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

Why did David pray for God to break his enemies’ teeth? (Psalm 3:7)

Prior to the rebellion of David's son Absalom (which David was speaking of in the psalm cited in the question), David had shown that he personally was not a...

December 20 2018 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Did Esther have sex with Xerxes before they were married?

Comment:
Is this a "yes" to the question: "Did Esther have sex with Xerxes before they were married?"

December 20 2018

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

What age was Jehoiachin when he began his reign?

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As a footnote to the above, I would add a footnote from my Bible. "Some discrepancy statements concerning numbers are, however found in existing manuscripts...

December 20 2018

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

Why seek a God who is beyond understanding? (Job 36:26)

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I see what you mean. “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all...

December 20 2018

Comment by Penny Guglielmini

Where did Lazarus go when he first died, before The Lord Jesus raised him from the dead?

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I believe that Cliff's answer is the most accurate. I'm am well aware of the verses from Ecclesiastes and am confident of their meaning in relation to other...

December 20 2018

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

Why did David pray for God to break his enemies’ teeth? (Psalm 3:7)

Why did David pray for God to break his enemies’ teeth? (Psalm 3:7) 7 Arise, O Lord! Save me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek...

Psalms 3:7

1 Vote December 20 2018 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How had Job changed? (Job 42:2)

Even though, at the beginning of the book of Job, God Himself had characterized Job as a blameless and upright man who feared God and turned away from evil...

December 19 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by West Miller

Is saying OMG or words like 'geez' still taking the Lord's name in vain?

I have to look it up again I suppose (or anybody else can for that matter very easily these days with our beloved internet), but what I remember from Bible...

December 19 2018 22 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What does it mean to be a man of God?

December 19 2018

Answer by Ken Weinlaeder , Retired Lutheran School teacher and principal

Why did God allow Satan and the demons to sin?

God wants us to love him. Love does not exist without choice. A robot dog that greets me when I get home, wags its tail, and is excited to see me does not...

December 19 2018 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How had Job changed? (Job 42:2)

How had Job changed? (Job 42:2) 42:1 Then Job answered the Lord and said: 2 “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours ca...

Job 42:2

December 19 2018 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Cindy Jennings , 1 Saved by Grace

Who is the Queen of Heaven?

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Jesus did not come to establish a Jewish Kingdom on earth or in heaven. His is the everlasting Kingdom for all believers, not just for Jewish believers. It...

December 19 2018

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

What does the Bible say about vandalism?

From a Biblical standpoint, I would say that, even if an act of vandalism would not involve actual theft of a piece of property, it would still fall under...

December 18 2018 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

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

Are civil unions with vows and/or marriage with a licence equal biblically?

I would say that any ceremony (whether it was done in a civil or religious context) that complied with the laws of the jurisdiction in which it was...

December 18 2018 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How does a believer faithfully share Christ while still loving and accepting non-believers where they are?

Just as the questioner has been struck by the grace shown by non-believers, I would say that a Christian should also make the peace, joy, and forgiveness...

December 18 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why seek a God who is beyond understanding? (Job 36:26)

I would say that it was precisely because God was aware that, in His infinite fullness, He was beyond human understanding or finding out, that He did not...

December 18 2018 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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What does the Bible teach about the Trinity?

December 18 2018

Comment by James Marstaller , Pastor of Cornerstone Gospel Church

What are some flaws in the theory of evolution?

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"In the view of such harmony in the cosmos which I, with my limited human mind, am able to recognize, there are yet people who say there is no God. But what...

December 18 2018

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does it mean to find God?

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The result of finding God is to know our sin debt has been paid in full. and we are going to heaven when we die because of what Jesus did for us that we...

December 18 2018

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is Christian theology?

To simplify Christian theology down to its simplest terms, we have God's word, Romans 3:23: All have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Not just...

December 18 2018 2 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

How do we reconcile the idea of loving our neighbor (all people) as ourselves with "hating" those who oppose us?

