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Question: When the Scriptures talk about self, what do they mean? |
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Jul 1986 |
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Question: Is it not true that the teaching in the gospels is for Israel...and...the teaching for the church is found in the epistles...? |
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Jun 1992 |
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Question: The Roman [Catholic] Church changed the Sabbath [from Saturday] to Sunday....Could you comment on this in your newsletter? |
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Jul 1992 |
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Question: Jesus said, "I will give unto you the keys of the kingdom of heaven...whatsoever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven...." Why can't we make this work today? |
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Sep 1992 |
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Question (composite of several): Is it not true that 10 of the 12 tribes of Israel have been lost and that those known as Jews today are only from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin....? |
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Nov 1992 |
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Question: How can you believe in a Rapture and Resurrection at the beginning of the Great Tribulation? |
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Dec 1992 |
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Question: Your recent...Q & A...seemed to include Israel...in the Rapture and thus in the church. [This] view...nullifies any distinction between Israel and the church....What is your response? |
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Jan 1993 |
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Question: I notice that some ministries and Christian leaders have said that it wasn’t the American people but God who put Clinton and Gore in power and that God is in control of everything. Is that really true? |
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Feb 1993 |
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Question: Concerning your November 1992 article, I hope you will be big enough to admit your error. “By His stripes ye were healed” does indeed refer to physical healing.... |
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Apr 1993 |
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Question: John Avanzini claimed to “break the power of debt” for all those who pledged to support his ministry with $1 or more per day. How could anyone be gullible enough to believe he had such power...? |
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Jun 1993 |
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Question: Psalm 137:9 is a verse which [bothers]....How can Christians oppose abortion, yet believe in a God who encouraged Israel to slaughter infants and to rejoice in doing it?! I’ve had...this verse [thrown] at me and I [don't have] a good answer. |
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Jun 1993 |
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Question: I’ve been listening to Bob George on the radio and am confused. He doesn’t believe in Christians confessing sin and claims that 1 John 1:9 (“if we confess our sins”) was not written to Christians but to the unsaved. Is that true? |
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Jun 1993 |
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Question: Mormons practice baptism for the dead and cite 1 Corinthians 15:29 as justification: “Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead....Why don't we do so today? |
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Jul 1993 |
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Question: I have wondered about Matthew 27:52-53 for a long time and have never heard or read an explanation. What do you think...? |
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Aug 1993 |
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Question: If the Bible isn't reliable in [dates surrounding Christ's birth], how can it be trusted about anything else? |
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Aug 1993 |
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Question: In Matthew, Luke, and John, Jesus tells Peter that before the cock crows the next morning he will deny Him three times. Yet in Mark 14 He...tells Peter that the cock will crow twice before Peter denies his Lord. Isn’t that a clear contradiction? |
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Sep 1993 |
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Comment: Your last newsletter misquoted Revelation 17:9-10 to fit your interpretation. Your work is too important to be tarnished with such an error. |
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Oct 1993 |
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Question: Paul Crouch and others on TBN have referred several times to a mysterious event which is to occur June 9, 1994, when all evil will be removed from earth. What are they talking about? |
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Dec 1993 |
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Question: Jesus warned that many who thought they were God’s children would be “cast out into outer darkness” to spend time in “weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Are these lower-level Christians...? |
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Dec 1993 |
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Question: In the Scofield Bible…we find numerous marginal references...stating that Rome was Daniel’s strange fourth beast....When did these additions become part of the inspired word of God...? |
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Mar 1994 |
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Question: I read your “Q&A” on “eternal security” and I’m still left with this nagging question: Can an individual who made a confession of faith in Christ come to a place where he ceases to believe? |
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May 1994 |
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Question: Can you justify your interpretation of "two shall be grinding at the mill, one shall be taken, the other left, etc."? |
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Dec 1994 |
