What do Christians mean when they say, "Born once, die twice. Born twice, die once"?
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by Danny Hickman
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What is the difference between being a saint and sanctification?
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In my opinion, it is a misunderstanding to think that saint and sanctification means without sin. (Sinless in the sense that you're now perfected in the...
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by Natsu Satsujinki
Why did Satan tempt Eve to eat the forbidden fruit instead of Adam?
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What If? 1. Adam would be your brain. 2. Eve your inner voice or what you know to be right. Maybe even emotion. 3. If you feel like you're right, sometimes...
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Natsu Satsujinki
What is the significance of Jesus trying to bring the disciples' attention to the fact that only 7 loaves are left over after feeding the crowd in Mark 8?
I see it like this. The 5000 ate and that was that. They ate. Ask yourself where were foes food go when you eat? How long will it sustain you? Jesus had 7...
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Tony Railton
What is the difference between being a saint and sanctification?
The difference is that saints are ALL born again believers, not just beatified dead people by Roman Catholic Popes. Sanctified is what the Holy Spirit,...
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Kathy King
Is Luke 16:19-31 a parable or an account of events that actually occurred?
Jesus Christ rose from the dead and millions today don’t listen. However, Jesus was teaching this lesson while still alive and preparing his disciples....
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by Natsu Satsujinki
What is the significance of the blind man seeing tree-like people walking in Mark 8:22-25?
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1. Christ spit in his eye. Spit comes from the mouth. While the spit allowed him to see, he couldn't see clearly. Either that or he was misinterpreting what...
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by Natsu Satsujinki
What does it mean that Satan is prince of the power of the air (Ephesians 2:2)?
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Satan likes to decieve. He kills, steals, and destroys. He has power over the air. Simply put, Satan has control over media. You don't see airwaves but the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did God cause his servant to suffer so? (Isaiah 53:10)
This is what John Phillips calls "the unfathomable mystery of Calvary"--"it pleased the LORD to bruise him" (under his heading, THE TRAGEDY OF THE CROSS...
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Why did Jesus turn our value system upside down? (Matthew 5:3-12)
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by Natsu Satsujinki
Why was a law against incestous relations put in place when it (incest) had been practiced out of necessity prior to this?
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Glory to The Creator for giving us the creation and the ability to also create/think. Think of time and place. In a small community with less people, there's...
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Is having friends with benefits or sex with different guys a mortal sin?
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How do I know what gifts God gave me?
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Is hell literally a place of fire and brimstone?
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"Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire." Why? Is death a living being to be tortured for an unlimited time? Hades is thought to be a place. Is...
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What is mortification of sin or the flesh?
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What does it mean to be double-minded?
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James Marstaller
, Pastor of Cornerstone Gospel Church
Is suffering always a result of sin (Lamentations 3:38-39)?
Suffering can come about for a number of reasons: 1. Job suffered - part of his 'education'. He ended up putting his hand over his mouth realizing he had...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
How do you proctect yourself from evil spirts or a ghost?
Matthew 8:28 - 33, "When He had come to the other side, to the country of Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs,...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How can we be "chastened" by pain? (Job 33:19)
I would say that the idea being conveyed by the cited passage (which were words spoken to Job by Elihu) is that God can use the pain experienced by an...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How can we be "chastened" by pain? (Job 33:19)
I would say that the idea being conveyed by the cited passage (which were words spoken to Job by Elihu) is that God can use the infliction of pain on an...
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Asuquo Duke
What did Jesus mean with "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."
The bible is not like any other book; it is a book written by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and as such it is impossible that it contradict itself. God...
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Connie Rosario
Whose livestock is referred to in Exodus 9: 19?
The Lord told the Hebrews to shelter their livestock because any left outside will die. The Egyptians didn't get that warning or if they heard about it,...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Is hell literally a place of fire and brimstone?
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"Hell is not a place, nor is it located somewhere." "We must never allow our opinions to prevent us from believing God's word." Point us to the scripture...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Is hell literally a place of fire and brimstone?
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Death is punishment and it's eternal. Fire destroys. Eternal punishment is eternal destruction. We can trade scriptures to support our belief of what happens...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How can we be "chastened" by pain? (Job 33:19)
19 “Man is also chastened with pain on his bed, And with strong pain in many of his bones, (NIV)
Job 33:19
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by Aurel Gheorghe
Did Christ err when He told the thief on the cross that he would be in paradise the day Christ died?
