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  1. What causes God to be joyful (Jeremiah 9:24)?
  2. What does the burned plow have to do with Elisha?
  3. Why does Jeremiah 12:1 say the wicked prosper when other verses say they do not?
  4. If Jesus knew His 7th day Sabbath, God's 4th Commandment, would be nailed to the cross and no longer be in effect after His resurrection, why did He instruct His followers to pray they would not have to flee on the Sabbath after his resurrection?
  5. If God doesn't change his mind, why does it sometimes appear that way (Numbers 23:19)?
  6. Where can I find the word "doctrine" in the N.T.?
  7. To whom is God talking in Psalm 82?
  8. What enduring assurance does God give His people despite potential upheaval in the world? Isaiah 54:1–17
  9. Did God deceive Jeremiah as suggested in Jeremiah 20:7?
  10. How does Jeremiah 27:5, where God says He gives the earth to whomever He chooses, show His strength and control over nations?


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Answer by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

Why did God use unusual circumstances to convert Paul but never such a miracle in modern times?

Paul had to have received Christ as Lord and Savior because that is the only way the scriptures say that we can be saved, it is just not recorded. There are...

February 09 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Question by Lena Wms , Student @Christ Gospel Church, S.S.Teacher, Observer

What does it mean that God regardeth not persons in Deuteronomy 10:17?

Deuteronomy 10:17 KJVS For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor take...

Deuteronomy 10:17

February 09 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

Why, despite giving my life to Christ and praying, I still feel I do not know if I am saved or not?

John 6:44, "No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day." Matt 7:21 "Not every one that...

February 09 2020 14 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Lena Wms , Student @Christ Gospel Church, S.S.Teacher, Observer

Why do these verses seem to indicate that men hold more value in the eyes of God than women?

I think what is important to remember is that our Heavenly Father wastes nothing. There is a reason He has placed both of these accounts in our Bible for us...

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What are the essentials of the Christian faith?

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Should we be baptized in Jesus' name (Acts 2:38), or in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19)?

February 08 2020

Answer by Derrol PORTER , Emancipated by the Liberating King

What is meant by, "A body prepared for me" in Hebrews 10:5?

When we get to chapter ten in Hebrews, the writer, who I believe is Paul, is well into explaining and proving that Jesus Christ is the author and executor of...

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What are the essentials of the Christian faith?

February 07 2020

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Why, despite giving my life to Christ and praying, I still feel I do not know if I am saved or not?

February 07 2020

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Who am I supposed to choose when put in a situation between my own child or my husband, who is not my son's biological father?

February 07 2020

Answer by Lena Wms , Student @Christ Gospel Church, S.S.Teacher, Observer

What determines a person’s eternal destination?

I am in total agreement with my brothers Gutknecht and Maas: if we accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior we will be saved from the penalty of sin, which...

February 07 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Meluleki Maphosa , Amateur Bible Student

Does the Bible marginalize women?

In my view it is not the Bible per se that marginalises women or looks down upon any of God's creation. The authors of various books of he Bible were...

February 07 2020 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Lena Wms , Student @Christ Gospel Church, S.S.Teacher, Observer

When should a spouse intervene in an inappropriate opposite sex friendship?

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I do not consider myself to be a marriage minister or counselor. However, experiences can be great teachers. Sometimes...

February 07 2020 3 Comments Follow Vote Up

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

What are the greatest miracles in the Bible?

I would say that the greatest miracle (in terms of its continuing effect) was the bodily resurrection of Christ to live eternally (that is, never again to...

February 07 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What was the purpose of circumcision? (Philippians 3:3)

Circumcision was instituted by God as the visible sign in human flesh that a male child was a participant in the covenant (agreement) that God made with...

February 07 2020 Follow Vote Up

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

What is meant by, "A body prepared for me" in Hebrews 10:5?

In the passage cited in the question, God the Son is speaking to God the Father about the plan of human salvation that had been put in place to address the...

February 07 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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How should a Christian view the civil rights movement?

February 07 2020

Question by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What was the purpose of circumcision? (Philippians 3:3)

Philippians 3:3 MOUNCE For we are the true circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh—

Philippians 3:3

1 Vote February 07 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Al Mark

What is the power of prayer?

