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Answer by venkatesan Iyer

What is, "The Names of God Bible" (NOG)?

In this version names of God are given original Hebrew and Aramaic names (like Yahweh, El Shadday, etc...) instead of simple English words like, "God," and,...

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Answer by Paula Fether , Lifelong student of the scriptures

What is, "The Names of God Bible" (NOG)?

According to various reviews I've found, the NOG is a bit inconsistent in its stated goal of rendering the various names of God and Jesus in original forms...

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What does the Bible say about habits?

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What does the Bible say about generosity?

May 25 2024

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

How can the Bible help people contemplating suicide, including police officers?

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Yes, Pearce, I have a former pastor who went into this after years and years on the New Jersey police force. He is Rev. Charles Sweetman. Chaplain to Law...

May 24 2024

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

Was not Lucifer in charge of the Garden of Eden before Adam and Eve inhabited it?

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Tim, your last part about NOT equating Lucifer with Adam was most helpful! I'll have to tell Adam (my coworker).

May 24 2024

Answer by Billy P Eldred

How do we explain to a Muslim why Jesus had to die for us?

This question hits me pretty hard. I found that I had a major dislike for Muslims. I fully condemned them instead of showing them love as the Bible tells us...

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Answer by Francis Alao , Ordained Bishop & District Overseer Church of God Scotland

Was not Lucifer in charge of the Garden of Eden before Adam and Eve inhabited it?

There is no sufficient (if any at all) proof that Satan had once occupied Eden before Adam. To subscribe to such would be lending credence to the theology of...

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What is the spiritual gift of discerning spirits?

May 24 2024

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

Who are the elect of God?

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In John 15:6, the men Jesus contextually chose were His disciples, and He chose them to be His disciples, not to be saved. While He is only speaking to the...

May 24 2024

Answer by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

Who are the elect of God?

Are there two ways that people can come to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ? Possibly. God chooses us. John 15:16: “You didn’t choose Me. I chose...

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Answer by Leslie Coutinho

What does it mean to wait upon the Lord?

Isaiah 40:31: But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and...

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Comment by Jonathan Boren

What is the origin of Christmas?

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My answer is a simple question. If we were supposed to celebrate the birth of Christ, don’t you think they would have told us when it was as they did with...

May 24 2024

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

Is it spiritually right or wrong for married couple to use sex toys during sex?

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I love your answer, Trevor! Yes, I agree with you that definitely [old] age has much to do with it. Even older age in one partner and sexual changes in the...

May 24 2024

Answer by Donna Williams

How can I help a Christian who is contemplating suicide on the grounds that life is a gift from God and it is therefore our choice (as with any gift) to keep it or end it?

It is very unfortunate that a person who professes to be a Christian would be contemplating suicide! I understand that sometimes we can fall into depression...

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Comment by Christina Ramirez-Nunez

How can I help a Christian who is contemplating suicide on the grounds that life is a gift from God and it is therefore our choice (as with any gift) to keep it or end it?

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Your life is not yours to take! Yes life is a gift from God, but he created you for his purposes to fulfill something for him! When you have completed your...

May 24 2024

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What is a concubine? Why did God allow men to have concubines in the Bible?

May 23 2024

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

How can I help a Christian who is contemplating suicide on the grounds that life is a gift from God and it is therefore our choice (as with any gift) to keep it or end it?

In a human context, if one person were to give another a gift with the intention that a specific use be made of it, would it fulfill that intention if the...

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Why did Jesus say, “If you love me, keep my commandments”?

May 23 2024

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

Is handing out gospel tracts a good evangelism method?

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Joshua, I just looked up and read the tract you cited. Aside from the many scriptural twists found, the underlying message that I gathered was that unless...

May 23 2024

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

What is the Methodist Church, and what do Methodists believe?

I can agree with Mr. Houdmann's answer above (Houdmann being a conglomerate of contributors from gotquestions.org.) I can differ with a few things, but...

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

What is the Methodist Church, and what do Methodists believe?

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Vincent, the United Methodist Church is not pro abortion, they are pro choice. They believe that it is a woman's right to choose what actions to take over...

May 23 2024

Comment by Silas Cheung

Who were the priests of On? Was Joseph wrong to marry the daughter of a pagan priest?

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In the time of Joseph, which is prior to Moses, there is no Jewish law at all--just family tradition.

May 23 2024

Question by Anonymous
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How can I help a Christian who is contemplating suicide on the grounds that life is a gift from God and it is therefore our choice (as with any gift) to keep it or end it?

I'm not aware of any verses that specifically refute this position, although all the suicides I see in the Bible (King Saul, Judas) are negatively portrayed.

1 Samuel 31:4 - 6

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Answer by Joshua Fallaw

Is handing out gospel tracts a good evangelism method?

I grew up in church but I certainly remember rededicating my life to Christ as a teen after reading a, "This Was Your Life," tract by Jack Chick. It's so...

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

How can I know if I am filled with the Holy Spirit?

I went to school with Chip Ingram -- the school was Dallas Theological Seminary. He draws 4 evidences of the filling of the Spirit in a believer's heart. He...

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How can we worship God in the spirit?

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Do the souls of aborted babies go to heaven?

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What is Bibliology?

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What was the meaning and importance of the transfiguration?

May 21 2024

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

Should Christians attend weddings of those in other faiths?

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This answer does not take into account the attender's beliefs. Attending a wedding of any faith does not alter our own beliefs. Jesus spent most of his time...

May 21 2024

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

If a woman asks for divorce, can the man remarry without commiting adultery?

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I used to believe that there were no grounds for divorce given in the Bible. And of course, it is abominable in God's eyes. My parents divorced when I was an...

May 21 2024

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Who were the twelve (12) disciples / apostles of Jesus Christ?

May 20 2024

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

How important is the guidance of the Holy Spirit in the day to day living of saved ones?

The guidance of the Spirit today comes from God's written Word (the Bible). Spiritual growth occurs as one reads and studies scripture, which was authored by...

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

What happened in the Garden of Gethsemane?

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Interesting article, Meluleki! Typo here, though: "As Jesus contemplated His death (the second death that unrepentant sinners will suffer) it was a cup to...

May 20 2024

Question by venkatesan Iyer

How important is the guidance of the Holy Spirit in the day to day living of saved ones?

For instance take the issue: Can a saved, Hindu by birth, accompany his relatives to a temple? The church may prohibit this in principle. (Roman Catholics af...

John 16:13

May 20 2024 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

If a woman asks for divorce, can the man remarry without commiting adultery?

Deuteronomy 24:1-4 mentions remarriage after a divorce, does not call it adultery, and does not demand the death penalty for the remarried spouse. The Bible...

May 20 2024 Follow Vote Up

Comment by Robert Moore

What is a mercy killing?

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I see what you mean. Faced with stage four cancer I don’t know how I will feel about death towards the end. Right now I choose life and I leave my future in...

May 20 2024

Comment by Dave Larsen , Husband, father and grand father. Student of the Messiah.

What does it mean that the truth will set you free?

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Yoshua said the truth sets us free from sin as in free from slavery. He said all sin is bondage. You imply that He is referring to habitual sin. Does your...

May 19 2024

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

Who is the bride of Christ?

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Mark, do you mean Revelation 21:10?

May 19 2024

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Who were the spirits in prison?

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What is the Critical Text?

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What was a blood covenant?

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What is Pentecost Sunday?

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What does the Bible say about tough love?

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