What is an anthropomorphism?
I mostly like Michael's references regarding God's face, eyes, hands, and hearing. I would just add this: Eyes, though symbolizing in some places in the...
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How is the healing of the hemorrhaging woman a parable of salvation?
See also Mark 5:35-54 Parallel passage (Luke 8:43-56)
Mark 5:25 - 34
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What is fatalism? What is determinism?
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Why did God use unusual circumstances to convert Paul but never such a miracle in modern times?
I would say, first, that only God in His omniscience would definitively know whether there have been other such events that have occurred anywhere in the...
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Tim Maas
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Why do these verses seem to indicate that men hold more value in the eyes of God than women?
I agree that multiple passages in the Bible express the type of attitude indicated by the verses cited in the question. However, I interpret these passages...
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Anonymous
Why do these verses seem to indicate that men hold more value in the eyes of God than women?
In both of these verses women were offered up like cattle in place of the man. Judges 19.2 Genesis 19:8
Genesis 19:8
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What does it mean to be free from sin?
We are only free from the penalty of sin, not our sin nature. Sin has no more power over us to send us to hell. Christ died for our sins. He paid the penalty...
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What does the Bible say about hair length? Do men have to have short hair, and do women have to have long hair?
The answer is very simple. God wants men to wear their hair short, and women to wear their hair long. This is shown us in 1st Corinthians 11.: Doth not even...
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Russell Leggore
Why did God use unusual circumstances to convert Paul but never such a miracle in modern times?
Paul did not repent of his persecution/deaths of early believers. Scripture plainly says to repent of our sin before proceeding into salvation through Christ...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why did Elijah have to repair the altar at Mount Carmel?
First, see the big picture outline and then the explanation: The Triumph of Faith Elijah on Mount Carmel. Carmel—the fruitful place: certainly fruitful for...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does it mean to "pray for the peace of Jerusalem" in Psalm 122:6?
Because I believe that God commands praying for Jerusalem's peace, I do so every day. I pray that the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6) would come quickly...
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What are the seventy weeks of Daniel?
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What is the Shepherd of Hermas and should it be in the Bible?
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Why did Elijah have to repair the altar at Mount Carmel?
Elijah was commissioned by God as a prophet to the northern kingdom of Israel beginning in 1 Kings 17. At the time that he was commissioned, Israel had had a...
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What is fatalism? What is determinism?
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bill naegeli
Why did Elijah have to repair the altar at Mount Carmel?
1 Kings 18:30
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What does it mean to "pray for the peace of Jerusalem" in Psalm 122:6?
Earlier in the psalm in which the verse cited in the question is found, David spoke of Jerusalem in Psalm 122:3-4 as a unifying force for the twelve tribes...
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Jack Gutknecht
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What's the Bible say about exercise?
I read one comment online, "Only one time is physical exercise mentioned in the Bible and it is in I Timothy 4:8” – which reads: “For physical training is of...
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Donna Williams
What does the Bible say about hating your brother but loving Jesus?
I would like to say that the Scripture that has been referenced needs no interpretation. To me it is very clear, that if we confess to love God, we must love...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does it mean to "pray for the peace of Jerusalem" in Psalm 122:6?
What Does Psalms 122:6 Mean? "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem."? Psalm 122:6 (NAS) Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you.
Psalms 122:6
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Jack Gutknecht
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What are some Old Testament places as types?
I agree with Tim Maas with all his listings including Babylon as a type: Babylon, a type of enmity to Jesus Christ. I would also add the reference,...
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Kevin Honeycutt
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Why, despite giving my life to Christ and praying, I still feel I do not know if I am saved or not?
What must I do to be saved? Let us look at what the Apostles told everyone they must do to be saved, Hear- Romans 10:17, Matthew 11:15, Acts 18:8, Acts...
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Aurel Gheorghe
What are some Old Testament places as types?
The Bible provides examples of “type” and “antitype.” Type is symbol representing an antitype, or fulfillment of the symbol. The antitype is always greater...
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Why did the Old Testament Law command against the eating of pork?
Genesis 1: 29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the...
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Jack Gutknecht
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In the Bible what are some symbols of divine judgment?
Symbols can be objects, actions or creatures that have a deeper significance and are so understood by those who see them or use them. Symbolic objects...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Does God hear (answer) the prayers of a sinner (unbeliever)?
God listens to the sinners who confess that they are sinners and accept His pardon. (Rom. 10:13) Did not Christ give that promise in John 6:37? I am a...
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What are some Old Testament places as types?
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What is the spiritual gift of mercy?
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How can we worship God in the spirit?
To worship "in spirit and in truth" requires an individual to be alive in their "spirit" and to "know" that which they are worshiping. We are born dead in...
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Why is a poem about romance and sex in the Bible? (Song of Solomon 1:2)
We could ask why not. After all, God created sex. The romance was his idea. The fact that sin has distorted sex should not make us forget that sexual...
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Jack Gutknecht
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What are some Old Testament places as types?
A type is an Old Testament institution, person, place or event regarded as anticipating the person of Jesus Christ or some aspect of the Christian faith or l...
Hebrews 4:8 - 11
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What does the Bible say about music in heaven?
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Why did the Old Testament Law command against the eating of pork?
Under the Old Covenant pigs were considered as unclean and were forbidden to be eaten by the Israelites; however the Holy Spirit in Acts 10:9-15 used what...
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How do God's sovereignty and mankind's free will relate in regards to salvation?
In my opinion the Sovereignty of God and the freewill of mankind are two different things. Sovereignty speaks of power and authority. When it comes to the...
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Why did the Old Testament Law command against the eating of pork?
When considering the laws that were written in the Old Testament, one must pay attention to the type of law it is. There were moral laws, dietary laws and...
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Why, despite giving my life to Christ and praying, I still feel I do not know if I am saved or not?
Salvation is not something we do, not even by our giving our life to Jesus or making a commitment to Him, but is something Jesus did for us. The gospel....
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What was the deadly wound that was healed on the beast in Revelation 13?
I am looking for a book my pastor did a series on. He has since passed away. Poland was offered as an explanation for "the fatal wound". 1) The country was...
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Is speaking in tongues evidence for having the Holy Spirit?
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What does the Bible say about cancer?
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Why does God ask Christians to stand firm, pray against, even cast off demons - rather than not allowing the demons to act?
It's fairly simple - God does not interfere in the choices that men make (as allowed by His sovereignty), and it would be consistent that He does not...
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Is pork not good to eat for Christians?
The topic of dietary restrictions upon Christians is not a new one. Jesus, being an observant Jew adhered to Jewish Law so that He could be the perfect...
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What does it mean that "righteousness and peace kiss each other? What kind of kiss is this? (Psalm 85:10)
In addition to everything that was said in answering your question, “kiss” is an expression of intimacy, and both righteousness and peace are intimately...