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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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What does it mean, "Hurt not the oil and the wine," in Revelation 6:6?

December 25 2018

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Why are there so many fake Christians?

December 25 2018

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

How is God a rock? (Psalm 18:2; Psalm 18:31; Psalm 19:14)

I would say that different passages of Scripture liken God to a rock from the standpoints of strength, solidity, protection, and advantage. As a rock is...

December 25 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

Why was there no room in the Inn?

There was no room in the Inn because God had "ordained" it to be so. You see, every event in the "Birth, Life, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ" is...

December 24 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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What should we learn from the life of Gideon?

December 24 2018

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Is the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar biblical?

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Excellent! Thank you.

December 24 2018

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Did Abraham obey God's Moral Law (Ten Commandments)?

December 24 2018

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

How is God a rock? (Psalm 18:2; Psalm 18:31; Psalm 19:14)

How is God a rock? (Psalm 18:2; Psalm 18:31; Psalm 19:14) The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refug...

December 24 2018 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Tom howard , Contender of the Faith

Does the Holy Spirit "convict" born-again persons of sin?

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Actually the Spirit and the flesh are contrary one to the other (Galatians 5:16,17). That’s the gist of it all, as there is (certainly) no condemnation for...

December 24 2018

Comment by Tom howard , Contender of the Faith

Does the Holy Spirit "convict" born-again persons of sin?

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1 John 1:10 is true, but does not line up with 1 John 3:6,8,9 as “sinned”(past tense) we must confess to, yet, further continuance in sin (future tense)...

December 24 2018

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Why do most Jews reject Jesus as the Messiah?

December 23 2018

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

What did David mean when he wrote that God would not abandon [him] to the realm of the dead? Psalm 16:10

As was the case with several prophetic verses in the Old Testament, the verse noted in the question had multiple levels of meaning, pertaining to both the...

December 23 2018 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Myron Robertson , Seeking God's heart

How can we discern counterfeit miracles?

You must learn to dig into the scriptures for yourself to get an answer to this matter, mostly BECAUSE that will be the only way to discern these matters on...

December 23 2018 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by brian larson

What is the Latin Vulgate Bible?

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Old latin bible and jerome bible with textual varients in both verisions that are online and searchable.

December 23 2018

Answer by Jay Saunders

Who is currently in Heaven?

Justification comes through faith during the old and new covenants. Yet if you remember Enoch was justified because he walked with God. What does walking...

December 23 2018 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Brandon Crispi

Is it okay to get tattoos if they are of a Christian nature?

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I agree with your comment, Hairy Animals. Getting a tattoo would mean contradicting the Lords wishes. There is no good that comes out of using a play on...

December 23 2018

Comment by Brandon Crispi

Is it okay for Christians to listen to jazz?

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I see what you mean... Remember though, that the Lord uses even the most sinful of people to bring him closer to his heart. Because some choir singers do...

December 23 2018

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

What did David mean when he wrote that God would not abandon [him] to the realm of the dead? Psalm 16:10

What did David mean when he wrote that God would not abandon [him] to the realm of the dead? Psalm 16:10 Psalm 16 A miktam[c] of David. 9 Therefore my h...

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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Rich Fool?

December 23 2018

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Should we, as Christians, watch television (TV)?

December 23 2018

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Should Christians be tolerant of other people's religious beliefs?

December 23 2018

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

Why was Jesus never called Emmanuel? (Matthew 1:23)

Other passages in the Old Testament that clearly pertain to the coming of the Messiah (including others by the same prophet (Isaiah) who wrote the prophecy...

December 23 2018 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What should we learn from the life of Abraham?

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Agree James! Good works come from Our Faith in Jesus Finished Work. Our Faith was a gift, because we heard and believed. It is all about Him! Not about me or...

December 23 2018

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

Should Christians recycle? How should a Christian view recycling?

Bible Verses about Recycling John 6:12 ESV And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be...

December 23 2018 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why was Jesus never called Emmanuel? (Matthew 1:23)

22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: 23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call h...

