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  1. How can believers be poor and rich at the same time? Revelation 2:9
  2. What happened to the gentiles before Jesus came?
  3. What's the meaning of this "flying scroll"? (5:1)
  4. What witnessing principles can Christians learn from the lepers' response in 2 Kings 7:3–9?
  5. Why include a final warning about adding or subtracting from this book? Revelation 22:18-19
  6. What did Paul mean by "dogs" in Philippians 3:2?
  7. How are believers supposed to 'learn Christ,' according to Ephesians 4:20?
  8. What does it mean that Christ "was crucified in weakness" (2 Cor. 13:4)?
  9. What does judgment mean in this passage?
  10. Why did the Lord favor Abel’s offering more than Cain’s?


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Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What should we learn from the life of John the Apostle?

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First John 5:13 is a verse he wrote to confirm that since we have believed on the name of the Son of God, we have eternal life. We know that we know that we...

August 17 2017

Comment by Sean Bezuidenhout

What is "Reiki Therapy" and is it Biblical?

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The "Laying" of hands is being misinterpreted. As a Christian it would be reasonable to lay your hands on the person or place of illness during a prayer to...

August 17 2017

Answer by Rav H

What is the connection between prayer and fasting?

I thank and agree with Selva, Salem and Jack! As disciples of Jesus Christ, we are to be dead (or in the process of deadening) in flesh/body. When you fast...

August 17 2017 9 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Petsney Olajide

What sin came into the world through one man?

Romans 5:12: "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned." Comparing...

August 17 2017 1 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Ed Fogel

When we get to heaven, will we be able to see our miscarried babies?

Hi Anonymous, There are many scriptures that point to the fact that humans have a soul from the moment of their conception. There are all sorts of reasons...

August 17 2017 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Jennifer Helean

What did God do before he created Earth?

Genesis 1:1 - 31

2 Votes August 17 2017 Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How can I detect a false conversion?

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John 1:12 But as many as received Him, (the free gift of salvation by grace,) to them gave He power to become the children of God, even to them that believe...

August 17 2017

Answer by RICK PORTER , Chaplain [ Truckers Chapel ]-- Undeserving Child of God

When we get to heaven, will we see God the Father in bodily form?

Jesus said as recorded in John 4:24 that God the Father is Spirit.Jesus was Spirit in Heaven before coming to earth and putting on flesh, John 1:1 and John...

August 17 2017 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why was Samson's name included among the heroes of Faith?

In Judges 13-16, there is an unvarnished account of the life and deeds of Samson. He certainly had faults (which the Bible does not omit or excuse), but he...

August 17 2017 Follow Vote Up

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

What does Solomon mean when he says he tested pleasure and took hold of folly?

In my opinion, Solomon in Ecclesiastes was speaking from the perspective of people "under the sun" (that is, without the knowledge of God, or of His...

August 17 2017 Follow Vote Up

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

Why do we need to believe in God?

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Emo, you are so correct! The importance of any and everyone "choosing God over this cruel and dying temporal world is of the "utmost extreme importance that...

August 17 2017

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Answer by Lawrence wong , Disciple of iEsou ("Yeh-sou") christou

If His name was Yeshua/Yehoshua, why do we call Him Jesus?

The question is "If His name was Yeshua/Yehoshua, why do we call Him Jesus?" This is a very interesting question of 2 parts. Knowing the correct name of a...

August 17 2017 16 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does the Bible say about Christian character?

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Character is what we are when no one is looking. A good name is worth more than gold. Those who deal honestly and pay their debts are rewarded with a good...

August 17 2017

Answer by Carissa Willis

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

Hello, I want to first start by saying that this question popped up in an e-mail. It was in a line of other questions and I clicked on it to actually look up...

August 17 2017 Follow Vote Up

Comment by Emo Tenorio , Shomer

Why do we need to believe in God?

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Andy, as many worry or ponder the cares of this sphere and even wonder whether the birds will fly soon from their silos...... Your razor sharp answer to the...

August 17 2017

Answer by Ed Fogel

When we get to heaven, will we see God the Father in bodily form?

Hi Donna, We should be talking much more about this subject in our churches, there is such a void in knowledge on the subject. First, I think we should...

