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Answer by Charles Pineda, Jr. , [email protected]

Why did God judge the sin of Achan so severely?

I often wonder why Satan and his fallen angels are never mentioned when actions or behaviors such as Achan's are committed. Satan and his angels tried to...

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

Why did Jesus bring Moses and Elijah to the transfiguration?

I would only add that Moses, although he had died and had been buried by God (as noted in Deuteronomy 34:6), was able to appear bodily at the Transfiguration...

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

Why did Jesus bring Moses and Elijah to the transfiguration?

I would only add that Moses, although he had died and had been buried by God (as noted in Exodus 34:6), was able to appear because he apparently had...

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Answer by D. Michael Paxton , IT at Moody Publishers, MDiv Student at Moody Theo. Seminary

What about "The Chosen" TV series departs from God's Word?

Strictly speaking, "The Chosen" never "departs" from God's Word. Dallas Jenkins, the creator and producer, has gone to great lengths multiple times to...

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Answer by Chris Page , Pastor

What kinds of fruit (besides those mentioned in Galatians 5) does the Holy Spirit produce in the life of the Christian, if any?

Here is an example of what I think you were looking for: In Eph. 5:9 it says - "For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth." If...

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

Why did Jesus bring Moses and Elijah to the transfiguration?

Great question, Eddy! When I research someone's question like yours, I try to find an answer with lots of Scriptural support. Matthew 17:3 Moses and Elijah...

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Answer by Dave Mohler , Preacher's kid.

What is the valley of decision?

Joel refers both to the valley of Jehosophat where the final battle between God and the rebellious nations occurs, and to a valley of decision in concert...

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Why did David choose five smooth stones before going to fight Goliath?

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What does the Bible say about being a Christian wife?

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What kinds of worthless things did the psalmist want to avoid?

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Answer by Michael Vandenburg

Where did Jesus go after He died on the cross and before His resurrection?

The New Testament teachers, in 1 Peter 3:18-19, "18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God,...

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

What does the Bible say about being a Christian wife?

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Don, you've written a good Scriptural answer here. Kudos!

August 06 2024

Answer by Deborah Swaitkewich

Does a wife have to submit to her husband?

Submit means obey, according to a lot of churches.The traditional wedding vows required a woman to pledge to obey her husband. This has resulted in a lot of...

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

How do we know God is involved in our lives and not just responsible for creating us since terrible things still happen to Christians, despite prayers?

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Good answer, John! I think our success even in adversity is because we pray something like, "Save your people and bless your heritage. Care for them; carry...

August 06 2024

Comment by Deborah Swaitkewich

How much emphasis should be given to demonic deliverance in the Christian life?

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This is an excellent response. You have said what I feel.

August 06 2024

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

Are the scars on Jesus' body healed now that he is in Heaven?

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Bruce, you have such a good answer, brother! Keep them up!

August 06 2024

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

What does it mean to eat of the Lord's body and drink of His blood?

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Yes, I inadvertently omitted the word "than". Thank you for the comment.

August 06 2024

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

What does it mean to eat of the Lord's body and drink of His blood?

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Please explain, Tim, what you meant to say in your opening statement, "As a Lutheran, I was raised to believe that Christ's body and blood are received 'in,...

August 06 2024

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Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

What does 'Many are called but few are chosen' in Matthew 22:14 mean?

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Lol@Mark! He probably thought about it for a few hundred years! He lived to be 930 years old. Seth was born when he was 130; that was after his sin and the...

August 05 2024

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

What does it mean to eat of the Lord's body and drink of His blood?

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I prefaced my statement about what I learned as a Lutheran to contrast it with a teaching (which I was led to believe was held by Roman Catholicism) that the...

August 05 2024

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

What does 'Many are called but few are chosen' in Matthew 22:14 mean?

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I appreciate your responses gentlemen! God be glorified!! I said it before; there are many who believe they played a pivotal role in their new birth. (They...

August 05 2024

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

What does 'Many are called but few are chosen' in Matthew 22:14 mean?

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Danny! "No thanks honey, I'm gonna have something off of one of these other trees!" That's pretty good...lol.

August 05 2024

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

What does it mean to eat of the Lord's body and drink of His blood?

As a Lutheran, I was raised to believe that Christ's body and blood are received "in, with, and under" the bread and wine, rather through any type of...

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Comment by Kelli Trujillo , Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician

Is it a sin for my daughter who has had children with her partner to leave him because she feels unhappy and has no love for him?

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Donna, this is a very wise answer! Thank you for your thoughtful and prayerful answer to this difficult question.

August 05 2024

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

How was Paul "trembling with God's power and spirit?"

The apostle was a skillful speaker, but his delivery may have been unimpressive by Corinthian standards (2 Cor 10:10). Paul declares his manner to be another...

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Answer by Charles Pineda, Jr. , [email protected]

Where was Daniel when his three friends were cast into the furnace?

Firstly, the Lord of heaven's armies knows why Daniel wasn't around, but man has his own ideas. Secondly, These astrologers who reported Daniel's three...

August 05 2024 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Donna Williams

Is it a sin for my daughter who has had children with her partner to leave him because she feels unhappy and has no love for him?

Sis. Gloria: the sin is that they're living together and are not married. It reminds me of the woman at the well in John 4:16-18, when Jesus said to her,...

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Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

What does 'Many are called but few are chosen' in Matthew 22:14 mean?

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Eve's free will doomed her; Adam chose to do as she did. He had his own free will; he could have said, 'No thanks honey, I'm gonna have something off of one...

August 05 2024

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

What does 'Many are called but few are chosen' in Matthew 22:14 mean?

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This is a personal testimony. He who believes his free will is the reason he was appointed for salvation, has the prerogative to believe the scriptures teach...

August 05 2024

Comment by Donna Williams

Was this a miracle or a natural sweetener? (Exodus 15:25)

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Thank you Jack, I hope you and your family are well!

August 05 2024

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

What does 'Many are called but few are chosen' in Matthew 22:14 mean?

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That makes sense Ezekiel, as it is actually the lower case "god of this world" who keeps unbelievers in their state of unbelief. 2 Cor 4:3-4 "But if our...

August 05 2024

Comment by Ezekiel Kimosop

What does 'Many are called but few are chosen' in Matthew 22:14 mean?

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My view is that Romans 9 does not teach or affirm that God causatively determines or preselects the specific sinners to save to the exclusion of other...

August 05 2024

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

What does 'Many are called but few are chosen' in Matthew 22:14 mean?

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These are pretty plain too... Acts 16:30-31 "And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus...

August 05 2024

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

What does 'Many are called but few are chosen' in Matthew 22:14 mean?

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So it sounds like we play a very important role in our eternal salvation. We are redeemed dependent upon whether we use our free will in a beneficial way....

August 05 2024

Answer by Billy P Eldred

Why did David choose five smooth stones before going to fight Goliath?

My opinion is pretty simple. Since we are not told why he chose the five stones, only that he did, we can only guess at an answer. We know that David trusted...

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

Was this a miracle or a natural sweetener? (Exodus 15:25)

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Good heartfelt answer, Donna. I like your Dt 18:18 comment! (easy to remember)

August 05 2024

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

What can we learn from the book of James?

Great question, Robert! Douglas J. Moo said, "James' most controversial theological contribution is his teaching about the relationship of faith, works, and...

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

Was Dinah a twin?

No, Robert, though some rabbis thought she was a twin, I don't believe so. In the Book of Genesis, Dinah (Hebrew: דִּינָה, 'judged'; 'vindicated') was the...

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Is it possible that someone could serve God for the wrong reasons? If yes, why and how?

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