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Why is it better to let someone else praise you? (Proverbs 27:2)

Proverbs 27:2

Proverbs 27:2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

2 Votes • April 26 2019 • 1 Answer

What sort of outreach ministries should a church have?

4 Votes • July 01 2013 • 2 Answers

Why are there so many different versions of the Bible?

The Bible says in several places not to add to his words (Deut 4:2, Deut 12:32. The 1599 Geneva Bible I believe is the first English translation of the...

1 Vote • November 25 2014

What is a prophet in the Bible?

October 23 2013 • 1 Answer

What was the "cup of salvation" (Psalm 116:13)?

Psalm 116:12 What shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits to me? 13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord, 14 I will...

October 19 2023 • 1 Answer

Where did Joel Osteen get the saying "this is my Bible I can do what it says I can do"?

[From moderator] This question is about the phrase 'this is my Bible I can do what it says I can do' and where Joel Osteen got it. We understand some folks...

21 Votes • August 13 2013 • 1 Comment • 30 Answers

Why did Jesus call the Holy Spirit the "Advocate/Comforter/Counselor"? (John 14:16, 26)

John 14:16

16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost,...

May 30 2020 • 3 Answers

What was the "Year of Jubilee"? (Leviticus 25:10, 13)

10 Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you; each of you is to return to...

December 26 2021 • 2 Answers

What is the difference between 'workers' and 'busybodies'?

2 Thessalonians 3:10 - 12

From the comments I am seeing something new. Is "busybody" another term for gossip? I thought it meant a body that was busy {a worker}.

2 Votes • April 15 2015 • 2 Answers

Who was Nehemiah?

1 Vote • July 22 2022 • 3 Answers

Why did God hate the customs he himself had established? (Amos 5:21–23)

Amos 5:1 - 27

1 Vote • July 10 2021 • 2 Answers

What does scripture say about the Muslim people?

Specifically, their history, not just the present.

3 Votes • February 10 2015 • 2 Answers

Is the fruit of the Spirit the results of renewing the mind or changing the heart? Why did many ministers still pointing their fingers at our "defective" hearts after we were saved?

God has given us a new heart and a new Spirit, the Spirit of Jesus into us. So our heart should be "perfect". God commanded us to renew our mind (Romans...

1 Vote • May 18 2014 • 1 Answer

When did God create the angels?

2 Votes • July 01 2013 • 1 Comment • 4 Answers

Why does God often wait to judge the wicked, vs. judging them now as they live on Earth?

For example, God utterly destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. He struck Nabal down dead. Why doesn't he just destroy wicked cities, or kill wicked people, on Earth?...

2 Votes • February 16 2015 • 2 Answers

How can I encourage someone who lost a family member?

How can I encourage a person who lost some one in a family, through verses from the bible?

3 Votes • February 24 2015 • 1 Answer

What does it mean that God owns the cattle on a thousand hills?

May 13 2016 • 1 Answer

What did Paul mean by these verses which have to do with being all things to all people?

1 Corinthians 9:19 - 23

I have changed my question a little bit. How does this Scripture apply to Christians today? Thank you!

April 01 2023 • 1 Answer

What is the storyline of the Bible?

Can you lead me through an understanding of the biblical storyline?

1 Vote • April 03 2023 • 2 Answers

Is it wrong to say "Xmas" instead of "Christmas"?

7 Votes • July 01 2013 • 10 Answers

What kind of job description did a Levite have (1 Chronicles 23:26,28-32)? I.e. What duties did a Levite have? (23:26, 28–32)

1 Chronicles 23:27 - 30

What kind of job description did a Levite have (1 Chronicles 23:26,28-32)? I.e. What duties did a Levite have? (23:26, 28–32) 1 Chronicles 23:26 26the...

October 26 2018 • 1 Answer

How do we raise our children in this world of diversity to be godly?

1 Vote • January 16 2016 • 2 Answers

If Jesus condemned the Pharisees for praying out loud, should we pray aloud?

3 Votes • July 01 2013 • 3 Answers

What are the differences in kindness, goodness, and gentlness?

Galatians 5:22

1 Vote • January 19 2022 • 3 Answers

What does it mean that the foolishness and weakness of God are wiser and stronger than men?

1 Corinthians 1:25

This is the onlly reference I've seen that makes note of any foolishness or weakness of God. It just strikes me as a curious verse. Thanks you.

2 Votes • March 15 2016 • 3 Answers

What does Paul mean by "being judged faithful" in this passage?

1 Timothy 1:12 - 13

What is being judged faithful so that one is appointed into God's service? "I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged...

June 10 2015 • 1 Answer