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  1. What happened to the gentiles before Jesus came?
  2. How can believers be poor and rich at the same time? Revelation 2:9
  3. What witnessing principles can Christians learn from the lepers' response in 2 Kings 7:3–9?
  4. What is the meaning of the flying scroll in Zechariah 5, and how is it connected to God's judgment on thieves and liars?
  5. What did Paul mean by "dogs" in Philippians 3:2?
  6. How are believers supposed to 'learn Christ,' according to Ephesians 4:20?
  7. What does it mean that Christ "was crucified in weakness" (2 Cor. 13:4)?
  8. Why did the Lord favor Abel’s offering more than Cain’s?
  9. Why was God tired of sacrifices? Isaiah 1:11-14
  10. How much did soldiers get paid? 2 Chronicles 25:6


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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Rich Fool?

December 23 2018

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Should we, as Christians, watch television (TV)?

December 23 2018

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Should Christians be tolerant of other people's religious beliefs?

December 23 2018

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

Why was Jesus never called Emmanuel? (Matthew 1:23)

Other passages in the Old Testament that clearly pertain to the coming of the Messiah (including others by the same prophet (Isaiah) who wrote the prophecy...

December 23 2018 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Should Christians recycle? How should a Christian view recycling?

Bible Verses about Recycling John 6:12 ESV And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be...

December 23 2018 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why was Jesus never called Emmanuel? (Matthew 1:23)

22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: 23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call h...

December 23 2018 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

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

I would agree with Mr. Maas' Revelation 9 and 16 references. Revelation 9: 17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those who sat on them had breastplates...

December 23 2018 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by acey gamblin

How does one know one has the Holy Spirit? What are the signs?

The new testament church began on the day of Pentecost Acts 2:1-4, also read Acts,10:44,45,46,Acts 19:19:5,6.Tongues are a sign that you have receive the...

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What does the Bible say about eating disorders (e.g., anorexia, bulimia)?

December 22 2018

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

How is the Lord a refuge for the oppressed? (Psalm 9:9-10)

Since this psalm is noted as having been written by David, I would say that, in this verse, David was drawing from his own experience with regard to the...

December 22 2018 1 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

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 had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, while not requiring Lot and his daughters to leave in order to survive, I would say that their situation would not...

December 22 2018 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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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

December 22 2018 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

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 ...

1 Vote December 22 2018 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

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...

December 22 2018 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

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...

December 22 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by 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...

December 22 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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What is the Latin Vulgate Bible?

December 21 2018

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

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...

December 21 2018 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Oun Kwon

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...

December 21 2018 3 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

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: ...

December 21 2018 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

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How interested are Christians supposed to be in the spirit world?

December 21 2018

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What is the difference between a reverend and a pastor?

December 21 2018

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

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...

December 20 2018 Follow Vote Up

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How does bad company corrupt good character?

December 20 2018

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

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...

December 20 2018 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

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

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...

December 19 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by West Miller

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...

December 19 2018 22 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What does it mean to be a man of God?

December 19 2018

Answer by Ken Weinlaeder , Retired Lutheran School teacher and principal

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...

December 19 2018 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

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

December 19 2018 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

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...

December 18 2018 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

Answer by 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...

December 18 2018 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

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...

December 18 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by 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...

December 18 2018 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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What does the Bible teach about the Trinity?

December 18 2018

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

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...

December 18 2018 2 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

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

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)

1 Vote December 18 2018 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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What exactly does "fall away" mean in Heb 6:6?

December 18 2018

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What does the Bible say about a trial separation in a marriage?

December 17 2018

Question by Gabrielle Haynes

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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Answer by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

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...

December 17 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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How should a Christian deal with depression?

December 16 2018

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What are some undeniable examples of divine intervention?

December 16 2018

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

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...

December 16 2018 3 Comments Follow Vote Up

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

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

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...

December 16 2018 1 Comments Follow Vote Up