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Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Should we relate the current COVID 19 crisis to the signs of the end times?

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"The riots will get worse." There are no ongoing riots. There are protests going on in various places. The people didn't wake up one morning and decide they...

July 04 2020

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Should we relate the current COVID 19 crisis to the signs of the end times?

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I'd vote your answer up 1,000x if I could. That's as simple as it can be said, and is exactly what "thief in the night" signifies. No sign will precede His...

July 04 2020

Comment by Jim Riddle , Old, tired, retired, fat, bald, gimpy and happy

What does Isaiah 55:11 mean?

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Tim is hard to beat. I'll just add to his comment from Malachi. Malachi 3:10: Bring the full tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house....

July 04 2020

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is wrong with being a grouchy giver? (as opposed to a "cheerful giver" in 2 Cor. 9:7) The job still gets done.

Since we are no longer under the law, but under grace, giving is for rewards in heaven. So if we give willingly we can expect rewards in heaven. If we give...

July 04 2020 2 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why did Jesus ask the disciples to "watch and pray" in Matthew 26:41?

35 But Peter declared, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And all the other disciples said the same. Gethsemane 36 Then Jesus wen...

Matthew 26:35 - 41

July 04 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Did Jesus claim to be the only way of salvation (John 14:6)?

Of the 29 Bible verses about access to God, 2 are relevant here: John 14:6: Jesus said to him [to Thomas], “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one...

July 04 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Is 'virgin' or 'young woman' the correct translation of Isaiah 7:14?

The word interpreted "virgin" (almah) alludes to a youthful lady who has never had sexual relations with a man. The spouse of Isaiah who bore the child in...

July 03 2020 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What is wrong with being a grouchy giver? (as opposed to a "cheerful giver" in 2 Cor. 9:7) The job still gets done.

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That would be hard. Can you say something to "the powers that be" or are you not the confrontational type?

July 03 2020

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

Did Jesus claim to be the only way of salvation (John 14:6)?

If the gospels had been originally written in Latin, the answer to the posed question might be subject to debate, since Latin did not use articles (such as...

July 03 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by S. Michael Houdmann , Got Questions Ministries
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What is natural theology?

Natural theology is the study of God based on the observation of nature, as distinct from "supernatural" or revealed theology, which is based on special...

July 03 2020 Follow Vote Up

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

What is the biblical understanding of the wrath of God?

I believe in the wrath of God because God says in Revelation 14:10, "The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without...

July 03 2020 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why did the sacrificial system require a blood sacrifice?

The sacrificial system required a blood sacrifice because God said, "without the shedding of blood is no remission" (Hebrews 9:22).

July 03 2020 3 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does Paul mean by "according to my gospel" in 2 Timothy 2:8 and in Romans 2:16?

The prepositional phrase "according to my gospel" actually occurs 3 times, not just twice, in the New Testament (or in the whole Bible, for that matter): RO...

July 03 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Did Jesus claim to be the only way of salvation (John 14:6)?

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

John 14:6

July 03 2020 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

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Should we relate the current COVID 19 crisis to the signs of the end times?

July 03 2020

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

How is it "work" to believe? (John 6:29)

Go back to John 6:28 where we find in Capernaum, Jesus' headquarters, people who ask Him this question: "What shall we do that we might work the works of...

July 03 2020 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Should we relate the current COVID 19 crisis to the signs of the end times?

I do believe the pandemic is a means to bring in control of the people. Have we ever forced people to do something against their will such as wearing a mask...

July 03 2020 4 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How is it "work" to believe? (John 6:29)

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Faith is not a work. I have a red car. I believe my car is red because it is red. It takes no effort to believe my car is red. Jesus gave me eternal life. I...

July 03 2020

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How is it "work" to believe? (John 6:29)

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Faith is not the gift. Faith is how we receive the free gift. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, and we all sin, First John 1:8, and we all die, but...

July 03 2020

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How is it "work" to believe? (John 6:29)

It is the work of God that we believe on His Son. Not our work. His work. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus,...

July 03 2020 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tom Huntford

Should Christians celebrate Passover?

I think it is best to not observe Passover or any of the feasts of the Law. Here's why: 1. "But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by...

July 03 2020 10 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tom Huntford

Should Christians celebrate Christmas?

Short answer: it is perfectly fine to celebrate Christmas in a way that honors the Lord, but it is not required. I did some research, and found that...

July 03 2020 18 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tom Huntford

What is the origin of Christmas?

Before 200 AD, Irenaeus calculated the date of the Annunciation, based on the date of Yom Kippur of the year Christ was born, which was September 23. His...

July 03 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Mabel Sirri

What is wrong with being a grouchy giver? (as opposed to a "cheerful giver" in 2 Cor. 9:7) The job still gets done.

