Why did the leper say to Jesus, "If you are willing, you can make me clean"?
Matthew 8:3
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What was a watchman, and what did he do? (Ezekiel 3:17)
As indicated in the passage from Ezekiel cited in the question, a watchman was an individual who was responsible for monitoring an assigned area...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What did it mean to cover with the corner of a garment? (Ezekiel 16:8)
A man covering a woman with his garment or cloak (or a woman covering herself with a man's garment or cloak (Ruth 3:7-9)) was an action in biblical times...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is “putting out a fleece”? (Judges 6:36-40)
In Judges 6:11, Gideon was visited by a being identified as "the angel of the Lord" (considered by many Bible commentators to have been God Himself in the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What did it mean to cover with the corner of a garment? (Ezekiel 16:8)
What did it mean to cover with the corner of a garment? (Ezekiel 16:8) -- 8 “‘Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What was a watchman, and what did he do? (Ezekiel 3:17)
14 The Spirit then lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the Lord on me. 15 I came t...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is “putting out a fleece”? (Judges 6:36-40)
What is “putting out a fleece”? (Judges 6:36–40)-- 36 Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand as you have promised— 37 look, I will place a ...
Judges 6:22 - 23
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JESTEEN Y ALEN KUMAR
, Sunday School Teacher at Baptist Church
Why didn't Matthew mention the names of three kings in the genealogy of the Lord Jesus Christ?
Matthew 1:8 Matthew didn't include three kings after king Jehoram: 1) King Ahaziah 2) King Joash 3) King Amaziah The above three kings were missing in...
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michael ATKINS
What is the difference between hope and faith?
Hebrew 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. The prophecy of Christ is our substance for the hope of...
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What is a Pastor Emeritus?
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What did Jesus mean when He said 'Let the dead bury the dead'?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who would've harmed Cain if God hadn’t put the mark on him?
In my opinion, Cain's words reflected the "intuitive" idea of blood-revenge, in which the taking of a human life was deemed serious enough (just by normal...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why does the devil want people to sin? What does he "gain" from this?
Ever since his rebellion against God (because of his desire to replace God as the supreme power in the universe) and his consequent expulsion from heaven,...
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Jack Croach
What is the difference between hope and faith?
This faith is a complete trust or confidence in something. Faith involves intellectual assent to a set of facts and trust in those facts. For example, we...
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Karen Burr
Will Jehovah's Witnesses go to heaven?
JW's do NOT believe that Jesus was born from Mary. They believe that Jesus is Michael the Angel that was sent down from Heaven. They also do not read the...
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Anonymous
Why does the devil want people to sin? What does he "gain" from this?
Does sinning make the devil stronger against God? I don’t understand the motivation of the devil. What if there were more people who died with sin than who r...
Mark 1:13
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the difference between hope and faith?
As Hebrews 11:1 puts it, "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." Hope is a wish or desire. Faith gives...
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Wanda Anthony
What is the difference between hope and faith?
1 Corinthians 13:13
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What is the Hebrew Roots movement?
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Why would Jesus tell the criminal, "...today you will be with Me in Paradise," when Jesus Himself ascended 40 days later?
Reading Luke 23:42-43 it seems that Jesus is telling the thief that on that very day, both of them will be in heaven together. However, three days later, in...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why would Jesus tell the criminal, "...today you will be with Me in Paradise," when Jesus Himself ascended 40 days later?
Some denominations that do not subscribe to a belief in an immediate post-death existence of the soul prior to the resurrection of the body at the close of...
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Helmut Fischl
, Retired
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Is creationism scientific?
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Aurel Gheorghe
Is Judas Iscariot in Heaven or Hell?
The short answer is neither - Judas is not in hell or heaven. There is no Bible text indicating that he repented, that he asked for forgiveness or that he...
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Rich Hazeltine
Who will occupy the Millennial Kingdom?
