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  3. Why does Zimri execute the friends, as well as the family of Baasha (1 Kings 16:11)?
  4. When did the diaspora which Peter mentions in 1 Peter 1 start and end?
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What is "the letter" in 2 Corinthians 3:6 and what does it kill?

July 15 2018

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What is the law of Christ?

July 15 2018

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What does it mean to resist the devil, and why will resistance cause the devil to flee?

July 15 2018

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What is spiritual blindness?

July 15 2018

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is a faith conversion? What does it mean to be converted?

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John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the children of God, even to them that BELIEVE on his name. First John 5:13 These...

July 15 2018

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is a faith conversion? What does it mean to be converted?

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Ephesians 2:8-9 Does not say He gives us the faith to believe. For by grace ye are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the GIFT of God,...

July 15 2018

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If you have a lot of debt, can you temporarily stop tithing while paying off the debt?

July 15 2018

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

What did it mean to draw out water and pour it out to the Lord in 1 Sam. 7:6?

Water was a relatively scarce and precious commodity in the Middle East. Thus, to draw water, only to then pour it out in a religious context, was symbolic...

July 15 2018 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

Answer by Penny G. Vera , PBX Operator Nationwide Insurance/Mascot-Costume home biz.

Why aren't people reading the bible anymore? How can people know God, but not know the Bible?

Here we go, this is my understanding. Second part first. How can people know God but not know the Bible? By word of mouth. By being fed God's word by others...

July 15 2018 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What happened at the Tower of Babel?

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Nimrod was the one who was going to be the world ruler of the one City of the world. One world government. That is what is going to happen here again. Satan...

July 15 2018

Comment by Jeannette Shields , Mom of three

Is saying OMG or words like 'geez' still taking the Lord's name in vain?

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I have wondered this same thing for many years. Thank you to the person that asked and to the many who answered. The church I went to when I first became a...

July 15 2018

Answer by Jenni Taylor

How do we know that the Bible is the Word of God, and not the Apocrypha, the Qur'an, the Book of Mormon, etc.?

In order to know that scripture is the Word of God we can check to see if the principles taught in it match up with or confirm the truths taught in the...

July 15 2018 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Charles Godewyn

What was the practice of casting lots?

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How can casting lots be called a "game of chance" in light of Proverbs 16:33?

July 15 2018

Comment by D Duke

Why does Isaiah 45:7 say that God created evil/calamity?

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Your VERY IMPORTANT LIGHT & GOOD comment - This simple truth seems to be least grasped by humanity. Yet we say it in our CHILD’s prayer. “God is great,...

July 15 2018

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

What does it mean that Jesus is the Son of Man?

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You yourself said in one of your previous statements above that "Logos is never synonymous with Jesus Christ." I cited a scriptural reference that clearly...

July 14 2018

Comment by Aurel Gheorghe

If the penalty for our sins is eternity in Hell, how did Jesus' death pay our penalty if He did not spend eternity in Hell?

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Gregory, can you cite any Bible texts that teaches what you just wrote?

July 14 2018

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Are we as born again believers mandated by God to tithe?

July 14 2018

Comment by Rich Hazeltine

Does the warning in Revelation 22:18-19 apply to the entire Bible or just the Book of Revelation?

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I wonder if Mr. Houdmann has any comment about the controversy over the adoption of the Revelation of John as cannon? There is some controversy as well about...

July 14 2018

Answer by Agnes Stuart

Why did dreams seem to help people know God’s will in the Bible? (Judges 7:15) Does this apply to people today?

God does speak in dreams and visions today just as Peter said in Acts 2:16 - 17: 'No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: “‘In the last days, God...

July 14 2018 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Gregory Tomlinson , Minister, husband,father,grandfather,vet., college graduate

If the penalty for our sins is eternity in Hell, how did Jesus' death pay our penalty if He did not spend eternity in Hell?

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That is, if you do not think that place he speaks of is a celestial body for your soul to inhabit. Obviously paradise is an awaiting place for the 1st...

July 14 2018

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What is the purpose of the church?

July 14 2018

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is a faith conversion? What does it mean to be converted?

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I was saved 71 years ago when I was only years old. I knew nothing except John 3:16. I knew that since I believed on Him, I had eternal life. I did not know...

July 14 2018

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is a faith conversion? What does it mean to be converted?

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Conversion simply means to quit trusting in what we do to save us, and trust in Jesus finished work on the cross to save us. It just means we believe John...

July 14 2018

Comment by kel gens

What does it mean that Jesus is the Son of Man?

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Exactly, God's plan (which is what the definition of logos is).. came into reality. God's word spoken into existence. Just like God said, let there be...

July 14 2018

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

What does it mean that Jesus is the Son of Man?

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Perhaps I did not go far enough in my quotation above from John's gospel. John 1:14 says, "And the Word (Logos) became flesh and dwelt among us, full of...

July 14 2018

Comment by kel gens

What does it mean that Jesus is the Son of Man?

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The word "Word" is translated from the Greek word Logos. Logos is never synonymous with Jesus Christ. It is God's word that spoke everything into existence....

