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  1. How can one become a “partaker of the divine nature”?
  2. What does it mean that the name of the city is ‘The Lord is There’ in Ezekiel 48:35?
  3. What does the potter’s work in Jeremiah 18:1-6 teach us about God’s authority over our lives and His ability to reshape us when we go astray?
  4. Does Ezekiel prophesy about an invasion of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar which never actually took place? Ezekiel 29:17–20
  5. What are "pruning hooks" and "plowshares" in Micah 4:3?
  6. What does the Bible say about Christians and Israel?
  7. What is meant by "the age" or "the ages" in the Bible (Ex: Matthew 28:20, Hebrews 9:26 and Romans 16:25; Ephesians 2:7 and 3:9)?
  8. How do we minister unto the Lord?
  9. Why would Pharaoh "console" himself when he saw that his fate was the same as the great nations of the past (Ezekiel 32:31)?


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Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Had it ever rained before the Flood in Noah's day?

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It had not rained before the flood. Also the oxygen level was way higher than it is today. They have taken samples of air in rocks of over 5,000 years ago,...

May 23 2021

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

Can the dead be raised?

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AMEN Kellie! Agree with you totally! God is GOD!! I will share a true story from 1988. My mom was going to die. We knew it. She had been in and out of the...

May 22 2021

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

How do you proctect yourself from evil spirts or a ghost?

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Jack, that is an EXCELLENT movie. I saw that a long time ago.

May 22 2021

Comment by kel gens

If the penalty for our sins is eternity in Hell, how did Jesus' death pay our penalty if He did not spend eternity in Hell?

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James: I just pointed out, at death, every human beings spirit returns to God who gave it. According to your definition of soul/spirit, that would put “...

May 22 2021

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How should a Christian view politics?

May 22 2021

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How do I know that I have the living water in me?

Jesus told the woman at the well, one drink of my living water and you will never thirst again. His living water is the Holy Spirit who seals us unto the day...

May 22 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What was this "two-drachma temple tax"? (Matthew 17:24)

The temple tax refers to the half-shekel tax paid annually by male Jews to support the temple (Exod 30:13-16). Bible.org - (to nomisma tou kensou (Mt 22:19),...

May 22 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What does the Bible say about nightmares?

May 21 2021

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May 21 2021

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May 21 2021

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

Can the dead be raised?

I have seen the DVD, "Faith Like Potatoes," in which there are some really miraculous things that happen, such as God sending rain during the dry season to...

May 21 2021 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Kelli Hamann , Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician

Can the dead be raised?

I have every confidence that the dead can still be raised today, and I have two stories to tell that confirm this: About 15 years ago, a missionary came to...

May 21 2021 7 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why is it righteous to delight or please God?

When we trust Jesus as our savior He imputes His perfect righteousness to us apart from works. Romans 4:6. Romans 4:7-8 Blessed is the man whose sins are...

May 21 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

If the penalty for our sins is eternity in Hell, how did Jesus' death pay our penalty if He did not spend eternity in Hell?

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Colossians 2:13 For He has forgiven us all trespasses. Our soul/spirit never dies. We either spend eternity in hell, or in heaven. There is physical death,...

May 21 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does it mean that, "God SO LOVED the world”? John 3:16

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Amen. The next 2 verses tell us why Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead. John 3:17 He did not come into the world to judge the world, but that the...

May 21 2021

Question by Vijay Laxmi

How can someone raise the dead?

John 11:1 - 57

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Comment by kel gens

If the penalty for our sins is eternity in Hell, how did Jesus' death pay our penalty if He did not spend eternity in Hell?

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James: what you say would equate to immortality. Scripture does not teach mankind as having immortality. Mankind hopes for immortality at the Coming Age....

May 21 2021

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

Why this potpourri of advice? (Hebrews 13:1–10)

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Good comparison w/ 2 Timothy (Paul's swan song), esp. chapter 4.

May 21 2021

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How can I justify evolution of man with God creating man?

May 21 2021

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What should a Christian wife do if her husband is not being the spiritual leader he should be?

May 21 2021

Answer by Billy P Eldred

Will we eat food in heaven?

Matthew 26:29 says, “I will not henceforth drink of the fruit of the vine until that day I drink it anew with you in my Father’s Kingdom.” So I would say,...

May 21 2021 10 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How can we recognize the Antichrist?

1 John 4:3, "And every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of antichrist - which you...

May 21 2021 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

If the penalty for our sins is eternity in Hell, how did Jesus' death pay our penalty if He did not spend eternity in Hell?