Some of us believe as Peter did (Acts: 2: 16: "But this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel: 'In the last days I will pour out my Spirit on all...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What values does a Christian family hold? (Joshua 24:15)
I think that, with respect to the question being asked, the wording of the cited verse from Joshua (Joshua 24:15) leaves out the most important part of the...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is liberal Christian theology?
Liberal theology says, their is more than one way to be saved. Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one comes to the father but by me....
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What values does a Christian family hold? (Joshua 24:15)
What values does a Christian family hold? (Joshua 24:15) -- 15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom yo...
Joshua 24:23
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is Judas Iscariot in Heaven or Hell?
In his "high-priestly prayer" to God the Father recorded in John 17, Jesus Himself said specifically that none of the apostles had been lost, except for...
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Lilybrian Obogro
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Is Judas Iscariot in Heaven or Hell?
Based on the fact that Galatians 3:13 says that: “Cursed is everyone who hanged on a tree.” Then comes the question: Is Judas Iscariot in Heaven or Hell? W...
Galatians 3:13
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Myron Robertson
, Seeking God's heart
What is the book of Jasher and should it be in the Bible?
The book of Jasher is mentioned in the Bible twice, as something the readers should be familiar with, but then so are the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel...
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Jay Saunders
What does it mean that women are the 'weaker vessel'?
Let's look at the most general purpose of the woman's role in the family unit. She is the most nurturing parent. She is ruled more by emotion than a man....
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What does the Bible say about communication?
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What is the origin of the peace sign?
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Why is waiting on God so difficult?
Waiting on God, trusting and obeying Him go together. All through the Bible we read of people who had to wait on God. Job, David, Abraham, Samuel, etc. And...
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What does 'Many are called but few are chosen' in Matthew 22:14 mean?
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Skip O'Rourke
Should Christians try to force the kingdom on others?
When one sees how another conducts themself, living their life by example, they will be curious of what fuels that persons character in this life. Be that...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the significance of the salt and new bowl used by Elisha in healing the bitter water and barren land?
In my opinion, the employment of a new bowl (rather than one that had been previously used) was indicative of the holy, consecrated use that was to be made...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did the daughters claim a right to land? (Joshua 17:4)
As noted in Joshua 17:4, the daughters of Zelophehad were "following up" on the request that they had previously made of Moses (when he had still been alive)...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How are people destroyed from a lack of knowledge?
There are two salvations mentioned in the bible. One is salvation by grace by believing in Jesus for salvation. John 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, he...
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Ernest Pearson
How can I reconcile my understanding of God and salvation with predestination?
Predestination is what God has already called us to, and we can relate to this by taking hold of the past tense of God's promises. Example: while God has...
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Ernest Pearson
Why do people still die of starvation when Jesus says God will provide food and clothing etc?
The bible says many people perish for a lack of knowledge. If we as Christians knew the blessings of God, we would be enjoying and walking in the promises of...
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Jay Saunders
How can I overcome doubt in my relationship with God?
A big obstacle for many of us is our earthly parents. Some of us have had parents that could be totally trusted to be there for us through thick and thin....
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did the daughters claim a right to land? (Joshua 17:4)
Why did the daughters claim a right to land? (Joshua 17:3-4)-- 3 But (H)Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manas...
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Derek Blake
, 45 Years a Christian, ex-aerospace engineer, now in Cornwall
What is Old Earth Creationism?
As others have said, Old Earth Creationism is the belief that God created 'everything' over a much longer period than the six standard days. There is,...
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Darryl Seay
When you sin, is it true that you don't need to ask for forgiveness because Jesus already nailed your sin to the cross?
I submit that we must confess our sins and repent (turn away) of them (James 5:16, 1John 1:9, and Romans 6:13). However the work of forgiveness was secured...
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kenny lamm
When you sin, is it true that you don't need to ask for forgiveness because Jesus already nailed your sin to the cross?
First off, I’m a newby to the forum. Wanted to acknowledge Grant, Gregory and Tim, it is already worth the trip; great answers very well stated. It’s...