What do "trees" symbolize in the Bible if they do not have an obvious literal meaning?
Judges 9:10 is just one example in the Bible where trees are mentioned.
Judges 9:10
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How will Jesus "come back"? (Acts 1:11)
He will come back when people are least expecting it. His return will be "like a thief in the night" (Matthew 24:43; 1 Thessalonians 5:2). According to Acts...
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by Aurel Gheorghe
What does it mean that Jesus fulfilled the law, but did not abolish it?
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Albert, thank you for making time to respond. I will agree that we are saved only by grace through faith, not by keeping the Law. However, saved people keep...
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by Gary Wainwright
, Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer
Does the Holy Spirit "convict" born-again persons of sin?
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Romans 16:8-9 says the Holy Spirit convicts “the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment” because “people do not believe in Me”....
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How will Jesus "come back"? (Acts 1:11)
In the description of the ascension of Jesus into heaven, the angels, appearing as two men, tell the disciples that Jesus who was taken up from them into...
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Why does God sometimes say "no" to our requests?
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What is the Sabbath day?
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, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What was the 'spirit of prostitution' in Hosea 4:12?
A spirit of whoredoms is a general disposition on the part of all towards idolatry (Ho 5:4) --JFB Hosea 5:4 (Punishment Coming for Israel and Judah): 4...
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by Albert DeBenedictis
, Retired computer programmer
What does it mean that Jesus fulfilled the law, but did not abolish it?
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Hi Aurel Gheorghe, While it is true that Christians are to obey God and keep his commandments, we are not to keep the law that God gave to Moses. Christians...
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What is the supremacy of Christ and what are its implications?
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by James Kraft
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Why did God accept Abel's offering but reject Cain's offering? Why did Cain then kill Abel?
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Abel gave a blood sacrifice for his sin. Cain gave the works of his own hands. God only accepts a blood sacrifice for sin. First John 2:2. And He is the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why did God want to kill Moses when he was traveling back to Egypt with Zipporah? What did Moses do to deserve death when God had chosen him to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt?
This is an intriguing question, Jeremy Low! This IS perplexing. Why did God seek to kill him, since He had called him to lead Israel out of Egypt? As one of...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why did God accept Abel's offering but reject Cain's offering? Why did Cain then kill Abel?
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I believe these few verses are the answer. Romans 4:5. Romans 11:6. Romans 3:26-28. Matthew 7:15-23. First Corinthians 1:18. First Corinthians 1:21. Romans...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why did God accept Abel's offering but reject Cain's offering? Why did Cain then kill Abel?
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Romans 11:6. Romans 4:5 Salvation by works never works. Matthew 7:21-23. Mans works can not save sinners. Man cannot save himself. Abel gave a blood...
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by Albert DeBenedictis
, Retired computer programmer
What does it mean that Jesus fulfilled the law, but did not abolish it?
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To respond to Aurel Gheorghe, I believe keeping the Sabbath Day Holy, the Fourth Commandment, is part of the Ceremonial Law, not the Moral Law. To keep the...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Does Deuteronomy 20: 16-18 indicate that God commanded genocide in the Bible?
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AMEN! Exodus 23:32,33 "You shall make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against Me. For...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Is having more time in prayer the only exception to abstaining from sex in marriage?
No, I don't think so. As Christians we maintain unity in truth. False belief leads to disunity. In 1 Corinthians 1:1, we see the reason for this 7th chapter....
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by Aurel Gheorghe
What does it mean that Jesus fulfilled the law, but did not abolish it?
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"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them" (Eph 2:10) "By this we know...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about pride?
The Bible says, that if you are loving, you will not cherish inflated ideas of your own importance. Some examples of pride in the Bible are: Naaman, refusing...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does the Bible say about faith vs. fear?
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Faith is not the GIFT of God. Eternal life is the gift of faith. Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ for it is the POWER of God unto...
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Janet Hegna
Why did God want to kill Moses when he was traveling back to Egypt with Zipporah? What did Moses do to deserve death when God had chosen him to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt?
It seems to me, Moses thought he was unable to circumcise, thus being disobedient to God in the circumcision. Zipporah must not have agreed with what he was...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does it mean that Jesus fulfilled the law, but did not abolish it?
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The law could never save a sinner. The law was given to show us we are all sinners and need a savior. In the old testament they were to bring a blood...
