Why were Adam and Even driven out of the Garden of Eden?
Only Adam was driven from the Garden. Genesis 3:23: "The Lord banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken." Not Eve, as...
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Why is 'taming the tongue' so difficult?
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James Kraft
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Why did Jesus say, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
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Ni Jay
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How much of a priority should worship be in the church?
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by John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
What is the Salvation Army, and what do they believe?
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Gene, when one truly believes and receives Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit enters. I cannot tell you in what order those events occur, I would think...
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by kel gens
What are the seven things God hates?
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Let us not forget Malachi 2:16: "For I hate divorce,” says the Lord, the God of Israel.
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?
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Right on Mr Jones! In other words, Amen! Every word!
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is the river of life?
I love these 2 Bible translations of Revelation 22:1 -- NABRE "Then the angel showed me the river of life-giving water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who was Potiphera and is he the same man as Potiphar?
By my reading of relevant texts and commentaries, these two individuals were not the same, despite the similarity in their names. According to Genesis 39:1,...
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Clara Brown
Who was Potiphera and is he the same man as Potiphar?
Genesis 41:45
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Has the Bible been corrupted, altered, edited, revised, or tampered with?
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I agree Mr Tinsley, the message of salvation AND a living now relationship with the Son of God is what's important. Some bible translations speak to my heart...
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by Sandy Anjilivelil
Why, despite giving my life to Christ and praying, I still feel I do not know if I am saved or not?
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Kevin is correct. To those who say or think baptism is a 'work', I quote Douglas Jacoby, (Author, Teacher, Biblical Apologist) who says it well: I think that...
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GodsChild Forever
, Evangelist, Christian Blogger and Writer
What does it mean that our righteousness needs to "exceed the righteousness of the scribes and pharisees"?
The pharisees and scribes were considered to be the most righteous people during the times of Jesus. Jesus rebuked them sharply and exposed that they were...
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by Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?
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We are inclined to think that the human heart is for the most part "good." We say things like "he has a really good heart" or "she has a heart of gold" or...
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How can I know if I am hearing God, hearing Satan, or hearing my own thoughts?
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What does it mean to be a born again Christian?
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Has the Bible been corrupted, altered, edited, revised, or tampered with?
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I don't see a good reason to concern myself with what a muslim believes about the bible or anything else that I believe in. I had a young man "unfriend" me...
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by Gene Coleman
What is the Salvation Army, and what do they believe?
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John Matthews, we agree that the spiritual Baptism of the Holy Spirit is the required Baptism don’t we?
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by Emo Tenorio
, Shomer
Does it violate religious liberty to close churches over coronavirus?
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According to American Jurisprudence, a legal encyclopedia, UNCONSTITUTIONAL official acts are void: The general misconception is that any statute passed by...
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Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
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How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Who are the "other sheep"?
The “fold” is Judaism (John 10:1), but there is another fold, the Gentiles who are outside the covenants of Israel (Ephesians 2:11-13 KJV). This is what...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What was the meaning of Jesus walking on water?
I think it was to teach us that: 1) Sometimes we feel battered by the storms. Mt 14:24 2) Sometimes we feel the darkness has won. Mt 14:25 3) Sometimes we...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?
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I often hear this diatribe, this cliche that 'the only Jesus people will see is the Jesus in you.' I've met Jesus in a spiritual way. He is the light that we...
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by ainsley chalmers
, Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.
What does the Bible say about the ice age?
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There is a dvd by Dr Michael Oard entitled "The great ice age" (floodgeologyseries.com) in which he describes the mechanism of the post flood ice age and how...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?
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Where would you rather your teenage children meet and congregate, at a church or some place else? Are you afraid they are angering God by "smoking and...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?
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Maybe you're trying to "sell" something that can't be obtained TO SELL. Forgiveness of sin is what is being offered to young and old. Nobody is offered...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?
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I disagree with the heart of this; that the way to convince young people (or anyone else) that the gospel is worth looking into is for the church...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?
