What was this "two-drachma temple tax"? (Matthew 17:24)
The temple tax refers to the half-shekel tax paid annually by male Jews to support the temple (Exod 30:13-16). Bible.org - (to nomisma tou kensou (Mt 22:19),...
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What does the Bible say about nightmares?
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Can the dead be raised?
I have seen the DVD, "Faith Like Potatoes," in which there are some really miraculous things that happen, such as God sending rain during the dry season to...
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Can the dead be raised?
I have every confidence that the dead can still be raised today, and I have two stories to tell that confirm this: About 15 years ago, a missionary came to...
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Why is it righteous to delight or please God?
When we trust Jesus as our savior He imputes His perfect righteousness to us apart from works. Romans 4:6. Romans 4:7-8 Blessed is the man whose sins are...
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How can I justify evolution of man with God creating man?
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What should a Christian wife do if her husband is not being the spiritual leader he should be?
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Will we eat food in heaven?
Matthew 26:29 says, “I will not henceforth drink of the fruit of the vine until that day I drink it anew with you in my Father’s Kingdom.” So I would say,...
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How can we recognize the Antichrist?
1 John 4:3, "And every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of antichrist - which you...
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Tim Maas
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Can the dead be raised?
I would say, first, that raising the dead would certainly be within God's power today -- both because His character does not change (Hebrews 13:8), and...
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Tim Maas
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What was this "two-drachma temple tax"? (Matthew 17:24)
The temple tax (which God told Moses to collect in Exodus 30:13-16) was required of Jewish males over age 20, and the money was used for the upkeep and...
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Can the dead be raised?
Can the dead still be raised today, just like biblical times?
John 11:1 - 57
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Who are the three men that appeared to Abraham in Genesis 18?
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What does Jesus mean by "this generation will not pass away"?
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Does Hebrews 10:26 mean that a believer can lose salvation?
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Are Mormons Christians? Are Mormons saved?
Revelation 7:9 says: “After I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages,...
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Why is there a Hebrew character and word at the start of each section of Psalms 119?
Psalm 119 is an acrostic poem, in which each set of 8 verses begins with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Psalm 119’s structure allowed for easy...
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Is it fair for the righteous to suffer with the wicked? (Genesis 18:25)
Jesus spoke about such tragedies, saying the fallen were not necessarily greater sinners because they died (Connie). She was referring to Luke 13:1-5,...
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Tim Maas
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Why is there a Hebrew character and word at the start of each section of Psalms 119?
The characters and words mentioned are the letters, along with their English renderings or translations, of the Hebrew alphabet. (It would be the same as an...
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Why is there a Hebrew character and word at the start of each section of Psalms 119?
The characters and words (aleph, beth, gimel, daleth etc.) mentioned are the letters, along with their English renderings or translations, of the Hebrew...
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When will the Holy Spirit be taken out of the world?
The Holy Spirit will be taken out of the world when the times of tribulation comes:: "When your fear cometh as desolation, And your destruction cometh as a...
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Tim Maas
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What are some biblical guidelines for a happy marriage?
The passages that come most readily to mind for me are Proverbs 31:10-31 and Ephesians 5:22-24 for wives, and Ephesians 5:25-33, Colossians 3:19, and 1 Peter...
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Is it fair for the righteous to suffer with the wicked? (Genesis 18:25)
Isaiah 3:10,11 -"Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with...
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Are apparitions of Mary, such as Lady Fatima, true messages from God?
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What does the Bible say about when God will judge us?
We Christians will be judged by Jesus in heaven after the church is raptured. As Michael mentioned, the basis of this Bema judgment (Judgment seat of Christ,...
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Why this potpourri of advice? (Hebrews 13:1–10)
I would say that the varied content of Hebrews 13 arises from it being the last chapter in the epistle. As letter writers often do (even today), after having...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Do we now have to keep the sabbath?
Sabbath according to the [EBD], Easton’s Bible Dictionary, in Hebrew is a verb, sabbath, meaning "to rest from labor"), the day of rest. It is first...
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Why this potpourri of advice? (Hebrews 13:1–10)
The author seems to be touching on so many different topics. Was there a reason for this?
Hebrews 13:1 - 19
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How can we recognize the Antichrist?
I think you will find widespread agreement that we will know who the Antichrist (AC) is when he makes a covenant with "the many" for one week (Dan. 9:27)....
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Connie Rosario
Is it fair for the righteous to suffer with the wicked? (Genesis 18:25)
It is a horrifying event when tragedy strikes, and people die, both the righteous and the unrighteous. Jesus spoke about such tragedies saying the fallen...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
When Esther was standing in the presence of her enemy, how can we apply this section to our life applications today?
God was still on the throne “The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: He turneth it whithersoever He will” (Prov. 21:1; see Ezra...
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Why do the sins I have committed after receiving Christ tend to make me feel unworthy and wondering if I will go to heaven?
Why do people who say they have "received" Christ still feel guilty of sin? The part that stands out to me is the distinction that is put on their sin....
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Why does God allow children to be hurt, abused, or even murdered?
Today in the United States, there are 74.2 million children (0 to 17 years of age). Last year 864 were murdered, and 656,243 were abused (neglected). As you...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Is it fair for the righteous to suffer with the wicked? (Genesis 18:25)
25 Far be it from you to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the...
Genesis 18:22 - 33
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Who are the three men that appeared to Abraham in Genesis 18?
The 3 strangers were Christ and 2 of His angels (Gen. 18:1, 22; 19:1). Abraham and Sara were entertaining angels unawares (Hebrews 13:2). Here is a great...
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How are Christians supposed to forgive those who rape, abuse, and murder children?
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How often should the Lord's Supper / Communion be observed?
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Why is the city of Capernaum significant?
Capernaum was a fishing village of Galilee on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee (also known as the Lake of Gennesaret). As related in Luke...
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Is the observance of a First Communion biblical?
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What did Jesus mean when he said, "night cometh when no man can work" in John 9:4?
In my opinion, Jesus was equating "day" with the lifespan that God grants to each human (and particularly to Christians), with "night" being the ending of...
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What does Jesus mean by "this generation will not pass away"?
It appears that the context of this generation shall not pass until all these things are completed is widely interpreted by many differently. If one takes...
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What does it mean that "whoever winks his eyes plans dishonest things; he who purses his lips brings evil to pass"?
The one who winks his eyes, 1) devises perverse things, and, 2) one who compresses his lips brings about evil. My understanding is that both of these are...