July 14 2018

Comment by Gregory Tomlinson , Minister, husband,father,grandfather,vet., college graduate

If the penalty for our sins is eternity in Hell, how did Jesus' death pay our penalty if He did not spend eternity in Hell?

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Do you mean in the same place as hell with a great gulf (impassable) between them as Jesus describes in his story of Lazarus and the rich man? Which maybe...

July 14 2018

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

What does this fire … from Abimelek refer to? (9:20)

Gideon, whom God had appointed judge over Israel in Judges 6 in order to free Israel from its subjugation to the Midianites (which God had allowed to happen...

July 14 2018 Follow Vote Up

Comment by Rod Holloman

What does it mean that Jesus "led captivity captive and gave gifts to men"?

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Would some of those who were captive be those mentioned in the scripture reference below? “For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the...

July 14 2018

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Do eucharistic miracles really happen?

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Salvation is a free gift. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, and we all sin, but the GIFT of God is eternal life. What do you have to do for a free...

July 14 2018

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

What does this fire … from Abimelek refer to? (9:20)

What does this fire … from Abimelek refer to? (Judges 9:20) King James Version Judges 9:20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the ...

Judges 9:4 - 5

July 14 2018 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Derek Blake , 45 Years a Christian, ex-aerospace engineer, now in Cornwall

When you sin, is it true that you don't need to ask for forgiveness because Jesus already nailed your sin to the cross?

I think the answer is pretty obvious. If we read Matthew 6:7-14 (also in Luke) we find the Twelve asking Jesus for advice on how to pray, and Jesus instructs...

July 14 2018 9 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Cindy Jennings , 1 Saved by Grace

What are the laws of thermodynamics and how do they provide evidence for creationism?

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Give me an example of when a mutation in a species ever made that species stronger, to the point that the entire species changed to match that mutation....

July 13 2018

Answer by Tim Darden , Retired from corporate America

Why did the leper say to Jesus, "If you are willing, you can make me clean"?

The leper's response has always been a bit curious to me, as well. Maybe the leper was acknowledging that he was in the presence of the Lord who does...

July 13 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Cindy Jennings , 1 Saved by Grace

Do eucharistic miracles really happen?

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Kenneth, Salvation is a one-time event. Eternal life with God is not a revolving door--sometimes you're in, sometimes you're out. Rom 10:9-10 tells us what...

July 13 2018

Comment by Cindy Jennings , 1 Saved by Grace

Do eucharistic miracles really happen?

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Kenneth, That's the whole point of grace. We don't deserve it because we remain sinners as long as we are here on this earth. The Bible never says we go back...

July 13 2018

Comment by A. Wall

Why do I face the consequences of Adam's sin when I did not eat the fruit?

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The reason the world faces the consequences of Adam's sin, is because Adam is the father the human race. In the beginning of time God placed the dominion of...

July 13 2018

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

When you sin, is it true that you don't need to ask for forgiveness because Jesus already nailed your sin to the cross?

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Colossians 2:13 And you, being dead in your sins, and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he made alive together with him, having forgiven you ALL...

July 13 2018

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

When you sin, is it true that you don't need to ask for forgiveness because Jesus already nailed your sin to the cross?

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In First Corinthians there was a believer sleeping with his father's wife. Paul said to bar him from fellowship in the church, and turn such a one over to...

July 13 2018

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

Is it a sin to swim in public pools according to the Bible?

If I am interpreting the question correctly, I would say that swimming in a public pool (or any similar setting, such as a beach) would not be a sin in and...

July 13 2018 Follow Vote Up

Comment by Kenneth Heck

Do eucharistic miracles really happen?

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The basic question here is salvation a process or is it a one-time event? Salvation isn’t always guaranteed regardless of human behavior. Apostates (those...

July 13 2018

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I am a parent; how can I let go of my adult children?

July 13 2018

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

Why did dreams seem to help people know God’s will in the Bible? (Judges 7:15) Does this apply to people today?

I would say that, although God would certainly be capable of speaking to people through dreams or visions today, there might not be as much need for Him to...

July 13 2018 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Is a backsliding Christian still saved?

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Once saved always saved is the gospel. One man may be living like the devil and still be saved. Another man may seemingly living right, but never receive the...

July 13 2018

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Do eucharistic miracles really happen?

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We all sin, First John 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. That is why Jesus had to die for us. Once we believe,...

July 13 2018

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

If the penalty for our sins is eternity in Hell, how did Jesus' death pay our penalty if He did not spend eternity in Hell?

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Jesus told the thief on the cross, today you will be with me in paradise. Hades and paradise pretty much have the same meaning. Paradise as well as hell is...

July 13 2018

Comment by Cindy Jennings , 1 Saved by Grace

Why do Christians try to impose their values on others?

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John, The courts can make whatever laws the current culture wants them to make but it doesn't over ride God's law ever. Immorality of all kinds is abhorrent...

July 13 2018

Comment by Aurel Gheorghe

If the penalty for our sins is eternity in Hell, how did Jesus' death pay our penalty if He did not spend eternity in Hell?

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You might also want to consider Jesus' own words: "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am...

July 13 2018