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Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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What is the Mosaic Covenant?

The Mosaic Covenant is a conditional covenant made between God and the nation of Israel at Mount Sinai (Exodus 19-24). It is sometimes called the Sinai...

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Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Is the war in Iraq a just war?

Before we look at the specifics of the situation in Iraq, and whether the Iraq war is just, let's take a look at what the Bible says about warfare in...

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Question by Mike Frangello

Should Christian silence be considered public denial of God?

I not talking about merely missing an opportunity to acknowledge God, but more specifically repeated refusal to acknowledge God to professing atheists in a p...

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What does the Bible say about remaining in a second marriage after a person becomes a Christian?

What happens when one spouse commits adultery, divorces and then remarries someone else...and then becomes a Christian. Are they permitted to stay in that a...

3 Votes June 10 2014 1 Comment 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Andrew Osakue , Ex: Chief T. Officer, Fish Farmer, Bible Teacher, Men Leader

Had beer been invented in Jesus' day?

If by beer you mean strong drink that can get one drunk, my answer is emphatic yes. In the days of Jesus Christ and even in Old Testament times, there has...

June 10 2014 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Salem Markus Purba

Do we have guardian angels?

Guardian angels revealed in Gen.3: 24 "After He drove the man out, He placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubum and a flaming sword flashing...

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Answer by Salem Markus Purba

Do we have guardian angels?

Guardian angels revealed in Gen.3: 24 "After He drove the man out, He placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubum and a flaming sword flashing...

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Answer by Andrew Osakue , Ex: Chief T. Officer, Fish Farmer, Bible Teacher, Men Leader

What is the importance and value of group prayer?

Group prayer can also be likened to prayer of agreement. Mt 18:19 says... Again I say to you if two of you agree on any thing on earth they ask it will be...

June 10 2014 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

Do we continue to fast even if we mistakenly ate while fasting?

Since Christian fasting is between you and God, it doesn't invalidate the fast. You are free to determine the particulars, God is more concerned with the...

June 10 2014 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jeremiah Kaaya , Pastor at Springs of Power Church, Teacher by professional

What does it mean that Jesus is the author and perfecter of our faith?

In Hebrews 12:2 Jesus is also referred to as; the Author and Perfecter of our Faith. That we should look to Him if we are to start and maintain the Faith, to...

June 10 2014 17 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Sugih Wanasuria

What is the key to truly knowing God?

I believe that the absolute key requirement to knowing God is first of all to be born again (John 3:3 and 3:6; Romans 10:9-10). This would enable us in the...

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Answer by Salem Markus Purba

What is the age of the earth? How old is the earth?

The age of the earth is a creation day of the earth, measured by the periods of nights and days (Gen.1: 14-19). Since the first day of the Jewish Calendar...

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Answer by Alison Way

Do we continue to fast even if we mistakenly ate while fasting?

Fasting is all about putting aside our wants and desires, self control, sacrifice. It's telling Jesus that He means more to us than our earthly pleasures....

June 10 2014 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Would the discovery of Noah's Ark be important?

June 09 2014

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Why did Jesus spit for some of His miracles?

June 09 2014

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What is Empowered21 2015 and are its initiatives biblical?

http://empowered21.com/about/global-vision-statements/

3 Votes June 09 2014 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Seth Freeman

Why can't a preacher be ordained when his wife has been married before?

It all comes down to how one interprets Scripture. Personally, I think the accurate understanding of that passage is that Paul was saying that a man could...

June 09 2014 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Seth Freeman

How did Mary, the mother of Jesus, conceive a child when she had not been with a man?

I think Luke answers this question quite clearly: Luk 1:26-35 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to...

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What did Jesus mean when He said the eye is the lamp of the body?

June 09 2014

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Who are the Jesuits, and what do they believe?

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Are children punished for the sins of their parents?

June 09 2014

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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What is synthetic parallelism in Hebrew poetry?

Many books of the Old Testament were written as poetry. The Wisdom books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon are wholly poetic. The...

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Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Who are the Gideons International, and what do they believe?

The Gideons International is an association of Christian business and professional men who are dedicated to distributing God's Word around the world. The...

