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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, would be 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
  9. Did God deceive Jeremiah as suggested in Jeremiah 20:7?
  10. How does Jeremiah 27:5, where God says He gives the earth to whomever He chooses, show His strength and control over nations?


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What is Christian reconciliation? Why do we need to be reconciled with God?

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What does it mean to be transformed by the renewing of the mind?

November 12 2019

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

What is the purpose and message of psalm 121?

Although (to my knowledge) Psalm 121 was not prophetic of any specific future event, nor cited or alluded to by any of the writers of the New Testament, the...

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What does it mean that it is by grace we have been saved, through faith, and that this is not of ourselves but is the gift of God?

November 12 2019

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

Was it God who introduced money into the world?

As I see it, the use of money arose from the need to have a medium of exchange that could represent the value of specific items, without requiring use of the...

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Comment by Andy Mangus , I am a Christian since October 1979 & devoted truth seeker.

Why weren't Adam and Eve created at the same time?

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November 12 2019

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

Why did the curtain in the temple tear in two "from top to bottom"? (Matthew 27:51)

If the wording of the question is asking specifically about why the tear in the veil of the temple started at the top of the veil and ran vertically all the...

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

Why did the curtain in the temple tear in two "from top to bottom"? (Matthew 27:51)

Context: 50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. 51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from to...

Matthew 27:51

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What is the story of David and Bathsheba?

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What does it mean to pray without ceasing?

November 12 2019

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

What does this verse mean: "There is one who scatters, yet increases more; and there is one who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty"?

I would say that the verse is speaking of individuals' attitudes and practices toward their material resources (including money), and how those attitudes and...

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

What baptism is Jesus referring to when he says "be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with" in Mk 10:39?

In my opinion, Jesus was not speaking of baptism in a sacramental or beneficial sense, but was likening the degree of His forthcoming sufferings (in which he...

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Comment by Ken White

What does the Bible say about confession of sin to a priest?

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Do you call your own dad Father? Too many take these arguments too literal and waste so much time feuding with fellow Christians. Priests are just an avenue...

November 12 2019

Answer by Ken White

What does the Bible say about confession of sin to a priest?

Many of you are taking this too literal... I have been a Catholic my entire life and nobody ever said we HAD to confess to a priest, but the Bible is clear...

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Comment by kel gens

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

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Ezekiel…Rotimi makes a very valid point. If we are commanded, not to add to or take away from scripture, (Deuteronomy 4:2, 12:32, and Rev 22:18-19 then why...

November 12 2019

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

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

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Which is it? Are unbelievers naturally unable to discern things of a spiritual nature because of their sin nature (Total Inability,) or are they unable to...

November 12 2019

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

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

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Since death separates us from something or from someone and the cause of death is sin, this means sin (death) came to all men through Adam which is why no...

November 12 2019

Question by Femi Fatoki

What is the purpose and message of psalm 121?

Are these promises applicable only to Israel, or to all Christians as well?

Psalms 121:1

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Is Psalm 121 applicable to us, or is it only a promise to Israel?

Psalms 121:1 - 8

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What is the relationship between grace and righteousness?

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What was the practice of casting lots?

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What does it mean that it is by grace we have been saved, through faith, and that this is not of ourselves but is the gift of God?

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Who is the promised messenger of Malachi 3:1?

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How can I prepare myself for marriage?

November 12 2019

Comment by Brian Ansell , Retired school teacher, now sell homemprovements i

What does the Bible say about giving to the poor?

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Give to those in NEED!! It’s all about loving your neighbor as you love yourself. It has nothing to do with sorting family and friends first.

November 12 2019

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

What was Jesus writing in the dirt when the Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery?

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A Lamb, When Jesus bent down to write He was writing in the dirt. He was in the temple when the crowd showed up with the woman, but He was outside when He...

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Can God forgive Satan worship?

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What are some modern forms of idolatry?

November 11 2019

Comment by Camelon Roberts

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

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John 6:44 was written to pre-cross Jews. Jesus' point there and elsewhere is that His true sheep (a common metaphor in scripture for Israel or God's people)...

November 11 2019

Comment by Camelon Roberts

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

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Rom 5:12 doesn't say we are born sinners but rather that death came to all men through Adam, because all sinned. Psa 51:3 also doesn't say David himself...

November 11 2019

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What is the human soul?

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

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

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Camelon, you say “And all it takes is one minor transgression of the law to become a sinner (James 2:10.)” but Romans 5:12 says we were all born sinners...

November 11 2019

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

Is sex a sin?

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And don't forget bestiality.

November 11 2019

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

Is God sovereign and/or do we have a free will?

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Absolutely Jesus is God. Merely saying that God is complex. Humans are complex. Romans 15:4. All scripture is written to a specific time, but we can also...

November 11 2019

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What does the Bible say about dealing with difficult people?

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What is a Bible church?

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How do I find a specific question that has been submitted here on ebible.com?

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What was the "fourth watch"? (Matthew 14:25)

November 11 2019

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

What did Jesus mean when He said, 'I and the Father are one' (John 10:30)?

Jesus isn't saying that He and the Father are the same person but that their wills are united and that that they are of one substance; they are two persons...

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

What does the Bible say about giving to the poor?

In the Catholic Bible, in the Apocrypha, the duty of care for and of giving to the poor (Tobit 4:7 (ptochos); Ecclesiasticus 29:8 (tapeinos -- ταπεινός...

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How does the teacher of the law who becomes a disciple bring out old and new treasures? (Matthew 13:52)

November 11 2019

Answer by James Fehr , I'm a farmer

Is God sovereign and/or do we have a free will?

If God would not have given us a free will, there would be no evil in this world. I'm always amazed that when something bad happens, people always blame God....

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

What does Paul mean by “casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God”

The wording cited in the question is from 2 Corinthians 10:5 (rather than 2 Corinthians 5:10). To me, Paul in this verse is using a military analogy to liken...

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Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

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

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The Corinthian church was a mixed church. There were some Jews, and many Greeks. Acts 18 talks about how it was founded. https://biblehub.com/niv/acts/18.htm...

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