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How is a woman's desire for her husband a curse?
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by John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
Is freedom of religion a biblical concept?
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Billy, as stated, in the first response, freedom of religion is very biblical. The freedom to choose, a biblical point you made, gives us the ability to...
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Janice Thomas
, Perpetual Bible student, retired Property Developer
Did Jonah die while he was in the belly of the fish?
Firstly, with regard to the feasibility of, Jonah being kept alive for three nights and 3 days in the belly of the great fish: a fisherman from Belgium...
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by Oun Kwon
What is the meaning of the parable of the friend in need (persistent neighbor)?
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We may do 'petition' 'supplication' 'begging' and wait for 'answers' in our praying, but that's not what prayer is. Prayer is in being connected with our...
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Susan Richardson
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Does Hebrews 10:26 mean that a believer can lose salvation?
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Aurel Gheorghe
How can we know that the Bible is inspired, infallible, and inerrant?
It's rather easy to demonstrate the authenticity of the Bible. To anyone criticizing its content I would say first read it - many critics never took the time...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What are the "these things" Timothy and Christians are to "flee?" 1 Timothy 6:11 ESV
In the verse cited in the question, Paul was advising Timothy to flee (that is, to purposely avoid or shun) the habits, attitudes, and practices to which...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What are the "these things" Timothy and Christians are to "flee?" 1 Timothy 6:11 ESV
1 Timothy 6:11 ► English Standard Version But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gen...
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by STANLEY S. DRANE
Does God love me?
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Yes he does, plus, he loves everyone us from all walks of life, but hates sin.
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Aurel Gheorghe
What does “without leaving the others undone” (Luke 11:42 NKJV) mean in this passage addressed to the Pharisees?
In Luke 11:42-54 Jesus try to explain to the Pharisees and scribes the importance of true religion. For example, while tithing is an appropriate act...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What were the cities of refuge in the Old Testament?
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While the cities of refuge were distributed so that people had quick access to them, it must have sometimes been a footrace to see if the accused could make...
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STANLEY S. DRANE
What does it mean to be a living sacrifice?
God wants us to offer ourselves, not animals, as living sacrifices, daily laying aside our own desires to follow him, putting all our energy and resources at...
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by Enrico Danelon
What is the Lutheran Church, and what do Lutherans believe?
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As our Roman Catholic pastor expressed recently, good works are important to build and care for the body of God’s creation, but our goal is eternal life in...
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Anonymous
What does “without leaving the others undone” (Luke 11:42 NKJV) mean in this passage addressed to the Pharisees?
But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without ...
Luke 11:42
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by Jacob Appiah Sarpong
What does the Bible say about the end of the world?
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[22:01, 1/1/2019] Jacob Appiah Sarpong: During the 1,000 years, the saints and Christ will be in heaven, 1Thess 4:14-18 (14. For if we believe that Jesus...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about integrity?
In John 18, a cohort of 600 armed soldiers comes to arrest Jesus and have their own traumatic encounter with holiness: Jesus, knowing all that was going to...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What Bible passage(s) talk about our conducts and how they guard the integrity of the word of God?
Some lifestyle errors that may follow a denial of inerrancy include the following. (1) A loose view of the seriousness of adultery. (2) A loose view of the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why is it important to meditate on God's Word?
Ken Puls says, "Meditation is pondering the Word in our hearts, preaching it to our own souls, and personally applying it to our own lives and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What verses support teaching the Bible is both infallible/inerrant?
The word inerrancy is formed from the word inerrant, from the Latin inerrāntem, (being in- + errāntem the present participle of errāre to err or wander). It...
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Aurel Gheorghe
When a prophecy isn’t fulfilled within a given time, is it a false prophecy?
It would be safe to say that when someone makes a prediction and that prediction proved to be false, then yes, that particular prophecy and prophet cannot be...
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Jim New
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Should we tithe off our gross or net income?
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Should we tithe off our gross or net income?
