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What are these "things" or "life-styles" the Gentiles were asked to abstain from in Acts 15:29?

Acts 15:29

The abstaining from blood and things that are strangled are very hard to understand. Does it mean to abstain from meat that has not been slaughtered...

1 Vote December 23 2016 3 Answers

How should we react to corrupt government? (Psalm 94:20-23)

Psalms 94:22

20 Can a corrupt throne be allied with you— a throne that brings on misery by its decrees? 21 The wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the...

September 04 2020 2 Answers

When will Jeremiah 30:22-24 be fulfilled?

Jeremiah 30:22 - 24

“‘So you will be my people, and I will be your God.’” 23 See, the storm of the Lord will burst out in wrath, a driving wind swirling down on the heads of the...

1 Vote June 11 2023 2 Answers

Why was Jesus never called Emmanuel? (Matthew 1:23)

22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: 23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his...

December 22 2018 2 Answers

Is it right to lie for the sake of politeness? To keep a surprise party secret?

We know that lying is defined as "making an untrue statement with the intent to deceive." We know it is a sin (Leviticus 19:11; Proverbs 12:22). But is it...

6 Votes November 29 2013 4 Answers

Where did Jeremiah find hope in such bleak times? (Lamentations 3:21–24)

Lamentations 3:21 - 24

21 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: 22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23 They are...

1 Vote July 22 2019 2 Answers

How did God create the heavens and the earth?

Isaiah 44:24

Isaiah 44:24 ESV -Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens,...

August 25 2020 2 Answers

What is the best way for Christians to deal with the question of homosexuality if Jesus states that we are to love our neighbors as we love ourself?

Mark 12:31

I understand the concept of "love the sinner, hate the sin", but trying to explain that to a non-Christian that consistently throws up Leviticus 18:22 and...

4 Votes September 26 2013 8 Answers

Why did Jesus call people fools and yet condemn others for doing the same thing?

Jesus said, “whoever says [to his brother], `You fool!’ shall be in danger of hell fire” (Matt. 5:22). Yet He Himself said to the scribes and Pharisees, “...

April 25 2023 2 Answers

Is not the phrase "Heaven and Earth' one of the very first metaphorical references to the Star of David?

Genesis 1:1

************* In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth. - Genesis 1:1 THE HEAVENS- Upward Triangle AND THE EARTH- Downward Triangle GOD...

1 Vote September 15 2013 3 Answers

How was Lucifer allowed to sin while in heaven? Isn't heaven a place of perfection and sinlessness? How could sin have entered into Lucifer's mind/heart/spirit if he was in a perfect heaven?

Revelation 21:4

(Revelation 21:4). The sinful are not in heaven, but in the lake of fire (Revelation 21:8). Nothing impure will ever enter heaven (Revelation 21:27). Outside...

2 Votes May 16 2017 2 Answers

Was Martin Luther the first contemporary Christian musician?

2 Samuel 22:1 - 51

2 Samuel 22:2 2He said: "The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; Psalm 46:7 7The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Psalm...

June 21 2019 2 Answers

If we have received salvation through faith and not works, what are the reasons we face a final judgement?

It is the triune God who requests we share His gift of salvation to all. If asked the question about a final judgement prior to entering eternal praise and...

September 25 2013 5 Answers

What did Peter mean by "perishable" and "imperishable" seed? (1:23)

1 Peter 1:22 - 25

22 Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, 23 since you have...

November 23 2019 5 Answers

What is God's Word?

Can someone give me a summary? Ps 33:4; Jn 17:17 2Sa 22:31 ppp Ps 18:30; Pr 30:5 1Kings 8:56; III Kings 10:10 Ps 103:20 Ps 119:89,152; Isa 40:8; 1Pet. 1:25...

1 Vote January 21 2020 4 Answers

How will we judge the world and angels, when the Bible says only Jesus has been entrusted with judgment?

John 5:36 - 6:3

“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. (Luke 6:37 NIV) Moreover, the...

1 Vote August 21 2013 2 Answers

How could Moses change God’s mind? (Psalm 106:23)

How could Moses change God’s mind? (Psalm 106:23) 19 At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped an idol cast from metal. 20 They exchanged their glorious God...

February 10 2019 4 Answers

Why did Jesus discourage some people from following him? (Matthew 8:20)

Matthew 8:20

18 When Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side. 19 A scribe approached and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you...

2 Votes May 16 2020 3 Answers

Why does God forgive some people’s sins in the OT and show great mercy, but punish other people (like Achan) to the point of death even when they are repentant?

Joshua 7:24 - 26

Why was God so harsh in punishment with Achan’s sin (Joshua 7) but completely pardoned Ahab in 2 Kings 21? If God dealt harshly with Achan because of the...

March 22 2021 1 Answer

What should we learn from a mother’s prayer for her daughters (Ruth 1:8-9)?

Ruth 1:6 - 18

Ruth 1:8-22 8 Then Naomi told her daughters-in-law, “Each of you should go back home to your mother. You have been very kind to me and my sons who are now...

August 05 2022 2 Answers

What was the significance of Moses putting ram's blood onto Aaron's right ear lobe, right thumb, and right big toe?

Leviticus 8:22 - 23

Moses was doing this during the consecration of Aaron and his sons in the tabernacle: 22 Then he presented the second ram, the ram of [j]ordination, and...

1 Vote July 09 2014 1 Answer

"Does Genesis 8:21 cancel the 'Thorns and Thistles' Curse?"

21 The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though[a] every inclination of the...

October 05 2018 2 Answers

Who was God's war club in Jeremiah 51:20?

Jeremiah 51:20 - 23

Jeremiah 51:20 NIV "You are my war club, my weapon for battle- with you I shatter nations, with you I destroy kingdoms, 21 with you I shatter horse and...

September 30 2019 3 Answers

Why does Jesus seem so mean to the Canaanite woman in Matthew 15:22-28? She needed his help and he referred to her as a dog.

Matthew 15:22 - 28

22 And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is cruelly...

0 Votes June 07 2014

Why did Jeremiah keep preaching when no one was listening? (Jeremiah 7:22–27)

22 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:...

July 08 2019 3 Answers

Am I following Christ if I judge others?

John 5:22 [Jesus speaking]: "Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgement to the Son....'' John 8:15 [Jesus speaking]: "You...

November 18 2013 6 Answers

When will our "adoption" be complete? (Romans 8:23)

Romans 8:23

22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have...

May 17 2020 1 Answer

How should we apply these instructions today in Ezekiel 44:20-23?

Ezekiel 44:1 - 31

Ezekiel 44:20 They shall not shave their heads or l let their locks grow long; they shall surely trim the hair of their heads. 21 No priest shall drink wine...

October 11 2022 2 Answers

Why did Jesus discourage some people from following him? (Matthew 8:20)

Matthew 8:20

Context: The Cost of Following Jesus 18 Now when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. 19 And a scribe came up and said...

November 04 2019 1 Answer

Does Job 7:9 contradict the Bible’s teaching about resurrection? I.e. had Job given up hope? (7:8–10)

Job 7:9

The Scriptures teach that all people will be raised corporally from the tomb (cf. Dan. 12:2; 1 Cor. 15:22; Rev. 20:4–6). In fact, Jesus said that one day “...

March 25 2020 2 Answers

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