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  1. 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?
  2. What does the burned plow have to do with Elisha?
  3. Where can I find the word "doctrine" in the N.T.?
  4. How does Jeremiah 27:5, where God says He gives the earth to whomever He chooses, show His strength and control over nations?
  5. What enduring assurance does God give His people despite potential upheaval in the world? Isaiah 54:1–17
  6. Why does Jeremiah 12:1 say the wicked prosper when other verses say they do not?
  7. To whom is God talking in Psalm 82?
  8. If God doesn't change his mind, why does it sometimes appear that way (Numbers 23:19)?
  9. Does God have a specific plan for my life? Jeremiah 29:11
  10. Did God deceive Jeremiah as suggested in Jeremiah 20:7?


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Who were the Samaritans?

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What is the meaning of the parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price?

August 17 2019

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

Who were the Samaritans?

"Samaritans" is the name given to the new and mixed inhabitants whom Esarhaddon (B.C. 677), the king of Assyria, brought from Babylon and other places and...

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

Who were the Samaritans?

"Samaritans" is the name given to the new and mixed inhabitants whom Esarhaddon (B.C. 677), the king of Assyria, brought from Babylon and other places and...

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

Did Jesus pay our trespass debt as well as our sin debt?

I agree that the Old Testament Law makes distinctions regarding the various types of offerings that it requires in satisfaction of human sin, as well as the...

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What should we learn from the life of Gomer in Hosea?

August 17 2019

Question by Charles Crabtree

Did Jesus pay our trespass debt as well as our sin debt?

The laws in Leviticus show that for a sin offering (Jesus), the one that sins (the whole congregation) the elders should kill the offering. But for a debt of...

Leviticus 4:1 - 35

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What is Abraham's bosom?

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What did Jesus mean when He said, 'Today you will be with me in paradise'?

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What did Jesus mean when He said 'Let the dead bury the dead'?

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When did Jews stop doing animal sacrifices and why?

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What does the Bible say about aromatherapy?

August 16 2019

Answer by Darrell McKnight , Minister/Musician, Central Carolina Sch. of Preaching

What is Taoism / Daoism?

Taoism is a Chinese philosophy established in the 16th century. It differs from a religion in that it doesn't hold fast to a definitive god. But it does...

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What was God doing before he created the universe?

Did they have any written information about what God was doing before creating the universe?

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What does the Bible say about strength?

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What does the Bible say about selfishness?

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What is a chaplain? What do chaplains do?

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How can we rely on the power of God?

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Where is hell? What is the location of hell?

August 16 2019

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is meant by the power of the Lord? (Luke 5:17)

Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the POWER of God unto salvation to everyone that BELIEVETH, to the Jew first, and also to...

August 16 2019 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Frederick Thomas , Rom 3:4 ...let God be true...

Is it possible that Adam and Eve spoke with the serpent before he deceived them in the garden?

Dear Anonymous, In my opinion, the question does not fit the verse quoted. It speaks of Eve only, which was later confirmed in the New Testament. 1 Ti. 2:14...

August 16 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Joseph Wright

When did Jesus create the angels? Before heaven and earth or after?

There does not seem to be any reference to anything that existed, apart from God, in eternity past. As the Bible is the whole, complete, and correct account...

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What is Soteriology?

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

What should we learn from the life of Gomer in Hosea?

I would say that the life of Gomer is meant to serve for Christians as a negative example of marital unfaithfulness, and thus (in a spiritual sense) as an...

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

Can a Christian be a nudist? What does the Bible say about nudity?

Find this image of clothing as a symbol of God’s mercy and redemption throughout the Old and New Testaments. See, for example, Psalm 45:13, 14 and Revelation...

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Answer by Judith Harding

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the pre-wrath view of the rapture?

I learned a great deal from a question Alexander Reese wrote in his "The Approaching Advent of Christ" (full, free pdf version on internet) in 1937. Reese's...

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Answer by THEODORE FREITAS

When did Jesus create the angels? Before heaven and earth or after?

Genesis 2:1 1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. Isaiah 45:12 "It is I who made the earth, and created man upon it I...

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Answer by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

Will there be shadows in heaven?

Jesus created all that exists.Colossians 1:15-17 "Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created,...

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Answer by Shantkumar S. Kunjam , An Indian, Mennonite Church, Pastor, Administrator, Bishop,

What is the age of the earth? How old is the earth?

I read most of the answers, specially Michael's answer. I had also been struggling with this question. And read the first few chapters of Genesis many many...

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Is it possible to be Christian and pro-choice at the same time?

August 16 2019

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

What does the Bible say about rejoicing?

I would say that the Bible (in both the Old and New Testaments) primarily connects true rejoicing by humans (in contrast to transient feelings of happiness)...

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

What does the Valley of Vision refer to? (Isaiah 22:1)

My understanding is that the term "Valley of Vision" in the verse from Isaiah cited in the question refers to Jerusalem, in reference to both its geography...

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

When did Egypt experience civil war and subjection to a fierce king? (Isaiah 19:2, 4)

I would say that the events of which Isaiah was speaking followed the overthrow of Ethiopia by Sargon of Assyria. When Ethiopian control of Egypt was...

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

What caused Isaiah to tremble? (Isaiah 21:3–4)

My understanding or opinion regarding this passage is that the cause of Isaiah's distress was his vision of what would happen to Babylon in divine...

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

When did Egypt experience civil war and subjection to a fierce king? (Isaiah 19:2, 4)

2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against c...

Isaiah 19:2 - 4

August 15 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What caused Isaiah to tremble? (Isaiah 21:3–4)

Isaiah 21:3-4 3At this my body is racked with pain, pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor; I am staggered by what I hear, I am bewildered by what I ...

Isaiah 21:3 - 4

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

What does the Valley of Vision refer to? (Isaiah 22:1)

2 The burden against the Valley of Vision. What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops,

Isaiah 22:1

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

Does God have mood swings? (Nahum 1:6-7) first, wrathful, then comforting?

I would say that God can have varying attitudes toward human behavior, but those attitudes are consistent, and not arbitrary or subject to unpredictable...

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

What does the Bible say about rejoicing?

19 The humble also shall increase their joy in the Lord, And the poor among men shall rejoice In the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 29:19 19Once more the hu...

Isaiah 29:19

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

Does God have mood swings? (Nahum 1:6-7) first, wrathful, then comforting?

6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by ...

Nahum 1:6 - 7

August 15 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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What does the Bible say about a Christian staying single?

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Can monotheism be proven?

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Is there a difference between joy and happiness?

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

Why would the house of Israel pass under [God’s] rod? (Ezekiel 20:37)

Why would the house of Israel pass under the rod? (Ezekiel 20:37) Shepherds used their staffs (or rods) to count their sheep, frequently for the purpose of...

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What is fatalism? What is determinism?

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What happened in the intertestamental period?

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What does the Bible say about love?

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What are the attributes of God?

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