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  1. What does it mean that the name of the city is ‘The Lord is There’ in Ezekiel 48:35?
  2. What are "pruning hooks" and "plowshares" in Micah 4:3?
  3. Does Daniel 9:24-27 predict the timing of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem?
  4. What does the Bible say about Christians and Israel?
  5. 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)?
  6. How does Jeremiah 10:23 challenge our culture’s idea of self-reliance and independence?”


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Why doesn't God stop this pandemic if He can?

April 03 2020

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Can a former Christian who became an atheist still go to heaven?

April 03 2020

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What are the origins of Easter?

April 02 2020

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

Will we eat food in heaven?

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We will have a body like Jesus. He had a glorified body. Maybe we will have "glorified food." I am certain of one thing - whatever we have in heaven, will be...

April 02 2020

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

How does it help to be humble? (Psalm 25:9)

I would say that humility is necessary when dealing with God because God is infinitely greater in every respect than any human being. A proud person (that...

April 02 2020 Follow Vote Up

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

What does the Bible say about suffering?

Believers suffer so they can know Christ more fully (Phil. 1:29; 3:10). Once, when I was a lumberjack, I was assigned to cut down trees in a wind-blown area...

April 02 2020 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How does it help to be humble? (Psalm 25:9)

Context: 8 Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. 9 He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them h...

Psalms 25:9

April 02 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Kevin Honeycutt , Servant of Jesus Christ

Does Acts 22:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?

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When Jesus told Saul to go to Damascus and He would be TOLD WHAT HE MUST DO, Acts 9:6 "And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to...

April 02 2020

Comment by Kevin Honeycutt , Servant of Jesus Christ

Does Acts 22:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?

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Gary, You may want to read it again, Sir. Nicodemus had no idea what he meant and Jesus had to explain that it was not going into the womb a second time....

April 02 2020

Answer by Trish Cotterell , Long time follower of Christ

How do I start and stay consistent with daily devotions?

There is one short answer - pray! Ask God to give you a desire and perseverance to regularly read your devotions, think on the verses being studied, and how...

April 02 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Trish Cotterell , Long time follower of Christ

How do I start and stay consistent with daily devotions?

There is one short answer - pray! Ask God to give you a desire and perseverance to regularly read your devotions, think on the verses being studied, and how...

April 02 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Why should I (a Buddhist) consider becoming a Christian?

April 02 2020

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What does it mean that love is kind?

April 02 2020

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

Does Acts 22:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?

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Kevin, when Jesus spoke to Nicodemus of being “born of water”, He was speaking of a spiritual cleansing and not of baptism. Nicodemus, a teacher of the law,...

April 02 2020

Comment by Charles Crabtree

Is the United States a Christian nation?

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Are we a Christian nation? From the Declaration of Independence: Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the...

April 02 2020

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What does the Bible say should we do when in time of pestilence?

April 01 2020

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

Is there an angel for every nation?

To me, a belief in the divine inspiration of Scripture in its original language and recording does not preclude the possibility of subsequent variations...

April 01 2020 Follow Vote Up

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

How do I start and stay consistent with daily devotions?

I don't know the particular situation of the questioner, but I would speculate (just on the basis of my own personal experience) that there are secular...

April 01 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Could this Covid-19 coronavirus crisis be caused by God's judgment upon man's sin?

As recorded in the Bible, God was -- and would certainly still be (as indicated in end-times prophecies such as Luke 21:11 and Revelation 6:7-8) -- capable...

April 01 2020 4 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Question by Gregory Boldon , Christian Military Veteran Warrior for God

How do I start and stay consistent with daily devotions?

I start with daily devotions and am consistent for awhile but eventually have "something to do" and tell myself "I'll do the devotion later" but don't.

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Question by Charles Crabtree

Is there an angel for every nation?

The dead sea scrolls and the Greek text are different than the masoretic text.

April 01 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Thomas Riccardi , Warrior Spirit

Why doesn't God stop this pandemic if He can?

We live in a world that is controlled by Satan and his army. He is also the prince of the air. Prophecy is being fulfilled which is hard but exciting at the...

April 01 2020 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jay Saunders

What does it mean "to cast your care upon The Lord?"

Casting your cares on the Lord: My best example in doing this was learnt when I was just a babe in Christ. I had a son about 5 who was born paralyzed from...

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How can I overcome an addiction to internet porn? Can addiction to pornography be defeated?

April 01 2020

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How do I motivate myself to pray when I don't feel like it?

