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  4. How would the returning exiles do away with idolatry which had been practiced for centuries (Ezekiel 11:18-20)?
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Comment by Janice Thomas , Perpetual Bible student, retired Property Developer

Are Israel and the church the same thing? Does God still have a plan for Israel?

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Ariel is correct in what he says inasmuch as: What he terms 'National' Israel IS the country itself. Spiritual Israel IS 'The Church' made up of, 'The...

September 25 2018

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

When did the Catholic Church begin praying to Mother Mary?

I'm not sure that it would be possible to pinpoint the date. I would say that the practice would not have been uniformly established prior to AD 380...

September 25 2018 Follow Vote Up

Comment by Scott Paine

Why do young widows incur condemnation for wanting to get married?

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Not a big issue; it just seemed odd the way I took it, and now it all makes sense. Thanks for your usual concise explanation:)

September 25 2018

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

If you are once saved are you then always saved?

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Judas though he was with the Lord never had a love relationship with Him. We in comparison have a love relationship with our loved ones and would give our...

September 25 2018

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?

Believers have already had all their sins paid for by the Blood of Jesus. So we can never be condemned again. John 3:18 But we still reap what we sow, and if...

September 25 2018 2 Comments 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by AMOS Ismail

Why was Moses the greatest prophet ever? (Deuteronomy 34:10)

e.g. My opinion is that... I don't think the word "ever" should be in the question. Peradventure it fits in, let's consider this few thoughts together under...

September 25 2018 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by JD Abshire

Is "faith" a gift or a process?

"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God." (Romans 3:10-11) If this is...

September 25 2018 10 Comments 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Bren Stewart

Why do Christians try to impose their values on others?

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My heart is heavy with sadness, after reading this conversation. All the words written between these two dialogues are ones that I feel ashamed to call...

September 25 2018

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Should Christians try to force the kingdom on others?

We can only offer salvation to others the way Jesus did to us. We are told to preach the gospel to every creature. Some will believe and be saved. The...

September 25 2018 2 Comments 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?

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If we were saved by how we live an what we do, then we would be our own savior, and Jesus died in vain.

September 25 2018

Answer by Jay Saunders

How can being gay be wrong if you've always felt attracted to the same sex, you're a devoted Christian, and it wasn't something you chose?

Lust is lust plain and simple and it is a sin. In my younger days before I came to know Jesus as my personal Lord and savior. I lusted for just about any...

September 25 2018 1 Comments 20 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why did Jesus say that He was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel?

Jesus came as the promised messiah to the nation of Israel. They as a nation rejected their own savior. After Jesus went to the cross salvation was opened to...

September 25 2018 3 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Croach

What is ChurchBOOM and is it biblical?

Leading a church or any ministry is difficult, ChurchBoom is a way to get better equipped. ChurchBoom is where we as leaders can sit down with pastors,...

September 25 2018 Follow Vote Up

Answer by David Willbanks , physician, church elder, former missionary to Camerooon

If you are once saved are you then always saved?

This is a difficult question that must be addressed because it has caused much confusion and anguish among Christians. The only way that we can find the...

September 25 2018 1 Comments 30 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Anna Thornton

If homosexuality is a sin, why didn't Jesus ever mention it?

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God says we are not to be tempted, and homosexuality is a temptation, temptation is a sin. I feel it is part of the devils work to get us to sin, those...

September 25 2018

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

Who is being "taken" in Matthew 24:40-41 ...?

In Matthew 24 Jesus make it abundantly clear who is being "taken." Although the text has been used by some to suggest a secret rapture where people will...

September 24 2018 2 Comments 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why do young widows incur condemnation for wanting to get married?

As I interpret the passage in question, Paul was saying that younger widows (under age 60) should not be allowed to make a vow of service to the church (in...

September 24 2018 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

Comment by Aurel Gheorghe

How do we rightly distinguish the instructions of Jesus under the Old Covenant and his instructions that are under the New Covenant?

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You are welcome Barka! Paul's writings are not always easy to understand (2 Peter 3:16) - that's because he was so wise and that's why Christ choose him to...

September 24 2018

Answer by Ezekiel Kimosop

Who is being "taken" in Matthew 24:40-41 ...?

Who is being taken in Matthew 24:40-41 depends how we interpret the object of the message of Matthew 24. Those who believe that Jesus was speaking about His...

September 24 2018 2 Comments 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What is this "spirit [that] glided past my face, and the hair on my body ..." which Eliphaz the Temanite told Job about?

In my opinion, in this passage, Eliphaz the Temanite is representing the spirit to whom he is referring as being God coming to him in visible form in a...

September 24 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Who is being "taken" in Matthew 24:40-41 ...?

In my opinion, the emphasis in these verses is on the separation or differentiation that will occur at the close of the age between the saved and the...

