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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)
  5. Why did Abimelech murder his brothers?
  6. Why does Zimri execute the friends, as well as the family of Baasha (1 Kings 16:11)?
  7. When did the diaspora which Peter mentions in 1 Peter 1 start and end?


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

What does it mean to "worship in the Spirit?" Philippians 3:3

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From biblehub.com: Worship in the Spirit signifies a departure from the ritualistic and legalistic practices of the Old Covenant. Jesus spoke of true...

February 17 2025

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

What does this verse mean that even the demons believe in Jesus (James 2:19)?

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Maurice, I agree with you 100%! Thanks for the added information! I loved EE in the mid to late 1970s and still use it today!

February 17 2025

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How can we tell when we hear God's voice (Psalm 95:7)?

"Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his ...

February 17 2025 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What is Christian persecution?

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Tim, a great movie dramatizing persecution of Christians is one I love. Sabina: Tortured for Christ, the Nazi Years | Official Trailer

February 17 2025

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

What is the book of Leviticus?

Leviticus is the 3rd book of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and primarily focuses on laws and regulations regarding ritual practices, including sacrifices,...

February 17 2025 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What should we learn from Jesus' forgiving and healing a paralyzed man?

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Also, Jesus' question in Mark 2:9 is interesting: Which is easier, 1 to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up, take your...

February 17 2025

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

What is the book of Leviticus?

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Great question. I love how our small church group offers online help with its weekly meetings. One recent especially helpful resource was Bible Project's...

February 17 2025

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

Why did they write God's name on their hands (Isaiah 44:3)?

I agree with Phil Bloom that it should be Isaiah 44:5. The phrase about writing God’s name on their hands symbolizes ownership, devotion, and commitment to...

February 17 2025 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Does God expect all of us to have children?

No, I don't think God expects all people to have children. I was preaching on Genesis 1:28 and/or Psalm 127:3-5 once in a small church in Wisconsin....

February 16 2025 1 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Has God broken His covenant with man, that He shall never again flood the earth? Why are many people dying because of floods all over the world today?

Marvelous question, Ma. Bernadette Lavin! Genesis 9:13 says: "I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the...

February 16 2025 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does it mean that love is kind?

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Cross references to the verse in the question, 1 Co 13:4 follow: 13:4 = Ge 30:1; Ge 37:11; 1 Sa 25:21, 22, 33, 34 Ki 20:10,11; Ne 9:17; Ps 10:5; Pr 10:12; Pr...

February 16 2025

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

What does it mean that love is kind?

"Kindness makes a person attractive. If you would win the world, melt it, do not hammer it." - Alexander Maclaren "[Love] 'Is kind'(χρηστεύεται). Only here...

February 16 2025 1 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Phil Bloom , retired, BibleCollege graduate

Who are the people of God?

This may be a longer curve to answer the question but, I think that this answers the question in maybe a different point. I wrote this when I was attending...

February 16 2025 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Billy P Eldred

Why is Christian doctrine so divisive?

Jesus said: "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life! No one comes to the father except through me!" This statement in itself creates division in itself between...

February 16 2025 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Billy P Eldred

Why was God so angry at David for taking the census?

To me this is a short answer. Why did David take a census? Because he was checking his power to go into war. You will notice that in the census, it lists how...

February 16 2025 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Who are the remnant whom the Lord calls?

A very learned question, Lawrie! I have three remarks about the remnant. 1. Israel’s Failure and the Faithful Few At Mount Sinai, all of Israel accepted God’...

February 16 2025 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What does this verse mean that even the demons believe in Jesus (James 2:19)?

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Awesome answer! Most people just accept the sacrifice of JESUS and never make Him their LORD. Saving faith is more than just accepting salvation, it’s being...

February 16 2025

Answer by Janet Austin , Lover of God. Right to the Soul, author

What are prayer beads? Is it okay to use beads while praying?

I like Linda’s story and agree with Mr Houdmann’s info. Just want to add two things. I heard the most interesting response to the use of the rosary last week...

February 16 2025 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Silas Cheung

What are the causes and solutions for a hardened heart?

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A hardened heart is the result of growth in capability or status. Exo. 4:21 said that the Lord harden his heart. The way to do so is to give pharaoh and his...

