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What is the Septuagint?

August 18 2019

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What does it mean that the trees clap their hands in Isaiah 55:12?

August 18 2019

Answer by Gregory latimer

Does God hear (answer) the prayers of a sinner (unbeliever)?

God does answer a sinner's prayer. I am a sinner and some of my prayers have been answered. We must pray when we sin, and when we do not sin. Our prayers...

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Comment by Judah Smith

What does the Bible say about oral sex?

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I agree, Philip...In fact. Jesus used his hands to wash people's feet. Jesus used his hands to rub mud made with dirt and spit, into someone's eyes.

August 18 2019

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does the Hebrews 10:26 mean concerning 'willful sin?'

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One last comment. if these Jewish converts went back to animal sacrifices, they would in effect be saying what Jesus did was not good enough. Then if you go...

August 18 2019

Answer by Charles Crabtree

Can God 'give, then take it away'?

In Matt.18:23 Jesus tells a parable about a king forgiving an huge unpayable debt after his servant worshipped him. After this servant would not forgive a...

August 18 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Judith Harding

Does the Bible mention Alexander the Great?

Daniel sought an interpretation from Gabriel himself for the ram-goat vision of Daniel 8. This great man of God was thrice told that the vision 1)...

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Comment by Kaitlyn Graham

What exactly does "fall away" mean in Heb 6:6?

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Hi Jennifer, Again, born again Christians can not and will not lose their salvation. Those who are "partakers" of the Holy Spirit doesn't mean they were born...

August 18 2019

Comment by Kaitlyn Graham

What exactly does "fall away" mean in Heb 6:6?

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Jennifer, partaking in the Holy Spirit doesn't mean you were born again in the Holy Spirit. Partaking in the Spirit could mean that someone has or had...

August 18 2019

Comment by Kaitlyn Graham

What exactly does "fall away" mean in Heb 6:6?

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I completely agree with everything you said! Someone who has heard the gospel, but rejects it as truth, was never saved in the first place. They might have...

August 18 2019

Answer by Neil Parks

How did Lucifer get his inclination to become prideful and act on his desire to sin?

First of all we must understand that God is sovereign. God is omniscient, God is omnipotent, God is omnipresent. God is the creator of all things. God is the...

August 18 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What did blossoms in the desert signify? (Isaiah 35:1–2)

In my opinion, the images of fertility and verdancy conveyed in the verses cited in the question (in addition to other verses in that chapter (Isaiah 35))...

August 18 2019 Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What did blossoms in the desert signify? (Isaiah 35:1–2)

Joy of the Redeemed 35 The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, 2 it will burst into bl...

Isaiah 35:1 - 2

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When did Egypt experience civil war and subjection to a fierce king? (Isaiah 19:2, 4)

August 17 2019

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What caused Isaiah to tremble? (Isaiah 21:3–4)

August 17 2019

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What does the Bible say about cremation? Should Christians be cremated?

August 17 2019

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Should we live in terror of God? (Proverbs 1:7)

The fear spoken of by Solomon in the verse cited in the question is a sense of extreme reverence, which should be the proper, rational, and "wise" response...

August 17 2019 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Should we live in terror of God? (Proverbs 1:7)

7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 1:7

August 17 2019 4 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What does the Bible say about gossip?

Everyone has experienced the harm of gossip before. Whether the people talking didn't mean direct harm, the result of gossip is always broken trust and hurt...

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Who were the Samaritans?

August 17 2019

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What was the Sanhedrin?

August 17 2019

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What is the meaning of the parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price?

August 17 2019

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Who were the Samaritans?

"Samaritans" is the name given to the new and mixed inhabitants whom Esarhaddon (B.C. 677), the king of Assyria, brought from Babylon and other places and...

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Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Who were the Samaritans?

"Samaritans" is the name given to the new and mixed inhabitants whom Esarhaddon (B.C. 677), the king of Assyria, brought from Babylon and other places and...

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Did Jesus pay our trespass debt as well as our sin debt?

I agree that the Old Testament Law makes distinctions regarding the various types of offerings that it requires in satisfaction of human sin, as well as the...

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What should we learn from the life of Gomer in Hosea?

August 17 2019

Comment by Kaitlyn Graham

What exactly does "fall away" mean in Heb 6:6?

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I agree with you, James! Amen!

August 17 2019

Comment by Jim Frank

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

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The earth is old. It doesn't say when it was created, just says "in the beginning."

August 17 2019

Question by Charles Crabtree

Did Jesus pay our trespass debt as well as our sin debt?

The laws in Leviticus show that for a sin offering (Jesus), the one that sins (the whole congregation) the elders should kill the offering. But for a debt of...

Leviticus 4:1 - 35

August 17 2019 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What should we learn from the life of Gomer in Hosea?

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Well said, Mr. Maas! Esp. drawing Jesus into it at the end!

August 17 2019

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What is Abraham's bosom?

August 17 2019

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What did Jesus mean when He said, 'Today you will be with me in paradise'?

August 17 2019

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What did Jesus mean when He said 'Let the dead bury the dead'?

August 17 2019

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When did Jews stop doing animal sacrifices and why?

August 16 2019

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What does the Valley of Vision refer to? (Isaiah 22:1)

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I believe it is symbolic; it's a symbolic name generally understood to signify Jerusalem as being the home of prophetic vision (Isaiah 22:1,5).

August 16 2019

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What is gentleness (from fruits of the spirit)?

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Thank you. I needed that reminder.

August 16 2019

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What does the Bible say about aromatherapy?

August 16 2019

Answer by Darrell McKnight , Minister/Musician, Central Carolina Sch. of Preaching

What is Taoism / Daoism?

Taoism is a Chinese philosophy established in the 16th century. It differs from a religion in that it doesn't hold fast to a definitive god. But it does...

August 16 2019 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What was God doing before he created the universe?

Did they have any written information about what God was doing before creating the universe?

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What does the Bible say about strength?

August 16 2019

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What does the Bible say about selfishness?

August 16 2019

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What is a chaplain? What do chaplains do?

August 16 2019

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How can we rely on the power of God?

August 16 2019

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Where is hell? What is the location of hell?

August 16 2019

Comment by Berthold Wetzel , Retiree

Where is hell? What is the location of hell?

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I find Jennifer's comment very helpful: short and precise. Helped me to differentiate between the terms. Thank You!

August 16 2019

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is meant by the power of the Lord? (Luke 5:17)

Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the POWER of God unto salvation to everyone that BELIEVETH, to the Jew first, and also to...

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Comment by Rotimi EWEDEMI , Very keen Bible Researcher

Who are the "least of these" in the Bible?

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I do not think it sufficient to focus on “ the least of these”. In order to really appreciate what Jesus was saying, we will need to focus on the full...

August 16 2019

Answer by Frederick Thomas , Rom 3:4 ...let God be true...

Is it possible that Adam and Eve spoke with the serpent before he deceived them in the garden?

Dear Anonymous, In my opinion, the question does not fit the verse quoted. It speaks of Eve only, which was later confirmed in the New Testament. 1 Ti. 2:14...

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