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If you have a lot of debt, can you temporarily stop tithing while paying off the debt?
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Rick Fiedler
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Jack Gutknecht
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Is this the same Jonah who was swallowed by the fish? (2 Kings 14:25)
Yes, and this verse, 2 Kings 14:25, gives us some clues about the period of Jonah's ministry--prior to or during the reign of Jeroboam II (793-753 B.C.)
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John Smith
Why is 'You shall not murder' in the Ten Commandments?
Simply put, the 6th Commandment forbids the taking of human life. Jesus himself and all but one of His disciples (John) were found guilty by government...
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Jack Gutknecht
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What did Jesus mean when He instructed us to turn the other cheek?
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What is Trinity Sunday?
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What is The Living Bible (TLB)?
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If you have a lot of debt, can you temporarily stop tithing while paying off the debt?
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How can I please God?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the Contemporary English Version (CEV)?
I am listening to the CEV audiobook (Contemporary English Version) through this year and like it a lot. Uncompromising simplicity marked the American Bible...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
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What does the Bible say about anger?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What did Jesus mean when He said the first will be last and the last will be first?
A pastor said, “You can’t obtain your reward twice!” and he was right (see Matt. 6:1-18). On the day of judgment, many who today are first in the eyes of men...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
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Why was creation subjected to frustration? (Romans 8:20–21)
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What does it mean that Christians are not of this world?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is this the same Jonah who was swallowed by the fish? (2 Kings 14:25)
Yes, it is the same prophet Jonah who is spoken of in the book of the Bible bearing his name, although that book contains no mention of the prophecy referred...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why was creation subjected to frustration? (Romans 8:20–21)
The creation was subjected to "frustration" (also translated as "curse", "futility" or "vanity") as a consequence of humanity's fall into sin. God spoke of...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
When was the the first mention of the savior in the Bible?
I would say that it was in Genesis 3:15, when God cursed the serpent (which, acting as an agent possessed by Satan, had deceived Eve, ultimately resulting in...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
How do Christians know what is sinful?
This question is asked about "christians" but I don't think christians have any special powers to detect sin that muslims, hindus, buddhists, atheists or...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Who is the 'all creation' referred to in Romans 8:19 - 22?
My opinion is that "all creation" could be human beings or all of life. See the different translations of Romans 8:22 -- ROMANS 8:22 KJ21 For we know that...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Is this the same Jonah who was swallowed by the fish? (2 Kings 14:25)
25 Jeroboam II recovered the territories of Israel between Lebo-hamath and the Dead Sea,*just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had promised through Jonah son ...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why was creation subjected to frustration? (Romans 8:20–21)
20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself wil...
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Leslie Coutinho
Is God guilty of lying in 1 Kings 22:20–22?
Ahab had sold himself to work evil in the sight of God, though being spared a couple of times. Instead of repenting and doing what is right in sight of God...
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Is it wrong to be frustrated with God?
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Danny Hickman
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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Sheep and Goats?
Matthew 25, The whole chapter, is problematic for believers who maintain that God offers salvation by His grace toward us, and only by grace. There are no...
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Kim Shartzer
Is Contemporary Christian Music honoring to God? Should it be used in church services?
Being a "baby" Christian in terms of theological and doctrinal knowledge, I can't say with any certainty that CCM is or isn't biblical. I can say however,...
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Wade Boyette
Does a person have to attend church to go to heaven?
It is important to gather together and worship the Lord, and highly recommended here. One can worship God alone, but it is better to do it in numbers, for...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Will we lose our free will when the new heaven and new earth come?
Is free will a necessity in a perfect setting like Heaven? What if "perfect" is boring and there's no way out. Can you start back sinning or are you stuck?...
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Almeda Nelson
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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Two Sons?
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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Ten Virgins?
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Al Mark
What is the original source of the modern Bible?
What you are asking is termed "canonicity of the Bible", which essentially answers the question about how the Bible came to be what it is today. There are...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Where did Jeremiah find hope in such bleak times? (Lamentations 3:21–24)
I would say that Jeremiah was able to find hope by comparing the existing situation -- as bleak as it was -- with the worst case imaginable (which he...
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What is the book of Jasher and should it be in the Bible?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Where did Jeremiah find hope in such bleak times? (Lamentations 3:21–24)
21 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: 22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. ...
Lamentations 3:21 - 24
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Why is faith without works dead?
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Nicole Merry
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How can someone work in the name for God but not make it into Heaven?
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Jack Gutknecht
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How can someone work in the name for God but not make it into Heaven?
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Why does God allow evil men like Hitler and Saddam to come into power?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who is Matthew 7:21-23 referring to?
In my opinion, the people to whom Jesus is referring in this passage will have professed to be His followers and disciples during their earthly lives, and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
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Who is Matthew 7:21-23 referring to?
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Jack Gutknecht
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Why did Jehoiada choose two wives for Joash? (2 Chronicles 24:3)
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Philip Davies
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What does this statement mean: "The kingdom of God is at hand."?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did Jehoiada choose two wives for Joash? (2 Chronicles 24:3)
I would say that Jehoiada the priest took such a role with Joash, first, because of Joash's young age (seven) upon succeeding to the throne, and, second...
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Almeda Nelson
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Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?
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Why does God allow evil men like Hitler and Saddam to come into power?
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When and how was Nineveh destroyed?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did Jehoiada choose two wives for Joash? (2 Chronicles 24:3)
24 Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. 2 Joash did ...
2 Chronicles 24:1 - 3
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What is the meaning of the parable of the friend in need (persistent neighbor)?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the original source of the modern Bible?
By my understanding and belief, the books that compose the modern Bible were ultimately a product of divine inspiration both on the part of the individuals...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who were the 12 tribes of Ishmael?
Ishmael's twelve sons are mentioned in Genesis 25:12-15. They were named (in the order of their births) Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah,...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
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Why did God allow the Israelites to keep the Midianite virgins for themselves?