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

What does the Bible say about government as far as "God being in control" is concerned?

The verses I value as important enough even to memorize are Psalm 22:28; 62:11; 115:3; Proverbs 21:1; Daniel 2:21; and Matthew 28:18 as far as God being in...

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Comment by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

What does the Bible say about government as far as "God being in control" is concerned?

Comment:
Thx for the encouragement but I’ll pass on the glory to the Holy Spirit, my resident teacher.

January 14 2021

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

Why would God snatch the truth from our mouths? (Psalm 119:43)

This verse 43 is connected to the preceding verse. The Psalmist is using hyperbole (the language of exaggeration) to declare how important it is to him that...

January 14 2021 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

Do miracles prove Jesus’ divine mission? Luke 16:31

The bible says that faith comes from hearing the word of God (Romans 10:17) and the gospel is the power of God for salvation (Romans 1:16). As mentioned in...

January 14 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What are the prophets and Samuel prophesying in 1 Samuel 19:20

Although prophesying is commonly thought of as the predicting of future events, the Greek origin of the word itself means simply "to speak on behalf of"...

January 14 2021 Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is the meaning of the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard?

Comment:
God calls all to be saved. John 12:32. And He paid the sin debt of everyone in the world. First John 2:2. But, only those who believe it of their own free...

January 14 2021

Answer by Tom Huntford

How are predestination and election connected with foreknowledge?

Nobody knows this. Nobody. There is a passage in the Bible, at the end of a section of scripture where these things are told us by God, which shows us so...

January 14 2021 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Do miracles prove Jesus’ divine mission? Luke 16:31

I would say that Jesus intended the miraculous works that He performed to be a witness as to His divine identity, and He Himself indicated this is in...

January 13 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How could Moses have written these words of self-praise in Exodus 11:3?

Even though the authorship of the first five books of the Bible is commonly attributed to Moses (which may very well be the case), there are also selected...

January 13 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why would God snatch the truth from our mouths? (Psalm 119:43)

To me (and to put a more positive construction on what the psalmist is saying), the psalmist is not speaking of the possibility of God forcibly depriving him...

January 13 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What is the Christian view of Tai Chi (TaiChi)?

Comment:
Lawrence, I like your Ac 26:18 reference. And especially your Col 1:13 reference. I've been RESCUED -- TRANSFERRRED from the domain of darkness, actually...

January 13 2021

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

Do miracles prove Jesus’ divine mission? Luke 16:31

The writer of Hebrews declared that God bore “witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit” (Heb. 2:4). On the o...

Luke 16:31

January 13 2021 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How could Moses have written these words of self-praise in Exodus 11:3?

Exodus 11:3 3(The LORD made the Egyptians favorably disposed toward the people, and Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt by Pharaoh's officials and by ...

Exodus 11:3

January 13 2021 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why would God snatch the truth from our mouths? (Psalm 119:43)

Psalm 119:43 NIV "Do not snatch the word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope in your laws."

Psalms 119:43

January 13 2021 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

What solemn lessons can we learn from the Parable of Dives (the rich man) and Lazarus?

Comment:
Well said, Scott. I am reminded of their claims that they were children of Abraham, but Jesus boldly declared they were children of the devil, who would face...

January 13 2021

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

What does it mean that God redeems our pain and sorrows?

Our pain and sorrows in this life have 3 possible causes: 1) the sins we have committed, 2) the sins others have committed against us, 3) the sinful effects...

January 13 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does it mean that God redeems our pain and sorrows?

The question appears as though it may be in reference to a book titled Pain Redeemed by a woman named Natasha Metzler. I have not read the book, but my...

January 13 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Should Christians get vaccinated?

January 13 2021

Question by Joyce Wall

What does it mean that God redeems our pain and sorrows?

Is this even scriptural?

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Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How can I know for sure that I will go to Heaven when I die?

Comment:
At death our soul/spirit separates from our body. It is only our soul/spirit that is saved. Flesh and blood can not enter the kingdom of God because of sin....

January 13 2021

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Why is there so much confusion regarding the teachings of the Bible?

January 13 2021

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How are we to understand the sequence and part that man plays in his salvation?

January 12 2021

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

How can it be said that we have everlasting life when we still die?

Comment:
Exactly Cindy, when born as a baby, we are naturally alive. However, until we accept Jesus as Savior, and Lord, our spirit, is not born within us. Once born,...

January 12 2021

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

What is the origin of the ending of the Lord's Prayer beginning with, "For thine is the kingdom....?"

Comment:
No, it's more like it was probably removed! The "critical text" wasn't compiled until 1881 A.D. Wescott and Hort's "New Testament in Greek" eventually was...

January 12 2021

Comment by kel gens

How can I know for sure that I will go to Heaven when I die?

