth on Him that sent me, HATH EVERLASTING LIFE, and shall not come into...

February 10 2019

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What was the meaning and importance of the Jerusalem Council?

February 10 2019

Comment by Dale Christoff , Ever Reforming

Should a married person have a close friend of the opposite sex?

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This applies to unmarried people too. Relationships can become very close in a group setting. Getting very personal with anyone of the opposite gender that...

February 10 2019

Comment by Rica Ben shushan

After His resurrection, why did Jesus tell Mary not to touch Him, but later tell Thomas to touch Him?

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Your explanation is absolute correct ! After reading all the other replies, I was gearing myself to answer that question. But than I came to your reply which...

February 10 2019

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What should we learn from the life of David?

February 10 2019

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

Whom was Cain afraid of after he killed Abel?

The bible doesn't say that Cain and Abel were Adam and Eve's first children and I don't believe they were. The bible isn't a chronological account of the...

February 09 2019 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why did Jael cover Sisera with a mantel?

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Or the reason Jael covered Sisera with a mantel (Judges 4:18) could have been both to hide him if he was being hunted down, and to keep him warm.

February 09 2019

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

How did Phinehas intervene to halt the punishment? (Psalm 106:30)

I think I see what Tim Maas meant by "Despite this punishment, an Israelite man (named Zimri) openly brought a pagan Midianite woman (named Cozbi) into the...

February 09 2019 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Gary Wainwright , Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer

For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?

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Tomas, and neither does scripture teach that the keeping of the Sabbath day (including all of the other 612 laws of the Old Covenant) was given to the...

February 09 2019

Comment by gary mcpherson , follower of Christ

For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?

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I agree, Jesus kept the Sabbath (the Seventh day) according to the Jewish calendar (Jewish tradition). However the Sabbath was made for man and the Jews...

February 09 2019

Answer by Jeremy Lesslar

Was Jesus Christ married? Did Jesus have a wife?

I believe that the church is betrothed to Jesus; the church is the bride being prepared by the Helper to receive the Bridegroom when He comes to pick us up....

February 09 2019 18 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jeremy Lesslar

Why is it that Mary Magdalene did not recognize Jesus when He appeared to her?

I believe Mary was not expecting to see Jesus alive at all! She thought that His body had been stolen from the tomb. She recognised Him by His voice. “My...

February 09 2019 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Tomas thomas

For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?

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Sorry, Gary. In my opinion, “moral relativity” or “Living Bible” interpretations do not cover this topic. Let us be clear: draw your line in the sand. The...

February 09 2019

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

Where do Catholics get the concept of purgatory?

My understanding is that the basis for the concept of purgatory did not come from the 66-book canon of Biblical scripture, but from the deuterocanonical book...

February 09 2019 Follow Vote Up

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

How did Phinehas intervene to halt the punishment? (Psalm 106:30)

In Numbers 25, because of the Israelites' disobedience of God's direction to them not to become involved in the pagan religious rituals of the nations...

February 09 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

Who was that star with the keys to the bottomless pit in Revelation 9:1?

Many Bible scholars, including Martin Luther and Sir Isaac Newton, have seen in the fifth and sixth trumpets the rise and progression of Islam. In view of...

February 09 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Godfrey Tatyama

What is Jesus saying when he says, "Who, then, is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season?"?

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I am very happy to hear that and motivated indeed to continue sharing in earnest in The Mighty Name of Jesus Christ!

February 09 2019

Comment by Dennis Collins

For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?

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According to biblical scholars Jesus kept the Sabbath on Saturday coinciding with the Jewish Calendar at that time. The Catholic Church changed that day to...

February 09 2019

Comment by gary mcpherson , follower of Christ

For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?

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I am sure God enjoyed, was grateful and celebrated the works He had done as He did them. Thank you Lord for giving us the reminder to be thankful for what...

February 09 2019

Comment by Kevin Honeycutt , Servant of Jesus Christ

Who else was on earth, when Cain talked about other people?

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I would beg to disagree with you, Mary. God spoke everything into being in Genesis 1. God reaching into dirt and forming Adam and breathing life into his...

February 09 2019

Comment by Tomas thomas

For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?

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Sorry, Tim ... quoting Paul, as in Col 2:8-19, is, in my opinion, is misquoting the intent and scope of that reference. In my opinion, “first to the Jews,...

February 09 2019

Comment by Nate Werner

Do the souls of aborted babies go to heaven?

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I actually believe scripture is quite clear on this subject. Jesus said that "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise...

February 08 2019

Comment by Nate Werner

Do the souls of aborted babies go to heaven?

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I was under the impression that when Jesus said "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day."...

February 08 2019

Answer by gary mcpherson , follower of Christ

For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?

One point, God did not say that Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday was the sabbath but did say the seventh day was. Six days I...

February 08 2019 20 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Russell Lauderback

What are the beliefs of the 1st Christian Church of (various cities)?

This is an independent Christian Church group.

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