Why did God allow Solomon to have 1,000 wives and concubines?
Just as God did throughout the Old Testament (not just in the case of David and Solomon), and as He continues to do down to the present day, He will not...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why didn’t Satan recognize Jesus as God’s son?
I would say that Satan knew precisely who Jesus was (that is, the Son of God). By prefacing his temptations of Jesus with the phrase, "If you are the Son of...
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norman Phillips
Why didn’t Satan recognize Jesus as God’s son?
If Satan came from Heaven why would he not recognize Jesus?
Matthew 4:6
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did God allow Satan, as repugnant as he is, his request to inflict Job, and to increase the bodily infliction twice?
I would say that God allowed Satan to afflict Job because there was no other way to conclusively disprove Satan's allegations that Job (and, by extension,...
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Ezekiel Kimosop
Is limited atonement biblical?
The doctrine of limited atonement as advanced by Calvinism is part of the five doctrines under their TULIP systematic. The foundational doctrine is the Total...
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Philip Wong
, Civil Engineer. Evangelical Free Church.
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ainsley chalmers
, Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.
Why did Gdd allow David and Solomon to have so many wives when it was sinful?
In Genesis God designed man to have one wife, and many of God's commands emphasize faithfulness, sexual and otherwise, between a husband and wife. Why would ...
2 Samuel 5:13
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Is public prayer biblical? Is it okay to pray in public?
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Enoch Ilisia
Will there be a second chance for salvation after the Rapture?
People will be saved during the Tribulation but this happens prior to the second coming of Christ, not some kind of a second chance period. See 1 Thess. 2.
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What do locusts symbolize in the Bible?
Locusts are not common pests for those of us living outside of the Middle East, so we may not be as familiar with them. But because they are mentioned so fre...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What should we learn from the life of Abraham?
This Abr’am found: he raised the knife; God saw, and said, “Forbear! Yon ram shall yield his meaner life; Behold the victim there.” (William Cowper, hymn 6,...
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Mary George
How can I know if I am hearing God, hearing Satan, or hearing my own thoughts?
People give too much power to the devil, when he really does not have that much of a power, apart from tempting people to sin. Secondly, Jesus said my sheep...
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venkatesan Iyer
Can/should a believer enlist the help of a non-Christian life coach?
There are biblical passages on unequal yoking in the context of marriages. Is the spirit of restriction applicable to the context of life coaching?
2 Corinthians 6:14
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John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
If a couple gets pregnant before marriage do they have to get married?
To answer this specific question, the answer is NO. There is no requirement for marriage in scripture other than a commitment of a man and a woman to each...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What does the Bible say about stress?
As Christians, I believe we are deceived into thinking that stress is just part of living in this world, and we just have to learn how to manage it. Stress...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Why did the children of Israel wander for 40 years?
The Israelite's unwillingness to obey the Lord and conquer the land of Canaan was "the last straw". God was fed up with their unfaithfulness and...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did the children of Israel wander for 40 years?
The children of Israel were condemned by God to wander for forty years in the wilderness of Sinai after their exodus from their prior slavery in Egypt...
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Aurel Gheorghe
Should we fellowship in a church that’s liberal in its teaching?
I would rephrase this by asking: Should a Christian walk away from a church that is not grounded in God’s Word? Absolutely yes! And I’m not talking about...
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Aurel Gheorghe
Should we fellowship in a church that’s liberal in its teaching?
I would rephrase this by asking: Should a Christian walk away from a church that is not grounded in God’s Word? Absolutely yes! And I’m not talking about...
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Aurel Gheorghe
Noting the Last Supper's significance, why was it not recorded in the Book of John?
John's silence on Christ’s baptism and Lord's Supper have puzzled Bible scholars for centuries. Some have suggested that perhaps manuscript pages were lost,...
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What was the sin of Sodom (Genesis 19:8)?
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What should we learn from the life of Noah?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What should we learn from the life of Noah?
Noah walked with God in spite of surrounding iniquity (Gen. 6:8-12). There were saints in Caesar’s household. Philippians 4:22, NASB: "All the saints greet...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the extent of the death of Christ?
The extent of the death of Christ is unlimited! “Redemption,” as I have said before in one of my other answers to a different question on ebible.com, carries...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does the idiom, "gird up the loins of your mind," mean in 1 Peter 1:13?
In its usual military sense, "girding up one's loins" referred in Biblical times to arming oneself with the implements (such as armor, a shield, and a sword,...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the idiom, "gird up the loins of your mind," mean in 1 Peter 1:13?
13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
1 Peter 1:13
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Does the string theory have any connection with belief in God?
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What is the extent of the death of Christ?
The truth declared in John 3:16-18 gives us important insight into this question. Because of God’s great love for the whole world He gave his only Son as the...
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Is faith/confessing Christ a one time act that leads to salvation?
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Grant Abbott
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Noting the Last Supper's significance, why was it not recorded in the Book of John?
John’s gospel was the last gospel book written. The apostle John would have been quite familiar with the contents of the gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the extent of the death of Christ?
Is it limited atonement or unlimited atonement?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the role of Simon of Cyrene in carrying Christ's cross signify?
Great question, Ma. Bernadette Lavin! Simon was a Cyrenian who was compelled to bear the cross after Jesus and who was the father of Alexander and Rufus...
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Is abortion OK in the cases of rape and incest?
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Jack Gutknecht
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What does the Bible say about permanent forms of birth control, i.e. a tubal ligation or vasectomy?
My wife and I read through the Bible together and came across Psalm 127:4-5. "Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior's hands. How joyful...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about stress?
Two Bible verses come to my mind when I think about stress. They have to do with sitting in darkness and being overwhelmed. The first is Micah 7:8, "Rejoice...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Noting the Last Supper's significance, why was it not recorded in the Book of John?
Unlike the synoptic gospels, which each had a target religious or ethnic audience in mind, John directed his gospel to people in general, irrespective of...
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What was Jesus writing in the dirt when the Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Should Christians go to parties? What does the Bible say about partying?
Galatians 5:19-21 says in the New Living Translation of the Bible, "When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear:... wild...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Is abortion murder?
Yes, abortion is murder! And it's happening everyday in the United States. Every single day! Proverbs 24:11-12 says in the Living Bible, "Rescue those who...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What would be some hints for memorizing Scripture?
As for hints to hide God's Word in my heart, I'd say first to ask God who wrote the Scriptures for help. "Show me the path where I should walk O LORD; point...
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What would be some hints for memorizing Scripture?
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How can I lose my salvation?
A simple answer would be ask, seek, and search. And yes, believing by faith is very important. Yes, God so loved the world that he sent his Son into the...
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Grant Abbott
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What was the sin of Sodom (Genesis 19:8)?
In my view, the great sin of Sodom was their rejection of the Love and Mercy of God. You see God loved the people of Sodom just as much as he loved every...
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Tim Maas
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How old was Saul (1 Samuel 10) when he was anointed, and how old was he when he actually became King?
As indicated in the chapter cited in the question, Samuel anointed Saul as king at God's direction in the first verse of the chapter. He was publicly...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What was the sin of Sodom (Genesis 19:8)?
The crucial context of this verse, Genesis 19:8, involves the Hebrew word to know -- " אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־ יָדְעוּ אִישׁ" ("which HAVE NOT KNOWN a man"), i.e....
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Is abortion OK in the cases of rape and incest?
I agree with Laura A. Killing a child because of the circumstances of its conception is not biblical. Deuteronomy 24:16 says, "Fathers are not to be put to...