What is the relationship between Jews and Samaritans?
After the inhabitants of the Northern Kingdom were deported by the Assyrians, c. 721 BC, (2 Kings 17: 6), the King of Assyria (perhaps Shalmaneser, or...
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What is the relationship between Jews and Samaritans?
The land of Samaria traced its origin to the time that the former united kingdom of Israel split following the death of Solomon, as a judgment from God...
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What does it mean to love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength?
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What does it mean to love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength?
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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)
What did Jesus really mean when He said “I can’t take the food that belongs to My children and give it to dogs”? It sounds quite offensive. I notice that...
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by michelle perry
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How should Christians view microchip technology? Could it become the mark of the beast?
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excellent answer Kenneth, and thank you for your input. it is appreciated very much. God Bless you!!
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How should Christians view microchip technology? Could it become the mark of the beast?
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Matthew, I personally don't own any phone android or I phone period. My kids do but I refuse to learn how to use one. I have a regular rotary phone and until...
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by Tyrone Helm
Can people in heaven look down and see us?
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Well said Cindy, The soul sleep believers can't explain away Rev. 6:9-11. It seems to be their "thorn in the side", along with Gen. 35:18. The "truth" of...
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by Andy Mangus
, I am a Christian since October 1979 & devoted truth seeker.
What is the Word of God?
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A compliment to you Colin: One of the best really short answers to any ebible.com question that I've read. Precise, 'on-point' and Biblically accurate! A...
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JOYS K.SAMUEL
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What does the Bible say about organ donation?
It can be done as individual choices as part of good works and concern for fellow human beings. We do not find any direct scriptural support for this in the...
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by Meluleki Maphosa
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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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Wouldn't that make God discriminatory? Just asking.
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by Meluleki Maphosa
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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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Interesting take JD but what say you about John 3:16? It seems to remove any doubt that God's salvation was always inclusive from day 1. It seems to me that...
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by JOYS K.SAMUEL
, A Believer / Royal Priest Hood /Sojourner !!!
Is the Church of Christ denomination a good biblical church group?
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I feel it is all based on giving undue importance to certain verses from the Scriptures. We cannot deny that what the Churches of Christ are saying is wrong...
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by James Richardson
What does the Bible say about what foods we should eat (kosher)? Are there foods a Christian should avoid?
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God's answer to the question is found in, Isaiah chapter 66 and verses 16, 17. This is at the time of the second coming of Christ. He, Christ, will be...
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Singapore Moses
, Messenger of God, CEO in IT industry, Astronaut, Scientist
How many generations were there from Adam to Jesus?
The calculation is as follows: Adam to Noah 10 generations Noah to Abraham 10 generations From Abraham to David are fourteen generations From David until...
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Why did God make man the head over woman if the two were created to be one flesh?
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by Lawrence wong
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What is the location of the Garden of Eden?
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This discussion is fascinating and raises some interesting thoughts, none of which can be proved scientifically. Michael raises the point about the...
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How should a Christian view self-esteem?
The question of self-esteem involves two elements: “self” and “esteem.” The way we look at self -esteem shapes our response to Christ. SELF – 2 examples...
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What does the Bible say about what foods we should eat (kosher)? Are there foods a Christian should avoid?
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Can a Christian be demon possessed? Can a Christian be demonized?
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Jesus never cast out demons from believers. They were always unbelievers who became believers (most of them) after their deliverance from the demons that...
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by Danny Hickman
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What does the Bible say about legalism? How can a Christian avoid falling into the trap of legalism?
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You say "even true believers can be legalistic." OK, "legalistic," occasionally slipping. But, a "born again" LAW BELIEVING LEGALIST is not a "true" believer...
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by Tom Lackey
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What does the Bible say about dinosaurs? Are there dinosaurs in the Bible?
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The word dinosaur was coined by Sir Richard Owen in 1842. The term means terrible lizard. For those who support an old earth theory by saying that the word...
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by Cindy Jennings
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Why do Mormons refer to themselves as Latter Day Saints?
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Interesting, isn't it, how every false religion begins with a PRIVATE revelation from some god that cannot be verified. Smith refers to rivers and mountains...
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Who are the twenty-four (24) elders in Revelation?
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How can I, as a Muslim, be assured of paradise?
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How, why, and when did Satan fall from heaven?
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Who arranged the order of the New Testament books and and is the order important?
Just some background the Old Testament or Hebrew Bible was mentioned by Jesus as recorded in Luke 24:44, as the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms...
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Why did Peter refer to the people as strangers who were scattered?
I would say that Peter referred to the Christians to whom his epistle was directed as strangers who were scattered for two reasons. First, the followers of...
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Who are the Mennonites, and what are their beliefs?
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What is conditional security?
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What is conditional security?
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Are Christians sinners, saints, or both?
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What should we learn from the account of Daniel in the lion's den?
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Who is the promised messenger of Malachi 3:1?
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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?
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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...
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by Dave Mueller
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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...
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by Cindy Jennings
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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....
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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"...
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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...