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  1. Who is a "ruler" today (Proverbs 23:1-3)?
  2. Is Jesus' work yet unfinished according to 1 John 3:8?
  3. What does Romans 6:7 mean? It says, “He who has died has been set free from sin."
  4. Was Jerusalem in the territory of Benjamin or in Judah?
  5. How do I communicate that Jesus is God?
  6. Who were to serve as God's "witnesses"? (Isaiah 43:10-12)
  7. What does "reign in life" in Romans 5:17 mean if "reign" is defined in the dictionary as "to exercise power and control over" something?
  8. Why was circumcision in the flesh added to GOD'S covenant with Abraham after GOD had credited Abraham with righteousness? According to Paul’s arguments should not circumcision of the flesh have come first?
  9. What does the Bible say about rage?
  10. Can a Christian participate in a wedding between a Christian and pagan?
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Answer by Kelli Hamann , Minister, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician
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What is the origin of the different ethnicities among the human race?

God made all of His creation with variety, including skin tone, hair color, eye color, hair texture, etc... Any human characteristic that can vary quite a...

November 26 2013 • 13 Comments • 11 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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What is the Table of Nations?

Genesis chapter 10, commonly known as the Table of Nations, is a list of the patriarchal founders of seventy nations which descended from Noah through his...

November 26 2013 • 1 More Answer • Follow • Vote Up

Question by John Smith

Did Abraham obey God's Moral Law (Ten Commandments)?

Luke 16:17 Jesus says: "And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail." Psalm 89:34 God says: "My covenant will I not ...

Genesis 26:5

2 Votes • November 26 2013 • 1 Comment • 3 Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by Vincent Mercado , Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
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Will suicide end in eternal damnation?

Everyone is responsible for his life before God who has given it to him. It is God who remains the sovereign Master of life. We are obliged to accept life...

November 26 2013 • 4 Comments • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by Vincent Mercado , Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
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Is it OK for a Christian to wear a cross or crucifix for fashion?

The purpose of wearing sacramentals (cross and crucifix included) is not fashion, but for protection, for warding off evil. By using a sacramental as a...

November 26 2013 • 3 Comments • Follow • Vote Up

Question by Ma. Bernadette Lavin , AB English graduate, Teacher, Catholic

If it was just Noah and his family that were saved from the great deluge, then how did all the different races come to exist?

8 Votes • November 26 2013 • 2 Comments • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by Vincent Mercado , Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
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Is it wrong to have pictures of Jesus?

The divine injunction included the prohibition of every representation of God by the hand of man. Deuteronomy explains: "Since you saw no form on the day...

November 26 2013 • 15 Comments • 5 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by Joan Bombardier

If God is all-powerful, why does He not just kill Satan?

Heaven as I understand it will be to have a perfect love with God and be totally absent of any part of Satan and temptation - Halleluiah! The fallen angels...

November 26 2013 • 1 Comments • 36 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by Vincent Mercado , Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
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Was the thief on the cross baptized?

"The Catholic Church says that baptism is necessary for salvation." is incomplete. Because of this, I understand this confusion. If we read the complete text...

November 26 2013 • 1 More Answer • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by Vincent Mercado , Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
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What is the Baptism of Desire, and is it biblical?

Catechism of the Catholic Church, p.1259 says, "For catechumens who die before their Baptism, their explicit desire to receive it, together with repentance...

November 26 2013 • 1 Comments • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by Jae Park

What was the spirit of God hovering over?

The following is my limited understanding on Genesis 1:2 1. The earth was without form and void [unorganized, inhabitable status] God changed earth into an...

November 26 2013 • 1 Comments • 7 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Question by Samuel Bourassa

What is the Baptism of Desire, and is it biblical?

Is the teaching of the Baptism of Desire, taught by the Catholic Church, biblical?

1 Vote • November 25 2013 • 1 Answer • Follow • Vote Up

Question by Samuel Bourassa

Was the thief on the cross baptized?

This is a follow-up question regarding "Is baptism necessary for salvation?" The Catholic Church says that baptism is necessary for salvation. To respond...

1 Vote • November 25 2013 • 2 Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Is it wrong to have pictures of Jesus?

When God first gave His Law to mankind, He began with a statement of who He is: "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt" (Exodus 20:2) with a...

