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

Is it allowable for a Christian to have a life partner without a civil marriage?

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Pearce, how could a relationship ordained by God be evil? If a man and woman commit to each other before God, then they are married in the sight of God. If...

August 25 2020

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

Can I struggle with addiction and still be considered a born again Christian?

Absolutely YES. We can struggle with all kinds of sins and addictions and still be a born again Christian. We are saved by the grace of God, as a gift from...

August 25 2020 1 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Rotimi EWEDEMI , Very keen Bible Researcher

How long will the devil, beast and false prophet mentioned in Revelation 20 be tormented?

In my opinion, the key to understanding what the term “forever” lies in understanding of what the term “torment" signifies. Bible scholars have understood...

August 25 2020 3 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Do Christians really need to attend church? (Hebrews 10:24–25)

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I was referring to circumstances in early Christianity when it seemed to me that worshipping in group settings would have made it more difficult for such...

August 25 2020

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

Do Christians really need to attend church? (Hebrews 10:24–25)

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Tim, what did you mean when you said, "Even though the congregating of Christians is no longer required as a safeguard against opponents or persecutors..."

August 25 2020

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

How did God create the heavens and the earth?

Isaiah 44:24 ESV -Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, ...

Isaiah 44:24

August 25 2020 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What is the basis for the new birth (John 3:14-18)?

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AMEN Grant! At birth we our sin nature is dominant, it is death to us. Adam's sin overruled our spirit nature. Our spirit nature is there, just "sleeping"....

August 25 2020

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

What passages of the Bible point to the modern formation of an Israel state?

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My reference to multiple fulfillments was not in regard to a specific prophetic word, rather a prophetic message may have multiple fulfillments at different...

August 25 2020

Answer by Emo Tenorio , Shomer

Does wearing a face mask displace trust in God?

I humbly submit an opinion on this matter for your consideration a quick or studied reading of (Psalms 91) the ALMIGHTY provides for THOSE WHO DWELL in HIS...

August 25 2020 8 Comments 13 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Emo Tenorio , Shomer

Should churches consider non-face-to-face meetings given the current Covid-19 situation?

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Consider the governmental response to the HIV pandemic. As of 2016, approximately 36.7 million people worldwide have HIV. As of 2018, about 700,000 people...

August 25 2020

Comment by Claudine Thompson

Does it violate religious liberty to close churches over coronavirus?

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Emo Tenorio: I agree with all of your words including your quotes (2 of my favorites)! Thank you! It IS an infringement and violation ESPECIALLY when violent...

August 25 2020

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Does our tithe all have to go to our church or can part of it go to a Christian ministry?

August 24 2020

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

Is it wrong to skip church? (Hebrews 10:25)

Please remember that we are not saved by perfect church attendance. If one feels ill, probably is best to stay home, especially if a contagious illness is...

August 24 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

Can I struggle with addiction and still be considered a born again Christian?

"For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again, But the wicked stumble in time of calamity" (Prov 24:16). Although the devil likes to point to our...

August 24 2020 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

What would have been wrong with turning stones into "bread"? (Matthew 4:3-4)

Under different circumstances turning stones into bread would have been just another day in Jesus’ life on earth; however, here Jesus was being tempted by...

August 24 2020 1 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What is a kinsman redeemer?

August 24 2020

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What does it mean to resist the devil, and why will resistance cause the devil to flee?

August 24 2020

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Does this Bible passage mean that Satan planted evil people?"

August 24 2020

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

Was Jonah's father killed by Ninevites?

To my knowledge, Jonah's father Amittai is mentioned only twice in Scripture (2 Kings 14:25 and Jonah 1:1), both of which speak of him only in connection...

August 24 2020 Follow Vote Up

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

Is it allowable for a Christian to have a life partner without a civil marriage?

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Jack, I understand some people might think that a committed relationship without a legal document would be an issue or a sin, but I disagree. Living in sin...

August 24 2020

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

Does this passage in 1 Timothy 6 condone/accept slavery?

Slavery, bondservant are basically the same. Using the NKJV translation, let's look! Genesis 44:16, "Then Judah said, 'What shall we say to my Lord? What...

August 24 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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Can I struggle with addiction and still be considered a born again Christian?

I accepted Christ about 9 years ago. I backslid for a few years but God was always there with me, protected me from a lot of things, and waited for me to com...

John 3:16

3 Votes August 24 2020 5 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What is the basis for the new birth (John 3:14-18)?

Jesus explains the new birth to Nicodemus in John 3:1-14. He said no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again. To enter the kingdom of God...

