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Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Do women have to remain silent in church?

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Thank you Kelli, that's a really nice thing to say. Peace and blessings!

July 18 2021

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Do women have to remain silent in church?

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Ezekiel, We have a very different understanding of the meaning of why we were told what we were told. I don't doubt the validity of ANY PART of the bible....

July 18 2021

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Is the Bible truly God's Word?

July 18 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does Apostle John mean or refers to when he says, "All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin which does not lead to death"?

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First John 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. First John 1:10 If we say we have not sinned, we call God a liar....

July 17 2021

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why do some welcome the gospel in faith while others do not?

People either believe God or not. First Corinthians 1:21 We can only preach the gospel, First Corinthians 15:1-4. We can not save anyone. Christ died for the...

July 17 2021 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is the meaning of the Parable of the Sheep and Goats?

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We are saved by faith alone apart from any works. Works do not justify a believe. Lots of lost people do good works in the eyes of the world. Only those who...

July 17 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is the meaning of the Parable of the Two Sons?

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Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him who justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness. Cain and Abel. Cain gave a...

July 17 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is the meaning of the Parable of the Two Sons?

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Jesus told us plainly what the will of His Father is. John 6:40 And this is the will of Him who sent me, that ALL that seeth the Son and believeth on Him,...

July 17 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is the meaning of the Parable of the Unforgiving / Unmerciful Servant?

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Colossians 2:13 For He has forgiven us all trespasses. Our sin debt was paid in full at the cross. John 3:18. But we can lose our rewards in heaven. First...

July 17 2021

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

What does the Bible say about self-discipline?

When people are right with God, they are apt to be hard on themselves and easy on other people. But when they are not right with God, they are easy on...

July 17 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How are we, in the context of 1 Corinthians 1:10, to agree with one another about anything when we can't even agree the accurate meaning of scripture?

Great question, Tony! Don't look at the gospel from a philosophical point of view. Corinth was a city filled with teachers and philosophers, all of whom...

July 17 2021 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How do we confess to one another?

Roman Catholic doctrine teaches the need for confession to a priest for absolution, but the teaching of John in 1 John 1:9 is clear: we should confess our...

July 17 2021 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Ezekiel Kimosop

Do women have to remain silent in church?

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Danny Hickman, thanks for your long comments. I have read through them and wish to respond as follows: 1) I stand by my statement that the word of God is...

July 17 2021

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Do women have to remain silent in church?

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Continuing Ezekiel, So according to Paul, if a man gets saved while incarcerated the man is now in the same shape as the warden of the prison, if the warden...

July 17 2021

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Do women have to remain silent in church?

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Ezekiel, you say the "word of God is authoritatively binding on all ages of Christianity and on all church congregations globally." I take it you mean that...

July 17 2021

Answer by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

How can I better understand what seems like a totalitarian God of the old testament?

Consider Abraham sitting under the terebinth tree. Grace appeared in human form revealing a peek at salvation! All believers are joined to Our Heavenly...

July 17 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Kelli Hamann , Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician

Do women have to remain silent in church?

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Danny, thank you so much! You are a true brother in Christ who understands so many important things. I appreciate you!

July 17 2021

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Do women have to remain silent in church?

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So, according to the person who has the most upvotes, women can't teach men. If this is of God, then all college professors should be male. In fact, all...

July 17 2021

Comment by D Duke

What can we learn from the woman in the street (Proverbs 5:1-14, 21-23).

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Brother Tim, Very very well spoken. Thank you for your many posts.

July 17 2021

Question by Parly Rayden

What does Apostle John mean or refers to when he says, "All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin which does not lead to death"?

If sin is wrongdoing, and its wages are death. How comes there's a sin that doesn't lead to death? Sorry that I'm being ignorant, but I just want to learn an...

1 John 5:17

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Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is the meaning of the Parable of the Sheep and Goats?

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Without the Spirit of God there is no salvation. Romans 8:9. With the Spirit we have eternal life. Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on...

July 17 2021

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What is Evangelicalism?

July 16 2021

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

What is the meaning of Elohim?

Now that's an interesting question, Julieta! In the Hebrew Bible, elohim (Hebrew: אֱלֹהִים [(ʔ)eloˈ(h)im] is the entry from Wikipedia. The noun Elohim is...

