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

What is a fowler’s snare? (Psalm 124:7)

A fowler is someone who hunts wild fowl (that is, game birds, such as pheasants, ducks, turkeys, geese, or quail) for food or sport. A fowler's snare would...

February 20 2019 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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Why did God change the laws that man must obey from the Old to New Testament?

February 20 2019

Question by Richard Glover

How was Paul able to give Timothy a spiritual gift when he laid hands on him?

I know the gift came from God, but I’m confused how it came through Paul when he laid hands on Timothy.

February 20 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by lynn Sander

What does the Bible say about cremation? Should Christians be cremated?

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Lawrie, “follow the example of Christ. He died, He was buried....Jesus was not cremated.” Ok, following that logic then we must conclude: Jesus never...

February 20 2019

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

What is a fowler’s snare? (Psalm 124:7)

Context 124:5-7 6 Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be torn by their teeth. 7 We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the...

Psalms 124:7

February 20 2019 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does the Bible say about cremation? Should Christians be cremated?

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Chris Heier, I ageee God did give us free will to choose about this, but I don't see anything sad about visiting the place where people's bodies are stored....

February 19 2019

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

What does the Bible say about cremation? Should Christians be cremated?

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Lynn, I agree with most of what you say about whether a choice is more or less "God honoring." Comments like that are pure conjecture. I, however, am lightly...

February 19 2019

Comment by lynn Sander

What does the Bible say about cremation? Should Christians be cremated?

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Danny, I totally agree!

February 19 2019

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Why did God change the laws that man must obey from the Old to New Testament?

February 19 2019

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

Why would God ruin the environment to punish people for their sins? (Psalm 107:33–34)

I would say that God's treatment of the environment was an integral part of His punishment of the people who lived in that environment for their sins, since...

February 19 2019 Follow Vote Up

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

What was wrong with grapes and wine? (Judges 13:14)

As indicated in the passage containing the verse cited in the question, Samson was intended by God even from before his birth to be a Nazirite (a person...

February 19 2019 Follow Vote Up

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

How could the sun and moon be harmful? (Psalm 121:6)

I would say that, although the sun is necessary for life, overexposure to it can be harmful either as a result of radiation or the effects of excessive...

February 19 2019 Follow Vote Up

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

How could the sun and moon be harmful? (Psalm 121:6)

How could the sun and moon be harmful? (Psalm 121:6) 5 The Lord watches over you— the Lord is your shade at your right hand; 6 the sun will not harm...

February 19 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why would God ruin the environment to punish people for their sins? (Psalm 107:33–34)

Why would God ruin the environment to punish people for their sins? (Psalm 107:33–34) 33 He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty...

February 19 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What was wrong with grapes and wine? (Judges 13:14)

What was wrong with grapes and wine? (13:14) 14 She must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, nor drink any wine or other fermented drink nor e...

February 19 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What was the deadly wound that was healed on the beast in Revelation 13?

In my opinion, the deadly wound described in the verse is Christ's triumph through His death and resurrection. Although this wound inflicted by Christ on the...

February 18 2019 2 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What is the New Jerusalem?

February 18 2019

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What is “putting out a fleece”? (Judges 6:36–40)

February 18 2019

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

What does the Bible say about anger?

Anger in the Old Testament translates the Hebrew word “’aph” -- אַף (“nostril”) which one may picture as an angry man with flared nostrils! It is used 45...

February 18 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by lynn Sander

What does the Bible say about cremation? Should Christians be cremated?

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Reading the above comments, I think every person admitted that cremation is not addressed in the Bible nor is there a specific command on biblical burial...

February 15 2019

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

What does a ring mean in the Bible?

What does a ring mean in the Bible? Jeremiah 22:24; Proverbs 11:22; Luke 15:22

Luke 11:24

February 15 2019 4 Answers Follow Vote Up

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Can a Christian be a nudist? What does the Bible say about nudity?

