What do Catholics believe?
Though Catholics and Protestants share some parallel beliefs, there are some non-negotiables, I'm sure. What are some of the life-changing differences?
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What does it mean to love God?
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Does the Bible condone slavery?
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God promised Abraham and his wife Sarah a baby in their senior years. There's a delay in Sarah becoming pregnant. She didn't lose faith, she didn't believe...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Does the Bible condone slavery?
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"Love your neighbor the way you love yourself." Are you abiding in that love when you own people and give them as an inheritance to your descendants? Is that...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Does the Bible condone slavery?
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"The Bible does not specifically condemn the practice of slavery." Okay... The Bible does not specifically condemn the practice of child pornography, or...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What does the Bible say about self-defense?
Perhaps we should consider King David. He was relentlessly tormented by King Saul. His response: David did not open his mouth to any who planning deceit. He...
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by John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
Does the Bible condone slavery?
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Danny, great comment. Slavery, on any level, is sin. There are husbands who treat their wives and children just like slaves. It is a sin, pure and simple. To...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the difference between sexual immorality and impurity?
Sexual immorality, according to Thayer's Greek Lexicon, refers to illicit sexual intercourse in Acts 15:20, 29; 21:25 for example. But "impurity' (ἀκαθαρσία)...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Is angel Gabriel an archangel?
Great question, Julian! Early Jewish and Christian writings say 4 archangels stood in God's presence: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, and Uriel, but these...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Does the Bible condone slavery?
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There are three distinct meanings to the word "condone." 1) to overlook. 2) to give tacit approval, and 3) to excuse. The question is 'does the bible...
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by Gary Wainwright
, Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer
Why does God require faith?
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If God did not choose anyone to be saved then no one would be saved. Romans 3:11 “there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God”. How can a...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Is it alright to read books on synchronicity?
Synchronicity - An apparently meaningful coincidence in time of two or more similar or identical events that are casually unrelated. I've never heard of this...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Is it biblical for men to read books by woman authors?
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This charge I entrust to you,Timothy, my child... (1 Tim 1:18). Someone other than Timothy wrote First Timothy unless Timothy was writing to himself. It's...
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by Phil Buck
What is the mark of the beast (666)?
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It does not say it is a stamp. It is something on your right hand or your forehead that controls whether you can buy or sell. That signifies that you worship...
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Phil Buck
Are angels male or female?
The angels are male. 1/3 of the angels were cast down to earth. They saw that the women of earth were desirable. Their offspring were the nephelium. The...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Is God a cosmic killjoy?
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First John 1:3-4 I write these things unto you that your Joy may be full. If we say we have no sin, we deceive our selves and the truth is not in us. If we...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
With all the evil in this world currently, is this the proof that the rapture is very near?
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Amen Brother. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the GIFT of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Colossians 3:3. We are already...
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John Appelt
Who are the people outside the gates mentioned in Revelation 22:15?
This is a good question. There is something to consider about Revelation 22:15 that gives a new perspective. This verse indicates some will not enter through...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the meaning of shibboleth in the Bible?
This one single word seems to me like an excellent password today. May I suggest it? The poet, John Milton, wrote: And he said Sibboleth.— “And how...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why does God require faith?
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We are not chosen by God to be saved. God foreknew who would believe on Him for salvation before the foundation of the world. God knows the end from the...
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Emo Tenorio
, Shomer
What is meant by this passage, Rev. 19:11-16, in relation to tatoos?
I humbly submit the rider is the Lord Jesus and as a Jew wearing a tallit a Jewish prayer shawl. A worn garment carried everywhere and sometimes spelled...
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Emo Tenorio
, Shomer
With all the evil in this world currently, is this the proof that the rapture is very near?
I humbly submit my opinion on the matter, for your consideration: The higher level of evil and rebellion we are experiencing from all quarters is much like a...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why does Isaiah 45:7 say that God created evil/calamity?
The context here is that of Cyrus and the Jewish nation (Isaiah 45:4-13) where God allows Cyrus to be successful for the sake of Israel. God allows all...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does it mean in the verse says that the man shall be saved himself as by fire? Does that mean that he shall escape hell and go to Heaven?
Great question, Teri! Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 3:10 Using the grace God gave me, I laid a foundation, like a skilled master-builder; and another man is...
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How do I know the Bible is not just mythology?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the tabernacle in Exodus symbolize?
I have read some articles on its symbolism, and one thing is clear, believing that later the Temple would replace the Tabernacle: Jesus’ body is the curtain...
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What are the Christian themes in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Did God bestow the power to heal to all who follow Him?
Great question, Peggy! I can think of at least one clear example of a non-healing of a believer: The Bible says of him in Acts 20:4 And there accompanied him...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Is the Son of God the first gift God gave to us?
Great question, Donna Colosimo! In a sense, yes, Jesus was the first real really big gift God gave us. He is the Bread of life. The Bible says in Genesis 1...
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Kelli Hamann
, Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician
When will "prophecies, tongues" and "knowledge" come to an end? (1 Cor. 13:8–12)
We are given the answer to this question in verses 9-10 of this passage: “9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when the perfect comes, the...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why does God require faith?
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First Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness, but unto us who are saved it is the POWER of God. First Corinthians...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Did the writers of the New Testament regard their writings as Scripture?
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And also this: I don't think there's any way the saints of the first century could have imagined that their contributions would become what they have become....
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why is the word “replenish” used in the KJV?
Great question, Eric! I believe the word, "replenish," has a specific meaning in Genesis 1:28. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, it means, ": to...
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Eric Moore
Why is the word “replenish” used in the KJV?
The earth was brand new. What was there to replenish? Gen. 1:28: “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the ...
Genesis 1:28
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
With all the evil in this world currently, is this the proof that the rapture is very near?
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One thing for sure, it is nearer than it was yesterday. Acts 16:31. I believe we are very close to the rapture. The bride of Christ will be raptured out of...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is theology proper / Paterology?
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Do we have a free will? Absolutely. If we did not have a free will we could not believe on Jesus for the free gift of eternal life. Since Jesus died for the...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is theology proper / Paterology?
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Theology is as simple as Acts 16:31. John 3:18 and John 6:47. First John 2:2.
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Christopher Brown
Is the Son of God the first gift God gave to us?
I believe the first gift ever given is established based on the following: The bible says in Revelation 13:8 that Jesus is the lamb slain from the foundation...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does it mean that, "God SO LOVED the world”? John 3:16
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Preachable, Ben, thank you!
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by Stephen Adair
How are Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, related?
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Mmmmm. Not sure I follow this. Salome's mother was Mariamne and her father was Herod II. She had no relation to either John or Mary. John the Baptist was...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does it mean that we should 'not be like the horse or mule?'
“Do not be like the horse or like the mule,” God counsels in Psalm 32:9, and David disobeyed his own counsel. The horse sometimes wants to rush ahead...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Who was Apollos?
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The truth is we are all sinners. Romans 3:23. The truth is we need a savior. Jesus is the savior of the world to them that believe on Him alone for the free...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why didn’t God predestine everybody to follow him?
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Actually it is the choice of whether to believe what He said. John 3:16-18. John 6:47. God in His foreknowledge knew who would believe and who would not. But...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is the meaning of the Parable of the Dragnet?
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All men are sinners. Romans 3:23. But believers have His perfect righteousness imputed to us by faith alone in Jesus. Romans 4:5-6. The thief on the cross...
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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
What does it mean that, "God SO LOVED the world”? John 3:16
God so loved the "world." The Greek word for "world" is kosmos. There are several different meanings in the Bible for this word. We must determine which...