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  1. What is "pure spiritual milk"? (1 Peter 2:2)
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Answer by Robert Hibbard , Retired Christian High School Teacher

As a Christian should I give financial support to a country that does not support Christianity?

In my opinion, financial support to any organization should keep an eye to the service of Christ's kingdom. That would mean support for causes that are...

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Why did God send an evil spirit to torment King Saul?

February 17 2022

Answer by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

Is handing out gospel tracts a good evangelism method?

I am a Gideon, a member of The Gideon's International. We are encouraged to carry one or more pocket New Testaments when we are out and about. It has the...

February 17 2022 12 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What are some ways COVID-19 could transform us for better or for worse?

There's the BAD NEWS, and then there's the GOOD NEWS. First, the bad. Physically, it can take its toll on us: Covid-19 can affect the frontal lobes,...

February 17 2022 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Gregory Jones

As a Christian should I give financial support to a country that does not support Christianity?

I was thinking about giving to Afghanistan because of some of the suffering going on, but I also have some discernment concerning people that do not support ...

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Can a woman/wife be a pastor or preacher?

February 16 2022

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does the Bible say about interracial marriage?

First of all, who is a believer and who is an unbeliever? Believers have eternal life because our sin debt is paid in full and we can no longer be condemned....

February 16 2022 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Does the Bible say Christians have to attend church?

The passage that comes most readily to my mind with regard to this question is Hebrews 10:24-25, in which the writer says, "And let us consider how we may...

February 16 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Is there anything I can do to guarantee myself a long life?

Life is fragile. There's no guarantee that we can do anything that will prolong it. Except for maybe one Scriptural example. Wiersbe states regarding...

February 16 2022 3 Comments 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Lewis Kabika

What does it mean that "a just man falls seven times"?

My opinion is that a righteous person is one who has been saved from sin by Jesus Christ's death. For this reason, such a one is kept safe and secure by...

February 16 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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Does the Bible say Christians have to attend church?

Paul writes, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works, so that no one ca...

February 16 2022 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by John Appelt

What was the principle behind the offering of first fruits?

The offering of the Firstfruits was the first offering of the harvest of grain. The holiday season began with Passover which was on the 14th day of the first...

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What does the bible say about boxing?

February 15 2022

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Is there anything I can do to guarantee myself a long life?

February 15 2022

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Is there any passage in the Bible, concerning sin in the church, that states that the leader or pastor should bring to the congregation a fellow Christians who sins?

Great question, Steven Berg! Jesus said something about this. Read on. HOW TO EXERCISE CHURCH DISCIPLINE (Mt 18:15-20): A. The procedure (Mt 18:15-17) 1. “If...

February 15 2022 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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After His resurrection, why did Jesus tell Mary not to touch Him, but later tell Thomas to touch Him?

February 15 2022

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

did jesus go to hell and bring out the souls of the people that died before he did?

Sheol/hades was a realm with two divisions—a place of blessing (Luke 23:43) and a place of judgment (Matthew 11:23; 16:18; Luke 10:15; 16:23; Acts 2:27-31),...

February 14 2022 11 Comments Follow Vote Up

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Do we have two or three parts? Body, soul, and spirit?

February 14 2022

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What is the proper way to pray?

February 13 2022

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What is the proper way to pray?

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Will we remember our earthly lives when we are in heaven?

February 13 2022

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What should we learn from the story of the rich man and Lazarus?

Why was the rich man in hell in the first place? Because he was rich? No. Because he lived in luxury. No. Because he did not feed the poor? No. John 3:18. He...

February 13 2022 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What should we learn from the walls of Jericho falling down?

The march around the city: God’s people today can march in triumphal procession because of the victory of Jesus Christ over all the enemies of God (Rom. 8:37...

February 13 2022 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What does the bible say about boxing?

As a teenager I remember my dad bought me a punching bag, which I hung out in our backyard, attached to the house. I loved boxing it and trying to make it go...

February 13 2022 Follow Vote Up

Answer by John Appelt

Why did God lead the people by a roundabout way to the Red Sea?