I did a study on Ephesians 3 which centers on this topic. Paul was about to pray for the Ephesians, but felt compelled to explain what truths he was going to...

February 07 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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How should I understand the concept of the Father God?

February 07 2020

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What does the Bible say about managing/controlling emotions?

February 06 2020

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What does the Bible say about holy water?

February 06 2020

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What is Heaven like?

February 06 2020

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

Where is the Dead Sea, and what is it like?

The Dead Sea is the body of water into which the Jordan River empties at its southern end. It is located at earth's lowest elevation on land, being at a...

February 06 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

How is the healing of the hemorrhaging woman a parable of salvation?

I would say that the account of the hemhorraging woman who was healed by touching Jesus' garment is a parable of salvation in the following respects: 1) The...

February 06 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by ybrahim pinto

Is it wrong for a christian to dance to secular music?

John 2:1-5 Jesus was invited to a wedding and Matthew invited Jesus to feast with him and many others. Now through the beginning of the old testament man has...

February 06 2020 11 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What is an anthropomorphism?

I mostly like Michael's references regarding God's face, eyes, hands, and hearing. I would just add this: Eyes, though symbolizing in some places in the...

February 06 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

How is the healing of the hemorrhaging woman a parable of salvation?

See also Mark 5:35-54 Parallel passage (Luke 8:43-56)

Mark 5:25 - 34

February 06 2020 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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Why, despite giving my life to Christ and praying, I still feel I do not know if I am saved or not?

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Why, despite giving my life to Christ and praying, I still feel I do not know if I am saved or not?

February 05 2020

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

Why did God use unusual circumstances to convert Paul but never such a miracle in modern times?

I would say, first, that only God in His omniscience would definitively know whether there have been other such events that have occurred anywhere in the...

February 05 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why do these verses seem to indicate that men hold more value in the eyes of God than women?

I agree that multiple passages in the Bible express the type of attitude indicated by the verses cited in the question. However, I interpret these passages...

February 05 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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Why do these verses seem to indicate that men hold more value in the eyes of God than women?

In both of these verses women were offered up like cattle in place of the man. Judges 19.2 Genesis 19:8

Genesis 19:8

February 05 2020 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does it mean to be free from sin?

We are only free from the penalty of sin, not our sin nature. Sin has no more power over us to send us to hell. Christ died for our sins. He paid the penalty...

February 05 2020 1 Comments 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tom Huntford

What does the Bible say about hair length? Do men have to have short hair, and do women have to have long hair?

The answer is very simple. God wants men to wear their hair short, and women to wear their hair long. This is shown us in 1st Corinthians 11.: Doth not even...

February 05 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Russell Leggore

Why did God use unusual circumstances to convert Paul but never such a miracle in modern times?

Paul did not repent of his persecution/deaths of early believers. Scripture plainly says to repent of our sin before proceeding into salvation through Christ...

1 Vote February 05 2020 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Why did Elijah have to repair the altar at Mount Carmel?

First, see the big picture outline and then the explanation: The Triumph of Faith Elijah on Mount Carmel. Carmel—the fruitful place: certainly fruitful for...

February 05 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What does it mean to "pray for the peace of Jerusalem" in Psalm 122:6?

Because I believe that God commands praying for Jerusalem's peace, I do so every day. I pray that the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6) would come quickly...

February 04 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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How can I stop being nervous about praying publicly?

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What is the Shepherd of Hermas and should it be in the Bible?

February 04 2020

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

Why did Elijah have to repair the altar at Mount Carmel?

Elijah was commissioned by God as a prophet to the northern kingdom of Israel beginning in 1 Kings 17. At the time that he was commissioned, Israel had had a...

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February 04 2020

Question by bill naegeli

Why did Elijah have to repair the altar at Mount Carmel?

1 Kings 18:30

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

What does it mean to "pray for the peace of Jerusalem" in Psalm 122:6?

Earlier in the psalm in which the verse cited in the question is found, David spoke of Jerusalem in Psalm 122:3-4 as a unifying force for the twelve tribes...

February 03 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up