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Can one still be a cheerful giver even when the money is misused?

July 03 2020

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What does "Let this mind be in you which also was in Christ Jesus (KJV)" mean?

July 03 2020

Answer by Al Mark

What should I do if my church of 300 is still meeting in spite of the state governor asking people to refrain from large gatherings due to COVID-19?

I think that the isolation being advocated for all is for public health reasons and should be followed. It is not targeting those who have faith; it is for...

July 03 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What signs indicate that the end times are approaching?

July 03 2020

Answer by Philip Davies

Should we relate the current COVID 19 crisis to the signs of the end times?

No, we should not fall into the trap of interpreting scripture through present day events. When you do that you end up identifying whatever bogey man of the...

July 03 2020 3 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Darrell Thatcher

Is the Rapture the same as the Second Coming of Christ?

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Two examples of the pretrib rapture being taught long before 1830. The Shepherd of Hermes in AD 110: “Thou hast escaped a great tribulation because thou hast...

July 03 2020

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Will your body become whole at resurrection if you are cremated?

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Let me say this: I don't think Paul is saying in Phil 3:20,21t hat God will transform "EACH INDIVIDUAL lowly body," I think he's speaking in general terms. I...

July 03 2020

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Will your body become whole at resurrection if you are cremated?

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But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it (heaven) we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like His glorious...

July 03 2020

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

What happens to our soul at death?

The apostle Paul talks about our “spirit, soul and body” in I Thessalonians 5:23-24. “May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through....

July 02 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does it mean that God prunes those that bear fruit (John 15:2)?

Bearing fruit is the way that God has ordained to use Christians, through the church, to break the hold that sin, death and evil forces have upon the people...

July 02 2020 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why did Jesus tell His disciples to take nothing on the journey?

Jesus didn't want them to take any resources with them so God the Father could demonstrate his saving power through them. It is natural as human beings, that...

July 02 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What is the correct interpretation of John 20:23?

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On the condition that the unsaved will trust in Jesus Christ, we can definitively proclaim to them that their transgressions have been pardoned, however, we...

July 02 2020

Comment by Leticia Pitters

How is the Holy Spirit different than our Conscience?

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Demola, that was a very good explanation I asked God to help me to understand the concept and then I saw your response , never seen it explain that way , God...

July 02 2020

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

How is it "work" to believe? (John 6:29)

Belief is an act of our will. When we hear the gospel message of what Jesus has said and done to secure our salvation, we have a choice, to believe these...

July 02 2020 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why did the psalmist compare God to a bird? (Psalm 91:4)

I would say that it was because of the vivid mental picture that it would evoke in those reading the psalm through the use of a familiar metaphor of a bird...

July 02 2020 Follow Vote Up

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

How does God's sovereignty work together with free will?

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Both are true. God's sovereignty is spoken of in such passages as Isaiah 46:9-10 -- 9Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else;...

July 02 2020

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

What is the difference between faith and hope?

Hope expresses our life with God in the future for eternity. Every verse in the bible that describes God's promises and plans for our future is included in...

July 02 2020 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What is the difference between God's sovereign will and God's perfect will?

God's perfect will is revealed in the scriptures. Romans 8:29-30 tells us: "For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his...

July 02 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Edwin Danny Reaid

How does God's sovereignty work together with free will?

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Jonathan Edwards...”By nature [man] possesses natural ability but lacks moral and spiritual ability. The fact that he does not possess the latter does not...

July 02 2020

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

Why did the psalmist compare God to a bird? (Psalm 91:4)

Context, Psalm 91:3-4 3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. 4 He will cover you with his feathe...

Psalms 91:4

July 02 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Who was Heman the Ezrahite in the Psalms?

Heman was the child of Joel and grandson of Samuel, and of the Levite group of Korah (1 Chron. 6:33; 15:17). Heman is classified "the artist" or "the...

July 02 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Where did Lazarus go when he first died, before The Lord Jesus raised him from the dead?

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Kel, to reiterate my initial comment, since Matthew 25:46 states that the unrighteous will go away into eternal punishment, it is clear they will not be “...

July 02 2020

Answer by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Is 'virgin' or 'young woman' the correct translation of Isaiah 7:14?

Why would being a "young woman" have any significance? Young women have babies ALL DAY EVERY DAY, and it didn't just start. (some of this can make you...

July 02 2020 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Terry Gillard , Worship Leader and Engineer

How does God's sovereignty work together with free will?

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Speaking on the absolute sovereignty of God, one speaker I think summed it up with, "Remember, He is God - you are not!"

July 02 2020

Comment by kel gens

Where did Lazarus go when he first died, before The Lord Jesus raised him from the dead?

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Gary - One of the most pressing concerns, the word annihilate being used in your narrative, a word that does not appear in scripture, hence will not be...

July 02 2020