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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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Comment by Bud Zack

Will Catholics go to heaven?

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I was raised in the Roman Catholic Church. I left in my late teens when I found that Catholic beliefs don't follow the Bible. (Call no one Father, but your...

March 12 2018

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

How should a Christian view gun control?

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Hi Madelyn, thanks for joining in the discussion. God has no need to change His personality, but He does change His instructions. During the Caanan WAR...

March 12 2018

Comment by Robert Broyles

What is the Immaculate Conception?

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Thomas, you stated that "Mary" had "no normal conception of the male spermatozoon with the female ovum". I will agree that she did not have intercourse with...

March 12 2018

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Are Mormons Christians? Are Mormons saved?

March 11 2018

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If you are once saved are you then always saved?

March 11 2018

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If you are once saved are you then always saved?

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Was Jesus Christ married? Did Jesus have a wife?

March 11 2018

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Was Jesus Christ married? Did Jesus have a wife?

March 11 2018

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What is biblical theology?

March 11 2018

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Are we supposed to 'let go and let God?'

March 11 2018

Comment by Aurel Gheorghe

What happens to a person who commits a terrible crime, such as a child rapist, when he dies?

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Gary, spirit/soul is the breath of life that God breathed into Adam’s nostrils (Gen 2:7). Body+spirit (breath of life) = living being. At death, the process...

March 11 2018

Comment by Aurel Gheorghe

What happens to a person who commits a terrible crime, such as a child rapist, when he dies?

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JD, is never a good idea to speculate about who will be saved and who will be lost – that is God's prerogative. My Heavenly Father is a loving and...

March 11 2018

Comment by Cindy Jennings , 1 Saved by Grace

How could Mary be acceptable to birth Jesus if she was born into sin?

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Mary came from the seed of David. Luke 3:31-32 Jesus did not need a human father to be David's descendant. Jesus was God. John 20:28 As such, He is sinless...

March 11 2018

Comment by Cindy Jennings , 1 Saved by Grace

Is there a 'second blessing' subsequent to salvation?

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The Books of Acts reflect the church in transition from the OT to the NT. New believers were more or less 'certified' as actual believers in Christ by...

March 11 2018

Comment by Billy P Eldred

Just how narrow is the narrow gate?

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How narrow is it? First, let's talk "in relation to". If you compare the width of Jesus to the width of every other man who ever lived, then it is narrow...

March 11 2018

Comment by Billy P Eldred

Did God create other people in addition to Adam and Eve?

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Hi Jennifer. As always I highly respect your opinions and appreciate your comments. As to the explanation about the modifiers, how many other instances in...

March 11 2018

Comment by jill stuart

Is it wrong to ask God to show us signs?

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I have asked GOD for a sign sometimes but only according to His will. Usually it is about something that I think the Bible neither rejects or condones....

March 11 2018

Comment by helen cooper

What happens to a person who commits a terrible crime, such as a child rapist, when he dies?

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If the person who commits the sin is truly sorry then yes, God will forgive.

March 11 2018

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is lasciviousness?

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Once we have been saved and received the gift of the Holy Spirit our soul/spirit is never in jeopardy. But if we live in those sins we can lose our life and...

March 11 2018

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Will there be a second chance for salvation after the Rapture?

The bible is clear that there will be many saved during the tribulation period. But they are not the same as those saved by grace during the church age. From...

March 11 2018 1 Comments 13 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Madelyn Allen

How should a Christian view gun control?

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Oh and one more thing I just thought of.. I guess I am having a rather hard time understanding why the military and police are more qualified to carry guns...

March 11 2018

Comment by Madelyn Allen

How should a Christian view gun control?

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Hi Mr. Hickman, I have been following the discussion between you and Mr. Johnson and just find myself with one question. If Christ did not encourage weapons,...

March 11 2018

Comment by JD Abshire

What happens to a person who commits a terrible crime, such as a child rapist, when he dies?

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Aurel, "Any unconfused and deliberate sin is enough to destroy any hope of eternal life." What If I was driving down the road, saw a scantily clad woman and...

March 11 2018

Comment by Cindy Jennings , 1 Saved by Grace

How could Mary be acceptable to birth Jesus if she was born into sin?

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So, Robert, are you saying that Jesus was NOT God? That He was not perfect and sinless? If so, our faith is in vain indeed. He was never opposed to the...

March 11 2018

Comment by Phil noble

What day did Passover fall on preceding Jesus resurrection?

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So Jesus was crucified on Thursday, not Friday, and fulfils what He said about being three days and three nights in the grave, the sign of the prophet Jonah....

March 11 2018

Comment by Emo Tenorio , Shomer

How do we defend verses like Psalms 37:25 when there ARE so many starving children?

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The dark domain's theology of conquest via it's devious theater of the bizarre where "The Children" are but simple stage props, to drive the emotionalist...