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Continuing, The children who struggle the longest are usually the ones who weren't "indoctrinated" in the gospel as little kids. Yes, indoctrinated. That's...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?
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I agree with you Mr McGuffey. Mr Houdmann blames 2 political issues that he thinks is taught to young people in school for the "falling away" that happens,...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
If God is all-powerful, why does He not just kill Satan?
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Logical Faith, Evidently, we have a different opinion about logic. God didn't make Satan sin (if that's what you typed) and He didn't create sin (if that's...
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Ariel HaNaviy
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What does it mean that our righteousness needs to "exceed the righteousness of the scribes and pharisees"?
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Why does God allow evil men like Hitler and Saddam to come into power?
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Tom R
What did Jesus mean in Luke 22:36 about buying a sword?
I understand the pacifist's stand in this life. We don't have to look any further back in man's history than WWII and France to see how that principle worked...
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by Eric Duncanson
Where and when did the wise-men meet Jesus?
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Bob, Just the other day my wife and I were discussing how Matthew's and Luke's nativity account timelines seem to contradict each other. After really reading...
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by Carl Capuano
If Jesus was God, how could He pray to God? Was Jesus praying to Himself?
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Loved your answer Dale. We err when we try to thoroughly understand principles of the Godhead. The depth of our understanding is like a drop in the Ocean of...
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Aurel Gheorghe
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Does the Bible prophesy a one-world government and a one-world currency in the end times?
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How did sprinkling an unclean person with the ashes of an "heifer" provide sanctifying and purifying of the flesh?
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Tim, I especially liked your answer likening this sacrifice to Christ's: "As she [the red heifer] was slain without the camp, so Christ (compare Heb...
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Charles Crabtree
Does the Bible say anything about making a second marriage a success?
Yes. Jeremiah 3:8 NASBS says: And I saw that for all the adulteries of faithless Israel, I had sent her away and given her a writ of divorce, yet her...
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by Helmut Fischl
, Retired
What is the Hail Mary that Catholics say so often?
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Dear John, let me expand on my comment from 2015 above. The Bible says one thing and one thing only about "the state of the dead": They are asleep in the...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What should a person do if he or she has found an item not belonging to him/her?
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A couple of days ago, my wife got a call telling her they found a cell phone and thought it might belong to her. She said no, she still had hers. A short...
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by Remy M
Is it okay for Christians to listen to jazz?
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Your answer has been my third clear confirmation to continue not only playing but actually creating jazz/soul music that glorifies God. I just want to say...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why did Satan tempt Eve to eat the forbidden fruit instead of Adam?
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I don't think Satan tempted Eve and not Adam. The way I read it, the couple was together. Eve was doing the talking but Adam was there with her. Was he not...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does it mean that Jesus is the author and perfecter of our faith?
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If God is the one who gives us the faith, then He has to give the faith to everyone or it would not be grace. First John 2:2, And He is the propitiation for...
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Jeffrey Smith
What should a person do if he or she has found an item not belonging to him/her?
I once went to a Salvation Army second hand store in Perth (Australia) and bought an as-new pair of shorts for $5. At home though I discovered $5 in one of...
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Pattyann Oloughlin.
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What do I need to do to hear, 'Well done, good and faithful servant' when I arrive in heaven?
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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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What does it mean to be a born again Christian?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How can we avoid the "wages of sin" and escape the spiritual death Romans 6:23 mentions?
In a word, by faith. Temporal death and eternal separation from God -- who is holy (without sin) -- were imposed upon all humans as the just penalty for the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How can we avoid the "wages of sin" and escape the spiritual death Romans 6:23 mentions?
Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our LORD." (New International Version )
Romans 6:23
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How did sprinkling an unclean person with the ashes of an "heifer" provide sanctifying and purifying of the flesh?
The ritual being referred to in the passage from Hebrews cited in the question was commanded by God in Numbers 19:1-10. As I see it, all such rituals in the...