Why did the disciples wake Jesus up during the storm?
Benita, you have asked a thought-provoking question! I love water and being out on the water whether it is in Wisconsin or Arizona, have taken swimming...
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Why did the disciples wake Jesus up during the storm?
The apostles woke Jesus because they were in a boat on the Sea of Galilee (also known as the Sea of Tiberias, or the Lake of Gennesaret), and a storm had...
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Who was Cain's wife? Was Cain's wife his sister?
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Danny Hickman
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Does God love Satan?
Does God love Satan? Because of the brevity of the scope of the question, I can only answer what I believe to be the query: How does God FEEL about Satan, is...
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If God is omnipresent, does that mean God is in hell?
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What does the Bible say about abortion?
De. 5:17: Thou shalt not kill. Is the pre-born baby a person? If so, then God says not to kill him or her. Luke 1:41: And it came to pass, that, when...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about abortion?
Good question, Teresa! One of my cousins works fervently full-time with a pro-life organization, and he is the same age as I am. My sister asked me to join...
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John Appelt
Who were the mid-wives? Where they Jewish?
Exodus 1:15 relates the command of the king of Egypt to two midwives to kill all baby boys of the Hebrew people. Some suggest these midwives might have been...
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Joseph LaClair
Do human beings truly have a free will?
Acts 17:30: Truly these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands ALL MEN everywhere to repent. 2 Peter 3:9: The Lord is not slack in his promise,...
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John Appelt
What does the Bible say about Rahab?
Rahab was a resident of Jericho when the spies were sent from Joshua. In most Bible versions, Joshua 2:1 says that Rahab was a harlot or a prostitute. The...
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What does the Bible say about suffering?
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Why should we read the Bible / study the Bible?
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Does the Bible say Christians have to attend church?
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Hosea 1:2—How could a holy God who condemns harlotry command Hosea to marry a harlot?
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Hosea 1:2—How could a holy God who condemns harlotry command Hosea to marry a harlot?
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Jack Gutknecht
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Was Ner the father of Kish or the son of Abiel? 1 Chronicles 8:33
There were probably two men named Ner, one Saul’s uncle and the other his great grandfather. The same names were not uncommon in family trees. Thus, Saul had...
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John Appelt
Who was Luke in the Bible?
Paul called Luke the “beloved physician,” Colossians 4:14. He is also well-known as an associate of Paul, accompanying him on some of his journeys and going...
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Patricia Robinson
Does the Bible say Christians have to attend church?
Shalom! You are the church. However, scriptures do warn us to assemble together. The early church of Christ assembled together, daily.
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Patricia Robinson
How can I overcome being "burnt" by the church in the past and have a renewed passion for church and a desire to attend church again?
Shalom! You are the church. Therefore you can not stop attending church. I have stayed away from a group of believers in Yeshua after realizing that the...
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John Appelt
When were the Gospels written?
While the dates of the gospels are not definitely established, there are some hints and clues as to about when they were written. In his concluding remarks...
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Anonymous
What do you do with your fears?
Job 41:33 (KJV) "Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear."
Job 41:1 - 34
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the most accurate version of the Bible?
I have come across multiple references to the New American Standard Bible (NASB) as the most accurate English translation.
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Who was Heman in 1 Chronicles 6:33?
"Heman was the grandson of Samuel the prophet; for whose sake his genealogy is traced up to Jacob or Israel in the following verses, and stands thus; after...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What can we learn about God's power or love from Psalm 104?
Harold Wilmington provides us with a basic outline of Psalm 104. The psalmist recognizes that the universe is created by and is totally dependent upon a...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Who was Cain's wife? Was Cain's wife his sister?
I taught children for 14 years at a Baptist Church in southeastern Wisconsin and had to keep it simple. So here goes: Most people believe that Cain married...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Was Ner the father of Kish or the son of Abiel? 1 Chronicles 8:33
Ner was the son of Abiel, and the brother (not the father) of Kish. I found a convincing exposition of this at the following website:...
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Anonymous
Was Ner the father of Kish or the son of Abiel? 1 Chronicles 8:33
1 Samuel 14:51 refers to “Ner the father of Abner” who was Saul’s cousin. Saul’s father, Kish, and Abner’s father, Ner, were brothers, having the same father...
1 Chronicles 8:1 - 40
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Who was Achan?
I will address only Achan's sin. (I used to be a kleptomaniac before Jesus saved me--that's why this question interests me.) Achan’s first mistake was to...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who was Heman in 1 Chronicles 6:33?
As indicated in the passage cited in the question, Heman was a minstrel from the priestly tribe of Levi. He was a grandson of the prophet Samuel. Because of...
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John Appelt
What is Pascha?
‘Pascha’ is the Greek word for ‘Passover’ found 29 times in the New Testament. It was the feast commemorating the time when Israel left Egypt, Exodus...
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Richard Kean
Why did God have to test Abraham to see if he would sacrifice Isaac if He's omniscient and knows everything?
God doesn't give up his sovereignty by not choosing to know what humans will do. He was willing to take the risk of sin then to make Adam into a robot. If...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Who were the sons of God and daughters of men?
There's only one reason to leap to the conclusion that Genesis 6:1-4 is referring to something other than mortal men coupling with women and producing giant...
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Anonymous
Who was Heman in 1 Chronicles 6:33?
1 Chron. 6:33 These are the men who served and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer the son of Joel, son of j Samuel,
1 Chronicles 6:1 - 81
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John Appelt
Who was Chedorlaomer / Kedorlaomer?
Chedorlaomer appears in the Bible only because of the connection with Abraham and Lot. He was the leading king of a confederacy, Genesis 14:1, that battled...
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Todd Rushing
What Jesus was writing in the dirt?
It is likely (but by no means certain) that since Jesus had told the Pharisees that the one without sin should cast the first stone, he may have been writing...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Why is “if” someone repents we are to forgive stated here? Are we to not always to forgive whether the offender asks for forgiveness or not?
1 John 1:8: "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." Matthew 6:14: "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your...
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What was Jesus writing in the dirt when the Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery?
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What was Jesus writing in the dirt when the Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery?
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What are the signs of a true believer, a Christian?
Since salvation is by faith alone, it is impossible to tell a true believer from an unbeliever. Romans 4:5. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who was Zerubbabel?
According to the genealogies in Matthew and Luke, Zerubbabel (whose name means "offspring of Babylon") was an ancestor of Jesus through Joseph's royal line...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What is more important, orthodoxy or orthopraxy?
Orthodoxy and orthopraxy seem to be at odds with each other. But I think that is because people see them as a “Faith versus Grace” concept. Really they...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Who was Zerubbabel?
1 Chron. 3:19 and the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei; and the sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith was their sister;
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Anonymous
In married sex, what is OK with God?
Ephesians 5:31 (quoting Genesis) "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did Nicodemus go to see Jesus in the night?
In my opinion, Nicodemus (who was a member of the Pharisees) went to Jesus by night for reasons of secrecy -- in order to avoid having others (especially...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who was Achan?
The story of Achan is found in Joshua 7. When the Israelites conquered Jericho after entering the Promised Land under the leadership of Joshua, God...
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Charles Wesley Gajilly
Why did Nicodemus go to see Jesus in the night?
John 3:1 - 15