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How and when was the canon of the Bible put together?

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What does it mean that Jesus is our High Priest?

September 21 2019

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

What does it mean that the righteous will live by faith?

First, see the big picture: The Just shall live by his Faith Hab. 2:4 1 The Place of Trust—the Watchtower Hab. 2:1 2 The Pledge of Trust—‘it will surely come...

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

How can rebellion make people stumble? (Hosea 14:9)

To me, the thought expressed here is similar to the words of Isaiah in Isaiah 8:14-15. A rock (representing God through His changeless commandments) can be a...

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

Why leave the poor behind? (2 Kings 24:14)

I would say that the poorest people were left in the land to do the work of raising crops, since the land itself could not be carried away, and such work did...

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

Why leave the poor behind? (2 Kings 24:14)

Context: 2 Kings 24:10-14 KJV 10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. 11 A...

2 Kings 24:14

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Should we tithe off our gross or net income?

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Does the Bible teach the celibacy of priests?

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What does it mean to grow in grace?

September 21 2019

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

What was a "scribe’s knife"? (Jeremiah 36:23)

He cut it with a penknife — Hebrew, בתער הספר, the knife of the scribe. It seems the implements for writing were lying on the table before/in front of the...

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What does it mean to test the spirits?

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What does it mean to walk with God?

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What does it mean to walk in the light?

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What does it mean that God is love?

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What are some of the signs of genuine saving faith?

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Does regeneration precede or follow faith?

September 21 2019

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Hosea 1:2—How could a holy God who condemns harlotry command Hosea to marry a harlot?

In the Old Testament, prophets frequently lived out the message God had to give through them. Isaiah walked naked for three years to tell the people that...

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

How can rebellion make people stumble? (Hosea 14:9)

Who is wise? Let him discern these things! Who is discerning? Let him understand them! For the ways of the Lord are right; the godly walk in them, but in t...

Hosea 14:9

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What are some good verses I can use in witnessing?

The Roman's road to salvation: Romans 3:23,6:23,5:8,10:9-10,10:13 This is the popular one.

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Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What are some good verses I can use in witnessing?

Romans 3:23, Romans 3:10. John 3:16-18 John 3:36 John 6:37-40 John 6:47 Romans 11:6 Romans 4:4-8 Ephesians 2:8-9 Romans 6:23 Ephesians 1:13-14 Ephesians...

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How can I know what God's timing is?

September 20 2019

Answer by Singapore Moses , Messenger of God, CEO in IT industry, Astronaut, Scientist

Why did Jesus say you can't serve two masters, you will hate one and love the other?

。・:*:・゚,。・:*:・゚ 。・:*:・゚,。・:*: No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and...

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Hosea 1:2—How could a holy God who condemns harlotry command Hosea to marry a harlot?

September 20 2019

Answer by Singapore Moses , Messenger of God, CEO in IT industry, Astronaut, Scientist

How was Josiah able to overcome negative influences and do what was right? (2 Kings 22:2)

ᏙᎬᎡY ᏩᎾᎾᎠ ᎢᎻᏆNᏩᏚ ᎪᏴᎾᏌᎢ JᎾᏚᏆᎪᎻ:: He did that which was right in the sight of Jehovah (He was one of the 9 kings of Israel who did right. Walked in all the...

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

What are some good verses I can use in witnessing?

In the sequential order of their relevance to the presentation of the gospel message, I would choose: Isaiah 64:6; Romans 3:23; James 2:10 (We are all...

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Does Psalm 91:8 mean that after a Christian dies, he will see the wicked punished?

Snares are generally used of traps set to destroy the righteous men by the wicked men with direct or indirect influences of fallen angels and demons. Many...

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What was a "scribe’s knife"? (Jeremiah 36:23)

Jer 36:23 Hebrew word bethaar hassopher בתער הספר is used to refer the Penknife aka "Scribe's knife;" used to shape the reed for writing, and to make...

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What does the Bible say about suffering?

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What does the Bible say about pain?

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Why did Jesus ask the man at the pool if he wanted to get well?

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How should a Christian view global warming?

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

What was a "scribe’s knife"? (Jeremiah 36:23)

My understanding is that a "scribe's knife" was a short implement with a different type or shape of precision blade on each end (to increase the ways in...

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Must people seek God before he seeks them? (Jeremiah 29:13)

The only times God commanded anyone to "seek Him" is in the OT. The Hebrews, who are those He had chosen already, were to choose Him over other gods. In the...

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Answer by John Moyo , Christian youth teacher

Hosea 1:2—How could a holy God who condemns harlotry command Hosea to marry a harlot?

My understanding of the story is that after Gomer's beauty had faded her second husband did not want her and wished to sell her off to the highest bidder....

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Does God promise to protect us?

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Hosea 1:2—How could a holy God who condemns harlotry command Hosea to marry a harlot?

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Should a Christian go to movies? Is watching a movie a sin?

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Did the author of Genesis ever intend the 7-day creation story to be taken literally?

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What should we learn from the walls of Jericho falling down?

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What was a "scribe’s knife"? (Jeremiah 36:23)

0 What was a "scribe’s knife"? (Jeremiah 36:23) Context: 20 After they put the scroll in the room of Elishama the secretary, they went to the king in the ...

Jeremiah 36:23

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In the last days, will everyone need to go to Jerusalem to worship God?

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Are we to love the sinner but hate the sin?

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What is meant by the "....calves of our lips" in Hosea 14:2?

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Why didn't God want Adam and Eve to eat from the tree of life?

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Does Psalm 91:8 mean that after a Christian dies, he will see the wicked punished?

In my opinion, the psalmist is speaking in the cited verse (and also in the psalm as a whole) of his confidence in God's protection of His followers in this...

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

Does Psalm 91:8 mean that after a Christian dies, he will see the wicked punished?

Psalm 91:8 (Contemporary English Version) 8And with your own eyes you will see the punishment of the wicked.

Psalms 91:1 - 16

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Does the Bible teach the celibacy of priests?

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