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Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

Were the sons of God fallen angels?

In the NT the term “sons of God” refer to the following: (a) Jesus (Matt 8:29; Mark 1:1; Luke 8:28; John 1:34) (b) Believers (Rom 8:14; 9:26; Gal 3:26) (c)...

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Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

What does robe washing in Revelation 22 refer to?

Revelation 22:14 can be controversial for some. The KJV read “Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life….”...

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Is there anyone in the Holy Bible that God forgave without punishing them?

May 15 2020

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

Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?

God said that all his creation was good and his creation of human beings was very good. God initiated a close personal relationship with Adam and Eve, he...

May 15 2020 1 Comments 11 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Peter Joseph

Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?

In my opinion, even if God had warned against the serpent, man would still have fallen, not because it was destined but because man at that time didn't have...

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Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why would the shepherd in Psalm 23:5 anoint the sheep's head with oil?

Oil is a type of the Holy Spirit. The same as seed. First John 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin, for HIS SEED, the Holy Spirit, remaineth in...

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Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why is John chapter 3 verse 16 popular?

The reason it is so popular is because it is GOD'S word. And God can not lie. For God so loved the world, everybody, that He gave His only begotten Son,...

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

What should we learn from the life of Ezra?

Ezra was the famous scribe and the priest descended from Hilkiah the high priest (Ezra 7:1-25). As a priest, he was descended from Zadok and from Phinehas...

May 15 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by John Moyo , Christian youth teacher

What is the significance of the resurrection?

The significance of the resurrection is that it was the birth of the Christian faith. When Jesus talked of his resurrection nobody believed him, including...

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Answer by Sterling Sawyer

Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?

I believe that if Adam and Eve had entered a more personal relationship with God, rather than a personable/friendly relationship, they would have been...

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Answer by Kevin Brown

Why do English Bible translations say, "a child IS born" or "WILL BE born" in Isaiah 9:6 when the original Hebrew translation says, "WAS born" (happened already)?

Hi, you've got to remember several things. 1.The book of Isaiah is an 8th century b.c. inspired book of scripture. 2800 years and It's God breathed, and God...

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Answer by Ezekiel Kimosop

Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?

God had already warned Adam and Eve on the consequences for disobedience in Genesis 2:15-17. Genesis 3:2 reveals that the woman was aware of the prohibition...

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

Why did God command Israelite men to put away their unbelieving wives, but Paul said not to do so?

Believers are not under OT laws to Israel (Matt. 5:17-18). I appreciate Mr. Maas' comment, "God had previously forbidden intermarriage between Israelites and...

May 15 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Moses Johnson

Will there be a third temple built before Christ's second coming?

Three Important points to remember: 1. Jesus Himself was a true form of Triune God: Born with flesh and blood and received the seal of the Holy Spirit. 2....

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What is the key to witnessing to Mormons?

May 14 2020

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

What does robe washing in Revelation 22 refer to?

As I understand it, variations of the text in some versions of the cited verse (Revelation 22:14), as found on the website https://www.biblehub.com, equate...

May 14 2020 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What did Jesus mean by "whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it" in Matthew 16:25?

The Bible says plainly that we become saved just by putting our faith in Jesus Christ (John 3:16; 5:24; 11:25; 12:46). But discipleship is more; it's...

May 14 2020 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Debra Grannemann

What does robe washing in Revelation 22 refer to?

Is robe washing synonymous with confession?

Revelation 22:1 - 21

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What did Jesus mean by "whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it" in Matthew 16:25?

May 14 2020

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What is the Deutero-Isaiah theory? Was the Book of Isaiah was written by multiple Isaiahs?

May 14 2020

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

Is there anyone who doesn’t have a beginning of days or end of life (apart from the Holy Trinity)?

I think that Hebrews 7:3 is a statement about Melchizedek's likeness to Jesus. Notice the phrase,"made like unto the Son of God." Hebrew. 7:8, refers to...

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Why is living together before marriage considered living in sin?

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Why do people reject Jesus as their Savior?

