How do people "subdue" the earth? (Genesis 1:28)
I would say that God's command to humans to subdue the earth (prior to the fall of humanity into sin) went along with the command immediately following it,...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why didn't the nakedness of Adam and Eve embarrass them before the fall (Genesis 2:25)?
I believe that it was Mark Twain who said, "Man is the only animal that blushes...or needs to." Adam and Eve had no more reason to be ashamed in their...
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kel gens
Is there anything God cannot do?
God cannot be tempted: James 1:13 God cannot die: Habakkuk 1:12 God cannot be seen by mortal man: 1 Timothy 6:16, Exodus 33:20 God cannot increase in wisdom:...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why didn't the nakedness of Adam and Eve embarrass them before the fall (Genesis 2:25)?
25 Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.
Genesis 2:25
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Were Adam and Eve real people or just myths? (Genesis 1:27)
Genesis 1:27 "So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them."
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How do people "subdue" the earth? (Genesis 1:28)
Genesis 1:27-28 27So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. 28God blessed them and said ...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Are we in "a Daniel moment" right now with the coronavirus?
According to Daniel 6, the king (or the government at the time) told Daniel what he could not do, as far as his worship was concerned. He disobeyed the gover...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?
God had told Adam and Eve the only things they needed to know -- that they were not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and that the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?
God had told Adam and Eve the only things they needed to know -- that they were not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and that the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the biblical view of a man having a beard or other facial hair?
To me, it would be safe to conclude that the majority of men in biblical times (whether Jews or Gentiles) would have had facial hair, both from the...
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When a person has a long-standing illness and decides against further treatment, is that a sin?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why would the shepherd in Psalm 23:5 anoint the sheep's head with oil?
1. Bugs. Sheep are particularly susceptible to flies landing on their noses. These flies travel up the sheep’s nose and lay eggs which turn into worms that...
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Kathy Akers
Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?
When Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden and were permitted to eat fruits from all trees except one, why didn’t God warn them of the serpent and his temp...
Genesis 1:1 - 31
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Ron Garbe Garbe
How long were Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden before the Fall?
I think it was a short time. Satan would have begun his attack to bring on the rebellion swiftly! They had no children before the fall, because those...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why would the shepherd in Psalm 23:5 anoint the sheep's head with oil?
I would say that, while the psalm starts with imagery likening God's care for His followers to the care of a shepherd for his sheep, the verse of the psalm...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about forgiving yourself?
What does God do with our sins? He has cast all my sins behind his back, removed our transgressions from us as far as the east is from the west, cast all our...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why is John chapter 3 verse 16 popular?
I believe that John 3:16 is so popular is because it declares God's Love "For God so loved the world..." “God.” Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why would the shepherd in Psalm 23:5 anoint the sheep's head with oil?
“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.”
Psalms 23:5
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How would the Son be like "the snake in the wilderness"? John 3:14
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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
What is the Day-Age Theory?
God created the Earth and everything in it in six 24 hour periods just as the scriptures say. Evolutionists will argue that the Earth is old. "You can tell...
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Why do people reject Jesus as their Savior?
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Grant Abbott
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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?
When we consider what God's will might be in relation to specific events in our world, like the Covid-19 pandemic, I believe it is important that we first...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What does it mean that God sends rain on the just and the unjust alike in Matthew 5?
In the bible, the Holy Spirit, as the author of all scripture, uses the term "blessed" to refer to God's relationship with human beings, his creation. The...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does it mean that God sends rain on the just and the unjust alike in Matthew 5?
Jesus spoke these words in connection with His commandment to His followers in Matthew 5:43-44 (immediately prior to the verse cited in the question) to love...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the book of the covenant referred to in Exodus 24:7?
Since this verse appears in Exodus 24:7, I would say that the portion of Scripture being referred to in the verse is the book in which the words or...
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Debra Grannemann
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Gregory Jones
What does it mean that God sends rain on the just and the unjust alike in Matthew 5?
Does God bless the unjust as well as the just?
Matthew 5:45
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John Moyo
, Christian youth teacher
What does it mean when it says in 1 Corinthians 13 that tongues may cease?
I think that here Paul is trying to emphasize that love overreaches all else. The virtue of love transcends all and will never fail where and when other...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why were Adam and Even driven out of the Garden of Eden?
Why were Adam and Eve sent from the Garden of Eden? There is a Hebrew pun (a pun is a form of wordplay that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of...
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Is there physical proof of the existence of Jesus Christ?
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Where is hell? What is the location of hell?
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Marie Pharaoh
Why were Adam and Even driven out of the Garden of Eden?
Only Adam was driven from the Garden. Genesis 3:23: "The Lord banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken." Not Eve, as...
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Why is 'taming the tongue' so difficult?
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Why did Jesus say, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
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How much of a priority should worship be in the church?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is the river of life?
I love these 2 Bible translations of Revelation 22:1 -- NABRE "Then the angel showed me the river of life-giving water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who was Potiphera and is he the same man as Potiphar?
By my reading of relevant texts and commentaries, these two individuals were not the same, despite the similarity in their names. According to Genesis 39:1,...
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Clara Brown
Who was Potiphera and is he the same man as Potiphar?
Genesis 41:45
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What does it mean that our righteousness needs to "exceed the righteousness of the scribes and pharisees"?
The pharisees and scribes were considered to be the most righteous people during the times of Jesus. Jesus rebuked them sharply and exposed that they were...
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How can I know if I am hearing God, hearing Satan, or hearing my own thoughts?
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What does it mean to be a born again Christian?
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How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Who are the "other sheep"?
The “fold” is Judaism (John 10:1), but there is another fold, the Gentiles who are outside the covenants of Israel (Ephesians 2:11-13 KJV). This is what...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What was the meaning of Jesus walking on water?
I think it was to teach us that: 1) Sometimes we feel battered by the storms. Mt 14:24 2) Sometimes we feel the darkness has won. Mt 14:25 3) Sometimes we...
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What does it mean that our righteousness needs to "exceed the righteousness of the scribes and pharisees"?
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Why does God allow evil men like Hitler and Saddam to come into power?
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What did Jesus mean in Luke 22:36 about buying a sword?
I understand the pacifist's stand in this life. We don't have to look any further back in man's history than WWII and France to see how that principle worked...
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Does the Bible prophesy a one-world government and a one-world currency in the end times?