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

Why did Jesus ask the man at the pool if he wanted to get well?

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Watch this dramatic scene from the Chosen TV series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMj1ggINLe4

December 13 2023

Comment by Roberta Hubbard

What is eternal life?

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That was excellent teaching, thank you.

December 13 2023

Comment by Lovance Whittle

How did Methuselah live to be 969 years old?

Comment:
So at the end of the day it’s just a theory?

December 13 2023

Answer by Paula Fether , Lifelong student of the scriptures

Where was Adam when Eve ate the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil?

He was with her, per Gen. 3:6 "...She also gave some of it to her husband who was with her, and he ate it."

December 11 2023 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Paula Fether , Lifelong student of the scriptures

Where was Adam when Eve ate the forbidden fruit?

He was right there beside her, per Gen. 3:6.

December 11 2023 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why did God hate the customs he himself had established? (Amos 5:21–23)

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Grant, yes, that's for sure. For them, Amos tells them in verse 13 "Justice is a lost cause. Evil is epidemic. Decent people throw up their hands. Protest...

December 11 2023

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

What can we learn from Solomon's concluding thoughts in Eccleastes 12?

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There is a sense in which Solomon wrote about enjoying life which we as Christians can do, too. (John 14:6) In Ecclesiastes 12:1 MSG (in the Message Bible...

December 11 2023

Comment by ainsley chalmers , Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.

How did Methuselah live to be 969 years old?

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Experimentation by many research groups internationally have confirmed the relationship between mutations and the aging process.

December 11 2023

Comment by John Smith

Where was Adam when Eve ate the forbidden fruit?

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Genesis 2:16-17. "Lord God commanded the man, saying". Genesis 2:17. "But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it". Eve had...

December 11 2023

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

How can the Father be satisfied with the suffering of his Son? Isa 53:11

My opinion is that the Father is satisfied because the law that He Himself had laid down was satisfied. Sin must be paid for. Most people know that actions...

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What does it mean that Jesus is the son of David?

December 11 2023

Comment by Johanna Longden

How can the Father be satisfied with the suffering of his Son? Isa 53:11

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Jesus could have summoned 12 legions of angels to rescue Him. He chose not to because of His love for humanity.

December 11 2023

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

What does the Bible say about bitterness?

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I try to be kind but sometimes am bitter. (in the sense of cruel, biting words). But I know that can and often does backfire on me. It doesn't pay to be...

December 11 2023

Comment by Lovance Whittle

How did Methuselah live to be 969 years old?

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So what you are sure of is a fact or just what you believe after research?

December 11 2023

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What does the Bible say about bitterness?

December 10 2023

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How do you get others to respond to constructive criticism (Prov. 29:19)?

December 10 2023

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

How can the Father be satisfied with the suffering of his Son? Isa 53:11

The New Living Version of Isaiah 53:11 puts the verse as follows: "When he sees all that is accomplished by his anguish, he will be satisfied. And because of...

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What does the Bible say about scoffers?

December 10 2023

Question by Anonymous
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How can the Father be satisfied with the suffering of his Son? Isa 53:11

Isaiah 53:11 states in 2 different versions: GW He will see and be satisfied because of his suffering. My righteous servant will acquit many people becau...

Isaiah 53:1 - 12

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

What does the Bible say about a Christian serving in the military?

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Mr Matthews, I also was in the military when Saigon fell; I wasn't in Viet Nam, however. I was state side.. Mr Houdmann talks as if, since Jesus didn't...

December 10 2023

Question by LISA FARMER

Where was Adam when Eve ate the forbidden fruit?

Genesis 3:1 - 24

December 10 2023 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by ainsley chalmers , Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.

How did Methuselah live to be 969 years old?

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Guy's speculations regarding the earth’s axis are speculations. The ages of patriarchs post-Eden decline from around 900 to about 100, many years post-flood....

December 10 2023

Comment by ainsley chalmers , Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.

How did Methuselah live to be 969 years old?

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Lovelace, as a PhD research scientist with 45 years experience and about 100 peer reviewed publications, yes I’m sure of what I have written. I have always...

December 10 2023

Answer by John Appelt

What is the origin of Christmas?

The origin of Christmas is usually thought of as a pagan observance, linked with the winter solstice, so Christians should not observe it. But Christmas is...

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What happens after death, before the Resurrection?

