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Answer by Anonymous
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What are some present day or modern times human achievements that can be compared to the Tower of Babel?

ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT

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Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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What is complementarianism?

Complementarianism is the teaching that masculinity and femininity are ordained by God and that men and women are created to complement, or complete, each...

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Answer by Chris Button , Retired Fire Captain, sinner saved by Grace

What are some present day or modern times human achievements that can be compared to the Tower of Babel?

Gen 11:4 says the people wanted to make a name for themselves lest they be scattered. It seems to me that this whole "look at me" mentality that is prevalent...

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Answer by Kelli Trujillo , Minister, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician
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Why does the bible tell us to do things that seem impossible to do?

The Christian life is about growing in God over time and exchanging our imperfect ways for God's holy and perfect ways. At the moment of salvation, we are...

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Question by Ryan Lowe

Why does the bible tell us to do things that seem impossible to do?

How can I do things without grumbling (some versions say complaining) when that is all I can think about. How can I love when all I do is hate? Does God expe...

Philippians 2:14

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Answer by Ezra King , Ezra King

What are some present day or modern times human achievements that can be compared to the Tower of Babel?

I would say Rosetta stone can be compared to the Tower of Babel as a mordern day achievement, in that out of the Towel of Babel came all the languages of the...

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Answer by Ezra King , Ezra King

Is speaking in tongues evidence for having the Holy Spirit?

I would say no. And here is why. In Acts 2:1-13 the bible says When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And...

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Question by lorraine goode

How did David try to honor Rizpah and the family of Saul?

2 Samuel 21:1 - 14

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Question by lorraine goode

Why was Saul's action in killing the Gibeonites so serious for Israel?

2 Samuel 21:1 - 14

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Answer by D W
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Why does Jesus look around at the temple? What is he thinking about?

Jesus visited the Temple, noted that they had turned it into a den of thieves, and came back the next day to clean house. He explains what He was thinking...

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Answer by D W
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What are some present day or modern times human achievements that can be compared to the Tower of Babel?

Wow! Too many to number! 1) The United Nations 2) Barack Hussein Obama 3) The War in VietNam 4) The War in Iraq 5) ........hundreds more.

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Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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What happened during Jesus' childhood?

Other than Luke 2:41-52, the Bible does not tell us anything about Jesus' youth. From this incident we do know certain things about Jesus' childhood. First,...

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Answer by Michael Smith

What happened during Jesus' childhood?

Part of the reason we know little of Jesus' childhood has also to do with the eyewitness nature of the gospels. Chances are Jesus was not known to the...

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Answer by Arza Rawlins

Is speaking in tongues evidence for having the Holy Spirit?

Acts 19 is a good place to start. Here we have believers, on thier way to heaven. Paul asked have you recieved the Holy Ghost since you believed they said...

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Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Does God promise to not give us more than we can handle?

First Corinthians 10:13 says, "No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond...

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Answer by Tony Vinson

Is there anywhere that tells us in Scripture we are actually 'leaky vessels'?

That is a valid question, because if we did leak then surely we could stop it from leaking. We are a spirit and our spirits do need nourishment. Jesus said...

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Answer by Brandon Hughes , Regular Worker Guy

Is there anywhere that tells us in Scripture we are actually 'leaky vessels'?

I'm not sure what you mean by "leaky vessels". Leaky in the sense that we use the restroom or leaky in the sense that we leak God's love to others or leaky...

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Question by Fanny Essamuah

What are some present day or modern times human achievements that can be compared to the Tower of Babel?

Genesis 11:1 - 9

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Answer by Carl Jones

Is there anywhere that tells us in Scripture we are actually 'leaky vessels'?

We do not leak in the sense that we need to be "topped up" The Holy Spirit is a person, not a quantity, you are either indwelt by Him or you are not. We are...

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Question by Viki Balsamo

Why does Jesus look around at the temple? What is he thinking about?

Do you thik he's thinking about "cleansing the temple," the market that goes on in there? Is he thinking about God? Is he thinking about how the temple will ...

Mark 11:11

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Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Why did Jesus ask Peter 'Do you love me?' three times?

Jesus asked Peter three times,"Do you love me?" as recorded in John 21:15-17. This occurred when Jesus was having breakfast with His disciples soon after His...

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Answer by Seth Freeman

Why did Jesus ask Peter 'Do you love me?' three times?

This is one of my favorite passages from John. There are only two places in the entire NT where (in Greek) specifically a "charcoal fire" is mentioned. One...

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Answer by Robert Beaulieu , Follower

Did David ever feel as though the Lord would not forgive him, or turn David away for a wrong doing?

Taking the worst thing David did, he committed adultery with Bathsheba and murdered her husband. Both offenses under Moses law demanded the death penalty,...

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Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Did Jesus ever laugh?

There has long been a notion that Jesus never laughed. Traditionally, paintings of Jesus have tended toward melancholy portrayals of a somber, glum Savior....

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Answer by Anonymous
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Did Jesus ever laugh?

My opinion on this is that Jesus was as human as they come. He was a baby and all the babies I know laugh a lot and of course cry a lot. He was a toddler and...

