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  1. 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?
  2. What does the burned plow have to do with Elisha?
  3. Where can I find the word "doctrine" in the N.T.?
  4. How does Jeremiah 27:5, where God says He gives the earth to whomever He chooses, show His strength and control over nations?
  5. What enduring assurance does God give His people despite potential upheaval in the world? Isaiah 54:1–17
  6. Why does Jeremiah 12:1 say the wicked prosper when other verses say they do not?
  7. To whom is God talking in Psalm 82?
  8. If God doesn't change his mind, why does it sometimes appear that way (Numbers 23:19)?
  9. Does God have a specific plan for my life? Jeremiah 29:11
  10. Did God deceive Jeremiah as suggested in Jeremiah 20:7?


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What are some good verses I can use in witnessing?

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September 22 2019

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

Why do so many Christians fail the 'practice what you preach' standard?

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September 22 2019

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

Had God forsaken David? (Psalm 22:1–2)

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Was Martin Luther anti-Semitic?

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How are predestination and election connected with foreknowledge?

September 22 2019

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does the Bible say on the importance of accountability?

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Just a couple of things. The great white judgement is for unbelievers. Those who have not trusted Jesus as the only way salvation. Believers go to the...

September 22 2019

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why do so many Christians fail the 'practice what you preach' standard?

Because all men are sinners whether they have believed on Jesus for salvation or not. First John 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the...

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Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why do so many Christians fail the 'practice what you preach' standard?

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Men do not go to hell because they sin. All men sin. Romans 3:23/ There is none righteous, no not one. It is because they have not believed on the name of...

September 22 2019

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

Had God forsaken David? (Psalm 22:1–2)

Context: Psalm 22 King James Version (KJV) 22 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roar...

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Must people seek God before he seeks them? (Jeremiah 29:13)

September 22 2019

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

Why did Jesus say, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

The darkness left after 3 hours. Then Jesus cried, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” This was a direct quotation from Psalm 22:1. It was during...

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Does Psalm 91:8 mean that after a Christian dies, he will see the wicked punished?

Psalm 91 is a presentation of the coming of the Lord, when the righteous are assured of God's love and protection. Four names for divinity are used in Psalm...

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What does it mean that Jesus is our High Priest?

September 21 2019

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What does it mean to be God-centered?

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

What does it mean that the righteous will live by faith?

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

How can rebellion make people stumble? (Hosea 14:9)

To me, the thought expressed here is similar to the words of Isaiah in Isaiah 8:14-15. A rock (representing God through His changeless commandments) can be a...

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

Why leave the poor behind? (2 Kings 24:14)

I would say that the poorest people were left in the land to do the work of raising crops, since the land itself could not be carried away, and such work did...

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

Why leave the poor behind? (2 Kings 24:14)

Context: 2 Kings 24:10-14 KJV 10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. 11 A...

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

What was a "scribe’s knife"? (Jeremiah 36:23)

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What are some good verses I can use in witnessing?

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The Woman Caught in Adultery: John 8:7: "And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, 'Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.'"

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Hosea 1:2—How could a holy God who condemns harlotry command Hosea to marry a harlot?

In the Old Testament, prophets frequently lived out the message God had to give through them. Isaiah walked naked for three years to tell the people that...

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How can rebellion make people stumble? (Hosea 14:9)

Who is wise? Let him discern these things! Who is discerning? Let him understand them! For the ways of the Lord are right; the godly walk in them, but in t...

Hosea 14:9

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Why did Jesus warn against saying the word raca in Matthew 5:22?

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I wonder if some of our current political operatives have forgotten or fail to realize this applies to them, when they are so frequently using terms to...

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