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  1. What happened to the gentiles before Jesus came?
  2. How can believers be poor and rich at the same time? Revelation 2:9
  3. What is the meaning of the flying scroll in Zechariah 5, and how is it connected to God's judgment on thieves and liars?
  4. What did Paul mean by "dogs" in Philippians 3:2?
  5. How are believers supposed to 'learn Christ,' according to Ephesians 4:20?
  6. Why did the Lord favor Abel’s offering more than Cain’s?
  7. What can we learn from Paul's shipwreck on Melita (KJV) or Malta? Acts 27-28
  8. Why was God tired of sacrifices? Isaiah 1:11-14
  9. How much did soldiers get paid? 2 Chronicles 25:6
  10. Who is speaking in Malachi 3?


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Answer by Kevin Honeycutt , Servant of Jesus Christ

How can we experience true freedom in Christ?

What must we do to be free? Let us look at what the Apostles told everyone they must do, to be free, Hear- Romans 10:17, Matthew 11:15, Acts 18:8, Acts 28:28...

August 12 2024 1 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Susan Jurich

Would remarriage after a divorce still be considered adultery if abuse is involved?

What a heartbreaking place is the home and marriage of two professing Christians with young children who all attend church together. Watching the father...

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

Is God compassionate or ferocious (Lamentations 3:22)?

From the analogy of a human standpoint, a parent may love his children more than words can express, but that does not prevent the parent from disciplining...

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Should a Christian raise a child with the other parent but they are not married?

August 11 2024

Answer by Paula Fether , Lifelong student of the scriptures

Does a Christian rest until the rapture or is he in heaven at the time of his death?

This is, in my opinion, a good concise response from Stack Exchange - Biblical Hermeneutics: Greek uses the order of words to indicate prominence. If a word...

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How can I learn to trust that God is in control?

August 11 2024

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

Does a Christian rest until the rapture or is he in heaven at the time of his death?

One useful discussion presenting another perspective on this issue that I have come across (and that I have mentioned previously on ebible.com) has been a...

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Does a Christian rest until the rapture or is he in heaven at the time of his death?

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How can I know if something is a sin?

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What is general revelation and special revelation?

August 10 2024

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

Is God compassionate or ferocious (Lamentations 3:22)?

I think God is mainly compassionate: Isaiah 54:10 says, quoting God, "For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not...

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Is God compassionate or ferocious (Lamentations 3:22)?

This and many other verses in Scripture describe God as merciful and compassionate, slow to wrath, and plentiful in kindness (cf. Ps 103:8 ; James 5:11; 1 J...

Lamentations 3:1 - 66

August 10 2024 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Bennie Harrell

Does a Christian rest until the rapture or is he in heaven at the time of his death?

We must remember there are no punctuation marks in the original manuscripts. In Jesus' remarks to the thief on the cross, with bible teaching on death,...

August 10 2024 1 Comments 9 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Donna Williams

What does it mean in Genesis 9:4: "But you must never eat any meat that still has the lifeblood in it"?

It means that eating any flesh with the blood still in it was a sin, and any person who disobeyed the commandment would be cut off or put to death. I believe...

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What does the Bible say about setting goals?

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Answer by Charles Crabtree

Why does Job say, "The Lord gives and takes," and does it work in the New Testament?

Jesus, in teaching about forgiving, used the parable of the unforgiving servant. This shows one example of God taking away what was given. Matthew 18:21-35...

August 09 2024 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What is meant by " ... whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas." (Psalm 8:8)?

"The paths of the seas," according to Matthew Maury, mean that "the oceans have subsurface currents with regular circulation patterns—the “paths of the seas”...

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I am a parent; how can I let go of my adult children?

August 09 2024

Answer by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

Why does Job say, "The Lord gives and takes," and does it work in the New Testament?

We are told a few things in scripture about what is going on today (Eph 3:2). God's "grace is sufficient" (2 Cor 12:7-10). Believers have been gifted "all...

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

Why does Job say, "The Lord gives and takes," and does it work in the New Testament?

As indicated in the book of Job, God gave Satan the power to take away the blessings that Job had been given in order to prove that Job's uprightness and...

