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  1. How can one become a “partaker of the divine nature”?
  2. What does the potter’s work in Jeremiah 18:1-6 teach us about God’s authority over our lives and His ability to reshape us when we go astray?
  3. Does Ezekiel prophesy about an invasion of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar which never actually took place? Ezekiel 29:17–20
  4. How do we minister unto the Lord?
  5. Why would Pharaoh "console" himself when he saw that his fate was the same as the great nations of the past (Ezekiel 32:31)?
  6. What does the Bible say about Christians and Israel?
  7. What is meant by "the age" or "the ages" in the Bible (Ex: Matthew 28:20, Hebrews 9:26 and Romans 16:25; Ephesians 2:7 and 3:9)?


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Comment by ROSEMARY LUTCAVAGE , Registered Nurse

What is Roman Catholicism?

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Vincent, God bless you & keep you my friend. My husband was raised “Latin Catholic”-whatever that means?? I was raised Protestant, Pentecostal Holiness...

December 27 2017

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

Why did Lot offer up his daughters to be gang raped? Why did God allow Lot's daughters to later have sex with their father?

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Continuing...."This fellow came here an alien and now wants to play the judge" doesn't mean what we might think it means. We in this age consider judges to...

December 27 2017

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

Why did Lot offer up his daughters to be gang raped? Why did God allow Lot's daughters to later have sex with their father?

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Ni Jay, the term "sat in the gate" means he was a local judge for the people, which means he defended the righteous to the best of his ability. It means the...

December 27 2017

Answer by robert waters

Why did God tell Hosea to marry a prostitute?

While it is true that God's commanding Hosea to marry a prostitute was designed to help restore his wife, Israel (Jer. 3:), to him, it likely was also...

December 27 2017 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Kenneth Heck

Why is a day measured from evening to morning in Genesis 1?

We think of a day as a 24-hour period which includes both daylight and darkness. But the word day in the first chapter of Genesis refers only to light, not...

December 26 2017 1 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Nils Jansma , Missionary in San Diego California

Why is a day measured from evening to morning in Genesis 1?

Why is a day measured from evening to morning in Genesis 1? As has been implied, I believe the term, “evening and morning,” is a metaphor for something...

December 26 2017 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Graham Sutton , Seeker of wealth turned paramedic

What does the Bible say about oral sex?

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I think that Solomon did plenty stuff which was wrong in God's eyes, quite apart from oral sex! - All of which you can read about in the canon of scripture.

December 26 2017

Comment by Andre Spencer

If a woman pastor married my wife and me, is this considered acceptable in God's eyes?

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I can only say that when I got married the Lord would not allow a woman to perform the ceremony. We ask two women preachers and neither one of them couldn't...

December 26 2017

Answer by samue thornton

Where did Joel Osteen get the saying "this is my Bible I can do what it says I can do"?

He bootlegged or borrowed that Bible Affirmation from other prosperity gospel preachers. He may have added a new verse but most of it, I have heard before at...

December 26 2017 29 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What are some English words that have changed in meaning since the translation of the KJV?

In addition to the instances noted by Mr.Houdmann, the word "prevent", which was used in multiple verses in the King James Version (KJV) (such as 1...

December 26 2017 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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December 26 2017

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why is marital infidelity so destructive?

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First Corinthians 5:5 Turn such a one over to Satan to kill his flesh so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord. The man was sleeping with his...

December 26 2017

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In light of Gal 3:12, is paying a tithe of 10 percent obeying the law or of faith?

December 26 2017

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

How should we interpret, "There will be two men in one bed; one will be taken, the other will be left"? Is this referring to homosexuality?

I would say that Jesus' emphasis in this passage was on the sudden and unexpected nature of the coming events of which He was speaking, rather than...

December 25 2017 1 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Serge Botans

How can I find the way to accept God as a loving father when I was raped and abused as a child?

I think there are 3 things that I would like to share with you: 1. expectations: you expected God to stop you being raped. God, for whatever reasons, does...

December 25 2017 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by marc waller

How should we interpret, "There will be two men in one bed; one will be taken, the other will be left"? Is this referring to homosexuality?

I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. - Luke 17:34

Luke 17:34

2 Votes December 25 2017 4 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is common grace?

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As a reference, since man did not retain the knowledge of Him, God turned them over to depravity, men with men and women with women. We are all born sinners....

December 25 2017

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

If a woman pastor married my wife and me, is this considered acceptable in God's eyes?

Since Scripture declares that women cannot be pastors or preachers, is my marriage "legal" in the eyes of God, since it was done by a woman in the Methodist ...

1 Timothy 2:11 - 12

1 Vote December 25 2017 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Billye Miles Seale

How can I find the way to accept God as a loving father when I was raped and abused as a child?

You have asked a very hard question related to one many people have asked about God. “How can a good God allow bad things to happen to innocent people?” The...

December 25 2017 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Dale Richardson

Is the Rapture the same as the Second Coming of Christ?

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42 months, 1260 days or time, times and half a time does not equal 7 years. Those add up to 3.5 years and they are prophetic years. We see those time periods...