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Vijaya, I agree that we are saved by grace through faith. Ephesians 2:8, 9 is a much beloved and quoted text, but, let’s not stop there and read Ephesians...
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Is having friends with benefits or sex with different guys a mortal sin?
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
How is salvation a free gift when Jesus tells us to count the cost of being a disciple?
This question almost answers itself with the way it's phrased. Salvation is free, and discipleship has a cost. "How is salvation free," is the first part....
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by lynn Sander
Is hell literally a place of fire and brimstone?
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Mark 9:43-48 "...go into hell, where the fire NEVER goes out." "...be thrown into hell." "...and be thrown into hell, where their worm does not die, and the...
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by Vijaya Lekamge
, A retired, part qualified Accountant
Did Christ err when He told the thief on the cross that he would be in paradise the day Christ died?
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Aurel, a response to above. The thief and each of us are saved only by the grace of God. Eternal life is a gift from God. Absolutely no works involved,...
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Natsu Satsujinki
What did Jesus mean in John 14:27 when He said, "not as the world giveth, give I unto you."?
It's simple really. His kingdom isn't worldly. That would mean being baptized in church and repeating after the billions of indoctrinated children about...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is hyper-Calvinism and is it biblical?
If Calvinism is true, then man has an excuse for not believing the gospel and being saved. The bible says man has no excuse. Calvinism gives man an excuse. I...
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by lynn Sander
Is hell literally a place of fire and brimstone?
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Matt 25:41, 46 Then He will say to those on His left, Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the ETERNAL fire prepared for the devil and his angels... Then...
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How do I know the Bible is not just mythology?
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Mercy Davies
Does simply accepting Jesus as your Savior prevent you from sinning?
When you believe in Christ Jesus by accepting him as your Lord and Saviour, you become a new person as the scriptures say in 1 Corinthians 5:17. Therefore,...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Will Christians face the wrath of God?
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Amen Jack. First Corinthians15:51-53 And First Thessalonians 4:13-18. What a day that will be. Jesus paid the debt and set us free. John 5:24 John 6:47 John...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Must we give up everything we own for the "kingdom"? (Matthew 13:44–46)
Must we give up everything for the “kingdom”? No, I don’t think so. But I haven’t always felt like this. Once, in my teens, just after receiving Christ as my...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What did Jesus mean when He said 'Let the dead bury the dead'?
The apex of this thesis is very simple: 'Don't let societal traditions come between you and your relationship with the Lord.' Jesus came not to bring peace...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Does God make mistakes?
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Absolutely great inspiring answer! Thanks Andy!
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JUSTIN ANAELE
How old was Isaac when Abraham offered him as a sacrifice?
Going by the Bible account on the age of Abraham: when Isaac was born being a 100 years of age and Sarah being 90, also considering other variables that were...
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by Andy Mangus
, I am a Christian since October 1979 & devoted truth seeker.
Will Christians face the wrath of God?
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Most excellent answer that is exactly GOD's TRUTH!!! Jesus paid it all once and for all for those that believe and put their faith and trust in God’s only...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the Christian's hope?
1. My hope encourages me, a Christian. John 14:3 Jesus said this to discouraged disciples, discouraged by his departure, encouraged by his return. Whenever I...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
If a person doesn't have God what is good based on?
I would say that the Bible addresses this question by its repeated statement in the book of Judges (Judges 17:6 and Judges 21:25) that (at the time of that...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does Matthew mean when he says, "meaningless repetition"?
It might seem "natural" on a human level to think that the more often we repeat something (such as a request), or "remind" the party to whom we are directing...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Will Christians face the wrath of God?
John 3:18 Believers are no longer condemned. That have accepted Jesus on sacrifice for all sin, past, present and future sin for the free gift of eternal...
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by Phil Calvert
, husband and dad, follower of the bible and bible studies
Why does God allow miscarriages?
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I believe that God knows that people that go through that are the ones that can really handle it.
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does the Bible say about hate?
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If sinners did not love sin, no one would sin. The bible says there is pleasure in sin for a season. And there is. God hates sin because He sees what it does...
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crystal ivey
How do you proctect yourself from evil spirts or a ghost?
I believe there is an evil spirit or ghost in the home I rented.
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What is the Christian view of suicide? What does the Bible say about suicide?
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Suicide is self inflicted. Murder is harming another person. How can they be the same? Judas hung himself; David and Moses both, committed murder. Moses, out...