How do Christians know that the Word of God has power?
The word of God has power which can be shown in 3 ways: 1. It is active Isaiah 55:11 "So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not...
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Who was Moses' wife? Did Moses have more than one wife?
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What is Free Masonry and what do Free Masons believe?
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Is "a table" that the Lord prepares a symbol of something else in Psalm 23:5? If so, what?
Psalm 23:5 “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.” May I propose an alternate...
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What is a eunuch in the Bible? What does the Bible say about eunuchs?
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Why did Elijah have to repair the altar at Mount Carmel?
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Were the 9 lepers who did not return to give thanks to God no longer healed? Luke 17:19
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Who is Elijah in the Bible?
As indicated in the verse cited in the question, Elijah was a man from Tishbe (sometimes spelled Thisbe), which was located in the region of Gilead, east of...
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How do Christians know that the Word of God has power?
These scriptures might offer some help, but only if they are believed. 1) For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are...
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Why are Christians always arguing?
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How should we pray during this Covid-19 pandemic, bearing in mind it may be part of our sovereign Lord's plan?
'Then the Lord appeared to Solomon in the night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a house of sacrifice....
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Why did God allow witchcraft to seem real by allowing Samuel to rise in 1 Samuel 28?
In addition to Tim’s excellent response, I would add three important facts to note in the Witch of Endor story: 1. God exposes all spiritualism as the work...
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Is the Bible a fairy tale?
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Why is 'taming the tongue' so difficult?
Because we are human. It reminds us that we have to totally depend on the Lord for our salvation. Jesus makes it very clear about calling someone a fool. He...
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What does this verse mean: "There is one who scatters, yet increases more; and there is one who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty"?
This verse from Proverbs was written so the agrarian people of the time could relate. Just as a farmer who scatters seed generously yields a great crop of...
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Tim Maas
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Who can give a person the mantle of a prophet?
In my opinion, although the Old Testament recounts instances where the mantle was a literal, physical garment worn by a prophet that could be passed on as a...
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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
Why didn't Jesus use the empty wine jugs leftover from the wine that had already been consumed to do the miracle at Cana?
Purely from a physical standpoint, and especially since the spiritual aspect has already been covered, the recently emptied wine casks would have had a...
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Anand Mishra
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Why is 'taming the tongue' so difficult?
As it is clearly stated, this is because we are human beings. We are guided by the senses, ego, selfish motives, desires, lust, greed, anger and jealousy. It...
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What is Old Earth Creationism?
Old Earth Creationism is the view that the days of Genesis are long periods of time, rather than literal days. Before I came to Christ, I was an...
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Is "a table" that the Lord prepares a symbol of something else in Psalm 23:5? If so, what?
The Hebrew word in the verse (anglicized as "shulchan") occurs 79 times in Scripture, and most commonly refers to a literal table (that is, an article of...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Is "a table" that the Lord prepares a symbol of something else in Psalm 23:5? If so, what?
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Psalms 23:5
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Where are the books of Nathan the prophet, and Gad the seer mentioned in 1 Chronicles 29?
My understanding is that the complete versions of the Chronicles of Nathan and Gad referenced in the passage cited in the question were likely lost during...
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Where are the books of Nathan the prophet, and Gad the seer mentioned in 1 Chronicles 29?
1 Chronicles 29:29 - 30
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Tim Maas
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Why did God allow witchcraft to seem real by allowing Samuel to rise in 1 Samuel 28?
Multiple commentaries on the cited passage that I have read have suggested that the being called up by the medium at Endor was, in fact, not Samuel. Instead,...
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Jay Saunders
Why is 'taming the tongue' so difficult?
Life and death are in the power of the tongue but a man who loves it will eat the fruit of his labor or control of it. Yes, it is laborious to tame the...
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Why did God allow witchcraft to seem real by allowing Samuel to rise in 1 Samuel 28?
No doubt sorcery and witchcraft were practised in those days and most of them were fake with the intention to deceive people. But in this case in God allowin...
1 Samuel 1:1 - 28
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Is it wrong for a Christian to speak and say whatever is on their mind?
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Why is 'taming the tongue' so difficult?
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Are Christians going to remain in the clouds with Christ forever according to 1 Thessalonians 4:17?
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What types of worship songs are biblically acceptable?
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What are the ingredients to a truly biblical worship service?
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What is biblical theology?
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What does it mean when last night I was crying uncontrollably while praying to God?
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How should we pray during this Covid-19 pandemic, bearing in mind it may be part of our sovereign Lord's plan?
Yes, God is sovereign, and nothing happens without His permissive will. God is also able to bring ultimate good out of even the worst circumstances. However,...
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How should we pray during this Covid-19 pandemic, bearing in mind it may be part of our sovereign Lord's plan?
Covid19 may somehow help many unsaved to come to Christ and therefore be a part of God's plan. Alternately, there may be other positive reasons for its prese...
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Are Christians going to remain in the clouds with Christ forever according to 1 Thessalonians 4:17?
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What does it mean when last night I was crying uncontrollably while praying to God?
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Why didn't Jesus use the empty wine jugs leftover from the wine that had already been consumed to do the miracle at Cana?
Shortly after His baptism, Christ inaugurated His ministry by performing His first miracle. Prompted by His mother, Jesus turned water into wine. The gospel...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Why is 'taming the tongue' so difficult?
James 3:8 says, “But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.” [emphasis, mine] The reason taming the tongue is so hard is...
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What is the meaning of this verse: "And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment..."?
The author (most likely Paul) of Hebrews 9:27 is simply saying that everyone must die once (eventually), then face the Judgment. The wording may sound for...
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How will we know that we are in the end times?
We'll understand we're in the end times when we see wickedness, lawlessness, immorality and deceit rising. We should rise up, face the trial of tribulations,...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why didn't Jesus use the empty wine jugs leftover from the wine that had already been consumed to do the miracle at Cana?
I can't speak from personal knowledge of ceremonial cleansing practices at the time, but perhaps the wine vessels that had already been fully drained through...
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Jack Gutknecht
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What does it mean that unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain?
127:1 Unless Yahweh builds a house Probably refers to a dynasty—the parallel reference to watching over a city creates a wider context than an individual who...
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Why didn't Jesus use the empty wine jugs leftover from the wine that had already been consumed to do the miracle at Cana?
There would have been many empty jugs available. Why use the water pots that were used for washing when there were empty wine jugs all around?
John 2:6
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What does the Bible say about the virgin Mary?
First of all there is no Virgin Mary. She was a virgin when the Holy Spirit foreshadowed her with a child. She was a virgin no longer after having a child,...
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How should a Christian view materialism?