What was the state of the earth before creation?
Isaiah 14:12-17 speaks of the Fall of Lucifer, who intended to take over the Throne of God and was cast down together with a third of the angels. Something...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Does Romans 11:22 mean we can lose our salvation (be cut off from God)?
He was writing about the Jews. They rejected Jesus as their savior and believed they were saved by keeping the law. We are saved by faith alone apart from...
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Aurel Gheorghe
What does it mean that two men were in bed, one is caught up, and the other left behind?
In Luke 17:34-36, Jesus uses symbols to teach simple truths. At the end of time, there will be only two groups of people: the lost and the saved. Two Men in...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does the Bible say about rioting?
1 Corinthians 14:33 says, "For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace." Romans 12:18 says, "If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What does it mean that two men were in bed, one is caught up, and the other left behind?
In this passage from Luke 17:24-37 Jesus is talking about his Second Coming. His coming will be like lightning that flashes and lights up the whole sky. He...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What is the significance of the 42 stations of the Exodus?
This is the historical record of the 40 years of wilderness wanderings by the nation of Israel. The fact that each location of their encampment is named,...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How can 2 Chronicles 9:25 say Solomon had 4,000 stalls when 1 Kings 4:26 says he had 40,000 stalls?
In my opinion, discrepancies such as this do not reflect adversely on the inspiration of the original text, or raise critical issues with regard to the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What kind of "evil" did Rehoboam do? (2 Chronicles 12:14)
As described in 1 Kings 12 and 2 Chronicles 10, when Rehoboam became king of Israel upon the death of his father Solomon, the people came to him, and asked...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How can 2 Chronicles 9:25 say Solomon had 4,000 stalls when 1 Kings 4:26 says he had 40,000 stalls?
2 Chronicles 9:25 "Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horses, which he kept in the chariot cities and also with hi...
2 Chronicles 9:25
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What kind of "evil" did Rehoboam do? (2 Chronicles 12:14)
"He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the Lord." (NIV)
2 Chronicles 12:14
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What does it mean to bless God?
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What does the Bible say about the role of youth pastor/minister?
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Andrew Gordon
What does it mean that two men were in bed, one is caught up, and the other left behind?
Does this scripture refer to two believers who are together spreading the gospel, one was righteous, and the one left behind was unrighteous?
Luke 17:34
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Emo Tenorio
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Should Christians get vaccinated?
That is a good question and I humbly submit that everyone will be mandated to receive any vaccination in this continuing kabuki theater. Or risk being...
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Albert DeBenedictis
, Retired computer programmer
Why is the science community so opposed to creationism?
Jeremiah Duncan states that “I believe God created the universe and everything in it, but I also believe He did so through Evolution.” I am not sure to what...
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Debra Grannemann
What is the significance of the 42 stations of the Exodus?
Numbers 33:1 - 56
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Should Christians get vaccinated?
I believe that previous discussions on ebible.com (prior to COVID-19) have regarded vaccines in general as part of the stewardship by Christians of their...
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Uisdean Uisdean
Since Satan can’t read our thoughts, does he think we are not praying when we pray silently ?
There are many times that I do think he has discerned my thoughts--not sure how. He must know I am praying because he attempts to disrupt my prayers. Frank...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Should Christians get vaccinated?
(in view of the corona virus).
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Is abortion OK if the mother's life is at risk?
The NLT says in 1 Samuel 2:6, "The Lord gives both death and life; he brings some down to the grave but raises others up." The context of Hannah's song is...
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What is state/role of the saved one after death, before return of Jesus?
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What does the Bible say about impactful thoughts?
Here are some more examples of thinking that impacts our lives. John 5:39 "You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Can/should a believer enlist the help of a non-Christian life coach?
The biblical principle of “unequal yoking” applies to every close personal relationship we have in this life and world. It applies to marriage partners,...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What does "deceitful" mean in Jeremiah 17:9, and in Jer. 17:10 what do "heart" and "reins" mean?
In Jeremiah 17:10 God says, "“I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does the Bible say about impactful thoughts?
