Can a person take communion alone, or must it be taken in a group?
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Galen Smith, according to you what's the meaning of the church? Because in my opinion, the "church" is the people, not the building.
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Is the Bible relevant for today?
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Amen!!
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Grant Brown
, Retired pastor, Hospice chaplain
Who are the "least of these" in the Bible?
The phrase "the least of these" is completed by the addition of the words "my brethren". The context is the return of Jesus in glory v31 wit h all the...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why does God require faith?
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Faith is not a work. It is faith apart from works. It takes no effort to believe something is true. Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but BELIEVETH on...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What are some of the precious promises of God to the believer?
The bible is filled with hundreds of promises of God. We often miss them because we read the bible without asking the Holy Spirit to open our spiritual eyes...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What does the Bible say about lending money?
Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done (Proverbs 19:17). God would rather that we give generously to...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does the bible say about money?
The Bible indicates that the pursuit or possession of money should be treated as a means to be employed in service to God, or for purposes indicated by Him...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the bible say about money?
Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
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Is the Word of Faith movement biblical?
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As a Christian what should I do, if anything, if I know of an illegal immigrant in my country?
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A significant percentage of the current hospitalization spikes in the border states of California, Arizona, and Texas are due to a kaleidoscope of legal and...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What were the 30 pieces of silver that were paid to Judas?
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I think the 30 pieces of silver was the price of a slave (Exodus 21:32). Judas had sold Jesus for the price of a slave.
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by Gary Wainwright
, Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer
Why does God require faith?
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If faith comes from us, then we have something to boast about because we have contributed to/acquired salvation through our own effort. Either faith is a...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Old Testament say about change?
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Tim, I love your references and comments on Genesis 12:1-4 Malachi 3:6 And Jeremiah 2:11. See also Jer. 2:12-13 Be appalled, O heavens, at this; be shocked,...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What would be a good analytical or Scripture outline of 1 Corinthians 13?
1 Corinthians 13:1 - 13
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What are some of the precious promises of God to the believer?
To me, the promises spoken of by Peter would most notably include forgiveness of sin; spiritual peace, strength, comfort, and support (from God, God's word,...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about saving money?
The main passages from both the Old and New Testaments about saving money, in my opinion, are: Proverbs 6:6-8 Proverbs 13:11 1 Timothy 5:8
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about lending money?
The main Bible verses about lending money, as I see it, come from both the Old Testament and the New Testament: Psalm 37:21 Psalm 112:5 Proverbs 22:7 Matthew...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What were the 30 pieces of silver that were paid to Judas?
My understanding is that the phrase "pieces of silver" would have been referring to the unit of currency known as a shekel, which (as far as I can determine)...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the basis to claim the Bible is the only word of God?
Great question, Venkatesan! The New Testament writings are classified as Scripture (1 Timothy 5:18; 2 Peter 3:16.) Scripture is inspired and true (John...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does the Old Testament say about change?
Although (as indicated in the question) there is much written about change in the book of Ecclesiastes (especially in Ecclesiastes 3:1-8), other Old...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How should we interpret 1 Peter 2:13-14 on the subject of submitting to every human institution?
I would say that Peter is making the same point in the cited passage as Paul made in Romans 13:1-7. The only duty that Christians have that is higher than...
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Why is Biblical Creationism so important?
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Stacy Linder
How should we interpret 1 Peter 2:13-14 on the subject of submitting to every human institution?
13 Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, 14 or to governors as sent by him for the pun...
1 Peter 2:13 - 14
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Why did God send Jesus when He did? Why not earlier? Why not later?
"Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?" But we have the mind of Christ" (1 Corinthians 2:16) The apostle Paul reminds us that some things...
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by Billy P Eldred
Will more people go to heaven or to hell?
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Amen Rotemi. I actually think the real question is will more of the people who call themselves Christians go to heaven or Hell. Today’s Church has so watered...
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by John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
Do faith in God and science contradict?
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Mark, your first paragraph "You need to know what you mean by science. Proper science is concerned with objective physical truth. It concerns things that can...
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Who was Asherah?
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What is the basis to claim the Bible is the only word of God?
I don't think the bible is the only word from God but it is the "primary and foundational" revelation from God. The bible is God's book, it is his revelation...
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Rob Standford
Is Lucifer Satan? Does the fall of Lucifer describe Satan?
No, here's why. * Isa. 14 is an often quoted passage to support the doctrine of the Devil being an angel. The problem is Isaiah was speaking of the King of...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Old Testament say about change?
The answers probably would come from Ecclesiastes, but I know there are at least a few other books, too.
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are some of the precious promises of God to the believer?
TPT As a result of this, he has given you magnificent promises that are beyond all price, so that through the power of these tremendous promises you can exp...
2 Peter 1:4
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How do I change my heart toward a person in my life who is absolutely annoying?
We can't necessarily make our emotions behave in a particular manner, but we can control our actions. One of my favorite Christian commentators, C. S. Lewis,...
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Jay Saunders
What is the grace of God?
God's grace goes beyond our full understanding. Just like we can't fully comprehend God's creation because we have not even fully explored it all on earth or...
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Anonymous
How do I change my heart toward a person in my life who is absolutely annoying?
I have prayed for years about this and yet I just can’t seem to treat this person lovingly.
Ephesians 4:32
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Why do most Jews reject Jesus as the Messiah?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does it mean that love never fails?
Love NEVER FAILS (1 Cor. 13:8). "FAILS" in the Greek is πίπτω [in LXX chiefly for נָפַל;] to fall; and this Hebrew verb is pronounced "nafall";] 1. of...
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What is the Cosmological argument for the existence of God?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are some Bible verses that support God, being angry, will judge sinners?
Deuteronomy 32:35, “Their foot shall slide in due time.” This reference to the physical footing as a metaphor for the instability of those who hold to...
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What is the significance of Mount Moriah in the Bible?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is eternal life?
Jesus Christ is the fountain, i.e. the source of eternal life (1 John 5:11-12 See also John 11:25-26 – As the hymn writer put it, “He [Christ] lives, who...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the basis to claim the Bible is the only word of God?
To me, the most persuasive evidence in that regard is that, although many religions contain commendable moral teachings or claim messages from a supreme...
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What is the Teleological argument for the existence of God?
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Why did God judge the sin of Achan so severely?
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Well written, thank you for that answer.
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by
venkatesan Iyer
What is the basis to claim the Bible is the only word of God?
1 John 1:1 - 10
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Who is the Queen of Heaven?
She may very well be the Assyro-Babylonian goddess Ishtar (Jr 7:18; 44:17). She was the goddess of sexual love and fertility. The Babylonians called her...