Comment:
James: I'd be curious to know how you interpret Genesis 6:3? ..."man is mortal, his days are limited, his spirit will not dwell with mankind forever."

January 12 2021

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

What is the origin of the ending of the Lord's Prayer beginning with, "For thine is the kingdom....?"

Comment:
Jennifer, you are saying that it was added after the fact by the Greek manuscript editors? When was it added to Luke and who added it? What modern...

January 12 2021

Comment by Kenneth Rumbarger , Bible-believing Christian, degrees in Russian and IT

Where did Cain’s wife come from?

Comment:
Earlier in the chapter, (4:3), it says, "in the process of time." Just as one of the Gospels says at its end that there were many other things Jesus said and...

January 12 2021

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

What is "sedition" in the Bible?

The dictionary definition of sedition is "conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch." In the Old Testament, the...

January 12 2021 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Scott Broberg , Fig Tree Ministries

What solemn lessons can we learn from the Parable of Dives (the rich man) and Lazarus?

The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus is a COMPLEX parable. We must first remember that is a parable. Parables are stories told to convey a difficult...

January 12 2021 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What can we learn from the 3 characters in Acts 12:1-17, 19?

Herod Kills James and Imprisons Peter 12 Now at that time, HEROD the king laid hands on some of those from the church to harm them. (I.e, HEROD stretches...

January 12 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What is "sedition" in the Bible?

Among those who used the word Wednesday was President-elect Joe Biden, who said the Capitol riot [the US Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021] “borders on sedition, ...

January 12 2021 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

What does the Bible say about government as far as "God being in control" is concerned?

God created the heavens and earth, including all life that exists on this planet (Genesis 1). God brought every human being into existence (Genesis 2). He...

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

What does the Bible say about the death penalty / capital punishment?

Comment:
Jesus never specifically repudiated capital punishment. The general principles taught by Jesus and the Apostles oppose any kind of revenge, but there is no...

January 12 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How can I know for sure that I will go to Heaven when I die?

Comment:
To say a person can lose salvation/eternal life is to call Gods word into question and say He lied. John 6:40 John 6:29 John 6:47 John 5:24 First John 5:13...

January 12 2021

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

What does the Bible say about insurrection?

The bible does not support or condemn rioting per se; it presents conflict, violence and rioting as a fact of life, the result of our sinful human condition....

January 12 2021 Follow Vote Up

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

What does the Bible say about insurrection?

(We just had a US Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021).

January 12 2021 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What can we learn from the 3 characters in Acts 12:1-17, 19?

God can communicate with His followers and intervene on their behalf in unexpected and even seemingly impossible ways, as He did in sending an angel to free...

January 12 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jeffrey Smith

What is the second death?

Comment:
For a sobering account of the second death (the Lake of Fire) see Thomas Welch's testimony by Googling "Oregon's Amazing Miracle'. This is a testimony of...

January 12 2021

Comment by Gregory Boldon , Christian Military Veteran Warrior for God

What is the difference between Christians and Catholics?

Comment:
The parable from Matthew, I believe, was presented to assure and teach us. "...as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."...

January 12 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How can I recognize a false teacher / false prophet?

Comment:
Matthew 7:21-23 But many will come before me on that day and call me Lord, and boast in all their good works, but the have never done the will of my Father...

January 11 2021

Answer by Gregory Boldon , Christian Military Veteran Warrior for God

Is saying OMG or words like 'geez' still taking the Lord's name in vain?

When at the zenith of my running from God glorifying myself, I bought a post card. It's subject was Psalm 46:10. As I read it over and over, I struggled with...

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Comment by John Smith

What does the Bible say about the death penalty / capital punishment?

Comment:
Jesus states in the New Testament (Matthew 5:38) "Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye," Jesus is describing (Deuteronomy 19:21). Jesus in...

January 11 2021

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

What does the Bible say about government as far as "God being in control" is concerned?

Comment:
God also gives "power" to the human governments, and sets the boundaries/limits of their domains. So if a ruler is evil, it is not because God determined the...

January 11 2021

Comment by Bruce Lyon , Elder: Restoration Fellowship Assembly

Does God have a sense of humor?

Comment:
Does God have a sense of humor? Have you seen a Platipus

January 11 2021

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

What is the origin of the ending of the Lord's Prayer beginning with, "For thine is the kingdom....?"

Comment:
It's not in many modern versions or in the critical text, but it is present in the majority of the Greek manuscripts. So better details would read, "what is...

January 11 2021

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

What is the origin of the ending of the Lord's Prayer beginning with, "For thine is the kingdom....?"

The standard ending of the Lord's Prayer is not in the Bible. When was it added to the Luke passage?

Luke 11:2 - 4

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Comment by Brian Ansell , Retired school teacher, now sell homemprovements i

Is Barack Obama the antichrist?

Comment:
If the antichrist exists, my bids are for trump, Hitler, thatcher

January 11 2021