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


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

Why should we read the Bible / study the Bible?

Christians all have a need to study and meditate on the Bible. I know I do! We should read and study the Bible because it is God's word to us, providing...

January 10 2025 13 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Paula Fether , Lifelong student of the scriptures

When will the tribulation begin?

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Sure, discussion tab if you'd like :-) As for the Rapture, though it's possible there's a gap of time between the dead rising and our transformation, I...

January 09 2025

Comment by Paula Fether , Lifelong student of the scriptures

When will the tribulation begin?

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Right, and I agree that Israel and the Body of Christ are separate entities in prophecy. Thank you as well! And IMHO, we're watching the Ten Kingdoms form...

January 09 2025

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

When will the tribulation begin?

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Thanks Paula! I like the chart, but disagree with a few details (imagine that..lol) regarding timing of certain prophetic events for Israel. However, the...

January 09 2025

Comment by Paula Fether , Lifelong student of the scriptures

When will the tribulation begin?

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Here is a chart I made that might interest you as well, Mark: https://tgnt.faith/downloads/charts/Tribulation.jpg

January 09 2025

Comment by Paula Fether , Lifelong student of the scriptures

When will the tribulation begin?

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Thank you Mark! All glory to God of course :-)

January 09 2025

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

When will the tribulation begin?

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Paula, I haven't considered a gap of time between the "catching away" of the church, and the signing of the 7 year treaty. It makes sense that there is...

January 09 2025

Answer by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

What does it mean that man cannot come to Christ unless the Father draws Him?

As John 6:44 should not be studied in isolation from its context, let's look at the audience, surrounding discourse, and Jesus' own explanation. Audience: In...

January 09 2025 12 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

What does it mean that man cannot come to Christ unless the Father draws Him?

As John 6:44 should not be studied in isolation from its context, let's look at the audience, surrounding discourse, and Jesus' own explanation. Audience: In...

January 09 2025 13 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Ezekiel Kimosop

What is the Hail Mary that Catholics say so often?

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Bible centered believers will not pray to the dead. They will never assign divinity to a person other than members of the Holy Trinity. Praying to Mary or to...

January 09 2025

Answer by David Heckman

What is the real number of the Disciples sent forth by Jesus Christ- 70 or 72?

I have been a proponent of 72, based largely on the 12 (Luke 9) + 72 (Luke 10) = 84 = 7 (completion) * 12 (tribes); however, I then came across this and am...

January 09 2025 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Merle Mullet , A farmer bears witness to the miracle of life each spring

What does it mean that man cannot come to Christ unless the Father draws Him?

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Free will is an important doctrine. It explains the reality of evil co-existing with the simple truth so beautifully expressed in Ezekiel 33.11 "I [God] have...

January 09 2025

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What did Jesus mean when he said, "I come quickly?"

January 08 2025

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

How can the wickedness of the wicked come to an end?

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But there's hope for ultimate victory of good over evil: By stating that God will "establish the just," the verse conveys a message that despite temporary...

January 08 2025

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

How can the wickedness of the wicked come to an end?

Yes, "the wickedness of the wicked" is bad. But we can pray that they would repent and be saved. They need to be brought under conviction for their sins of...

January 08 2025 1 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

What does the Bible say about permanent forms of birth control, i.e. a tubal ligation or vasectomy?

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Personal experience: I had a tubal ligation, had an ovary removed. Then I had a completion hysterectomy because I had a complex mass. God was generous, I had...

January 07 2025

Answer by Rosemarie Scott

Was Mary merely the carrier of Jesus or was her actual egg used as part of the total seed which became the Son of God?

The Bible says: "But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law," (Galatians 4:4). Note that it says...

January 07 2025 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does the bible say about meditation? Can it be demonic?

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Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, meditation was not a silent, passive activity but an active engagement with the text or...

January 07 2025

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

What does the bible say about meditation? Can it be demonic?

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Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, meditation was not a silent, passive activity but an active engagement with the text or...

January 07 2025

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

What does the bible say about meditation? Can it be demonic?

This is a solid question, Celeste! Some say that meditation can be demonic if it's a mind-emptying practice. They say that such meditation can create a...

January 07 2025 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

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How do we prove that the Bible is the truth?

January 06 2025

Answer by Ezekiel Kimosop

What is the Hail Mary that Catholics say so often?

What is the Hail Mary that Catholics say so often? The phrase "Hail Mary" is identified with the Roman Catholic liturgicals. It is a salutation founded on...

January 06 2025 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does it mean, "known from eternity," in Acts 15:18?

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Israel knew they would someday bring Gentiles to God, as it is a covenant promise (still future) for them (their promised earthly kingdom of heaven). What...

January 06 2025

Answer by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

What does it mean, "known from eternity," in Acts 15:18?

Firstly, the term "eternity" is a mistranslation. Or perhaps more accurately, it is only one potential connotation of the Greek αἰών/aion, which more...

January 06 2025 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

What does it mean, "known from eternity," in Acts 15:18?

Firstly, the term "eternity" is a mistranslation. Or perhaps more accurately, it is only one potential connotation of the Greek αἰών/aion, which more...

January 06 2025 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Murray Roulstone , A Watchman on the Wall

Where does the Bible say that God will never leave or forsake us?

