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Sample Q&A from June 2017

July 3rd, 2017
**This response is a good demonstration of how to ask a questioner for clarification and/or further information while also still providing a helpful general answer. ** Question: How should Christians treat the fact that there is an agreement amongst mainstream scholars that the Exodus didn't happen? Answered by: Austin Chadwick, who has been a volunteer with us since October, 2016 and previously for 9 months in 2013. Answer: Thanks for sharing this thoughtful question! Since you did not share the source for your assertion that there is . . .

Sample Q&A from May 2017

June 2nd, 2017
Question: Hello to my fellow Christian Brothers I would like to know, if you can tell me, WHY WAS GALILEE CALLED, "GALILEE OF THE GENTILES"? WHAT IS THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR THIS TITLE? Thank you very much. Have a nice day. Answered by: Chris Byrne, who has been a volunteer with us since August, 2012. Answer: Hello brother, Thank you for asking such an excellent and challenging question. The simplest and most straightforward answer to your question is that Lower Galilee is called Galilee of the Gentiles or Galilee of the Nations . . .

Sample Q&A from April 2017

May 1st, 2017
Question: Why did Jesus comment [commit] His spirit in the hands is His father? Answered by: Tim Munger, who has been a volunteer with us since June, 2009. Answer: Thank you for writing to us at GotQuestions as we value the trust you have shown us. Often at Easter week pastors will speak on the seven words of the cross. This is the final word of the Lord Jesus from the cross. He said, 'And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, 'Father, into Your Hands I commit My spirit.' Having said this, He breathed His last' (Luke 23:45). The . . .

Sample Q&A from March 2017

April 3rd, 2017
Question:Does God trust man? Answered by: James Whiteside, who has been a volunteer with us since April, 2004. Answer: Thank you for your question. My understanding is that trust implies uncertainty. You trust (or doubt) that someone is doing something, or going to do something, or is a certain way, when you don't know for sure one way or the other. If you are standing right next to someone watching them do something, you don't "trust" they are doing it. You know that they are. You can see it. Christians widely believe that one of the characteristics . . .

Sample Q&A from February 2017

March 1st, 2017
Question: Hello, First, thank you for the informative website, it has been a blessing and a great source. This question pertains to one of the articles on the site entitled: "What should we learn from the virtuous woman in Proverbs 31?" Question: Could Proverbs 31, in reference to the "Virtuous" woman, be referring to the "Church" as a bride preparing for Christ rather than a human female? Thank you for your time God Bless, Lisa? Answered by: Norman Fistler, who has been a volunteer with us since April, 2016. Answer: Thank you for the question . . .

Sample Q&A from January 2017

February 1st, 2017
Question: Does the Bible teach that we are to confess each sin by name? Answered by: Fritz Awig, who has been a volunteer with us since January, 2009. Answer: Confession of sins is an important part of the Christian walk with God. Certainly 1 John 1:9 is one of the most familiar passages on this topic: "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." There is a great deal of comfort in this verse because of God's promise to forgive our sins when we confess them to Him. That . . .

Sample Q&As from December 2016

January 2nd, 2017
Question: It has been 10 years since my conversion, and I have made attempts to evangelize, and in at least 2 of those attempts, the subject said they got saved. If I let fear, laziness, or inexperience keep me from telling others about Jesus, then is this idolatry? Galatians 5:19-21 says: "Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, . . .

Sample Q&As from November 2016

December 1st, 2016
Question:What is the significance of the Jewish year 5777? Answered by: Bob Gow, who has been a volunteer with us since March, 2011. Answer: On Rosh Hashanah, October 2, 2016 the Jewish year 5777 was ushered in. This is understood to be the year of the earth's existence since creation. Some people attribute this calculation to Maimonides (1135—1204), a physician and Bible scholar. Others believe the system was used even earlier. A few people believe this year to be especially significant. One so called prophet claims that God told her . . .

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