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Our soul/spirit never dies. That is why John 3:18 is so important. Romans 4:5-8. John 3:16-18. Romans 3:26-28. We have nothing to boast in because Jesus paid...

May 21 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

If the penalty for our sins is eternity in Hell, how did Jesus' death pay our penalty if He did not spend eternity in Hell?

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Our soul/spirit never dies. That is why John 3:18 is so important. Romans 4:5-8. John 3:16-18. Romans 3:26-28. We have nothing to boast in because Jesus paid...

May 21 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

If the penalty for our sins is eternity in Hell, how did Jesus' death pay our penalty if He did not spend eternity in Hell?

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Jesus told the thief on the cross, "Today you will be with me in paradise". Under the earth. The old testament saints went to paradise. Not heaven. Now when...

May 21 2021

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

Will we eat food in heaven?

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So let me make sure I get this. If we eat, what does eating accomplish? Here we eat to have energy. Energy is the ability to do work. I remember that from...

May 21 2021

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

Can the dead be raised?

I would say, first, that raising the dead would certainly be within God's power today -- both because His character does not change (Hebrews 13:8), and...

May 20 2021 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What was this "two-drachma temple tax"? (Matthew 17:24)

The temple tax (which God told Moses to collect in Exodus 30:13-16) was required of Jewish males over age 20, and the money was used for the upkeep and...

May 20 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by ainsley chalmers , Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.

Will we eat food in heaven?

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For the bible reasons given, I believe we will eat in Heaven. Questions often asked is will we need to go to the toilet? I think that our resurrected bodies...

May 20 2021

Question by Vijay Laxmi

Can the dead be raised?

Can the dead still be raised today, just like biblical times?

John 11:1 - 57

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Who are the three men that appeared to Abraham in Genesis 18?

May 20 2021

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What does Jesus mean by "this generation will not pass away"?

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Does Hebrews 10:26 mean that a believer can lose salvation?

May 19 2021

Answer by Billy P Eldred

Are Mormons Christians? Are Mormons saved?

Revelation 7:9 says: “After I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages,...

May 19 2021 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why is there a Hebrew character and word at the start of each section of Psalms 119?

Psalm 119 is an acrostic poem, in which each set of 8 verses begins with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Psalm 119’s structure allowed for easy...

May 19 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why is there a Hebrew character and word at the start of each section of Psalms 119?

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An example is available at this website: https://acrostics.puzzlebaron.com/play.php Other examples can be found by doing an internet search on the term...

May 19 2021

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

Why is there a Hebrew character and word at the start of each section of Psalms 119?

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Tim, can you find me an example of this what you said, "Acrostic puzzles in English are similar, with the first letters of the answers to each of the clues...

May 19 2021

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

Is it fair for the righteous to suffer with the wicked? (Genesis 18:25)

Jesus spoke about such tragedies, saying the fallen were not necessarily greater sinners because they died (Connie). She was referring to Luke 13:1-5,...

May 19 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why is there a Hebrew character and word at the start of each section of Psalms 119?

The characters and words mentioned are the letters, along with their English renderings or translations, of the Hebrew alphabet. (It would be the same as an...

May 19 2021 Follow Vote Up

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

Why is there a Hebrew character and word at the start of each section of Psalms 119?

The characters and words (aleph, beth, gimel, daleth etc.) mentioned are the letters, along with their English renderings or translations, of the Hebrew...

May 19 2021 2 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Martin Timm

When will the Holy Spirit be taken out of the world?

The Holy Spirit will be taken out of the world when the times of tribulation comes:: "When your fear cometh as desolation, And your destruction cometh as a...

May 19 2021 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What are some biblical guidelines for a happy marriage?

The passages that come most readily to mind for me are Proverbs 31:10-31 and Ephesians 5:22-24 for wives, and Ephesians 5:25-33, Colossians 3:19, and 1 Peter...

May 19 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does the Bible say about when God will judge us?

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Amen Jack. Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believe on Him who justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Believers will be...

May 19 2021

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

Is it fair for the righteous to suffer with the wicked? (Genesis 18:25)

Isaiah 3:10,11 -"Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with...

May 19 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Craig Mcelheny , Christian Author

How can we recognize the Antichrist?

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There are at least three different views on when the Lord returns with respect to Daniel's 70th Week. I don't believe this question was intended to debate...

May 19 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is spiritual growth?

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We have to keep understanding by the word of God. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our...

May 19 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is the sinner's prayer?

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Our sin debt is paid in full and we can no longer be condemned to hell. Romans 3:26-28 For He is the just and the justifier that believe in Jesus. Where is...

May 19 2021