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Why do people reject Jesus as their Savior?

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Does Jesus have a beginning?

May 13 2020

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

How can I encounter God in a fresh way?

The disciples did not experience God in a fresh way until they responded to Jesus mission to “Follow Me”. Once they did they experienced first-hand the...

May 13 2020 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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Who was Cain's wife? Was Cain's wife his sister?

May 13 2020

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

Is there anyone who doesn’t have a beginning of days or end of life (apart from the Holy Trinity)?

As I interpret relevant passages, Melchizedek was both a king (of Salem) and a distinguished priest of God who (as the verse cited in the question notes) may...

May 13 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Who was Shecaniah?

To the best of my knowledge, the Bible does not elaborate on Shecaniah's background, other than to say (as noted in the passage cited in the question) that...

May 12 2020 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Sally Gecks

What does the Bible say about dealing with difficult people?

The way I deal with difficult people is to love as well as I can and to not allow myself or anyone else to be taken advantage of. I certainly don't do this...

May 12 2020 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why did God command Israelite men to put away their unbelieving wives, but Paul said not to do so?

In my opinion, the two situations are not strictly analogous. By my understanding, Paul (who was the apostle to the Gentiles) was speaking of a situation...

May 12 2020 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Who was Shecaniah?

2 Then Shekaniah son of Jehiel, one of the descendants of Elam, said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the peoples ...

Ezra 10:1 - 4

May 12 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why did God command Israelite men to put away their unbelieving wives, but Paul said not to do so?

PROBLEM: Ezra made all the returning Israelites put away their “pagan wives” because they were “adding to the guilt of Israel” (Ezra 10:10). However, when Pa...

Ezra 10:10 - 44

May 12 2020 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What did Jesus mean by "whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it" in Matthew 16:25?

This passage is Jesus' challenge to all of us. What will we do about Jesus' claims about himself? He is the unique Son of God and the universal Saviour of...

May 12 2020 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Lawrie Yinka

Is there anyone who doesn’t have a beginning of days or end of life (apart from the Holy Trinity)?

Hebrews 7:8 indicates that Melchizedek lives. Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives (Hebrews 7...

Hebrews 7:3

May 12 2020 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How can I encounter God in a fresh way?

Three ways that occur to me would be: continually increasing knowledge of God through study of His revealed word in the Bible (either individually or as part...

May 12 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Who were some significant women mentioned in the Bible?

Names that come to mind (with the verse in which they are first mentioned): Eve (Wife of Adam and progenitrix of the human race)(Genesis 2:22-23) Sarah (Wife...

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Answer by Philip Blottenberger

What did Jesus mean by "whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it" in Matthew 16:25?

1 John 2.15,16 reads "Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in...

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What is nominalism? What is a nominalist?

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What does the Bible say about underage drinking?

May 11 2020

Question by Anonymous
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How can I encounter God in a fresh way?

2 Peter 3:18

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Question by Anonymous
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Who were some significant women mentioned in the Bible?

Proverbs 31:30

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Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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What is the kenosis?

The term kenosis comes from the Greek word for the doctrine of Christ's self-emptying in His incarnation. The kenosis was a self-renunciation, not an...

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

How do people "subdue" the earth? (Genesis 1:28)

Genesis 1:28 “subdue it, and rule over…” These terms indicate active power or rule involving physical force or effort. Active rule is not destructive, as...

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

What does the Bible say about heaven?

The Bible speaks of three heavens -- the atmosphere surrounding Earth; interstellar space; and the eternal abode of God (to which Paul referred in 2...

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

May 11 2020

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

Why didn't the nakedness of Adam and Eve embarrass them before the fall (Genesis 2:25)?

Many Bible commentators, both Jewish and Christian, appear to agree that before the fall Adam and Eve's nakedness was covered by divine light - in other...

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

Were the sons of God fallen angels?

As suggested in the question, my understanding is that, in the opinion of early Hebrew interpreters, as well as the purported authors of apocryphal and...

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