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Answer by Derrol PORTER , Emancipated by the Liberating King

What does God mean ''and you shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness be not exposed on it''?

God's Word tells us from the beginning Adam and Eve were naked, but not ashamed [Genesis 2:25].Then [Genesis 3:7] their eyes were opened and they were...

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Why use a cistern as a prison? (Jeremiah 38:6)

July 14 2019

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

Why use a cistern as a prison? (Jeremiah 38:6)

I would say that the cistern was used as a prison for Jeremiah both as a means of shaming or humiliating him (due to the cistern's use and its contents), and...

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

What “gods” does God judge? (Psalm 82:1)

In my opinion, the word "gods" in the passage cited in the question is being used in the same sense by the psalmist that Jesus employed it in John 10:34 in...

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Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Why use a cistern as a prison? (Jeremiah 38:6)

6 So they took Jeremiah and put him into the cistern of Malkijah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah by ropes int...

Jeremiah 38:4

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Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What “gods” does God judge? (Psalm 82:1)

Psalm 82 A psalm of Asaph. 1 God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgment among the “gods”:

Psalms 82:1

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What does it mean, for believers, that God will 'judge the adulterers and the sexually immoral'?

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What are the most common things people think are in the Bible that are not actually in the Bible?

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What church organization is the most devoted to the Bible?

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What does the Bible say about common sense?

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What is saving grace?

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What does it mean to resist the devil, and why will resistance cause the devil to flee?

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How is Intelligent Design any different from belief in a Flying Spaghetti Monster?

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How will God will supply all my needs according to his riches in glory?

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What is meant by "according to his riches" God shall supply all our needs.

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Did one third of the angels fall with Lucifer?

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

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What does God mean ''and you shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness be not exposed on it''?

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What would be appealing about the metaphors used in Song of Solomon?

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Why does unbelief appear to be increasing in the world today?

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What are some modern forms of idolatry?

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Why does unbelief appear to be increasing in the world today?

July 13 2019

Question by Vicki Thomas

How can I overcome my addiction to prescrption pain medication? What does the bible say about addiction?

I have been addicted to pain pills for about 15 years. 6 years ago I found freedom through Jesus. I was clean for a few years and my relationship with Christ...

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Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What is the GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)?

GOD'S WORD Translation (GW) accurately translates the meaning of the original texts into clear, everyday language. Readable and reliable, GW is living,...

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What does it mean when Paul says to put off the old self and put on the new self?

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What does it really mean by "God chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy"?

July 13 2019

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What does it mean to seek first the kingdom of God?

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Are children punished for the sins of their parents?

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Why is 'You shall not commit adultery' in the Ten Commandments?

July 12 2019

Answer by Dan Butorovich

Does it show a lack of faith when you persistently ask for the same thing from the Father?

The answer depends on your relationship with God. Are you asking as his child in faith, or are you asking as someone who has no relationship with him but...

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

Is God guilty of lying in 1 Kings 22:20–22?

God has two types of will -- decretive (things that He directly orders or causes to happen) and permissive (things that He allows to happen). In the...

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Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Is God guilty of lying in 1 Kings 22:20–22?

20 And the Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab into attacking Ramoth Gilead and going to his death there?’ “One suggested this, and another that. 21 Finally,...

1 Kings 22:20 - 22

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Answer by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

What is the significance of Elisha retrieving the iron axhead from the waters?

All of scripture is the story of Jesus. I think maybe that the stick, is symbolic of the cross of Jesus. He can and does rescue us. Most axe heads were not...

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Answer by Al Swilling , Sola Scriptura

Why did God command the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments to be placed 'inside' the Ark of the Covenant, but the Law of Moses 'beside' the Ark?

The stone tablets (Ten Commandments) were written by the Creator Himself with His own finger. The Ten Commandments represent God's character. Also, the first...

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What does it mean that God is a consuming fire?

July 11 2019

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Why did God use a lying spirit to deceive Ahab?

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How can we know that the Bible is inspired, infallible, and inerrant?

July 11 2019

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Who are the other sheep in John 10:16?

The “fold” is Judaism (John 10:1), but there is another fold—the Gentiles who are outside the pacts of Israel (Eph. 2:11ff.). In our Lord’s first years of...

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What is the meaning of "many rooms" in John 14:2?

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Who is the son of perdition?

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What did Jesus mean by saying He is going "to prepare a place" for us in Jn 14:3?

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Why does God desire mercy and acknowledgement of Him instead of sacrifice?

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What should a husband do when his wife doesn't love him?

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Does it show a lack of faith when you persistently ask for the same thing from the Father?

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

What is the significance of Elisha retrieving the iron axhead from the waters?

I would say that the significance of this account from a Christian standpoint would be its indication that God can and does miraculously intervene in human...

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How can I overcome sin in my Christian life?

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Why did God let King Ahab defeat Ben-hadad when King Ahab had done so much evil?

July 10 2019

Answer by Vylken Hemmings

What does it mean to "despise not prophesyings"?

It is speaking of prophetic utterance, not preaching. I have moved Prophetically for 38 years and there is a marked difference. I have studied this intently...

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