What did JESUS mean in Matthew when he told his disciples to avoid Gentiles?
It was to and through the nation of Israel (as descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob) that God sent the Messiah. Even though Jesus came to redeem all...
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Were the 9 lepers who did not return to give thanks to God no longer healed? Luke 17:19
In my opinion, the healing of the nine lepers who did not immediately return to give thanks to Jesus would not have been revoked. By my reading of the...
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What is the difference between the Spirit of God and the Holy Spirit?
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Why did Lamech say he should be avenged seventy-seven times to his wives?
I have researched this further because nothing was adding up. So one day after reading the Apocryphal books I found a detail about Lamech killing someone by...
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What is Christian reconciliation? Why do we need to be reconciled with God?
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What does it mean to be transformed by the renewing of the mind?
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What is the purpose and message of psalm 121?
Although (to my knowledge) Psalm 121 was not prophetic of any specific future event, nor cited or alluded to by any of the writers of the New Testament, the...
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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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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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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?
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Tim Maas
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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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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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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?
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How can I prepare myself for marriage?
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Can God forgive Satan worship?
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What are some modern forms of idolatry?
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What is the human soul?
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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)
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Jack Gutknecht
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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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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)
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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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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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Gretchen Seclegen
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How can we learn to trust God like the prophet Habakkuk?
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Why do some welcome the gospel in faith while others do not?
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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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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?
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Jack Gutknecht
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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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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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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
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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...