What about those who never hear the gospel (Romans 10:14-15)?
Dear Anonymous, in context of this Scripture in Romans 10:14-15, the Apostle Paul is referring to Israel who Jesus Christ was sent to preach the good news of...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Who wrote Ezra? If it was Ezra, who was he?
Ezra is an example of one of the people I find in Scripture who studied and obeyed God’s Word. The other is found in Acts 17:11: "These Jews were more...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why would a king ride a donkey instead of a warhorse?
“Shout and cheer, Daughter Zion! Raise your voice, Daughter Jerusalem! Your king is coming! A good king who makes all things right, a humble king riding a...
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Timothy Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U. S. Army
With all the evil in the world that's been going on lately, why doesn't God wipe out all the WICKED people?
There is unquestionably a great deal of evil and wickedness in today's world. However, ever since the original fall of humanity into sin as described in...
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Douglas Offermann
What does it mean to be overrighteous and overwise?
The first point of interpretation should be that of context. And in particular, the reader should recognize the experience of the person who wrote...
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What is spiritual blindness?
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Jack Gutknecht
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What is a hedge of protection?
In the Bible, a hedge was a fence or wall that protected vineyards and fields (Mark 12:1). Spiritually, it represents God’s protection and care. In Job 1:10,...
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Did Adam and Eve have daughters?
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Leslie Coutinho
If God doesn't change his mind, why does it sometimes appear that way (Numbers 23:19)?
Numbers 23:19: God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken,...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Did Adam and Eve have daughters?
Is there anyone who believes that God is the Creator of all that lives on the earth, who also believes that there have been people created some way other...
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Timothy Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U. S. Army
How does Jeremiah 10:23 challenge our culture’s idea of self-reliance and independence?”
Humans do have free will, and thus are morally accountable for their actions. At the same time, God's sovereignty assures that those actions, when taken in...
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How does Jeremiah 10:23 challenge our culture’s idea of self-reliance and independence?”
Jeremiah 10:23 English Standard Version 23 I know, O Lord, that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
Jeremiah 10:1 - 25
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Who was Zerubbabel?
Zerubbabel was a descendant of King David and rightful heir to Judah’s throne (1 Chron. 3:19). He is sometimes called the son of Shealtiel, though other...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Did satan have a kingdom to offer to Jesus?
Jesus is the Son of God, about whom it is written that He was in the beginning with God, and that all things were made through Him, and without whom was not...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Does Daniel 9:24-27 predict the timing of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem?
I had Dr. Harold Hoehner at Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas for a professor. Dr. Harold Hoehner was a Distinguished Professor of New Testament...
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Does Daniel 9:24-27 predict the timing of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem?
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Does Daniel 9:24-27 predict the timing of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem?
And if so, which details in Daniel 9:24-27 are fulfilled by Jesus’ triumphal entry? I.e. how does the prophecy of the seventy weeks in Daniel 9:24-27 relate...
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Was Jesus Christ married? Did Jesus have a wife?
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Is 'what would Jesus do?' (WWJD) something we should seek to live by?
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What does God say to do with anger over attacks from terrorism? Are we to sit and watch it happen?
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Timothy Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U. S. Army
What does it mean that the name of the city is ‘The Lord is There’ in Ezekiel 48:35?
I would say that, by giving this name to the city, God was expressing His promise to dwell among His people after their return from the exile to which He had...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What are "pruning hooks" and "plowshares" in Micah 4:3?
The “pruning-hook” (mazmerah), mentioned in connection with caring for grapevines (Isaiah 18:5), was a small, sickle-like knife. It was so compact that it...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What did God mean when He told Abram, "I will curse anyone who treats you with contempt."?
In Genesis 12:3 God makes a covenant promise to Abram that carries both a blessing and a warning. He says He will bless those who bless Abram, but the one...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does it mean that Jesus is the Son of Man?
Both John Piper and a bible.org article (ISBE) re: "The Son of Man" emphasize that when Jesus calls Himself the “Son of Man,” He is connecting to Daniel 7’s...
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What does it mean that the name of the city is ‘The Lord is There’ in Ezekiel 48:35?
All the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits; and the name of the city from that day shall be: THE LORD IS THERE.” Ezekiel 48:35 NKJV
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Timothy Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U. S. Army
What does the Bible say about Christians and Israel?
In the Old Testament, the nation of Israel (the descendants of Abraham through his son Isaac and his grandson Jacob) was chosen by God as His special people...
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Timothy Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U. S. Army
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)?
I think that there should be a distinction made between the singular and plural forms of the word (that is, between "age" and "ages"). When Jesus spoke of...
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Timothy Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U. S. Army
What are "pruning hooks" and "plowshares" in Micah 4:3?
A plowshare was the pointed, cutting blade of a plow used in digging up fields for agricultural purposes. A pruning hook was a cutting blade at the end of a...
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Should a Christian exercise? Is exercise something Christians should be focused on?
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What are "pruning hooks" and "plowshares" in Micah 4:3?
Micah 4:3 says, “And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spe...
Micah 4:1 - 13
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Leslie Coutinho
What does the burned plow have to do with Elisha?
1 Kings 19:21: And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instrument of the oxen, and gave unto...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why did Amnon so quickly hate the one he loved? (2 Samuel 13:15)
It doesn't add up does it? If he loved her, why did his feelings for her change after he forced himself on her? Something very touching is being raised here....
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Fran Joa
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Will we have physical bodies in heaven?
Yesterday my neighbor said that we will have a spirit in heaven but not a body. I begged to differ with him, and I told him that 1 John 3:2 said, "Beloved,...
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Is "name it claim it" teaching biblical?
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John Appelt
Who are the "sons of God" in Job 38:7?
Job 38:4-7 definitely refers to the creation of the earth, at which time the angels shouted for joy and sang together when they saw the construction of its...
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Ezekiel Kimosop
What is the Lord's prayer and should we pray it?
What is the Lord's prayer and should we pray it? The Lord's Prayer was given by Jesus to His disciples on request in Luke 11:1. It is recorded in Matthew...
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What is the shield of faith (Ephesians 6:16)?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Is God imaginary?
Friend, the Bible is clear: God is not imaginary! "There is no speech, no words, where their voice [the voice of Nature: heavens, skies] goes unheard.",...
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Jack Gutknecht
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What does God say to do with anger over attacks from terrorism? Are we to sit and watch it happen?
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Jack Gutknecht
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How does acquiring the latest technological advances affect our lives spiritually?
Relevant question, Oswald! I've noticed myself getting way too enamored with youtube videos especially and seeing way too much that I used to ignore. That's...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What are the different meanings or interpretations of mountainside in the Bible?
Good question, Brian! According to the Net Bible the actual term, "mountainside," is rare, only occurring 14 times in different translations, mainly the NIV...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How do we minister unto the Lord?
My understanding is that the Greek word used in the cited verse in connection with what the worshippers at Antioch were doing (which, in English letters is...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How can one become a “partaker of the divine nature”?
There is a hymn, "Members of Christ Are We," which includes the following lines: “Children of God are we; such grace to us is given, to kneel and pray in...