What is the meaning of the Parable of the Ten Virgins?
In this parable I don't believe the oil is depicting the Holy Spirit as I've heard some suppose. You can't borrow the Holy Spirit, neither can you go and...
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Jack Gutknecht
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How is God a shield? (Psalm 84:11)
How is God a shield? (Psalm 84:11) I love this verse, “For the Lord God is a sun and SHIELD, no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly”...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How do we hide God's word in our hearts (Psalm 119:11)
Studies have shown that we must read, hear, or do something 6 times before it is in your head -- so for the Bible to get from our head to our heart, we need...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Are the latest abortion laws fulfilling Bible prophecy?
This chapter in Matthew talks about who is the greatest. Jesus is addressing the disciples. You may cross reference this section in Mark 9:33-37, or Luke...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why did Samson give in to Delilah’s nagging? (Judges 16:16–17)
Why did Samson give in to Delilah’s nagging? (Judges 16:16–17) 13 Delilah then said to Samson, “All this time you have been making a fool of me and lying ...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is a fowler’s snare? (Psalm 124:7)
First see the context: Psalm 124: David thanks God, who has been Israel's help and deliverer from all its woes, and encourages a right relationship with him....
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Why would God ruin the environment to punish people for their sins? (Psalm 107:33–34)
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Why would God through Samuel tell Saul to "kill... even their babies"? 1 Samuel 15:3 CEV
As difficult as this command may be to understand, I would say, first, that none of us (including Christians, and even infants) are truly "innocent" in the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who was the king of Israel at the time when Syrian commander Naaman recovered from disease?
To me, the general chronology of events in 2 Kings suggests that it was Ahab's son Jehoram (who is also called Joram). He is recorded as becoming king of the...
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Jason Anderson
Did Jesus collect tithes?
I have tithed my whole life and find a million personal examples of why it is good. Of course it isn’t law, but why wouldn’t I be so thankful to my God for...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why would God through Samuel tell Saul to "kill... even their babies"? 1 Samuel 15:3 CEV
Why would God through Samuel tell Saul to "kill... even their babies"? 1 Samuel 15:3 CEV 1 One day, Samuel told Saul: The LORD told me to choose you to...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How do we hide God's word in our hearts (Psalm 119:11)
Instead of "I have hidden", various translations of this verse other than the NIV (as found at https://biblehub.com/psalms/119-11.htm) express it as "I have...
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What does the Bible say about anger?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How do we hide God's word in our hearts (Psalm 119:11)
11 I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.(NIV)
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What was the deadly wound that was healed on the beast in Revelation 13?
The beast of Revelation 13 is similar with the dragon in Revelation 12 – also see Daniel 7. They both have 7 heads and 10 horns with crowns – these are world...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about spiritual warfare?
Christians war spiritually “against the rulers of the darkness of this world” (KJV) is a phrase containing the keyword “rulers”, kosmokrator, a "world-ruler...
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What does a ring mean in the Bible?
I wonder if Lord of the Rings has confused you. Rings mean the same as they do elsewhere. Kings wear signets: to press into the wax to sign the seal. The...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does a ring mean in the Bible?
I would say that the Bible speaks of a ring in various symbolic ways, such as: -- a symbol of authority (as when Pharaoh gave his ring to Joseph in Genesis...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How was Paul able to give Timothy a spiritual gift when he laid hands on him?
In my opinion, the spiritual gift that Timothy received was directly from God the Holy Spirit, and was not conveyed through the act of the laying of hands...
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Why did the old prophet lie to the man of God causing his death?
God chose to let the lying prophet live to learn a valuable lesson, just grace, God's grace. We notice the old prophet took the body of the man of God and...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is a fowler’s snare? (Psalm 124:7)
A fowler is someone who hunts wild fowl (that is, game birds, such as pheasants, ducks, turkeys, geese, or quail) for food or sport. A fowler's snare would...
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Why did God change the laws that man must obey from the Old to New Testament?
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How was Paul able to give Timothy a spiritual gift when he laid hands on him?
I know the gift came from God, but I’m confused how it came through Paul when he laid hands on Timothy.
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is a fowler’s snare? (Psalm 124:7)
Context 124:5-7 6 Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be torn by their teeth. 7 We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why would God ruin the environment to punish people for their sins? (Psalm 107:33–34)
I would say that God's treatment of the environment was an integral part of His punishment of the people who lived in that environment for their sins, since...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What was wrong with grapes and wine? (Judges 13:14)
As indicated in the passage containing the verse cited in the question, Samson was intended by God even from before his birth to be a Nazirite (a person...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How could the sun and moon be harmful? (Psalm 121:6)
I would say that, although the sun is necessary for life, overexposure to it can be harmful either as a result of radiation or the effects of excessive...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How could the sun and moon be harmful? (Psalm 121:6)
How could the sun and moon be harmful? (Psalm 121:6) 5 The Lord watches over you— the Lord is your shade at your right hand; 6 the sun will not harm...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why would God ruin the environment to punish people for their sins? (Psalm 107:33–34)
Why would God ruin the environment to punish people for their sins? (Psalm 107:33–34) 33 He turned rivers into a desert, flowing springs into thirsty...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What was wrong with grapes and wine? (Judges 13:14)
What was wrong with grapes and wine? (13:14) 14 She must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, nor drink any wine or other fermented drink nor e...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What was the deadly wound that was healed on the beast in Revelation 13?
In my opinion, the deadly wound described in the verse is Christ's triumph through His death and resurrection. Although this wound inflicted by Christ on the...
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What is the New Jerusalem?
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What is “putting out a fleece”? (Judges 6:36–40)
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Jack Gutknecht
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What does the Bible say about anger?
Anger in the Old Testament translates the Hebrew word “’aph” -- אַף (“nostril”) which one may picture as an angry man with flared nostrils! It is used 45...
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Jack Gutknecht
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What does a ring mean in the Bible?
What does a ring mean in the Bible? Jeremiah 22:24; Proverbs 11:22; Luke 15:22
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Can a Christian be a nudist? What does the Bible say about nudity?
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What is the importance of the empty tomb?
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What is a eunuch in the Bible? What does the Bible say about eunuchs?
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What does the Bible say about sowing and reaping?
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How should a Christian view materialism?
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Why does it seem God was so much more personally interactive with humans in the Old and New Testament than He is today?
All that is necessary to be able to recognize God's footprints in our lives is to stay close to Him through prayer, quiet time, scripture study, etc, and we...
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What is the Pride of Jacob?
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Why do some Bible verse teach there is 'no fear in love', but other verses seem to say the opposite?
My opinion is that the fear in Proverbs refers to reverence or to do obeisance to the Lord while the fear in 2 Timothy connotes intimidation which is rooted...
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What should we learn from Deuteronomy 31:8?
Moses was drawn out of the river and cared for by Pharaoh's daughter. He found and slew an Egyptian man. Moses feared for his life and fled. The king of...
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Is it allowable for a Christian to have a life partner without a civil marriage?