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Question by Sewinet Belete

Why does Job say, "The Lord gives and takes," and does it work in the New Testament?

Does the same principle work now after Jesus' death and resurrection? Does God take away what He gives to us?

Job 1:21

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

What is meant by " ... whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas." (Psalm 8:8)?

In my view, the verse is intended to encompass creatures who live exclusively or primarily in the sea but are not fish, such as fish-like mammals (such as...

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Answer by Paula Fether , Lifelong student of the scriptures

What does it mean in Genesis 9:4: "But you must never eat any meat that still has the lifeblood in it"?

According to https://www.studylight.org/bible/eng/amp/genesis/9-4.html under Gill's Notes, "The animal must be slain before any part of it is used for food....

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What is meant by " ... whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas." (Psalm 8:8)?

Psalm 8:8 King James Version 8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

Psalms 8:1 - 9

August 08 2024 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Philip Davies

How can I know what God's timing is?

There are a lot of glib things said about God's timing which are simply not in the bible. The implicit question here is about guidance, "How can I know what...

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How is it WORK to believe? (John 6:29)

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Why are Christians so strongly against premarital sex?

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Why did David choose five smooth stones before going to fight Goliath?

August 08 2024

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

What does it mean to worship "in the beauty of his holiness"? (Psalm 29:2)

Multiple alternative translations of this verse (viewable at https://biblehub.com/psalms/29-2.htm) express the idea or concept of God's unique holiness being...

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Answer by Charles Pineda, Jr. , [email protected]

Why did God judge the sin of Achan so severely?

I often wonder why Satan and his fallen angels are never mentioned when actions or behaviors such as Achan's are committed. Satan and his angels tried to...

August 07 2024 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why did Jesus bring Moses and Elijah to the transfiguration?

I would only add that Moses, although he had died and had been buried by God (as noted in Deuteronomy 34:6), was able to appear bodily at the Transfiguration...

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

Why did Jesus bring Moses and Elijah to the transfiguration?

I would only add that Moses, although he had died and had been buried by God (as noted in Exodus 34:6), was able to appear because he apparently had...

August 07 2024 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by D. Michael Paxton , IT at Moody Publishers, MDiv Student at Moody Theo. Seminary

What about "The Chosen" TV series departs from God's Word?

Strictly speaking, "The Chosen" never "departs" from God's Word. Dallas Jenkins, the creator and producer, has gone to great lengths multiple times to...

August 07 2024 1 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Chris Page , Pastor

What kinds of fruit (besides those mentioned in Galatians 5) does the Holy Spirit produce in the life of the Christian, if any?

Here is an example of what I think you were looking for: In Eph. 5:9 it says - "For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth." If...

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

Why did Jesus bring Moses and Elijah to the transfiguration?

Great question, Eddy! When I research someone's question like yours, I try to find an answer with lots of Scriptural support. Matthew 17:3 Moses and Elijah...

August 06 2024 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Dave Mohler , Preacher's kid.

What is the valley of decision?

Joel refers both to the valley of Jehosophat where the final battle between God and the rebellious nations occurs, and to a valley of decision in concert...

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What kinds of worthless things did the psalmist want to avoid?

August 06 2024

Answer by Michael Vandenburg

Where did Jesus go after He died on the cross and before His resurrection?

The New Testament teachers, in 1 Peter 3:18-19, "18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God,...

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Answer by Deborah Swaitkewich

Does a wife have to submit to her husband?

Submit means obey, according to a lot of churches.The traditional wedding vows required a woman to pledge to obey her husband. This has resulted in a lot of...

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Are the scars on Jesus' body healed now that he is in Heaven?

August 05 2024

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

What does it mean to eat of the Lord's body and drink of His blood?

As a Lutheran, I was raised to believe that Christ's body and blood are received "in, with, and under" the bread and wine, rather through any type of...

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

How was Paul "trembling with God's power and spirit?"

The apostle was a skillful speaker, but his delivery may have been unimpressive by Corinthian standards (2 Cor 10:10). Paul declares his manner to be another...

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