July 16 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Carl Buckalew

Is the concept of Lucifer's Flood biblical?

Time began as we know it in Gen 1:5. There was no time before then. Also, if as Michael H. stated, the prior creatures had no soul, then there could not have...

July 16 2021 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Who are the elect of God?

July 16 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does it mean when God hardens whom he wants to harden?

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Israel rejected Jesus as their Messiah. So God blinded them to the truth so they could not believe and be saved. But they are only blinded in part. During...

July 16 2021

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How does righteousness come according to Romans 10:14-17?

When we hear the gospel, First Corinthians 15:1-4, and believe the gospel, God imputes His perfect righteousness to us apart from works. Romans 4:5-6....

July 16 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Who are the elect of God?

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Faith is not a work. It is faith apart from works. Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him who justifieth the ungodly, his faith is...

July 16 2021

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

Is the war in heaven in Revelation 12 describing Satan's original fall or an end times angelic battle?

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I appreciate your keen research of Revelation 12:10, Rotimi! Right now I'm memorizing this verse using the first letter method: First Letters 10. A I H A L V...

July 16 2021

Comment by Gary Wainwright , Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer

What is the origin of the Catholic Church?

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The writings you have quoted are not inspired by God which leads to faulty theology such as apostolic succession which the New Testament clearly does not...

July 16 2021

Comment by Ezekiel Kimosop

Who are the elect of God?

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Thanks Jennifer. My view is that your answer is consistent with the revelation of Scripture.

July 16 2021

Comment by Ezekiel Kimosop

Who are the elect of God?

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I respectfully disagree with the view held by Michael Houdmann. I have studied the passage of Romans 9-11 and I am not persuaded by the Augustinian view that...

July 16 2021

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Do women have to remain silent in church?

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Let me be clear; I've heard it preached and taught that even though Solomon began his writing in the book of Ecclesiastes by saying that life was a waste of...

July 16 2021

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Do women have to remain silent in church?

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The bible is not to be understood as a book of rules. Paul isn't Moses coming down off the mountain with the law. Consider this: I think Paul said some...

July 16 2021

Comment by Belinda Payne

What is the origin of the Catholic Church?

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Continuation, “ For this reason, therefore, inasmuch as they had obtained a perfect fore-knowledge of this, they appointed those already mentioned, and...

July 15 2021

Comment by Belinda Payne

What is the origin of the Catholic Church?

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Continuation, “Do not be caught up in the cares of the world but ensure you are completely free for prayer and preaching to the people.’ He appears to have...

July 15 2021

Answer by Janet Austin , Lover of God. Right to the Soul, author

What is the unpardonable sin / unforgivable sin?

The unpardonable sin is blasphemy. The challenging part is defining blasphemy AND whether or not a person who repents of it is forgiven. When Michael...

July 15 2021 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Belinda Payne

What is the origin of the Catholic Church?

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The ancient Liber Pontificalis (Book of Pontiffs) gives brief lives of the first 108 holders of the see of Rome. The fourth pope listed is Clement, known to...

July 15 2021

Comment by Terry Gillard , Worship Leader and Engineer

Do women have to remain silent in church?

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Why did Paul need to bring this guidance forward? He lived in a day when the Synagogue (which would have influenced the early church) had women separated in...

July 15 2021

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

Is joking a sin? What does the Bible say about telling jokes?

Another verse on this topic of joking is Ephesians 5:4 "foolish jesting." There seems to be no end to the number of ways that men and women today can joke...

July 15 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

What is good biblical exegesis?

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"We assume that each word in a passage has a normal, literal meaning, unless there is good reason to view it as a figure of speech. The exegete does not go...

July 15 2021

Answer by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

What is good biblical exegesis?

Exegesis is a critical analysis of a text, such as a passage in the Bible, by objectively studying it to draw out the meaning. In a scholarly setting,...

July 15 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Gary Wainwright , Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer

What is the origin of the Catholic Church?

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Jesus revealed that He would build His Church as He called it “My church” (Matthew 16:18). The true church is the church of Christ, which He purchased with...

July 15 2021

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

What does the Bible say about revenge?

"You cannot get ahead while you are getting even". - Rep. Dick Armey 1 of the 3 ways of dealing with your enemies is to let God repay them for the evil done...

July 15 2021 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up