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  1. What rewards and losses will there be (1 Corinthians 3:14-15)?
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  3. What is "the day" (1 Corinthians 3:13)?
  4. Could this be a meteor shower in Revelation 8:7-11?
  5. What is the James Method?
  6. How do we prepare for heaven?
  7. What does it mean to be filled with the Spirit of God?
  8. What do the prophets say about Christmas?
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Answer by John Appelt

Why should I want to live in the holy city, Jerusalem (Revelation 21:10)?

From the description of the Holy City, Revelation 21:19-27, it seems it will be the ideal future place for the redeemed to live in. But there are...

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

What does it mean to be filled with the Spirit of God?

This filling is not a one-time event, but a continuous process of yielding to the Holy Spirit's influence and guidance. In a historical and scriptural...

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

What do the prophets say about Christmas?

If the question is referring to the birth of a Savior (rather than the holiday now observed in commemoration of His birth), the passages that come most...

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

Why was Joseph "afraid" to take Mary as his wife (Matthew 1:20)?

I would say that it would have been because Joseph (as noted in Matthew 1:19) was a "just" man (that is, a follower of God's Law), which would have made him...

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

How do we prepare for heaven?

It seems to me that the main need in preparing for heaven is dealing during one's earthly life -- both before and after placing faith in Christ -- with what...

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What is the true meaning of Christmas?

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Did God use the Big Bang to create the universe?

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Answer by Philip Davies

What is the Shepherd of Hermas and should it be in the Bible?

The correct reason why the Shepherd of Hermas was not considered canonical is because it was not written by someone who had first hand knowledge of Jesus....

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

Could this be a meteor shower in Revelation 8:7-11?

I would be hesitant to interpret the events described in the cited passage in terms of natural phenomena (such as a meteor shower) currently known in this...

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

How could a third of the sun’s light be shut off? (Revelation 8:12)

Most scholars see this as a symbolic representation of a significant, catastrophic event causing a major reduction in light from these celestial bodies. It...

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

What is the meaning of wormwood in Revelation?

In Rev 8:11, the name Wormwood is figurative, given to a great star which, at the sounding of the third angel's trumpet, fell from heaven upon the third part...

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Could this be a meteor shower in Revelation 8:7-11?

"And the first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burned,...

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Answer by John Appelt

Do all bad events have a good purpose? (Romans 8:28)

It is not true that all bad events have a good purpose. That would wrongly make God the creator of evil. Death and disasters are not good. Job suffered...

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What does it mean that, "With joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation" in Isaiah 12:3?

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How should the different genres of the Bible impact how we interpret the Bible?

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How should a Christian view Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?

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

How much prophecy did Jeremiah understand (Jeremiah 23:5-6)?

In my opinion, Jeremiah may not have understood all the implications or details regarding the fulfillment of his prophetic words, but he would have known...

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How much prophecy did Jeremiah understand (Jeremiah 23:5-6)?

Did Jeremiah know that he was prophesying about the Messiah? Or was his view limited to promises only as they applied to the physical renewal of Israel as i...

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

What does it mean that, "With joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation" in Isaiah 12:3?

"Isaiah 12:3 is in the context of Isaiah 12:2, ("Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; For the Lord God is my strength and my...

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What is the meaning of the parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price?

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

What is the James Method?

The James Method is a technique of Bible study that draws its name from James 4:8, which tells readers, "Come near to God, and He will come near to you." To...

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What did Jesus mean when he said "for he who is least among is the greatest?"

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

What rewards and losses will there be (1 Corinthians 3:14-15)?

1 Corinthians 3:14-15 compares valuable materials like gold, silver, and jewels to good works that please the Lord. Ordinary materials like wood, hay, and...

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Answer by Leslie Coutinho

When Jesus said, "Father forgive them" were those yelling, "Crucify him" saved as a result?

Luke 23:34: Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. When Lord Jesus was fastened...

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Since Israel had the ark, why did they lose (1 Samuel 4:5-10)?

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Who is Matthew 7:21-23 referring to?

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Did God use the Big Bang to create the universe?

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Why didn’t Abraham bargain with God when it came to Isaac being offered as a burnt offering like he did when it came to Sodom and Gomorrah?

This is a quality question! Abraham's relationship with God is attested to in Genesis 18. Abraham and Sarah received good news from the Lord. Three men...

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Answer by Paula Fether , Lifelong student of the scriptures

What does the Bible say about the amount of time between the rapture and the beginning of the tribulation?

The Bible doesn't say explicitly, but there is likely a span between the Rapture and the start of the Tribulation, which is when the Beast enforces the...

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

What is the meaning of the tree of life?

The Tree of Life is a symbolic representation of eternal life, found in the Bible's Garden of Eden, signifying God's ability to provide everlasting life to...

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Answer by Dave Mohler , Preacher's kid.

What does the Bible say about the amount of time between the rapture and the beginning of the tribulation?

To answer this question it must be realized that some believe that the time of 'tribulation' is the same as God's day of wrath on the world, but not the...

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Answer by Dave Mohler , Preacher's kid.

Was the sin of Sodom selfishness rather than homosexuality (Ezekiel 16:49)?

I am in agreement with the answer by Tim Maas, but for clarity would add the following: If the question referred here includes all the sins of the people of...

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How can rebellion make people stumble? (Hosea 14:9)

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What is the meaning of the tree of life?

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Answer by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

What is "the day" (1 Corinthians 3:13)?

"The day" is in reference to the day that Christ will judge believers on the labor they performed for Him while living, according to Paul's gospel of God's...

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Answer by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

What rewards and losses will there be (1 Corinthians 3:14-15)?

The eternal reward(s) we will receive or lose at the Judgement Seat of Christ (not to be confused with the White Throne Judgement) are not specifically...

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Answer by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

Does God promise to not give us more than we can handle?

The trials and tribulations we face today are NOT a direct "test" of God. Our issues and challenges are rather a result of living under the curse that was...

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What rewards and losses will there be (1 Corinthians 3:14-15)?

1 Corinthians 3:14 If what someone has built survives, he will receive a reward. 1 Corinthians 3:15 says, "If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffe...

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What is "the day" (1 Corinthians 3:13)?

1 Corinthians 3:13 each builder’s work will be plainly seen, for the Day will make it clear, because it will be revealed by fire. And the fire will test wha...

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Answer by Danny Hickman

Why does God not speak to all people and nations, everywhere, instead of allowing people to worship false gods?

God IS speaking to all people and all nations. Matthew 28:19 ~ Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father...

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What does the Bible say about brokenness?

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Answer by Danny Hickman

What scripture(s) speak on why God made people with different skin color?

I think the premise of the question is a bit faulty. I don't believe God made people of different skin tones. Skin tones, not "colors." All people descended...

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Answer by Todd Rushing

Does God use frustrations in life to awaken and/or punish us?

I Corinthians 10:13 says, "No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond...

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Is Jesus the only way to heaven?

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