What is the purpose of miracles?
Good question, Gary! I remember being taught over and over this mainly in Dr. Dwight Pentecost's classes, at Dallas Theological Seminary, I think the 4th...
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Tim Maas
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Why did Jesus perform miracles?
To reward people for their faith To strengthen the faith of those who already believed in Him To show His compassion and love for people in need To prove His...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Did Jesus do any miracles before He was baptized?
Some non-Scriptural traditions maintain that Jesus performed unrecorded private miracles within His family before the start of His public ministry, which...
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What does it mean in Luke 18:8, “When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”?
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What does it mean that love does not envy?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How does God give us glory? What does that mean?
Jane, you've asked a good question! "Spiritual glory Is given by God, Psa. 84:11; is given by Christ, John 17:22; and it is the work of the Holy Spirit, 2...
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trent miller
If God hates divorce (Malachi 2:16), why in Ezra 10:10–44 did God command Israelite men to put away their unbelieving wives?
If we read the scriptures, we do not read that GOD commanded them to put them away. This was a decision made by the people, not GOD. Because this event was...
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What charges are formally brought against Jesus, and did he defend himself?
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Did Jesus do any miracles before He was baptized?
Matthew 3:13 - 17
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What does it mean in Luke 18:8, “When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”?
It's a direct question to each believer: "What thinkest _thou_?" "Do _you_ think _He_ will find faith when He comes?" And please, take the word "faith" in...
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Do I have to confess my adultery to my spouse?
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What became of the Gentiles before Christ's death, burial and resurrection?
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What does the Bible say about common sense?
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Zachary Campbell
Why is Jesus saying, "My yoke is easy, my burden is light," but also "Take up your cross daily and follow me"? Surely a cross is a very heavy yoke to bear.
The apparent paradox between Jesus' statements about the "easy yoke" and the "daily cross" has been pondered by theologians and believers for centuries. Here...
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Zachary Campbell
Is Hammedatha really a descendant of the Amalakites, or is it just assumed?
Whether Hammedatha, the father of Haman, was truly a descendant of the Amalekites is a complex question with no definitive answer. The Bible provides limited...
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Zachary Campbell
How could Ezekiel have lain on his side 430 days within the dates given in Ezekiel chapters 1 and 8?
The question of Ezekiel lying on his sides for 430 days presents a complex interpretative challenge for biblical scholars. While the text mentions the 430...
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How did the Ishmaelite traders treat Joseph, were they cruel?
Unfortunately, the Bible provides limited details about the Ishmaelite traders' specific treatment of Joseph. We can glean some information, but ultimately,...
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How did Joseph know that to sleep with Potiphar's wife was a sin?
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How are we to submit to God?
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Zachary Campbell
What was the significance of the plague of gnats?
As you mentioned, the plague of gnats held several layers of significance within the Biblical narrative of Exodus: **Demonstration of God's Power:** This...
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Zachary Campbell
What does it mean that in God we live and move and have our being?
The concept of "in God we live and move and have our being" comes from Acts 17:28, where the Apostle Paul quotes a Greek poet while addressing the Athenians....
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Kevin Ecker
Why shouldn't Christians judge one another according to Romans 14?
The judging that scriptures warns us not to do, has to do with judging others before we have repented our own sins. "Do not judge, or you too will be judged....
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What is so "wise" about the "four small things on the earth" (Proverbs 30:24)?
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What are the things that I can do to remain faithful and a loving wife when my husband turned away from God and is not coming to church in over a year?
So the question is, 'What can you do to remain a faithful and loving wife.' The rest of your question, the part about your husband turning away from God and...
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Leslie Coutinho
How do you invite the presence of God into your life?
Psalm 16:11: Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. The psalms of David...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Are the people in Jesus' lineage in the Bible?
I would say that their names are at least mentioned through the royal lineage from David through Solomon given in Matthew 1 (although Jesus was not Joseph's...
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Should Mark 16:9-20 be in the Bible?
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Tim Maas
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Is Hammedatha really a descendant of the Amalakites, or is it just assumed?
To my knowledge, the only individuals associated with the name Agag in the Bible were actually descended from the Amalekites, with "Agag" apparently being a...
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What should be the Christian perspective on nudity in art?
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Paula Fether
, Lifelong student of the scriptures
How could Ezekiel have lain on his side 430 days within the dates given in Ezekiel chapters 1 and 8?
The only rational explanation is that God miraculously provided the ability to lie still that long (since it was a prophetic sign God gave), and other people...
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Mike Frangello
How could Ezekiel have lain on his side 430 days within the dates given in Ezekiel chapters 1 and 8?
Ezekiel 1:2-3, Ezekiel 3:15-17, Ezekiel 8:4-12. I do not see how 430 days can exist between the dates given - 7 days of astonishment, and any days of prepar...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How did the Ishmaelite traders treat Joseph, were they cruel?
Considered in contrast to the possibility of Joseph having been killed by his own jealous brothers, I would say that, even though the Ishmaelite traders...
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John Appelt
Just how narrow is the narrow gate?
When Jesus spoke of the narrow gate, He may have meant a narrow gate which was a smaller gate within the wide, main city gate. When the large gate was...
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Should Christian silence be considered public denial of God?
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Is Hammedatha really a descendant of the Amalakites, or is it just assumed?
Haman the Son Hammedatha the Agagite. Was this just a derogatory remark because he hated Jews or was he actually a descendant of the Amalakites?
Esther 1:1 - 22
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Should a Christian work where alcohol and tobacco are sold?
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Should a Christian work where alcohol and tobacco are sold?
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Should a Christian work where alcohol and tobacco are sold?
Whether a Christian should work where alcohol and tobacco are sold is a complex question with no simple answer. The Bible doesn't provide a clear-cut rule,...
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, Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.
Should a Christian work where alcohol and tobacco are sold?
This is a tough question. For example, is it ok for a Christian to: 1 sell abortion causing pills? 2 do laboratory tests for patients to decide whether to...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is God's view on the consumption of alcohol?
"People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim." - Ann Landers But then, "Why did God create and ordain wine and strong...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does "Let this mind be in you which also was in Christ Jesus (KJV)" mean?
No, the born-again child of God should not think of himself as God. I memorized this verse as a new Christian, late teen. I remember quoting it to my mentor...
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Leslie Coutinho
Who were the sons of God and daughters of men?
Genesis 6:4: There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare...
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How does creationism vs. evolution impact how a person views the world?
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Is it really true that ALL things are possible with God?
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
How do you invite the presence of God into your life?
Numbers 16:9: "No heritage may be transferred from one tribe to another; each Israelite tribe will stick to its own heritage." God does not have...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What does it mean that in God we live and move and have our being?
God IS. He is the source of everything. Without Him there is nothing...HE IS LIFE! Colossians 1:15-20.
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does it mean that in God we live and move and have our being?
This statement is a quotation from the Cretan philosopher Epimenides, which Paul cited during his address to the inhabitants of Athens, as recorded in Acts...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What was the significance of the plague of gnats?
The fact that the desert dust became gnats was a judgment against Set, the Egyptian god of the desert. --Warren Wiersbe According to Wikipedia, Set is a god...