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Jesus is using a form of speech known as hyperbole, or exaggeration to illustrate the difference between our love for God (Jesus included as he too is God)...

December 18 2018

Comment by Lena Wms , Student @Christ Gospel Church, S.S.Teacher, Observer

What was the hymn Jesus sang with His disciples after the last supper when He broke the bread and drank the wine?

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I totally agree with Brother Maas. It should be noted that a hallal praise means to be wild and excitingly foolish, to shout with a loud voice and to clamor...

December 18 2018

Comment by STANLEY S. DRANE

What does it mean that 'by His stripes we are healed'?

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1st Peter 2:24 (Bible Note): Christ died for our sins, so that we do not have to suffer the punishment we deserve.

December 18 2018

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

Why seek a God who is beyond understanding? (Job 36:26)

Job 36:26 New International Version (NIV) 26 How great is God—beyond our understanding! The number of his years is past finding out.

2 Votes December 18 2018 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Did the Bible copy some of its stories from other religious myths and legends?

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I should have added, just look at today's world, and compare to the Revelation in the Bible. That book was written very long ago! Where are we today? We are...

December 18 2018

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

Did the Bible copy some of its stories from other religious myths and legends?

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There is no other book as accurate as the Holy Bible. This Book is truth. Proof is the history of Israel. Think about the people returning to the land. All...

December 18 2018

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

What does the Bible say about vandalism?

“If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall repay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. (Exodus 22:1, ESV)

1 Vote December 18 2018 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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What exactly does "fall away" mean in Heb 6:6?

December 18 2018

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What does the Bible say about a trial separation in a marriage?

December 17 2018

Question by Gabrielle Haynes

How does a believer faithfully share Christ while still loving and accepting non-believers where they are?

I have been repeatedly inspired by the grace shown by certain non-believers toward people of other faiths or other worldviews. I want to accept people but l...

3 Votes December 17 2018 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What are the highest heavens? Nehemiah 9:6)

The highest of Heaven is where God lives. Ecclesiastes 5:2: "Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for...

December 17 2018 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Are we responsible for sin in our nature at birth? (Job 25:4)

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I get you, and your answer is very appropo for Christmas time! 1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. Psalm 51:5...

December 17 2018

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How should a Christian deal with depression?

December 16 2018

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What should we learn from the walls of Jericho falling down?

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If we have to do any thing to be saved, then it is no longer a free gift, and we have something to boast in. Since salvation is a free gift, we have nothing...

December 16 2018

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What are some undeniable examples of divine intervention?

December 16 2018

Comment by Beth Z

Is it necessary to have a choir in the church? What is the importance?

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Actually, God did, on many occasions, demand that specific people separate from the other worshippers. A substantial chunk of Chronicles is devoted to...

December 16 2018

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

Why would Moses, the writer of Numbers, brag about his humility? (12:3)

Assuming Moses' authorship of the first five books of the Bible, some commentators are of the opinion that the words cited in the question were added by a...

December 16 2018 3 Comments Follow Vote Up

Comment by STANLEY S. DRANE

Who will go to heaven?

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Only the righteous (Saints) will enter there, after they have accepted the Lord as their personal Savior.

December 16 2018

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

Why would Moses, the writer of Numbers, brag about his humility? (12:3)

3 "(Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on earth.)" Numbers 12:3 GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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Comment by John Matthews , Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker

What should we learn from the walls of Jericho falling down?

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James, I must clarify what you have said. You said, "If a person receives the free gift, and dies 10 minutes later, having done nothing good or bad, they are...

December 16 2018

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

Are we responsible for sin in our nature at birth? (Job 25:4)

I would say that, according to the doctrine of original sin (as discussed by Paul in Romans 5:12-21 and 1 Corinthians 15:22, and as indicated even in the Old...

December 16 2018 1 Comments Follow Vote Up