Why is the Babylonian exile mentioned in Matthew 1:17?
Aside from the fact that the exile was a major event in the history of Judah, I would say that Matthew also made specific note of it with respect to Jesus'...
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Why did Jesus say Satan will fall from heaven like lightning when research shows that lightning starts at the ground and goes to the sky?
Jesus' analogy is quite accurate (Luke 10:18). Lightning can travel several ways - it can travel from cloud to cloud, within the same cloud, or between the...
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Tim Maas
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Why would the Apostle Paul insist that married couples have regular sex "except [for one reason only] by mutual consent and for a time (of prayer)" when there may be other factors such as sickness, busyness, or fatigue? 1 Corinthians 7:5
To me, Paul is saying that, whatever the cause of the couple's sexual inactivity may be, as long as they have a shared understanding and are both agreeable...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did Jesus say Satan will fall from heaven like lightning when research shows that lightning starts at the ground and goes to the sky?
I would say that the main points that Jesus was wanting to emphasize by comparing Satan's prior (not future) fall from heaven to lightning were its speed and...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why were the people afraid when Jesus was performing miracles in Luke?
The people of that region were evidently not Jews (as indicated by the fact that they kept herds of swine (Luke 8:32-33)), so they may have had no...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did Jezebel put on eye makeup just before she died?
In my opinion, it was possibly a vain (in the sense of both futile and prideful) effort on her part to exert the same seductiveness and control over Jehu...
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Why was Moses the greatest prophet ever? (Deuteronomy 34:10)
Although there were many prophets who acted as God's spokesperson to Israel, I would say that, in terms of the Old Testament context in which that statement...
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Why did Jesus choose the wedding at Cana for His first miracle?
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Tim Maas
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What is the steward saying in this verse: "For my master has taken the stewardship away from me. I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg"?
I would say that, as Jesus indicated in Luke 16:8, both the steward in the parable, as well as his master, were thinking along the lines of "the sons of this...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why was Moses the greatest prophet ever? (Deuteronomy 34:10)
Why was Moses the greatest prophet ever? (Deuteronomy 34:10) "Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face."
Deuteronomy 34:10
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Jack Gutknecht
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Why would the Apostle Paul insist that married couples have regular sex "except [for one reason only] by mutual consent and for a time (of prayer)" when there may be other factors such as sickness, busyness, or fatigue? 1 Corinthians 7:5
Why would the Apostle Paul insist that married couples have regular sex "except [for one reason only] by mutual consent and for a time (of prayer)" when ther...
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Is loving God an emotion, a feeling, or a decision?
Jesus said the greatest commandment is to "love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your...
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Gregory Jones
What is the steward saying in this verse: "For my master has taken the stewardship away from me. I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg"?
Is this a form of pride? Or something else?
Luke 16:3
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Did Jesus really exist? Is there any historical evidence of Jesus Christ?
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Why is 'You shall not covet' in the Ten Commandments?
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What is the Christian view of psychics?
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Why did God give the Ten Commandments to his people, knowing that they wouldn’t be able to live up to them perfectly?
Before I go any further, must make clear the fact that there is no saving power in the Ten Commandments (TC). There is no justifying or cleansing grace in...
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Is Harold Camping and Family Radio a cult?
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Who will stand before God and give account of his life?
The Bible say that everyone will be judged - both righteous and wicked: "I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time...
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Who will stand before God and give account of his life?
The Scriptures explain there are two final judgements. One for the Christian or Saved or Born Again persons called the Judgement Seat of Christ or the Bema...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who will stand before God and give account of his life?
There is only one God, who is therefore the God of every person on earth, regardless of ethnicity or earthly religion. As such, all people will be...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
In what way was Israel the apple of God's eye? (Deuteronomy 32:10)
"The apple of God's eye" is a figure of speech referring (as it also does with humans) to the pupil of the eye, which is the most critical part of the eye...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
In what way was Israel the apple of God's eye? (Deuteronomy 32:10)
In what way was Israel the apple of his eye? (Deuteronomy 32:10) 10 He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, ...
Deuteronomy 32:10
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Robert Bryant
Why did God give the Ten Commandments to his people, knowing that they wouldn’t be able to live up to them perfectly?
As I see it, it prepares the path to Jesus and the cross so we understand that we can not save ourselves by our works but by his grace and love. There is no...
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Jack Croach
Why did God give the Ten Commandments to his people, knowing that they wouldn’t be able to live up to them perfectly?
God's divine word is the instruction manual for all of us. It helps to build us up, gives us information on how we should live our lives. The Ten...
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Who will stand before God and give account of his life?
Does this apply to everyone, or just non-Christians, just Christians, or just people who have never heard of Christ?
Romans 14:12
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Pastor Jesus Ramos Jr
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What does the Bible say about deliverance?
Luke 4:18; The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to...
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Ursula S Monroe
What if someone has sex before marriage but now is celibate? Is it biblically ok for that person to get married?
As one who lived as you did I can say that once forgiven God remembers your sins no longer. You are a sinner and will always fight that sin nature within...
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Lena Wms
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What if someone has sex before marriage but now is celibate? Is it biblically ok for that person to get married?
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, why do we give the enemy of our soul so much power and leeway in our lives? Either God's Word is the Truth and all men...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What if someone has sex before marriage but now is celibate? Is it biblically ok for that person to get married?
I would say that, regardless of a person's past behavior, if that person has now recognized those actions as wrong and repented of them, and has resolved...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did God give the Ten Commandments to his people, knowing that they wouldn’t be able to live up to them perfectly?
The laws that God gave to Israel in the Ten Commandments were not foreign to the nature of man in general. As Paul noted in Romans 2:14-15, "When Gentiles...
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What happened at Mars Hill in the Bible?
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In what way was the land flowing with milk and honey? (Deuteronomy 26:9)
My understanding of the expression "flowing with milk and honey" is that it was intended to evoke in the minds of the Israelites (in the context of their...
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Lawrence wong
, Disciple of iEsou ("Yeh-sou") christou
How many times did Jesus cleanse the temple? Why did He cleanse the temple?
Christ deliberately cleansed the Great Temple in Yerushalayim at the beginning (Mt 21:13; Jo 2:11-12) and at the end of His earthly ministry (Mt 21: 17-23)...
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John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
What are spirit guides? Should Christians consult spirit guides?
"Spirit Guides" do not exist on any level. There is only one "spirit" and that is God in the person of the Holy Spirit. Paul talks of people inspired by evil...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
In what way was the land flowing with milk and honey? (Deuteronomy 26:9)
In what way was the land flowing with milk and honey? (Deuteronomy 26:9)-- 9 And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a l...
Deuteronomy 26:9
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If you are once saved are you then always saved?
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Is there anything God cannot do?
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If you are once saved are you then always saved?
First, let me say “There is no end to what I don’t know” But after many years on this earth, I don’t take any denominational slant. Jesus said, “He (Holy...
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What are the beliefs of Jesus only / oneness Pentecostals?
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Should Christians celebrate Christmas?
This pagan history of Christmas is readily available and widely known. Jeremiah 10:1-5 describes a tradition eerily similar to that of Christmas that God...