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Will Jesus' second coming be as a thief in the night or will the trumpet blow for all to hear?
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Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Was Esther the mother of King Cyrus?
By my understanding, the references in the book of Esther to King Ahasuerus (whose wife Esther became) are speaking of the Persian king more commonly known...
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Bartley Verner
, Elder Emeritus, Christ Presbyterian Church PCA
Does John 3:13 mean that no one went to Heaven before Jesus?
It appears that all the opinions do not consider "time" with regard to death and being in eternity with God. God is timeless; He has no beginning and no end....
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What are the names for God's Word in Psalm 119?
I found the following (many of which appear multiple times), but have not cited verses for them: law / laws statutes ways precepts decrees commands...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does it mean that God will rest in His love?
In my opinion, the cited verse's reference to God resting in His love is indicating that the love felt by God toward those whom the prophet is addressing...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does it mean that God will rest in His love?
Zephaniah 3:17 17The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy ove...
Zephaniah 3:17
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Bruce Lyon
, Elder: Restoration Fellowship Assembly
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What should we learn from the account of Samson and Delilah?
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Ralston Heath
How do I know what God wants me to do?
I answer your question with a question: What is the one thing that you can give to someone who has everything? The answer is love, honor and respect. Part of...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What is the nature of God's Word as it is taught in Psalm 119?
Psalm 119 describes what God’s word is - his law, commands, statutes, precepts and promises - it is God’s revelation to us so we will know how to live a life...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
How do I know if I have faith?
Belief is an act of our will agreeing that what God has said in the bible is true. Faith is putting our belief into action, by trusting Jesus Christ as our...
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Andrew Osakue
, Ex: Chief T. Officer, Fish Farmer, Bible Teacher, Men Leader
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Why are so many evangelical Christian leaders caught in scandals?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How do I know if I have faith?
I would start by reviewing the things that each of us already has faith in (even in non-religious contexts). Whether we are consciously aware of it or not,...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is the nature of God's Word as it is taught in Psalm 119?
In other words, what does God's Word accomplish? Psalm 119: 1-2, 9, 11, 24, 28-29, 37-38, 41-42, 45-46, 49-50, 62, 67, 70, 98-100, 103, 105, 111, 114, 116, ...
Psalms 119:1 - 176
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What are the names for God's Word in Psalm 119?
What is it called (119:1, 3-37, 39-40, 42-69, 71-116, 119-120, 123-131, 133-148, 150-164, 166-176)
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why was divorce permissible due to adultery according to Matthew 19:9?
In my opinion, placing the focus in Jesus' teaching on the permissibility of divorce in the case of adultery is misreading His intent. He was seeking to...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did Jesus refer to The Queen of Sheba and Solomon in Luke 11:31?
Just to briefly add to the above question and answer, the Bible passages to which Jesus was referring with regard to Solomon were the accounts in 1 Kings 10...
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Robert Chiappardi
, Counselor at Salvation Army ARC, Richmond, VA
Why did Jesus refer to The Queen of Sheba and Solomon in Luke 11:31?
Is this referring to the Book of Wisdom (Wisdom of Solomon) of the Deuterocanonical books?
Luke 11:31
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John Moyo
, Christian youth teacher
Why did Jesus refer to The Queen of Sheba and Solomon in Luke 11:31?
Here Jesus is lamenting the reluctance exhibited by the Jews to listen to his teaching by comparing them not only to to Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, but...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is it biblically correct or ok for Christians to be Eastern Stars or Free Masons?
Because there are a variety of denominational positions on Masonic activities, I would say that it would be difficult to generalize among all Christians with...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What lineage did Jesus come from of the three sons of Noah after the flood?
Although the ancestry of Jesus contained in Matthew 1 only begins with Abraham (previously known as Abram), tracing the genealogical lines prior to Abraham's...
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Charles Mann
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is the story of Sarah and Hagar?
When Sarah and Abraham cast Hagar out, she was friendless. The Bible has much to say about friendlessness. Moses exhorts God's people in Dt. 31:6, "Be strong...
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Julian Pechacek
Silver Teacher award!
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Should Christians support the nation of Israel?
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Anonymous
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Billy P Eldred
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Why do so many Christians fail the 'practice what you preach' standard?
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David Armstrong
, Just a follower of Jesus. I believes the Bible is G-D's Word
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What was God doing before He created the universe?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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What do I do if my friends are not believers, but I think God put me in their lives for a reason?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What would you say to a friend who said, "I do not believe in heaven or hell per se..."?
I would agree that God does reveal Himself in nature from the standpoint of an orderly universe. But that is not the only way He does so. Another way is...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What would you say to a friend who said, "I do not believe in heaven or hell per se..."?
I would agree that God does reveal Himself in nature from the standpoint of an expansive and orderly universe (Psalms 19:1-6; Romans 1:18-21). But that is...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is meant by "I have given you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions"?
Jesus spoke these words in Luke 10:19 following the return of the seventy-two disciples whom He had sent out to the various towns that He Himself would later...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Did God prepare the Lake of Fire and Heaven before He created the heavens and the earth?
In His teaching on the judgment of the sheep and the goats at the close of the age in Matthew 25:31-46, Jesus spoke in Matthew 25:41 of the eternal fire...
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Aurel Gheorghe
Did God prepare the Lake of Fire and Heaven before He created the heavens and the earth?
Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 details God's act of Creation but is silent about any Lake of Fire being created or planned. However, the lake of fire is being...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
How would you answer a friend who said, "I am not a biblical literalist and not a sin-focused or original sin believer."?
This is a tough question to answer without using quotes from scripture. So here goes... Remember that Job in the Bible was a very good man. He was blameless...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What would you say to a friend who said, "I do not believe in heaven or hell per se..."?
You can lead a horse to water, but you can not make him drink. There is nothing you can do. People believe what they want to believe, and unless they repent,...
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Jay Saunders
Why do so many Christians fail the 'practice what you preach' standard?
First of all who is perfect? Even if you're perfect on the outside for all the world to see, that does not expose the thought life. Perfection in this life...
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Gregory Boldon
, Christian Military Veteran Warrior for God
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How do I get my mind to stop questioning?
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the GIFT of God is eternal life, through Jesus finished work on the cross. Satan is the accuser of the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How would you answer a friend who said, "I am not a biblical literalist and not a sin-focused or original sin believer."?
I would ask whether the individual has ever encountered the Christian writings of C. S. Lewis (a former atheist who became one of the most influential...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Who was Molech?
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Donna Williams
How do I get my mind to stop questioning?
I would like to share this verse of Scripture with you in 1Corinthians 2:14 ESV, it reads as follows: "The natural person does not accept the things of the...
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Aurel Gheorghe
How do I get my mind to stop questioning?
The doctrine of predestination basically states that God has chosen some people to be saved and others to be lost - however, this doctrine is not Biblical....
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Who was Simon the Sorcerer?
Many Christians fled Jerusalem after the stoning of Stephen. Acts 8:4 KJV--"Therefore they that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the Word."...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did Jesus ask the disciples to "watch and pray" in Matthew 26:41?
As indicated in the passages cited in the question, Jesus spoke these words upon finding Peter, James, and John asleep, after He had earlier specifically...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How would you answer a friend who said, "I am not a biblical literalist and not a sin-focused or original sin believer."?
Her full quote: I am not a biblical literalist and not a sin-focused or original sin believer. I think we all are made in the image and likeness of God, and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What would you say to a friend who said, "I do not believe in heaven or hell per se..."?
Her full quote: "I do not believe in heaven or hell per se or in a God of a grace that ever ends or rejects. I remain in awe and wonder about the ultimate m...