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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 does the Bible say about Christians and Israel?
  7. 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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Answer by Ed Besselman

How can I quit my addiction to smoking?

One of the best pieces of advice about quitting smoking is... Put your Bible on top of your pack of cigarettes. When you want to smoke, you have to pick up...

May 04 2018 16 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Scripture Guide , Evangelist Remolded by the Potter to share the Living Gospel

How could Jesus, who can't lie because He is truth embodied, say the dead girl in Mark 5 was "only sleeping"?

For the maid is not dead, but sleepeth: She was really dead; and Christ signifies as much, when he says, she "sleepeth"; a phrase that is often used in...

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What does it mean that Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath?

May 04 2018

Comment by John Matthews , Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker

Is it God's will when a small child dies?

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Tim, as a rule I really enjoy your responses. They are respectfully written, full with Biblical truths. I must respectfully differ with you on this answer....

May 04 2018

Answer by Lena Wms , Student @Christ Gospel Church, S.S.Teacher, Observer

How can the love of leading people to Christ make me lose my entire family?

Thank you so much for this timely question! It truly tells us of our interpersonal relationships with our families. We should remember; just because we have...

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What was the 'spirit of prostitution' in Hosea 4:12?

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Why did God tell Hosea to marry a prostitute?

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Are the statues of the Virgin Mary crying real?

May 04 2018

Answer by jerry brownlee

How could Jesus, who can't lie because He is truth embodied, say the dead girl in Mark 5 was "only sleeping"?

Mankind was created a soul and given a body. The soul does not sleep, only the body. At death the soul leaves the body and goes to it's destination, while...

May 04 2018 1 Comments 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by John Matthews , Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker

Are we to love the sinner but hate the sin?

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When we offer correction to sin with love and the saving grace of Jesus Christ, we have done what Jesus would have done. If the sinner does not heed our...

May 04 2018

Comment by Ronnie Russell

How often should a married couple have sex?

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The two areas that can and will spell disaster in a marriage is money and sex. Money when there is not enough of it, or there is no shared agreement on how...

May 04 2018

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How young is too young to be in a romantic relationship?

My wife and I were high school sweethearts. She was a freshman and I was a sophomore when we started dating. We got married when she graduated in 1959. She...

May 04 2018 4 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jerry Tate

How can I lead someone to Christ?

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Point #11. Agree, the key to salvation is “faith in Christ”! Its our “faith in Christ” that makes us a “new creation”, not our “obedience” (works) or “...

May 04 2018

Comment by kel gens

What is the human soul?

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All – my last post do to site limits If a soul is immortal, explain how it can be killed/destroyed Mathew 10:28. so, now we have mortal souls and immortal...

May 04 2018

Answer by tom TOm , Prodigal Son

Who did the Lord meet and why did He sought to put this person to death?

This question is a result of poor translation. NIV reads: 21 The LORD said to Moses, "When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the...

May 04 2018 1 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Darlene Gillespie

Are there descendants of the Nephilim that live today, and have infiltrated society to now work and live among us?

Gen 6:4 There were giants in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to...

May 04 2018 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

Comment by Sarah Winn , Christian believer, college graduate + Walmart employee.

Is prayer to saints or Mary biblical?

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I firmly believe we pray to no one but God. All these prays to the saints, have any of them been successful?

May 04 2018

Answer by Emo Tenorio , Shomer

What does the Bible say about curses?

A timely question for our time and I humbly submit for your consideration that where the daily slaughter of the unborn is cheered or defended as a right and...

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How could Jesus, who can't lie because He is truth embodied, say the dead girl in Mark 5 was "only sleeping"?

May 04 2018

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

How can the love of leading people to Christ make me lose my entire family?

Through the centuries, millions of people have joyfully received the gospel message as being the "good news" that its name implies, and have been eternally...

May 04 2018 2 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Are pagan objects within a person's home a sin if you are not bowing to them?

I would say that what potentially makes anything -- not just replicas of physical objects that pagans at various times have bowed down to or worshipped -- an...

