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  1. What does Philippians 2:5-9 mean for us regarding using him as an example?
  2. Why were we “children” or “objects” of wrath? Ephesians 2:3
  3. Why hamstring perfectly good horses? Joshua 11:6
  4. "Did King David abuse his royal power in his relationship with Bathsheba?"
  5. Why is God's wrath often spoken of in the Bible as drinking wine to the dregs?
  6. Was man brought forth in iniquity or made upright? Psalm 51:5
  7. What is the point of each word picture in Psalm 36:5-9?
  8. Where in scripture are there verses to support meeting the needs of a pastor?
  9. Did King David rape Bathsheba?
  10. Why is there a discrepancy in the numbers in 2 Samuel 10:18 and 1 Chronicles 19:18?


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What does it mean to love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength?

March 15 2020

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What is wrong with being a grouchy giver? (as opposed to a "cheerful giver" in 2 Cor. 9:7) The job still gets done.

The thought expressed in the verse cited in the question is not unique to Christianity, to the Bible, or even to a religious context. It was also articulated...

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Answer by Jay Saunders

What does John 3:16 mean?

What is the word equitable mean? When I was a child there was an insurance company called Equitable Life. Equitable means fairness. In bartering it means...

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Answer by Emo Tenorio , Shomer

Should churches consider non-face-to-face meetings given the current Covid-19 situation?

A very timely inquiry during these perilous times and places. I humbly submit for your consideration the Words spoken by the Lord to His now friends. Jesus,...

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Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What were the seven last words of Jesus Christ on the cross and what do they mean?

The last thing Jesus said was, "IT IS FINISHED". Than is an accounting term which means PAID IN FULL. He paid our sin debt in full so we could never be...

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

How could Jesus be made sin when He was sinless? (2 Corinthians 5:21)

The type of action of which Paul was speaking was prefigured in the Old Testament by the ritual involving the scapegoat (as described in Leviticus 16:20-22),...

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Question by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

How could Jesus be made sin when He was sinless? (2 Corinthians 5:21)

2 Corinthians 5:21 King James Version (KJV) 21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in...

2 Corinthians 5:21

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Does "Zion" here refer to heaven? (Isaiah 35:10)

As with many prophetic passages from the Old Testament, I would say that the verses cited in the question were meant to have both a near-term and long-term...

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Was this prophecy fulfilled by Jesus (Isaiah 35:5–10)?

Although Jesus did not quote the words of the cited verses exactly (as He did with the different passage from Isaiah that He read in the synagogue at...

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What is the crown of glory (1 Peter 5:4)?

In this passage, Peter is addressing the elders among the Christians to whom he is writing, who have a special responsibility for leadership and setting an...

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What is the crown of glory (1 Peter 5:4)?

In this passage, Peter is addressing the elders among the Christians to whom he is writing, who have a special responsibility for leadership and setting an...

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Should a Christian attend a gay affirming Christian church?

March 15 2020

Question by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Does "Zion" here refer to heaven? (Isaiah 35:10)

10 and those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will ...

Isaiah 35:10

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Question by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Was this prophecy fulfilled by Jesus (Isaiah 35:5–10)?

5 Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. 6 Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue sho...

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Question by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What is the crown of glory (1 Peter 5:4)?

4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

1 Peter 5:4

March 15 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What should we learn from the life of Joseph?

I love the 3 things about Joseph revealed to us in Genesis 39. The background for this story which starts out as a sordid story is this: Joseph had suffered...

March 14 2020 7 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

How does God guide us (Psalm 23:3)??

I would say that the primary means by which God guides us are 1) by His expressed will and commands as contained in the Bible; 2) by indications of His will...

March 14 2020 4 Comments Follow Vote Up

Answer by Donna Williams

Should churches consider non-face-to-face meetings given the current Covid-19 situation?

I believe that we should continue to assemble ourselves together as we have been instructed by the word of God. The Bible tells us that the just shall live...

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

How does God refresh our souls (Psalm 23:3)?

