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  1. What happened to the gentiles before Jesus came?
  2. What can we learn from Paul's shipwreck on Melita (KJV) or Malta? Acts 27-28
  3. What is the meaning of the flying scroll in Zechariah 5, and how is it connected to God's judgment on thieves and liars?
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Answer by Cherie Mitchell

Is silent prayer biblical?

I think talking to God, audibly or silently, is biblical. I think praying audibly is a better choice for many other reasons, such as: keeping one's mind from...

October 18 2013 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Mi Shad Ow , Layman

Who is the Queen of Heaven?

According to Hislop's "The Two Babylons" which quotes 260 sources, the ancient Babylonian cult, started by Nimrod and his queen, Semiramis, spread among all...

October 18 2013 3 Comments 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Benjamin Freeman

How do I support my son who just announced he's gay?

When your Son confided this onto you, he placed his trust onto you, he placed a part of his heart in your hands, do not fail him. He needs not for you to...

October 18 2013 15 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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What does it mean that the Holy Spirit is our Paraclete?

After Jesus announced to His disciples that He would be leaving them soon, He then gave them a statement of great encouragement: "And I will ask the Father,...

October 18 2013 4 Comments Follow Vote Up

Answer by Vincent Mercado , Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3

Where is hell? What is the location of hell?

We cannot be united with God unless we freely choose to love him. But we cannot love God if we sin gravely against him, against our neighbor or against...

October 18 2013 6 Comments 7 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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What is the origin of the different ethnicities among the human race?

The Bible does not explicitly give us the origin of the different "races" or skin colors in humanity. In actuality, there is only one race-the human race....

October 18 2013 5 Comments 11 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Arek Petrosian

Are the NIV and KJV not God's true word?

I personally don't like the NIV. I think it changes far too many passages, altering their meaning, and contradicting established Christian doctrine. Why, I...

October 18 2013 2 Comments 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Why are there times when God seems silent / absent in a believer's life?

In answering this question, one is reminded of Elijah and his flight from Jezebel. Elijah was a man of God whom God used to do some mighty things. However,...

October 18 2013 Follow Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Is silent prayer biblical?

The Bible may not specifically mention praying silently, but that does not mean it is any less valid than praying out loud. God can hear our thoughts just as...

October 18 2013 2 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Priscilla Quarles

Is hell real? Is hell eternal?

Christians are suppose to represent God in the earth because God is not in this world. If God was in this world it would be like heaven: no murder, small...

October 17 2013 2 Comments 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by D W

What does Jesus mean when he said "can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them"?

At that time John and the Pharisees were still observing practices from the Old Testament. These episodes of fasting took place during periods of mourning...

October 17 2013 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

Answer by Mark Bowling

What does the Bible say about Christian tithing? Should a Christian tithe?

It was Jesus who said that he came not to abolish the Law but to fulfill it so that to me says that we are subject to the Law. Paul was stating that, in...

October 17 2013 2 Comments 22 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by James Sanders , Licensed Counselor

What did Jesus mean when He instructed us to turn the other cheek?

This issue has always bother a little. Turning the other cheek seems to be what Christ did in his last days. If He means for us to do the same, even unto...

October 17 2013 4 Comments 10 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Chris Dibbern

How do I support my son who just announced he's gay?

Think, search, and pray for wisdom. Know that there are those who say scripture does not condemn homosexuality, outright (I am one of them). I have spent a...

October 17 2013 17 Comments 15 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by D W

How is God affected by the sins committed by us?

God grieved and He got angry in the "Old Testament." He gave serious warnings and administered severe punishment, even among His Chosen People, the Jews....

October 17 2013 3 Comments Follow Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Is hell real? Is hell eternal?

It is interesting that a much higher percentage of people believe in the existence of heaven than believe in the existence of hell. According to the Bible,...

October 17 2013 4 Comments 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by D W

What does Jesus mean by "unshrunk cloth on an old garment" and "new wine put into old wineskins"?

Jesus is addressing putting the New Jewish Covenant into the old one, the "Old Testament," the Hebrew Bible. The New Jewish Covenant and the Covenant for...

October 17 2013 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

Answer by Gary Patton , People Development Coach to Christians

What did Jesus mean when He instructed us to turn the other cheek?

I'll be a little more blunt than my Brother, Don Watson in disagreeing strongly with our Brother, Michael, who wrote the principal answer. Contrary to what...

October 17 2013 7 Comments 10 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Heather Willcockson

Should we dress up nice for church?

For years, I dressed up because I had to. This was not something I believed I had to do, but it was something that was imposed on me in the time when I was...

October 17 2013 16 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by rogers ward

Why is homosexuality so controversial?

We are also instructed to love the individual, but hate the sin. As Jesus said to the adulteress "let him who is without sin cast the first stone". Why do we...

October 17 2013 12 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by OTTIS MACHIRI , Construction Manager, Member of Christ Embassy Church

What does it mean to glorify God?

I think there is a difference between giving glory to God and glorifying God. We give Him glory when we worship, Him, praise Him and allude to his greatness....

October 17 2013 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by JD Abshire

Why is homosexuality so controversial?

According to The Word of God it shouldn't be controversial. It is sin and an abomination to God also an indicator of the of the shameful, moral state to...

October 17 2013 12 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

How should Christians respond to the "War on Christmas"?

