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Comment by Dale Christoff , Ever Reforming

Should a married person have a close friend of the opposite sex?

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This applies to unmarried people too. Relationships can become very close in a group setting. Getting very personal with anyone of the opposite gender that...

February 10 2019

Comment by Rica Ben shushan

After His resurrection, why did Jesus tell Mary not to touch Him, but later tell Thomas to touch Him?

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Your explanation is absolute correct ! After reading all the other replies, I was gearing myself to answer that question. But than I came to your reply which...

February 10 2019

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What should we learn from the life of David?

February 10 2019

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

Whom was Cain afraid of after he killed Abel?

The bible doesn't say that Cain and Abel were Adam and Eve's first children and I don't believe they were. The bible isn't a chronological account of the...

February 09 2019 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why did Jael cover Sisera with a mantel?

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Or the reason Jael covered Sisera with a mantel (Judges 4:18) could have been both to hide him if he was being hunted down, and to keep him warm.

February 09 2019

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

How did Phinehas intervene to halt the punishment? (Psalm 106:30)

I think I see what Tim Maas meant by "Despite this punishment, an Israelite man (named Zimri) openly brought a pagan Midianite woman (named Cozbi) into the...

February 09 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Gary Wainwright , Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer

For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?

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Tomas, and neither does scripture teach that the keeping of the Sabbath day (including all of the other 612 laws of the Old Covenant) was given to the...

February 09 2019

Comment by gary mcpherson , follower of Christ

For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?

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I agree, Jesus kept the Sabbath (the Seventh day) according to the Jewish calendar (Jewish tradition). However the Sabbath was made for man and the Jews...

February 09 2019

Answer by Jeremy Lesslar

Was Jesus Christ married? Did Jesus have a wife?

I believe that the church is betrothed to Jesus; the church is the bride being prepared by the Helper to receive the Bridegroom when He comes to pick us up....

February 09 2019 18 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jeremy Lesslar

Why is it that Mary Magdalene did not recognize Jesus when He appeared to her?

I believe Mary was not expecting to see Jesus alive at all! She thought that His body had been stolen from the tomb. She recognised Him by His voice. “My...

February 09 2019 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Tomas thomas

For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?

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Sorry, Gary. In my opinion, “moral relativity” or “Living Bible” interpretations do not cover this topic. Let us be clear: draw your line in the sand. The...

February 09 2019

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

Where do Catholics get the concept of purgatory?

My understanding is that the basis for the concept of purgatory did not come from the 66-book canon of Biblical scripture, but from the deuterocanonical book...

February 09 2019 Follow Vote Up

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

How did Phinehas intervene to halt the punishment? (Psalm 106:30)

In Numbers 25, because of the Israelites' disobedience of God's direction to them not to become involved in the pagan religious rituals of the nations...

February 09 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

Who was that star with the keys to the bottomless pit in Revelation 9:1?

Many Bible scholars, including Martin Luther and Sir Isaac Newton, have seen in the fifth and sixth trumpets the rise and progression of Islam. In view of...

February 09 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Godfrey Tatyama

What is Jesus saying when he says, "Who, then, is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season?"?

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I am very happy to hear that and motivated indeed to continue sharing in earnest in The Mighty Name of Jesus Christ!

February 09 2019

Comment by Dennis Collins

For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?

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According to biblical scholars Jesus kept the Sabbath on Saturday coinciding with the Jewish Calendar at that time. The Catholic Church changed that day to...

February 09 2019

Comment by gary mcpherson , follower of Christ

For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?

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I am sure God enjoyed, was grateful and celebrated the works He had done as He did them. Thank you Lord for giving us the reminder to be thankful for what...

February 09 2019

Comment by Kevin Honeycutt , Servant of Jesus Christ

Who else was on earth, when Cain talked about other people?

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I would beg to disagree with you, Mary. God spoke everything into being in Genesis 1. God reaching into dirt and forming Adam and breathing life into his...

February 09 2019

Comment by Tomas thomas

For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?

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Sorry, Tim ... quoting Paul, as in Col 2:8-19, is, in my opinion, is misquoting the intent and scope of that reference. In my opinion, “first to the Jews,...