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by Aurel Gheorghe
What does it mean that Jesus fulfilled the law, but did not abolish it?
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The last paragraph appears to indicate that Christians should honor and keep the Moral Law except for the Sabbath Day, which you argue, is part of the...
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Albert DeBenedictis
, Retired computer programmer
What does it mean that Jesus fulfilled the law, but did not abolish it?
While Jesus lived during the time of the Gospels, the Jews were under the Law of God that was given to Moses. If Jesus said or did anything contrary to...
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by Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
Do human beings truly have a free will?
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Second Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is the difference between a Pharisee and a Sadducee?
The main difference between Pharisees and Sadducees is that Pharisees believed in supernatural things of religion for example angels, demons, hell or heaven...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is the Sabbath day?
In Jeremiah 17:19-27, Jeremiah exhorts and urges the people to observe a proper Sabbath. Hear him especially in v. 24: "Keep the Sabbath day holy by not...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What does dayspring mean in the Bible? (Luke 1:78)
Dayspring in Hebrew is “shahar”. It means to break forth. It is a poetic name for dawn. Job 38:12: "Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and...
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by Kenneth Heck
Why did God allow Solomon to have 1,000 wives and concubines?
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Is there anything on earth that man has touched that he has not thereby corrupted? I can't think of anything - including the holy scriptures entrusted to our...
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John Appelt
Why did God command the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments to be placed 'inside' the Ark of the Covenant, but the Law of Moses 'beside' the Ark?
The Ten Commandments and the Book of the Law are two different things. The two tablets of Ten Commandments were placed inside the ark of the covenant,...
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What does the Bible say about depression? How can a Christian overcome depression?
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, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How are justification, sanctification, and glorification related?
I would describe their relationship as being the beginning, middle, and end of a process. Justification occurs when a person first places faith solely in...
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Stirling Potocnik
Does the Holy Spirit "convict" born-again persons of sin?
God bless everyone here. I don't agree with the lie that the Holy Spirit doesn't rebuke us for sins: Each of the seven churches was spoken to in the book of...
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Why does God sometimes say "no" to our requests?
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Why did God allow Satan and the demons to sin?
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by ainsley chalmers
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What is Free Masonry and what do Free Masons believe?
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In many places, the bible is very clear that Jesus is the only true God and the only way to salvation, not by works or being a good person. One scripture...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why did God allow Satan and the demons to sin?
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Any time something is "allowed," permission has been given. When I was growing up, I was "allowed" to do something after I asked and was given permission....
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Karen Zorger
, Christian Wife, and Mom, Florida
Who are the dead in Christ?
To very simply answer the question that I believe is being asked, I believe that the dead in Christ are those believers who have already died and are...
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by Mrs H
Who was that star with the keys to the bottomless pit in Revelation 9:1?
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So, I clicked on this link because I am doing research. My thought on who the star of Revelation 9:1 could be is.......(drum roll)....... the apostle Peter....
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What does it mean that this was "credited to him [to Phinehas] as righteousness"? (Psalm 106:31)
Phinehas’ faith made him righteous before God. See Genesis 15:6. Because Father Abraham, believed God, he was declared righteous before God. God looks at the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does it mean that God is light?
I always like to thnk of the threefold essence of His being God is Life (ζωή -- zoe) (Jn 5:26; 6:57); God is Love (ἀγάπη -- agape) (1 Jn 4:8); God is Light...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What was the Baal of Peor? (Psalm 106:28)
Baal of Peor refers to what happened in the Book of Numbers, the chapter 25. Remember the encounter of Balaam and Balak? In this Psalm we have a bit of added...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Are there really demons that rule over nations? (Daniel 9-10; Job 1-2; Daniel 12:1)
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That's a great clear example. But, demons and their dad are stealthy. We look at the fruit of their work. Today's world is very cunning. Much like the days...
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What is the difference between a Pharisee and a Sadducee?
Matthew 12:38 - 42
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by James Kraft
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What is the right religion for me?
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Man can do nothing to save himself from hell. Romans 3:26-28 For He is the just and the justifer of them that BELIEVE in Jesus. Where is boasting then? You...
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John Appelt
What language did Jesus speak?
Scholars agree that Jesus as a resident of Israel would have spoken Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. However, they disagree what language it was that He primarily...