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Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Why does Isaiah 45:7 say that God created evil/calamity?

Isaiah 45:7 in the King James Version reads, "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things." How does...

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Answer by John Ake

Why does Isaiah 45:7 say that God created evil/calamity?

Please let people remember that the devil's original name was Lucifer[Angel of Light] that exists in heaven. Suddenly, he rebelled in his mind against God....

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Answer by Karen Snyder

Is it possible to love a person without liking that person?

That's where God comes in. We can not love our enemy's on our own, We need to ask God to give us His love, to love someone we don't have the love for &...

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Answer by Joel Helbling

Can we believe in God without believing in the Bible?

At the time of Jesus' life, the "scriptures" consisted of the law and the prophets (i.e. the Old Testament). Consider John 17:12 where Jesus said, "...I have...

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Question by Donna Cornell

Is there anywhere that tells us in Scripture we are actually 'leaky vessels'?

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Answer by Nece Moore

Is it possible to love a person without liking that person?

The LORD says in Mark 12:31 "The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[a] There is no commandment greater than these.” The LORD also says, he...

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Question by Nece Moore

Did David ever feel as though the Lord would not forgive him, or turn David away for a wrong doing?

If so, what did he do in these situations? This is a follow up question to http://ebible.com/questions/3787

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Answer by Brandon Hughes , Regular Worker Guy

Is it possible to love a person without liking that person?

There are a lot of people I don't like but would love enough to push out of the way of a speeding bus.

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Answer by Asabe Tahir

Did King David ever feel prayer wouldn't help the situation he got himself into?

NO.... obviously, if one study the account of king David, one will see clearly the importance he attached to seeking God's direction/guidance in most of his...

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Answer by Charles Rothmund

Did King David ever feel prayer wouldn't help the situation he got himself into?

I'm finding myself there now and I am dealing with the issues of conscience that come from this very failing I know I should take these things to him and...

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Answer by Anonymous
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What is the symbolism of the Garden of Eden?

Luke 23:43 - And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” [Paradise - (PARI- around + DAEZA- wall) Persian for grand...

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Answer by Anonymous
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Is it possible to love a person without liking that person?

loving and liking are not the same thing. Liking is not required for loving. I like flowers, dogs, pizza and ice cream. I love God, my neighbor, and my...

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Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Why did God put the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in Eden?

God put the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden to give Adam and Eve a choice to obey Him or disobey Him. Adam and Eve were free to do...

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Answer by Renae Hayman

Did King David ever feel prayer wouldn't help the situation he got himself into?

Quiet the opposite, prayer was the only answer. Unfortunatley, it too often happens that we use it when all other necessary means are exhusted. However,...

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Answer by Tim Collinson , Tim Collinson

What is the symbolism of the Garden of Eden?

Believing the Bible to be literal (unless there are symbolisms and idioms) the garden of Eden was a literal garden where God placed man to take care of it...

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Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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If Jesus was God, how could He pray to God? Was Jesus praying to Himself?

To understand Jesus as God on earth praying to His Father in heaven, we need to realize that the eternal Father and the eternal Son had an eternal...

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Answer by mathews k

Is it possible to love a person without liking that person?

" Like" is the preliminary stage of love. without liking something you cannot love it.

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Answer by Larry Pittman , Bible student, reading His Word & seeking God diligently

Can we believe in God without believing in the Bible?

Like the Pharisees were warned by Jesus in John 5: 39 “You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to...

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Answer by Tim Beeker

If we are saved by faith in Jesus, will we still be judged by our deeds or works?

Yes, one will be judged. Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw — each one's work will become manifest,...

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Answer by Tim Beeker

Is it possible to love a person without liking that person?

Hate, love, and like are all points along a spectrum. Love is benevolence. Regardless of whether or not someone is "liked," "loved," or whatever else, it is...

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

If we are saved by faith in Jesus, will we still be judged by our deeds or works?

Those with the indwelling Holy Spirit will NOT be judged! Rom 8:1 NIV - Therefore, there is now NO CONDEMNATION for those who are in Christ Jesus, Jhn 5:24...

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Answer by Jeff Hammond

Why did God create such a vast universe and other planets if there is only life on Earth?

The heavens and the earth were created in Genesis 1:1 to be a temporary place to process the eternal purpose of God, i.e. to multiply His eternal fellowship...

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Answer by Jeff Hammond

Are we predestined to know Christ?

1. Romans 8:29 states that predestination is based upon God's foreknowledge. It is not God selecting who He wants saved and who He doesn't want saved. He...

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Answer by Oun Kwon

What is the significance of unleavened bread?

The English word 'unleavened bread' is translation of Hebrew Matzah (pl.) and Greek AZUMOS. It is bread baked without letting it rise (remains flat like...

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Answer by JOHN PERRY , 15 year missionary taught Apologetics college level

Why did God create such a vast universe and other planets if there is only life on Earth?

I see God as THE CREATOR and He creates as an extension of who He is. To ask Him why? Is kinda like asking an artist. "Why did you create so many paintings?"...

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