November 25 2013 • 4 Comments • 5 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by JD Abshire

Are the 'tribulation saints' in Rev. 7 part of the Bride of Christ, the Church? Or the same as the Old Testament believers? Or 'Friends of the Bridegroom' John 3:29?

The friend of the bridegroom in John 3:29 was John the Baptist. This is why John stated: "this my joy therefore is fulfilled." We know from the preceding...

November 25 2013 • 3 Comments • 1 More Answer • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by Jadah Pleiter

If dreams are a continuation of our thoughts and our desires, is having promiscuous sex in dreams a sin?

Dreams can not only be a continuation of your thoughts and desires they can also be inspired by God as seen with Jacob and Joseph, and they can also be...

November 25 2013 • 1 More Answer • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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What does the Bible say about stress?

While most major translations of the Bible don't specifically use the word stress, Scripture does speak to things such as anxiety, worry and trouble and...

November 25 2013 • 4 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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How can I become a more cheerful giver?

We can learn to be a cheerful giver by studying the greatest giver this world has ever known: Jesus Christ. Leaving behind the riches and glory of His...

November 25 2013 • 1 Comments • 2 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Question by Johnson Ade

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

4 Votes • November 25 2013 • 1 Comment • 15 Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by Bernita Rainey , Missionary and Minster wife

Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?

Many young people leave the faith because they allow the cares of this world to suck the life of christ away from them mostly by peer pressure.

November 25 2013 • 12 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by Nathan Toronga , Christian Elder.

What things are considered holy in Christianity?

Dear Dale, the answer to your question is rather long. I will try to summarise it. First, 'holy' simply means 'set apart'. You can consider the following as...

November 25 2013 • 19 Comments • 1 More Answer • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by Ronnie Young , Spent last 20 years as agnostic and have recently returned

Is Israel, the "Promised Land", the same Israel of today?

My study of world history as well as Christianity show that the Israel today is not the promised land as given in he Bible. The Israel today is a political...

November 25 2013 • 3 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Question by Jnounun Huihiuhiu

Is it OK for a Christian to wear a cross or crucifix for fashion?

November 25 2013 • 1 Answer • Follow • Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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Are the 'tribulation saints' in Rev. 7 part of the Bride of Christ, the Church? Or the same as the Old Testament believers? Or 'Friends of the Bridegroom' John 3:29?

Revelation 7:14

2 Votes • November 25 2013 • 2 Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by JD Abshire

Who were the sons of God and daughters of men?

In Genesis 6:2 the phrase "and they took" according to Strong's is the Hebrew word lä·kakh which suggests taken by force, seized. All of which they chose is...

November 25 2013 • 18 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Question by Ma. Bernadette Lavin , AB English graduate, Teacher, Catholic

If heaven is a place where God is, and New Jerusalem a city that comes down from heaven, will God vacate heaven to live with His chosen ones in the New Jerusalem?

3 Votes • November 25 2013 • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Is Lucifer Satan? Does the fall of Lucifer describe Satan?

There is no verse or passage in the Bible that says, "Lucifer is Satan," but an examination of several passages reveals that Lucifer can be none other than...

November 25 2013 • 1 More Answer • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Did one third of the angels fall with Lucifer?

While there is no verse that says 'a third of the angels fell from heaven,' some verses, when put together, lead us to that conclusion. Sometime after their...

November 25 2013 • 2 Comments • 2 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by Cherie Mitchell

How can I know if the desires of my heart are from God?

John 15:7 is the best answer I know. Jesus tells His followers (His disciples) that we receive what we desire when we abide in Him. The key is "abiding in...

November 25 2013 • 7 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Why did God choose Israel to be His chosen people?

Speaking of the nation of Israel, Deuteronomy 7:7-9 tells us, "The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than...

November 25 2013 • 1 Comments • 5 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Who are the Amish, and what are their beliefs?

The Amish are a group of people who follow the teachings of Jacob Ammann, a 17th-century citizen of Switzerland. It is a Protestant denomination, closely...

November 25 2013 • 2 Comments • 1 More Answer • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by Cherie Mitchell

How is Satan god of this world?

God gave man the role of ruling the physical world as God's steward and ambassador. In a sense, man was given the "keys" of ruling (not as being our Supreme...

