What does the Bible mean by 'ye are gods'?
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Hi Gerritt Schuitema, If I read your post correctly, you believe that Psalm 82 is referring to angels and that angels will judge humans. 1 Corinthians 6:3...
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by Albert DeBenedictis
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by John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
What is secularism?
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Thank you Danny. Due to the results of our recent election, I fear for the sanctity (pun intended) of our secular government. Let's pray that our government...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Does the Bible teach that life begins at conception?
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"Does human life begin at conception or fertilization? At Answers in Genesis and the Creation Museum, we make sure we now say human life begins at...
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by Mark Mercury
If His name was Yeshua/Yehoshua, why do we call Him Jesus?
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Each of the 22 Hebrew alphabet letters has an ideographic meaning. Each letter had a pictograph associated with it that conveyed a deeper meaning beyond the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How do we know that the "Rapture" happens all at once and not over an extended time?
Good question, Tammy! In college, I was a member of Campus Crusade for Christ (now CRU). There, once a week on an evening all of us would sing, "I Wish We'd...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How do we know that the "Rapture" happens all at once and not over an extended time?
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In the early 1970's, probably the most popular song within the “Jesus movement,” was one entitled: “I Wish We’d All Been Ready,” by Larry Norman.
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How do we know that the "Rapture" happens all at once and not over an extended time?
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Paula Fether
, Lifelong student of the scriptures
How do we know that the "Rapture" happens all at once and not over an extended time?
Let’s begin with a brief description of the stages or elements of this event, which are taken from John 11:25-26, John 14:1-3, 1 Cor 15:50-53, 1 Thes....
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by Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Does a Christian rest until the rapture or is he in heaven at the time of his death?
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by Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
How do we know that the "Rapture" happens all at once and not over an extended time?
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https://ebible.com/questions/4527-is-the-rapture-the-same-as-the-second-coming-of-christ
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WESLEY BARNARD
How many years has man been on earth?
I would like to add to the answer already given on this question. All of the techniques used to calculate the age of ancient fossil remains, the dating of...
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Tammy Moody
How do we know that the "Rapture" happens all at once and not over an extended time?
The Bible describes the rapture as an event where some people are taken and others are left behind, such as when two men are in a field or two women are grin...
Matthew 24:40 - 42
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Who was Nathanael in the Bible?
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I like the last paragraph here: Jesus responds to Nathanael’s statement of faith with a prophecy: “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What effects do conditions like autism, attachment disorder, ADHD, etc., have on the Christian life?
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Titus 2:11: "You see, God's grace has been revealed to save the whole human race." Moses was directed by God to tell the people in Deuteronomy chapter 30,...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Was the sin of Sodom selfishness rather than homosexuality (Ezekiel 16:49)?
In my opinion, although the Bible does recount the sexually-related sin of the inhabitants of Sodom in Genesis 19, the focus of Ezekiel in the cited passage...
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Was the sin of Sodom selfishness rather than homosexuality (Ezekiel 16:49)?
In Ezekiel 16:49 Ezekiel described the sin of Sodom as selfishness: “Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed ...
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Why would family and friends abandon one who suffers (Job 19:13-20)?
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Who was Nathanael in the Bible?
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by Silas Cheung
How does the Bible describe the glorified bodies we will possess in Heaven?
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In Revelation, we are told the leaves of the Tree of Life are for healing of the nations. I am not sure whether there is no sickness with the new body
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by Silas Cheung
What/where was the land of Nod in the Bible?
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It seems that Cain was not a drifter. He built a city. God's plan was for him to be a drifter (probably to avoid being killed). Instead he built a city...
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by Ezekiel Kimosop
Is the Catholic concept of a nun biblical?
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Thanks for the explanation of who a nun is under Eastern and Western Orthodox traditions. You have however not answered the question on whether the Catholic...
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by Francis MUGISHA
What does it mean that the Lord most high is "terrible" in the KJV?
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The word terrible in the Hebrew bible is ירא which simply means fear. Like all over the bible the fear of the lord is a good thing, but in time the word...
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venkatesan Iyer
What did Jesus mean when he said, "I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he."
