Why would anyone want to sacrifice their children? (2 Chronicles 28:3)
Human sacrifices are considered “murders”. Bible and God forbids both suicides and killing others. However it is practiced among false religions in...
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Is limited atonement biblical?
Limited Atonement is difficult to comprehend fully at the best of times, even to experienced believers. If a believer is struggling with this doctrine, there...
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How will I know when I have found the perfect spouse for me?
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How does one reconcile John 15:7-8 and Matthew 6:19-24?
Context is everything in determining the meaning of this, and the context of these texts is not simply the verses around them; it is every word of scripture,...
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Why does God allow us to go through trials and tribulations?
Years ago I said to an elderly lady that I was selling a expense antique to after my older brother broke a glass panel out of the furniture--not once but...
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Why did God give such detailed instructions to the craftsmen who were making things for the house of God in Exodus? (Exodus 35:4–37:29)
The reason for all the detailed instruction is because the earthly tabernacle was a copy of the original sanctuary in heaven. Everything in the sanctuary the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is Satan strong enough to put horrible dreams in our heads while we sleep?
I would say that, although the Bible definitely records God as sending dreams or speaking through them, Satan would not be able to do so on his own, but only...
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If dreams are a continuation of our thoughts and our desires, is having promiscuous sex in dreams a sin?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
If 42,360 exiles returned to Judah, how many stayed in Babylon? (Ezra 2:64)
I'm not sure that it's possible to definitively say how many members of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin remained in Babylon. The number mentioned by Ezra as...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Why did God give such detailed instructions to the craftsmen who were making things for the house of God in Exodus? (Exodus 35:4–37:29)
The writer of Hebrews gives us the answer. The tabernacle of Moses is an exact copy of the true tabernacle in heaven. Hebrews 8:1-6 Now the main point of...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did God give such detailed instructions to the craftsmen who were making things for the house of God in Exodus? (Exodus 35:4–37:29)
Why such detailed instructions? (Exodus 35:4–37:29)
Exodus 36:1 - 38:31
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If 42,360 exiles returned to Judah, how many stayed in Babylon? (Ezra 2:64)
If 42,360 exiles returned to Judah, how many stayed in Babylon? (Ezra 2:64) 64 The whole company numbered 42,360, 65 besides their 7,337 male and female s...
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What is the gift of encouragement?
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What does it mean that God will rejoice over us with singing?
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Why is sexual purity so important?
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What does it mean that God will rejoice over us with singing?
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Does Rom 9 mean God predestined some to heaven while created others with no chance of escaping hell?
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Does this passage mean that our spirit is older than our earthly body? Did God know us before we were born?
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Grant Abbott
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What is the purpose of our life on earth if we will live for all eternity in heaven?
Yes, Christians (believers in Jesus) will live for eternity (John 3:15-16). However, heaven is only our temporary home. When Christians die our souls ascend...
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Should a Christian be a Republican or a Democrat?
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Who are the Jesuits, and what do they believe?
Jesuits, like so many false Christianities, have a form of godliness but deny the power thereof. Meaning they live with and preach a concept of works...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why is serving God important?
The bible has a lot to say about our good works. First, in Matthew 7:21-23 That no amount of good works can save a sinner. Without the Spirit of God their is...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Where does the Old Testament refer to the Second Coming?
Jesus in Luke 4:16-21 quoted Isaiah 61:1, "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he...
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Frantz Philossaint
Where do the people go that did not take the mark of the beast and have given their life for Jesus?
This is a very good question. Once again, we must allow the bible to speak for itself. Please pray for the guidiance of the Holy Spirit. The subject of the...
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Why did God choose Israel to be His chosen people?
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, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why was it wrong to worship the Lord at the high places? (2 Chronicles 33:17)
The term "high places" referred to elevated locations that were used for worship (based on the belief that worshipping on an elevated surface lifted the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why was it wrong to worship the Lord at the high places? (2 Chronicles 33:17)
Why was it wrong to worship the Lord at the high places? (2 Chronicles 33:17) 17 The people, however, continued to sacrifice at the high places, but only ...
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Emo Tenorio
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Why would anyone want to sacrifice their children? (2 Chronicles 28:3)
I humbly submit for your consideration a few thoughts on the matter. All choices and actions; when viewed through the cold light of reason and logic shall...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does it mean to be 'godless", such as Esau is called in Heb 12:16-17?
The bible does not say if Esau was saved or not. It says he lost his blessing. That does not mean he was not saved. Many lose Gods blessing because of sin in...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Where do the people go that did not take the mark of the beast and have given their life for Jesus?
They go directly to heaven. Revelation 7:9 After this I beheld and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, of kindreds, of peoples...
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Is the Rastafarian / Rasta god Jah the same as the Christian God?
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What is the biblical understanding of the wrath of God?
I think the best way to understand the wrath of God is to see it for ourselves in the book of Revelation. The wrath begins in Revelation 6:12-17 as follows:...
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What is a root of bitterness?
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Why does God allow us to go through trials and tribulations?
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Why does God allow us to go through trials and tribulations?
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Can only ordained priests serve communion?
I am not a Roman Catholic, but my understanding of canon law is that there are specific occasions when a lay person can administer the Eucharist to others....
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What causes prayers to reach heaven when sometimes we may feel they get no higher than the ceiling, or that the heavens are brass? (2 Chronicles 30:27)
I would say that God (being both omniscient and omnipresent) is aware of all prayers (Psalm 139), but the Bible indicates at least four kinds of prayers to...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What causes prayers to reach heaven when sometimes we may feel they get no higher than the ceiling, or that the heavens are brass? (2 Chronicles 30:27)
Our prayers reach heaven when we are in a right relationship with God. Our prayers bounce off the brass ceiling when we are disobedient and rebelling against...
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Thomas Riccardi
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Is the similarity in human/chimp DNA evidence for evolution?
My opinion on this matter is simple...if there were such a thing as ape to man evolution we would see apes turning into men or would have seen or will...
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Jack Croach
What is Jeshurun?
It is generally thought to be derived from a root word meaning upright, just or straight, but may have been derived from שׁור, shur, to see, or may be a...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What causes prayers to reach heaven when sometimes we may feel they get no higher than the ceiling, or that the heavens are brass? (2 Chronicles 30:27)
27 The priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard them, for their prayer reached heaven, his holy dwelling place.
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Punjab Sharma
, Practicing Hindu Christian, Proudly homeschooled, unemployed
Is abandoning a child a sin?
For a parent to leave their family, or worse, their child, is not only recognized as a sin by the Bible [1 Timothy 5:8] but also as a generally bad thing to...
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How did Judas die?
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What is the biblical understanding of the wrath of God?
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Tim Maas
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In Matthew 25, Jesus states that if we don't visit those who are sick or in prison, we'll be punished. Is He talking about people who are actually in prison or sick, or is he talking about those who are spiritually sick and/or bound?
First of all, I would say that the Bible makes it clear that we are saved by faith in Christ alone (Ephesians 2:8-9). Good works that Christians then do are...