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Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How would the Son be like "the snake in the wilderness"? John 3:14

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It is interesting to note that later the people began to worship the bronze serpent instead of it being the means of their salvation from the snake bites, it...

May 08 2020

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why is John chapter 3 verse 16 popular?

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The next two verses are important to tell us why Jesus came. John 3:17 For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world...

May 08 2020

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How can we avoid the "wages of sin" and escape the spiritual death Romans 6:23 mentions?

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We have another verse that shows that we sinners can only be saved by grace apart from works. Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace ye are saved, through faith, and...

May 08 2020

Question by Gregory Jones

What does it mean that God sends rain on the just and the unjust alike in Matthew 5?

Does God bless the unjust as well as the just?

Matthew 5:45

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Answer by John Moyo , Christian youth teacher

What does it mean when it says in 1 Corinthians 13 that tongues may cease?

I think that here Paul is trying to emphasize that love overreaches all else. The virtue of love transcends all and will never fail where and when other...

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

How should a Christian handle being in an unfair work environment?

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You can overdo anything, including the turning of the proverbial cheek. If your employer doesn't treat you right I think you should start looking to make a...

May 08 2020

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

Why were Adam and Even driven out of the Garden of Eden?

Why were Adam and Eve sent from the Garden of Eden? There is a Hebrew pun (a pun is a form of wordplay that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of...

May 08 2020 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Is there physical proof of the existence of Jesus Christ?

May 08 2020

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

Should a Christian work as a bartender?

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What are you assuming the bartender will be tempted to do? I don't think the question is about working at a strip club. Like Jennifer said in the comments...

May 08 2020

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Where is hell? What is the location of hell?

May 08 2020

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

Should a Christian work as a bartender?

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I agree with you Lynn. Maybe Mr Houdmann is showing how little he knows about bars, and that's probably a good thing. I wouldn't call a bar a sinful place....

May 07 2020

Answer by Marie Pharaoh

Why were Adam and Even driven out of the Garden of Eden?

Only Adam was driven from the Garden. Genesis 3:23: "The Lord banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken." Not Eve, as...

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Why is 'taming the tongue' so difficult?

May 07 2020

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Why did Jesus say, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

May 07 2020

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How much of a priority should worship be in the church?

May 07 2020

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

What is the Salvation Army, and what do they believe?

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Gene, when one truly believes and receives Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit enters. I cannot tell you in what order those events occur, I would think...

May 07 2020

Comment by kel gens

What are the seven things God hates?

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Let us not forget Malachi 2:16: "For I hate divorce,” says the Lord, the God of Israel.

May 07 2020

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

Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?

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Right on Mr Jones! In other words, Amen! Every word!

May 07 2020

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

What is the river of life?

I love these 2 Bible translations of Revelation 22:1 -- NABRE "Then the angel showed me the river of life-giving water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from...

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

Who was Potiphera and is he the same man as Potiphar?

By my reading of relevant texts and commentaries, these two individuals were not the same, despite the similarity in their names. According to Genesis 39:1,...

May 07 2020 Follow Vote Up

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

Has the Bible been corrupted, altered, edited, revised, or tampered with?

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I agree Mr Tinsley, the message of salvation AND a living now relationship with the Son of God is what's important. Some bible translations speak to my heart...

May 07 2020

Comment by Sandy Anjilivelil

Why, despite giving my life to Christ and praying, I still feel I do not know if I am saved or not?

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Kevin is correct. To those who say or think baptism is a 'work', I quote Douglas Jacoby, (Author, Teacher, Biblical Apologist) who says it well: I think that...

May 07 2020

Answer by GodsChild Forever , Evangelist, Christian Blogger and Writer

What does it mean that our righteousness needs to "exceed the righteousness of the scribes and pharisees"?

The pharisees and scribes were considered to be the most righteous people during the times of Jesus. Jesus rebuked them sharply and exposed that they were...

May 07 2020 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?

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We are inclined to think that the human heart is for the most part "good." We say things like "he has a really good heart" or "she has a heart of gold" or...

May 07 2020

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How can I know if I am hearing God, hearing Satan, or hearing my own thoughts?

