Why did Jesus curse the fig tree with no fruit since it was not the right season for fruit?
In my opinion, Jesus performed this action for two reasons -- to demonstrate to the apostles the power that could be theirs through faith (as Jesus...
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What is the greatest commandment?
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As per Luke 10::25 - 28 it was the Teacher of Law who on being prompted by our Lord [ with the question What do the Scriptures say? ] stated that the...
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What is the sin unto death?
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Does God dwell in eternity or with men? (Isaiah 57:15)
I would say that God is omnipresent, including indwelling (in the Person of the Holy Spirit) each individual believer. However, when Jesus made references to...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why the pointed reference to the original "five barley loaves" in John 6:13 when leftovers were collected?
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What does the Bible say about shaving?
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Why pray toward a specific site? (2 Chronicles 6:21)
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Glenna Miller
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Does God dwell in eternity or with men? (Isaiah 57:15)
I.e. Where exactly does God live? (Isaiah 57:15) 15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the hi...
Isaiah 57:15
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Rotimi EWEDEMI
, Very keen Bible Researcher
Who are the 144,000?
The 144,000 are mentioned in the following scriptures: (1) Rev 7:3, 4 (2) Rev 14:1 (3) Rev 14:3. Now let us see how the scriptures described them: - servants...
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venkatesan Iyer
Why the pointed reference to the original "five barley loaves" in John 6:13 when leftovers were collected?
John 6:9-John 6:13 In 6:13, the leftovers are from the miracle food. Why is the reference to the "fragments of the five barley loaves" significant?
John 6:13
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by Vattachal-Vadakketil Thomas John alias V T John
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What was the Holy of Holies?
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS As I visualize, the structure of the Temple, inside the Temple there were three portions one the common hall where the people assembled,...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What are the benefits of "drinking water from your own well?" (Proverbs 5:19ff)
As indicated in the passage cited in the question, the concept of "drinking water from your own well" is being used as a metaphor for the act of being...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why pray toward a specific site? (2 Chronicles 6:21)
God had shown a special interest in the temple that Solomon would build, even from the time that David had originally had the idea to build it to replace the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why pray toward a specific site? (2 Chronicles 6:21)
21 Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling pl...
2 Chronicles 6:21
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the teaching of the Companion Bible, authored by E.W. Bullinger? My main concern is doctrine.
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I have used one, and whether or not I owned it, I can't remember. But since then (decades ago), I have concluded that the only thing that E.W. Bullinger...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are the benefits of "drinking water from your own well?" (Proverbs 5:19ff)
Proverbs 5:15-20 New Living Translation (NLT) 15 Drink water from your own well— share your love only with your wife. 16 Why spill the water ...
Proverbs 5:15 - 20
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by Danny Hickman
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What does the "husband of one wife" phrase in 1 Timothy 3:2 mean? Can a divorced man serve as a pastor, elder, or deacon?
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You sound like a person who is truly called, chosen by God, whatever is right to say. Over-spiritualizing the scriptures is a normal everyday experience of...
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by Danny Hickman
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What does the "husband of one wife" phrase in 1 Timothy 3:2 mean? Can a divorced man serve as a pastor, elder, or deacon?
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A man who buys or rents a building and starts a ministry can be divorced more than once and still pastor the congregation that comes to the place where he...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Can restoration occur after a pastor has been caught in a scandal?
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John, What you say about disqualifying the pastor might be the best thing to do, I don't know. But, no one can prohibit anyone from preaching. If the pastor...
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What is pastoral care?
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When a person becomes saved / born again do they become righteous or just declared righteous?
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Is abortion murder?
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What’s so alluring about drinking stolen water and eating food in secret? (Proverbs 9:17)
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What does it mean in Proverbs 18:16 that your gift will make room for you?
I would say that this verse is indicating that if a person offers a gift to someone who is in a position of power, that gift will have the effect of allowing...
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Tim Maas
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Who was Molek? (Isaiah 57:9)
Molek (also spelled Molech) was a heathen god whose priests practiced (among other things) the sacrifice (through burning) of the children of his...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why would anyone want to sacrifice their children? (2 Chronicles 28:3)
As noted in the passage cited in the question, child sacrifice is (from God's perspective) an abomination. However, such rituals were a part of the worship...
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How should a Christian view environmentalism?
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Were any of the disciples married?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Who was Molek? (Isaiah 57:9)
9 You went to Molek with olive oil and increased your perfumes. You sent your ambassadors far away; you descended to the very realm of the dead!
Isaiah 57:9
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Did Esther have sex with Xerxes before they were married?
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To start with, the Bible says the king was Ahasuerus. Lots of scholars have equated that guy with Xerxes, but some disagree. Maybe it was the same guy but...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
When a person becomes saved / born again do they become righteous or just declared righteous?
True, each of us-every single human being (see Rom. 3:10-12, 19-20)-has failed to do what God’s law requires of us (Gal. 3:10; 6:13; cf. James 2:10). By the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why would anyone want to sacrifice their children? (2 Chronicles 28:3)
3 Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord had c...
2 Chronicles 28:3
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leslie coutinho
What are "the plagues written in this book" of Revelation 22:18?
Revelation 22:18:19 is a warning to the Church of God, if any one tampers the biblical text will have the wrath of God come upon him as also mentioned in...
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Ross Smith
Are we supposed to 'let go and let God?'
Dare I suggest that the reference in Psalm 46:10 Amplified version says, “Let be, be still and know that I am God” is nominating a letting go of those things...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Does scripture get the value of pi wrong?
Good question, Dane! This Bible verse mentions the measuring of something round. That could help us to remember that the ancients rounded off their numbers....
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by Wade Carlson
What did it mean for the adulteress to have her 'belly swell' and 'thigh rot away' in Num 5:27?
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Based on the NIV Bible translation this means the baby miscarries or aborted. Which is very controversial in today's politics. NIV translation: 22 May this...
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by Dale Richardson
Are we living in the end times?
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I never said that works save you. I was quite clear that we are saved by grace through faith. Ephesians 2:8-10 KJV [8] For by grace are ye saved through...
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What does Paul mean when he writes of the natural man?
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What is the origin of Christmas?
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Was Mary Magdalene considered an apostle or a disciple?
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Does Hebrews 6:4-6 mean we can lose our salvation?
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Does Hebrews 10:26 mean that a believer can lose salvation?
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Is abortion murder?
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What does the Bible say about prostitution? Will God forgive a prostitute?