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Who has authority to throw you into hell? (Luke 12:4–6)

Luke 12:4 - 7

Luke 12:4“I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. 5But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear...

November 18 2022 2 Answers

Why is Jesus referred to as 'Dayspring'?

Luke 1: By the remission of their sins, 78 Through the tender mercy of our God, With which the 11 Dayspring from on high 12 has visited us; 79 c To give...

1 Vote June 24 2014 2 Answers

What does dayspring mean in the Bible? (Luke 1:78)

78 "Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us," Is dayspring the name for Christ as the Water of Life or as the...

April 09 2022 1 Answer

What does "compel them to come in" mean in Luke 14:23?

Luke 14:12 - 24

When I first read of this, Jesus' command to His disciples [implied], I worried that it sounded like Jesus was saying to force people to receive the gospel....

August 21 2022 2 Answers

Who was in the lineage of Jesus, Nathan or Solomon?

Matt 1 vs 6 says Solomon was in Christ's genealogy, whereas Luke 3 vs 31 says Nathan was. Nathan and Solomon were both sons of Bathsheba and David (1 Chron 3...

May 16 2020 2 Answers

Is the Lazarus in Luke 16:19 the same Lazarus in John 11:1?

Luke 16:19 - 31

Some commentaries say the rich man parable is two fictitious characters used to portray the story. I would like to know if there is any evidence or...

2 Votes September 25 2013 1 Answer

What does the Bible say about the future resurrections?

What does it say about the resurrection of the just (Luke 14:14; John 5:28-29)? And what does it say about the resurrection of the unjust (Rev. 20:11-15)?

March 26 2020 1 Answer

What are some things we can learn from Joseph's faith (the husband of Mary)?

Matthew 1:18 - 21

Also, Matthew 1:24 and “They also offered a sacrifice as required by the Lord’s Teachings: ‘a pair of mourning doves or two young pigeons’” (Luke 2:24).

December 11 2020 2 Answers

What lesson is Jesus teaching about pouring and giving in Luke 6:38?

Luke 6:37 - 42

Lk 6:38 "Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the...

May 23 2021 1 Answer

When cross-referencing Luke 4:18 to Isaiah 61:1-2, where it says, "recovering of sight to the blind," in Isaiah 61, there is no mention of restoring sight to the blind. How are these two verses correlated?

Luke 4:18

3 Votes March 16 2015 2 Comments 3 Answers

Could the book of Revelation be a symbolic message to the early Christians of the destruction of Jerusalem?

Could the book of Revelation be a symbolic message to the early Christians of the destruction of Jerusalem that was prophesied in Joel 2, Matthew 24, Mark 13...

May 04 2015 1 Answer

Who do the four servants represent in the parable of the servants in Luke 12?

Luke 12:40 - 48

If Jesus is the Master, it seems they would all represent believers. Unbelievers would not be serving Jesus. Only the fourth servant does not know the...

September 13 2014 2 Answers

According to Luke 14:12-14, does it mean that we should not expect any material reward from each other when we help others other than the rewards to be given in heaven?

Luke 14:12 - 14

1 Vote July 23 2015 1 Answer

Why did Jesus allow himself to be led by Spirit to be tempted by the devil in Luke 4?

1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Spirit returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness 2 for forty days and was tempted of the...

January 20 2023 3 Comments 2 Answers

What is God's view on the consumption of alcohol?

Luke 1:13 - 15

Judges 13:2-7 and Luke 1:13-15 The above verses foretell of the birth of important leaders and prophets who "shall not engage in the consumption of wine nor...

2 Votes December 21 2023 3 Answers

Is there significance to Jesus using the word "little" in Luke 12:32?

Luke 12:32

Most translations put this as "little flock". Why did Jesus not just say "my flock"? Was Jesus trying to get a point across by using "little"?

3 Votes June 18 2013 4 Answers

What’s wrong with wanting hard evidence? (Luke 11:29)

Luke 11:29 - 32

29 When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the...

March 19 2023 3 Answers

Do miracles prove Jesus’ divine mission? Luke 16:31

Luke 16:31

The writer of Hebrews declared that God bore “witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit” (Heb. 2:4). On the...

January 13 2021 3 Answers

Why is being cleansed from evil a setup for greater evil? (Luke 11:24–26)

Luke 11:24 - 26

Luke 11:24 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the...

November 28 2022 1 Answer

Do we lose our salvation if we fail to tell others about Jesus (Matthew 10:32-33; Luke 12:8-9)?

Matthew 10:26 - 33

Matthew 10:32-33 32"Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33But whoever disowns me before others, I will...

October 31 2021 3 Answers

Are apostate servants, those who turn away from serving Christ, given the same fate as unbelievers?

Luke 12:45 - 46

Does the Scripture in Luke 12:45 mean that when Jesus returns He will take His apostate servants(ministers of His that turned away from Him) and send them to...

September 16 2016 2 Answers

Can Satan injure God’s children or not? (1 John 5:18)

1 John 5:18

Indeed, even Jesus admitted to Peter, "Satan has requested you, that he may filter you as wheat" (Luke 22:31). Notwithstanding, John demands here that "he...

November 28 2020 3 Answers

Where did the demons go after they went into the pigs and caused them to jump to their death?

Luke 8:31

The demons from the man begged Jesus Christ to be sent to the pigs. When the pigs fell off the cliff and died, where did the demons or evil spirits go? And...

2 Votes May 26 2019 2 Answers

Which of "the holy prophets, which have been since the world began," spoke of the horn of salvation raised up for Israel? Luke 1:69-70

Luke 1:67 - 80

69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since...

March 26 2022 1 Answer

Why did this secret disciple risk discovery after Jesus was dead (Luke 23:50-53)?

Luke 23:50 - 56

Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, who had not consented to their...

April 28 2023 1 Answer

Do we have eternal life in Christ now, or do we receive it in the future?

John 3:36

What is the Biblical definition of eternity? When do we receive eternal life? Do we receive it now (I John 5:11, I John 3:15, John 3:36), or in the age to...

1 Vote September 21 2015 4 Answers

If a prayer for healing is not answered, why might this be?

Luke 11:10

What do you take Luke 11:10 to mean? Will we receive, find, and have opened the things we look for while we are on earth, or will we not know until after we...

6 Votes November 27 2013 1 Comment 2 Answers

What does "cross" symbolize in the New Testament?

Luke 9:23

Luke 9:23; Matthew 10:38, but I'm sure there are other verses in the Gospels and in Paul's writings that deal with what the symbol of the cross means. I know...

January 16 2021 3 Answers

Why is Mary told to call Christ Emmanuel in one gospel whereas in another she's told to her to call him Jesus?

Luke 1:23

Matthew 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with...

2 Votes February 28 2024 1 Answer

How is repentance of paramount relevance and importance in the life of any and every Christian?

Luke 13:1 - 5

For how Jesus teaches in the context of Luke 13:1-5, He tells us that we ought to repent with no thought of what nature of sin has been committed. But many...

0 Votes October 06 2014

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