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  1. How should a believer respond when they’re attacked by slander or false accusations, especially when the 'tongue feels like a sword' as described in Psalms 31, 64, and 140?
  2. In the heat of an argument, can verses like Psalm 141:3 and James 1:19 really help Christian couples resolve conflict God's way?
  3. What evidence from Scripture and history confirms that Jesus is truly the Christ—the promised Messiah?
  4. What's the meaning of this "flying scroll"? (5:1)
  5. Why did Abimelech murder his brothers?
  6. Why does Zimri execute the friends, as well as the family of Baasha (1 Kings 16:11)?
  7. When did the diaspora which Peter mentions in 1 Peter 1 start and end?


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What should we learn from the account of Daniel in the lion's den?

August 22 2017

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Who is the promised messenger of Malachi 3:1?

August 22 2017

Answer by Kelly Yochum

What did Jesus mean when He said, "It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs? (Matthew 15:26 ESV)

It is a simple answer, scripturally backed. Jesus did not come but TO restore Israel. It was prophesied that they (Jews) would "stumble on the stumbling...

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What is spiritual blindness?

August 22 2017

Comment by Dave Mueller , Volunteering -- Prison, Senior Citizens Driver, GeorgiaCares

Can a couple who has gotten divorced get remarried?

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Jesus also made it clearer in Luke 16:18 “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her...

August 22 2017

Comment by Dave Mueller , Volunteering -- Prison, Senior Citizens Driver, GeorgiaCares

Can a couple who has gotten divorced get remarried?

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Yes I agree. Do you have any additional thoughts regarding the following next verse? Matthew 19:9 And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for...

August 22 2017

Comment by Cindy Jennings , 1 Saved by Grace

Does the Bible prophesy a one-world government and a one-world currency in the end times?

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None of those "regimes" ruled the whole world, as described in Revelation. They dominated the Middle East but there's a lot more world than the Middle East....

August 22 2017

Comment by James Munro

Do the souls of aborted babies go to heaven?

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There can be no difference between the child of a saved couple or unsaved couple with regards to salvation. Romans 9:11 helps us here, 'For the children...

August 22 2017

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Did the Bible copy the Flood account from other myths and legends?

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One of the reasons I believe for the flood and saving Noah and his family, are because Noah was still pure from Adam. The angels who left their first estate,...

August 22 2017

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

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

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I believe the human race was so pure at the beginning that intermarriage among brother and sister or cousins did not cause problems. There is no other way...

August 22 2017

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What was the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah?

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In Romans 1:24-32 It says that God gave them over to homosexuality because of unbelief and refusing to retain the knowledge of God. So it was God that gave...

August 22 2017

Comment by Richard Hunt

What did Jesus mean when He said, "It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs? (Matthew 15:26 ESV)

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As Jesus was beginning His ministry, His focus was on the people of Israel. In context, the woman asking for help from Jesus was a Gentile. The "children"...

August 22 2017

Answer by JD Abshire

What did Jesus mean when He said, "It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs? (Matthew 15:26 ESV)

I believe the foundation for Christ's response to this Greek (Gentile) lady can be found in Matthew chapter 10. In verses 1-4 the 12 disciples are called and...

August 22 2017 2 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jeremiah Hayes

How does the phrase "win souls" fit in the context of old testament times?

If we consider the idea of "winning souls" to be the intentional engagement of another person(s) for the purpose of exposing them to God and His desire to be...

August 22 2017 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Petsney Olajide

How does the phrase "win souls" fit in the context of old testament times?

Proverbs 11:30NKJV "The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise". Firstly, I will like to rephrase the text above this way:...

August 22 2017 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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What is the value of pastoral counseling?

August 21 2017

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August 21 2017

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Where did Old Testament believers go when they died?

August 21 2017

Comment by KIRANDAS . R. KUNTAM

What events took place on Saturday before Resurrection Sunday?

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Lk 23:43; Paradise is not in the lower parts or part of hell. Paradise is not hell or the place where the rebellious souls are kept waiting for the final...

August 21 2017

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

Is it acceptable to 'lay out a fleece' before God in prayer?

God's ways are not always clear but He is always sovereign in our lives. 26 years ago I was in charge of a major pathology lab in Brisbane, Australia, and...

August 21 2017 7 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jay Saunders

How can I overcome disappointment with life?

