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  1. What made you believe in Christianity, or what is most convincing to you?
  2. I went to a gentleman's club out of curiosity but left as soon as they explained it to me. Did I commit a sin of lust?
  3. Can you give some examples, biblical or otherwise, of when pride goes or has gone before destruction? Proverbs 16:18
  4. Are the righteous rewarded in this life or in the next one? Proverbs 11:31
  5. Why did John the Baptist continue to have disciples after he publicly identified Jesus as the son of God?
  6. When is it okay to rest from one's labors?
  7. What are the various meanings of the word "breath" in the old testament?
  8. What would ensure that my "house" flourishes? Proverbs 14:11
  9. What does it mean, "A rich man's wealth is his strong city. The poverty of the poor is their ruin." Proverbs 10:15
  10. How do you get "righteousnes" and thus be delivered from "death" (Proverbs 11:4)?


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Answer by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Is it sometimes recommended to not pray out loud in order to keep the devil from knowing the content of our prayers?

What if Satan hears us praying? For example, what if we're thanking the Lord for our provisions? What can Satan do about it? There we are, praising and...

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Answer by Helmut Fischl , Retired

Why does God allow Satan to attack us?

Although there have been many excellent answers already submitted, I'm afraid none so far has actually answered the question posed. That we all have a free...

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Answer by Wilbur Fritz

Can you give some examples, biblical or otherwise, of when pride goes or has gone before destruction? Proverbs 16:18

Well, it all started "in the beginning"... Adam and Eve believed what Satan told them instead of what God told them. They thought they could "become like...

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

Can you give some examples, biblical or otherwise, of when pride goes or has gone before destruction? Proverbs 16:18

Here is a possible sermon: Sermon Title: Pride before destruction Main Text: Proverbs 16:18 “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a...

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

Can you give some examples, biblical or otherwise, of when pride goes or has gone before destruction? Proverbs 16:18

Pride is what made Lucifer into Satan, as described in Isaiah 14:12-14, leading to his expulsion from heaven. As detailed in the book of Exodus, Pharaoh's...

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

Is it a sin to lust, or does it only become a sin when I give in to it?

Jesus says in Matthew 5:28 that just looking with lust is already adultery in the heart. So yes, lust is sinful even without action — it starts inside,...

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

I went to a gentleman's club out of curiosity but left as soon as they explained it to me. Did I commit a sin of lust?

William, you were tempted but walked away — that shows strength, not sin. If your motive was to lust, confess it. If it was just curiosity and you left right...

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

How is "the name of the Lord a strong tower" for believers? Proverbs 18:10

In ancient times, a strong tower was a safe place during attack — high, secure, and protected. That’s what God is for His people. He’s our defense, our...

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Can you give some examples, biblical or otherwise, of when pride goes or has gone before destruction? Proverbs 16:18

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

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Answer by Leslie Coutinho

What were the names of the Pharaohs in Genesis and Exodus?

Genesis 12:14-15: And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. The princes also of...

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

What are the various meanings of the word "breath" in the old testament?

A few ideas: 1. Respiration (as in "the breath of life") 2. Wind (as God's "breath" in a metaphorical sense) 3. An attribute that separates living organisms...

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

When is it okay to rest from one's labors?

When is it okay to rest from one's labors? I just retired at the end of February 2025. So far it's great! The way I look at the question involves this:...

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

What would ensure that my "house" flourishes? Proverbs 14:11

In my view, as long as people (even Christians) are in this life and fallen world, they are subject to the possibility of adversity. However, maintaining...

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

I went to a gentleman's club out of curiosity but left as soon as they explained it to me. Did I commit a sin of lust?

The heavyiness that we experience in guilt is a weapon of spiritual bondage that Satan uses to attack our faith in what Christ completed at the cross for us:...

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Answer by Leslie Coutinho

Who wrote the second set of the ten commandment tablets, God or Moses?

Exodus 34:1: And the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the...

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Answer by Nelson De Los Santos

I went to a gentleman's club out of curiosity but left as soon as they explained it to me. Did I commit a sin of lust?

I guess you misunderstood “gentleman’s club”. What or how were you lured in to such a place can be explained in Scripture - which says in James 1:14-16 14:...

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

What does it mean, "A rich man's wealth is his strong city. The poverty of the poor is their ruin." Proverbs 10:15

I understand the questioner's point as to a seeming contradiction, but I would say that Solomon was looking at the subject from a comprehensive standpoint by...

