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What is prayer?

July 05 2019

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

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

Promise of Restoration 33 While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the Lord came to him a second time: 2 “This is what t...

July 05 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What was this "lamp in Jerusalem"? (1 Kings 15:4)

The "lamp" being referred to in the verse cited in the question is a metaphorical reference to God maintaining a line of royal succession from David's...

July 05 2019 Follow Vote Up

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

What was this "lamp in Jerusalem"? (1 Kings 15:4)

1 Kings 15 New International Version (NIV) Abijah King of Judah 15 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah became king of Juda...

1 Kings 15:4

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What is an appropriate level of intimacy before marriage?

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Did the Old Testament only list male descendants in Genesis?

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What did Jesus mean when He said it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into heaven?

July 05 2019

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

July 05 2019

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Who were the Zealots in the Bible?

July 05 2019

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

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

By my understanding, Jael and her husband Heber were not Israelites, but Kenites (a heathen people related to the Midianites). (Heber was in alliance with...

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What does the Bible say about persecution?

July 05 2019

Question 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?

Judges 4:21-22 tells us this: “ But Jael the wife of Heber took a tent peg, and took a hammer in her hand. Then she went softly to him and drove the peg i...

July 05 2019 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

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

2 Chronicles 7:14 New International Version (NIV) 14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn f...

2 Chronicles 7:14

July 05 2019 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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Can a woman/wife be a pastor or preacher?

July 05 2019

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

What does it mean to be unequally yoked?

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Paul had a specific reason for writing what he wrote to them. Was he concerned about believers going into business with unbelievers? Or was he warning the...

July 05 2019

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

What does it mean to be unequally yoked?

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My issue with this answer is the focus he seems to make 2Cor 6:14 have about marriage. Marriage isn't mentioned. Paul described in verses 3-10 what their...

July 05 2019

Comment by Eddie Luciano , A simple disciple and servant of Jesus the Christ — my Lord.

What does it mean to love your neighbor as you love yourself?

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Singapore Moses, Hey, I see you’re in the IT industry, that was my profession for many years — good choice. Thank you for the work you put into creating this...

July 05 2019

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

What is the Gap Theory? Did anything happen between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2?

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You gave a very refreshing answer Carl. What I got from it is that you're saying 'common sense tells us that if God is eternal, and we know He is, then why...

July 05 2019

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

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

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Perhaps there are various versions of the Catostrophic Plate Tectonic model - that is very different from the one I am familiar with. The CPT/runaway...

July 05 2019

Comment by john boddie

What does the Bible say about a death bed conversion?

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Mr. Houdmann the thief (criminal) on the cross that went to paradise with Christ was not an unbelieving mocker as you claim. He more than likely was a...

July 05 2019

Answer by Bob Enyart

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

The first question that needs to be answered in considering, "What made the fountains of the deep/springs burst forth", is, what were those fountains? It...

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Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

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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If you have had intimate relations, then you are already yoked. Hence all the cautions in scripture about adultery (breaking someone else's yoke) and...

July 05 2019

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

What does the Bible say about transformation?

What does the Bible say about transformation? "The motor home has allowed us to put all the conveniences of home on wheels. A camper no longer needs to...

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What are the Seven Abominations?

July 05 2019

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

What does it mean that "righteousness and peace kiss each other? What kind of kiss is this? (Psalm 85:10)

In my opinion, the prophetic thought being expressed in this verse stems from the fact that righteousness and peace are not always compatible. Righteousness...

July 04 2019 1 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What miracles had God done "among all mankind"? (Jeremiah 32:20–33)

The miraculous acts that God had performed in freeing Israel from its bondage in Egypt, and in defeating opposing rulers as Israel was journeying to the...

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What is the meaning of the Incarnation of Christ?

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What does the Bible say about discernment?

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Who were the Amorites?

July 04 2019

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

What miracles had God done "among all mankind"? (Jeremiah 32:20–33)

20 You performed signs and wonders in Egypt and have continued them to this day, in Israel and among all mankind, and have gained the renown that is still yo...

Jeremiah 32:20 - 33

July 04 2019 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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 you should read the question and response on this site: "What should a Christian do if he or she is married to an unbeliever?" I also think that you...

July 04 2019

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What should we learn from the story of the rich man and Lazarus?

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Actually Abraham was in paradise in the center of the earth. Hell on one side and paradise on the other. That is why the rich man was able to call out to...

July 04 2019

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is the meaning of the Parables of the Lost Sheep and Lost Coin?

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A sheep is one who already belongs to the Lord, one who has accepted His free gift of salvation by grace, but has wandered in the fields of sin. Just as the...

July 04 2019

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

What does it mean that "righteousness and peace kiss each other? What kind of kiss is this? (Psalm 85:10)

10 Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other.

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If aliens were proved to exist, how would that discovery impact the Christian faith?

July 04 2019

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Why seventy years? (29:10)

July 04 2019

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is the meaning of the Parables of the Lost Sheep and Lost Coin?

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In the parable of the lost sheep, it is reiterated in John 6:39 And this is the Fathers will who hath sent me, that of all that He hath given me, I should...

July 04 2019

Comment by Craig Kelly

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 know I can't change her only Jesus can do that, the main question I have is if I would be unequally yoked and sinning against God. I have heard it said...

July 04 2019

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is the meaning of the Parable of the Sower?

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The first one is the only one who was not saved. The next two received the word and were saved, but never bore any fruit. They received the good news of the...

July 04 2019

Answer by John Matthews , Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker

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

If you are asking this question, then you are not sure. Do you love this woman? Can you love this woman knowing she is an unbeliever? Using 2 Corinthians...

July 04 2019 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Mary Jane Plummer Rainey

How can believers be in the world, but not of the world?

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Dear Michael, a clear cut explanation of living “in the world “ as opposed to being of the world: Let all believers strive for the perfect peace only Jesus...

July 04 2019

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

What is the Christian view of suicide? What does the Bible say about suicide?

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Mr Matthews, the person you spoke about left the congregation, the people God has called into His presence. She is angry with God, and is probably wanting...

July 04 2019