Who was Anna the prophetess in the Bible?
Anna is mentioned in the Bible as a prophetess and one of the people connected to Jesus' childhood. She was the daughter of Penuel from the tribe of Asher....
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What is Evangelism Explosion? Is Evangelism Explosion biblical?
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What can we learn from the prayer of Moses (Psalm 90)?
Psalm 90 marks the beginning of Book Four of Psalms. Psalm 90 is the oldest psalm, written by Moses by the year 1440 BC. It is entitled "From Everlasting to...
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Who was Heman the Ezrahite in the Psalms?
Heman the Ezrahite is the named author of Psalm 88 in the Old Testament. The title to this psalm notes, "A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the...
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Why are there so many atheists?
Before we can discuss atheism, we need to define it. According to an official atheism website, atheists define themselves this way: "Atheism is not a...
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What are Ouija boards? Should a Christian play with Ouija boards?
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What can we learn from the life of Hezekiah?
Hezekiah was one of the few kings of Judah who was constantly aware of God's acts in the past and His involvement in the events of every day. The Bible...
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, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
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Why did the Jews think they had eternal life?
The passage in question is likely from the words of Yeshua (Jesus): You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is...
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, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
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What does it mean that Jesus fulfilled the law, but did not abolish it?
Yeshua (Jesus) did indeed bring the Law to its fullest intended meaning and expression. The root Greek word pleroo (fulfill in Matt. 5:17) simply means to...
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Ariel HaNaviy
, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
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What are the laws referred to in Galatians 2:21 that cannot make us 'right with God'?
Understanding Paul's words requires digging into the social and religious background of the Judaisms of his day, as well as allowing for special nuances on...
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Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?
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Should Christians celebrate Passover?
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Can a person die before his appointed time to die?
I believe I can die before my time due to recklessness. I have free will. The fact that God already knows what happens to me is due to the difference between...
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Dannie Murdoch
, Father and Grandfather. Former Deacon for maintenance.
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Is salvation by faith alone, or by faith plus works?
To back up Michael Houdmann's point and not alienate or denigrate others I would gracefully offer these points: Works are a manifestation of our faith in...
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Why did Jesus ask, "Who touched me?" when the woman with the hemorrhage was healed?
Wouldn't He know the answer to this question since He was God the Son, part of the Trinity?
Mark 5:30
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Ariel HaNaviy
, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
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Why did the sacrificial system require a blood sacrifice?
The animal sacrifices conveyed both a temporal and an eternal message to the participants. The blood of bulls and goats is the shadow; Yeshua (Jesus) is the...
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Ariel HaNaviy
, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
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Why did God require animal sacrifices in the Old Testament?
In the period of the TaNaKH (the Old Testament), the sacrificial system was given, among other reasons, as the “vindication markers” of the faith of an...
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Ariel HaNaviy
, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
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Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?
The short answer is yes, Christians should be obeying the Old Testament Law (although I would take issue with calling it "old testament" in the first place,...
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Meluleki Maphosa
, Amateur Bible Student
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What is the difference between tithes and offerings?
In simple terms tithe is a fixed % of all your income, in fact 10% or a tenth. On the other hand an offering is exactly that - what you offer to God as your...
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What are the laws referred to in Galatians 2:21 that cannot make us 'right with God'?
NLT - 21 "I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die."
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What does the Bible mean when it says 'The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God''?
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Who are the twenty-four (24) elders in Revelation?
Scripture doesn't tell us who these elders are. One clue may be that they are called "elders," implying they would be much older than Christians were at the...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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Do animals sin?
Animals, with all creation, are certainly affected by sin. But do animals themselves sin, or is sin a strictly human practice? According to the Bible, sin is...
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What are appropriate reasons for missing church?
I suppose that depends on what your idea of church is. Is it the one that meets on a Sunday, in a building. Is it the people who meet in a building on a...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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Why does God allow good things to happen to bad people?
This question is similar to its opposite: 'Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?' Both questions refer to what seems to be the perplexing...
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Who are the twenty-four (24) elders in Revelation?
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What should we learn from the life of Ezekiel?
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Are woman to keep silence in the churches and to learn in silence?
1 Corinthians 14:34
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Is silent prayer biblical?
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When a person becomes saved / born again do they become righteous or just declared righteous?
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What does it mean to be a born again Christian?
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Who is Epaphras?
"Epaphras" is mentioned only 3 times in the bible, in Colossians 1:7 & 4:12 & in Philemon 1:23. However, a similar name with the same etymology,...
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What is false guilt, and how can I avoid it?
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Who is Epaphras?
Epaphras (Greek: Ἐπαφράς) was a Christian preacher who spread the Gospel to his fellow Colossian citizens (Col. 1:7; 4:12). When Paul was a prisoner in Rome,...
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Doreen Lovell
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Who is Epaphras?
Epaphras (Colossians 1:7) evangelized the Colossians with the Gospel and planted the church in their city. Here, Paul gave his stamp of approval on Epaphras'...
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Lena Wms
, Student @Christ Gospel Church, S.S.Teacher, Observer
What will happen to our bodies and souls in the rapture?
Ahh Hollywood, attempting to explain the things of God for us. First, the word rapture is not in the KJV of the Bible. However, in 1Thes4:14-18 we find...
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What does it mean that love never fails?
The answer to the question is quite simple. God is love and God never fails. The rest of us do fail, therefore, our love will fail.
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Should Christians celebrate Christmas?
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What is false guilt, and how can I avoid it?
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Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?
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What does it mean to be a born again Christian?
What does it mean to be born again? John answers this very question. In fact, he gives very explicit details in two places(1 John 3:9 and 1 John 5:18)....
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What are appropriate reasons for missing church?
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Should we, as Christians, watch television (TV)?
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Why was Israel divided into the Southern Kingdom and Northern Kingdom?
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Why do most Jews reject Jesus as the Messiah?
According to some Jews, Jesus is not the promised Messiah because: 1. He did not come directly from the lineage of David. Joseph is of the lineage of David...
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Did Jonah die while he was in the belly of the fish?
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How can I know if I am truly discerning the Bible properly?
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Does God hear (answer) the prayers of a sinner (unbeliever)?