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What was the practice of casting lots?
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Why is Biblical Creationism so important?
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Anna Thornton
Why did God make sex before marriage a sin if he blesses those who are not married with children?
Doesn't make sense to me that children, the product of sex, would be produced by people who aren't married if it's a sin for them to have sex.
Numbers 25:1
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why kill the women and children in the battle against King Og of Bashan (Deuteronomy 3:6)?
I think that the primary considerations involved in God commanding the total destruction of various peoples (including non-combatant women and children) were...
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What does it mean that God will pour out His Spirit on all people?
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What should we learn from the life of Peter?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why didn’t God accept the people’s repentance after the Amorites overcame them in battle? (1:45)
I would say because God, being omniscient, knows when repentance is sincere and genuine, as opposed to when people are behaving from other motives (such as...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is referred to in this passage by "the deep things" that the Spirit searches?
In my opinion, this verse is saying that, since the Holy Spirit (as one of the three Persons of the Godhead) is fully and truly God, He possesses the full...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why worship a calf? (Deuteronomy 9:16)
I would say that Aaron chose a calf for the idol that he made (Exodus 32:4) due to its established association in the people's minds (from their time in...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did God have to warn his people about sacrificing their own children? (Deut. 12:31)
As implied in the question, it would seem so intuitively obvious that people should not sacrifice their own children that God should not have even had to...
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Aurel Gheorghe
What does the Bible say about our loved ones in heaven coming to visit us on Earth?
The Bible say absolutely nothing about the departed visiting us here on Earth. Actually, the Bible doesn’t say anywhere that upon death we go to heaven....
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did God have to warn his people about sacrificing their own children? (Deut. 12:31)
Why did God have to warn his people about sacrificing their own children? (12:31)--” 31 You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because in worsh...
Deuteronomy 12:31
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by ruth sauls
What did Jesus mean by "My hour has not yet come"?
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Jesus made old wine at the wedding; his time to pour out 'new wine' hadn't come yet. He said "NO MAN" having drunk old wine immediately desires new. The...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Why does this passage referring to Adam and Eve talk about leaving a father and mother if Adam and Eve were the first people on earth?
It is important when we read the bible to understand who the author of the book was, when did they live and what audience they were writing for. The book of...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why worship a calf? (Deuteronomy 9:16)
Why worship a calf? (Deuteronomy 9:16)--"When I looked, I saw that you had sinned against the Lord your God; you had made for yourselves an idol cast in the ...
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by Gregory Tomlinson
, Minister, husband,father,grandfather,vet., college graduate
Can a Christian 'give back' salvation?
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Returning to the bondage of sin does not make you unborn, just sin-stained, in need of repentance, and redoing the first works of faith over which is turning...
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Elenita Cupino
Gold Evangelist award!
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Billy P Eldred
Is it wrong to feel someone is disturbing me by praying out loudly, for example at 4am?
The Bible states that the two greatest commandments are: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength." "And love your neighbor as...
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STANLEY S. DRANE
How do I quit addiction to alcohol?
I'm glad you asked. We see in Ephesians 5:18 (Matthew Henry Commentary): Drunkenness is a sin that never goes alone, but carries men into other evils. It is...
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Lawrence wong
, Disciple of iEsou ("Yeh-sou") christou
How do I quit addiction to alcohol?
Christ cast demons out of people. Any addiction is a condition where the person has lost control of their own ability to manage the problem. If you believe...
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Anonymous
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why kill the women and children in the battle against King Og of Bashan (Deuteronomy 3:6)?
"We completely destroyed them, as we had done with Sihon king of Heshbon, destroying every city-men, women and children." (NIV)
Deuteronomy 3:6
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why didn’t God accept the people’s repentance after the Amorites overcame them in battle? (1:45)
And you returned and wept before the Lord, but the Lord did not listen to your voice or give ear to you. 46 So d you remained at Kadesh many days, the days t...