According to Exodus 13:17-18, God did not lead the people of Israel by the Philistine Road but led them on the Wilderness of the Red Sea Road. It was His...

February 13 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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What are some biblical principles for praying in public?

I am bad at this. My pastors have called on me to lead the congregation in prayer, and I always get so nervous, that I just feel like it's a performance, a...

February 13 2022 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Why did Moses’ face shine (Exodus 34:29-35)?

Wiersbe says Moses had been fasting and praying in the presence of God for 80 days, and he had seen a glimpse of God’s glory. Is it any wonder that he had a...

February 13 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by John Appelt

Why does Peter say repent and be baptized for the remission of sins if baptism has nothing to do with remission of sins?

Peter told the people to “repent, and let every one of you be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift...

February 13 2022 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by John B Smith

What does it mean in Jude 1:20 to be "praying in the Holy Ghost"?

Praying in the Spirit is mentioned three times in Scripture. First Corinthians 14:15 says, “So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also...

February 12 2022 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Greg T

Why did Jesus tell people to take up the cross, and what does it mean?

This saying by Jesus is liberating and freeing. However, religion has turned these exciting proclamations by Jesus into some type of performance quest to...

February 12 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by John Appelt

Where is the current location of Harran?

The location of Haran is traditionally considered to be in the northwest area of Mesopotamia where there are places named Haran and Nahor. But an examination...

February 12 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What does the Bible say about perfectionism?

February 11 2022

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Who was this passage talking about?

As I interpret the cited passage, Stephen was referring to the tabernacle -- the tent-like structure that housed the tablets on which the Ten Commandments...

February 11 2022 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What does it mean in Jude 1:20 to be "praying in the Holy Ghost"?

“Praying in the Holy Ghost” means literally, to interact with the Lord by exchanging human wishes or ideas for His wishes as He grants us faith or “divine...

February 11 2022 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Who was this passage talking about?

Acts 7:45: Our fathers in turn brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before our fathers. So it was until the days o...

Acts 7:45

February 11 2022 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What did Paul mean when he said physical exercise profits very little?

I would say that Paul's emphasis in the cited verse was not speaking of physical training in an absolute sense, but in a comparative sense with what follows...

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Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Who/what are the 'thrones, powers, rulers, and authorities' referred to in Colossians 1:16, 2:10 and 2:15?

"Thrones" are heavenly kingdoms or rulers (angels: Col 1:16). William Baur in bible.org "Authorities" in the New Testament: is used most often for exousia;...

February 11 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Carrie Hayes , My name is Carrie Hayes and I am an ordained Minister

Where did the different races come from?

I believe that any serious biblical study of race or ethnicity should start in Genesis 1. Our Bible does not start off with the creation of a special or...

February 10 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Does God experience death through Jesus’ crucifixion?

An interesting inquiry, indeed. No, God did not die on the cross. If He did, the world would cease to exist instantaneously. In fact, the whole universe...

February 10 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Carrie Hayes , My name is Carrie Hayes and I am an ordained Minister

When can music be considered 'Christian music'?

I feel Christian music is hymnals, gospel and worship music, which itself supports numerous Christian styles of music, including contemporary worship, and...

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Is it wrong to want to be famous?

February 10 2022

Answer by John Appelt

Why is John 8:2-11 not found in earlier manuscripts? Does this mean it is a fabricated story?

Actually, the passage, sometimes called the ‘Pericope Adulterae’ which means “the extract (literally, ‘cutting out’) of the adulteress,” goes from John 7:53...

February 10 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Roy Carter

Where did the different races come from?

Genesis 11:1 - 32

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Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Why does Jesus go off to the hills by himself?

In the NLT (New Living Translation of Mt 14:23) we find, "After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was...

February 10 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Aftab Yunis

Why was Jesus hidden in Egypt?

It is important to find answers from the Bible rather than any other source. This story is depicted in the Gospel of Matthew and Matthew's audience is Jews....

February 09 2022 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Why does Jesus go off to the hills by himself?

Jesus went off to the hills by himself for solitary prayer and communion with God the Father that would be uninterrupted by the crowds that normally...

February 09 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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How does predestination work as described by scripture?

February 09 2022