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  1. How should a believer respond when they’re attacked by slander or false accusations, especially when the 'tongue feels like a sword' as described in Psalms 31, 64, and 140?
  2. In the heat of an argument, can verses like Psalm 141:3 and James 1:19 really help Christian couples resolve conflict God's way?
  3. What's the meaning of this "flying scroll"? (5:1)
  4. What does judgment mean in this passage?
  5. Why does Zimri execute the friends, as well as the family of Baasha (1 Kings 16:11)?
  6. When did the diaspora which Peter mentions in 1 Peter 1 start and end?
  7. What is the role of Elihu in the book of Job?
  8. Why include a final warning about adding or subtracting from this book? Revelation 22:18-19


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What does it mean that it is by grace we have been saved, through faith, and that this is not of ourselves but is the gift of God?

November 12 2019

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

Was it God who introduced money into the world?

As I see it, the use of money arose from the need to have a medium of exchange that could represent the value of specific items, without requiring use of the...

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

Why did the curtain in the temple tear in two "from top to bottom"? (Matthew 27:51)

If the wording of the question is asking specifically about why the tear in the veil of the temple started at the top of the veil and ran vertically all the...

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

Why did the curtain in the temple tear in two "from top to bottom"? (Matthew 27:51)

Context: 50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. 51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from to...

Matthew 27:51

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What is the story of David and Bathsheba?

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What does it mean to pray without ceasing?

November 12 2019

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

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"?

I would say that the verse is speaking of individuals' attitudes and practices toward their material resources (including money), and how those attitudes and...

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

What baptism is Jesus referring to when he says "be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with" in Mk 10:39?

In my opinion, Jesus was not speaking of baptism in a sacramental or beneficial sense, but was likening the degree of His forthcoming sufferings (in which he...

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Answer by Ken White

What does the Bible say about confession of sin to a priest?

Many of you are taking this too literal... I have been a Catholic my entire life and nobody ever said we HAD to confess to a priest, but the Bible is clear...

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What is the purpose and message of psalm 121?

Are these promises applicable only to Israel, or to all Christians as well?

Psalms 121:1

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Is Psalm 121 applicable to us, or is it only a promise to Israel?

Psalms 121:1 - 8

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What is the relationship between grace and righteousness?

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What was the practice of casting lots?

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Who is the promised messenger of Malachi 3:1?

November 12 2019

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How can I prepare myself for marriage?

November 12 2019

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Can God forgive Satan worship?

November 11 2019

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What are some modern forms of idolatry?

November 11 2019

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What is the human soul?

November 11 2019

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What does the Bible say about dealing with difficult people?

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What is a Bible church?

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What was the "fourth watch"? (Matthew 14:25)

November 11 2019

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

What did Jesus mean when He said, 'I and the Father are one' (John 10:30)?

Jesus isn't saying that He and the Father are the same person but that their wills are united and that that they are of one substance; they are two persons...

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

What does the Bible say about giving to the poor?

In the Catholic Bible, in the Apocrypha, the duty of care for and of giving to the poor (Tobit 4:7 (ptochos); Ecclesiasticus 29:8 (tapeinos -- ταπεινός...

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How does the teacher of the law who becomes a disciple bring out old and new treasures? (Matthew 13:52)

November 11 2019

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Is God sovereign and/or do we have a free will?

If God would not have given us a free will, there would be no evil in this world. I'm always amazed that when something bad happens, people always blame God....

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

What does Paul mean by “casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God”

The wording cited in the question is from 2 Corinthians 10:5 (rather than 2 Corinthians 5:10). To me, Paul in this verse is using a military analogy to liken...

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How can we learn to trust God like the prophet Habakkuk?

November 11 2019

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Why do some welcome the gospel in faith while others do not?

November 11 2019

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

What was the "fourth watch"? (Matthew 14:25)

The twelve hours of the night were divided into three-hour intervals, at the end of each of which sentries who had been assigned to keep watch from a city's...

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

How does the teacher of the law who becomes a disciple bring out old and new treasures? (Matthew 13:52)

In my opinion, Jesus was speaking of supplementing the teachings of the Mosaic Law (which were the "old treasures" to which He was referring, and which...

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How should Christian parents handle a teen daughter who has become pregnant?

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Who is the desired of all nations?

November 11 2019

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

What is the Bible?

The Bible is a collection of books, written by dozens of authors over many hundreds of years. (some 1500 as Michael said). Some are very brief–less than a...

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

What was the "fourth watch"? (Matthew 14:25)

“And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.”

Matthew 14:25

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

How does the teacher of the law who becomes a disciple bring out old and new treasures? (Matthew 13:52)

52 He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his...

Matthew 13:52

November 10 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Must we give up everything we own for the "kingdom"? (Matthew 13:44–46)

To me, the use of the word "must" in the question runs counter to the point that Jesus was trying to make. Following Him in faith, and gaining eternal life...

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

Must we give up everything we own for the "kingdom"? (Matthew 13:44–46)

44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all t...

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

How can we learn to trust God like the prophet Habakkuk?

Even if our economy would fall apart like theirs is predicted to do (Habakkuk 3:17 -- "Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the...

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What does the Bible say about setting goals?

November 10 2019

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What sort of outreach ministries should a church have?

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How can I know what God's plan is?

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How can I increase my spiritual discernment?

November 10 2019

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

Why was Onan killed by God? What was his wickedness?

Onan's sin was his refusal to consummate his relationship with the widow of his older brother, Er, whom God had slain because of his wickedness. Onan did...

November 09 2019 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

How does Lot's wife looking back relate to us today?

Does Mrs Lot "looking back" mean that she wanted to go back to a city under destruction by fire and brimstone being rained down on it? If my town was burning...

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Answer by Wesley Miller

Can a woman/wife be a pastor or preacher?

The “or” is incorrect in the English text. It is a correlative conjunction combining teaching and authority. The tense is ongoing in the prohibition. Also it...

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