February 09 2019

Comment by Nate Werner

Do the souls of aborted babies go to heaven?

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I actually believe scripture is quite clear on this subject. Jesus said that "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise...

February 08 2019

Comment by Nate Werner

Do the souls of aborted babies go to heaven?

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I was under the impression that when Jesus said "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day."...

February 08 2019

Answer by gary mcpherson , follower of Christ

For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?

One point, God did not say that Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday was the sabbath but did say the seventh day was. Six days I...

February 08 2019 20 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Russell Lauderback

What are the beliefs of the 1st Christian Church of (various cities)?

This is an independent Christian Church group.

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

How did Phinehas intervene to halt the punishment? (Psalm 106:30)

28 They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods; 29 they aroused the Lord’s anger by their wicked deeds, ...

February 08 2019 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why did Jael cover Sisera with a mantel?

I gleaned from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible: "She covered him with a mantle; either to hide him, should any search be made for him, or it may be to...

February 08 2019 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

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For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?

February 08 2019

Comment by Mary McDonald

Who else was on earth, when Cain talked about other people?

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Hello Kevin, Genesis 1 is an overview of creation, Genesis 2 is a more in depth telling of events. Genesis 2:7 explains that God planted the garden of Eden,...

February 08 2019

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

What does the Bible say about vandalism?

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As an "ignorant" youth I committed vandalism with some other teenage boys. Once one of my groups of bad boys smashed lamps at night, lamps about waist high...

February 08 2019

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

Can an atheist be a good moral person?

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I agree with you... Many here are doing an end around on what morality is. Believers don't own the patent on living morally. Believers are exclusively privy...

February 08 2019

Comment by Jacquelyn Porter Gardener

Why was Moses not allowed to enter the Promised Land?

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I am grateful and appreciate the SPIRIT that desires to learn and those of you who are BLESSED with the insight to teach, allowing yourselves to be USED in...

February 08 2019

Comment by eugene moore

For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?

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For HIMSELF! Gen.2:2-3

February 08 2019

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

Who was that star with the keys to the bottomless pit in Revelation 9:1?

As I read the text (down through Revelation 9:11), the "star" referred to in Revelation 9:1 is an angel (similar to when angels are metaphorically referred...

February 08 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Can an atheist be a good moral person?

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Living "in the Spirit" is called a mystery. There's nothing mysterious about CLAIMING to have ceased sinning, ANYONE can make that claim. Mysterious : kept...

February 08 2019

Answer by Kevin Honeycutt , Servant of Jesus Christ

Who else was on earth, when Cain talked about other people?

In Genesis 1:26, God speaks man (male and female) into being. God spoke everything into existence in Genesis chapter 1. In Genesis 2:7, God reaches into the...

February 08 2019 2 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Can an atheist be a good moral person?

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Amen James.. 1Jn 3:9 is a major reason for the erroneous teaching that if we continue to sin it is proof that we are not saved, born again. Some modern...

February 08 2019

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

What does the Bible say about bees/bee stings?

1 Corinthians 15:56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. Deuteronomy 1:44; Psalm 118:12; Isaiah 7:18

1 Corinthians 15:56

February 08 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Michele Straitiff

For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?

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I contend that the Sabbath was not made just for mankind but first the Sabbath was made by God to enjoy the works that He had done and we are to be grateful...

February 08 2019

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Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why do these Scriptures indicate that God intends to leave us alone at some point?

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For the believer He never leaves us. Hebrews 13:5 And be content with such things as ye have, for He hath said, I will never leave you or forsake you. John...

February 08 2019

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Can an atheist be a good moral person?

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Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also AFTER ye believed, ye were sealed with...

February 08 2019

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What will be the purpose of the walls around the New Jerusalem?

February 08 2019

Answer by Chris Button , Retired Fire Captain, sinner saved by Grace

Who else was on earth, when Cain talked about other people?

Think of the Bible as the "biography" of Jesus. The whole of Scripture points to Him. It tells of people and events in history that are significant to His...

February 08 2019 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by David Bedford

How long was Jesus' ministry?

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And rose again on the 3rd day. PTL.

February 08 2019