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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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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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
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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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
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
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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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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 (aleph, beth, gimel, daleth etc.) mentioned are the letters, along with their English renderings or translations, of the Hebrew...
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Martin Timm
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
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
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
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
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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Danny Hickman
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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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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
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
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
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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Jack Gutknecht
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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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Danielle Morgan
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...
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What did Jesus mean when he said, "night cometh when no man can work" in John 9:4?
4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
John 9:1 - 41
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Jack Gutknecht
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What is the importance of the empty tomb?
While I was in college for 2 years at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, I chose to write an English paper giving evidence for the bodily, literal...
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Jack Gutknecht
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What is the importance of the empty tomb?
While I was in college for 2 years at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, I chose to write an English paper giving evidence for the bodily, literal...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Do dogs go to heaven?
I want to believe with all my heart that my cat, Sophie, will go to heaven and that my dogs, Skippy and Maggie, will be there as well. The Bible only gives...
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Tim Maas
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Do dogs go to heaven?
I have always found C. S. Lewis' thoughts on this issue to be useful. In his book The Problem of Pain, he wrote: "The real difficulty about supposing most...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is point of the story of the crippled man at the healing pool?
In my opinion, the main point of the account in the cited chapter was to testify to Jesus' position and authority as the Son of God -- both in the power that...
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Where did the name Moab come from?
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Tim Maas
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Why are Israel and Palistine bombing each other, aren't they all Jewish?
Although there may be Palestinians who live in Israel and are Israeli citizens, and who also may have even converted to Judaism, the Palestinians who live in...
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