What should we learn from Jesus' forgiving and healing a paralyzed man?
The actions of the four friends are commendable for they looked for opportunities in the face of obstacles, Mark 2:1-5, and acted in faith. Another lesson is...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What are some of the signs of genuine saving faith?
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James wasn't referring to "saving" faith when he wrote, 'Faith without works is dead.' He was talking about having faith that someone's provisional needs...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Why is it that when I read the Bible it scares me?
Jesus Himself said, "Do not be afraid" more than once! 1 Corinthians 13:11,12: "When I was a child, I spoke as a child...for now we see in a mirror, dimly,...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
When were Joseph and Mary considered married?
Not a few openly attack Jesus, his birth, life, and death. In their ignorance and rebellion, they utter blasphemies. Some claim that Jesus was illegitimate,...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why eat a scroll? Revelation 10:9
Eating this scroll pictured the reception and assimilation of the scroll's message. The message is sweet because it comes from God who is sweet: sweeter far...
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by John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
What should we learn from the life of Job?
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I have a problem reconciling Mr. Houdmann's (gotquestions.org) scientific and historical references in the book of Job. He specifically mentions that from...
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leslie coutinho
Why did God say, "Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated"? Romans 9:13
Romans 9:8: That is, they which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed....
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why in Matthew 12:21 does it say Jesus came for the Gentiles?
The text closes with a worldwide promise, "In his name will the Gentiles hope." The message of Christ's forgiveness and tenderness is not limited to the...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does it mean to be crucified with Christ?
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We did die with Christ. Colossians 3:3 We are dead and our life is hidden with Christ in God. And we will be raised from the dead at the resurrection. Jesus...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
As believers, are we aware of the groanings of the Holy Spirit as we pray, and the Holy Spirit is praying with us?
If the reference is to an audible sound, I would say no (although we ourselves might groan as we pray). However, the main point is that the Holy Spirit (who...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why in Matthew 12:21 does it say Jesus came for the Gentiles?
The cited verse is not the only indication or prophecy in the Bible indicating that Jesus came not only to bring salvation to Israel, but also to the...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does it mean to be crucified with Christ?
Colossians 3:3. We are dead and our life is hidden with Christ in God. God could have just taken us to heaven the second we believed the gospel. First...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why is the love of money the root of all kinds of evil?
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If you google what some of these mega church pastors are worth, it makes you wonder. Many are well over 15 million net worth. But, Hebrews 13:5. Be content...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are some attitudes that make it hard to witness productively?
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Excellent answer, my friend! Thank you for your hard work, Tim!
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Is there a biblical list of sins?
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why is the love of money the root of all kinds of evil?
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The rich young ruler was trusting in the law to save him. He did not recognize Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of God. Hebrews 13:5. And be content with such...
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by John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
Should Christians boycott companies that support anti-Christian policies?
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James, I'm not doubting your veracity. I am just stating facts as I know them. The employment question was illegal, whether or not it was asked. Secondly,...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What are some attitudes that make it hard to witness productively?
I'm assuming that the question is referring to attitudes on the part of the person doing the witnessing, rather than on the part of the person being...
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John Appelt
How could Jesus, who can't lie because He is truth embodied, say the dead girl in Mark 5 was "only sleeping"?
Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue, had an only child, a 12-year- old daughter, at the point of death. Then news came that his daughter was dead so there was...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Should Christians boycott companies that support anti-Christian policies?
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500 million a year goes from our government to Planned Parenthood. Check it out. Just type in to Google, (how much money is going from our government to...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How can we make the most of our time?
God has put us onto this earth for a reason. He has prepared certain good deeds, missions if you will, which He wants us to accomplish for Him (Ephesians...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Why eat a scroll? Revelation 10:9
Well, If I hear God give me a specific direction, I will do it. Revelation 4:1: "After this I looked, and behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first...
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by John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
Should Christians boycott companies that support anti-Christian policies?
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James, I need to comment on a couple things concerning your answer. "We have been paying taxes for years to support abortion." This statement is not correct....
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about anointing oil?
ISBE say it was used in Religious Rites: -- Consecration: Consecration of officials or sacred things (Gen 28:18; 35:14; Ex 29:7,21 ff; Lev 2:1 ff; Nu 4:9 ff;...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Who is Nahash?
Who is Nahash? Lockyer says this: Nahash [Nā'hăsh] is a name meaning "serpent" or "oracle." There were 2 men and 1 woman named "Nahash" in the Bible: 1. An...
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Terry Downey
As believers, are we aware of the groanings of the Holy Spirit as we pray, and the Holy Spirit is praying with us?
My question is as a believer, are we aware of the groanings as we pray?
Romans 8:26
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Who were the sons of Korah in the Old Testament?
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does it mean that God is with us?
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Ephesians 1:13-14. In whom ye also trusted, after ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, in whom also after ye believed, ye were sealed by...
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by JD Abshire
Will Jehovah's Witnesses go to heaven?
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Amen Danny! "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why eat a scroll? Revelation 10:9
9 So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. And he said to me, "Take and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does it mean to be chastened? How does God chasten us?
Colossians 3:1-3 We are dead and our life is hidden with Christ in God. But our flesh is till with us till we die. Colossians 3:5-6 If we live in those sins...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does it mean that God is with us?
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The bible says we should rejoice in the Lord always. Why? because He gave us sinners eternal life. Romans 6:23. For the penalty for sin is death, but the...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Will Jehovah's Witnesses go to heaven?
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Thanks Cindy! You can't make it any plainer than that!
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Will Jehovah's Witnesses go to heaven?
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To the people on this thread who have "studied" and come up with the idea that Jesus isn't "coequal" with God the Father, I too have studied the scriptures...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Is Jesus God's Son? How could Allah, being one, have a son?
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Dear friend and Brother Jeremiah, I love your answers! I love that you give us a wider perspective, especially in today's diverse world!
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by Valerie Hammond
What was the spirit of God hovering over?
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Thank you for your comment, Mr. Hammond. I started reading Genesis and had a question, and you cleared it up for me. I knew of this, studied it before, and...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How can we make the most of our time?
The most important activity that Christians can perform is bringing others to salvation through faith in Christ. That does not necessarily mean being a...
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Is Jesus God's Son? How could Allah, being one, have a son?
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leslie coutinho
What does it mean, “Unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds”?
The Greeks, who were among the disciples of Jesus and were now wanting to come to Him, were being told to follow Him in His ways. And not just by being a...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How can we make the most of our time?
What kind of activities redeem the time?
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by Carly Dart
Why is it that when I read the Bible it scares me?
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Thank you for your answer.
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why is it that when I read the Bible it scares me?
One of the reasons that the accounts of the life of Jesus found in the New Testament are called the gospels (meaning "good news") is precisely because they...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is repentance and is it necessary for salvation?
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John 12:32: For the GIFTS (eternal life) and the calling of God are without repentance. Irrevocable, cannot be changed back. John 3:18. John 6:47. John 6:40....
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is repentance and is it necessary for salvation?
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New Testament salvation. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved and thy house. Romans 6:23 For the penalty for sin is death, but the GIFT...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is repentance and is it necessary for salvation?
What is repentance? At Dallas Theological Seminary, a professor of mine, Dr. Roy B. Zuck, said, "The Greek word for repentance (metanoia) means to change one...
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Albert Ogier
Why is 'You shall not give false testimony' in the Ten Commandments?
Jesus said that we should love God with everything and our neighbours as ourselves. All the law depends on these. So the first four of the commandments are...