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How do I resolve an issue with a person who has hurt me and has no idea that they have?

October 11 2019

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

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

Varying translations of this verse (as indicated on the website https://biblehub.com/ezekiel/16-24.htm) express the word rendered as "mound" in the above...

October 11 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

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

Context: Ezekiel 16:23-24 23 “‘Woe! Woe to you, declares the Sovereign Lord. In addition to all your other wickedness, 24 you built a mound for yourself ...

Ezekiel 16:23 - 24

October 11 2019 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What is the Voice Bible translation?

My understanding is that The Voice Bible (which appeared in 2012) describes itself as a "dynamic equivalence" translation that intends to make Biblical texts...

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Who was the voice that was talking in Revelation 4:1-11?

October 11 2019

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Who was the voice that was talking in Revelation 4:1-11?

October 11 2019

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Does the Bible really say that parents should have their rebellious children stoned?

October 10 2019

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Who was Saint Patrick and why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day?

October 10 2019

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Is the last trumpet of 1 Thessalonians 4 the same as the seventh trumpet of Revelation?

October 10 2019

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

Who was Simon of Cyrene?

The aforementioned Simon by Michael said he was a father of 2 sons. Mention of Simon's sons maybe shows that they were well-known Christian converts @ the...

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Is it wrong to have a relationship with a close relative?

October 10 2019

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What is Christianity and what do Christians believe?

October 10 2019

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What is the purpose of miracles?

October 10 2019

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What is a Christian view of 'A Course in Miracles'?

October 10 2019

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Why did Jesus perform miracles?

October 10 2019

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

How do I resolve an issue with a person who has hurt me and has no idea that they have?

If I were in the questioner's situation, I would say that it might be necessary (as Jesus recommended in Matthew 18:15-17) for me to have a private...

October 10 2019 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why did Job say creatures and the earth "teach" us? (Job 12:7–10)

In Job 12:7-12 Job appeals to all creation to testify that God does what He pleases. Job 12:7 they will teach you Job points to creation to show that God’s...

October 10 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What does God/ the Bible say about widows dating after their spouse has died?

As Paul noted in 1 Corinthians 7:39-40, a widowed Christian spouse is free to remarry another Christian. To me, this clearly implies that dating by the...

October 10 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Since Adam was created before Eve, does this mean a couple is incompatible if the woman is older than the man?

To me, if the fact that Adam was created before Eve was meant as an indication that it was not proper in God's eyes for a man to marry a woman who was older...

October 10 2019 Follow Vote Up

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What does the Bible say about soul ties?

October 10 2019

Answer by Derrol PORTER , Emancipated by the Liberating King

What does it mean that Jesus is the Lamb of God?

Isaiah 53:1-7, is the prophecy that foretold one that would be pierced and thus shedding blood as a sacrifice from God.Before that Genesis 22:1-22 tells...

October 10 2019 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Bryan Naidoo , Post graduate and pastor

Was Jesus rich or wealthy?

Jesus being born from above, without sin, the notion of rich or wealthy was not his desire. Even though the Bible declares the richness and the wealth of the...

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What does it mean that God is the Ancient of Days?

October 10 2019

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What does it mean that God speaks in a still small voice?

October 10 2019

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What are the seventy weeks of Daniel?

October 10 2019

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What is a 'Daniel fast'?

October 10 2019

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What are the Major Prophets and Minor Prophets?

October 10 2019

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

What is the Mounce Reverse-Interlinear New Testament?

Although I have not personally had experience with the Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament, my understanding is that it differs from a normal...

October 09 2019 Follow Vote Up

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How is Christ the "atoning sacrifice"? 1 John 4:10

October 09 2019

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Why did Job say creatures and the earth teach us? (Job 12:7–10)

October 09 2019

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What happens to those who have never heard about Jesus?

October 09 2019

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What was in a "writing kit"? (Ezekiel 9:2)

October 09 2019

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How should one answer a Hindu/Muslim who questions the sexual nature in Songs of Solomon?

October 09 2019

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How can a Christian overcome the fear of witnessing?

October 09 2019

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

Where was Zechariah when he wrote this book?

In my opinion, when Zechariah recorded his prophecy, he was in Jerusalem, following a return from Judah's exile in Babylon. To me, this is indicated in...

October 09 2019 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

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Can a Christian be a nudist? What does the Bible say about nudity?

October 09 2019

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What happened at the Tower of Babel?

October 09 2019

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

Who was God's war club in Jeremiah 51:20?

Although the verses cited in the question are separated from their antecedent by several verses, I would say that the reference in Jeremiah 51:20 to God's...

October 09 2019 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What does the Bible say about people who are transgender?

October 09 2019

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

How did God send his word to Jonah? (Jonah 1:1)

In my opinion, the word of the LORD was not delivered to Jonah through any human intermediary, but as a direct command from God. The Bible does not specify...

October 09 2019 Follow Vote Up

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

Why would Israel’s sons come from afar? (Isaiah 60:4) Why will Israel's sons be so far away (Isaiah 60:4)?

In my opinion, the passage is referring not only to the descendants of Jacob when speaking of Israel, but to the extension of God's kingdom in the future...

October 09 2019 Follow Vote Up

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

What was in a "writing kit"? (Ezekiel 9:2)

My understanding of the Hebrew word used in this passage is that it refers to a container for ink (often the hollowed-out horn of an animal), into which a...

October 08 2019 3 Comments Follow Vote Up

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

Why would people live among the rocks? (Obadiah 1:3)

In my opinion, the verse cited in the question is referring to the pride that the Edomites took in the fact that the area in which they lived was...

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

What is "lovingkindness" (Psalm 103:4)?

My understanding is that the Hebrew word translated in English as "lovingkindness" is equivalent to the Greek word that is expressed as "grace" in the New...

October 08 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What does the Bible say, if anything, about donating blood?

In my opinion, the donation (or reception, such as during surgery) of blood are matters that are not covered by the Bible's teaching on blood covenants, by...

October 08 2019 2 Comments Follow Vote Up

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

Why did Job say creatures and the earth "teach" us? (Job 12:7–10)

I would say that the passage that is cited the question is indicating that all forms of life on earth (both animals and plants), as well as the order of the...

October 08 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

How do we baptize people into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit?

My understanding is that the Bible speaks of being "baptized into" only with reference to the baptism of repentance (such as that proclaimed and practiced by...

October 08 2019 Follow Vote Up