What does it mean that Jesus "led captivity captive and gave gifts to men"?
Christ led captivity captive and gave gifts to men. This means he took captivity of the captive, and the gift was eternal life. Verse 10 gives perspective,...
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Paula Fether
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Can a Christian participate in a wedding between a Christian and pagan?
2 Cor. 6:14 tells us not to partner with unbelievers, since it's like joining light and darkness, good and evil. When Paul advised widows and widowers in 1...
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by Jack Gutknecht
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What was in a "writing kit"? (Ezekiel 9:2)
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My Quest Study Bible adds that "a writing kit was a small case hung to carry a scribe's writing equipment--items such as reed pens, a knife (to sharpen the...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What was in a "writing kit"? (Ezekiel 9:2)
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Harold Wilmington says about Ezekiel, "The marking (Ezek. 9:1-11): God orders six men (possibly angels) to put a mark on the foreheads of the godly...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What was in a "writing kit"? (Ezekiel 9:2)
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I agree. "On his belt or sash, the scribe wore a leather or metal container, about ten inches long and an inch and a half square, in which were reed pens and...
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What if my wife is connecting spiritually with a married man in the church?
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How does one recover from falling into sin?
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How should a Christian deal with feelings of guilt regarding past sins, whether pre- or post-salvation?
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by Mark Vestal
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What does it mean to believe in Jesus?
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That's good, Jack! It is great to know that the 'wheelbarrow ride' has been completed for us by Christ! Thank God that our faith alone in Him alone has freed...
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What does it mean, "For the LORD has created a new thing on the earth: a woman encircles a man”?
As I understand the idioms being used, God is saying that He will cause backsliding Israel to actively pursue and seek Him, which represents a "new thing"...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does it mean to believe in Jesus?
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There was a tightrope walker, who did incredible aerial feats. All over Paris, he would do tightrope acts at tremendously scary heights. Then he had...
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What does it mean, "For the LORD has created a new thing on the earth: a woman encircles a man”?
What is the new thing in Jer. 31:22, and explain “a woman encircles a man.“
Jeremiah 31:22
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by Jack Gutknecht
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How does the harsh discipline in the case of Ananias and Sapphira apply (if at all) to false teachers who scam their followers for financial gain?
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A well-thought out answer, Tim, as usual! God is not to be tested or trifled with (Acts 5:9). 9-10 Peter responded, “What’s going on here that you connived...
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How could she seal her husband’s heart? (Song of Solomon 8:6)
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If God knew that Satan would rebel and Adam and Eve would sin, why did He create them?
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What does the Bible say or infer about a person smoking marijuana?
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What does it mean to believe in Jesus?
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Is it biblical to use the phrase "ask Jesus into your heart"?
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by Jack Gutknecht
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Should Christians homeschool their children?
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Amen, Lynda!
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by Daniel Veler
What did Jesus mean when He said, "It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs? (Matthew 15:26 ESV)
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The bread was the same principle used with the parable of the pearls. Cast not you pearls before the swine. Matthew 7: 6: Give not that which is holy unto...
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by Daniel Veler
Why are witches not allowed to live?
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Christ tells us if a person who hears the word and rejects it, he would not judge because he came not to judge. John 12: 47: And if any man hear my words,...
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ainsley chalmers
, Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.
If God knew that Satan would rebel and Adam and Eve would sin, why did He create them?
One thing we know is that God is love (1 John 4:8). And so, in love, He created spiritual beings (angels) and physical beings (humans). God desired for His...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is lust? What does the Bible have to say about lust?
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1 John 2:16 ESV says: For all that is in the world-the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life-is not from the Father but is from...
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by Carol Mattstadt
What is the purpose of the thousand-year reign of Christ?
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Thank you -spot on!
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What does it mean to believe in Jesus?
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Why are witches not allowed to live?
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Can a Christian participate in a wedding between a Christian and pagan?
I have a question I am hoping you might consider and give me your thoughts on. I have a long-time friend that proclaims to be a Christian who is planning to ...
2 Corinthians 6:14
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What does the Bible say about rage?
Proverbs 14:16: "A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident." Psalms 2:1: "Why do the heathen rage and the people...
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Leslie Coutinho
Why did Jesus ask, "Who touched me?" when the woman with the hemorrhage was healed?
Mark 5:30: And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, "Who touched my clothes?"...
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by Wayne Webb
Who are the "sons of God" in Job 38:7?
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Your response to Job 38: 7 has some similarities to what I suspect it means. I believe that the "sons of God" in scripture, are always believers. Except I...
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What principles of successful service may we glean from the miraculous catch of fish?
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Why does the bible tell us to do things that seem impossible to do?
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What did Jesus mean when He said, "It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs? (Matthew 15:26 ESV)
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by Stephen Baird
What does the Bible mean, "The earth was void"?
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I think Shelton Seward meant uninhabitable, not inhabitable.
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by Stephen Baird
Should I attend my daughter's transgender wedding?
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Amen sister Paula! To attend a so called "gay wedding" would be to signal your agreement with it. God has already declared homosexuality an abomination in...
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Daniel Veler
Is Jesus commending salvation by works in John 5:28-29?
Salvation stands alone in faith. Romans1: 17: For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why is it that Jesus' disciples and other early Christians were also killed after Jesus was crucified, eg John, Stephen, James, and others?
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Noah, we love the Voice of the Martyrs!
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by Daniel Veler
Why would God use a donkey? (Numbers 22:27–33)
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All things written concerning Christ were to be fulfilled. Just as he was born of a virgin. His crucifixion. Even Judas was foretold within the scriptures...
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Daniel Veler
How do I communicate that Jesus is God?
Jn 1: 1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by...
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If the promise of the saints is 3 score and ten, why do some die early?
Three score and ten is the same as "times, time and half a time." That is 40, 20 and 10. Just like the number 40 (40 years in the desert, Jesus fasted 40...
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Todd Rushing
Is the Catholic concept of absolution biblical?
If you read the account of Jesus' crucifixion, death and resurrection, then you have no choice but to conclude the answer here is a resounding "no." At the...
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WAYNE CAMPBELL
Why is Thomas called the twin and who is his twin?
Being one of a twin myself I was intrigued to see where The Spirit would lead me as I began researching John's reference to Thomas as Didymas/The Twin. John...
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What does Proverbs 11:22 mean?
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Why is Jesus' resurrection, mentioned in Matthew 28:6, the key to the Christian faith?
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Paula Fether
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Who is a "ruler" today (Proverbs 23:1-3)?
I'd say a ruler is anyone in a position of power over the people of a region, such as a country or multinational area.But in the context of Proverbs 23, it...
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Who is a "ruler" today (Proverbs 23:1-3)?
Proverbs 23:1-3 – “When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you; and put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to app...
Proverbs 23:1 - 35
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Do angels have free will?
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Revelation 12:4, 9 speaks about when Satan swept a third of the angels away to the Earth. When was Satan cast out of heaven? I can't say, for sure. John...