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  1. What happened to the gentiles before Jesus came?
  2. How can believers be poor and rich at the same time? Revelation 2:9
  3. What witnessing principles can Christians learn from the lepers' response in 2 Kings 7:3–9?
  4. What is the meaning of the flying scroll in Zechariah 5, and how is it connected to God's judgment on thieves and liars?
  5. What did Paul mean by "dogs" in Philippians 3:2?
  6. How are believers supposed to 'learn Christ,' according to Ephesians 4:20?
  7. What does it mean that Christ "was crucified in weakness" (2 Cor. 13:4)?
  8. Why did the Lord favor Abel’s offering more than Cain’s?
  9. What can we learn from Paul's shipwreck on Melita (KJV) or Malta? Acts 27-28
  10. Why was God tired of sacrifices? Isaiah 1:11-14


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Question by 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...

January 02 2019 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment 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.

January 02 2019

Answer by 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...

January 02 2019 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment 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...

January 02 2019

Answer by 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...

January 02 2019 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment 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...

January 02 2019

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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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Comment 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...

January 02 2019

Answer by 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...

January 02 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by 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...

January 02 2019 Follow Vote Up

Answer by 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...

January 02 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by 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...

January 02 2019 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by 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...

January 02 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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Should we tithe off our gross or net income?

January 02 2019

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Should we tithe off our gross or net income?

January 02 2019

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How does the Bible define success?

January 02 2019

Comment 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...

January 02 2019

Comment 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...

January 02 2019

Comment 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...

January 02 2019

Comment 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...

January 02 2019

Answer by 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...

January 02 2019 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by 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...

January 02 2019 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment 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...

January 02 2019

Comment 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...

January 01 2019

Comment 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?

January 01 2019

Answer by 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...

January 01 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by 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...

January 01 2019 1 Comments 19 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by 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...

January 01 2019 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What is the New Jerusalem?

January 01 2019

Answer 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)

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...

January 01 2019 3 Comments Follow Vote Up

Answer by 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...

January 01 2019 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment 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...

January 01 2019

Answer by 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...

January 01 2019 2 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Question 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)

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

January 01 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment 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?"

January 01 2019

Comment 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...

January 01 2019

Comment 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!

January 01 2019

Comment 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)...

January 01 2019

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

How effective would it be as an evangelistic tool to try to explain to an unbeliever that s/he is commanded to be perfect, but s/he can't be without Jesus?

This verse, Matthew 5:48, comes from Deuteronomy 18:13. "You shall be blameless before the Lord your God." Genesis 17:1, "When Abram was ninety-nine years...

January 01 2019 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why is it important to meditate on God's Word?

I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways (Psalms 119:15).

January 01 2019 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Helmut Fischl , Retired

What is premillennialism?

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The appearance of Christ will be so powerful that it will destroy every living thing on earth leaving it desolate with only Satan and his angels there. I...

January 01 2019

Comment by Helmut Fischl , Retired

What is premillennialism?

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I fully agree with Michael that scripture has to be interpreted with scripture and his detailed explanation how to do that. I do however differ from his...

January 01 2019

Answer by STANLEY S. DRANE

What does it mean to guard your heart?

Proverbs 4:23-27 (Bible Note) Solomon tells us: Guard our hearts above all else, making sure we concentrate on those desires that will keep us on the right...

January 01 2019 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up