How do I “study” the Bible, without knowing anything about the Bible for 27 years of my life?
Great question, Carly! I didn't know anything about the Bible either for the first 16 years of my life! When I was in your shoes, I started with a Bible...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why didn't God simply create humans in Heaven instead of creating Earth?
God doesn't want robots. If He had created us in heaven, there would have been no temptation and no opportunity to not choose God. He wants our love, but he...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is Pascal's Wager?
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I have a good friend at work who professes to be a Christian. But yesterday when he asked me how I was, I told him, "Living in certainty -- because I know...
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Donna Williams
How do I “study” the Bible, without knowing anything about the Bible for 27 years of my life?
Carly: let me start by saying welcome to the family of God! In answer to your question, I would like to share the following verse of Scripture. John 16:13:...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
If God knew that Satan would rebel and Adam and Eve would sin, why did He create them?
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I agree with the bible and you. There's no way to write our names in His journal before He even begins construction on the project if it depends on us. I...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why didn't God simply create humans in Heaven instead of creating Earth?
Omit our time on Earth, begin life in heaven. Is that the proposal? Bad idea! I can say that with no hesitation. There's no marriage in heaven, according to...
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Tony Flores
, Tony Flores a servant of Jesus Christ
Does questioning God demonstrate a lack of faith?
No, it is not a lack of faith. God is also our best friend and has all the answers, while we have just a few. Many people in the Bible questioned God....
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Does God continue to give me His grace, even though I don't realize or use the grace He has given me?
Romans 11:6 All grace no works. Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believe on Him who justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What is woke theology? Is it a theology?
From what I can find: Woke theology is all about ME and whatever I want. The only focus is Me, NOT GOD! It is the sin of unbelief, at its finest. Hebrews...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What is a "broom bush"? (Psalm 120:4)
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In 1 Kings 19:4, we see a sad Elijah sit down under a "broom brush" tree. He realized that paganism was rampant. Elijah was sorely depressed. He wanted God...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Did Jesus come to judge the world or not? (John 3:17)
The primary purpose of Jesus' imcarnation was to make human salvation possible through His sinless life, atoning death, and subsequent resurrection. In that...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why in 2 Corinthians does the scripture say that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by life? Wouldn’t it make more sense to say, “swallowed up by death”?
The cited verse acknowledges the universal reality of death (which thus does indeed "swallow up" each of us at the end of our earthly lives). However, for...
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by Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Does God continue to give me His grace, even though I don't realize or use the grace He has given me?
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I'm not clear on what is meant by "don't realize or use the grace He has given me"? To me, every moment of the earthly lives of all humans (saved OR unsaved)...
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Should we leave an inheritance to our children if they are not Christians?
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Pearce Elliott
How do I “study” the Bible, without knowing anything about the Bible for 27 years of my life?
There are a couple of things you can do. One is listen to good teachers on the radio or online. The problem is that there are also bad teachers. While I...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Did God prepare the Lake of Fire and Heaven before He created the heavens and the earth?
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I don't think God had a "first creative act." God is eternal. There is no "first" with God. First depicts a beginning. There is no "beginning" with God....
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Mary Jones
How do I “study” the Bible, without knowing anything about the Bible for 27 years of my life?
A good place to start might be to buy a Bible with study resources and to sign up for daily readings. UCB is a good resource with daily readings you can sign...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Did God live in darkness before He created light ?
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Jesus is God the Son. He declared, 'I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will not walk in darkness...' (John 8:20). So I'd say no, God didn't, and...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Where did the water came from and the darkness before it was separated?
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It reads, 'In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." I take it that where there is no light there's darkness. Darkness is the absence of...
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Tony Railton
What is the key to victory when struggling with sin?
The Bible states that in Galatians 5:15-20 that if we, as Christians, walk in the Spirit, we will not fulfill the lust of the flesh. Paul then lists the...
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John Appelt
Why would a master cut his servant to pieces? (Luke 12:46)
The wording of what the master did sounds quite drastic, but it may not be how it was. In Luke 12:42-48, Jesus continued His talk to His disciples, in which...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How should a Christian view global warming?
