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  1. What causes God to be joyful (Jeremiah 9:24)?
  2. What does the burned plow have to do with Elisha?
  3. Why does Jeremiah 12:1 say the wicked prosper when other verses say they do not?
  4. If Jesus knew His 7th day Sabbath God's 4th Commandment was nailed to the cross and no longer be in effect after His resurrection, why did He instruct His followers to pray they would not have to flee on the Sabbath after his resurrection?
  5. If God doesn't change his mind, why does it sometimes appear that way (Numbers 23:19)?
  6. Where can I find the word "doctrine" in the N.T.?
  7. To whom is God talking in Psalm 82?
  8. What enduring assurance does God give His people despite potential upheaval in the world? Isaiah 54:1–17
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Question by Anonymous
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When did Jesus first ascend to His Father?

When was the first time Jesus ascended to the Father post-Resurrection? The Jews believed that the spirit stayed with the body for 3 days and ascended on ...

John 20:17

1 Vote November 18 2019 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Thomas K M , A retired Defence Scientist from Indian Defence R&D Orgn.

Why did the curtain tear in Mark 15:38?

Jesus had cried out loudly and uttered that `everything is finished’ and Jesus left His spirit to His Father. This was the 6th word He uttered(Jn.19:30)...

November 18 2019 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Is annihilationism Biblical?

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I would concede Revelation depicts eternal torment. But it is so full of symbolism one must ask, what does the symbolism ‘mean’. One cannot take Revelation,...

November 18 2019

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

Is annihilationism Biblical?

Comment:
Where does the texts say the lost are given bodies ‘prepared for eternity?’ They don’t. In 1 Cor 15, Paul is explicit that ‘as in Adam all die, so in Christ...

November 18 2019

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

Is annihilationism Biblical?

Comment:
2 (continued) In an annihilationist view, per 1 Cor 15:24 and following once all of God’s enemies are eternally destroyed, the ‘last’ enemy to be destroyed...

November 18 2019

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

Is annihilationism Biblical?

Comment:
Brother Ezekiel, I am glad to hear you wouldn’t avoid fellowship with someone who holds to annihilation. That makes me very happy. Now, a closer examination...

November 18 2019

Comment by Charles Crabtree

Why do some welcome the gospel in faith while others do not?

Comment:
Jennifer I went back and reread your post and still don't think you understand what I'm trying to say about the Northern Tribes of Israel taken captive by...

November 18 2019

Comment by Rotimi EWEDEMI , Very keen Bible Researcher

Did God die? If Jesus was God, and Jesus died on the cross, does that mean God died?

Comment:
Dear Vijaya, let me join you in asking Gen Kens to forgive me. You quoted Psalm 45 :6 , using that scripture to support the title “ God the Son” for Jesus,...

November 18 2019

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

Why did David want Goliath’s "head"? (1 Samuel 17:54)

Perhaps David took the head of Goliath to Jerusalem as a combination of it being a "trophy of war" (similar to the manner in which the Philistines...

November 18 2019 Follow Vote Up

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

Why would God choose to pardon Ninevah after they repented during Jonah's time if he knew they would later attack Israel?

Comment:
To me, Jonah's reluctance to preach in Nineveh was not due to foreknoweldge on Jonah's part of Assyria's later role in executing God's judgment against the...

November 18 2019

Comment by Pamela C

Why does God continue to let me suffer physical attacks by a spirit after I have repented?

Comment:
I am from India. I know a church that nearly fits into that description.

November 18 2019

Comment by Pamela C

Why would God choose to pardon Ninevah after they repented during Jonah's time if he knew they would later attack Israel?

Comment:
That is a great answer. I wonder as a prophet of God if Jonah foreknew it. Is it the reason Jonah did not want to preach in Nineveh?

November 18 2019

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Why did God have the cherubim guard just the east side of Eden?

November 18 2019

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

Should we give gifts at Christmas?

Comment:
Interest rates? My wife, Faye and I give gifts at Christmas time but we don't consider the usury rates when we're picking out what color "socks" to get my...

November 18 2019

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

Is there evidence that God answers prayer?

I am a PhD scientist working in medical research for about 45 years. I came to the Lord in my 40th year. In my work and private life I have experienced God's...

November 18 2019 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Why is God so different in the Old Testament than He is in the New Testament?

November 18 2019

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How could David be considered a man after God's own heart?

November 18 2019

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Who were the Bereans in the Bible?

November 18 2019

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Why does Acts 9:7 say that those traveling with Paul heard a voice, but Acts 22:9 says that they heard no voice?

November 18 2019

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Who was Simon the Sorcerer?

November 18 2019

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What does the Bible say about family?

November 18 2019

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

What does the Bible say about war?

The Bible speaks of the evils of war in Amos 1:13 and Rev. 19:17, 18, for example. It is under the figures of battle and war that John in Revelation...

