Is Mormonism a cult? What do Mormons believe?
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I don't believe many mormons really believe all that stuff!! I think they practice a religion! Many christians do the same thing. The sentiment here seems to...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
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by El Lew
What does the Bible say about drunkenness?
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Thanks. Not all questions require a dissertation. Sometimes less is better.
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Am I allowed to be joyful while Ukraine suffers?
I believe, yes, you are. Even though the Bible says, "Rejoice with those who rejoice, and WEEP WITH THOSE WHO WEEP." I've heard or read about those in...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about drunkenness?
Both my parents had an issue with drunkenness so I’m at risk myself of becoming an alcoholic. Christians are called to be filled with the Spirit and guided...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
If you are once saved are you then always saved?
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Once we have believed we are saved forever. If we had to keep believing to stay saved we would have something to boast in. We saved our selves because we...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is the dispensation of Grace?
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One difference. The seal of the Holy Spirit was not given in the old testament. Acts 16:31. Ephesians 1:13-14 and Ephesians 4:30. Born again, born of God. We...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is the dispensation of Grace?
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Best verse in the bible for grace. Romans 11:6 All grace, no works. Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace ye are saved, through FAITH, and that not of yourselves, it...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about drunkenness?
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Short and sweet, El! Good command/cause relationship.
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What was the book David was referring to that contained things written about him? (Psalm 40:7)
Psalm 40:7 "Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,"
Psalms 40:1 - 17
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Is it possible to be Christian and pro-choice at the same time?
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Just to set the record straight, there are a lot of people who are against abortion but have never accepted Jesus as their savior and are not saved. Matthew...
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by Gary Wainwright
, Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer
If you are once saved are you then always saved?
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“God does not give us the faith” whereas Hebrews 12:2 ESV affirms “Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith.” Furthermore, Romans 10:17 clearly states,...
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John Appelt
Why did Jacob give Joseph a coat of many colors?
Often Joseph is wrongly portrayed a spoiled, boastful child. He has the coat made by his father and he told his brothers dreams in which they bow down to him...
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by Ezekiel Kimosop
What is the Rose of Sharon?
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This is insightful. Thanks.
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by Leon Woolf
Is it right to cover sins or not? --Proverbs 28:13
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Yet in Rom. 4:7 it is mentioned that the one whose sins are covered is blessed. I am having difficulties coming to terms with your answer, with which I too...
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John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
What is Buddhism and what do Buddhists believe?
To compare Buddhism and Christianity is not a wise thing to do. Siddhartha Guatama never intended his presence on this earth to be considered as anything...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why is circumcision only for the males? Why is it done on the male reproductive organ?
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What is it about the foreskin of a man? David fell in love with king Saul's daughter, Michal. Saul started scheming... David asked Saul's servants about what...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the book of Hebrews?
My cousin is teaching the Book of Hebrews for the second time in his church! The first time (in the Fall) he had about 30, this time 10-12. This answer is to...
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John Appelt
What day did Passover fall on preceding Jesus resurrection?
According to the Gospels, the Passover took place on Friday the year Christ died. Matthew 27:62, Mark 15:42, Luke 23:54, John 19:14, 31, 42, all mention the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Did Eli correct his sons or not? (1 Samuel 3:13)
Eli may have reproved his sons too leniently or not soon enough. It was a case of “too little, too late.” At any rate, they became so hardened that his...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why is circumcision only for the males? Why is it done on the male reproductive organ?
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Here's the thing; this is what I believe about this kind of thing: MANY of us who position ourselves as people in concert with God, are in league with the...
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El Lew
What does the Bible say about drunkenness?
Eph. 5:18: And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit. Because: 1 Cor. 6:10: Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor...
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Emo Tenorio
, Shomer
How can the invasion of Ukraine be connected to the end times?
I humbly submit: Bible prophecy is a perfect vehicle in the mission of evangelizing people. But if we fall into the trap of constantly speculating, how the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is iniquity according to the Bible?
I just know a little about the punishment of iniquity. Isaiah 53:6 (ESV) says, 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way;...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Is the Holy Spirit a male or female?