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Question: I keep encountering the teaching that water baptism has no place in this dispensation; that the entire subject of water baptism is Jewish....Can you help me? |
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Feb 1995 |
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Question: There [is] a growing teaching that only those Christians who are living holy, victorious lives at the time of the Rapture will be taken by Christ to heaven. The rest...have to face the Antichrist and be purified by martyrdom. Is this biblical? |
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Feb 1995 |
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Question: The papers have recently quoted several Christian leaders justifying from Scripture the murders of abortionists.... They claim that taking a life in order to save innocent lives is a biblical principle. What do you think? |
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Mar 1995 |
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Question: [In] the September 2002 Berean Call...you had to add to the Word of God...to make your point. To Daniel 9:27 you added the words, “breaking the covenant,” and this concept is in no way found in the original text.... |
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Jan 2003 |
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Question: I recently discovered that friends have become part of a growing group of professing Christians who sincerely believe that the so-called “white races” are the ten lost tribes. How can I convince them otherwise? |
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Feb 2003 |
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Question: You have said that on Nisan 1...Nehemiah received authorization to rebuild Jerusalem and that, in keeping with Gabriel’s promise (Dn 9:25), 483 years later to the day, Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the donkey. |
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Feb 2003 |
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Question: Could the Gog-Magog battle come at the start of the Tribulation? Would that be what allows Israel to rebuild the temple? Where does the war on terrorism fit into this whole picture prophesied for the last days? |
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Jun 2003 |
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Question [If] “the genes the mother and father contribute to the body have nothing to do with the spirit and soul...." Wouldn’t that mean, however, that God is responsible for creating a soul with a sin nature? Something is wrong here. Can you help me? |
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Jan 2004 |
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Question: Why do you insist upon Calvin being self-contradictory on this point [election to sonship and salvation] when he was using a biblical phrase? |
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Jan 2004 |
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Question: Why does Revelation 18:24 say that in her (the Roman Church) was found the blood of prophets, and of saints and of all that were slain upon the earth? Clearly some people were slain by robbers, wild animals, Muslim terrorists, etc. |
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Jan 2004 |
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Question: A Calvinist gave me six verses not dealt with in What Love Is This? How do you respond? I am not a Calvinist and am looking for more insight. |
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Feb 2004 |
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Question: Was there any other way for God to forgive our sins besides the Cross? If there was, why didn’t He use it—or did He? |
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Feb 2004 |
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Question: Dave, [you don't] understand Romans 4:16, It is by faith that it might be by grace.” My friend and mentor,...I cannot tell you how much I appreciate you and your work...but you are mistaken about Calvinism. Please allow me to help you a bit.... |
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Mar 2004 |
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Question: In Hebrews 6 it says, “if they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance....” Doesn’t the word “again” mean that they had already fallen away and repented at least once...? |
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Mar 2004 |
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Question: You claim that the payment for sins was not through the physical sufferings of Christ inflicted by man....Yet Isaiah 53:5 says “...and by his stripes we are healed.”...Please admit your error! |
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May 2004 |
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Question: What might be included in “the strong delusion” in 2 Thessalonians 2:11? And is it already here, or does it only take effect after the Rapture? |
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Jun 2004 |
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Question: Why do Christians worship on Sunday? I see no biblical basis to omit one commandment. I must settle this, because I want to obey the Lord. |
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Jul 2004 |
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Question: In the June [2004] Q & A...you stated, “Adam is the only one created in God’s image.” Yet 1 Cor 11:7 states, “For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God….” Please explain. |
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Sep 2004 |
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Question: You said that Jesus had no blood in His resurrected body. But He has flesh and bones. The Bible says that the life of the flesh is in the blood, so how can He have flesh without blood? |
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Sep 2004 |
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Question: You stated (TBC, May '04) that the Hebrew noun chabburah…is singular in Isaiah 53:5, indicating one blow from God….” I pointed out to you that this very word is unmistakably plural in the Hebrew.... |
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Sep 2004 |
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Question: Hank Hanegraaff states that “All the promises to Israel have already been fulfilled according to Joshua 21:43-45.” Is that correct? |
