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  1. Should I allow my 18-year-old daughter to continue to live with me after telling me she is gay?
  2. What is the meaning of this verse: "And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings"?
  3. 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?
  4. How can one become a “partaker of the divine nature”?
  5. Does Ezekiel prophesy about an invasion of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar which never actually took place? Ezekiel 29:17–20
  6. How do we glorify God and enjoy him forever?
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  8. Why would Pharaoh "console" himself when he saw that his fate was the same as the great nations of the past (Ezekiel 32:31)?


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Who is Matthew 7:21-23 referring to?

July 22 2019

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Why did Jehoiada choose two wives for Joash? (2 Chronicles 24:3)

July 22 2019

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What does this statement mean: "The kingdom of God is at hand."?

July 22 2019

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

Why did Jehoiada choose two wives for Joash? (2 Chronicles 24:3)

I would say that Jehoiada the priest took such a role with Joash, first, because of Joash's young age (seven) upon succeeding to the throne, and, second...

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Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?

July 22 2019

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Why does God allow evil men like Hitler and Saddam to come into power?

July 22 2019

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When and how was Nineveh destroyed?

July 22 2019

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

Why did Jehoiada choose two wives for Joash? (2 Chronicles 24:3)

24 Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. 2 Joash did ...

2 Chronicles 24:1 - 3

July 22 2019 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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What is the meaning of the parable of the friend in need (persistent neighbor)?

July 22 2019

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

What is the original source of the modern Bible?

By my understanding and belief, the books that compose the modern Bible were ultimately a product of divine inspiration both on the part of the individuals...

July 21 2019 5 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Who were the 12 tribes of Ishmael?

Ishmael's twelve sons are mentioned in Genesis 25:12-15. They were named (in the order of their births) Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah,...

July 21 2019 Follow Vote Up

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Why did God allow the Israelites to keep the Midianite virgins for themselves?

July 21 2019

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Should a Christian tithe off miscellaneous income, e.g. inheritance, gifts, winnings, tax refunds, legal settlements, etc.?

July 21 2019

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Why are other gospels and writings done by original apostles and disciples not in the Bible?

All genuine Scripture is "God-breathed" (that is, inspired), as Paul indicated. However, Satan and his demonic forces would also have an interest in...

July 21 2019 Follow Vote Up

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

Do“sins of the father really affect their children? Numbers 14:18

I would say that the sins of the fathers affect their children not in the sense that God would regard the children as having also committed those same sins,...

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Why do we end our prayers with "amen"?

July 21 2019

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What does patience look like in a marriage?

July 21 2019

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Why would a sluggard make such sensational claims? (Proverbs 22:13)

I would say that the point that the cited verse from Proverbs is trying to make is to emphasize through humorous exaggeration the lengths to which a sluggard...

July 21 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Do“sins of the father really affect their children? Numbers 14:18

“The Lord is long-suffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fa...

July 21 2019 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why are other gospels and writings done by original apostles and disciples not in the Bible?

If all scripture is God-breathed, as stated in 2 Timothy 3:16-17, it seems that some of the other writings by the apostles and disciples should have been inc...

2 Timothy 3:16 - 17

July 21 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Al Mark

Why is God going to send a strong delusion in the end times?

This idea of God sending a strong delusion in the end times is very similar to what Paul speaks of in the book of Ephesians about people being darkened in...

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Why would a sluggard make such sensational claims? (Proverbs 22:13)

July 20 2019

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What does the Bible say about faithfulness?

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Is entire sanctification / sinless perfection possible in this life?

July 20 2019

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What does the Bible say about dating / courting?

July 20 2019

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Who are 'the cloud of witnesses' mentioned in Hebrews 12:1?

July 20 2019

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What is hyssop? What was hyssop used for in the Bible?

July 20 2019

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

What is hyssop? What was hyssop used for in the Bible?

‘Purge me’ Psa 51:7 This hyssop plant grew in Egypt, in the desert of Sinai, and in Palestine. It was capable of producing a stem three or four feet in...

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

What is hyssop? What was hyssop used for in the Bible?

‘Purge me’ Psa 51:7 This hyssop plant grew in Egypt, in the desert of Sinai, and in Palestine. It was capable of producing a stem three or four feet in...

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What does it mean that the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother?

July 20 2019

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

Why would a sluggard make such sensational claims? (Proverbs 22:13)

13 The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square!”

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Is God guilty of lying in 1 Kings 22:20–22?

July 20 2019

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Should a Christian that lives in America vote for a Muslim president?

July 20 2019

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What does the Bible say about a death bed conversion?

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What does the Bible say about a Christian staying single?

July 20 2019

Answer by Jeremy Low , Semi-retired business strategist

Does the Bible support Communism?

If one is to focus on the economics of communism and the Bible, there are countless situations wherein the Bible wealth were shared with the poor believers....

July 20 2019 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Yemlu Napoleon Ngafi

With God, family and church in mind, how do you determine what it is to serve God and to serve the church?

Many people think that God's work is absolutely about church work such as tithing, cleaning the church and praying for the pastor. While it is true that the...

July 20 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Kevin Heins

How should we be praying for our President?

Great question, and an issue of obedience that i have found more challenging now than ever. To obey the biblical mandate to honor dishonorable leaders and...

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Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does it mean that all have sinned?

Not only are we are all sinners, there is none righteous, no not one. Romans 3:10 One sin, we have to go to hell forever to pay for that one sin. God has to...

July 20 2019 7 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Akinrelere Sunday

What are the ways to keep my fire burning to serve the Lord?

There are several ways to keep your fire burning to serve the Lord. Let's take a look at Leviticus 6:12: "The fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must...

July 20 2019 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Larry Pollard

Was Mary Magdalene considered an apostle or a disciple?

Throughout the good book, when Jesus speaks about a disciple or apostle he acknowledges male or female with he, she or a name. In only one instance has this...

July 20 2019 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Pearce Elliott

When should I pray to the Father, when should I be praying to the Son, when should I be praying to the Holy Spirit?

In Matthew 6:9, Jesus directs his disciples "After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name." I don't see anywhere...

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Was Jesus Christ married? Did Jesus have a wife?

July 19 2019

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

How was Judah's nakedness exposed? (Lamentations1:8)

In the verse cited in the question (as in other passages in Scripture), the city of Jerusalem is personified as a woman whose figurative "husband" is God, in...

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What is the meaning of the Valley of Dry Bones in Ezekiel 37?

July 19 2019

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Who was Athaliah in the old testament?

July 19 2019

Answer by Shantkumar S. Kunjam , An Indian, Mennonite Church, Pastor, Administrator, Bishop,

With God, family and church in mind, how do you determine what it is to serve God and to serve the church?

God, family and Church: God is our Creator and Lord. So God has first demand on our services and ministries. But God brings us humans into the world in a...

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