June 09 2014 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Paul Bayne , Business Owner, Husband and Father of Four Kids & Blogger

How did Mary, the mother of Jesus, conceive a child when she had not been with a man?

Do you think that it is through human effort a baby is conceived? God breathes life into the cells causing conception. He uses the man and woman as His...

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Answer by Paul Bayne , Business Owner, Husband and Father of Four Kids & Blogger

Is 'what would Jesus do?' (WWJD) something we should seek to live by?

WWJD...this is so irrelevant in so many ways, that we need to be careful we don't fall into traps where we copy Christ's steps rather than His character. As...

June 09 2014 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Vincent Mercado , Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3

Who were the woman and the dragon in Rev. 12?

A pregnant woman who gives birth to the child who will "rule the nations with a rod of iron" (Psalm 2:9) - that's Mary giving birth to Jesus. And the dragon...

June 09 2014 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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Is 'what would Jesus do?' (WWJD) something we should seek to live by?

"What would Jesus do?" is a popular religious expression on bracelets, necklaces, and T-shirts with the initials WWJD. The idea behind WWJD is that to know...

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Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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What does the Bible say about liturgy? Should a Christian participate in liturgical worship?

The American Heritage Dictionary defines "liturgy" as follows: "1. The rite of the Eucharist. 2. The prescribed form for a public religious service; ritual."...

June 08 2014 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

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Who are the children of the kingdom and why will there be gnashing of teeth?

All who are justified by faith in the death of Christ will be in heaven, but there are some Christians who go further and seek an intimate sacrificial daily...

June 08 2014 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by BUD NALDER , Minister

Had beer been invented in Jesus' day?

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Question by David Taylor

How did Mary, the mother of Jesus, conceive a child when she had not been with a man?

Humans reproduce by sexual intercourse between a man and a woman

Matthew 1:18 - 25

3 Votes June 08 2014 4 Answers Follow Vote Up

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What does is mean that it is good for a man not to touch a woman?

"Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman."

1 Corinthians 7:1

8 Votes June 08 2014 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Sharon Ray , A Child of the Great "I AM"

What is the City of David, where Jesus was born?

I was wondering If the City of David is Jerusalem. Why does scripture quote Jesus was born in the City of David, when it says he was born in Bethlehem?

Luke 2:11

1 Vote June 08 2014 Follow Vote Up

Question by William Shiveley

Why can't a preacher be ordained when his wife has been married before?

I am a God-called preacher and my baptist denomination says I can't be ordained because my wife has been married before. They use the scripture 1 Timothy 3...

1 Timothy 3:12

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Answer by Tom Reynolds

What are the Ten Commandments?

The Ten Commandment are Principles of conduct in the Kingdom. Jesus, when he gave the function of the commandments in Matthew in what we call the "Sermon on...

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Answer by Daniel Carlson , Pastor of the Community Bible Church in Aguila, Arizona

If I do not forgive others, does that mean my sins are not forgiven?

I liked Michael’s second interpretation of Mat 6:15: Unforgiveness proves one was not saved to begin with. This seems to be the conclusion of the parable of...

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Do we have guardian angels?

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What is the origin of sin?

June 08 2014

Answer by Laura Nelson

What can I do when I am under spiritual attack?

PRAY. I pray, then I ask believers to pray. Then I do my best to focus on all that God has done on my behalf, past, present and what He has promised for my...

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Answer by Jennifer Taylor

Should Christians celebrate Halloween?

My husband and I both grew up celebrating Halloween. However, when we had our own children, we decided that it would not be a holiday we would celebrate, for...

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Should a Christian celebrate Hanukkah (Christmaskah)?

June 08 2014

Answer by JD Abshire

Who are the children of the kingdom and why will there be gnashing of teeth?

The children of the kingdom are the Jews, Israelites i.e. the natural posterity of Abraham. Christ's forerunner, John the Baptist heralded or announced the...

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What is the number of good news or bad news a person can have per day according to the Bible?

June 08 2014

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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What is ethical relativism?

The term "ethical relativism" encompasses a number of different beliefs, but they all agree that there are no universal, permanent criteria to determine what...

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