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  1. What is the meaning of "will quicken your mortal bodies"?
  2. Where did the quails come from when the Israelites complained?
  3. How can we fully trust God's personal care for us, as described in verses like 1 Peter 5:7, when life still feels overwhelming?
  4. What is the relationship between Zion, the City of David, and Jerusalem?
  5. How does the war between Israel and Persia fit Bible prophecy?
  6. Is this shaking of earth & heaven literal or symbolic (Revelation 6:12-17)?
  7. How does 1 Peter 5 teach us to live humbly in a culture obsessed with status and self-promotion?
  8. What does the Bible say about fate and destiny?
  9. How can I be "on fire for Jesus"?
  10. What did Jesus mean, "My kingdom is not of this world"? John 18:36


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Is it wrong to be a Christian secretly in order to preserve your own life?

July 23 2016

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How should a Christian view homeopathic medicine?

July 23 2016

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Is the phrase "God helps those who help themselves" in the Bible?

I think Ben Franklin got it wrong. I do not believe God helps those who help themselves, but rather, God helps those who help others. I believe when helping...

July 23 2016 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What is the meaning of "acceptable year of the Lord" in Isaiah 61:2 and Luke 4:19?

The wording cited in the question is from the King James translation of the original Hebrew or Greek text. The same word translated as "acceptable" in this...

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

Why did the people in Genesis live such long lives?

It is well known that people die because of their mutational load (ie damage to their DNA/genetic material). For example people who mutate quickly die in...

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How does the Bible describe a fool?

July 22 2016

Answer by Elizabeth D'Andrea , Prayer Warrior, Artist

How should a Christian view wealth?

Live Like a King “For if because of one man’s trespass...death reigned through that one, much more surely will those who receive [God’s] overflowing...

July 22 2016 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Is a believer in who faces temptation and sins regarded by God the same as one who faces temptation and overcomes?

"Ephesians 2:10" Our acceptance with God is sure only through His Son, and good works are the result of the working of His sin-pardoning love. They are no...

July 22 2016 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What is the Book of the Wars of the LORD, referred to in Numbers 21:14? Have copies of this book been preserved?

This is one of a number of references in the Bible to various non-canonical works that have not (to my knowledge) been preserved. (For example, the accounts...

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Can you be forgiven if you intentionally break one of the Lord's 10 commandments, knowing what you are doing is wrong?

July 22 2016

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What is the cause of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church?

July 22 2016

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Is speeding a sin?

July 22 2016

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Is speeding a sin?

No, speeding is most definitely not a sin. That is to confuse civil law with God's law. You only sin if you break God's law. You do not sin when you break a...

July 22 2016 4 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Philip Davies

Is caffeine addiction a sin?

No addiction is a sin. That is to confuse a medical issue with a moral issue. People suffering from an addiction cannot control what they do and they need...

July 22 2016 1 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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How do I live my life for God?

To live for God, is to daily ask for the grace to live in the spirit and to avoid gratifying the flesh for any reason,in accordance to the word of God in...

July 22 2016 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Moloko Dikgale , Teacher of the Word. TEFL & TESOL Teacher.

How should a Christian view homeopathic medicine?

Christians should not practice homeopathic medicine or any other medicine where some sort of spirituality, other than God is involved. Every medicine should...

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Is it wrong to be a Christian secretly in order to preserve your own life?

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Is temptation a sin? Is it a sin to be tempted?

July 22 2016

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Who is Bathsheba?

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Is the phrase "God helps those who help themselves" in the Bible?

Someone once said, "We should work as if it all depends on us and pray like it all depended on God." I think that encapsulates the struggle that we often...

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Was Junia/Junias a female apostle?

July 22 2016

Answer by Kenneth Heck

What is the meaning of the vision of the horns and craftsmen in Zechariah 1:18-21?

In my opinion, since the four horns have already come and gone according to this verse, they must represent the powers which defeated the Israelites and...

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Is temptation a sin? Is it a sin to be tempted?

July 21 2016

Answer by Kilian Kean , Telecommunications Engineer (Retired)

Why are Christians so strongly against premarital sex?

Why are Christians against premarital sex? God says so! There are a host of verses that support His position some were outlined in previous comments. We as...

July 21 2016 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Should a Christian work as a bartender?

Using Jesus eating with sinners to justify being a bartender is a stretch. Even with his motives set aside, eating a meal with someone was a relational thing...

July 21 2016 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What do we learn from the armor bearer's support of Jonathan's plan to engage the Philistines in battle?

I would say that, for us as Christians, it highlights the importance of those who support us in our Christian walk. Although God is the ultimate source of...

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

Is a believer in who faces temptation and sins regarded by God the same as one who faces temptation and overcomes?

I would say that God views them the same from the standpoint of not losing their salvation, since we are all sinners who are not saved by our own actions,...

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What is the difference between a Christian and a disciple?

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Is a believer in who faces temptation and sins regarded by God the same as one who faces temptation and overcomes?

Does God see all believers the same regardless of whether they fall often in sin or rarely in sin?

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What are angelic humans? Is the idea of angelic humans biblical?

July 21 2016

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Is it wrong to attend two (or more) different churches?

There is an aspect of this question that I have not seen addressed. That is, how can a local assembly have Biblical leadership (elders & deacons) if...

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Answer by Shirley H. , prayer warrior

What is the meaning of the vision of the horns and craftsmen in Zechariah 1:18-21?

As I understand these verses, the horns represent Gentile powers, or empires. See Daniel 7:24, Daniel 2:36-44, and Daniel 7:3-7. These powers have scattered...

July 21 2016 3 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What does the prophecy of Hosea 1:11 mean by, 'then shall the children of Judah and Israel...appoint themselves one head?'

After the death of Solomon, Israel divided into the northern ten tribes (Israel), which broke away and became a separate nation under Jeroboam, the son of...

July 20 2016 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

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Does the Bible say anything about holy war?

July 20 2016

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Who are the kings of the South and North in Dan 11:40?

In my opinion, the events described in this passage were future from the time that the passage was written, but past from our perspective today. The passage...

July 20 2016 2 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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Why did Jacob receive his father's blessing instead of his older brother Esau?

Isaac fathered more than one son; twins, in fact. The custom of the day was for the first born male to receive a double portion of the inheritance and to...

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Answer by Thomas Mathew , A retired Defence Scientist from Indian Defence R&D Orgn.

What does 'fleshly thinking' mean according to Rom. 8:5?

Let me give some input to this question. Romans 8:5: “For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are...

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What does it mean to love God?

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How should a Christian deal with infertility?

July 20 2016

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What does the Bible say about interracial marriage?

July 20 2016

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What is the value of pastoral counseling?

Wonderful question. In my opinion, secular counseling removes our true identity which our Heavenly Fathers intended us to follow, obey, and live by as close...

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Does the Bible require a civil death penalty for homosexuality?

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What does it mean to rededicate your life to Christ?

July 20 2016