Why did God need Lot to leave Sodom and Gomorrah in order to destroy it if He is powerful enough to do whatever He wants?
If God is omnipotent, couldn't he have destroyed everything except the good people and their belongings?
Genesis 19:1 - 38
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How is the Lord a refuge for the oppressed? (Psalm 9:9-10)
How is the Lord a refuge for the oppressed? (Psalm 9:9-10) 9 The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. 10 Those ...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Should a Christian have hobbies?
I would say Mark 6:31, what Jesus said to his followers: "And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What should we learn from the life of Hannah?
Most of this I found from calligraphyforGod: Hannah Bible Character Study Notes Character Study Key Verse Now, these things happened as examples for us so...
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Robert Ross
How does a believer faithfully share Christ while still loving and accepting non-believers where they are?
In Matthew 16 :18 Jesus stated “I will build my church and the Gates of Hell will not stand against it”. The “church “ He here prophesied into existence is...
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What is the Latin Vulgate Bible?
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What are "the plagues written in this book" of Revelation 22:18?
I would say that the plagues being referred to are primarily those that are described in Revelation 8-9, as well as in Revelation 16, although there are also...
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How can an evil spirit be from the Lord? (1 Samuel 19:9)
Hebrew word ra' [H7451] + spirit occurs in 1Sam 16:15, 16; 18:10; 19:9. Also Judge 9:23. Most translates as 'evil spirit'. However, English word 'evil' is...
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Jack Gutknecht
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What are "the plagues written in this book" of Revelation 22:18?
What are "the plagues written in this book" of Revelation 22:18? 22:18 "I testify to the one who hears the words of the prophecy contained in this book: ...
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How interested are Christians supposed to be in the spirit world?
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What is the difference between a reverend and a pastor?
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What can we learn from the story of Aaron's staff blossoming and bearing almonds?
I concur with S. Michael Houdmann's view: "In the aftermath of Korah’s rebellion against Moses and Aaron, God performed a miracle to confirm that Aaron and...
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How does bad company corrupt good character?
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Why did David pray for God to break his enemies’ teeth? (Psalm 3:7)
Prior to the rebellion of David's son Absalom (which David was speaking of in the psalm cited in the question), David had shown that he personally was not a...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Why did David pray for God to break his enemies’ teeth? (Psalm 3:7)
Why did David pray for God to break his enemies’ teeth? (Psalm 3:7) 7 Arise, O Lord! Save me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek...
Psalms 3:7
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Tim Maas
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How had Job changed? (Job 42:2)
Even though, at the beginning of the book of Job, God Himself had characterized Job as a blameless and upright man who feared God and turned away from evil...
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Is saying OMG or words like 'geez' still taking the Lord's name in vain?
I have to look it up again I suppose (or anybody else can for that matter very easily these days with our beloved internet), but what I remember from Bible...
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What does it mean to be a man of God?
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Why did God allow Satan and the demons to sin?
God wants us to love him. Love does not exist without choice. A robot dog that greets me when I get home, wags its tail, and is excited to see me does not...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How had Job changed? (Job 42:2)
How had Job changed? (Job 42:2) 42:1 Then Job answered the Lord and said: 2 “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours ca...
Job 42:2
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Tim Maas
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What does the Bible say about vandalism?
From a Biblical standpoint, I would say that, even if an act of vandalism would not involve actual theft of a piece of property, it would still fall under...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Are civil unions with vows and/or marriage with a licence equal biblically?
I would say that any ceremony (whether it was done in a civil or religious context) that complied with the laws of the jurisdiction in which it was...
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Tim Maas
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How does a believer faithfully share Christ while still loving and accepting non-believers where they are?
Just as the questioner has been struck by the grace shown by non-believers, I would say that a Christian should also make the peace, joy, and forgiveness...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why seek a God who is beyond understanding? (Job 36:26)
I would say that it was precisely because God was aware that, in His infinite fullness, He was beyond human understanding or finding out, that He did not...
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What does the Bible teach about the Trinity?
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What is Christian theology?
To simplify Christian theology down to its simplest terms, we have God's word, Romans 3:23: All have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Not just...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why seek a God who is beyond understanding? (Job 36:26)
Job 36:26 New International Version (NIV) 26 How great is God—beyond our understanding! The number of his years is past finding out.
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Jack Gutknecht
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What does the Bible say about vandalism?
“If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall repay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. (Exodus 22:1, ESV)
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What exactly does "fall away" mean in Heb 6:6?
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What does the Bible say about a trial separation in a marriage?
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How does a believer faithfully share Christ while still loving and accepting non-believers where they are?
I have been repeatedly inspired by the grace shown by certain non-believers toward people of other faiths or other worldviews. I want to accept people but l...
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What are the highest heavens? Nehemiah 9:6)
The highest of Heaven is where God lives. Ecclesiastes 5:2: "Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for...
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Why would Moses, the writer of Numbers, brag about his humility? (12:3)
Assuming Moses' authorship of the first five books of the Bible, some commentators are of the opinion that the words cited in the question were added by a...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Why would Moses, the writer of Numbers, brag about his humility? (12:3)
3 "(Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on earth.)" Numbers 12:3 GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
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Tim Maas
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Are we responsible for sin in our nature at birth? (Job 25:4)
I would say that, according to the doctrine of original sin (as discussed by Paul in Romans 5:12-21 and 1 Corinthians 15:22, and as indicated even in the Old...
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Tim Maas
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What gifts did Jesus give to men when he ascended?
In my opinion, what is meant here is that, after Jesus ascended, He gave (Acts 2:1-13) the gift of the Holy Spirit (Who, as Jesus had told the apostles in...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Are we responsible for sin in our nature at birth? (Job 25:4)
Are we responsible for sin in our nature at birth? (Job 25:4) Job 25 New International Version (NIV) Bildad Then Bildad the Shuhite replied: 4 How t...
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Aurel Gheorghe
How do we reconcile the idea of loving our neighbor (all people) as ourselves with "hating" those who oppose us?
According with Strong's Concordance the verb translated from Greek as "hate" in Luke 14:26 is miséō - which also means to love someone or something less than...
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What is dualism?
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How do we reconcile the idea of loving our neighbor (all people) as ourselves with "hating" those who oppose us?
To me, Jesus' use of the word "hate" in the verse from Mark cited in the question is not meant in the sense of active enmity or hostility, but to...
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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Wedding Feast?
This is a man not in proper "wedding clothing" and is removed from the wedding feast (Christ taking his bride the Church). When we obey the Gospel of...
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How do we reconcile the idea of loving our neighbor (all people) as ourselves with "hating" those who oppose us?
Mark 12:30-31 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this...
Mark 12:30 - 31
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How could the wise men or magi from the East have seen Jesus' birth from a star if astrology is evil?
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Where do you go when you die?