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What is Wicca? Is Wicca witchcraft?

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Who was the real historical Jesus?

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What does the Bible say about pandemic diseases/sicknesses?

July 07 2019

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

What is the significance of the dogs and birds eating those who died?(1 Kings 16:4)

I would say that the reference to dogs and birds eating the dead is meant to convey the deservedly shameful or ignominious manner in which the individuals...

July 07 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

How is God like "a hiding place" (Psalm 32:7)

The reference to God as a "hiding place" refers to His ability to shield or protect His followers (just as if they would be hidden or invisible) from the...

July 07 2019 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

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

What was foaming wine? (Psalm 75:8)

My understanding is that wine that does not ordinarily effervesce or foam can be made to foam by the addition of spices (as described in the passage cited in...

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Do God’s promises to Israel apply to us today? (2 Chronicles 7:14)

July 07 2019

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Why are there so many fake Christians?

July 07 2019

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Is God male or female?

July 07 2019

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Do God’s promises to Israel apply to us today? (2 Chronicles 7:14)

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Does God change His mind?

July 07 2019

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What is the love of Christ?

July 07 2019

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What did the author in Philippians 3:4-6 mean that he has more reason for confidence in the flesh?

July 07 2019

Answer by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

Do God’s promises to Israel apply to us today? (2 Chronicles 7:14)

Matthew 27:51, "Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to bottom..."this demonstrated that God had opened up access to Himself...

July 07 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

What was the light that God spoke in Genesis 1:3?

What is the light that God spoke in Genesis 1:3? Light according to dictionary.com is 'something that makes things visible.' That actually describes a SOURCE...

July 07 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

How is God like "a hiding place" (Psalm 32:7)

7 You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.

July 07 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What is the significance of the dogs and birds eating those who died?(1 Kings 16:4)

16 Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu son of Hanani concerning Baasha: 2 “I lifted you up from the dust and appointed you ruler over my people Israel, bu...

1 Kings 16:4

July 07 2019 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What was foaming wine? (Psalm 75:8)

6 No one from the east or the west or from the desert can exalt themselves. 7 It is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another. 8 In t...

Psalms 75:8

July 07 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Pat Mellberg

What does it mean that the Lord is my Shepherd?

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The Lord’s use of sheep to illustrate our relationship with him becomes more and more interesting the more we understand about the nature of sheep and a good...

July 07 2019

Comment by Pat Mellberg

What does it mean that the Lord is my Shepherd?

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This is a very helpful description for better understanding the nature of sheep and the job/qualities of a good shepherd. I will definitely be checking out...

July 07 2019

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What does the Bible say about overcoming lust?

July 06 2019

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What is the significance of Jesus eating with sinners?

July 06 2019

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What is the origin of Fat Tuesday / Mardi Gras?

July 06 2019

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What was behind this amplified description of God? (Jeremiah 33:2)

July 06 2019

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What is monophysitism?

July 06 2019

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What is progressive sanctification?

July 06 2019

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What law is Paul referring to in Galatians 5:3?

July 06 2019

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What does it mean that a person will not inherit the kingdom of God?

July 06 2019

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What does it mean that the Lord is my Shepherd?

July 06 2019

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

What can we learn from Jael in the book of Judges 4:21-22?

I like what W.W. Wiersbe says, " “Both Jabin and Sisera had been guilty of mistreating the Jews for years, and if the Canaanite army had won the battle,...

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Comment by Terry Gillard , Worship Leader and Engineer

What is the Assemblies of God Church, and what do they believe?

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AoG has many faults. Some of the extreme teachers mentioned amongst them - but also note the millions that have been brought closer to our Saviour through...

July 06 2019

Comment by Sarah Winn , Christian believer, college graduate + Walmart employee.

What should a person do if he or she has found an item not belonging to him/her?

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Similar thing happened to me a few years ago at a retail store, while working. While I was on the clock, I found $40 on the floor. It was a Saturday and the...

July 06 2019

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How can we know what parts of the Bible apply to us today?

July 06 2019

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

What made the fountains of the deep/springs burst forth?

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Rodinia, not Pangea, is the first supercontinent in the model. And it was aller in many areas than Pangea, as Pangea would have been made from partial plates...

July 06 2019

Answer by N S , 4th-generation Bible-believing Christian

What is the biblical view on genetically modified food?

There's something else about the GMO vs. Non-GMO issue that should concern Christians, and that is the fact that the Bible says we are not to lie, deceive...

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Comment by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

What should I do now that my former fiance and mother of my child wants to get married, but she is an unbeliever?

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This is also important to keep in mind...We are all born in sin, due to Adam. Romans 3:20,"Therefore by the deeds of the Law no flesh shall be justified in...

July 06 2019

Comment by Bob Enyart

What made the fountains of the deep/springs burst forth?

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Thanks Jennifer. Yes, it's Dr. Baumgardner's model that I am describing also, and yes, as you say, it is a young earth model, plate tectonics sped up about a...

July 06 2019

Comment by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

What should I do now that my former fiance and mother of my child wants to get married, but she is an unbeliever?

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I think it may be important to read this verse of scripture in context. This verse is in a portion that talks about Paul's concern that the Corinthians were...

July 06 2019

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Who are the 144,000?

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It is also who James was writing to in the book of James. To the twelve tribes of Israel scattered abroad. One of the reasons people do not divide the word...

July 06 2019

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

Why seventy years? (29:10)

Here Jeremiah tells the exiles to settle into their new homes because they were going to be there for a long time - 70 years. Though Ezekiel, a contemporary...

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Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What should a person do if he or she has found an item not belonging to him/her?

This is a good question that I do not have an answer. We stopped in a convenience store on our way through New Mexico a few years ago, and we were the only...

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Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does the Bible say about a death bed conversion?

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Believing is receiving the free gift of salvation by grace. Romans 6:23 for the wages of sin is death, but the GIFT of God is eternal life. So, yes, a person...

July 06 2019

Answer by EL Mohel Castorena , EL Mohel

Is the Rapture the same as the Second Coming of Christ?

Your Question was: How can the dead in Christ rise if they are already in heaven? To answer your question - Corruption (those who are present with Him) in...

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Do Christians have to obey the laws of the land?

July 06 2019

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

What was behind this amplified description of God? (Jeremiah 33:2)

In my opinion, the expanded or amplified description of Himself that God gave in the verse cited in the question was for emphatic purposes, in order to make...

July 06 2019 Follow Vote Up

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What is prayer?

July 05 2019