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Answer by Abbey Johnson

In keeping with God's law, when should you take off your wedding ring, after divorce or during separation?

I believe very strongly, much like Theresa has stated. The Lord has given me a lot of peace simply by reading her answer. I'm convicted by the Holy Spirit...

October 12 2018 1 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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How can I recognize a false teacher / false prophet?

October 12 2018

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

How do I get the head knowledge of God In to my heart?

To me, this question is similar to one that the English Christian commentator C. S. Lewis discussed in his excellent book Mere Christianity (which is fully...

October 11 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

October 11 2018

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Answer by Bernadine Coggins

What does it mean that no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor human heart conceived what God has prepared for those loving Him?

The true meaning of 1Corinthians 2:9," But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which...

October 11 2018 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does it mean to grow in grace?

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First John 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins, and for the sins of the whole world, but only those who believe are saved. John 3:18 Those who have...

October 11 2018

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does the Bible say about medical marijuana?

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First John 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive our selves, and the truth is not in us. We are all sinners to a degree. That is why Jesus had to die for...

October 11 2018

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Why does God hate sin?

October 11 2018

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What is the difference between fornication and adultery?

October 11 2018

Comment by Rotimi EWEDEMI , Very keen Bible Researcher

Will Jehovah's Witnesses go to heaven?

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Thanks Danny. John 1:1 and John 1:2 both state that The Word, Jesus, was with God. Should we not wander why John repeated that phrase so clearly stated in...

October 11 2018

Comment by Evan Doan

How is eternity in hell a fair punishment for sin?

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Technically speaking, in a judicial sense, the punishment for sin is not eternity in hell. The punishment is repossession of the precious commodity we call...

October 11 2018

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Is "name it claim it" teaching biblical?

October 10 2018

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Do you have eternal life?

October 10 2018

Answer by Evan Doan

Why is leprosy talked about so much in the Bible?

Contrary to popular belief, biblical leprosy is not Hansen's disease (modern leprosy), but rather what we call candidiasis, dermatophytosis, or ringworm. In...

October 10 2018 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does Joshua reveal about God?

I would say that the events in the book of Joshua are meant for Christians to see the similarity between the way in which Joshua led the Israelites into the...

October 10 2018 Follow Vote Up

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

Is it ok to be in a non-denominational church?

Ideally, all of Christendom would (and, in eternity, will again) be non-denominational, as Jesus prayed (John 17:11). However, in this fallen world,...

October 10 2018 Follow Vote Up

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does the Bible say about church discipline / excommunication?

Churches should be careful about disciplining believers who are living in sin. They are just as saved as everyone else, they are just out of fellowship with...

October 10 2018 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does it mean, "Hurt not the oil and the wine," in Revelation 6:6?

In my opinion, the prohibition cited in the question was saying that the activity of the rider on the black horse in John's vision (who symbolized famine)...

October 10 2018 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why would it be beneficial to have Levites spread out among all tribes?

The Levites were the designated priestly tribe of Israel, and were responsible for the religious/worship lives of all the other tribes. As such, they were...

October 10 2018 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Myron Robertson , Seeking God's heart

Should all mothers be stay-at-home moms?

The definitive biblical answer to this comes in the matter of Zelophahad's daughters (See Numbers 27 and 36). In this instance we find the laws of...

October 10 2018 1 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by ROSEMARY LUTCAVAGE , Registered Nurse

How is eternity in hell a fair punishment for sin?

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First let me just say this. IF Lazarus & the rich man was a parable it’s the ONLY parable in SCRIPTURE with names. Lazarus was in paradise because Christ...

October 10 2018

Answer by D. M. , Writer, Entrepreneur, IT Specialist

Does God require us to follow Jesus perfectly?

“Anyone who is joined to Christ is a new being; the old is gone, the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17. A person may not be able to tell the exact time or...

October 10 2018 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Joseph Autry

How is eternity in hell a fair punishment for sin?

Why is it fair? Because of the cost. It took a holy God coming in the likeness of sinful man. To pay a cost He did not have to pay. The cost was death on the...

October 09 2018 1 Comments 23 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Myron Robertson , Seeking God's heart

When and where in the Bible did burnt offerings stop?

The Bible does not address this particular question. Instead it addresses when the sacrifices were no longer of any value. Christians generally focus on one...

October 09 2018 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Myron Robertson , Seeking God's heart

Is "faith" a gift or a process?

There is a problem inherent in your question that is common throughout nearly all Christian theology, and that is over-simplification and dualism. Much truth...

October 09 2018 2 Comments 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

When Jesus was teaching in the parable about the talents and the wicked servant who didn't manage his money well, who is the banker Jesus is talking about?

I would say that the point that Jesus was making was that, if the servant was unwilling or unable through his own individual actions or dealings to make...

October 09 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Will Jehovah's Witnesses go to heaven?

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Thanks for your comment Rotimi. I didn't get a different meaning of John 1:1 by reading verse 2 as you suggested. Verse 1 says the same as verse 2, that...

October 09 2018

Comment by Myron Robertson , Seeking God's heart

What does the Bible say about syncretism?

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Syncretism is the mixing of doctrines from various religions. God has a lot to say about this in scripture, most of it in symbol, making it difficult to find...

October 09 2018

Answer by Myron Robertson , Seeking God's heart

Is there a scriptural difference in age limitation for a man and woman to be married?

The only information given in the bible deals with a man's obligation to God, not to his wife, based on his age. I am not finding the exact texts so I may be...

October 09 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Rotimi EWEDEMI , Very keen Bible Researcher

Will Jehovah's Witnesses go to heaven?

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Dear Danny and Gene, greetings. Your comments regarding John 1:1 are well noted. I suggest we should read verse 2 along with vesrse1. And then, read also...

October 09 2018

Comment by Derrol PORTER , Emancipated by the Liberating King

Why is faith without works dead?

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Ephesians 2:8-10, explains all we need to know on the subject. Paul explains that after one is saved through grace, then good works are part our new nature...

October 09 2018

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

When and where in the Bible did burnt offerings stop?

From God's perspective, sacrifices ended on the Passover day recorded in all the gospel books when Jesus Christ gave up his life upon the cross, (see Matthew...

October 09 2018 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

"Does Genesis 8:21 cancel the 'Thorns and Thistles' Curse?"

The original "curse upon the ground" is recorded in Genesis 3:17-19 and bears repeating. "To Adam he [God] said, 'because you listened to your wife and ate...

October 09 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Myron Robertson , Seeking God's heart

What is wisdom? What is the difference between wisdom and knowledge?

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Short, sweet, to the point and actually defines the terms in question.

October 09 2018

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

Who was Philip Davies and how did he contribute to or detract from Biblical scholarship?

I have never read any of Philip Davies' writings, but my understanding from widely-available general-knowledge sources is that he was a British biblical...

October 09 2018 Follow Vote Up

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

Why does the Catholic Church pray to Mother Mary?

I am not a Roman Catholic, but I would say that the practice of praying to Mary originally was based on a sense among Christians of humility or unworthiness...

October 09 2018 9 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

"Does Genesis 8:21 cancel the 'Thorns and Thistles' Curse?"

My opinion is that it did not. Under Edenic conditions, before the presence of sin in the world, it would not have been necessary for humans to perform...

October 09 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up