December 25 2017

Answer by Steven Scott , Grader for the Ontario Jail Ministry

Is there evidence that God answers prayer?

I can tell you of evidence that God not only answers prayers. He has answered mine within MINUTES! For years many have enjoyed my prize-winning cookies. The...

December 25 2017 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Bob Griffith

Why is marital infidelity so destructive?

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James Where in the Bible does it say God may take our life if we are unrepentant?

December 25 2017

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is common grace?

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I do not see in the bible where man is born totally depraved. We are all born with some light. God has written his laws in us so that we know when we have...

December 25 2017

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

What does the Bible say about hair length? Do men have to have short hair, and do women have to have long hair?

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Hi Mr Munro I didn't mean the culture that runs contrary to scripture, I meant when it is said that it is disgraceful for a woman to shave her head. In some...

December 25 2017

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What do the tenants represent and symbolize?

December 25 2017

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What is the cause of all the anti-Semitism in the world?

December 25 2017

Comment by Kathy Sperkoski

How can I find the way to accept God as a loving father when I was raped and abused as a child?

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This question is a confusing one for us who have been abused as children. I for one feel angry, betrayed and sometimes sad that I had my childhood stolen by...

December 25 2017

Answer by Belinda Cobb

How can I find the way to accept God as a loving father when I was raped and abused as a child?

Matthew 11:28 "Come unto to me, all ye that labour and are heavy ladden, and I will give you rest" All Christians go through things. Some seem worse than...

December 25 2017 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jim Rehkopf

How can I bring my husband and children to God and help them understand his promises and eternal love?

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All answers by anyone on all matters of God are false and ego driven. There is only one authority and that one is God. Prayer brings God unto existence for...

December 25 2017

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Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?

December 25 2017

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Why does Adam get blamed for the original sin and not Eve?

December 25 2017

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

How can I find the way to accept God as a loving father when I was raped and abused as a child?

It is horrible what you had to endure as a child and my heart really goes out to you. I didn't know how to respond but God dropped these thoughts into my...

December 25 2017 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Munro

What does the Bible say about hair length? Do men have to have short hair, and do women have to have long hair?

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Hi Danny, if we are going to consider culture in our spiritual life (and if we understand culture to be society’s beliefs, customs and values) then I do hope...

December 25 2017

Answer by mary reetz

How can I find the way to accept God as a loving father when I was raped and abused as a child?

That breaks my heart for you! The short answer is that God was repulsed by the evil and abhorrent act that was forced on you. His wrath will fall on any...

December 25 2017 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Croach

How can I find the way to accept God as a loving father when I was raped and abused as a child?

First of all I am so sorry you have had to endure and go through life with this. We can’t change how we feel and deal with past hurts that have caused us...

December 25 2017 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What was it like in the days of Noah?

December 25 2017

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

What does it mean that the Word was God and the Word was with God?

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An excellent knowledge and research filled answer. Kudos and a vote up I give you. --ANDY--

December 24 2017

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

What does it mean that the Word became flesh?

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I read this question and again I am impressed with Bro. Houdmann's 'Bible-strong' answer this Christmas Eve day in 2017. The eternal gift of our Savior being...

December 24 2017

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What is new covenant theology?

December 24 2017

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

What is meant by the scripture, "for the gifts and calling of God are without repentance?"

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I would say that non-believers have not been called in the same manner that Jews and Christians have. Even though the Jews initially rejected Christ (and...

December 24 2017

Question by Anonymous
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Why did the virgins need lamps and oil - what do they represent?

How do we relate this to modern times?

Matthew 25:1 - 30

3 Votes December 24 2017 Follow Vote Up

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How can I bring my husband and children to God and help them understand his promises and eternal love?

December 24 2017

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

What is Roman Catholicism?

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Heather, the Catholic Church is not the ‘one mother Church’ as it originated in the fourth century whereas the true ‘mother church’ began in the first...

December 24 2017

Comment by Brandon Hughes , Regular Worker Guy

What is the difference between Christians and Catholics?

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Dan, an unbridgable gap between the Catholic and Protestant view of salvation exists. Official Roman Catholic teaching says if anyone believes they are saved...

December 24 2017

Answer by DAVID HALADAY

How does one prove that Christ was *not* created since He was fully human. He was conceived (dictionary defines this as "created") and walked among us?

One of the greatest evidences that Jesus is eternal is in found in the original Greek writing of the New Testament---John 1:1 "IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD...

December 24 2017 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does the Bible say about hair length? Do men have to have short hair, and do women have to have long hair?

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What is masculine and what is feminine changes from one culture to the next, so I don't believe we can say to the glory of God that hair length depicts...

December 24 2017

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

Is God interested in organized religion?

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The problem Kelvin is when fasting or prayer is prescribed by someone other than the One who is to be the object of your prayer or fasting. There are church...

December 24 2017

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

Is God interested in organized religion?

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If Christianity is said to be "practiced" it is being described as a religion. Nobody "practices" a relationship. Most of the people I know who profess to be...

December 24 2017