Why do some Christians deny the existence of hell?
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Nothing on earth lasts forever. In fact, the bible says heaven and earth will pass away (Mt 24:35, Rev 21:1) and there will be a new heaven and a new earth....
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Is belief the only requirement for salvation?
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God does not give anyone faith. He gives eternal life to those that believe. Romans 3:26-28. No one gets the seal of the Holy Spirit until they believe the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Was Jesus talking about the rapture or judgment in Luke 17:34-37?
Was Jesus referring to the rapture or judgment in Luke 17:34-37? At first, I thought this was the rapture (one being "taken" and the other being "left"). But...
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by lynn Sander
Is hell literally a place of fire and brimstone?
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Sorry for the delay in answering! I just want to clarify... Your comment: "We can trade scriptures to support our belief of what happens to the unsaved all...
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Billy P Eldred
Is belief the only requirement for salvation?
To me, the answer to your question is no, believing is not enough. But, BELIEVING is! In your example, did the person really believe? If you really believe...
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Billy P Eldred
What makes Christianity unique?
The thing that makes Christianity unique? It is the no ONLY way to get eternal life! You next question would be “Can’t any religion make that same claim?” My...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does the Bible mean when it says we have a sinful nature? What is a sinful nature?
Sin is disobedience to God and His commandments. When God (as a holy Being -- that is, a Being without sin) created humans in His image (Genesis 1:26), He...
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Is belief the only requirement for salvation?
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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
Is belief the only requirement for salvation?
The question: "Is belief the only requirement for salvation?" To 'believe' means to accept something by faith, (in this case, Jesus Christ) as being true....
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Is belief the only requirement for salvation?
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Matthew 7:21-23 Many will come before me on that day and call me Lord, and tell me, about all their good works. But Lord, Lord, look at what we've done. We...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Is belief the only requirement for salvation?
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the GIFT of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but...
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Robert Gipson
Is Rev 3:15-16 an instance where a Christian or a believer can be unsaved?
It is clear that Christ is not only the head but the judge of the church. In the book of the revelation, we are giving examples of Christ doing this very...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who's the "us" in the following vs: On the last day of creation, God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness," (Genesis 1:26)?
God, while declared as one Being (Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:29) exists in three Persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). (For example, as indicated in Matthew...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why do some Christians condemn when Jesus came to save?
I'll take a stab at this. Some people who call themselves christian do sometimes spend a lot of time condemning others. It's as if they don't understand John...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Is burial the only option a Christian can consider?
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Does it really matter what the catholic church thinks of the practice of cremation? No, it doesn't. The catholic church is not an authority on what's right...
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by Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
What does Malachi 2:16 mean when God says, 'I hate divorce'?
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The statement that God hates divorce is 100% true. God hates divorce. But this biblical truth is a prime example of the two wills of God. God's decreed will...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Is burial the only option a Christian can consider?
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Our bodies will not be changed into a spiritual body. Jesus didn't die to save our bodies. From dust you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you will...
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by Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
Are those who chose not to take the vaccine spiritually wrong?
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Gen 6:9 is referring to Noah being morally blameless among the various generations of people he lived through. It is not speaking of him being physically...
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What does the Bible say about friends?
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by Emo Tenorio
, Shomer
Are those who chose not to take the vaccine spiritually wrong?
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Why did GOD really sent the flood that only Noah's family would survive? Lets look to scripture for the answer as to what brought the flood. Also that is the...
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by Kelli Hamann
, Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician
What is the value of pastoral counseling?
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Totally, agree, Danny. My husband and I have been in ministry for most of the 35 years we’ve been married, and we’ve done a LOT of counseling with people...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What is the value of pastoral counseling?
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Is counseling done by anyone other than a person's pastor assumed to be "secular" counseling? Instruction not received from a pastor doesnt necessarily come...
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by John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
What is the value of pastoral counseling?
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Thank you Danny! I appreciate your support on most of my comments. We clearly agree on most spiritual things. It's nice to have understanding friends. I...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What is the value of pastoral counseling?
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Your answers don't get the support they deserve. Why? I have an opinion.... Tradition. Pastoral counseling is traditional. Somewhere in the halls of...
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Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
Is Rev 3:15-16 an instance where a Christian or a believer can be unsaved?
