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  1. What is "pure spiritual milk"? (1 Peter 2:2)
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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

As believers, are we aware of the groanings of the Holy Spirit as we pray, and the Holy Spirit is praying with us?

If the reference is to an audible sound, I would say no (although we ourselves might groan as we pray). However, the main point is that the Holy Spirit (who...

July 19 2022 Follow Vote Up

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

Why in Matthew 12:21 does it say Jesus came for the Gentiles?

The cited verse is not the only indication or prophecy in the Bible indicating that Jesus came not only to bring salvation to Israel, but also to the...

July 19 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does it mean to be crucified with Christ?

Colossians 3:3. We are dead and our life is hidden with Christ in God. God could have just taken us to heaven the second we believed the gospel. First...

July 19 2022 2 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Is there a biblical list of sins?

July 18 2022

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

What are some attitudes that make it hard to witness productively?

I'm assuming that the question is referring to attitudes on the part of the person doing the witnessing, rather than on the part of the person being...

July 18 2022 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

Answer by John Appelt

How could Jesus, who can't lie because He is truth embodied, say the dead girl in Mark 5 was "only sleeping"?

Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, had an only child, a 12-year- old daughter, at the point of death. Then news came that his daughter was dead so there was...

July 18 2022 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

How can we make the most of our time?

God has put us onto this earth for a reason. He has prepared certain good deeds, missions if you will, which He wants us to accomplish for Him (Ephesians...

July 18 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why eat a scroll? Revelation 10:9

Well, If I hear God give me a specific direction, I will do it. Revelation 4:1: "After this I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first...

July 18 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What does the Bible say about anointing oil?

ISBE say it was used in Religious Rites: -- Consecration: Consecration of officials or sacred things (Gen 28:18; 35:14; Ex 29:7,21 ff; Lev 2:1 ff; Nu 4:9 ff;...

July 18 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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What does the Bible say about anointing oil?

July 17 2022

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Who is Nahash?

Who is Nahash? Lockyer says this: Nahash [Nā'hăsh] is a name meaning "serpent" or "oracle." There were 2 men and 1 woman named "Nahash" in the Bible: 1. An...

July 17 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Question by Terry Downey

As believers, are we aware of the groanings of the Holy Spirit as we pray, and the Holy Spirit is praying with us?

My question is as a believer, are we aware of the groanings as we pray?

Romans 8:26

July 17 2022 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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Who were the sons of Korah in the Old Testament?

July 17 2022

Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Why eat a scroll? Revelation 10:9

9 So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. And he said to me, "Take and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth...

July 17 2022 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does it mean to be chastened? How does God chasten us?

Colossians 3:1-3 We are dead and our life is hidden with Christ in God. But our flesh is till with us till we die. Colossians 3:5-6 If we live in those sins...

July 17 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How can we make the most of our time?

The most important activity that Christians can perform is bringing others to salvation through faith in Christ. That does not necessarily mean being a...

July 16 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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Is Jesus God's Son? How could Allah, being one, have a son?

July 16 2022

Answer by leslie coutinho

What does it mean, “Unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds”?

The Greeks, who were among the disciples of Jesus and were now wanting to come to Him, were being told to follow Him in His ways. And not just by being a...

July 16 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why is it that when I read the Bible it scares me?

One of the reasons that the accounts of the life of Jesus found in the New Testament are called the gospels (meaning "good news") is precisely because they...

July 16 2022 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What is repentance and is it necessary for salvation?

What is repentance? At Dallas Theological Seminary, a professor of mine, Dr. Roy B. Zuck, said, "The Greek word for repentance (metanoia) means to change one...

July 15 2022 1 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Albert Ogier

Why is 'You shall not give false testimony' in the Ten Commandments?

Jesus said that we should love God with everything and our neighbours as ourselves. All the law depends on these. So the first four of the commandments are...

July 15 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Leslie Coutinho

Why did Nehemiah again and again ask God not to forget his good deeds?

Nehemiah was one of those who had a true love for God the Father and observed His commandments. Being told the remnant were in great affliction and reproach,...

