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  1. What exactly does "they kept your word" mean?
  2. How could God command people not to kill in Exodus 20:13, and then, in Exodus 21:12, command that murderers be put to death?
  3. What was the "law of retaliation" meant to achieve (Exodus 21:23-25)?
  4. Who was the woman who poured expensive perfume mentioned in Matthew 26:6-13?
  5. Why did Jesus refuse to answer the false charges (Mark 14:61)?
  6. What is meant in John 20:23 where Jesus says if you forgive sins, they will be forgiven, if you retain them, they’ll be retained?
  7. Does repentance prevent catastrophies (Joel 2:12-14)?
  8. What was the psalmist's problem (Psalm 42:3-4)?
  9. Wouldn't the time frame between the 5th & 7th plagues referenced in Exodus have to be 10 months, considering the reproduction period of cattle?
  10. When God destroys the earth with fire, how will there be a new earth?


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Answer by Derrol PORTER , Emancipated by the Liberating King

What happens to you if you get the mark of the beast?

I would answer this, by bringing in another question, who are the people that are on earth at the time of the beast to have to receive or not, the mark? I...

March 20 2019 3 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

When is the Rapture going to occur in relation to the Tribulation?

When one sees how God rescued righteous believers in the past then one can get some idea how He will act in the future. For example He rescued 1. Noah and...

March 20 2019 4 Comments 21 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How is "blood" symbolized in the Bible?

I would say that, rather than blood being symbolized in the Bible, blood instead was itself used as a symbol of life throughout the Bible. It was this...

March 19 2019 Follow Vote Up

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What did Jesus mean when He said, "You shall be free indeed."? John 8:36

March 19 2019

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

What did Old Testament people know about God’s Spirit? (143:10)

I would say that the Holy Spirit was recognized as active in the Old Testament by His role in creation (noted as early as Genesis 1:2); through functions...

March 19 2019 Follow Vote Up

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

How has God exalted his solemn decree? (Psalm 138:2)

My understanding is that this verse is meant to express praise to God for displaying love and faithfulness that even exceeded what He had said (or decreed)...

March 19 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

What happens to you if you get the mark of the beast?

Before addressing the consequences of receiving the mark of the beast, it would make sense to explain what the beast’s mark is. Revelation 7:2-4 and...

March 19 2019 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What did Jesus mean when He said, "You shall be free indeed."? John 8:36

Jesus made this comment during a discussion with some Jews who apparently did not grasp the distinction that Jesus was making between physical freedom and...

March 19 2019 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How has God exalted his solemn decree? (Psalm 138:2)

Psalm 138:2 2I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your so...

March 19 2019 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does it mean that the sea, death, and Hades will give up the dead in them to be judged?

This has to do with: The Great White Throne judgment, Revelation 20:11-15 1 The Imperial Throne— Great because of its Immensity Great because of the...

March 19 2019 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What did Old Testament people know about God’s Spirit? (143:10)

"Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground!"--NIV

March 19 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

How does God see a person who has committed adultery with his best friend's wife?

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Jennifer, Good writing. My sister and I are also from a broken home and perhaps from very similar circumstances. But do I find a typo in your statement,...

March 19 2019

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

What did Jesus mean when He said, "You shall be free indeed."? John 8:36

John 8:36 if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

John 8:36

March 19 2019 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What are Ouija boards? Should a Christian play with Ouija boards?

I used to do this in our small family of four, but I am not proud of it. This happened before I was saved. But now I am saved, asked God to forgive me, and...

March 19 2019 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What did Jesus mean when He said 'I am the Light of the World'?

From bible.org I learned that Christ, the eternal Word (logos, Jn 1:1), who said "Let there be light" (Gen 1:3), is Himself the "effulgence of (God's) glory"...

March 19 2019 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What is Wicca? Is Wicca witchcraft?

March 18 2019

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

What did Jesus mean when He said 'I am the Light of the World'?

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From bible.org I learned that Christ, the eternal Word (logos, Jn 1:1), who said "Let there be light" (Gen 1:3), is Himself the "effulgence of (God's) glory"...

March 18 2019

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

What did Jesus mean when He said 'I am the Light of the World'?

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From bible.org I learned that Christ, the eternal Word (logos, Jn 1:1), who said "Let there be light" (Gen 1:3), is Himself the "effulgence of (God's) glory"...

March 18 2019

Answer by Helmut Fischl , Retired

What was the range or precisely the ages of Daniel and his three Hebrew friends?

The Bible does not specify the ages of the 4 Hebrew boys, but judging by the amount of knowledge they already had (Dan 1:4) they were probably between 18 and...

March 18 2019 Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What should we learn from the life of Job?

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The question is not why do bad things happen to good people. It is why good things happen to bad people. The truth is there are no good people. Romans 3:23...

March 18 2019

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

Why did God bless Rahab when she told a lie? (Joshua 2:4–5)

"Why did God bless Rahab when she told a lie? (Joshua 2:4-5) God hates lies (Exodus 20:16; 23:1; Titus 1:2), and He did not compliment Rahab for her lie. God...

March 18 2019 1 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What did Jesus mean when he said, "You are already clean because of the words which I have spoken to you."?

I interpret Jesus to be saying that God the Father, by the teaching contained in the words that Jesus had spoken to the apostles throughout His ministry, had...

March 18 2019 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Muparidzi Max

Why was Paul forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach in Asia?

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It looks to me that John the evangelist was entrusted with Asia. As we see in Revelation 1:4 John writes to the seven churches in Asia which he had...

March 18 2019

Answer by Patty Graham

Is Paul saying there is no hope of salvation for some people?

Jesus said those who believe not are condemned already. There's no hope for those who resist the teaching of truth by the power of the Holy Spirit, for this...

March 18 2019 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why did God want to take the sabbath away from Israel?

In my opinion, God expressed the intent indicated in Hosea 2:11 because Israel had perverted the occasions mentioned in the verse by either regarding them...

March 17 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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Why did God bless Rahab when she told a lie? (Joshua 2:4–5)

March 17 2019

Comment by Oswald J. Varas , Retired human, LORD's servant with an AK-47 and a big smile.

What does the Holy Bible say about the dictatorships?

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Obviously, this was a social experiment. I want to measure the impact of this sentence in this nicely web. I want to know if this question was to provoke a...

March 17 2019

Comment by Aija Brauvere

Why does it seem sometimes that God is blessing the wicked, vs. His people?

Comment:
Well said, Cristina! God bless you!

March 17 2019

Comment by Frederick Thomas , Rom 3:4 ...let God be true...

What does the Holy Bible say about the dictatorships?

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Greetings Oswald Please can you explain how you can to ask this question. Was it from studying and teaching the topic you mention? Kind regards, Frederick

March 17 2019

Answer by James Fehr , I'm a farmer

What Bible translation is closest to the original written scriptures?

I grew up being told that the KJV was the only bible to use. I listened to a Focus on the Family program by James Dobson on the top ten bible versions out...

March 17 2019 12 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Why does it seem sometimes that God is blessing the wicked, vs. His people?

March 17 2019

Answer by Aija Brauvere

Does the Bible say that sometimes it takes a tragedy for a man to turn from his wicked ways? If so, where is this verse?

Wicked ways means to walk on our own, apart from God. 1) When true believers willfully turn away from loving Father and thereby begin to walk by himself than...

March 17 2019 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jay Saunders

What does it mean that Jesus "led captivity captive and gave gifts to men"?

The gifts part of this scripture is easily answered because God has given us apostles, (prophets), evangelists, pastors and teachers for the perfecting of...

March 17 2019 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up