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Amen Bro. Climate change used by government to control what we do is nothing short of tyranny. It puts fear in people to pay a tax to believe man can change...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Can a Christian 'give back' salvation?
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Romans 6:23 Either the GIFT of God is eternal life, or you are going to have to earn your way to heaven. First John 2:2 Hebrews 13:5. John 3:16-18 John...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Can a Christian 'give back' salvation?
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John 3:16-18 John 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on me hath everlasting life. Gods word, and He cannot lie. If we could lose eternal...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Where did the water came from and the darkness before it was separated?
The obvious answer is that we are not told where or how darkness and light were separated. We do know, that in the beginning God created the heavens and the...
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Should a widow remarry?
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Do Christians believe in three gods?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Should we leave an inheritance to our children if they are not Christians?
Yes, because the Bible says we are to lay up an inheritance for our grandchildren as my grandmother, Mor Mor, tried to: "A good person leaves an inheritance...
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Anonymous
Did Jesus come to judge the world or not? (John 3:17)
17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. According to this verse, God did not “send His S...
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Anonymous
How do you deal with lack of love in a family?
I got saved at 17 and was the only believer in my family. It was a typical African family. My mother was abused, and only stayed because of us. Getting saved...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Are Jesus’s commands in Matthew 6 (and beyond) intended for the people who were trying to save themselves by the law, or were those commands given to believers? (“Be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect”)
Why are Jesus' teachings called "commands?" I've never looked at them that way. My parents told me the kinds of things Jesus said to His disciples, and by...
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John Appelt
What is the outer darkness in Matthew 22:13?
The phrase “outer darkness” is only found in Matthew 8:12, 22:13, and 25:30, all words of Jesus. Many believe the phrase refers to hell, but it does not, as...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Don’t we all produce "bad fruit" sometimes? (Luke 6:43-45)
Don’t we all produce "bad fruit" sometimes? (Luke 6:43-45). Jesus said in Luke 6: 43 “No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44...
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Why did God create us?
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by Carly Dart
Why, despite giving my life to Christ and praying, I still feel I do not know if I am saved or not?
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I must just add here that someone that is truly saved cannot ever lose that seal, and salvation is promised. On the other hand, if someone calls themselves a...
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Carly Dart
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What should I be looking for in a wife?
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Amen to that brother. Just celebrated our 63rd wedding anniversary June first. I am 81 and my wife is 80. Love never fails. Gods love for us and our love for...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why did God allow polygamy / bigamy / polygyny in the Bible?
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Why does anyone discuss the righteousness of God and compare it with the laws of America? Whether polygamy was "a sin" is of no real importance for us to...
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ainsley chalmers
, Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.
What is woke theology? Is it a theology?
Not sure what “woke” means, but I see it referred to by Christian writers.
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Bob Hall
, Married best friend, Dad- 6, GDad- 17, GrGdad- 3, 1 Poodle
What should I be looking for in a wife?
Don't marry someone you can live with. Marry someone you can't live without.
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why did God allow polygamy / bigamy / polygyny in the Bible?
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Can anyone really believe that a drunk man has sex with his daughter and it's rape? And not only that, the next night he gets drunk again and is raped by his...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is synonymous parallelism in Hebrew poetry?
As the name implies, this type has the second or parallel line saying about the same thing as the first—for emphasis. Proverbs is especially full of these:...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is a "broom bush"? (Psalm 120:4)
My ISBE (set of the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) says, "The rothem was doubtless the shrub called by the Arabs ratam, a shrub which casts so...
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What does the Bible say about extreme fighting / violent sports?
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by Mike Potter
Was Jonah truly swallowed by a whale?
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I tell my friends I believe the fish was a Jewfish. A whale is a mammal, so not truly a fish. Jewfish are really big, and how else did he get that name?
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How should the different genres of the Bible impact how we interpret the Bible?
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The whole bible is the word of God. It is all to us but not all for us. Ephesians 3:1-5. The dispensation of grace was not known in past ages. The doctrine...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Is it okay to complain to God?