February 15 2019

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What is the importance of the empty tomb?

February 15 2019

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What is a eunuch in the Bible? What does the Bible say about eunuchs?

February 14 2019

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What does the Bible say about sowing and reaping?

February 14 2019

Comment by bert ogel

How does speaking in tongues edify a person?

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Catherine. I have been seeking an answer to praying in tongues. Can you be more specific on how it draws you closer to the Lord? The words are unknown to...

February 14 2019

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How should a Christian view materialism?

February 14 2019

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

Why does it seem God was so much more personally interactive with humans in the Old and New Testament than He is today?

All that is necessary to be able to recognize God's footprints in our lives is to stay close to Him through prayer, quiet time, scripture study, etc, and we...

February 14 2019 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What is the Pride of Jacob?

February 14 2019

Answer by Charles Yohanna

Why do some Bible verse teach there is 'no fear in love', but other verses seem to say the opposite?

My opinion is that the fear in Proverbs refers to reverence or to do obeisance to the Lord while the fear in 2 Timothy connotes intimidation which is rooted...

February 13 2019 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What should we learn from Deuteronomy 31:8?

Moses was drawn out of the river and cared for by Pharaoh's daughter. He found and slew an Egyptian man. Moses feared for his life and fled. The king of...

February 13 2019 Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jay Saunders

Can a Christian curse the enemy (Satan) when engaged in spiritual warfare?

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Yep. Excellent scriptures, but casting out a demon, loosing someone from one, and binding a demonic force are another part of exercising your authority in...

February 13 2019

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

Was Jesus Christ married? Did Jesus have a wife?

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Thank you Mr Houdmann. The desire to make Jesus just "one of the boys" is precisely what giving Him a wife and kids is all about. His mother was at the foot...

February 13 2019

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Is it allowable for a Christian to have a life partner without a civil marriage?

February 13 2019

Comment by Mary McDonald

When did the apostles receive the Holy Spirit? When Jesus breathed on them, or in the upper room at Pentecost?

Comment:
JD, I agree that Jesus spoke in the Spirit of God in all things. What was the difference between when Jesus breathed on the Apostles and said in John 20:22,...

February 13 2019

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

What should we learn from Psalm 119?

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I wrote my master's thesis in 1975 on Psalm 119 for Dallas Theological Seminary (it had to be 40-60 pages). I titled it "The Exaltation of the Word of God in...

February 13 2019

Answer by Rachel Atomatofa

Can a Christian curse the enemy (Satan) when engaged in spiritual warfare?

Nowhere in the scriptures are we told to curse the devil; rather we are told to do the following in spiritual warfare: 1. Resist him steadfastly James 4.7 2....

February 13 2019 1 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Why is God so different in the Old Testament than He is in the New Testament?

February 13 2019

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Who are the two witnesses in the book of Revelation?

February 13 2019

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

Why are we told to fear God when perfect love casts out all fear? (1 John 4:18)

Solomon began his writing of the proverbs with six sermonic verses for an introduction to his main thought for all the pithy sayings he would offer: The fear...

February 13 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Vanessa Pannuti

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

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I agree with you, nowhere in the Bible you read that Satan knows our thoughts, and I personally do not believe Satan is omnipresent; but his messengers are...

February 13 2019

Answer by Kathy King

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

The Bible says God never changes. It doesn’t say he never changes his mind. This is a good example that God looks at our failures, frailties, our compassions...

February 13 2019 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Cindy Jennings , 1 Saved by Grace

What is the origin of the Catholic Church?

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I don't have to walk in the shoes of a false religion to understand it. I only have to know the truth and that's in the Bible, not in church dogma or...

February 13 2019

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What is the Pentecostal Church and what do Pentecostals believe?

February 13 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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Jennifer, God requires (still to this day) that blood is shed for the forgiveness of sin. Jesus's blood was shed ONCE for all who will repent of their...

February 12 2019