August 17 2017 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Barbara Wilson , Retired Nurse

When I want to forgive someone do I have to tell them or can I just tell God?

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Thanks, Tim, sometimes it takes forgiving and giving the hurt or anger to God for healing through prayer many times before we can truly say, "I forgive you."...

August 17 2017

Comment by Lawrence wong , Disciple of iEsou ("Yeh-sou") christou

Is suffering for Christ always going to be a part of being a follower of Christ?

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Thank you Michael for your wonderful appraisal of the role of suffering in a disciple's life. We in the "Western affluent nations" struggle with the idea...

August 17 2017

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

When we die our body returns to the elements, and our Christian soul returns to God. So does "time" cease for the eternal soul that is with God?

My personal belief is that, for the Christian, time ceases at the moment of death. Therefore, there is no "intermediate state" between death and the...

August 17 2017 Follow Vote Up

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

Who raised Moses?

As a three-month-old baby, Moses had been placed in an ark (boat) made of bulrushes by his parents, and set afloat in the Nile River, to save him from the...

August 16 2017 Follow Vote Up

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How did Satan get into the Garden of Eden?

August 16 2017

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What is feng shui? Should a Christian practice feng shui?

August 16 2017

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What is hellfire preaching? Is hellfire preaching biblical?

August 16 2017

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How can I detect a false conversion?

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Matthew 7:15-23 is not talking about the fruit of believers, but false teachers that preach a false gospel of works salvation. Grapes produce grapes, not...

August 16 2017

Question by cindy simons

Who raised Moses?

Exodus 2:1 - 25

August 16 2017 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What are some of the signs of genuine saving faith?

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Faith is not obedience, Faith is that all of our sins have been paid for. First Corinthians 15:1-4 That Christ died for our sins, according to the...

August 16 2017

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How can I detect a false conversion?

We can not tell whether a person has ever trusted Jesus alone by faith alone and is saved by how they live. Many people believe they are saved because the...

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Does Mark 16:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?

August 16 2017

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What are the names of angels in the Bible?

August 16 2017

Answer by Craig Mcelheny , Christian Author

What is literally and figuratively meant by "... created in the image of God ..."? What can we infer or deduce?

This is more about what we will be when we are completed in the image of Christ (Eph. 4:13) than it is about what we are as human beings. Gen. 1:26 is more...

August 16 2017 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Paul N Lewis

How could there be light on the first day of Creation if the sun was not created until the fourth day?

In Geneses 1:3 When God said, "Let there be light", the light could be Jesus.The Bible teaches Jesus was present at creation. Colossians 1:13,16 "Who hath...

August 16 2017 25 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Kenneth Heck

How should Christians view microchip technology? Could it become the mark of the beast?

The microchip is not the problem - how it is used will be the problem. Even now there is a company in Wisconsin which will be microchipping its workers...

August 15 2017 1 Comments 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does the Bible say about Christian liberty?

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Under the law we have something to boast in, under grace we have nothing to boast in because Jesus paid it all, and we paid 0. The law was given to show us...

August 15 2017

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

How should Christians view microchip technology? Could it become the mark of the beast?

This is my understanding regarding this subject - in Rev 7:2-3, God’s people just before Christ’s return will receive a seal on their foreheads. This doesn’t...

August 15 2017 1 Comments 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What does the Bible say about masturbation?

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Well said.

August 15 2017

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Why do we need to believe in God?

August 15 2017

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

A friend of mine was severely sexually abused as a child and even though she prayed for God's protection, none came. This has made her very angry towards God...

4 Votes August 15 2017 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by June Williams , Professional Grandma, Homemaker, Continually seeking God!

Why should I (a Jehovah's Witness) consider becoming a Christian?

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I studied with JWs for a while. Such love! Then I started going to the First Baptist and when they found out the hate that was spewed! I told the one lady...

August 15 2017

Answer by Roy Swihart

What is literally and figuratively meant by "... created in the image of God ..."? What can we infer or deduce?

In Genesis 1:26 the Bible states, "...let us..." (Plural) "...make man in our..." (Plural) "...image, after our..." (Plural) "...likeness...". The plural...

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Why is sola gratia important?

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Where is hell? What is the location of hell?

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What is Seventh-day Adventism (SDA), and what do Seventh-day Adventists believe?

August 15 2017