Why did God call the people "Virgin Israel"? (Jeremiah 31:4)
The expression "virgin of Israel" is the another way of saying we must be born of God's will/born again, as opposed to be born of our self will. Being...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Why did the soldiers draw back and fall to the ground when Jesus said, "I am He," in John 18:6?
Jesus has applied to himself the divine Name of Exodus 3:14, “I AM.” Therefore this amounts to something of a theophany which causes even his enemies to...
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How old was Isaac when Abraham offered him as a sacrifice?
In my opinion, Isaac was probably 33 years old. The number one reason being the age of Jesus dying on the cross. Most Christians would agree that everything...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Did Jesus mean we should literally pluck out our eyes and cut off our hands in Matthew 5:29-30 and 18:8-9?
Did Jesus mean we should literally pluck out our eyes and cut off our hands in Matthew 5:29-30 and 18:8-9? No, obviously not, otherwise, every red-blooded...
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Carolyn Hostetter
, Wife, mother, grandmother, retired church administrator
How can believers be in the world, but not of the world?
All such good answers and better than mine. I love reading them. I look at it like this. The first time I was born, I was physically born into this world as...
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What is meant by "the courts of our God"?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why was Jesus compelled to go through Samaria?
Although Jesus had told the apostles with regard to their evangelistic travels not to go to the Samaritans from a mission standpoint (Matthew 10:5), the only...
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John Appelt
Why does Psalms 82 say, "You are gods."? Are we gods?
In Psalm 82:6, the writer Asaph quotes God saying, “You are gods.” It is literally, “You are elohim.” In the majority of occurrences in the Old Testament, “...
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Andrew Osakue
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What is the key to making marriage last?
Loving and submitting to each other. EPH 4:32, 5:21.
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Joseph LaClair
In Genesis 2:17, man is told that if he ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, that he would "die". Since physical death did not exist up to that point, what did it mean to "die"?
The idea that man was created immortal is pure conjecture. God gave them food. Genesis 1:29-30. God created EVERY tree whose fruit yields seed for food.They...
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Donna Williams
How do I follow Christ when I have no life?
Dear Anonymous: It sounds like you are in a place of despair, which will inevitably make you feel hopeless. May I say that I can relate! We may be living in...
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Todd Rushing
What is the KJV Only movement? Is the King James Version the only Bible we should use?
Without being proficient in Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic, it is impossible to completely rely on any one translation. For instance, the word "love" in the New...
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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Sheep and Goats?
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How can believers be in the world, but not of the world?
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Did Jesus mean we should literally pluck out our eyes and cut off our hands in Matthew 5:29-30 and 18:8-9?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does it mean, "For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten"?
The views expressed by the author of Ecclesiastes (commonly regarded as Solomon) are those of someone "under the sun" -- that is, from a naturalistic...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did Israel sojourn in Egypt?
The nation of Israel (which, at the time, consisted of only seventy people in the household of Jacob (otherwise known as Israel (Genesis 32:28)(Exodus 1:5))...
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Who was in the lineage of Jesus, Nathan or Solomon?
Mary is not a descendent of David according to Luke and the angel Gabriel. Read Luke 1:5 which tells us that Elizabeth was a "daughter of Aaron." Now read...
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What does it mean that God is love?
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Who created God? Where did God come from?
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Who created God? Where did God come from?
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Who created God? Where did God come from?
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What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven?
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What does the Bible say about self-mutilation / cutting?
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Why did God create us?
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What does it mean in James 2:10 that anyone who breaks one law becomes guilty of breaking them all?
Those who were under Mosaic law (Jews) were to obey the whole law. If they broke any part of the law it was as if they had broken the whole law. The purpose...
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Mark Vestal
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What is the Church Age? Where does the Church Age fit in biblical history?
The 'church age' is a reference to the time in which the church, the body of Christ, is being filled with believers that Paul was made to be the leader of,...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why does Proverbs 12:21 state that " no harm" or "ill will" will fall upon the righteous?
We can pray, "Keep watch over me and keep me out of trouble; Don’t let me down when I run to you." --Proverbs 25:20 I often use this verse from the Message...
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What does it mean that God is love?
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What does it mean in 2 Peter 2:21 that it would have been better if they hadn’t known righteousness?
In the church in Peter's time, false teachers were claiming that, since God had forgiven the sins of believers through faith in Christ's atoning death and...
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
Why shouldn't Christians judge one another according to Romans 14?
Verse 1 of Romans 14 indicates that the context here is over 'doubtful disputations' regarding one's faith. Some are weaker in faith than others. For...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why shouldn't Christians judge one another according to Romans 14?
Great question, Gayle! Yes, it is true that Christians should not judge or criticize other believers and shouldn't do things to “make them stumble” (Romans...
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What does it mean in 2 Peter 2:21 that it would have been better if they hadn’t known righteousness?
What does this mean?
2 Peter 2:21
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What should we do when a beggar asks for money?
I mulled that question several times. On my work commute there were always a few along the way. I finally came to the decision to make a little ditty bag. I’...
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What is Arianism?
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Why shouldn't Christians judge one another according to Romans 14?
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How can believers triumph over Satan "by the blood of the Lamb" (Rev. 12:11)?
It was the shedding of Christ's blood that made the payment or atonement required by God for the sin of the redeemed, and thus enabled the redeemed to...
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How can believers triumph over Satan "by the blood of the Lamb" (Rev. 12:11)?
They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
Revelation 12:1 - 17
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What should we do when a beggar asks for money?
Matthew chapter 5 is known as the sermon on the mount. Jesus began to teach his disciples about the kingdom of God. I believe the key to this entire...
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
How do I follow Christ when I have no life?
The life you describe is why you DO need Him. We today are not promised earthly blessings while living with the exception of salvation from it. There is no...
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How do I follow Christ when I have no life?
I have no job, or education. I have no family or friends or connections to anyone. I pray for many things like strength for faith, to carry on, to find a pur...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven?
The crown of rejoicing (1 Thess 2:19, the crown of righteousness (2 Tim 4:8), of glory (1 Pet 5:4), of life (Jas 1:12; Rev 2:10). --bible.org
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How is God "clearly seen" in this world? (Romans 1:19–20)
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What was the significance of the altar of incense?
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