February 16 2025

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

Why do some Bible verse teach there is 'no fear in love', but other verses seem to say the opposite?

Good question, Georg! The "fear" spoken of in Proverbs 9:10 is about reverence, respect, and submission to God's authority—it's the kind of fear that...

February 16 2025 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Maurice Rice

What does this verse mean that even the demons believe in Jesus (James 2:19)?

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Became an EE leader back in the 1980s and we were taught that the demons recognize that Jesus exists. However they cannot repent of sin and will not accept...

February 16 2025

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

What does James mean when He says there is no "shadow of turning" with the Father?

Good question, Brother Gregory! James 1:17, a verse I memorized @ Scottsdale Bible Church, says: "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and...

February 16 2025 1 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does James mean when He says there is no "shadow of turning" with the Father?

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I love this song relating to the question, by SMF (Scripture Memory Fellowship): Every Good and Perfect Gift (James 1:17 – NIV) Spotify...

February 16 2025

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

Why did the psalmist compare God to a bird? (Psalm 91:4)

The psalmist compares God to a bird, particularly in Psalm 91:4 ("He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge") and Psalm...

February 16 2025 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why did the psalmist compare God to a bird? (Psalm 91:4)

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Psalm 124:8 The psalmist compares being overwhelmed by calamity to being trapped like a bird in a snare.

February 16 2025

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

What is the significance of acacia wood in the Bible?

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February 16 2025

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February 16 2025

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What is the significance of acacia wood in the Bible?

Exodus 37:1 - 9

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What does it mean that love is kind?

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What does the Bible say about hentai? Is looking at hentai / cartoon porn a sin?

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Is there a verse in the Bible that says: It is better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all?

February 15 2025

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

Who are the remnant whom the Lord calls?

If the question is referring to Joel 2:32, the term "remnant" refers (as it does elsewhere in Scripture) to a faithful group preserved by God amid judgment...

February 14 2025 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does this verse mean that even the demons believe in Jesus (James 2:19)?

I took a class (a course) at Dallas Theological Seminary called "Evangelism Explosion," I think it was, and we used as our textbook, James Kennedy's...

February 14 2025 3 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Lawrie Yinka

Who are the remnant whom the Lord calls?

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

What are the seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven bowls in the Book of Revelation?

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Shantkumar, I like what you and Michael said about the fifth seal. Remember Michael said, "The fifth seal tells us of those who will be martyred for their...

February 14 2025

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

What is the history and significance of Jerusalem in the New Testament or in the Bible?

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So, in the New Testament, Jerusalem is significant because it's where Jesus preached, was crucified, and rose again. It's also where the church began. See...

February 14 2025

Comment by Silas Cheung

What is the curse of the law?

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The staff in Moses' hand is a good analogy. Take it by the tail, it become a staff (to govern). Temper with it (going against it), it bites and cause...

February 14 2025

Answer by Gabrielle Uri

What can we learn from Psalm 61:1-5 where David asks God to lead him?

David in his anguish, cried out to God, because he trusted him, he called him My Highest Rock, because he knew who God was. It was not his first cry, before...

February 14 2025 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Did Balaam's donkey really talk to him?

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In the course of a sermon, a minister referred to the O.T. story of Balaam and his talking donkey. He explained that God made the donkey tell Balaam how...

February 14 2025

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February 13 2025

Answer by Andrew Osakue , Ex: Chief T. Officer, Fish Farmer, Bible Teacher, Men Leader

Does God expect all of us to have children?

GEN 1:28b - “Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth." God also repeated this to Noah in GEN 9:1. Reading between the lines from these two verses of...

February 13 2025 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Gilles Lévesque

What does the Bible say about a Christian serving in the military?

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One of the ten commandments is, "You shall not kill a human being."

February 13 2025

Answer by Truth Finder

What does this verse mean that even the demons believe in Jesus (James 2:19)?

James 2:19 means that demons comprehend that GOD exists and even though they believe, it does not benefit them in order for them to escape the wrath of GOD...

February 13 2025 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by John Appelt

If God is omnipresent, does that mean God is in hell?

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The omniscience and omnipotence of God and His existence and nearness to the believer, do not require or insinuate that He must be omnipresent. In fact, the...

February 13 2025

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