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How does the Bible define success?
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why does God seem to care so much about sexual behavior?
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Yes James, we are sexual beings at birth. We learn to lie cheat and steal, and might desire to do these things. But, we WILL desire sexual contact at some...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why is leprosy talked about so much in the Bible?
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Hope, the folks who believe that being sick signifies a lot of sin are merely judges of mankind, not purveyors of the gospel. They don't truly understand the...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What is the meaning of the parable of the friend in need (persistent neighbor)?
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I think you miss the point, respectfully. The point of the story is "persistence." Not that the loving Father has to be "bugged" or nagged to get his...
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by Kevin Honeycutt
, Servant of Jesus Christ
Does John 3:5 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
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How come no one in the New Testament is told what you are saying is required for salvation? Even demons fear and tremble, James 2:19 KJV "Thou believest that...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What is the difference between the soul and spirit of man?
The human soul is the mind, will, emotions and conscience created in each human being at the moment of conception. This soul is what makes each human being a...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Why is following Christ so difficult?
I will make the bold statement that the Christian Life doesn’t have to be difficult at all. When we choose to do life God’s way, using all of God’s...
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by Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why were the Israelites told to destroy the people living in Canaan? (Numbers 33:50-56)
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Thank you for your kind comment. I would say that the two things that have helped me the most as far as the Bible is concerned have been taking the time to...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why wasn't the entire life of Jesus recorded in the Bible?
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I agree with you Kenneth. I know as much about Jesus as I need to know. I don't view Him the way I do a rock star that I admire, wondering when he started...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why were the Israelites told to destroy the people living in Canaan? (Numbers 33:50-56)
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Your research is right on, and your example in Judges 2 is very explicit! You are concise. I learn from you. So, what are your research techniques?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why is it important to meditate on God's Word?
The Bible can certainly be read on a surface level (as any book can) for the story that it tells. But the Bible also contains an entire framework of...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Does Acts 2:38 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
The book of Acts is a transition book. Acts 11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water, but ye shall be...
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Steve Friesen
What does it mean that God will give them over to a debased mind?
I know you asked this a while ago, but I don’t think you’ve received an answer to this part of your question: “If God allows this to happen in a persons life...
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What is the New Jerusalem?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why were the Israelites told to destroy the people living in Canaan? (Numbers 33:50-56)
As Moses indicated in Deuteronomy 7:1-5, and again in Deuteronomy 20:16-18, God commanded the Israelites to destroy the nations living in Canaan (the...
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Jay Saunders
Who are the other sheep in John 10:16?
We have to remember Jesus was a prophet as well as our redeemer, our God, Lord, King, the Price of Life, the Prince of Peace, the first begotten of the dead...
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by Gabrielle Haynes
How could there be light on the first day of Creation if the sun was not created until the fourth day?
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I appreciate the thoughtfulness of your answer but believe, in many of the references you gave, verses were not interpreted in light of their textual and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is Heaven like?
I would answer by saying that we don't know too much from what the Bible says (Dt 29:29; 1 Co 2:9). I once heard that Jesus spoke more about hell than He did...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why were the Israelites told to destroy the people living in Canaan? (Numbers 33:50-56)
Why were the Israelites told to destroy the people living in Canaan? (Numbers 33:50-56) 50 While they were camped near the Jordan River on the plains of M...
Numbers 33:50 - 56
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Did Jonah die while he was in the belly of the fish?
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What did you mean when you said, "where [God] chooses to be WOOLY"? Did you mean "vague?"
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by Bobbie Moody
Does John 3:5 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
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James 2:17-18 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 18: Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith without...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does 'blessed are the meek' mean?
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Many may wish the meek would hurry up and inherit the earth. The un-meek are making such a mess of it!
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by Robert Brennan
What is the meaning of the two horns in Revelation 13:11?
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The second, two horned beast is the United States, who will modifty/abolish 1st Amendment. The powerful, 2 horned US will help the first beast (Roman Church)...