May 07 2020

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What does it mean to be a born again Christian?

May 07 2020

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

Has the Bible been corrupted, altered, edited, revised, or tampered with?

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I don't see a good reason to concern myself with what a muslim believes about the bible or anything else that I believe in. I had a young man "unfriend" me...

May 06 2020

Comment by Gene Coleman

What is the Salvation Army, and what do they believe?

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John Matthews, we agree that the spiritual Baptism of the Holy Spirit is the required Baptism don’t we?

May 06 2020

Comment by Emo Tenorio , Shomer

Does it violate religious liberty to close churches over coronavirus?

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According to American Jurisprudence, a legal encyclopedia, UNCONSTITUTIONAL official acts are void: The general misconception is that any statute passed by...

May 06 2020

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How can I know if I am one of the elect?

May 06 2020

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

Who are the "other sheep"?

The “fold” is Judaism (John 10:1), but there is another fold, the Gentiles who are outside the covenants of Israel (Ephesians 2:11-13 KJV). This is what...

May 06 2020 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What was the meaning of Jesus walking on water?

I think it was to teach us that: 1) Sometimes we feel battered by the storms. Mt 14:24 2) Sometimes we feel the darkness has won. Mt 14:25 3) Sometimes we...

May 06 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?

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I often hear this diatribe, this cliche that 'the only Jesus people will see is the Jesus in you.' I've met Jesus in a spiritual way. He is the light that we...

May 06 2020

Comment by ainsley chalmers , Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.

What does the Bible say about the ice age?

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There is a dvd by Dr Michael Oard entitled "The great ice age" (floodgeologyseries.com) in which he describes the mechanism of the post flood ice age and how...

May 06 2020

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

Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?

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Where would you rather your teenage children meet and congregate, at a church or some place else? Are you afraid they are angering God by "smoking and...

May 06 2020

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

Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?

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Maybe you're trying to "sell" something that can't be obtained TO SELL. Forgiveness of sin is what is being offered to young and old. Nobody is offered...

May 06 2020

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

Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?

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I disagree with the heart of this; that the way to convince young people (or anyone else) that the gospel is worth looking into is for the church...

May 06 2020

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

Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?

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Continuing, The children who struggle the longest are usually the ones who weren't "indoctrinated" in the gospel as little kids. Yes, indoctrinated. That's...

May 06 2020

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

Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?

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I agree with you Mr McGuffey. Mr Houdmann blames 2 political issues that he thinks is taught to young people in school for the "falling away" that happens,...

May 06 2020

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

If God is all-powerful, why does He not just kill Satan?

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Logical Faith, Evidently, we have a different opinion about logic. God didn't make Satan sin (if that's what you typed) and He didn't create sin (if that's...

May 06 2020

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Why does God allow evil men like Hitler and Saddam to come into power?

May 06 2020

Answer by Tom R

What did Jesus mean in Luke 22:36 about buying a sword?

I understand the pacifist's stand in this life. We don't have to look any further back in man's history than WWII and France to see how that principle worked...

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Comment by Eric Duncanson

Where and when did the wise-men meet Jesus?

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Bob, Just the other day my wife and I were discussing how Matthew's and Luke's nativity account timelines seem to contradict each other. After really reading...

May 05 2020

Comment by Carl Capuano

If Jesus was God, how could He pray to God? Was Jesus praying to Himself?

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Loved your answer Dale. We err when we try to thoroughly understand principles of the Godhead. The depth of our understanding is like a drop in the Ocean of...

May 05 2020

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Does the Bible prophesy a one-world government and a one-world currency in the end times?

May 05 2020

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

How did sprinkling an unclean person with the ashes of an "heifer" provide sanctifying and purifying of the flesh?

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Tim, I especially liked your answer likening this sacrifice to Christ's: "As she [the red heifer] was slain without the camp, so Christ (compare Heb...

May 05 2020

Answer by Charles Crabtree

Does the Bible say anything about making a second marriage a success?

Yes. Jeremiah 3:8 NASBS says: And I saw that for all the adulteries of faithless Israel, I had sent her away and given her a writ of divorce, yet her...

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