Why does it seem some verses in different Bible versions do not agree with each other?
According to https://www.abarim-publications.com/DictionaryG/e/e-r-ch-o-m-a-i.html, "The word ερχομενον is a participle derived from the verb marked similar...
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Why are some passages like John 8, not included in all versions of the Bible?
I found useful discussions of this issue on the Got Questions? Website at the following web addresses: https://www.gotquestions.org/John-7-53-8-11.html...
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Tim Maas
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When was James written?
Commentaries that I have seen tend to assign an early date to James' epistle -- perhaps even an earlier date than any other book in the New Testament, in the...
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Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?
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Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?
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How could the people "work with all their heart" and not worry (Neh. 4:6)?
I would say that Nehemiah 4:13-23 indicates that the people were able to work wholeheartedly, without worry or fear, through a combination of faith in God...
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What is the origin of the Catholic Church?
My view is that the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) is a distinct religion from Biblical Christianity. It does not appear to draw its authority from Scripture....
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What is a Jesus freak?
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Tim Maas
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What is the limit of perfection in Psalm 119:96?
The psalmist is saying that many things had already been the subject of his observation. He had seen men of the greatest strength, and those of the most...
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How were the mountains covered in Genesis chapter 7:20 when the water rose 15 cubits, and that’s approximately 21.88 feet, but there are mountains that are hundreds of feet tall?
Good question, Darrell! At Arizona Bible College in Phoenix, Arizona, we studied and even debated whether Noah's Flood was a worldwide flood or just a local...
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How could the people "work with all their heart" and not worry (Neh. 4:6)?
Nehemiah 4:6 says, So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.
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Shirley H
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Did Jeremiah know exactly when the prophesied events would happen (Jr. 27:1-17)
I would say Jeremiah, like other prophets was a messenger for God. He was a mouthpiece. Jeremiah 1:9: Jeremiah loved God. God touched Jeremiah's lips and...
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Leslie Coutinho
How were the mountains covered in Genesis chapter 7:20 when the water rose 15 cubits, and that’s approximately 21.88 feet, but there are mountains that are hundreds of feet tall?
Genesis 7:17: And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth. The ark was...
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What does it mean to redeem a tithe and add a fifth to it?
Fifth = 20% So you would pay an additional 20% of the amount of your tithes in addition to your 10%. Example: You make 1000, you would owe 100 as 10%. If you...
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Has any other man or woman ascended to heaven apart from Jesus?
According to scripture Enoch and Elijah went bodily to heaven. However, only Jesus came back post-death in bodily form and sent the Holy Spirit...
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ainsley chalmers
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How were the mountains covered in Genesis chapter 7:20 when the water rose 15 cubits, and that’s approximately 21.88 feet, but there are mountains that are hundreds of feet tall?
The world pre-flood, called Pangaea, was flatter and vastly different to the present world. The geologic features we see now were caused post-flood, due to...
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Can children go to hell?
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What constitutes marriage according to the Bible?
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What should we learn from the walls of Jericho falling down?
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Is the United States a Christian nation?
As both a long time Christian and long time history and government teacher I feel particularly qualified to answer this question. America is not and never...
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Should a church accept into their membership someone who owns a brothel? Or a bar?
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What does God look like?
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How can we recognize the voice of God?
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What does Psalm 8:6 mean in context?
Psalm 8:6: Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: The Son of man before coming on the earth...
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Should a church accept into their membership someone who owns a brothel? Or a bar?
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What does the Bible say about talking too much / being talkative?
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Jack Gutknecht
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Why did God take Enoch and Elijah to Heaven without them dying?
I'll try to answer only the first part of this question about Enoch. Another question was merged with this one, "Why did Enoch not die, but instead be taken...
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What does it mean that we will judge angels?
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Why did Jesus ask the man at the pool if he wanted to get well?
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Leslie Coutinho
What does going down to the pit refer to in Ezekiel 32?
Ezekiel 32:18: Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of...
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Paula Fether
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Is it true that angels rule over planets?
Also consider that nowhere does the Bible say there are other life forms besides on earth. What would these angels be ruling over then? The Bible only...
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Paula Fether
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What is dispensationalism and is it Biblical?
Yes, it's Biblical. It simply recognizes that though God himself never changes, his dealings with people certainly do. Unless one still lives only on fruit...
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What did Jesus write in the dirt in John 8:6?
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Robert Hibbard
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What is dispensationalism and is it Biblical?
I certainly agree with the criticisms of dispensationalism, but wish to point out that people I have known in this viewpoint are certainly believers in the...
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Tim Maas
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What is the congregation of the dead in Proverbs 21:16?
I would say that the reference to the congregation of the dead does not pertain to all the dead in general, but specifically to the eternal state of those...
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Can a Christian lose salvation?
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What was Jesus' message to the church in Laodicea in Revelation?
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Is the King of Tyre prophecy in Ezekiel 28 referring to Satan?
My view is that the rebellion of Satan is reflected in the actions of the King of Tyre. The one-way dialogue in Ez. 28 shows that Satan was created perfect,...
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Ogba Chima
What is the congregation of the dead in Proverbs 21:16?
Proverbs 21:16
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Dave Mohler
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What is the valley of decision?
My view is that the valley of decision is not a place, but rather, a personal decision that those at that time (near the great and terrible day of the Lord)...
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What is regeneration according to the Bible?
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Why does God allow the innocent to suffer?
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What kind of seal would make the tomb secure (Matthew 27:66)?
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Should a church accept into their membership someone who owns a brothel? Or a bar?
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Jeremy Low
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Is the Bible a fairy tale?
The Bible was written within the historical-cultural context of the original authors and original audience spanning 2000 to 4000 years. It has genres of...