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Comment by George TRiplett

What scripture(s) speak on why God made people with different skin color?

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Job 30:30 30 My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat. Song of Solomon 1:5-6 5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the...

February 03 2018

Question by Ara Nelson

Can children go to hell?

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Answer by David Huffman

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

Begin with the premise that the Genesis creation account is literal and not allegory. Genesis tells us God created an order of things. He created Adam, then...

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What is the meaning of the Incarnation of Christ?

February 03 2018

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

Why does Deuteronomy 21:13 talk about a woman as if she were a possession?

I'm not sure that I share the same view of the passage (Deuteronomy 21:10-14) as indicated in the question. The reference is to a female prisoner taken...

February 03 2018 Follow Vote Up

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Why is Biblical Creationism so important?

February 03 2018

Comment by Ukwa Samuel Uche

Why did God accept Abel's offering but reject Cain's offering? Why did Cain then kill Abel?

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I get your point ma'am.. But let me clarify the part I said God is not after blood and that it is not compulsory for Cain to offer an animal as a sacrifice...

February 02 2018

Comment by Monk of YHVH , Disciple of Messiah Yeshua; Follower of The Way

What is the the significance of Jesus saying, "Where the corpse is, vultures will gather" in Mathew 24?

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This seems the best answer, though other comments here were also very good. I thought I'd merely add a cultural context; a second paragraph if you will, to...

February 02 2018

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

Why does God let rape etc happen to children?

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Lux, I have been through a lot in my life including sexual abuse as a child and chronic pain/disability as an adult. Never once did I think I would rather...

February 02 2018

Comment by LUX LIGHT

Why does God let rape etc happen to children?

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Hi Colin, thank you for sharing your story and I would like to preface my comment by saying that I have no intention of being antagonistic. You are not...

February 02 2018

Comment by Ursula Monroe

What does the Bible say about excellence?

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My ladies' Bible study is studying the book, "Becoming a Woman of Excellence" by Cynthia Heald. In it she states pretty much exactly what Tim Mass said in...

February 02 2018

Answer by Kenneth Heck

What is meant by "For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?"?

In my opinion, Christ, in addressing the daughters of Jerusalem, wasn’t limiting his words to one generation - rather to all future generations of Jewish...

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

What is meant by "For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?"?

These words were spoken by Jesus in Luke 23:28-31 to women who were following Him and weeping for Him as He was being led to His crucifixion. He told them...

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What was Herod's temple / the third temple?

February 02 2018

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Why is 'You shall not commit adultery' in the Ten Commandments?

February 02 2018

Comment by Gabrielle Haynes

What does it mean to give a sacrifice of praise?

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This answer was excellent Michael! I somehow have never even stopped to ponder what this verse meant. I always just read over it as if it were just some...

February 02 2018

Answer by David Huffman

Is it wrong to be angry with God?

This response will be more philosophical than some but I believe it to be biblically coherent. Anger is an emotional response to a circumstance or set of...

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Answer by STANLEY S. DRANE

What does the Bible say about HOW to love God?

I'm glad you asked. We see in Deuteronomy 6:5 (Joseph Benson Commentary) we must love him, (the Lord thy God) 1st, with a sincere love, not in words and in...

February 02 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by tom tom , Prodigal Son

Why was it that when "God's spirit" came on Saul and his men, it caused them all to prophesy by ranting in gibberish and tearing off their clothes?

The word prophecy here is נָבָא - read as naba'. This is to prophesy under influence of divine spirit. Before Jesus came, the Holy Spirit did not dwell in...

February 02 2018 Follow Vote Up

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

What does the Bible say about excellence?

The verse that always comes first to my mind with regard to excellence is Paul's concluding exhortation in his epistle to the Philippians (Philippians 4:8):...

February 02 2018 Follow Vote Up

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How can you give to others when you don't have a lot to give?

February 02 2018

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Is annihilationism Biblical?

February 02 2018

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If an unmarried couple has sex, are they married in God's eyes?

February 02 2018

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

February 02 2018

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Can I (a Jew) become a Christian?

February 02 2018

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What is peace (fruit of the Holy Spirit)?

February 02 2018

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What is love (fruit of the Holy Spirit)?

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What is kindness (fruit of the Holy Spirit)?

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Is papal infallibility Biblical?

February 02 2018

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

February 02 2018

Answer by Philip Musselwhite

Why did God allow slavery and even establish laws pertaining to it?

Yes, there has been slavery in biblical days. Much worse that what so much of the population of America cries about today. Real beatings, real torture. God...

February 02 2018 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jennifer Henkel , Bible/History Middle School Teacher, Lover of the OT!

Why did God accept Abel's offering but reject Cain's offering? Why did Cain then kill Abel?

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On the contrary, God is "after blood." It was the blood of the innocent animal that covered sin. Christ's blood took away sin (Hebrews 9:13). Cain could have...

February 02 2018

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Which is correct? "IF you believe, THEN you are saved" or "You're saved! Believe it!"!"

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Salvation was completer to thousand years ago when Jesus died for the sins of the whole world so that any one who would believe it would be saved. John 6:40...

February 02 2018

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Which is correct? "IF you believe, THEN you are saved" or "You're saved! Believe it!"!"

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We all believe something. Israel still has the religion of the law believing they will be saved because they keep the law. So they go about trying to...

February 02 2018

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does the Bible say about God's grace?

The bible has much to say about grace. Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace ye are saved, through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the GIFT of God, not of...

February 02 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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Can faith really move mountains?

February 02 2018

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Why do church leaders anoint people with oil?

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What can we learn form the book of Romans?

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How can man's disobedience break the covenant with God?

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Did Jesus celebrate Hanukkah?

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Could Jesus have sinned?

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Is it possible for a person's name to be erased from the Book of Life?

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Why did Joshua make the Israelites rest for three days after arriving at Sittin?

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Could Jesus have sinned?

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