September 24 2018 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Is "faith" a gift or a process?

Faith itself (in any degree) is a gift of the Holy Spirit, as Paul noted in Ephesians 2:8-9. As a gift, the initial endowment of faith is a one-time event....

September 24 2018 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

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?"?

Immediately prior to the verse cited in the question, Jesus had been emphasizing to His disciples the importance of always being ready (from a spiritual...

September 24 2018 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

Comment by Carolyn McKenzie

Can an divorced, unbelieving woman remarry a different husband?

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Yes, she can remarry. The question is not specific enough for me. I have concerns about divorce, in general, like why did she divorce, was the ex- husband a...

September 24 2018

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

Who is being "taken" in Matthew 24:40-41 ...?

Matthew 24:40-41 (ESV) Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. Two women will be grinding oat at the mill; one will be take...

1 Kings 15:1 - 4

September 24 2018 6 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jhonna Bello

What is meant by the spirit of Elijah in Luke 1:17?

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I have been studying the passage about John the Baptist as Elijah and the way you described everything, and its Biblical reference was well done and one that...

September 24 2018

Answer by STANLEY S. DRANE

Should Christians try to force the kingdom on others?

In answer to your question: No! we can't force people to be saved, we have to pray for them, that they will accept the Lord as their personal Savior, and...

September 24 2018 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by STANLEY S. DRANE

Does God exist? Is there evidence for the existence of God?

In answer to your question, Yes! God does exist. Even though we can't see him, he sees us, he dwells in our Christian lives day by day, he know our hearts...

September 24 2018 10 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Aurel Gheorghe

Can a flu shot insert the mark of the beast?

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No it cannot! There is nothing evil about vaccinations!

September 24 2018

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

What is this "spirit [that] glided past my face, and the hair on my body ..." which Eliphaz the Temanite told Job about?

Job 4 English Standard Version (ESV) 4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: 15 A spirit glided past my face; the hair of my flesh stood up.

Job 4:4

2 Votes September 24 2018 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Glover

What is the pride of life?

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The pride of life comes from our perspective on our own existence. None of us would be here except by the will of our Creator. None of us can breathe, eat,...

September 24 2018

Comment by Barka Piyinkir Ndahi

How do we rightly distinguish the instructions of Jesus under the Old Covenant and his instructions that are under the New Covenant?

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Thanks for your feedback. If I get you right, the summary of the whole issue is we should let ourselves be led by the Spirit based on the new covenant, then...

September 24 2018

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

How do we know that Jesus is coming again?

We know that Jesus is coming again because the Bible promises that He will return, and we trust the Bible as the Word of God. Jesus came the first time just...

September 24 2018 2 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by ANDREW FINCHAM

How many years were between Adam and Eve, and Noah?

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If I am 60, my father lived to 80, my grandfather also lived to 80 was my grandfather born 220 years ago.

September 24 2018

Question by Fiona Anne

Can a flu shot insert the mark of the beast?

Revelation 13:11 - 18

September 24 2018 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

How can we acquire wisdom?

The best way to acquire wisdom is to ask God for it. "If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and...

September 24 2018 Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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How can we acquire wisdom?

September 24 2018 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Audrey A

Why did Paul leave Trophimus, a 7-year companion, sick and not heal him?

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God certainly can use our sicknesses for His glory if we trust Him. God certainly can draw us near to Him in repentance and intimacy through troubles such as...

September 24 2018

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

Should married Christians wear wedding rings?

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Linda, marriage is a legal term and not a religious one. Whether or not the "wedding" happens in a church or not, the marriage is legal in the eyes of the...

September 24 2018

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

When will the two Witnesses in Revelation begin their work?

The Bible tells that the two witnesses are two 'olive trees' and the two 'candlesticks', which points to the two witnesses as being symbolic, not literal...

September 24 2018 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by David Evans

Does a believer ever become perfect?

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When the bible refers to perfection, it's in regard to conscience. And Hebrews 9 and 10 tell me that we can have perfection. It's about being righteousness...

September 24 2018

Comment by David Evans

Does a believer ever become perfect?

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How can you purify yourself just as he is pure and then still sin??? That wouldn't make sense. And how about the book of 1 John says, "I write these things...

September 24 2018

Comment by David Evans

Does a believer ever become perfect?

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What about where the bible says "As He is, so are we in this world" 1 John 4:17 King James Version (KJV) 17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have...

September 24 2018

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How can being gay be wrong if you've always felt attracted to the same sex, you're a devoted Christian, and it wasn't something you chose?

September 24 2018

Comment by Jerry Campbell

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

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God told Adam and Eve to be fruitful and multiply. That command they gladly kept.

September 24 2018

Comment by Jerry Campbell

Why was Paul forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach in Asia?

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Peter was not the apostle to the gentiles. That title goes to Paul.

September 24 2018