What did Jesus mean by asking the people if they'd gone to the Wilderness to see a "reed swayed by the wind?"
What did Jesus mean by a reed swayed by every breath of wind?
Luke 7:24
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What does the Bible say about healing?
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What’s wrong with pleasure? (Ecclesiastes 2:1–2)
When most English speaking people think of the word “vanity” (translated from Ecclesiastes) they automatically think of pride and egotism. But vanity in...
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What is the land that God promised to Israel?
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Why did David feel uncomfortable living in a palace?
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What is the biblical way to lead a child to Christ?
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What is the Gap Theory? Did anything happen between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2?
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What is the canopy theory?
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What’s wrong with pleasure? (Ecclesiastes 2:1–2)
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Does this Bible passage mean that Satan planted evil people?"
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How did Paul and his companions purify themselves in the account of Acts 21:26?
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What is the land that God promised to Israel?
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What is the breath of life?
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Do the souls of aborted babies go to heaven?
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What’s wrong with pleasure? (Ecclesiastes 2:1–2)
According to Ecclesiastes 2:1&2 the enjoyment of pleasure and laughter is vanity. I have in my own lifetime experienced many years of the exact opposite...
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Does the Bible support Communism?
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Jack Gutknecht
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Why didn't Daniel refuse to be worshipped (Daniel 2:46)?
New Living Translation "Then King Nebuchadnezzar threw himself down before Daniel and worshiped him, and he commanded his people to offer sacrifices and bur...
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Does this Bible passage mean that Satan planted evil people?"
He answered, “The man who planted the good seed in the field is the Son of Man.The field is the world. The good seed are the people in God’s kingdom. The wee...
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Kristine Rodrigues
Does the Bible say that an increase in technology is a sign of the end times?
Jesus said there would be earthquakes in many places. While there has not been a significant increase in earthquakes in recent years, per se, they do more...
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Aurel Gheorghe
How can I study the book of Daniel & the book of Revelation in order to understand the symbols?
The first six chapters of the book of Daniel are a record of the major events that occurred in Babylon during his time. These chapters also record two...
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Aurel Gheorghe
Does this verse mean that man’s fate is the same as that of animals? (Ecclesiastes 3:19)
According to the Scriptures, all living creatures received life from God the same way and are subject to the same fate (Gen 2:7, 19; 7:15). Both human and...
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Where did Old Testament believers go when they died?
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What’s wrong with pleasure? (Ecclesiastes 2:1–2)
Ecclesiastes 2 New International Version (NIV) 2 I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also pro...
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Jack Gutknecht
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What was Nathan’s role in David’s court? (2 Samuel 12:1)
2 Samuel 12 New King James Version (NKJV) 12 Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him: “There were two men in one city, on...
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Tim Maas
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What does it mean that Jesus Christ defeated death and the grave?
Following His death on the cross, Jesus subsequently rose bodily from the grave (Luke 24). In His resurrected state, He is no longer subject to death, but is...
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Brad Johnston
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Is homosexual orientation a sin?
The sin is committed with the desire of the heart. To commit the act is a sin as well but the lust and the desire are the initial sin.
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What is the purpose of the thousand-year reign of Christ?
You have to go outside of the Bible to get the "1,000 year reign", it was not taught in the Bible. Jesus will meet us in the air, 1 Thessalonians 4:17 "Then...
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How do Christians make their "calling and election" certain?
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Should a Christian play video games?
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Is Jesus God in the flesh? Why is it important that Jesus is God in the flesh?
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If homosexuality is a sin, why didn't Jesus ever mention it?
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Where did Old Testament believers go when they died?
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Does 2 Chronicles 16 mean we should not go to the doctor when we are sick, but to seek the Lord?
Read the verse closely. It says that he "did not seek the LORD...". There is nothing in scripture saying we should not seek the help of doctors. In fact,...
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Does this verse mean that man’s fate is the same as that of animals? (Ecclesiastes 3:19)
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What happened to the demons or evil angels during the time of the flood?
Sin of good and evil entered men through the Serpent (which preexisted who were cast down from heaven) and Cain knowing that he committed a murder was now...
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Why does Paul call Jesus the first to rise from the dead when other people had been raised from the dead, such as Lazarus?
The gospels record that Jesus raised three people who had died physical deaths back to life. 1. Jairus' daughter - Mark 9 2. Widow of Nain's son - Luke 7 3....
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Does 2 Chronicles 16 mean we should not go to the doctor when we are sick, but to seek the Lord?
And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady was severe; yet in his disease he did not seek the LORD, but the p...
2 Chronicles 16:1 - 14
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Does this verse mean that man’s fate is the same as that of animals? (Ecclesiastes 3:19)
Some commentaries on this verse that I have read state that Solomon was speaking from the perspective of one "under the sun" -- that is, from a naturalistic...
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Tim Maas
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Does God overrule our intentions? (Genesis 50:20)
I would say that (as Romans 8:28 says) God is able to make ALL things (which I take to mean things that are both good and bad from a human perspective) work...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Does this verse mean that man’s fate is the same as that of animals? (Ecclesiastes 3:19)
19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one bre...
Ecclesiastes 3:19
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Why is it better to let someone else praise you? (Proverbs 27:2)
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, as we look at this scripture and think about it purely from a natural standpoint, it seems to make perfect sense. After...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Is abuse an acceptable reason for divorce?
I would say that it depends on what the abuse is: Explicit Divorce Allowances The Bible only explicitly allows divorce for two reasons. Köstenberger, who is...
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How do "ministering spirits" help those who are to inherit salvation?
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Jack Gutknecht
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Does God overrule our intentions? (Genesis 50:20)
20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. (NIV)
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Jack Gutknecht
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What does it mean to trust in God’s name? (Psalm 20:7)
I found a good outline of Psalm 20: Psalm 20 1. A Praying People (Psalm 20:1-5). NET For the music director; a psalm of David. May the Lord answer 2 you 3...
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What is the significance of the two tablets for the 10 Commandments?
In my opinion, all depictions in all movies and most if not all other artwork showing the “Ten Commandments” on stone tablets; are completely inaccurate and...
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What Bible translation is closest to the original written scriptures?