Why did Jesus direct this man in Luke 10:26 to the law as means of gaining eternal life?
Ben, you asked a good question! God used the law such as His desire that we love Him with all we have and love our neighbor as ourselves! Pretty hard to do....
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What is the Word of God?
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What should we learn from the story of the rich man and Lazarus?
The usual interpretation of this parable is that when the rich man died, he went immediately to hell, and Lazarus went to heaven which the “bosom of Abraham”...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How is the Lord a refuge for the oppressed? (Psalm 9:9-10)
I used to live in a state with a lot of temptation. But then I read this: "The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble."...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the significance of the man with the withered hand?
Not doing good on the Sabbath day (or any other day) is the same as doing evil. --Warren Wiersbe James 4:17 says, "If anyone, then, knows the good they...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are Biblical grounds for NOT recieving the COVID-19 Vaccines?
Dear anonymous, I'm sorry but I'm going to give you my answer which I don't think you will like. I believe that the government has the authority and even the...
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How is the Lord a refuge for the oppressed? (Psalm 9:9-10)
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What is the significance of the man with the withered hand?
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What is the significance of the man with the withered hand?
The religion of this time had an overwhelming number of rules. In Matthew 12:1-7 the Pharisees were furious about the hungry disciples picking corn on the...
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Do we sin daily? Is it possible to go an entire day without sinning?
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Donna Williams
After being saved and asking for forgiveness, why will we be judged for every thought, word, and deed? I’m confused and scared.
In this passage of Scripture the Apostle Paul is speaking about judging one another, and that he was not even persuaded by the opinions of the Corinthians....
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What does the Bible say about giving to the poor?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why are there differences in the four lists of the disciples?
The two apostles who are referred to by the name Judas are two different individuals: Judas Iscariot (who is always referred to by that name in the gospels)...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is so "wise" about the "four small things on the earth" (Proverbs 30:24)?
In comparison to other creatures (and by God's design), they do things by instinct for their own preservation that "higher" beings would consider wise or...
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
How can I overcome the fear of failing an Almighty God?
Look to the cross. Jesus Christ died for you because He knew you would fail again tomorrow. Know that God will NEVER punish YOU for your failures. That was...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What is so "wise" about the "four small things on the earth" (Proverbs 30:24)?
Size and personal power are neither here nor there. What is important is that you have a heart for God. Then you live with the Spirit on your walk through...
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Why did Jesus refer to false teachers as wolves?
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Anonymous
What is the significance of the man with the withered hand?
Esp. Matthew 12:9-12
Matthew 12:9 - 14
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
In what way did Samuel "not yet know the LORD"? (1 Samuel 3:7)
In speaking of how Samuel did not yet know the LORD, various renderings of the cited verse on the biblehub.com website express the idea of the verse as...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did Abram react to the King of Sodom by saying, “I will accept nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal” (Genesis 14:23)?
Sodom was notorious for its wickedness, even though Abram's nephew Lot chose to live there. After Lot was abducted from Sodom (with the kidnappers also...
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Why did Abram react to the King of Sodom by saying, “I will accept nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal” (Genesis 14:23)?
21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the persons, but take the goods for yourself." 22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have lifted my ha...
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Why didn't Adam and Eve find it strange that a serpent was talking to them?
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What does Jonah 4:11 mean by people who cannot tell their right hand from their left?
Jonah 4:11: "And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand...
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Paula Fether
, Lifelong student of the scriptures
After being saved and asking for forgiveness, why will we be judged for every thought, word, and deed? I’m confused and scared.
Notice 1 Cor. 3:10-15, which says that even if we are found to have no good works, we will still be saved. 2 Cor. 5:10 states that we’ll all face judgment...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
When Isaiah says we are healed by his stripes is he talking about a physical healing or a spiritual healing?
Good question, Gregory! I think it's spiritual. "Healing is a metaphor for forgiveness here." bible.org About 60 years ago I was healed spiritually. "The...
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Leon Davis
What does it mean in 1 John 3:2 that "when He appears we shall be like Him?"
In my youth I knew not the fuller meaning of Scripture. As I listened to those I admired, I studied, prayed and began to obey. I realized the depth of God's...
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
What’s the best way to confess sins? (Proverbs 28:13)
Confession of sins was required of Israel while under God's covenant with them. Everyone living today, under God's age of grace (Eph 3:2), are not required...
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What does the Bible say about worry?
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
Why does God require faith?
Having faith is what God requires of us to show that we believe and trust Him. The great debate is HOW DO WE OBTAIN FAITH? Is it a gift from God, or do we...
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Why does God require faith?
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Who is the "US" God is referring to in Genesis 3:22? Was He talking with someone else?
Genesis 3:22 And the Lord God said, “Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the...
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Leslie Coutinho
Should prayer always end, "...in Jesus Name"?
John 14:14: "If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it." All prayers must go through our Lord Jesus, who is the only mediator between God and man....
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did Isaac make the same mistake as his father (Genesis 26:7)?
It was probably learned behavior. Sinful tendencies are learned just as wholesome tendencies are. God directed Isaac not to go down to Egypt and then...
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What does it mean that love does not envy?
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, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Why did Isaac make the same mistake as his father (Genesis 26:7)?
The man Isaac was human, just like you or me. He acted out of fear when he should have acted out of FAITH!
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Anonymous
What is so "wise" about the "four small things on the earth" (Proverbs 30:24)?
Proverbs 30:24 Lexham English Bible 24 "There [are] four small things on the earth, and they [are] {exceedingly wise}:"
Proverbs 30:1 - 33
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What does the Bible say about permanent forms of birth control, i.e. a tubal ligation or vasectomy?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did Jesus refer to false teachers as wolves?
Sure, the devil is like a roaring lion, seeking whom he devour but his demons are like wolves, sneaky, planning their attack. They disguise themselves as...
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What does the Bible say about fun and entertainment?
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In what way did Samuel "not yet know the LORD"? (1 Samuel 3:7)
1 Samuel 3:7 In-Context 7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD: The word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him. 8 A third time the LORD called, “Samue...
1 Samuel 3:1 - 21
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Anonymous
Why are there differences in the four lists of the disciples?
Especially, why are 2 Judas's mentioned?
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How can God know me personally if He sees Jesus when He looks at me?
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What does the Bible say about fun and entertainment?
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Why did Isaac make the same mistake as his father (Genesis 26:7)?
7 When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, "She is my sister," for he feared to say, "My wife," thinking, "lest the men of the place shou...
Genesis 26:6 - 35
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What Scriptures could we use to soothe our anxiety about Election Day?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did God create the angels with free will?
I would say that angels were created with free will to prove that God did not have to force them to be devoted to Him. Such compulsion would have made their...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the leaven of the pharisees?
In speaking of the leaven of the Pharisees, Jesus was comparing the false human teachings or traditions that the Pharisees added to God's inspired word to...
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What does it mean that the wise heart inclines to the right and the foolish to the left? (Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
Salvation produces good works. Bad works after salvation does not nullify salvation. Is it Biblical?
Yes, that is a biblically accurate statement. Regarding questioning their salvation, only God truly knows their hearts. We then should maybe not question it,...