November 25 2013 • 9 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by JD Abshire

Are Israel and the church the same thing? Does God still have a plan for Israel?

The fact many do not want to recognize is that most of the Bible was written to Israel, the Jew, God's chosen people. The covenant promises (both unilateral...

November 25 2013 • 3 Comments • 4 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by JD Abshire

Who was Moses' son?

Moses had two sons. Exodus 2:21-22 "And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. And she bare him a son, and he...

November 25 2013 • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by Marlene Van Leuvan

How can I know if the desires of my heart are from God?

We need to examine our motives. As a sinful being, we need to be true to the Word of God. We need to ask ourselves, does it serve the flesh, is it the lust...

November 25 2013 • 7 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by Patrick Malloy

If God's Kingdom and Heaven are the same thing that we should seek it and will be rewarded eternal life there, why is God's Kingdom described as a city coming down from Heaven in Revelation 21?

Revelation 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. NKJV Heaven is...

November 25 2013 • 1 Comments • 2 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by Dan Rivers , Christian, Husband, Grandfather, Son, AT&T retiree

How can I be a good Christian?

To be a "Good" Christian we have to obey the Lord, John 14:23. And Jesus gave us a "new" commandment to obey, [Jhn 13:34 NIV] 34 "A new command I give you:...

November 25 2013 • 1 Comments • 6 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by Fred Swan , Christian , Husband , Father , Retired Coal Miner

How can I be a good Christian?

The goal of a Christian is not heaven when we die, but Christ likeness now. I think that means a close personal fellowship with Jesus. Letting Him guide...

November 25 2013 • 6 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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Who was Moses' son?

Exodus 6:1 - 30

2 Votes • November 25 2013 • 1 Answer • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by Iyke Onyenorah

Why does it seem that sexual temptation is a bigger problem for men than for women?

I agree with the answer given by ebible. In addition, men have the propensity to continue to conquer the opposite sex probably in the erroneous effort to...

November 25 2013 • 7 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Does God sometimes use evil to accomplish His plans?

Habakkuk 1:5-11 is a prophecy in which God relates His intention to raise up Babylon, a "ruthless" and "dreaded" nation, to achieve His purpose. This raises...

November 25 2013 • 4 Comments • 3 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Are Israel and the church the same thing? Does God still have a plan for Israel?

This topic is one of the more controversial in the Church today, and it has significant implications regarding the way we interpret Scripture, especially...

November 25 2013 • 5 Comments • 4 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Is it wrong to feel disappointment with God?

Disappointment with God is not necessarily wrong or sinful; rather, it is a part of the human condition. The word disappointment means "a feeling of...

November 25 2013 • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Why should I get married?

Our culture is losing the understanding of what marriage was designed to be. We live in a world that says we should get what we want any way we can get it....

November 25 2013 • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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If a Christian commits suicide, will he/she still be saved?

It is a sad fact that some Christians have committed suicide. Adding to the tragedy is the false teaching that committing suicide automatically consigns one...

November 25 2013 • 5 Comments • 8 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Is a wet dream / nocturnal emission a sin?

Wet dreams / nocturnal emissions are fairly common in the lives of men. The Bible mentions "emissions" in a few places (Leviticus 15:16,18,32; 22:4;...

November 25 2013 • 14 Comments • 4 More Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Question by Ma. Bernadette Lavin , AB English graduate, Teacher, Catholic

If dreams are a continuation of our thoughts and our desires, is having promiscuous sex in dreams a sin?

6 Votes • November 25 2013 • 2 Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Question by Ma. Bernadette Lavin , AB English graduate, Teacher, Catholic

If God's Kingdom and Heaven are the same thing that we should seek it and will be rewarded eternal life there, why is God's Kingdom described as a city coming down from Heaven in Revelation 21?

If the Kingdom that we seek will be given to us from heaven, does that mean we will still be living on this earth, in that city, New Jerusalem?

1 Vote • November 25 2013 • 3 Answers • Follow • Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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What authorities and responsibilities are given to pastors in the New Testament?

2 Votes • November 25 2013 • 1 Answer • Follow • Vote Up

Answer by Kelli Hamann , Minister, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician
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What does the bible mean in Colossians 3:1-2 by "looking for the things that are above"?

I think Philippians 3:17-21 is helpful in understanding this: 17 Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a...

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