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  1. How can one become a “partaker of the divine nature”?
  2. What does it mean that the name of the city is ‘The Lord is There’ in Ezekiel 48:35?
  3. 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?
  4. Does Ezekiel prophesy about an invasion of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar which never actually took place? Ezekiel 29:17–20
  5. What are "pruning hooks" and "plowshares" in Micah 4:3?
  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)?
  8. How do we minister unto the Lord?
  9. Why would Pharaoh "console" himself when he saw that his fate was the same as the great nations of the past (Ezekiel 32:31)?


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Answer by Benjamin Luschen

What are the Pre-Trib, Mid-Trib and Post-Trib views of the rapture?

Shalom! I believe that the bible teaches a Post-Trib Rapture. Matt 24:27-31 gives us the time of the Rapture: after the Tribulation. He comes in the clouds...

March 01 2018 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Ed Besselman

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

It's uncharacteristic for a Christian to want to buddy up to the world... wanting to get so close to sin but not cross over. In answer to the question......

February 28 2018 22 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Aurel Gheorghe

How should a Christian view gun control?

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JD, the problem with this little story about youth gun indoctrination is that while we all are created with body parts that can be misused in some way or...

February 28 2018

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February 28 2018

Comment by Ron Ray

How should a Christian view gun control?

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The walls of Jericho fell because believers took action as they were directed by God. The walls didn’t fall by themselves. They fell when God’s people did as...

February 28 2018

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Answer by JD Abshire

How should a Christian view gun control?

I've been a gun owner and Hunter all my life. I've also been a police officer. Fortunately I never had to shoot anyone and I certainly have never had the...

February 28 2018 4 Comments 16 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How should a Christian view gun control?

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Thank you Peter. I agree with you. My fellow countrymen are exactly as you described them: they pretend to care after every mass shooting, but what they...

February 28 2018

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

How should a Christian view gun control?

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Nobody questions your RIGHT to own guns. The question is should you support something that is involved in any way with the pain and destruction of lives the...

February 28 2018

Comment by Law Lamar

Who are the Primitive Baptists and what do they believe?

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Mini Law Lamar I rarely ever differ from MH. I hold his beliefs and efforts to answer with simplicity to be of the highest sincerity and accuracy. But we...

February 28 2018

Comment by Fran Joa , Interested in God and hopeful

What does the Bible say about astrology or the zodiac? Is astrology something a Christian should study?

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Does the Bible ever say that astrology or the zodiac is inaccurate? I don't find anything to that effect. But I do believe the most important thing to...

February 28 2018

Comment by Lita Chow

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

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What about Leviticus 19:28, which says "do not cut your body or put tattoo marks"? Though it is permissible, there has to be a reason for God not to allow...

February 28 2018

Comment by Jim Rohr

What does the Bible say about human rights?

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Grace was never a right granted by God. Instead, He gave free will - and through our choice we receive His grace. I agree human rights is a concept of man -...

February 28 2018

Comment by Sandra Butler

Why did God send the Israelites to Egypt for 400 years?

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There are some excellent reasons given here ..... Adding to which I would propose that because his brother's sold him into Egypt as a slave and then later...

February 28 2018

Comment by Ni Jay , Researcher into human reasoning

Can women serve as elders in the church?

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Brother Douglas, I have already commented on this. Jesus did not concern himself with changes to any earthly arrangements e.g. abolish slavery, promote any...

February 28 2018

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

How should a Christian view gun control?

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I read just yesterday on this site where most of these same people declared that "christians" shouldn't wear bikinis, and now today the same "christians"...

February 28 2018

Comment by Emo Tenorio , Shomer

How should a Christian view gun control?

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The Parkland Florida shooting was made possible by leftist ideological policies. 1990 "Gun Free School Zones Act" by then senator Joe Biden became the law of...

February 28 2018

Comment by Michael Williams

What day is the Sabbath, Saturday or Sunday? Do Christians have to observe the Sabbath day?

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Christ said that he didn't come to destroy the law, the Sabbath is LAW and yes we are to keep the Sabbath. If the laws were done away with then what are we...

February 28 2018

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

How should a Christian view gun control?

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Aurel I totally agree. Good comment.

February 28 2018

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Why weren't Adam and Eve created at the same time?

February 28 2018

Comment by Frank Belanger

Why do so many people believe the earth is older than the Bible says?

