Was Esther the mother of King Cyrus?
I am an author of Biblical history, and have studied the arguments for Esther. A case can be made for a number of Persian monarchs, but in the end, I think...
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When does God ever forgive suicide?
I would like to believe that God is merciful and understanding. I've suffered from severe depression most of my life. Recently I lost my son. To say that I'm...
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Why do some people refuse to believe in God, in spite of the evidence?
Lack of humility. Too much Pride. 2 Chronicles 7:13-15: "When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send...
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Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?
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What will we be doing in heaven?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why is love one of the fruits of the Spirit?
It is possible for the old nature to counterfeit some of the fruit of the Spirit, but the flesh can never produce the fruit of the Spirit. One difference is...
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Jason Anderson
Should Christians work for people who lead a knowingly sinful life?
I heard within the past few months on Elijah Streams of a person who felt called to work for an abortion clinic. They were an accountant or bookkeeper or...
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Why is love one of the fruits of the Spirit?
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Jason Anderson
How am I to lead people at work?
My opinion: Since most workplaces frown on you walking around preaching the gospel on company time - aside from any legalities and such that may or may not...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Did Adam and Eve have daughters?
Genesis 5:4 makes it clear that they had multiple sons and daughters: After he begot Seth, the days of Adam were eight hundred years; and he had sons and...
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Mark T
What does it mean, "Hurt not the oil and the wine," in Revelation 6:6?
This reads to me like a further warning of economic ruin, i.e.: "a loaf of bread will cost you a day's wages, a few servings of barley will also cost you a...
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Does Satan attack our thoughts?
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
How should a Christian view the split in the United Methodist Church?
I was once a Methodist. I recently discovered, since learning that being a Christian is a faith and not a religion, most of the 45,000+ modern denominations...
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
What are the consequences of habitual sin for Christians?
Hebrews is a prophetical book written to Hebrews, not to us today who live in God's dispensation of grace (Eph. 3:1-6). Christ died on the cross for the...
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
Is it ok to knowingly sin, knowing that God will forgive me?
When the gospel that saves today is understood and believed, a desire to serve God ensues. We may still fail on occasion as humans. Christ died on the cross...
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Robert Chiappardi
, Counselor at Salvation Army ARC, Richmond, VA
Was Dinah a twin?
Genesis 34:1 - 31
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What make our God (God of the Holy Bible) distinctive from other gods?
He is the Creator of everything that is. He is known as the Triune God. He send His Beloved Only Son to bring salvation to all who believe. He gave us His...
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
What make our God (God of the Holy Bible) distinctive from other gods?
Every god other than our one true God who sent Jesus Christ as our savior was a creation of and inspired by man. The books of our holy Bible were indeed...
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
Does God punish us when we sin?
No. Believers are not subject to God's wrath or covenant law, we are currently under God's dispensation of grace (1 Thes. 5:9, Eph. 3:2, Rom. 6:14, Gal....
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
Does God punish us?
No. Believers are not subject to God's wrath or covenant law. We are currently in God's dispensation of grace (1 Thes. 5:9, Eph. 3:2, Rom. 6:14, Gal. 3:23, 1...
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What is the purpose of marriage?
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Why was Saul's action in killing the Gibeonites so serious for Israel?
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How should a Christian view global warming?
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When cross-referencing Luke 4:18 to Isaiah 61:1-2, where it says, "recovering of sight to the blind," in Isaiah 61, there is no mention of restoring sight to the blind. How are these two verses correlated?
The most obvious answer is that the passage about healing the blind was added by the unknown author of the book of Luke to affirm that Jesus was the Messiah....
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Does God punish us?
If the "us" in the question is referring to believers, God may discipline believers, with the goal of making them progressively more Christlike. This...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did David pour out the water to the Lord in II Samuel 23:15-17?
When David looked into the cup, he didn’t see water; he saw the blood of the 3 men who had risked their lives to satisfy his desire. To drink that water...
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What is Iglesia ni Cristo?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is it ok to knowingly sin, knowing that God will forgive me?
Paul asked this same question (and also emphatically answered it in the negative) in Romans 6. The fact that God's grace (that is, His totally unmerited love...
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How long did satan live on earth before he tempted Adam and Eve?
How long did satan live on earth before he tempted Adam and Eve?
Genesis 1:1 - 31
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Ursula S Monroe
Is it ok to knowingly sin, knowing that God will forgive me?
I want to do something that is a sin. If I ask forgiveness for my sin every time I do this sin, will I be forgiven?
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John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
How should a Christian view the split in the United Methodist Church?
After having been a United Methodist for 30+ years, and as an employee of Methodist churches, I feel somewhat qualified in answering this question. Here is a...
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John Appelt
What was the meaning and importance of the transfiguration?
Matthew 17:1-9, Mark 9:2-10, and Luke 9:28-36 all tell of the Mount of Transfiguration event. Jesus was miraculously changed into a glorious and shining...
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How can God know me personally if He sees Jesus when He looks at me?
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How can God know me personally if He sees Jesus when He looks at me?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is this the only sin David committed? (1 Kings 15:5)
One available commentary on this verse (viewable at https://biblehub.com/commentaries/1_kings/15-5.htm) justifies the omission of David's other recorded sins...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Who is Abihu?
You have asked an interesting question, Daniel Douthitt! Abihu is "the second son of Aaron, who was destroyed with his brother Nadab for offering strange, or...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why was Saul's action in killing the Gibeonites so serious for Israel?
Great question, Lorraine! Jeiel, Saul’s great-grandfather, was the progenitor of the Gibeonites (1 Chron. 8:29-33; 9:35-39), so Saul slaughtered his own...
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Is this the only sin David committed? (1 Kings 15:5)
According to this verse, David was without sin except on one occasion—the sin involving Bathsheba! It claims David “had not turned aside from anything that H...
1 Kings 15:1 - 8
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John Appelt
Do these verses classify Asa as a good or bad king? (16:7–12)
II Chronicles 16:7-12 sounds like Asa was a bad king but his whole record must be examined. I Kings 15:11 gives God’s assessment of Asa’s reign. All the...
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Starla McCarty
What does it mean, “Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children”?
Paul now attacks the Judaisers by using a form of argument that they themselves liked to use. He returns to the story of Abraham to show that law-keeping is...
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
If I convert to Christianity, my family will disown me, and I will be persecuted. Should I follow Jesus?
The dilemma for the writer of this question would not be that of becoming a Christian, as faith in Christ is something you don’t have to tell or prove to...
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Does Satan attack our thoughts?
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Is egg or embryo donation Biblical?