August 24 2020 1 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Is it true that David never erred from God’s precepts or did he go astray from them?

David knew that forgiveness of sin was included in God’s precepts. David knew he did not live a perfect life but he also knew how to get forgiven and how to...

August 24 2020 Follow Vote Up

Comment by Coby Helton

Does God still speak to us today?

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You are correct, Phil.

August 24 2020

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

Is it allowable for a Christian to have a life partner without a civil marriage?

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Sherry, I can't tell if you are taking a stand concerning the question asked, a civil requirement for marriage, or not. God does not state a "law" concerning...

August 24 2020

Answer by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

Does this passage in 1 Timothy 6 condone/accept slavery?

The New Testament (and the Apostle Paul) is not giving a general approval of the institution of slavery in this passage. What he is concerned with is that...

August 24 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Gene Coleman

Is there anything I can do to guarantee myself a long life?

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Philip Davies, I agree with you. Today we forget back during Biblical Times there was no government welfare systems, social security or record of nursing...

August 24 2020

Answer by Dannie Murdoch , Father and Grandfather. Former Deacon for maintenance.

Is being drunk in the Spirit a biblical experience?

Having witnessed this first hand and listened to the preachers who peddle this experience as coming from God, I can humbly state that this phenomenon of...

August 24 2020 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Nolan Schmidt

Was Jonah's father killed by Ninevites?

Jonah 1:1 - 17

August 24 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Award for Emo Tenorio , Shomer

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Does it violate religious liberty to close churches over coronavirus?

August 24 2020

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

How can "ancient laws" be relevant today? (Psalm 119:52)

The fact that God gave humans an inborn conscience indicates to me that, even before He codified His commandments in written form (that is, the "moral law"...

August 24 2020 Follow Vote Up

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

What would have been wrong with turning stones into "bread"? (Matthew 4:3-4)

Jesus had fasted during His time in the wilderness as an exercise in spiritual discipline by subordinating the desires of His physical nature to God the...

August 24 2020 1 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Do Christians really need to attend church? (Hebrews 10:24–25)

To me, any discussion of church attendance for Christians that proceeds from an implication that such attendance is by nature an obligation or a burden is...

August 24 2020 3 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What would have been wrong with turning stones into "bread"? (Matthew 4:3-4)

3 And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, “It is written, ...

Matthew 4:3 - 4

August 24 2020 4 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Is it wrong to skip church? (Hebrews 10:25)

25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. (NIV)

August 24 2020 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Do Christians really need to attend church? (Hebrews 10:24–25)

24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but e...

August 24 2020 4 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How can "ancient laws" be relevant today? (Psalm 119:52)

"I remember, Lord, your ancient laws, and I find comfort in them." (NIV)

Psalms 119:52

August 24 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What is the basis for the new birth (John 3:14-18)?

As Jesus said to Nicodemus just prior to the passage cited in the question, that which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is...

August 24 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Does God still speak to us today?

August 24 2020

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

Does Psalms 90:10 refer to the rapture?

I have always understood the time frames mentioned in the cited passage to be referring to the customary human life span, rather than having any connection...

August 23 2020 Follow Vote Up

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What is going to happen according to end times prophecy?

August 23 2020

Question by Phil Calvert , husband and dad, follower of the bible and bible studies

Does Psalms 90:10 refer to the rapture?

Psalm 90:10 KJV [10] The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour ...

Psalms 90:10

August 23 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Is it allowable for a Christian to have a life partner without a civil marriage?

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I was a pastor of a small church for 7 years and ran into this issue, and believe me, it was an issue.

August 23 2020

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

Does this passage in 1 Timothy 6 condone/accept slavery?

As I believe has been previously noted in discussions on ebible.com, slavery in the New Testament differed from its usual modern form. In the Roman world of...

August 23 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Aurel Gheorghe

What does it mean, "Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it"?

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About this subject Paul wrote the following: "For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing...

August 23 2020

Comment by Vijaya Lekamge , A retired, part qualified Accountant

What is a Christian?

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Thank you dear Mr.Rotmi. The criminal was promised paradise. Luke 23 43 Jesus answered him, ‘Truly I tell you ...........you will be with me in paradise.’...

August 23 2020

Question by Anonymous
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Does this passage in 1 Timothy 6 condone/accept slavery?

I was speaking to my friend and he said that this verse condones slavery. However, I do not believe it does as the Bible would not accept slavery as it is no...

1 Timothy 6:1 - 2

August 23 2020 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does it mean, "Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it"?

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Turn such a one over to Satan so that his Spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord. This was a born again, Ephesians 1:13, believer who was about to lose...

August 23 2020