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  1. Who was Barnabas in the Bible?
  2. How can we guard our hearts from becoming self-righteous or judgmental like Pharisees?
  3. How does Psalm 71 encourage someone who’s getting older and still facing hard things?
  4. Why did the Sovereign Lord say “as surely as I live“ when He is immortal?
  5. How does one solve the problem that no one can earn their right standing with God (Gal. 3:10-14)?
  6. How is the phrase "not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing," found in 1 Timothy 2:9, to be understood today?
  7. Is it biblical to have a service of remembrance and to light candles in the memory of loved ones?
  8. What Bible verses state there will not be any new revelations after Jesus?
  9. Is there value in other religions like Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism? Galatians 1:9
  10. How do we guard our heart from anger/offense?


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

Who is the desired of all nations?

“Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus,” based on Haggai 2:7, is a hymn written by Charles Wesley. As you can read, the “dear Desire of every nation” is Jesus!...

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Are there different levels of punishment in hell?

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

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What are 'the Stations of the Cross'?

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What was the meaning and importance of the transfiguration?

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Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

Would Adam have known the ten commandments?

It is difficult to imagine that from Adam to Moses, people walked the Earth unaware that murder, adultery, stealing or lying was wrong. The Ten Commandants...

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

Why didn’t David go out to battle in this particular military campaign? (2 Samuel 11:1; see 10:7)

As I read 2 Samuel, David's men did not prohibit him from going out to battle with them any more until chapter 21, after David had nearly been killed by...

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Why did Lot's daughters have children with their own father?

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Should we expect someone else besides Jesus? (Matthew 11:2–19)

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How long did the anointing at Pentecost last?

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What was Paul's thorn in the flesh?

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

Why didn’t David go out to battle in this particular military campaign? (2 Samuel 11:1; see 10:7)

David and Bathsheba 11 In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They des...

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

How long did Moses stay in Midian?

Moses stayed for 40 years in voluntary exile in Midian after killing an Egyptian.

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

How does an unconverted sinner know about committing blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? Does it mean he/she can't be forgiven?

By my understanding, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is not a specific identifiable action, such as anything people might say. Instead, it is the final,...

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What does the Bible say about loyalty?

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What is the Passion Translation of the Bible?

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What is religious science?

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What is pantheism?

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Who was Absalom?

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What should we learn from the life of James, the brother of Jesus?

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What can we learn from the book of James?

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Answer by Thomas K M , A retired Defence Scientist from Indian Defence R&D Orgn.

What is the importance of procreation according to the Bible?

One of the strongest reasons procreation has been viewed as mandatory is because of natural law. Children are a natural result of sex. However, just because...

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What can we learn from the thief on the cross?

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

After death, how many judgements are there?

No prayers that Christians can offer can affect the fate of the deceased. Their eternal state is sealed at the moment of their deaths, based on their faith...

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

What was Paul's thorn in the flesh?

We do not know what Paul’s thorn (σκόλοψ, 1 occurrence) in the flesh was. The word translated “thorn” means “a sharp stake used for torturing or impaling...

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What does it mean that good works are the result of salvation?

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Question by Carl Buckalew

After death, how many judgements are there?

My priest says there are multiple judgments, which is why we pray for the dead.

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

How do I find a specific question that has been submitted here on ebible.com?

If you know the exact wording of the question, click on the "Questions" filter from the drop-down menu that appears when you click on the down arrow next to...

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

How long was a "year" in the Bible during the time of Genesis?

There is such an insignificant change in the earth’s spin and revolution that the times and seasons have remained the same for the last 6000 years: 24 hour...

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

How long did it take to write the Bible?

It didn't take the full 1,500 years to write the Bible. There was a 400-year gap, for instance, between Malachi, the last book of the Old Testament, and the...

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

How long is a cubit?

In large-scale construction projects, ancient civilizations typically used the royal cubit (about 19.8–20.6 in [52 cm]). The Bible offers some input in 2...

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Answer by John Moyo , Christian youth teacher

Do we deserve to be loved by God?

When God created Adam and Eve they deserved his love as his beloved creations, pure and sinless. When they rebelled by going against His commandment not to...

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Answer by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

Why do some people not turn to God until later in life?

Ecclesiastes 3:1 "To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven." God is the author of not only our faith but also of salvation. He...

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Answer by Gary Wofford

What does it mean that Jesus Christ defeated death and the grave?

Satan planned for Christ's death and burial to end the effect Jesus was having. His death and the grave didn't end anything, but his resurrection was just...

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Answer by Cassius D'Souza

Why do some people light a candle when praying at midnight? Is it something that Christians should be doing?

In My opinion, man alike all creations were created to praise and worship our Almighty Father. When we sleep we worship, when we walk we worship, when we eat...

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Why do many Christians support President Trump despite his adulterous past, seemingly hateful comments, potentially criminal acts, and unwholesome talk?

Since the separation of Church and State, we as Christians don't have a moral obligation to wait for a pure and perfect candidate to run the State; the...

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

Would Adam have known the ten commandments?

In Romans 2:12-15, Paul said that when the Gentiles (who would never have heard of the Ten Commandments as part of the Law given specifcially to Israel by...

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Would Adam have known the ten commandments?

If not an "official" ten commandments, would he have known the same content?

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Answer by Thomas K M , A retired Defence Scientist from Indian Defence R&D Orgn.

Did God know that lucifer and his angels would turn against him?

In the beginning God created heavens and earth. The earth was formless and darkness was over the surface of the deep…….. (Gen 1:-2). In this condition, God...

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Answer by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

Why do some people feel the Holy Ghost and others don't?

I assume you mean why do some "Christians" feel the Holy Spirit and some Christians don't. Only the born from above (born again) Christians has been given...

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What will be the major event that coincides with the resurrection of the righteous dead and what comes immediately after it?

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Will the resurrection described in Daniel 12:2 be partial or universal?

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Why does God send people to hell?

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What does the Bible say about near death experiences?

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What should we learn from the virtuous woman in Proverbs 31?

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Who was the psalmist referring to in these verses? (Psalm 107:23–32)

November 07 2019

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

Who were Ezra's parents?

Ezra was the famous scribe and priest descended from Hilkiah the high priest. (Ezra 7:1-25)

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