Why in Exodus 33 did God tell the children of Israel to take off the jewelry after they had made the golden calf?
Exodus 33:1 - 23
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Donlla Harris
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What step or steps can be taken when reading the Bible seems boring? Hebrews 4:12
As it says in Hebrews 4:12, “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of j...
Isaiah 55:11
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What should we learn from Jacob's wrestling match with God?
Jacob was prayerful (Gen. 32:9-12, 24-30). “So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak” (Genesis 32:24). Being alone with God is the...
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Does wearing a face mask displace trust in God?
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Scott Broberg
, Fig Tree Ministries
Why is there a fig tree purposely planted into a vineyard, if vineyards are for grapes?
I agree with Aurel Gheorghe that we must read it as a parable and not a literal story. Parables are fictional stories that convey "a truth." The characters...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How does predestination work as described by scripture?
For them he did foreknow he also did predestinate to become the children of God even to them that believe on His name. God knows who is going to believe and...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What was the state of the earth before creation?
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth (Gen 1:1). The earth did not exist before this time. God created it out of nothing. God existed...
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Emo Tenorio
, Shomer
Which biblical passages can help to restore a believer's faith after being shattered by the exposure of trusted Christian leader as false?
A timely inquiry during perilous times and I humbly submit for your consideration; there is only ONE that should merit your FAITH. (Titus 1:2). The...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What should we learn from Jacob's wrestling match with God?
First, I would say that, as indicated in the question, the "man" spoken of in the cited verse or passage was, in fact, a supernatural, divine being (and...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What was the state of the earth before creation?
A casual reading of Genesis 1 might give the impression that the earth was already in existence even prior to the beginning of God's creative activity....
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Why did God create such a vast universe and other planets if there is only life on Earth?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What should we learn from Jacob's wrestling match with God?
Genesis 32:1 - 32
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Aurel Gheorghe
Why is there a fig tree purposely planted into a vineyard, if vineyards are for grapes?
Although planting trees in a vineyard might serve a practical purpose, we should be mindful that Luke 13:6-9 is a parable, and parables are not necessarily...
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Aurel Gheorghe
Does reading scripture out loud increase your faith?
My understating is that the communal reading of God’s Word was the primary way of learning about Christ during the OT as well as the NT Church. The scrolls...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Which biblical passages can help to restore a believer's faith after being shattered by the exposure of trusted Christian leader as false?
The Bible has never lost its power, but humans (even the most apparently pious and trustworthy professing Christians, and no matter how close they may be to...
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Carole Willard
What was the state of the earth before creation?
Can someone explain this?
Genesis 1:1 - 31
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What kinds of righteousness are there besides "a righteousness that is by faith"? (1:17)
I would say that Paul was contrasting righteousness imputed by God as a result of faith in Christ to righteousness before God gained as a result of total...
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venkatesan Iyer
Which biblical passages can help to restore a believer's faith after being shattered by the exposure of trusted Christian leader as false?
I had a lot of trust in a celebrated Christian leader. He has been exposed to be a false teacher. Peter 2 talks about false teachers. Yet how can someone kee...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What kinds of righteousness are there besides "a righteousness that is by faith"? (1:17)
NIV For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will l...
Romans 1:17
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why is there a fig tree purposely planted into a vineyard, if vineyards are for grapes?
I am not a horticulturist, but my consultation of secular sources produced a reference to the practice of planting fig trees in the corners of vineyards to...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Does reading scripture out loud increase your faith?
I would say that reading Scripture out loud would have the benefit of not allowing the reader's attention to drift, as it might when reading silently. Also,...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does it mean that Job was, “blameless and upright”?
Since the original fall of humanity into sin described in Genesis 3, no human has ever been totally without sin (except Jesus, due to the manner in which He...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What did Jesus mean when He said, "I saw Satan fall like lightning"?
When Satan rebelled against God due to his prideful desire to usurp God's place, he and the angels who joined him in his rebellion were defeated, and were...
