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  1. What happened to the gentiles before Jesus came?
  2. How can believers be poor and rich at the same time? Revelation 2:9
  3. What witnessing principles can Christians learn from the lepers' response in 2 Kings 7:3–9?
  4. What is the role of Elihu in the book of Job?
  5. What is the meaning of the flying scroll in Zechariah 5, and how is it connected to God's judgment on thieves and liars?
  6. What did Paul mean by "dogs" in Philippians 3:2?
  7. How are believers supposed to 'learn Christ,' according to Ephesians 4:20?
  8. What does it mean that Christ "was crucified in weakness" (2 Cor. 13:4)?
  9. Why did the Lord favor Abel’s offering more than Cain’s?
  10. Why include a final warning about adding or subtracting from this book? Revelation 22:18-19


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Why is giving so emphasized in the Christian faith?

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What did Paul mean when he said he had fought the good fight?

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What is the significance of high places in the Bible?

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What is iconoclasm?

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What is neo-orthodoxy?

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Does a wife have to submit to her husband?

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What is a chaplain? What do chaplains do?

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Why is God going to give us a white stone with a new name?

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