March 11 2018

Comment by Robert Broyles

How could Mary be acceptable to birth Jesus if she was born into sin?

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Cindy, you stated that "your sin nature comes from your father, not your mother." You conclude that since Jesus had no earthy father He couldn't have assumed...

March 11 2018

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March 10 2018

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

Is it wrong to ask God to show us signs?

I think that it is perfectly permissible to ask God for His guidance. Passages such as Psalm 25 and Psalm 86 express a desire by David for such instruction....

March 10 2018 Follow Vote Up

Comment by David Huffman

Did God create other people in addition to Adam and Eve?

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Thanks Billy. I respect your effort to review scripture. I took note of your perspective on the term in the KJV of "generations". Other literal versions say...

March 10 2018

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

What happens to a person who commits a terrible crime, such as a child rapist, when he dies?

Regardless if saved or unsaved, when we die, we all turn to dust and the spirit goes back to God who gave it (Eccl 12:7). Just as David, who is resting the...

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Comment by Billy P Eldred

Did God create other people in addition to Adam and Eve?

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From (cont) ...can and have made a way for us to be forgiven for our imperfections, sin included. May God bless.

March 10 2018

Answer by Billy P Eldred

Why did Peter deny Jesus?

It is my opinion, that, out of living in the world, Peter really didn't even realize that he was denying Christ until the rooster crowed and he remembered...

March 10 2018 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by colin bouchard

Does the Bible say that only 144,000 people make it to heaven?

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Dear Rotomi, The Bible makes it clear that no one will dwell on a “glorified earth,” for there will be no earth subsequent to the Second Coming of Christ Mt....

March 10 2018

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

How should a Christian view gun control?

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Mr Johnson, I don't judge believers who carry guns. I understand why people decide to arm themselves in a dangerous society. But I disagree with the notion...

March 10 2018

Comment by Larry Wiseman , A follower of Jesus since 1972 and still enjoying learning.

What to preach at a funeral when a young man committed suicide?

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Reviewing someone's good qualities at their funeral goes without question. No matter how good our qualities may be, however, they will never get us into...

March 10 2018

Answer by Larry Wiseman , A follower of Jesus since 1972 and still enjoying learning.

Why do some sincere prayers offered by Christians for legitimate needs seem to go unanswered by God?

All prayer must be first of all done with the understanding God will be and is sovereign in his answers to every request. Sincerity and legitimate need must...

March 10 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Is there a difference between the book of life and the Lamb's book of life?

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Pam, there are a few verses that come to mind. John 6:40 And this is the will of Him who sent me, that ALL that seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have...

March 10 2018

Question by Elle Rose

Is it wrong to ask God to show us signs?

I know I have no right to ask God to show himself to me or give me signs. I am, of course, unworthy and the Bible states that the things that are unseen are ...

2 Corinthians 4:18

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Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

Did God create other people in addition to Adam and Eve?

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In the 400+ times the word yom is used with a modifier (first, evening, three, etc.) in the OT, it always refers to a literal day. The only exceptions are a...

March 10 2018

Comment by Billy P Eldred

Did God create other people in addition to Adam and Eve?

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David, I have been waiting to respond to you. When I read you comments and you asked me to reread Genesis again, my first thought was that I had read it...

March 10 2018

Answer by Joe Anderson

What did Jesus mean when he said, "You will seek me and not find me"?

Jesus was speaking to people who he sought to save but rejected him as the Savior, as the Son of God. I get the impression he was communicating by rejecting...

March 10 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Joe Anderson

Why did Peter deny Jesus?

I think Peter denied Jesus for the same reason any man or woman refuses to acknowledge the truth, any truth in any situation (since all truth belongs to God,...

March 10 2018 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by frances Keene

What is the age of the earth? How old is the earth?

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My answer is more of a question than an answer response. How can one take on the true answer of the age of the earth, from scientists who do not be In the...

March 10 2018

Comment by Robert Broyles

How could Mary be acceptable to birth Jesus if she was born into sin?

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True, being tempted isn't sin and Christ, as God, cannot and could not be tempted! See James 1:13 But as "the son of man" He was tempted. (see Heb 4:15)...

March 10 2018

Answer by Nils Jansma , Missionary in San Diego California

How can the light of stars billions of light years away from the earth have reached us if the earth is only thousands of years old?

How can light from the Stars billions of light years away reach us if the Heavens and Earth are only about 6 to 10 thousand years old? The simple answer is...

March 09 2018 10 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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March 09 2018

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How does the Spirit intercede for us with the Father?

March 09 2018

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What does it mean that women will be 'saved' through childbearing?

March 09 2018

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

What is the purpose of tithing?

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Jesus never required 10% or any other "tithe." You are correct about the tithe and blessings. It smacks of what Martin Luther was angry about buying...

March 09 2018