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

Why was Samson's name included among the heroes of Faith?

In Judges 13-16, there is an unvarnished account of the life and deeds of Samson. He certainly had faults (which the Bible does not omit or excuse), but he...

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

What does Solomon mean when he says he tested pleasure and took hold of folly?

In my opinion, Solomon in Ecclesiastes was speaking from the perspective of people "under the sun" (that is, without the knowledge of God, or of His...

August 17 2017 Follow Vote Up

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Answer by Lawrence wong , Disciple of iEsou ("Yeh-sou") christou

If His name was Yeshua/Yehoshua, why do we call Him Jesus?

The question is "If His name was Yeshua/Yehoshua, why do we call Him Jesus?" This is a very interesting question of 2 parts. Knowing the correct name of a...

August 17 2017 16 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Carissa Willis

How is it that God is silent in some situations and moves in others?

Hello, I want to first start by saying that this question popped up in an e-mail. It was in a line of other questions and I clicked on it to actually look up...

August 17 2017 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Ed Fogel

When we get to heaven, will we see God the Father in bodily form?

Hi Donna, We should be talking much more about this subject in our churches, there is such a void in knowledge on the subject. First, I think we should...

August 17 2017 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

When we die our body returns to the elements, and our Christian soul returns to God. So does "time" cease for the eternal soul that is with God?

My personal belief is that, for the Christian, time ceases at the moment of death. Therefore, there is no "intermediate state" between death and the...

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

Who raised Moses?

As a three-month-old baby, Moses had been placed in an ark (boat) made of bulrushes by his parents, and set afloat in the Nile River, to save him from the...

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How did Satan get into the Garden of Eden?

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What is feng shui? Should a Christian practice feng shui?

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What is hellfire preaching? Is hellfire preaching biblical?

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Question by cindy simons

Who raised Moses?

Exodus 2:1 - 25

August 16 2017 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How can I detect a false conversion?

We can not tell whether a person has ever trusted Jesus alone by faith alone and is saved by how they live. Many people believe they are saved because the...

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Does Mark 16:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?

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What are the names of angels in the Bible?

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Answer by Craig Mcelheny , Christian Author

What is literally and figuratively meant by "... created in the image of God ..."? What can we infer or deduce?

This is more about what we will be when we are completed in the image of Christ (Eph. 4:13) than it is about what we are as human beings. Gen. 1:26 is more...

August 16 2017 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Paul N Lewis

How could there be light on the first day of Creation if the sun was not created until the fourth day?

In Geneses 1:3 When God said, "Let there be light", the light could be Jesus.The Bible teaches Jesus was present at creation. Colossians 1:13,16 "Who hath...

August 16 2017 25 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Kenneth Heck

How should Christians view microchip technology? Could it become the mark of the beast?

The microchip is not the problem - how it is used will be the problem. Even now there is a company in Wisconsin which will be microchipping its workers...

August 15 2017 1 Comments 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

How should Christians view microchip technology? Could it become the mark of the beast?

This is my understanding regarding this subject - in Rev 7:2-3, God’s people just before Christ’s return will receive a seal on their foreheads. This doesn’t...

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Why do we need to believe in God?

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How is it that God is silent in some situations and moves in others?

A friend of mine was severely sexually abused as a child and even though she prayed for God's protection, none came. This has made her very angry towards God...

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Answer by Roy Swihart

What is literally and figuratively meant by "... created in the image of God ..."? What can we infer or deduce?

In Genesis 1:26 the Bible states, "...let us..." (Plural) "...make man in our..." (Plural) "...image, after our..." (Plural) "...likeness...". The plural...

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Why is sola gratia important?

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Where is hell? What is the location of hell?

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What is Seventh-day Adventism (SDA), and what do Seventh-day Adventists believe?

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What scripture(s) speak on why God made people with different skin color?

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Why is sola fide important?

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Answer by Myron Robertson , Seeking God's heart

Should a Christian continue spanking his/her children if it is illegal?

This tends to be a very difficult matter to deal with specifically because of Christians refusal to acknowledge their own sin and God's judgment of that sin....

August 14 2017 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Nils Jansma , Missionary in San Diego California

Did God use the Big Bang to create the universe?

Did God use the “Big Bang” (BB) to create the Universe? The concise answer to this question is “yes” notwithstanding whether He did it in short or long...

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Who will go to hell?

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Answer by Matthew Miller

When Jesus tells his disciples in Matthew 10: 22, "He who endures to the end will be saved," is Jesus teaching salvation by endurance/works?

The thought of turning away from Jesus is serious and troubles my heart to undergo temptation leading out of Gods Will while following a path of spiritual...

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Answer by Myron Robertson , Seeking God's heart

How should we view Romans 3:23 when it comes to babies and children?

Someone else already provided you with Ps 51:5 which gives a general principle for how this works. Paul discussed it in a bit more detail in Rom 5:12....

August 14 2017 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Nils Jansma , Missionary in San Diego California

What is literally and figuratively meant by "... created in the image of God ..."? What can we infer or deduce?

What does being created in the Image of God imply? First, it should be evident that it doesn’t imply having the physical appearance of God. Instead, it seems...

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

When Jesus tells his disciples in Matthew 10: 22, "He who endures to the end will be saved," is Jesus teaching salvation by endurance/works?

To me, Jesus in this passage is not contradicting the principle of salvation by faith alone. He is indicating that, in the face of the persecution that is to...

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What is the Didache?

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Answer by Jay Saunders

Why did God tell Hosea to marry a prostitute?

The story shows us that love, faith and hope in God's power can redeem any relationship, but surrender of both parties to God's will must be achieved and...

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Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

Does Paul's statement about the law being added at Mount Sinai mean that it did not exist previously? (Galatians 3:19)

God's Moral Law, the Ten Commandments (TC) existed as long as sin has existed. The Bible says, "Where no law is, there is no transgression" (Rom 4:15). So...

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How does God distribute spiritual gifts?

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What does the Bible say about the virgin Mary?

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

Why did Jesus tell the recently healed blind man not to return to the village in Mark 8:26?

The narrative indicates that multiple people had brought this man to Jesus for healing, but that Jesus had made a point of taking the man away to a separate...

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Is it acceptable to God for a husband and wife to have sex while the wife is menstruating / having her period?

August 14 2017

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Will more people go to heaven or to hell?

No one knows the answer to the question. Think of all the children that die before the aged of accountability. Think of all the aborted babies. Think of all...

August 14 2017 5 Comments 7 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by John Smith

Does Paul's statement about the law being added at Mount Sinai mean that it did not exist previously? (Galatians 3:19)

In my humble opinion, according to scripture, the law (God's Ten Commandments) had been in existence long before Sinai. (Read Genesis (9:5,6: 18:19; 26:5;...

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What is the mark of the beast (666)?

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