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  1. How should a believer respond when they’re attacked by slander or false accusations, especially when the 'tongue feels like a sword' as described in Psalms 31, 64, and 140?
  2. In the heat of an argument, can verses like Psalm 141:3 and James 1:19 really help Christian couples resolve conflict God's way?
  3. What evidence from Scripture and history confirms that Jesus is truly the Christ—the promised Messiah?
  4. What's the meaning of this "flying scroll"? (5:1)
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Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Was Ruth disloyal to her own family and people (Ruth 1:16-18)?

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I just learned something new from you, Tim. Thank you, brother!

June 05 2023

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

What is the point of living if a person like me is predestined to hell?

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Continuing, So we come here in the shape that God chose for us. Or do you think "fate" is responsible for how we turn up here? No! God has a purpose for...

June 05 2023

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

What is the point of living if a person like me is predestined to hell?

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Did I miss something? You make it plain that the rich young ruler CHOSE to refuse Jesus' offer; but I think you blew past the point of what I tried to point...

June 05 2023

Answer by Justin Hale

Why do we have organized religions? Jesus roamed the earth with no religion, just healing the sick and preaching His gospel.

I would actually caution you against this position because it is the same mentality and approach as a man named "Korah" (Numbers 16:1-40). Korah reasoned...

June 05 2023 12 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Eddie Mayfield

Why would people live among the rocks? (Obadiah 1:3)

I think of Petra in Jordan while reading the description of where the Edomites lived. Beautiful temples and buildings literally carved into the side of a...

June 05 2023 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

What is the point of living if a person like me is predestined to hell?

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"God did not draw the rich young ruler to Jesus. He sought Jesus out because he had heard of him. Jesus made him an offer and he turned it down." Danny, the...

June 05 2023

Comment by mark T

When is the Rapture going to occur in relation to the Tribulation?

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We cannot be confused here. First is the 1290 days as what Daniel states: those that wait till 1335 days! This is in order.

June 05 2023

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

How many of Daniel's prophecies have already been fulfilled?

Great question, Richard! Daniel 9:25-26: NIV - 25 Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the...

June 05 2023 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

What is the point of living if a person like me is predestined to hell?

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You are correct Christopher! Do we believe we can please God for salvation, or do we choose to believe Jesus Christ pleased God on our behalf? After coming...

June 05 2023

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

How many people will go to Heaven as opposed to Hell?

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D W, I love it that you are getting the gospel out. Carolina Sandell also wrote: In Heav’n, where God His own shall take, There’s also room for thee. In...

June 05 2023

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

How many people will go to Heaven as opposed to Hell?

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Hi Rotimi! Good answer! That's getting the gospel out! Isaac Watts wrote: Broad is the road that leads to death, And thousands walk together there; But...

June 05 2023

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Is there more than one heaven?

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Nice and thorough, Colin! Alliterated the heavens would be 1. The heaven of the Atmosphere 2. The heaven of the Astronomer 3. The heaven of the Almighty See...

June 05 2023

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

How is God "clearly seen" in this world? (Romans 1:19–20)

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When it comes to storage capacity, the US Library of Congress, with 32 trillion bytes of information in its print collection, is dwarfed by the human brain,...

June 05 2023

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What is the point of living if a person like me is predestined to hell?

June 05 2023

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How many of Daniel's prophecies have already been fulfilled?

June 05 2023

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How many of Daniel's prophecies have already been fulfilled?

June 04 2023

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

Was Ruth disloyal to her own family and people (Ruth 1:16-18)?

In my opinion, if Ruth had been "loyal" to her own (pre-marital) family and people (the Moabites), she would not have married Naomi's son in the first place...

June 04 2023 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

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How many of Daniel's prophecies have already been fulfilled?

June 04 2023

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What is a concubine? Why did God allow men to have concubines in the Bible?

June 04 2023

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How many people are the "many" in Matthew 7:13?

June 04 2023

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Do we need to be aware of the spiritual battle that is taking place around us?

June 04 2023

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Is there more than one heaven?

June 04 2023

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

What is the point of living if a person like me is predestined to hell?

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"We are the choosers." Wow! That's something for which a person can be really proud of themselves. So many people are on their way to a fiery pit because...

June 04 2023

Comment by Aurel Gheorghe

How could Jesus, who can't lie because He is truth embodied, say the dead girl in Mark 5 was "only sleeping"?

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The larger issue that I see here is the belief in the soul’s immortality, which is never taught in the Bible – it crept into Christianity from pagan...

June 04 2023

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What did Jesus mean when He said, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!"?

June 04 2023

Comment by John Appelt

When is the Rapture going to occur in relation to the Tribulation?

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Mark T, there is another possible explanation for the numbers. The 1,290 and 1,335 days are after the Great Tribulation, which lasts 1,260 days, or the last...