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Nov 2004 |
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Question: You said that the blood of Jesus shed during the beatings by Roman soldiers was not efficacious for our salvation but that the blood shed on the cross was.... Why...? |
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Nov 2004 |
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Question: I’ve heard prophecy teachers say that New York (and perhaps even America as a whole) is “mystery Babylon,” the woman riding the beast in Revelation 17 and 18....What do you think of this? |
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Nov 2004 |
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Question: We have a rare difference of opinion concerning your assertion that Old Testament saints are a part of the Church resurrected at the time of the Rapture. |
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Feb 2005 |
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Question: If the Jews rebuild the temple…will it be the temple of “God”? I don’t think so….It seems more reasonable that the Antichrist will make his way into the Church, from which he will demand to be worshiped. |
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Mar 2005 |
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Question: Are we ALL created in God’s image or were Adam and Eve the only one’s created in God’s image? What is God’s image? What does it mean? |
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Mar 2005 |
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Question: Would you agree that [the nations in Rev. 20 who will come against the saints and Christ in Jerusalem] are the same raptured and martyred saints that will reign with Christ for 1,000 years? |
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Jun 2005 |
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Question: If all the demons were bound in the netherworld at the time they chose to follow Satan, where did the ones come from who are in the world today? |
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Jul 2005 |
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Question: In your book, A Woman Rides the Beast, I noticed that you don’t make any reference to some key passages about Mary: Lk 1:28, 48; Rev. 12. Why not? |
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Dec 2005 |
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Question: What does the Bible mean when it says the disciples "forsook all and followed him"? |
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Jun 2006 |
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Jun 2006 |
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Question: I liked your May [06] article. You emphasized the theme of the lamb that runs through Scripture. Doesn't The Message downplay if not eliminate the lamb in Hebrews 11:4?...How can so many...leaders recommend Eugene Peterson's The Message...? |
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Sep 2006 |
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Question: When a man gives a solid gospel message, should he be applauded? What does it mean when the Bible says God will not share His glory? |
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Oct 2006 |
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Question: John Hagee says we should not witness to the Jewish people; God will take care of them. Is this biblical? |
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Apr 2007 |
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Question: I’ve read most of What Love Is This? I believe in man’s free will and right of choice. However, when I read Luke 1:13-17, especially verse 15, I cannot reconcile the pre-conception appointment of John with the free will of man. |
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May 2007 |
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Question: In the millennium, a child will die being 100 years old and will go...where? After the millennium, the New Jerusalem descends to earth. This is not for all believers but only the church. Can you sort this out? |
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Jul 2007 |
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Question: Did you state in [an] article many years ago that believers during the new heaven and earth who are not part of the church will be able to have babies to fill the earth in obedience to Christ's command to replenish the earth? |
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Oct 2007 |
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Question: You state that Jewish feasts "are specifically for Jews to keep...," but I fail to find any Scripture that so states or even so implies. |
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Oct 2007 |
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Question: Matthew 11:11 has bothered me for years: "Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he." I don't understand it. |
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Nov 2008 |
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Question: Sam Harris argues, "The idea that the Bible is a perfect guide to morality is simply astounding...." How can you defend this? |
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Jan 2009 |
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Question: Does the Bible allow for defending oneself or one's family? |
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Feb 2009 |
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Question: Didn't Jesus' teaching that we are to turn the other cheek when physically assaulted instruct Christians to not defend themselves? That's my view as a pacifist. |
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Feb 2009 |
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Question: In your gospel message you emphasize that salvation is based on the fact that Christ "paid the penalty for our sins." Strong's has no entry for "penalty," nor did Jesus or the Apostles ever mention that a penalty for our sins was paid. |
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Mar 2009 |
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Question: In your book, In Defense of the Faith, I liked your explanation of Isaiah 45:7.... But what about Amos 3:6, "Shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?" |