The Laodecians were "neither cold nor hot" in their deeds, but were rather "lukewarm." The figurative language shows that their major sin was apathy. They...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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The broad road to destruction is trusting in any thing else to save you except what Jesus has already done. The narrow way is trusting in Jesus alone by...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Is Rev 3:15-16 an instance where a Christian or a believer can be unsaved?
Just because we accept Jesus as Savior and Lord of our life, does not mean we do not sin anymore. It is the nature that we are born with. And we live in a...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How, why, and when did Satan fall from heaven?
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Satan is still in heaven accusing the brethren day and night. He will fall from heaven like lightning at the beginning of the tribulation. Second...
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Peggy Johnson
, Local Busness Owner-Retired
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Is there power in positive confession?
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, First Corinthians 15:1-4, For it is the POWER of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth, to...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What does the Bible say about sex before marriage?
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Good answer John. "Sex before marriage" wasn't part of the sexual immorality admonitions. I don't think there is such a thing in biblical terminology. I...
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by ainsley chalmers
, Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.
Why does God allow spiritual deception to occur?
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The answer is simple. If you reject the absolute truth which is God's word and Jesus you open up the flood gates to Satan's lies and deception. This is my...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How can I know if I am one of the elect?
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There will be a lot of people in hell who believed they were chosen by God for salvation but never did the will of His Father in heaven. John 6:40 and John...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Are those who chose not to take the vaccine spiritually wrong?
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John 14:6, Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." I agree Lawrence, there are false prophets on...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Potatoes are not a seed bearing plant, are they biblically unclean?
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Unclean means common and refers to things prohibited by Jewish ceremonial law. Romans 14:14. Romans 14:23, He who doubts it is lawful, then it is unlawful to...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is Rev 3:15-16 an instance where a Christian or a believer can be unsaved?
I would say that the intent of the cited passage is spiritual discipline (even though it might be very severe), rather than outright rejection. The glorified...
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What does the Bible say about Christian tithing? Should a Christian tithe?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Who was Zipporah in the Bible?
I’d like to comment on just this one event in the life of Zipporah (and her husband, Moses). Zipporah, as a woman of Midian, did not share the spiritual...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are the principles of a Christian marriage?
Great question, Johnathan Bryant! Because words are so powerful in their effect on people (Proverbs 18:21), I’d like to say one thing here about good...
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by Aurel Gheorghe
Potatoes are not a seed bearing plant, are they biblically unclean?
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Mark 7:19 must be understood in the context of the entire 7th chapter as well as parallel texts (Matt 15:1-20). This is not about diet but handwashing laws...
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Parimi Sadhu Sundar Singh
Did God know that lucifer and his angels would turn against him?
God is Omniscient. There is no time behind him. Time begins before him. He knows everything of the future. Lucifer is only created being. He doesn't know his...
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Parimi Sadhu Sundar Singh
What is the significance of Moses' hand turning to leprosy in relation to God's assignment for him?
The staff in Moses' hand represents God's authority over human life and the nature. Moses' hand turned to leprosy and clean means man's heart is deceitful,...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Are those who chose not to take the vaccine spiritually wrong?
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Agree Carl. I am not comfortable that day by day the story changes. The last vaccine I had, I had a reaction to it. I don't like that this isn't truly a...
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by Enoch Ilisia
Why did God rest on the seventh day of creation?
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Your reason for the "why?" question in your comments seems too short of the WHOLE reason given in verse 15. The objective of the verse is to remember God's...
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by Steven Scott
, Grader for the Ontario Jail Ministry
Potatoes are not a seed bearing plant, are they biblically unclean?
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If you look at Mark 7:19 you will see that Jesus has made ALL foods clean. "Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into...
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by Lawrence Valin
, Raised Lutheran MD former Family Physician
Are those who chose not to take the vaccine spiritually wrong?
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Shirley H, Originally thought you were talking about me. There are probably "false prophets/profits" on both sides of all debates. I have been anti-vaccine...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Does the Bible mention schizophrenia?
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Agree. How about Legion in Matthew 8:30. Or all three Herods. They all seemed a little sick to me.
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Was Jesus talking about the rapture or judgment in Luke 17:34-37?
In my opinion, Jesus was speaking of a difference in eternal state -- favorable outcomes (those "taken") versus adverse outcomes (those left behind) -- with...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why are Christians living in the Tribulation instructed to "be always on the watch"? (Luke 21:36)
I would say that the admonition to always be on the watch was being given in two senses -- first, for each individual to assure that he or she is continually...