December 23 2018 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What are "the plagues written in this book" of Revelation 22:18?

I would agree with Mr. Maas' Revelation 9 and 16 references. Revelation 9: 17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those who sat on them had breastplates...

December 23 2018 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

How does one know one has the Holy Spirit? What are the signs?

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Something being done once one way doesn't mean it will always be done that way. The Pentecost where the church began was a specific event with strong...

December 23 2018

Answer by acey gamblin

How does one know one has the Holy Spirit? What are the signs?

The new testament church began on the day of Pentecost Acts 2:1-4, also read Acts,10:44,45,46,Acts 19:19:5,6.Tongues are a sign that you have receive the...

December 23 2018 1 Comments 20 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How can I know for sure that I will go to Heaven when I die?

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Michael, the fact that salvation is by faith alone did not originate with Martin Luther because it is the teaching of the Bible (Acts 16:31, Romans 10:9-10,...

December 23 2018

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

How important is Christian conduct to how the unbelieving world sees Christ?

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We are to be in the world and not of the world. We are to be different. Our behavior is to set us apart. Then, someone might ask us why we are unlike others....

December 23 2018

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What does the Bible say about eating disorders (e.g., anorexia, bulimia)?

December 22 2018

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

How is the Lord a refuge for the oppressed? (Psalm 9:9-10)

Since this psalm is noted as having been written by David, I would say that, in this verse, David was drawing from his own experience with regard to the...

December 22 2018 1 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

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?

If God had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, while not requiring Lot and his daughters to leave in order to survive, I would say that their situation would not...

December 22 2018 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Oun Kwon

How can an evil spirit be from the Lord? (1 Samuel 19:9)

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The web page dropped one letter. I managed to show it up correctly. Judges 9:23. For Hebrew and Greek word look up, I use https://biblehub.com/ . Please note...

December 22 2018

Question by Anonymous
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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?

If God is omnipotent, couldn't he have destroyed everything except the good people and their belongings?

Genesis 19:1 - 38

December 22 2018 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How is the Lord a refuge for the oppressed? (Psalm 9:9-10)

How is the Lord a refuge for the oppressed? (Psalm 9:9-10) 9 The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. 10 Those ...

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

Should a Christian have hobbies?

I would say Mark 6:31, what Jesus said to his followers: "And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there...

December 22 2018 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What should we learn from the life of Hannah?

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Hannah protested her innocence and declared that she had never taken strong drink, and then poured out her soul to Eli who, discerning that her desire for a...

December 22 2018

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

What should we learn from the life of Hannah?

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Think, for a moment, about some of the features of her heartfelt cry! First of all, her prayer was of a peculiar kind. It was a supplication without external...

December 22 2018

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

What should we learn from the life of Hannah?

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I appreciate you mentioning prayer 7 times in your article/Hannah. I'd add this: Childless, Hannah was not prayerless. Barren, she still believed, and her...

December 22 2018

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

What should we learn from the life of Hannah?

Most of this I found from calligraphyforGod: Hannah Bible Character Study Notes Character Study Key Verse Now, these things happened as examples for us so...

December 22 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What does the Bible say about the pope or papacy?

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Belinda, the church did not replace Israel therefore the law and its priestly ordinances were never transferred to the church. For believers (the church),...

December 22 2018

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

Should a Christian have hobbies?

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Come apart lest ye come apart. Fall into place or fall apart.

December 22 2018

Comment by Michael Davis , Former Baptist Pastor now Catholic, lover of the poor

How can I know for sure that I will go to Heaven when I die?

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To continue...Jesus confronts the Pharisees about their belief in Scripture alone. In John 5:39 He confronts them with their belief that they can find...

December 22 2018

Comment by Michael Davis , Former Baptist Pastor now Catholic, lover of the poor

How can I know for sure that I will go to Heaven when I die?

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As far as salvation being always by faith alone- The idea of faith alone only came in the 1500’s with Martin Luther. Check your history. As I have stated,...

December 22 2018