December 10 2023

Answer by John Appelt

What was Herod's temple / the third temple?

In John 2:20, the Jewish leaders misunderstood Jesus when He said, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up,” John 2:19. He was speaking of...

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What happens after death, before the Resurrection?

December 10 2023

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How did Mary, the mother of Jesus, conceive a child when she had not been with a man?

December 09 2023

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

What "curse" comes to an end in Revelation 22:3?

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You're welcome, Carolyn! I use Reftagger everyday on ebible.com and several other websites, Faithlife.com, email (gmail.com), Logos Bible Software, etc. The...

December 09 2023

Comment by Roberto Benitez

How did Methuselah live to be 969 years old?

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Ainsley Chalmers, I agree. A rapid vertical effect of the Earth's axis on life span was highly unlikely. The effects of both the Fall and the Flood would've...

December 09 2023

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

Does it say any where in the Bible that it is better for a man to plant his seed in the belly of a whore than on the ground?

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It is an interpretation, I think, of Genesis 38:9, "And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's...

December 09 2023

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

Why do Catholics eat fish on Friday?

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https://ebible.com/questions/6873-why-can-t-catholics-eat-meat-on-fridays-during-lent Specifically, the last paragraph of the above discussion.

December 09 2023

Answer by Perry Peterson , Ret podiatrist born again Christian and bible student 30+yrs

What happens after death, before the Resurrection?

When you plug in a lamp, the current energizes the lightbulb and light is created. Gen. 2:7: Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and...

December 09 2023 24 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why would a wife urge her husband to have an affair (Genesis 16:2)?

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Abraham believed God. It isn't said anywhere in scripture that Abraham "lacked sufficient faith in God's promise of an heir" to him. It's said more than once...

December 09 2023

Comment by Perry Peterson , Ret podiatrist born again Christian and bible student 30+yrs

What happens after death, before the Resurrection?

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In your 5th paragraph you state all the spirits of the dead go back to the Lord. I also believe this means what it says, so it must include spirits of the...

December 09 2023

Question by Anonymous
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Why do Catholics eat fish on Friday?

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Comment by Lovance Whittle

How did Methuselah live to be 969 years old?

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Are you 100% sure about that?

December 09 2023

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What does it mean that "if anyone loudly blesses their neighbor in the morning, it will be taken as a curse"?

December 09 2023

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

How did Methuselah live to be 969 years old?

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While it's unclear if the Earth's axis was ever fully vertical, there is evidence from heat maps that the angle was once less, with the North Pole further...

December 09 2023

Comment by ainsley chalmers , Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.

How did Methuselah live to be 969 years old?

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Mutation accumulation post Eden caused a progressive shortening of life spans and this is supported by the decline of people’s ages with time post Eden....

December 09 2023

Comment by Carolyn Hostetter , Wife, mother, grandmother, retired church administrator

What "curse" comes to an end in Revelation 22:3?

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Gotquestions is my go-to website. Love it! I'll try Reftagger. Thanks!

December 09 2023

Comment by Ezekiel Kimosop

Is the atonement of Christ unlimited?

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I disagree with Michael's articulation of his "Limited Atonement" theory. There are a number of suppositions that he draws in arriving at the conclusion he...

December 09 2023

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Did the high priest have a rope tied to him when he entered the Holy of Holies?

December 08 2023

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Did Jonah die while he was in the belly of the fish?

December 08 2023

Answer by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

Was Matthias or Paul God's choice to replace Judas as the 12th apostle?

Matthias became the 12th apostle to the "circumcision" (Israel, through Christ's earthly ministry). Paul was appointed by God to be the apostle of the...

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How do the events in today's Israel (war with Hamas) fit in to Bible prophecy?

December 08 2023

Answer by Roberto Benitez

How did Methuselah live to be 969 years old?

Adam and Eve were created genetically perfect. However, the consequences of the Fall had the effect of initiating replication errors in their DNA. This is...

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

What "curse" comes to an end in Revelation 22:3?

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Good answer, Carolyn. I love gotquestions, too. Especially when it comes to good advice like this from gotquestions.org: "Having experimented with each of...

December 08 2023

Comment by Paula Fether , Lifelong student of the scriptures

Can messianic Jews be considered Christian?

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Thank you, Mark. :-) Yes, we must be careful that in our zeal to please our savior, we don't replace the motive with the practice, nor confuse our particular...

December 08 2023