Deuteronomy 1:45 - 46
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Carl Naitram
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What does it mean to worship the Lord in spirit and truth?
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Hugo Röhland
, X Military: Army, Navy, Electrician, Self Employed, Pension.
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Do pets / animals go to Heaven? Do pets / animals have souls?
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Nathan Toronga
, Christian Elder.
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Raymond F. Beaton
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Which of the 30,000 Protestant denominations is the true church of God?
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Esther Carrington
When God flooded the earth, was the Garden of Eden also destroyed?
I think that the Garden of Eden was on the earth from Adam to Noah and the flood. Gen. 3:24 So he drove outH1644 (H853) the man;H120 and he placedH7931 at...
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Victor Sopeju
What does the Bible say about oral sex?
God created different organs in the human body for different and unique functions. In oral sex, the mouth is being used with the natural sex organ. In God’s...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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What is the connection between prayer and fasting?
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by Billy P Eldred
What is the doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture? What does it mean that the Bible is sufficient?
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To me there is a danger in ALL man made doctrine. I believe that this is one such. There was a movie made and released in 2002 called "Time Changer" which...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Is it wrong for a christian to dance to secular music?
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Colossians 5:1-2 should be Colossians 3:1-2
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by Salvador Silva
What is the meaning when Jesus said He gives His own new name to those who endure?
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Aurel… Thank you for your kindness to comments my question and provided all the names of Jesus. However, what I am asking is not about names that tribute for...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why should I (a Jehovah's Witness) consider becoming a Christian?
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We not become a Christian by calling ourselves one. We become Christian by believing that Jesus is God in the flesh and He is the only savior. That there is...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Is it wrong for a christian to dance to secular music?
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Probably, 1 Corinthians 10:31 which is "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."
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Do pets / animals go to Heaven? Do pets / animals have souls?
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by Nils Jansma
, Missionary in San Diego California
How does the Cambrian Explosion fit within the framework of young-earth creationism?
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Yes, I'm familiar with Walt Brown's hydroplate theory. If you look closely at the fine print he admits that it would never happen without God's direct...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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Why is serving God important?
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John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
What does the Bible say about torture?
The Bible says, in every case, that torture is a thing to be feared because of the pain it causes. Matthew 24:9, Hebrews 11:35, Hebrews 13:3, Revelation 9:5...
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Gregory Tomlinson
, Minister, husband,father,grandfather,vet., college graduate
Can a Christian 'give back' salvation?
Matthew 13: [18] Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. [19] When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the...
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by John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
Why were infants dashed to pieces?
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Michael, you didn't mention God's commands to kill men, women and children found throughout the Old Testament? Deut. 2:34, Deut. 3:6, 1 Samuel 22:19, etc....
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by Tim Ranck
How does the Cambrian Explosion fit within the framework of young-earth creationism?
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Ok, I’m still not following how the 85miles of combined fossil layers and rapid plate movement are incompatible. Are you familiar with Walt Brown’s...
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by Aurel Gheorghe
What is the meaning when Jesus said He gives His own new name to those who endure?
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Jesus has many names in the Scriptures. Here are just a few: Son of Man Son of God Son of Righteousness The Branch The Vine The Root of David The Door The...
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by Aurel Gheorghe
Did we all inherit sin from Adam and Eve?
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The Sermon on the Mount clearly shows that only by abiding in Him we have assurance of salvation (Matt 7:17-23). Christ is talking here about saved people...
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by Aurel Gheorghe
Did we all inherit sin from Adam and Eve?
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The assurance of salvation for all who once accepted Christ as their Savior, regardless of what they might do or believe from that moment onward is not...
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Why did God judge the sin of Achan so severely?
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Pattyann Oloughlin
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What does it mean to be "thirsty" in Rev 21:6?
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Sandy Baudoin
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What should a Christian wife do if her husband leaves her and refuses to reconcile?
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Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
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Which of the 30,000 Protestant denominations is the true church of God?