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What does it mean, "A rich man's wealth is his strong city. The poverty of the poor is their ruin." Proverbs 10:15

15 "A rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin." But over and over again, I've seen that God has rendered wealth mean...

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

I went to a gentleman's club out of curiosity but left as soon as they explained it to me. Did I commit a sin of lust?

I would say that only the questioner can speak as to what he saw with his eyes, or what he felt in his heart. If the questioner believes that the...

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Does God have a sense of humor?

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

When is it okay to rest from one's labors?

If the question is speaking of "labors" in the sense of services offered to God on behalf of His kingdom, I would say that lasting rest would or should only...

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

Are the righteous rewarded in this life or in the next one? Proverbs 11:31

I would interpret the cited verse not in a positive sense, but (as indicated by some of the translations available at...

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

How do you get "righteousnes" and thus be delivered from "death" (Proverbs 11:4)?

I would say that the reference to "death" is not speaking of temporal death, but of the eternal separation from God that will be experienced by the...

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How do you get "righteousnes" and thus be delivered from "death" (Proverbs 11:4)?

Proverbs 11:4 The Proverbs of Solomon 4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

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Question by Anonymous
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Are the righteous rewarded in this life or in the next one? Proverbs 11:31

Here Solomon speaks as though the godly person receives his reward in this life, claiming, “the righteous will be recompensed on the earth.” However, the Bib...

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Answer by Andrew Osakue , Ex: Chief T. Officer, Fish Farmer, Bible Teacher, Men Leader

Do Christians have the authority to rebuke the devil?

I wish to deviate from most of the answers so far rendered. Satan is a defeated foe. He lost his power and authority at the cross of Calvary. MT 28:18-20....

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Answer by Nelson De Los Santos

What was the time frame of the Egyptian plagues, first to last?

My observation: The plagues were specific and none targeted the “wealth/hard currency/gold etc...” of Pharaoh or the Egyptians. Hence, I do agree 100% with...

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Answer by Donna Williams

Do we receive mansions in heaven?

In short my answer would be no, we do not receive mansions in heaven. I would like to share a different perspective, and that is that the focus of what Jesus...

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What should we learn from the life of Jezebel?

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

Why did John the Baptist continue to have disciples after he publicly identified Jesus as the son of God?

I would say that this was attributable to John having preceded Jesus (thus acquiring followers of his own), and also because John continued to baptize after...

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

What made you believe in Christianity, or what is most convincing to you?

I recall asking my siblings at age 8 how one goes to heaven. They said "you have to be saved". I asked what that meant and they said that someone has to "put...

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Answer by Kelli Trujillo , Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician

What made you believe in Christianity, or what is most convincing to you?

I wasn't raised in a Christian home, but God pursued me my whole life. A friend of my mother's told me recently that when I was about three years old, I...

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Answer by Leslie Coutinho

Why did the people in Genesis live such long lives?

Genesis 5:5: And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died. At the beginning of creation, when Eve and Adam sinned and ate...

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Answer by Leslie Coutinho

Who was Jethro in the Bible?

Exodus 3:1: Now Moses kept the flock of Je’-thro his father-in-law, the priest of Mid’-i-an: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to...

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Answer by Frank Frank

What was the necessity of Satan to come as a serpent to deceive Eve?

It is my opinion that Satan was not the serpent but rather inhabited the serpent. He chose the serpent because it "was more subtle than any beast of the...

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What is the importance of the empty tomb?

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Answer by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Why do we pray when God already knows what we need?

God knows what we need before we pray, so when we pray, instead of telling Him what we need, it's probably better to find something else on which to focus....

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Answer by Ron Simon , Messianic Jew thanking God daily

What made you believe in Christianity, or what is most convincing to you?

I became blind so that I could see. In my 80s, I became legally blind after taking some blood thinners. Previous to that I had purchased The Complete Jewish...

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Answer by Billy P Eldred

Is it necessary to fully understand the Gospel to go to heaven? Is it enough to believe it, even if we do not fully understand it?

There are plenty of answers here that answer this question. I add mine to add a simple explanation. No, it is not necessary to understand everything in the...

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

What does the Bible say about rape?

The Bible clearly opposes rape and sexual violence. Even though the laws and customs of ancient times were different from today, Scripture consistently...

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