April 01 2020

Comment by Reid Tix

Does Job 7:9 contradict the Bible’s teaching about resurrection? I.e. had Job given up hope? (7:8–10)

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No, Job had not given up. He trusted in God to take care of him and his family and he knew that it was a test.

April 01 2020

Comment by Kevin Honeycutt , Servant of Jesus Christ

Does Acts 22:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?

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Gary, Jesus answered this Himself, John 3:5 KJV "Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot...

April 01 2020

Comment by Rayann Rougier sobers

What are the names of the 12 kinds of fruits on the tree of life?

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I totally understand you. And you make alot of sense. I dont really understand the bible in the way that they speak, but the way you clear it made me happy...

April 01 2020

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March 31 2020

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What is the Hail Mary that Catholics say so often?

March 31 2020

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

What should we learn from the tribe of Naphtali?

The short answer is that the tribe of Naphtali was made up of descendants of Jacob's 6th son. They settled in N. Israel, along the Sea of Galilee's west...

March 31 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What is the "shout", the "voice of the archangel", and the "trumpet of God" in I Thess 4:16?

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Listen For The Trumpet Lyrics By Ron Hamilton Shadows are falling, Time marches on; Prophets are echoing: Soon Christ will come, Looking into the heart of...

March 31 2020

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

What does it mean "to cast your care upon The Lord?"

Proverbs 12:25 says, "Anxiety weighs down the heart." That's a problem. How do we deal with it? First see the big pictures: He Careth for You 1 Pet. 5:7 As a...

March 31 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Does Acts 22:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?

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Kevin, the verses you have quoted (Acts 16:32-33, Acts 8:35-38, Acts 8:12-13) provide a historical account of people believing and then afterwards being...

March 31 2020

Answer by Akinrelere Sunday

Why should I (a Muslim) consider becoming a Christian?

Why you, a Muslim, should consider becoming a Christian: Islam is a religion and religion has done more harm than good in our society. Christianity is NOT a...

March 31 2020 7 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Akinrelere Sunday

Why should I (a Mormon) consider becoming a Christian?

Why you, a Mormon, should consider becoming a Christian: Mormon is a religion and religion has done more harm than good in our society. Christianity is NOT a...

March 31 2020 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Akinrelere Sunday

Why should I (a Hindu) consider becoming a Christian?

Why an Hindi should consider becoming a Christian: Hinduism is a religion and religion has done more harm than good in our society. Christianity is NOT a...

March 31 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Akinrelere Sunday

Why should I (a Buddhist) consider becoming a Christian?

Why you, a Buddhist, should consider becoming a Christian: Buddhism is a religion and religion has done more harm than good in our society. Christianity is...

March 31 2020 7 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Rich Hazeltine

What does it mean that women are the 'weaker vessel'?

Please consider that the bible reflects cultural dynamics of the society in which it was written. Women were "weaker" structurally. Slaves were subservient...

March 31 2020 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does the Bible say about hair length? Do men have to have short hair, and do women have to have long hair?

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The Nazarites were not to cut their hair. Sampson's strength was in His hair. Whether men wear their hair to long or women wear their hair to short has...

March 31 2020

Comment by Billy P Eldred

How can my husband think he is forgiven and will enter the kingdom of God when he has been unfaithful and a porn addict off and on for 20 years?

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Monya, I like the compassion of your answer and we should not judge anyone; however we are called to witness to others. Matthew 18: 15-17 is a good example...

March 31 2020

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Which church is the true church?

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The true believers have accepted Jesus free gift of eternal life. That he paid our sin debt in full and we can no longer be condemned. John 3:18 First...

March 31 2020

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Which church is the true church?

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The true believers are those that have accepted His free gift of eternal life. Romans. 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the GIFT of God is eternal...

March 31 2020

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

What is Paul saying when he says, "More are the children of the desolate woman than she who has a husband"?

In my opinion, Paul is speaking (in the larger passage from which the verse cited in the question comes) of the freedom of Christians from having to...

March 30 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Does this proverb mean that instant gratification is good for us? (Proverbs 13:12)

As I see it, Solomon's main purpose in this proverb is not to comment on the issue or merits of immediate gratification itself, where actions are totally...

March 30 2020 Follow Vote Up

Comment by Kevin Honeycutt , Servant of Jesus Christ

Does Acts 22:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?

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Yes, there is salvation in no other name than Jesus. You stopped short on what Paul told the jailer in Acts 16. If verses 30 and 31 was all that was needed...

March 30 2020

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

Does Acts 22:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?

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Kevin, Acts 2:40 can also be translated into the English language as "And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “Be...

March 30 2020