As God never commands us to celebrate Christmas, and we are to live in peace with all men (as far as it depends on us), harm to the testimony of Christ can...

October 17 2013 8 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by William Sowels

Should we dress up nice for church?

I believe that it's not what we look like, but how we act. I'm 6 foot 260 lbs. I do have tattoos and told a lot that I look like a biker. One Sunday I was a...

October 17 2013 16 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Catherine Livingston

Should a Christian practice yoga?

As Christians we must discern that black is black and white is white. There shouldn't be any gray areas in our walk with Christ. When we get too close to the...

October 17 2013 26 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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How should a Christian respond to bullying?

Although we do not find the word bullying in the Bible, we do find the word brutish, a synonym of the brutal thuggery associated with thieves, assassins, and...

October 17 2013 5 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by leslie sue innis

Should Christians celebrate Halloween?

Since the Jewish calendar came first, and God chose the Jews through whom to bring His One and only Son to us so we could be saved, is Halloween on the...

October 17 2013 1 Comments 18 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How is God affected by the sins committed by us?

In this verse God says the people were sinning against him. What happens to God, how is he affected, when we sin?

Exodus 23:33

October 17 2013 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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How should a Christian respond to Hollywood?

Hollywood is more than a city in California. The name has become synonymous with the values, lifestyles, and hedonistic philosophies of movie stars,...

October 17 2013 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Ezekiel Kimosop - Pastor & Bible Scholar

Was Adam and Eve's sin really about eating a piece of forbidden fruit?

In order to appreciate the meaning of the fruit we need to understand the meaning ofthe tree of life. According to the International Standard Bible...

October 17 2013 2 Comments 17 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Was Adam and Eve's sin really about eating a piece of forbidden fruit?

Jesus said in Matthew 5 that not only is murder wrong but anger in your heart is sin also. Not only is adultery wrong but lust in your heart is sin also. Sin...

October 17 2013 1 Comments 17 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by JD Abshire

Why were Michael and Satan disputing over the body of Moses?

This is pure speculation but considering Moses was such a tremendous patriarch and man of God the Jews would have most probably immortalized and worshiped...

October 17 2013 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Dorcas Sitali , Miss Dorcas sitali

Should we dress up nice for church?

i think that when going to Church one should dress nice for the Lord and not for any other reason and if for the Lord then issues of inappropriate dressing...

October 17 2013 16 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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What are Y-Chromosomal Adam and Mitochondrial Eve?

"Y-Chromosomal Adam" and "Mitochondrial Eve" are the scientifically-proven theories that every man alive today is descended from a single man and every man...

October 17 2013 3 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Alan Rees

How should a Christian respond to beggars?

Deuteronomy 24 v19-21 when thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field and has forgot asheaf inthe field,thou shalt not go again to fetch it;it shall be for...

October 17 2013 17 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by June Canomay , JUNEC

Should we dress up nice for church?

Christians, we should know that our God is not a respecter of persons. Act 10:35 “But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is...

October 17 2013 16 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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What does it mean that God will not despise a broken spirit and contrite heart?

Psalm 51 was written by King David after he committed adultery with Bathsheba and had her husband killed to cover his sin (2 Samuel 11). It has been said of...

October 17 2013 1 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Diann Windsor

Should a Christian celebrate Easter?

Do rabbits lay eggs? If Easter was a day for Christ why do the date changes every year? Jesus only said to remember Him by wine and bread, the blood He shed...

October 17 2013 2 Comments 13 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Bennie van den Bergh , Loves Bible prophecy.

Should Christians celebrate Halloween?

Satan is a master deceiver. How does he deceive his enemies? The same way you move an ocean liner off course. One degree on the compass is all that is needed...

October 17 2013 18 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Vincent Mercado , Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3

What does it mean to be poor in spirit?

And so Jesus says, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" (Mt 5:3). This is neither a romanticizing of economic poverty nor a...

October 17 2013 2 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Vincent Mercado , Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3

Should Christians be tolerant of other people's religious beliefs?

All nations form but one community. This is so because all stem from the one stock which God created to populate the entire earth, and also because all share...

October 17 2013 10 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Vincent Mercado , Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3

As a Christian is there any one religious group or leader we should follow?

As a Christian, we should follow the teachings of the Catholic Church, which are divine and true, coming from Jesus Christ himself. He established this...

October 17 2013 3 Comments 7 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Vincent Mercado , Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3

How should a Christian respond to beggars?

The Christian response to a beggar is not to give money, rather to show compassion. Mother Teresa, the saint of the Calcutta slums, best exemplifies true...

October 17 2013 17 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jim New , Just a follower of Jesus Christ and him only!

Should Christians celebrate Halloween?

After some prayer and thoughts on this subject of Halloween and reading the inputs of many and after reading Romans 14 thoroughly Paul spoke of 2 groups of...

October 17 2013 1 Comments 18 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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What does it mean to be poor in spirit?

In the beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus declares, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 5:3). What...

October 17 2013 2 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Ann Wood , Retired widow.

How should a Christian respond to beggars?

We have many street people here in the Philippines. It is difficult to discern who is in need and who is working for a syndicate. They give these poor souls...

October 17 2013 2 Comments 17 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Priscilla Quarles

Should Christians celebrate Halloween?

Satan does not have a day. This is the day the lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it. As Christian we are at liberity to do everything we want as...

October 16 2013 4 Comments 18 More Answers Follow Vote Up