November 17 2019 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Who was the young man who fled naked in Mark 14:51-52?

Several scholars believe that Mark was the young man described in Mark 14:51-52. Early in church history, it was suggested that this was Mark, the Gospel...

November 17 2019 2 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why did David want Goliath’s "head"? (1 Samuel 17:54)

48 As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him. 49 Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he sl...

1 Samuel 17:48

November 17 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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What does the Bible say to do with a rebellious child?

November 17 2019

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Who was Abishai? (1 Chronicles 18:12)

November 17 2019

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Why is it better to let someone else praise you? (Proverbs 27:2)

November 17 2019

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

Who was Abishai? (1 Chronicles 18:12)

Comment:
Sorry, Jeannette, my mistake. I should have said 1 Chronicles 19:10-15 KJV instead of 1 Chronicles 12. I'll change it. Good catch!

November 17 2019

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

Where should I pay may tithes since I travel full time in a singing ministry?

If you have no affiliation with a "home" church, perhaps your family's tithes could be distributed among the congregations to which your family travels in...

November 17 2019 Follow Vote Up

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

Why would God choose to pardon Ninevah after they repented during Jonah's time if he knew they would later attack Israel?

I would say that, irrespective of Nineveh's later behavior after God had spared it in the time of Jonah, Assyria (of which Nineveh was the capital) was the...

November 17 2019 3 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Dee Simmons

Why do some churches thrive while others die?

Comment:
I agree with your reasoning. The same is true in individual families. "You will be known by your fruit." When a household has a bad leader, more than not,...

November 17 2019

Comment by Ralston Heath

Why pray? What is the point of prayer when God knows the future and is already in control of everything. If we cannot change God's mind, why should we pray?

Comment:
Best answer I have read about praying. Especially the sentence about praying for God's will to be done on earth not ours. Really hit the nail on the head...

November 17 2019

Comment by Charles Crabtree

What is the Abrahamic Covenant?

Comment:
Michael, when the heavens and earth are burned up and a new heaven and earth, will Israel be on the old earth unburned or be on the new earth outside the new...

November 17 2019

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How should Christian parents handle a teen daughter who has become pregnant?

November 17 2019

Comment by Leslie Coutinho

Why is it better to let someone else praise you? (Proverbs 27:2)

Comment:
Amen that’s absolutely TRUE Proverbs 2:6 For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. It is a gift of God to the upright, for...

November 17 2019

Comment by Jeannette Shields , Mom of three

Who was Abishai? (1 Chronicles 18:12)

Comment:
I like what you said, but I cannot find those words of 1 Chronicles 12 in my Bible. What version are you taking this from? Thank you for your answer above,...

November 17 2019

Question by Anonymous
Medium

Where should I pay may tithes since I travel full time in a singing ministry?

I have prayed about where to pay my tithes for sometime. I sing with my family ministry full time, so we don't belong to a home church. We are on the road mo...

November 17 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Question by Pamela C

Why would God choose to pardon Ninevah after they repented during Jonah's time if he knew they would later attack Israel?

Nineveh was not destroyed instead led to repentance. It is clear that God accepts repentance. But Nineveh later was among the nations that attacked Israel. ...

Jonah 1:1 - 17

November 17 2019 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by First last

How can God be intelligent if He is immaterial?

Comment:
Actually, we HAVE observed intelligence in things that are "brainless" which is something that does deserve mention. Interestingly there is a large amount of...

November 17 2019

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What is the Tribulation? Will the Tribulation last seven years?

November 17 2019

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Is salvation by faith alone, or by faith plus works?

November 17 2019

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How can I know if something is a sin?

November 17 2019

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What does the Bible say about ego?

November 17 2019

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

Does God overrule our intentions? (Genesis 50:20)

Comment:
Ben, good point on Acts 2:23!!!!!!!!!!! And just think, out of the greatest sin ever committed by mankind, God brought the greatest blessing that ever came...

November 17 2019

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

What is the meaning of the Parable of the Ten Virgins?

Jesus told several parables about unexpected arrivals. The parable of the ten virgins (Matt. 25:1-13), the watchful servants (Mark 13:24-37; Luke 12:35-40),...

November 17 2019 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does the Bible say about extreme fighting / violent sports?

I would like to focus on one thing S. Michael Houdmann said, "Gridiron football, for example, can be very violent." When in high school, Scottsdale High...

November 16 2019 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Philip Davies

What are the Pre-Trib, Mid-Trib and Post-Trib views of the rapture?

Comment:
You may wish to read 1 John 2:18 again before you come to a conclusion that the antichrist has not come and therefore Jesus could not come today. Here it is....

November 16 2019

Comment by Jim Stapleton

How should a Christian respond to beggars?

Comment:
This is my belief, we as Christian's should give as we are moved by the Holy Spirit. It isn't our place to judge yeah or nah. But to listen and act as we are...

November 16 2019