May 03 2018 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Question by Darlene Gillespie

Are pagan objects within a person's home a sin if you are not bowing to them?

For example, suns, moons, etc...

Jeremiah 10:14

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Why is the humanity of Jesus important?

May 03 2018

Question by Anonymous
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How can the love of leading people to Christ make me lose my entire family?

I’m imperfect and know that I’m a sinner, but it's hard to understand what happens when I share Christ with my family. I get emotionally verbally abused, hat...

Matthew 10:34

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Comment by lynn Sander

Can a woman/wife be a pastor or preacher?

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Ironically, this is the most educated intelligent answer posted to this question!

May 03 2018

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Will I be fat in heaven?

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How is the Holy Spirit different than our Conscience?

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Will I be fat in heaven?

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What does the Bible say about black magic?

May 02 2018

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

What does the Bible say about curses?

In the Old Testament (Deuteronomy 27-28), Moses specified actions that would cause those who practiced them to be cursed, and also spoke of what those curses...

May 02 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Question by mack thenife

What does the Bible say about curses?

I live in California and I feel this whole state may be under a curse. Everything here is backwards, and people believe convoluted nonsense instead of the tr...

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

How could Jesus, who can't lie because He is truth embodied, say the dead girl in Mark 5 was "only sleeping"?

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Please note Revelation 1:10 states “I was in the Spirit…” not I was in my spirit. In 2 Corinthians 12:1-4 Paul states he did not know if the man was either ‘...

May 02 2018

Comment by Bren Stewart

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

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AF, I don't understand your comment. What is His name then? What does [culture] have to do with [principles], as you have stated here, in terms of things...

May 02 2018

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

Is it God's will when a small child dies?

It is necessary to distinguish between God's permissive will (things that God allows to happen) and His decretive will (things that God decrees or commands...

May 02 2018 6 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What was a shrine prostitute?

By my understanding, among the religious rituals carried out by the pagan people of Canaan was sexual relations (both heterosexual and homosexual) between...

May 02 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why was Abraham promised land that belonged to others?

Because the inhabitants polluted the land with their sins. God gave it to Abraham's seed, and when they forsook His ways, even after much pleading to repent...

May 02 2018 7 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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Is it God's will when a small child dies?

Mark 5:41

1 Vote May 02 2018 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Terri Armen

Will I be fat in heaven?

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No, we will not have earthly bodies — see Tim’s response above. But our glorified, resurrected bodies will have an appearance...

May 02 2018

Comment by Dale Richardson

How is Jesus our Sabbath Rest?

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I also want to point out why God commanded sabbath observance. Exodus 20:8-11 KJV [8] Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. [9] Six days shalt thou...

May 02 2018

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How is Jesus our Sabbath Rest?

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We are not Israel and we are not Jacob's seed. We are Abraham's seed who lived 400 years before the law was given. Where there is no law sin can not be...

May 02 2018

Comment by A F

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

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“God” is not his name. It is a title, the same title given to every other god named by other names. There is always a problem when we apply our current...

May 01 2018

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

Why wouldn't or couldn’t Shechem propose marriage himself? ( Genesis 34:4)

This rape took place before the law was given, tradition required an arrangement, between families before intimate relations. It was also not acceptable to...

May 01 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Dale Richardson

How is Jesus our Sabbath Rest?

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I also want to point out why God commanded sabbath observance. Exodus 20:8-11 KJV [8] Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. [9] Six days shalt thou...

May 01 2018

Comment by Kenneth Heck

How could Jesus, who can't lie because He is truth embodied, say the dead girl in Mark 5 was "only sleeping"?

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It should be noted that in Rev 1:10 that John was "in the spirit." There was no mention of him being dead or as good as dead before he returned to his body...

May 01 2018

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What are valid reasons for breaking up with a boyfriend/girlfriend?

May 01 2018

Comment by Kenneth Heck

How could Jesus, who can't lie because He is truth embodied, say the dead girl in Mark 5 was "only sleeping"?

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Jesus said both Lazarus and the man's daughter were sleeping. But he also clearly said that Lazarus was dead, and that the girl was not dead. I take Christ's...

May 01 2018