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

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

I would say that David was not referring to premeditated words that he might speak, or to any specific utterance that he might make, but to the possibility...

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

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

Context: Psalm 141 A psalm of David. 1 I call to you, Lord, come quickly to me; hear me when I call to you. 2 May my prayer be set before you like i...

Psalms 141:3

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What is animism?

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

What is the Cotton Patch Version of the Bible by Clarence Jordan?

The Cotton Patch Version (CPV) is a modern version of the Holy Bible developed by Clarence Jordan, and published between 1968 and 1973. It takes place in the...

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

What is The Orthodox Jewish Bible?

According to my understanding, the Orthodox Jewish Bible was completed by Philip Goble in 2002. It is an English language version that applies Yiddish and...

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When Isaiah says we are healed by his stripes is he talking about a physical healing or a spiritual healing?

Jesus went to the whipping post for our healing in the flesh, thus "By His stripe We were healed", physically. He suffered temptation in the garden or...

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

Is it acceptable to God for a husband and wife to have sex while the wife is menstruating / having her period?

Wiersbe said that it was one of 8 negative offenses/sins that would “incur ritual uncleanness” and that this man avoids. Dr. Wiersbe also says Menstruation...

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

Why was it wrong to have sexual relations with a woman during her period? (Ezekiel 18:6)

Wiersbe said that it was one of 8 negative offenses/sins that would “incur ritual uncleanness” and that this man avoids. Dr. Wiersbe also says Menstruation...

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Answer by Brother Paul , Paul's message in Eph 2 was to believers:

When Mary, the mother of Jesus, stated, "From now on all generations will call me blessed," does this mean she should be worshipped?

The last line in Mary's statement tells us. 'From now on all generations will call me blessed.' Mary is Blessed, she is the Blessed virgin Mary. That is as...

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What will be the 'one world religion' of the end times?

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Why, sometimes, do we have to pray more than once to God to understand what He is telling us to do?

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What is the meaning and purpose of saying grace before a meal?

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Why do we have to accept Jesus before we die instead of being judged by God after we die?

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Why did Jesus spit for some of His miracles?

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Why is daily prayer important?

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Why do we pray before eating meals?

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Why should we pray for the peace of Jerusalem?

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

Did Israel imitate the heathen or not? Ezekiel 16:47

I would agree with Mr. Maas' answer and would just add this. See the Voice Bible Ezekiel 16:47 VOICE “Not only did you imitate the ways and follow the...

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What exactly is a 'holy kiss'?

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What does it mean to "know fully"? (1 Corinthians 13:12)

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

What does it mean to "know fully"? (1 Corinthians 13:12)

God has formed a perfect comprehension of the believer (1 Corinthians 8:3); He possesses an immediate, full, and interested discernment of us (Romans 8:27);...

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How will our resurrection body be different from our current body?

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

Is it acceptable to God for a husband and wife to have sex while the wife is menstruating / having her period?

Under the sacrificial system of the Old Testament, a special religious significance was placed on blood, due to its association with life, and the shedding...

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Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

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

Based on scripture, yes. People can get confused. I would think it would be rare, but possible at the same time. What if as a child they believed the simple...

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Answer by Dannie Murdoch , Father and Grandfather. Former Deacon for maintenance.

Why are all Christians hypocrites? Are all Christians hypocrites?

Sadly we as Christians are seen as hypocrites even by other Christians. We are fundamentally sinners who by grace are redeemed by the death of Jesus on...

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Answer by Derrol PORTER , Emancipated by the Liberating King

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

There is no such human, as a former Christian.There can be a nominal person, who calls their self a Christian, then for whatever reason then say they no...

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

Who are the elect of God?

To me, there is specifically one scripture that very definitively answers this question: To me, it is JOHN 3:16! To me, GOD could not be more loving, caring...

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

What is meant by "Jesus is Lord"?

Although people addressed Jesus as Lord during His earthly life, some meant that title as simply a designation of honor or respect (equivalent to "Sir")....

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Who will occupy the Millennial Kingdom?

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Who or what is Abaddon/Apollyon?

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Who is the false prophet of the end times?

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Who are the two witnesses in the book of Revelation?

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Who are the twenty-four (24) elders in Revelation?

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

What is the Voice Bible translation?

The Voice is a faithful dynamic equivalent translation that reads like a story with all the truth and wisdom of God's Word. Through compelling narratives,...

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

Did Israel imitate the heathen or not? Ezekiel 16:47

The wording of Ezekiel 16:47 as rendered in the New King James Version cited in the question creates the possibility of confusion due its difference from...

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Who are the false apostles Paul is referring to in 2 Corinthians 11?

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What does it mean that Jesus is King of kings and Lord of lords?

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

Did Israel imitate the heathen or not? Ezekiel 16:47

Ezekiel 16:47 New King James Version (NKJV) 47 You did not walk in their ways nor act according to their abominations; but, as if that were too little, you ...

Ezekiel 5:7

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

Why do English Bible translations say, "a child IS born" or "WILL BE born" in Isaiah 9:6 when the original Hebrew translation says, "WAS born" (happened already)?

Compare Isaiah 9:6 with Isaiah 9:1 Net Bible ("The gloom will be dispelled for those who were anxious. In earlier times he humiliated the land of Zebulun,...

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

What is meant by "Jesus is Lord"?

Context: 12 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans, somehow or ...

1 Corinthians 12:3

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

What does it mean to "know fully"? (1 Corinthians 13:12)

As an omniscient Being, God is not bound by any constraints in knowing us. However, as closely as any Christian may follow the Lord in this world and life, I...

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

What does it mean to "know fully"? (1 Corinthians 13:12)

Context: 8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it w...

1 Corinthians 13:12

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What does the Bible say about oral sex?

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What does the Bible say about oral sex?

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Are there different levels of punishment in hell?

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

What was this "mound"? (Ezekiel 16:24)

Ezekiel 16:24 23 “‘Woe! Woe to you, declares the Sovereign LORD. In addition to all your other wickedness, 24 you built a mound for yourself and made a lofty...

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Does "God hate shrimp"?

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