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Mar 2009 |
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Question: There seems to be a growing teaching that only those Christians who are living holy, victorious lives at the time of the Rapture will be taken by Christ to heaven. The rest will have to face the Antichrist.... Is this biblical? |
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Apr 2009 |
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Question: I just wanted to know if you have ever read L. A. Marzulli's Politics, Prophecy, and the Supernatural and if Dave or T. A. concurs with the writer's thoughts about the Nephilim [of Genesis 6] being of Satanic origin. |
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May 2009 |
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Question: I wonder if I really have to honor my father and my mother. My father [abused] my brother and myself when we were very young and through middle school.... Do I really have to honor my parents if they did such things to my brother and me? |
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May 2009 |
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Question: Were killing, adultery, stealing, etc., not sinful prior to the Ten Commandments? God destroyed the earth with a flood because mankind was so wicked, or evil. Evil based on what? |
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Jul 2009 |
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Question: Why do Christians quote Leviticus condemning homosexuality, while they ignore the rest of the prohibitions? |
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Aug 2009 |
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Question: Many of the younger people (and some of the older ones) at our fellowship are getting tattoos... |
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Aug 2009 |
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Question: Hebrews 9:27 says: "And as it is appointed unto men once to die... |
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Aug 2009 |
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Question: I know God's Word is infallible and inerrant, but I can't reconcile Jeremiah's statement that Jerusalem would be desolate for 70 years either with history or the Bible. |
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Sep 2009 |
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Question: I came across a supposed contradiction that has stumped me. John 1 "seems" to say Jesus was baptized... |
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Dec 2009 |
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Question: If believers are raptured, they will return to earth during the millennial reign. Yet we know that children will be born and death exists during this period...how do we find agreement between the two? |
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Dec 2009 |
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Question: In view of the finished work of Christ, is it possible that real animal sacrifices will be offered...? |
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Dec 2009 |
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Question: Can you give your thoughts on such scriptures as Revelation 1:3... |
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Jan 2010 |
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Question: My dad was very disturbed by Matthew 18:9 and asked me about the verse "If thine eye offend thee... |
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Jun 2010 |
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Question: Genesis 3:15 mentions the serpent's seed and the seed of the woman, which was Jesus Christ. Does it not appear that if the serpent's seed wasn't real, that Jesus could not have been real? |
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Jun 2010 |
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Question: Could you explain what "suffer in the flesh" (1 Peter 4:1) means and whether it is part of God's chastisement? |
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Jun 2010 |
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Question: Between Matthew 13:30 and Revelation 14:14-19... |
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Jun 2010 |
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Question: I do not recall your ever having addressed the subject of cremation. Is it unbiblical? |
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Nov 2010 |
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Question: After Jesus was crucified, what happened to His body? |
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Nov 2010 |
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Question: In the December '09 article you stated, "Shortly after the birth of Jesus, about A.D. 7... |
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Dec 2010 |
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Question: Are we in the U.S. exempt for any particular reason from persecution? Or do you think it is going to take place here? |
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Feb 2011 |
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Question: In your article on heaven, May 2011, you stated that the man in 2 Corinthians 12:2 was "no doubt" Paul himself. |
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Jul 2011 |
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Question: An SDA teacher has said that the word "everlasting" doesn't necessarily mean "forever." Is he correct? |
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Dec 2011 |
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Question: Was Satan created by God as he is now, the most evil of creatures? |
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Dec 2011 |
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Question: I have friends who say that if you pass judgment on sin, you will be judged according to the verse: “judge not lest you be judged.”...How does one correctly interpret Matthew 7:1? |
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May 2012 |
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Question: Is Paul a tare, planted by Lucifer (God’s perfect flaw) who blinded Saul on the road to Damascus, parading as Jesus to deceive Paul? I’m convinced Paul is a tare, and many will follow him instead of following Jesus. |
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