July 15 2022 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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Why is it that when I read the Bible it scares me?

Being a new born again believer, there are parts of the Bible that quite literally scare me. I have gone from living a life for 27 years that has been in ...

Luke 11:1 - 54

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Answer by John Appelt

What is repentance and is it necessary for salvation?

“Repentance” means “to change one’s mind.” The Hebrew word is “naham” as in Exodus 13:17. In Greek, the word is “metanoia” which is literally “afterthought”...

July 15 2022 1 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What was the spirit of God hovering over?

July 15 2022

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What do I need to know about surviving the end times?

July 14 2022

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What do I need to know about surviving the end times?

July 14 2022

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Is the Calvinist theory of 'total depravity' biblical?

July 14 2022

Answer by Janet Austin , Lover of God. Right to the Soul, author

What is the key to effective prayer?

In addition to Houdmann’s outstanding answer, I would add, after repenting, it is ideal to pray, “God, make Your desires mine.” Then, be SILENT and LISTEN....

July 13 2022 1 Comments 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does it mean, “Unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds”?

As I see it, Jesus was using a physical example from agriculture to teach a spiritual truth. For a seed to be more than just a seed, it had to be buried in...

July 13 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What are some common themes within Hebrews 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10?

The mix of things in the book of Hebrews has caused much debate over the purpose. There doesn't seem to be a conclusion. I think that the purpose is to...

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What does the Bible say about work ethic? What is a Christian work ethic?

July 12 2022

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

What is the biblical reference for "quoting" verses as a means to overcome difficult situations?

In Luke chapter four Jesus is being tempted by Satan in the wilderness. In verse 4, Jesus says, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of...

July 12 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

Is the Calvinist theory of 'total depravity' biblical?

Something everyone is missing is found in Ephesians 1:4: "For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight." So...

July 12 2022 1 Comments 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why would the writer of Ecclesiastes say the wise won't be remembered any longer than the fool after their deaths?

To me, this is a further example of portions of the book of Ecclesiastes where the writer is speaking from the point of view of knowledge "under the sun "...

July 12 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Why would the writer of Ecclesiastes say the wise won't be remembered any longer than the fool after their deaths?

For the wise and the foolish both die. The wise will not be remembered any longer than the fool. In the days to come, both will be forgotten.

Ecclesiastes 2:1 - 26

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What does the Bible say about favoritism?

July 11 2022

Answer by Donna Williams

In the parable of the 10 bridesmaids, the five bridesmaids did not go into the wedding. Does that mean that you can be saved, but not be raptured when the rapture happens?

In this parable, what stands out to me the most is the fact that the 10 virgins all heard the same message. They knew that the Bridegroom was coming, but the...

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Answer by Pearce Elliott

In the parable of the 10 bridesmaids, the five bridesmaids did not go into the wedding. Does that mean that you can be saved, but not be raptured when the rapture happens?

I think you are making an error in thinking all of the bridesmaids are saved. There is a mention of not having oil, which is often used as a symbol of the...

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Answer by Michael Jones

How long were Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden before the Fall?

I have read and studied the account of Adam and Eve from, “The Forgotten Books of Eden: The Story of Adam and Eve,” and want to suggest reading it as it...

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Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What should we learn from the life of Samuel?

I tremble at the command of God sometimes. He says, "Find out what pleases the Lord." God used the Apostle Paul to write that down for us to obey. The one...

July 11 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

How can we stray if we remember God’s commands? (119:176)

How can we stray if we remember God’s commandments? Ps. 119:176 says,“I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy...

July 11 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Does the warning in Revelation 22:18-19 apply to the entire Bible or just the Book of Revelation?

There is a statement in the Book of Revelation that has been used to argue that nothing else can be added to Scripture. John wrote: I warn everyone who hears...

July 11 2022 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Answer by Steven Scott , Grader for the Ontario Jail Ministry

Could an alien deception be part of the end times?

I am thinking about Jesus. If there were aliens on other planets, wouldn't Jesus have to visit each one, be born [or however they procreate] of that species,...

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