June 04 2023

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

Who was Shimei?

Shimei was from the tribe of Benjamin (the same tribe of which Saul was a member). His tribal kinship with Saul made him an opponent of David, who had...

June 04 2023 Follow Vote Up

Comment by mark T

When is the Rapture going to occur in relation to the Tribulation?

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I believe you misinterpreted 2 Thes. 2! The day we are gathered is the rapture and this day cannot happen till the Anti-Christ is revealed.

June 04 2023

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Who was Shimei?

June 04 2023 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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How many people are the "many" in Matthew 7:13?

June 04 2023

Comment by mark T

When is the Rapture going to occur in relation to the Tribulation?

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Not the day, but the seasons and the times. These are the years, we are in them now, and the wise do know it! Amen.

June 03 2023

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

What is the point of living if a person like me is predestined to hell?

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Mr English, you need to know that everyone is destined to hell. You said it yourself, you're destined to hell. No one is born into this world ALREADY...

June 03 2023

Comment by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

How could God allow the Witch of Endor to raise Samuel from the dead when God condemned witchcraft?

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Hi Leslie! Hebrews indeed went to Abraham's bosom. Believers today are in Christ and filling up the church, which is His body and where Christ is head (Eph...

June 03 2023

Answer by Leslie Coutinho

How could God allow the Witch of Endor to raise Samuel from the dead when God condemned witchcraft?

1 Samuel 28:17: And the Lord hath done to him, “as he spake by me:” for the Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even...

June 03 2023 3 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What is the point of living if a person like me is predestined to hell?

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Continuing, How could God possibly explain to me (allow me to be Abraham for a moment. I'm "a friend of God" like Abraham) that he loves my grandson Rashad,...

June 03 2023

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

What is the point of living if a person like me is predestined to hell?

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Carl Naitram, you were also told by Jesus that no one can come to him (Jesus) "unless the Father who sent me draws him" (John 6:44). That's real plain. It...

June 03 2023

Comment by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

When is the Rapture going to occur in relation to the Tribulation?

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1 Thes 5:1 "But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you." Why isn't there a need for Paul to write to us today (the...

June 03 2023

Comment by mark T

When is the Rapture going to occur in relation to the Tribulation?

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Agreed, and note the book of Daniel, showing the Anti-Christ is revealed 1290 days into the middle of the 3 1/2 years. So Daniel says those that wait and are...

June 03 2023

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

What does God mean when he says a child from David's own body will build him a house and will be set over his house and his kingdom forever?

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Much study is necessary to discern what is meant by the word "House" in a given scripture narrative. Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does...

June 03 2023

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

What does God mean when he says a child from David's own body will build him a house and will be set over his house and his kingdom forever?

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It is pure heresy to say that Jesus wasn't perfect; a toddler having a tantrum isn't sinning; there’s no law that says of a baby, 'Thou shalt not cry, or...

June 03 2023

Comment by mark T

When is the Rapture going to occur in relation to the Tribulation?

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I disagree. Jesus was asked when the end would be. The gathering unto our lord happens in the book of 2 Thes 2 after the Anti-christ is revealed!

June 03 2023

Answer by John Appelt

What is the significance of the words Aleph, Beth, Gimel, etc., listed in Psalms 119?

These words are the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Psalm 119 is an alphabetic acrostic. In each stanza of eight verses, each verse begins with the letter...

June 03 2023 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

what is discipling according to Matthew 28:18-19

I would express it by characterizing discipling as teaching or instructing individuals with the goal of having them to become not merely learners (in this...

June 02 2023 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Is it God's will when a small child dies?

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There are scriptures that tell us God's "concerns" for us: Show me your WAYS Lord, teach me your PATHS. Guide me in your TRUTH and teach me... (Psalm 25:4,5)...

June 02 2023

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

Is it God's will when a small child dies?

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"When a small child dies." How about when someone sells your child? Or sells you and keeps your child for himself? I'm a descendant of people who know how...

June 02 2023

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

If God hates divorce (Malachi 2:16), why in Ezra 10:10–44 did God command Israelite men to put away their unbelieving wives?

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Danny, I don't know if you can quantify God's "hate." I do know that ours is a loving God that holds us in the palm of His hand. From that statement and...

June 02 2023

Question by Penny G. Vera , PBX Operator Nationwide Insurance/Mascot-Costume home biz.

what is discipling according to Matthew 28:18-19

Jesus came and told his diciples, "I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make diciples of all the nations, baptizing them...

Matthew 28:18 - 20

June 02 2023 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Who was Ahimaaz (2 Samuel 18)?

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My answer was a composite derived from multiple references that appear just from Googling Ahimaaz' name.

June 02 2023