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Fact is that a few years ago it was absolutely established as a scientific fact that the water on earth is older than the sun (Discover magazine Sep. 2014)....

February 27 2018

Comment by Emo Tenorio , Shomer

How are people destroyed from a lack of knowledge?

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Knowledge rejected has consequences. Consider the parkland Florida shooting could have never happened or been stopped; but instead was made possible by...

February 27 2018

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

Should a Christian woman wear a bikini?

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To Ezekiel: My answer has nothing to do with what a woman wears to church or to the grocery store. Women who wear tight clothing or are scantily clad need to...

February 27 2018

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

Should a Christian woman wear a bikini?

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In my opinion, telling a woman that when she gets born again she shouldn't wear her swimwear to the beach, or to make sure there is a fence around her house...

February 27 2018

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What does it mean to seek first the kingdom of God?

February 27 2018

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What will be the purpose of the walls around the New Jerusalem?

February 27 2018

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What does 'selah' mean?

February 27 2018

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What is the Illuminati conspiracy?

February 27 2018

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What is kindness (fruit of the Holy Spirit)?

February 27 2018

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

How can we know the words of Jesus in the four gospels are really His since they weren't written while He was alive?

I think that Luke (who never met Jesus personally) addresses that question at the beginning of his gospel (Luke 1:1-4). The accounts of Jesus' life and words...

February 27 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by ainsley chalmers , Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.

What should be the order of priorities in our family?

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I agree completely with the comments in this article on priorities. However there are circumstances where one may have to rethink these, and I will now...

February 27 2018

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

Should married Christians wear wedding rings?

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Showing others that you're "taken" doesn't shew all the flies away. In fact it actually can attract some. Most men don't go for women who have another man,...

February 27 2018

Comment by Shari Cyphers

What are some undeniable examples of divine intervention?

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Jesus gave me a vision of Him with my sister in the hospital. She had a 1% of 1% of walking up after a rare aneurism. I saw him stroking her head in the...

February 27 2018

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

Should married Christians wear wedding rings?

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If rings are worn for the purpose of anyone except the one you're married to you might be wearing it for a different meaning than what it is to be worn for....

February 27 2018

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Is the human soul mortal or immortal?

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For the believer sealed unto the day of redemption by the Holy Spirit, our soul/spirit goes directly to heaven when we die. Paul said, absent from the body,...

February 27 2018

Comment by Joseph Blanchett

What is progressive creationism and is it biblical?

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And, people of God should notice and understand that from the creation of mankind to the flood is a 2,000 year period (measured w/ 24 hr. days); and from the...

February 27 2018

Answer by Tim Darden , Retired from corporate America

Why is doulos translated slave sometimes and bond servant others?

I believe the word slave may be more accurate. Servants can be hired, but slaves are owned by their master. I base this on I Corinthians 6:19-20. We were...

February 26 2018 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Should married Christians wear wedding rings?

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It feels strange agreeing with Vincent about anything but I do agree that the forbidden pagan practices are specific in scripture to be witchcraft, idol...

February 26 2018

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

Should married Christians wear wedding rings?

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Pagan only means it was not a tradition given to Israel by God. There is nothing wrong about the rest of the world having traditions. Pagan is a "curse" word...

February 26 2018

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

Should a Christian marry for love?

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There are many reasons why people, christian or not, marry. The question seems to be whether or not "christians" should ignore all other aspects of a...

February 26 2018

Comment by Douglas Arendsee

Can women serve as elders in the church?

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Ni Jay, Your methodology raises a question in my mind. Why did Jesus appoint only men to be apostles even though He has many women as disciples?

February 26 2018

Comment by Bob Exelby

What does the Bible say about abortion?

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One aspect of abortion that is not discussed is the welfare of the soul of the aborted. From Job 3:16 we learn that the still born and the aborted babies go...

February 26 2018

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What is the origin of the different races?

February 26 2018

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February 26 2018

Comment by Kenneth Heck

Did the Old Testament only list male descendants in Genesis?

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Genesis 46:17 also mentions Serah, the daughter of Asher, one of the 70 who came into Egypt.

February 26 2018

Answer by Kenneth Heck

Did serpents not crawl on their bellies before the devil tempted Eve?

I believe the Hebrew word for "serpent" (nachash) referred to any reptile that moved in a slithering fashion and hissed, even though it might also have legs....

February 26 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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What does it mean that the Word became flesh?

February 26 2018