Aside from the ways in which the thought in this verse is expressed in the translations noted in the question, other versions of Scripture render it as, "He...

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Why prepare a meal "in the presence of … enemies"? (23:5)

I would say that what David was expressing in this verse was both the utter safety of the protection that God was providing to him, and also the bold manner...

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Question by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

How does God guide us (Psalm 23:3)??

3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. (NIV)

Psalms 23:3

March 14 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

How does God refresh our souls (Psalm 23:3)?

Psalm 23 King James Version (KJV) 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 3 he refreshes my sou...

Psalms 23:3

March 14 2020 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Why prepare a meal "in the presence of … enemies"? (23:5)

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. (NIV)

Psalms 23:5

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If reincarnation is not true, why do some people remember their past lives?

March 14 2020

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How can we know whether or not King Solomon went to heaven?

March 13 2020

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What are the "rod" and "staff" in the 23rd Psalm 23, and why are they comforting?

What and Why are These a Source of Comfort? The 23rd Psalm has been a source of comfort to myriads of people in life and in death. Consider the following...

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If I was the one who committed adultery should I divorce my spouse?

March 13 2020

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Why do most Christians believe that we will inhabit heaven?

Most Christians including I believe in Heaven because Jesus believed in heaven (John 3:13, an amazing verse! See, too, Luke 23:43 -- He told the penitent...

March 13 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

Why did some of the disciples doubt Jesus even after they touched/handled his body in Matthew 28:17?

My guess is they had all witnessed the brutal crucifixion, the centurion thrusting the spear into Christ's body. And the blood and water flowing out of His...

March 13 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

Why did Jesus not pay tax (according to Matthew 17)?

I have often wondered if someone was fishing and accidentally dropped that coin into the water, and the fish, thinking it was food, opened his mouth and...

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Answer by Cathy Milligan

How as a Christian how do I grow in my fellowship and walk with the Lord?

You need to develop a daily private praise & prayer time. Time spent in His presence, being still. As with any relationship you have, it didn't "just...

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Why do most Christians believe that we will inhabit heaven?

March 13 2020

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Why does God sometimes cause human suffering just so at the end he can bring glory to Himself?

First, I would say that the presence of suffering, disease, evil, and death in the world are all consequences of sin (disobedience to, and rebellion against,...

March 13 2020 4 Comments Follow Vote Up

Answer by Derrol PORTER , Emancipated by the Liberating King

Should we relate the current COVID 19 crisis to the signs of the end times?

I believe that because of other signs, such as Israel reestablished as a nation, and more and more wars in Middle East, we can add this type of pandemic...

March 13 2020 4 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Adjei Marfo

How as a Christian how do I grow in my fellowship and walk with the Lord?

1Peter 2:2 KJV As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby. We grow as Christians by committing to the study of the WORD...

March 13 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What are the ways that God reveals Himself, e.g. Psalm 19:1, but I'm sure there are other ways? I.e. what are the means by which God reveals Himself?

From my youth through my teenage years I was taught to look for God in the creation (Psalm 19:1; Acts 14:17) as I grew up spending every summer in northern...

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Should the title of 'reverend' be given to a church leader?

March 12 2020

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What are alms? What is almsgiving?

March 12 2020

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What does the Bible say about a Christian taking vengeance?

First of all, I extend my sympathy with regard to your situation. I understand (as I would say Solomon also did) your desire for personal vengeance (as...

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Why is 'accepting Christ' often mentioned in evangelism?

March 12 2020

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What are the qualifications of elders and deacons?

March 12 2020

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How do we discern if the voice we heard is God's voice and not the devil?

March 12 2020

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What was the practice of casting lots?

March 12 2020

Question by Matthew Miller

What does the Bible say about a Christian taking vengeance?

While reading proverbs chapter six the verses 27 through 35 shocked me! Does this mean a man is allowed to take vengeance on the man who had the adulterous a...

Proverbs 6:27 - 35

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Why did God choose me?

March 12 2020

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Why did the the heavens open right after Jesus' baptism?

March 12 2020