I have three sons: one was born with mylomenigicel and paralyzed from the waste down from birth, another in and out of prison and a junkie, another who has...

August 21 2017 1 Comments 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by JD Abshire

What do John 1:1-14 mean when they declare that Jesus is the Word of God?

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Note the title/name of our savior when He returns to planet earth in power and great glory. Revelation 19:13 "And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in...

August 21 2017

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How does the phrase "win souls" fit in the context of old testament times?

This proverb says that he who wins souls is wise, but what did this look like prior to the New Testament understanding of winning souls, which means to point...

Proverbs 11:30

August 21 2017 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why does God allow spiritual deception to occur?

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Spiritual deception is believing any other way to be saved, than what Jesus did for us on the cross. The bible says we are all sinners. The bible says Jesus...

August 21 2017

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August 21 2017

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Why did God have babies dashed in pieces and pregnant women ripped open?

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On a God who kills - Jesus proclaimed "WHO DO YOU SAY I AM". We regard Jesus as the PRINCE OF PEACE. THAT IS HUGE. AND HE is our Merciful Savior. The image...

August 21 2017

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August 21 2017

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August 20 2017

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August 20 2017

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What is the key to witnessing to Jehovah's Witnesses?

August 20 2017

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What is the Key of Solomon?

August 20 2017

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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What is the Contemporary English Version (CEV)?

Contemporary English Version - HistoryPublished by the American Bible Society, the Contemporary English Version has the goal of was uncompromising...

August 20 2017 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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How is it that God is silent in some situations and moves in others?

August 20 2017

Comment by JD Abshire

What is dispensational premillennialism / premillennial dispensationalism?

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Bob, I'm not a dispensationalist per se but scripture does make clear distinction in the way God has dealt with Humanity throughout the ages. One of the most...

August 20 2017

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Do the ends justify the means?

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When it comes to ethics it is never all black and white. Many Germans during the war hid Jews in their houses and lied to protect them. They were justified...

August 20 2017

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August 20 2017

Answer by JD Abshire

How can we exhort a believer who claims to be 'psychic' to stand firm in faith and not perceived supernatural abilities?

Would you please define "believer"? Are you speaking of an individual who has been truly regenerated, born again, born from above? "Thou believest that there...

August 20 2017 1 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Andy Mangus , I am a Christian since October 1979 & devoted truth seeker.

What is meant by "Sin entered the world through one man Adam", if Eve was the first to sin?

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JD, I agree that Eve ate first of the forbidden fruit! But, just like it is today in our out of sorts world, the man gets blamed for everything!?! Anyone...

August 20 2017

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What are the four spiritual laws?

August 19 2017

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What is tithe used for according to the Bible?

August 19 2017

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Does the Bible say anything about wearing robes, for pastors or priests?

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Great understanding of scripture and its relevance to todays order of our role within the new covenant.

August 19 2017

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

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

Many believe that the earth is billion-years old based entirely on the carbon dating method. William James, the father of modern psychology, said, “There’s...

August 19 2017 8 Comments 10 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Petsney Olajide

What does it mean in II Cor 9:6 that 'whoever sows generously will reap generously?'

Contextually speaking, Paul was speaking of giving materially and financially in II Corinthians 9:6 and in view of the Noahic conventant of seed time and...

August 19 2017 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Cassius D'Souza

Is Jesus God? Did Jesus ever claim to be God?

It is irrelevant if I say that Jesus is God and irrelevant if anyone says that he is not God. The fact is that what WE say does not matter. What really...

August 19 2017 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by JOYS K.SAMUEL , A Believer / Royal Priest Hood /Sojourner !!!

What is tithe used for according to the Bible?

If we search for the Word "Tithe" in the whole Bible it is counted totally to around 37 times only. If we go through all these passages and study about it we...

August 19 2017 7 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Petsney Olajide

What is meant by "Sin entered the world through one man Adam", if Eve was the first to sin?

In my thoughts, what scripture meant by, "Sin entered the world by one man, Adam," in reference to Romans 5:12, is that we all were introduced to an anti-God...

August 19 2017 3 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How can I know for sure that I will go to Heaven when I die?

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Our body has to die because of sin, but our spirit/soul is saved because of the righteousness of God given to us at salvation. Jesus went to paradise in the...

August 19 2017