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Did God tell Balaam to do evil?

Question: Numbers 22:12 God tells Balaam “do not go with them” then in vs. 20 God says, “You can go with them.” But once God does give the okay, why does He hinder and block the travel by sending

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Why did Jesus have to experience physical and emotional pain on the cross?

Question: Why did Jesus’ penalty for “sin” need to include physical and emotional pain – why not just spiritual separation from God? Answer: First of all, I agree with you that Jesus’ penalty

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Is the trinity like one person with three roles?

Question: Does Central not believe that God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit is like an egg, 3 parts but still one? I am Frankie the daughter, wife, mother but still the woman I was born.

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Does God answer unbelievers’ prayers?

Question: I’m teaching this week on the subject of prayer (sr. high students). One topic will be “does God hear all prayers.” In the past I’ve taught that unless one is saved, God will not hear

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How Do You Explain the Trinity?

Question: How do you explain the Trinity? Since our personal relationship is with Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit lies within us, what role does God play as Father? Answer: Jesus came to lead us into

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Why Doesn’t God Give Adequate Warning to Unbelievers About Hell?

Question: If there is a danger, someone who loves me and cares about me will advise me of the danger. For example, if there is a big deep hole in the street, someone who loves me will put a sign before

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Who Do I Pray to, the Father, the Son or the Spirit?

Question: Who are we supposed to pray to, God the Father or Jesus? Answer: Because God is triune in being, one God made up of three persons who share the same essence, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, it doesn’t

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Can we find the garden of Eden (and other related questions)?

Question: Adam and Eve never sinned until the serpent enticed them. At the exact moment they decided to eat the fruit, they were sinning in their thought life…something along the lines of prideful thinking

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Does Exodus 30:20 contradict 30:11?

Question: It says in Exodus 33:20 that God told Moses that no one could see His face or he would die, but in verse11 it says God spoke to Moses face to face. Answer: The phrase “face to face” is one

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Is the “Presence” of God in Exodus 33:14 the Holy Spirit?

Question: Exodus 33:14 refers to “My Presence.” Is that the Holy Spirit? How about Numbers 11:17? I thought the Holy Spirit didn’t “show up” until after Jesus’ ascension. Answer: It is possible

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Is Jesus God or the Son of God?

Question: Was Jesus God or the Son of God–did God beget him or was he always around–and did he (Jesus) create the world? Answer: Yes. All of that is true. Mark 1:1 says Jesus is the Son of God. John

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Will God forgive us when we break our promise not to sin?

Question: Hey! I have a question I have been wanting to know for a while now and I was wondering if you could answer it? Okay, so does God still love you and forgive you even if you have made a promise

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How Does the God of Christianity Differ from Other Religions?

Question: How does God differ from other religions’ gods, such as Muslims, Hindus, and others? Answer: This is not an easy question. There are aspects of Allah (the Muslim name for God) that are very

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Did God Really Live in the Tabernacle/Temple?

Question: In 2 Chronicles 5:14 what does “the glory of the Lord” really mean? I’ve always taken it to mean God physically manifested Himself in the Temple. But in 6:18 Solomon asks, “will God really

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Isn’t worship of God just paying off the bully so He won’t bother me?

Question: The fact that sin has to exist, otherwise no one would worship a god for saving us from it, and also if nothing bullying happens unless it is God’s will, then it must have been God’s will

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