Some other suggested verses speaking of the impact of thoughts: Proverbs 23:7 (specifically, "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.") Romans 12:2...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about impactful thoughts?
23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. (NIV)
Proverbs 4:23
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Kevin Honeycutt
, Servant of Jesus Christ
Is faith justified by works?
Thelma, I will give you an answer by what the Bible says and not an opinion. James 2:24 "Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does Paul mean in Rom 8:37 that, "in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through him who loved us.?"
Four passages come to my mind regarding our triumph in Christ: 1 Corinthians 15:57 57But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our LORD Jesus...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does the Bible say about holiness? What does it mean to be holy?
There is positional righteousness, Romans 4:6. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth righteousness apart from works. Then there is practical...
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Aurel Georgescu
What time of the year was Christ’s birth?
Jesus was most likely born in September or October 5 B.C., because Herod the Great died March/April, 4 BCE, Jericho, Judaea.
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What is the time period described in Isaiah 35?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does "deceitful" mean in Jeremiah 17:9, and in Jer. 17:10 what do "heart" and "reins" mean?
"Deceitful" refers to the capacity of the mind (figuratively represented by the heart) to delude an individual into believing that he is good or moral when...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Where did Cain’s wife come from?
The best explanation that I have heard is that Adam and Eve would have had many other children (from whom Cain's wife would have come). However, the Bible...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What happens to those who have been cremated at the Resurrection of the dead?
God created human beings from the dust of the earth (Genesis 2:7). God saw our unformed bodies in the depths of the earth before we were conceived (Psalm...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What does Paul mean in Rom 8:37 that, "in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through him who loved us.?"
We overwhelmingly conquer as we "put our trust in" and "walk by faith in" the TRUTH and PROMISES of God. In all the verses in Romans chapter 8, Paul provides...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What does it mean in 1 John 3:2 that "when He appears we shall be like Him?"
We are like Jesus now in many different ways. Why? Because when we put our faith in him, God made us into a new creation, a brand new person, to display the...
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Michael Kouroupis
Do Christians have to obey the laws of the land?
Yes, with a caveat. In the U.S., the "law of the land" recognizes that you're totally innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. It also embraces one's...
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Anonymous
Where did Cain’s wife come from?
Was there another set of people created somewhere apart from Adam and Eve? (Genesis 4:17)
Genesis 4:17
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does "deceitful" mean in Jeremiah 17:9, and in Jer. 17:10 what do "heart" and "reins" mean?
What does "deceitful" mean in Jeremiah 17:9, and in Jer. 7:10 what do "heart" and "reins" mean? Jeremiah Chapter 17 9 The heart [is] deceitful above ...
Jeremiah 17:9 - 10
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Why does Isaiah 45:7 say that God created evil/calamity?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does it mean in 1 John 3:2 that "when He appears we shall be like Him?"
Athough Christians are indwelt by the Holy Spirit even in this life and world, I interpret John's words as meaning that, at the time of the visible return of...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What happens to those who have been cremated at the Resurrection of the dead?
As indicated in the Bible, God created the entire universe out of nothing, merely by speaking it into existence. Given that ability, as well as the various...
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Alain HODGE
What does it mean in 1 John 3:2 that "when He appears we shall be like Him?"
Are we not a little like him as we are now?
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Jennifer Rothnie
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What does Paul mean in Rom 8:37 that, "in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through him who loved us.?"
At the time Paul writes, somewhere between 56-58 A.D, the Israelites are dispersed and Christians are persecuted by both Jews and Rome. Rome holds the...
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Carol North
What happens to those who have been cremated at the Resurrection of the dead?
How can those who have been cremated be raised from the dead?
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does 'blessed are the peacemakers' mean?
Blessed are the peacemakers. They bring others to peace with God through the faith of Jesus for the remission of sin. First Corinthians 1:21 and First John...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does it mean that believers are to be salt and light?
Telling people they are sinners headed for hell is like rubbing salt in a wound. Giving them the gospel, First Corinthians 15:1-4, is like turning on the...