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  1. What exactly does "they kept your word" mean?
  2. How could God command people not to kill in Exodus 20:13, and then, in Exodus 21:12, command that murderers be put to death?
  3. What was the "law of retaliation" meant to achieve (Exodus 21:23-25)?
  4. Why did Jesus refuse to answer the false charges (Mark 14:61)?
  5. What is meant in John 20:23 where Jesus says if you forgive sins, they will be forgiven, if you retain them, they’ll be retained?
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  7. Who was the woman who poured expensive perfume mentioned in Matthew 26:6-13?
  8. What was the psalmist's problem (Psalm 42:3-4)?
  9. Wouldn't the time frame between the 5th & 7th plagues referenced in Exodus have to be 10 months, considering the reproduction period of cattle?
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Question by venkatesan Iyer

Why the pointed reference to the original "five barley loaves" in John 6:13 when leftovers were collected?

John 6:9-John 6:13 In 6:13, the leftovers are from the miracle food. Why is the reference to the "fragments of the five barley loaves" significant?

John 6:13

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What are the benefits of "drinking water from your own well?" (Proverbs 5:19ff)

As indicated in the passage cited in the question, the concept of "drinking water from your own well" is being used as a metaphor for the act of being...

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Why pray toward a specific site? (2 Chronicles 6:21)

God had shown a special interest in the temple that Solomon would build, even from the time that David had originally had the idea to build it to replace the...

June 17 2019 Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Why pray toward a specific site? (2 Chronicles 6:21)

21 Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling pl...

2 Chronicles 6:21

June 17 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What are the benefits of "drinking water from your own well?" (Proverbs 5:19ff)

Proverbs 5:15-20 New Living Translation (NLT) 15 Drink water from your own well— share your love only with your wife. 16 Why spill the water ...

Proverbs 5:15 - 20

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What is pastoral care?

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When a person becomes saved / born again do they become righteous or just declared righteous?

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Is abortion murder?

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What’s so alluring about drinking stolen water and eating food in secret? (Proverbs 9:17)

June 16 2019

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What does it mean in Proverbs 18:16 that your gift will make room for you?

I would say that this verse is indicating that if a person offers a gift to someone who is in a position of power, that gift will have the effect of allowing...

June 16 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Who was Molek? (Isaiah 57:9)

Molek (also spelled Molech) was a heathen god whose priests practiced (among other things) the sacrifice (through burning) of the children of his...

June 16 2019 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Why would anyone want to sacrifice their children? (2 Chronicles 28:3)

As noted in the passage cited in the question, child sacrifice is (from God's perspective) an abomination. However, such rituals were a part of the worship...

June 16 2019 Follow Vote Up

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How should a Christian view environmentalism?

June 16 2019

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Were any of the disciples married?

June 16 2019

Question by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Who was Molek? (Isaiah 57:9)

9 You went to Molek with olive oil and increased your perfumes. You sent your ambassadors far away; you descended to the very realm of the dead!

Isaiah 57:9

1 Vote June 16 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

When a person becomes saved / born again do they become righteous or just declared righteous?

True, each of us-every single human being (see Rom. 3:10-12, 19-20)-has failed to do what God’s law requires of us (Gal. 3:10; 6:13; cf. James 2:10). By the...

June 16 2019 1 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Why would anyone want to sacrifice their children? (2 Chronicles 28:3)

3 Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord had c...

2 Chronicles 28:3

June 16 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by leslie coutinho

What are "the plagues written in this book" of Revelation 22:18?

Revelation 22:18:19 is a warning to the Church of God, if any one tampers the biblical text will have the wrath of God come upon him as also mentioned in...

June 16 2019 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Ross Smith

Are we supposed to 'let go and let God?'

Dare I suggest that the reference in Psalm 46:10 Amplified version says, “Let be, be still and know that I am God” is nominating a letting go of those things...

June 16 2019 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Does scripture get the value of pi wrong?

Good question, Dane! This Bible verse mentions the measuring of something round. That could help us to remember that the ancients rounded off their numbers....

June 16 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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What does Paul mean when he writes of the natural man?

June 15 2019

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What is the origin of Christmas?

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Was Mary Magdalene considered an apostle or a disciple?

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Does Hebrews 6:4-6 mean we can lose our salvation?

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Does Hebrews 10:26 mean that a believer can lose salvation?

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Is abortion murder?

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What does the Bible say about prostitution? Will God forgive a prostitute?

June 15 2019

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

In the Bible what are some symbols of divine judgment?

If I am interpreting the question correctly, some of the Biblical symbols of judgment (as opposed to literal forms of punishment or affliction used by God)...

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What is the meaning of those who were raised to life at Jesus death?

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What made the fountains of the deep/springs burst forth?

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Is there a time when the Lord will not be near?

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How can I find joy in the midst of trials?

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What is the Intelligent Design Theory?

The intelligent design (ID) can ascribe our creation to some master planner or alien but really cannot explain why there is a deterioration of creation over...

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Will there still be death, suffering, and sin during the millenial kingdom?

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What is Hamartiology?

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Is there a biblical list of sins?

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What is original sin?

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What is the sin unto death?

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Is ISIS a sign of the end times?

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Does Bible prophecy predict that there will be a World War 3 (III, three) before the end times?

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How many more prophecies must be fulfilled before Jesus returns?

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Who is Epaphras?

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What does it mean that there will be wars and rumors of wars before the end times?

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