What are the benefits of "drinking water from your own well?" (Proverbs 5:19ff)
As indicated in the passage cited in the question, the concept of "drinking water from your own well" is being used as a metaphor for the act of being...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why pray toward a specific site? (2 Chronicles 6:21)
God had shown a special interest in the temple that Solomon would build, even from the time that David had originally had the idea to build it to replace the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why pray toward a specific site? (2 Chronicles 6:21)
21 Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling pl...
2 Chronicles 6:21
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by Jack Gutknecht
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What is the teaching of the Companion Bible, authored by E.W. Bullinger? My main concern is doctrine.
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I have used one, and whether or not I owned it, I can't remember. But since then (decades ago), I have concluded that the only thing that E.W. Bullinger...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What are the benefits of "drinking water from your own well?" (Proverbs 5:19ff)
Proverbs 5:15-20 New Living Translation (NLT) 15 Drink water from your own well— share your love only with your wife. 16 Why spill the water ...
Proverbs 5:15 - 20
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by Danny Hickman
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What does the "husband of one wife" phrase in 1 Timothy 3:2 mean? Can a divorced man serve as a pastor, elder, or deacon?
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You sound like a person who is truly called, chosen by God, whatever is right to say. Over-spiritualizing the scriptures is a normal everyday experience of...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What does the "husband of one wife" phrase in 1 Timothy 3:2 mean? Can a divorced man serve as a pastor, elder, or deacon?
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A man who buys or rents a building and starts a ministry can be divorced more than once and still pastor the congregation that comes to the place where he...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Can restoration occur after a pastor has been caught in a scandal?
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John, What you say about disqualifying the pastor might be the best thing to do, I don't know. But, no one can prohibit anyone from preaching. If the pastor...
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What is pastoral care?
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When a person becomes saved / born again do they become righteous or just declared righteous?
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Is abortion murder?
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What’s so alluring about drinking stolen water and eating food in secret? (Proverbs 9:17)
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What does it mean in Proverbs 18:16 that your gift will make room for you?
I would say that this verse is indicating that if a person offers a gift to someone who is in a position of power, that gift will have the effect of allowing...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who was Molek? (Isaiah 57:9)
Molek (also spelled Molech) was a heathen god whose priests practiced (among other things) the sacrifice (through burning) of the children of his...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why would anyone want to sacrifice their children? (2 Chronicles 28:3)
As noted in the passage cited in the question, child sacrifice is (from God's perspective) an abomination. However, such rituals were a part of the worship...
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How should a Christian view environmentalism?
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Were any of the disciples married?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Who was Molek? (Isaiah 57:9)
9 You went to Molek with olive oil and increased your perfumes. You sent your ambassadors far away; you descended to the very realm of the dead!
Isaiah 57:9
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by N S
, 4th-generation Bible-believing Christian
Did Esther have sex with Xerxes before they were married?
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To start with, the Bible says the king was Ahasuerus. Lots of scholars have equated that guy with Xerxes, but some disagree. Maybe it was the same guy but...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
When a person becomes saved / born again do they become righteous or just declared righteous?
True, each of us-every single human being (see Rom. 3:10-12, 19-20)-has failed to do what God’s law requires of us (Gal. 3:10; 6:13; cf. James 2:10). By the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why would anyone want to sacrifice their children? (2 Chronicles 28:3)
3 Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord had c...
2 Chronicles 28:3
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leslie coutinho
What are "the plagues written in this book" of Revelation 22:18?
Revelation 22:18:19 is a warning to the Church of God, if any one tampers the biblical text will have the wrath of God come upon him as also mentioned in...
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Ross Smith
Are we supposed to 'let go and let God?'
Dare I suggest that the reference in Psalm 46:10 Amplified version says, “Let be, be still and know that I am God” is nominating a letting go of those things...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Does scripture get the value of pi wrong?
Good question, Dane! This Bible verse mentions the measuring of something round. That could help us to remember that the ancients rounded off their numbers....
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by Wade Carlson
What did it mean for the adulteress to have her 'belly swell' and 'thigh rot away' in Num 5:27?
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Based on the NIV Bible translation this means the baby miscarries or aborted. Which is very controversial in today's politics. NIV translation: 22 May this...
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by Dale Richardson
Are we living in the end times?
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I never said that works save you. I was quite clear that we are saved by grace through faith. Ephesians 2:8-10 KJV [8] For by grace are ye saved through...
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What does Paul mean when he writes of the natural man?
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What is the origin of Christmas?
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Was Mary Magdalene considered an apostle or a disciple?
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Does Hebrews 6:4-6 mean we can lose our salvation?
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Does Hebrews 10:26 mean that a believer can lose salvation?
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Is abortion murder?
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What does the Bible say about prostitution? Will God forgive a prostitute?
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In the Bible what are some symbols of divine judgment?
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What is the meaning of those who were raised to life at Jesus death?
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What made the fountains of the deep/springs burst forth?
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Is there a time when the Lord will not be near?
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How can I find joy in the midst of trials?
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by Jim Skelton
Why did God need Lot to leave Sodom and Gomorrah in order to destroy it if He is powerful enough to do whatever He wants?
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Nice job Tim! I agree, Yes it was a lesson in obedience for Lot as well as his daughters as they were instructed "not to look back" as Lot's wife did...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Are we living in the end times?
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If we say a saved sinner has to have works, or will do good works, then we are saying that Jesus works are not good enough. We are saved without works. Free...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Are we living in the end times?
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We can only be saved by faith without works. We receive the free gift of salvation by grace. Romans 11:6 Romans 4:5.But to him that worketh not, but...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What does the Bible say about an unhappy marriage?
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Why would the Pharisees "test" Jesus by asking Him if it was lawful for a man to divorce his wife?(Mk 10:2) His answer was a question. He asked what had...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What does the Bible say about an unhappy marriage?
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God did not say "infidelity is the only reason in which divorce is allowed." The bible states that Jesus said 'the person who divorces except for infidelity...
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ainsley chalmers
, Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.
What is the Intelligent Design Theory?
The intelligent design (ID) can ascribe our creation to some master planner or alien but really cannot explain why there is a deterioration of creation over...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Are we living in the end times?
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Mr Richardson, Faith is faith all on its own. Works don't prove faith. On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name... and...