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Elizabeth Lane
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Scott Broberg
, Fig Tree Ministries
Why did the God of the Bible stop talking to humans?
The reality is that God hasn't stopped talking. In fact, he is continually speaking. The problem is that we - as human beings - have difficulty hearing. We...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Do Christians have the ability today to lay hands on the sick and they recover?
What the bible says is true for all time (2Timothy 2:16-17). Jesus said his Word would never disappear (Luke 21:33) and he is the Word of God who became...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What commands or examples to follow are there in the Bible to "exalt the Lord"?
When we look to the New Testament for guidance on how to exalt the Lord, we have many commandments and examples. Here are a few. 1) The Great Commission...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What does "bind them as a sign on your hand" mean in regards to the law in Deuteronomy 6:8?
When we read this verse in context from the beginning of chapter 6 the meaning makes more sense. Moses said to the Israelites: “These are the commands,...
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Anonymous
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Deborah Jones
Does reading scripture out loud increase your faith?
Faith comes by hearing the word of God.
Romans 10:17
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What commands or examples to follow are there in the Bible to "exalt the Lord"?
The Hebrew word, “Rum,” (exalt) found in both Psalm 99:5 and Isaiah 25:1 is used in the sense of be high, literal rock (in figurative) Psalm 61:3 or better,...
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Wanda Jenkins
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Aurel Gheorghe
What does "bind them as a sign on your hand" mean in regards to the law in Deuteronomy 6:8?
I believe that Moses' instruction given to the Israelites to tie God’s law on the right hand or on the forehead (Deut 6:8) was meant only in a symbolical...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why are there only four gospels in the Bible?
I would say that it would be a combination of the following: -- the degree of use of each gospel by the early church (dating from a time when there would...
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Anonymous
Why are there only four gospels in the Bible?
Why are there only 4 gospels in the Bible?
Matthew 1:1 - 25
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why do some Christians that believe we must keep the 10 commandments only advocate nine, believing the fourth commandment abolished?
The Fourth Commandment is the only commandment of the Ten Commandments that is not repeated in the New Testament. But the Divine Example is still with us...
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Does the Bible say "come as you are"?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is "Beyond Today" and is it a Christian group?
I have never had personal experience with the ministry referenced in the question, but my understanding from multiple second-hand sources is that it is...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does "bind them as a sign on your hand" mean in regards to the law in Deuteronomy 6:8?
My understanding is that this command was/is observed by Jews in biblical times (as well as by Orthodox Jews to the present day) not through the use of...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What commands or examples to follow are there in the Bible to "exalt the Lord"?
The root meaning of the word "exalt" (sometimes also translated as "extol") means "to raise up". The use of this word in connection with God emphasizes all...
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jeanine petro
, School Counselor, mom, and writer
What does "bind them as a sign on your hand" mean in regards to the law in Deuteronomy 6:8?
Does this mean a tattoo?
Deuteronomy 6:4 - 9
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Scott Broberg
, Fig Tree Ministries
How do Christians enhance the visual capacity of their spiritual eyes?
Christians can enhance the visual capacity of their spiritual eyes by engaging in spiritual practices (disciplines). Spiritual practices engage our spirit in...
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Scott Broberg
, Fig Tree Ministries
When God said in to Moses in Exodus 12 verse 1-2, "This shall be unto you the beginning of months, the first month of the year to Israel henceforth," what month of the ordinary year was it then at that point in time?
The "first month" in Exodus correlates to the modern March/April. Many ancient calendars started in the early spring. Since cultures were so tightly linked...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What are some ways COVID-19 could transform us for better or for worse?
Every experience in a Christian’s life, every event and circumstance, affects our spiritual life. There is no neutral, indifferent consequence. And the...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
In what way are Christians more than conquerors? (Romans 8:37)
In human warfare between opposing kingdoms, there is always a series of battles, and then a final battle that determines victory and defeat. The defeated...