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What a wonderful promise! "Never" means "never"! As Strongs renders the Greek, "not at all, not by any means, never, in no case, not in any wise". The Hebrew...

January 06 2025

Answer by Debra Ann

What does the Bible say about church-hopping?

I have always considered the term "church hopping" to be unnecessarily derogatory towards true believers. In any location, town or city, followers of Christ...

January 06 2025 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Murray Roulstone , A Watchman on the Wall

Where does the Bible say that God will never leave or forsake us?

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What a wonderful promise! "Never" means "never"! As Strongs renders the Greek, "not at all, not by any means, never, in no case, not in any wise". The Hebrew...

January 06 2025

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

What does it mean, "known from eternity," in Acts 15:18?

In my opinion, the thought being expressed is that, even before the beginning of all God's creative work (that is, from eternity past), God, in His...

January 05 2025 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Can a person bless God as Psalms 34:1 seems to indicate?

Someone can "give thanks to God all the time," which means they can always praise and express gratitude to the Lord even when things get tough. This verse...

January 05 2025 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Where does the Bible say that God will never leave or forsake us?

January 05 2025

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

Is Christianity a white man's religion?

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Good answer, Brother Grant! I got saved going to a Billy Graham Crusade with my grandmother, Mor Mor. Billy Graham explicitly stated that Christianity was...

January 05 2025

Question by Anonymous
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What does it mean, "known from eternity," in Acts 15:18?

Acts 15:18: "known from eternity."

Acts 15:1 - 21

January 05 2025 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Thomas Riccardi , Warrior Spirit

Is there an afterlife?

I would like to provide Godly encouragement. 11 years ago, I was on the phone with a fellow parishioner, we were on the prayer team and praying on the phone....

January 05 2025 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What does the Bible say about obedience?

The Bible's 2 Timothy 1:9 shows that God rescued people and invited them to fulfill a sacred mission regardless of their actions. The passage states, "...who...

January 05 2025 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

Is annihilationism Biblical?

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Gary, Matt 25:46 doesn't contradict Matt 10:28, Rev. 20:13-14, and other scriptural passages. Nor does the Greek imply eternal conscious torment. Consider...

January 05 2025

Comment by Patty Rodriguez

What does it mean that charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain?

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Thank you for this. I never understood what it meant that a woman should fear the Lord. I love and adore him and when I think of “fear” I think of being...

January 05 2025

Answer by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

What does the Bible say about Egypt?

Egypt is definitely a powerful country. On the earth we are passing through on this planet we are to walk with God toward our eternal home. In biblical times...

January 05 2025 Follow Vote Up

Comment by Gerritt Schuitema , Persecutor & Mocker transformed to Faithful Believer

Is annihilationism Biblical?

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Hi Gary, thanks for your contribution. I think your argument sort of backfires. In Matt 25:46, we get a juxtaposition of two fates: eternal life and eternal...

January 05 2025

Comment by Heidi Bryden

What does "things under the earth" refer to in Philippians 2:10?

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Wow. I’ll have to research further!

January 04 2025

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

How can a person be cleansed of sexual immorality ?

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“‘All things are lawful for me,’ but not all things are helpful. ‘All things are lawful for me,’ but I will not be dominated by anything.” - 1 Corinthians...

January 04 2025

Comment by Gary Wainwright , Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer

Is annihilationism Biblical?

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Matthew 25:46 confirms the final states for the righteous and for the unrighteous. It requires a conscious living being to be able to experience punishment...

January 04 2025

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January 04 2025

Answer by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

Did/Could God have created other humans from the dust for Adam and Eve's children, along with Noah's grandchildren, to reproduce with?

There are a number of difficulties with the theory that God simply made more humans out of the dust for Adam's children or Noah's grandsons to marry. These...

January 04 2025 Follow Vote Up

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Did/Could God have created other humans from the dust for Adam and Eve's children, along with Noah's grandchildren, to reproduce with?

As far as I have read in the Bible, there is no evidence to say that Adam and Eve's children reproduced with one another, nor that Noah's grandchildren repro...

January 04 2025 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Donna Williams

Why did Satan tempt Eve to eat the forbidden fruit instead of Adam?

As have been previously stated, I agree that there is no definitive answer to this question. However, in Genesis 3:1, it is stated that the serpent was more...

January 03 2025 10 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by WESLEY BARNARD

Is Christianity a white man's religion?

Is Christianity a white man’s religion? Although I have read several commentaries submitted on this subject, I think some major questions were never asked. “...

January 03 2025 11 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Billy P Eldred

How can I trust God when I am facing unemployment, foreclosure, or bankruptcy?

If you are asking this question for yourself, before I answer the question let me say this: What better time could there be to trust God? I am sure you have...

January 03 2025 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Justin Hale

Why did God make salvation such a narrow path?

When addressing a question like this one it is important to remember that human beings are created in God's direct image and have many "layers," (Luke...

January 03 2025 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What was the meaning and importance of the baptism of John the Baptist?

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Yes, I love John's response to the religious leaders of the day: "When John realized that a lot of Pharisees and Sadducees were showing up for a baptismal...

January 03 2025