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Why does God require faith?

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Did Jesus go to hell between His death and resurrection?

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How can Heaven be perfect if all of our loved ones are not there?

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Did God literally create the Earth in six 24-hour days?

October 17 2019

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

What is the Passion Translation of the Bible?

I have had no personal experience with the Passion Translation, but my understanding from second-hand sources that I respect is that referring to it as a...

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How is physical death related to spiritual death?

October 17 2019

Answer by Andy Mangus , I am a Christian since October 1979 & devoted truth seeker.

Can a former Christian who became an atheist still go to heaven?

I have a take for this question that correlates with many others and is also an important Central point of emphasis of understanding scripture. Professing...

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Who dashed infants to pieces? (Nahum 3:10)

October 17 2019

Answer by Billie Hutson

Did God literally create the Earth in six 24-hour days?

“The beginning” of Genesis 1:1 did not necessarily take place on day 1 as is frequently assumed. The initial creation took place before day 1, but Genesis...

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

What (if anything) does the Bible say about role play between husband and wife?

To my knowledge (and if I am interpreting the question correctly), the Bible does not address this subject specifically. I would say that, as long as sexual...

October 16 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Who dashed infants to pieces? (Nahum 3:10)

The infants in Thebes were dashed to pieces by the armies of Assyria, yet God brought justice to those responsible. The tables were turned, and Nineveh was...

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Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

Can a former Christian who became an atheist still go to heaven?

Assuming that ‘go to heaven’ means being saved, I will say that only God will make that determination in the judgment day (Matt 13:49; Heb 9:27; 2 Cor 5:10)....

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Aren’t there times when we should "resist an evil person"? (Matthew 5:39)

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What did Jesus mean when He said "I am the good Shepherd?"

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Can / Should we interpret the Bible as literal?

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What should we learn from the woman at the well?

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How does a man divorcing his wife make her commit adultery?

October 16 2019

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Can a non-Christian (atheist/other religion) still go to heaven if they live a 'good/righteous' life?

October 16 2019

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

What is being crushed that "breaketh out into a viper" in Isaiah 59:5?

The section of Isaiah from which the verse cited in the question is taken is part of a long presentation of God's grievances against the people of Judah and...

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What is the meaning of BC and AD (B.C. and A.D.)?

October 16 2019

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

What does it mean when it says we shall fill our houses with spoil?

Solomon was writing Proverbs as a guide to the young, to keep them from turning into ungodly people by imparting his wisdom to them. The type of ungodly...

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What does it mean when it says we shall fill our houses with spoil?

What does these three verse mean? What does it mean when it says we shall fill our houses with spoil?

Proverbs 1:12 - 14

October 16 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What did Jesus mean when He said "I am the good Shepherd?"

As S. Michael Houdmann has already said, “This is the fourth of our Lord’s “I am” statements in John’s gospel” (John 6:35; 8:12; 10:9). Certainly, in making...

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Was Satan the serpent in Genesis chapter 3?

October 16 2019

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

Who dashed infants to pieces? (Nahum 3:10)

The passage cited in the question is referring to the devastation inflicted on Egypt during multiple invasions by Assyria under separate Assyrian rulers from...

October 16 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Who dashed infants to pieces? (Nahum 3:10)

Context: 8 Are you better than Thebes, situated on the Nile, with water around her? The river was her defense, the waters her wall. 9 C...

Nahum 3:10

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What is goodness (fruit of the Holy Spirit)?

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Why did Solomon call himself "only a little child"? (1 Kings 3:7)

October 15 2019

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

Aren’t there times when we should "resist an evil person"? (Matthew 5:39)

In my opinion, Jesus was not implying that such actions should go unnoted by a Christian, since even He rebuked the officer who struck Him when He was...

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

Aren’t there times when we should "resist an evil person"? (Matthew 5:39)

Context: Eye for Eye 38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ 39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone ...

Matthew 5:39

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What does it mean that Jesus is the author and perfecter of our faith?

October 15 2019

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

Why did Solomon call himself "only a little child"? (1 Kings 3:7)

I would say that Solomon was clearly not speaking from a chronological perspective. He was a grown man when he succeeded his father David to the throne of...

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

What does it mean that the Lord most high is "terrible" in the KJV?

The Hebrew word in this verse that is translated as "terrible" in the King James Version reflects an English usage or meaning of the word that was more...

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

Why did Solomon call himself "only a little child"? (1 Kings 3:7)

7 “Now, Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. 8 ...

1 Kings 3:7 - 11

October 15 2019 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

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Why do people die with Illness when the Bible says, "By His stripes we are healed"?

Romans 12:1-2 KJV I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which...

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Answer by ainsley chalmers , Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.

Why did Jesus say, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

Jesus on the cross took our sins on His body and thereby became personification of sin out of His (God's) complete love for us (2 Cor 5:21). Therefore, at...

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

Who baptized Jesus?

John the Baptist (as indicated most clearly by Matthew 3:13-15 and Mark 1:9).

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

Why didn't the Israelites drive out Geshur and Maakah?

By my reading of the geography of the region, these two kingdoms lay on the east side of the Jordan River. Although the tribes of Reuben and Gad, as well as...

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Who baptized Jesus?

October 15 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by JAMES MOORE

What was David's age when he killed Goliath?

1 Samuel 16:18 (KJV) "Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a...

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What does it mean to walk with God?

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What does it mean that God is love?

October 15 2019

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

What was David afraid he might say? (Psalm 141:3)

David asks the LORD to guard his behavior (Psalm 141:3-4) and hopes to find people who will rebuke him honestly should he go astray (Psalm 141:5). David was...

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What is the intermediate state?

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Who was Flavius Josephus?

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Will we be able to see all three members of the Trinity in Heaven?

October 14 2019