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What does the Bible say about Purgatory?

November 29 2022

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

What does the Bible say about Purgatory?

Is there a purgatory? It's an incorrect doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church. Purgatory is the belief that there exists a place after death where some of...

November 29 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by John Appelt

Why does Psalm 51:5 say we are conceived in sin?

Psalm 51:5 is often cited as a verse defending the teaching that says man is born in sin. Supposedly, Adam disobeyed, and sin was transmitted from generation...

November 29 2022 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How is it "work" to believe? (John 6:29)

John 6:28 Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that...

John 6:22 - 59

November 29 2022 9 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Does this mean we should not be proud of anything we have done? (Proverbs11:2)

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Danny, you are so right! Human labor is futile apart from God. (Psalm 127:1 -- "Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless...

November 29 2022

Comment by John Matthews , Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker

What does the Bible say about torture?

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Bravo, Danny. Well said. Blessed are they that stand up for justice. Agreed. Torture on any level is a sin against Jesus.

November 29 2022

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Does the Bible marginalize women?

November 28 2022

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

Does the Bible marginalize women?

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I believe that "(JMO)" would mean (Just My Opinion). (Of course, that's JMO. ; ) )

November 28 2022

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

Does the Bible marginalize women?

Does the Bible marginalize women? Great question, Brenda! NAVE’s Topical Bible cites the creation of women in Gen. 1:27; 2:21-22. “From the very first...

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Does the Bible marginalize women?

November 28 2022

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

Does the Bible marginalize women?

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Hi Danny. You wrote a good answer, brother! What did you mean at the end "(JMO)"?

November 28 2022

Answer by ainsley chalmers , Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.

How should a Christian view the civil rights movement?

Racism received a huge boost when Charles Darwin proposed his theory of evolution, where microbes via mice and monkeys eventually gave rise to mankind. To...

November 28 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why is being cleansed from evil a setup for greater evil? (Luke 11:24–26)

My interpretation would be that the individual from whom the demon had been expelled had not subsequently replaced the possessing force after its expulsion...

November 28 2022 Follow Vote Up

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

Why were the Israelites angered because they craved meat? Didn't they have 1000’s of sheep and goats ant cows to eat?

Commentaries on the cited verse (such as at https://biblehub.com/commentaries/numbers/11-4.htm) indicate that by "meat", the text was referring to fish,...

November 28 2022 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

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What does it mean to greet one another with a holy kiss?

November 28 2022

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What does “without leaving the others undone” (Luke 11:42 NKJV) mean in this passage addressed to the Pharisees?

November 28 2022

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What does it mean to treat the Lord's table in an 'unworthy manner'?

November 28 2022

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

What does “without leaving the others undone” (Luke 11:42 NKJV) mean in this passage addressed to the Pharisees?

I like how J.B. Phillips translates this, "Yet these are the things you ought to have been concerned with—it need not mean leaving the lesser duties undone."...

November 28 2022 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Why is being cleansed from evil a setup for greater evil? (Luke 11:24–26)

November 28 2022

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

Why is being cleansed from evil a setup for greater evil? (Luke 11:24–26)

Luke 11:24 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the h...

Luke 11:24 - 26

November 28 2022 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What does the Bible say about torture?

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Mr Houdmann actually states that 'the bible doesn't condemn or condone a government's use of torture.' That to me, is a very irresponsible statement. What...

November 28 2022

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

Does this mean we should not be proud of anything we have done? (Proverbs11:2)

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Being proud of our accomplishments IS ALWAYS a wrong way for us to ACT; feeling proud is automatic, and is also not a good thing. We can't help how we feel....

November 28 2022

Answer by Steven Horner

What did Jesus mean with "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

On the mountain of transfiguration there no were no angels and no rewards handed out, to anyone according to what they had done. The important thing most...

November 27 2022 13 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by joe Rubi

What does it mean to bind the strong man?

The Strong Man and who he might be: To become a doctrine, an exegesis must find two to three Bible Scriptures (witnesses) to establish a solid biblical...

November 27 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What should we learn from the life of Timothy?

Paul had no other companion so “like-minded” as Timothy, who enjoyed Paul’s constant instruction (2 Tim. 2:3; 3:14 "But as for you, continue in what you have...

November 27 2022 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Pamela Davis

How powerful are demons?

Demons are powerful enemies in the heavenlies; Satan is “the prince and power of the air”, and uses lies to make himself to look and act like an angel to...

November 27 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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How can I know what God's timing is?

November 26 2022

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What does the Bible say about thankfulness/gratitude?

November 26 2022

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What should we learn from the life of Timothy?

November 26 2022

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What should we learn from the life of Timothy?

November 26 2022

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What should we learn from the life of Timothy?

November 26 2022

Answer by ainsley chalmers , Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.

How does a peaceful heart lead to a healthy body? How are they connected?

In around 2000 we published in the Int. J. Stress Management about 2 peer reviewed articles showing that chronic stress in humans resulted in increased free...

November 26 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What is God like?

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Grant, how did you figure out all those verses about the Nature and Character of God?

November 26 2022

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Why pray for God’s "will" to be done? (Matthew 6:10)

November 26 2022

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

What does the Bible say about our loved ones in heaven coming to visit us on Earth?

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Melissa, "TODAY" was a rabbinical term. There also are the two interpretations based off 'comma placement' as Aurel mentioned (those who think Jesus meant...

November 25 2022

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What does the Bible say about our loved ones in heaven coming to visit us on Earth?

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Melissa, I’m so sorry for your loss. Losing a loved one is hard - I lost my parents a few years ago and I think of them every day. However, knowing that they...

November 25 2022

Answer by George Fitt , Spiritual Gift of Discernment

How do I identify my spiritual gift?

Ask the Lord if you lack wisdom in any matter, including what spiritual gift you have received. If you do not doubt He will answer. He will give you His...

November 25 2022 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Melissa Tschritter

What does the Bible say about our loved ones in heaven coming to visit us on Earth?

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Aruel, this was a very interesting read & something I have never considered. My husband died in November of last year and I have taken a lot of peace in...

November 25 2022

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

Why pray for God’s "will" to be done? (Matthew 6:10)

This prayer was given to Christ's disciples (Hebrews) who were awaiting Israel's promised earthly kingdom of (created in) heaven to finally come to Earth....

November 25 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Robert Retieff

Why can't I control my thoughts?

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I have the same thing and it’s horrible. I’m so ashamed I stopped living for God to get away from those, but I was never happy in my sin. I thought, “I will...

November 25 2022

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What does the Bible say about eating food/meat that has been sacrificed to idols?

November 25 2022

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

Does this mean we should not be proud of anything we have done? (Proverbs11:2)

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The discussion of pride in the short book Mere Christianity by the English Christian apologist C. S. Lewis has always been very helpful to me in dealing with...

November 25 2022

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

Why are Calvinist and Arminian views different and what are they?

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Previously discussed on eBible.com at https://ebible.com/questions/2838-what-is-calvinism-vs-arminianism

November 25 2022

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

Why pray for God’s "will" to be done? (Matthew 6:10)

The key to this petition is the condition added to it -- that is, that God's will may be done ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. God's will is done in heaven with...

November 25 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Were the Salem Witch Trials biblical?

November 25 2022