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You said it! God is not human or any other kind of animal vegetable or mineral. Referring to himself in masculine terms no more makes God male as it does to...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why is circumcision only for the males? Why is it done on the male reproductive organ?
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God instituted circumcision for His chosen people. I think it must be okay or He wouldn't have given it to Abraham and all who are in the Abrahamic covenant....
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does "El Roi" mean for us today?
EL ROI ĕl rō’ ī (אֵל רֳאִי; MT is defectively pointed ’ēl ro'ī). The name used for God in Genesis 16:13 by Hagar whose protection she experienced when...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Am I allowed to be joyful while Ukraine suffers?
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Emo, I like your answer. I especially liked your reference to the brevity of life, as I pass the "threescore years and ten." Psalm 90:10 King James Version:...
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by Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
Did the witch of Endor really summon Samuel from the dead?
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Quote: “The ‘once saved, always saved’ doctrine is a false doctrine and very deceiving." John 6:37: "However, those whom the Father has given me will come to...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What shall we learn from the healing at the pool on the Sabbath?
The paralytic was hopeless because each time someone else got in before him. (John 5:7) The helplessness of this infirm resident of the pool is suggested by...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What shall we learn from the healing at the pool on the Sabbath?
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Good point, John, especially about the reliability of the Scriptures!
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How many god(s) does a Biblical Christian believe to exist?
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What should we learn from the golden calf incident in Exodus 32?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did God send Ehud to kill the king of Moab?
Great question, Alaina Cormier! Why should we be surprised that God would give His people victory by the use of such unlikely weapons? After all, God has...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Is universalism / universal salvation Biblical?
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In a survey conducted by the Barna Research Group in 1992, nearly 1/3 of all born-again Christians stated that all good people will go to heaven, whether...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why did Jesus heal only one person at the pool of Bethesda?
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It isn't said anywhere in the narrative that Jesus only healed that one person. That's an assumption based on the idea that if it isn't written that He...
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by
John Appelt
What shall we learn from the healing at the pool on the Sabbath?
The passage about the healing at the pool of Bethesda, John 5:1-17 provides a couple of many lessons. One is that John 5:1 mentions a feast, but it is not...
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by
ainsley chalmers
, Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.
Can you be born again and be in a state of apostasy?
Apostasy infers untruthful beliefs. When I first came to Christ 44 years ago I was green in some of my early beliefs such as salvation through works, beliefs...
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John Appelt
Did the witch of Endor really summon Samuel from the dead?
I Samuel 28:7-25 describes Saul visiting the witch of Endor. Because God was no longer speaking to Saul by “dreams or by Urim or by the prophets,” 28:6, Saul...
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by Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
How can I lose my salvation?
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"God does not chose people to be saved. He chooses those who have believed on Him for the free gift of eternal life." So if I understand you correctly, what...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Is temptation a sin? Is it a sin to be tempted?
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We will all be held responsible for our actions. I believe that we are to try to see each person as God's child and to try not to grieve the Holy Spirit. Our...
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Emo Tenorio
, Shomer
Am I allowed to be joyful while Ukraine suffers?
I humbly submit: Why willingly choose to be without JOY for even a moment? A powerful mass formation psychosis of late has imposed the fears of this world,...
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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?
Great question, Wanda Jenkins! It is symbolic, in my view. Eating and drinking are metaphors for faith (see John 6:35). Wiersbe says that "drinking...
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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
Do human beings truly have a free will?
“Free” (adj.): not under the control or in the power of another. Everyone on earth is under the control of, or in the power of another, either Satan or God....
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is the difference between the Holy Spirit and Holy Ghost?
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Both the Holy Ghost and the Holy Spirit are one in the same. Ephesians 1:13-14 In whom ye also trusted, after ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Can God's face be seen (Genesis 32:30)?
Jesus said, “If you have seen me you have seen the Father. I and the Father are one.”
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How can you know for sure that you will have eternal life in Heaven with God?
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First John 2:2 For He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Is temptation a sin? Is it a sin to be tempted?
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If you think language can be intimidating, then you must realize how intimidating it is for a young man to be a victim of a "hate crime" for jogging on a...