It is to highlight the meaning and power of grace based salvation. The status God gives to the saved is based on Jesus' death and suffering. John pointed to...
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Should we still keep the Ten Commandments?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How would the returning exiles do away with idolatry which had been practiced for centuries (Ezekiel 11:18-20)?
Interpretations of Ezekiel 11:18 from multiple Biblical commentators, as noted at biblehub.com: Ellicott: "Chastened and purified by their chastisement, they...
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How would the returning exiles do away with idolatry which had been practiced for centuries (Ezekiel 11:18-20)?
18 And when they come there, they will remove from it all its detestable things and all its abominations. 19 w And I will give them one heart, and a new spir...
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by Albert DeBenedictis
, Retired computer programmer
How can you believe in salvation by faith alone when the only occurrence of 'faith alone' in the Bible (James 2:24) says that salvation is not by faith alone?
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One who has been saved from their sins are not going to be judged by what they did during their life. One who has been Born-Again and has become saved will...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the bible say about frequent sleeplessness?
Good question! Number of Americans with stress-related insomnia: 1 in 5 Number on any given day who need more sleep; 45 million Percentage decrease in...
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Is prophesying against your enemies a prayer?
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
If God grants his beloved sleep, why do many Christians have insomnia? Psalm 127:2
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Great answer, Sarah! Shareable!
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
If God grants his beloved sleep, why do many Christians have insomnia? Psalm 127:2
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Shirley, good research and insight here!!
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
If God grants his beloved sleep, why do many Christians have insomnia? Psalm 127:2
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Love it! (your answer)
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about worry?
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What? Me worry? Why worry when I can pray!
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Paula Fether
, Lifelong student of the scriptures
Would I have to submit to my husband if he didn't love me as Christ loved the church?
All Christians are commanded to love, so we must ask why Paul is emphasizing it for husbands in this context. The social context was one where husbands had...
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Is it wrong to be a Christian secretly in order to preserve your own life?
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John Appelt
Why was it necessary to record the mother's name of most newly appointed kings in the OT?
In the Bible, several kings of Israel and Judah are introduced with the names of their mothers. This fact would be easy to overlook, but the Bible writers...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are the commandments of God mentioned in Rev. 12:17?
Good question, John! I think the commandments of God mentioned in Revelation 12:17 are the ordinances of the church, baptism and Communion (Matthew 28:19-20;...
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What does the Bible say about complaining?
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John Appelt
What is the meaning of the parables of fasting at the wedding feast, the old cloth, and the wineskins?
In Mark 2:18, the question was raised as to why the disciples of John and the Pharisees fasted, but the disciples of Jesus did not. In Mark 2:19-22, Jesus...
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Is it wrong to be a Christian secretly in order to preserve your own life?
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Is it wrong to be a Christian secretly in order to preserve your own life?
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Should we forgive those who sin against us even if they do not ask for forgiveness nor regret nor repent?
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Hi, Marilyn! Nice short answer. I like it. You're right. Malice backfires; spite boomerangs.
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What effects do conditions like autism, attachment disorder, ADHD, etc., have on the Christian life?
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The very fact that you said elect already determines that GOD chooses whom He calls to be saved out of this dark world by His gracious mercy. He already had...
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Philip Davies
Is it acceptable to God for a husband and wife to have sex while the wife is menstruating / having her period?
Reading through all these answers it is clear that responses fall into two major groups. On the one hand there are those who say that God's laws never change...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about complaining?
Someone has said, "You will find that, as a rule, those who complain about the way the ball bounces are usually the ones who dropped it." Unfortunately, if I...
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Leslie Coutinho
What did Jesus say about the 2 foundations?
Matthew 7:24: Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock. Every...
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John Appelt
What does it mean that the wages of sin is death?
The phrase, “wages of sin is death,” is thought to be a general principle that death is due as wages to sinners. However, when its context is understood, it...
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
What are the commandments of God mentioned in Rev. 12:17?
The "commandments of God" encompass all that will be "written in the hearts" of Israel for the establishment of Christ's return to earth and millennial...
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
How will the body resurrect after cremation?
When Christ returns in the clouds to gather the church (His body) all believers in Him will be given new glorified bodies of "incorruption". The condition of...