Is salvation by faith alone, or by faith plus works?
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I thought someone would explain this, but no one has. James 1:1 To the twelve tribes of Israel scattered abroad. We have to rightly divide the word of God or...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
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Philip Davies
Why did God choose Israel to be His chosen people?
They were chosen to be the vehicle by which God would bring his message to the world. And that is all. He didn't choose them to save them in a special way....
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Does God want everyone to be married?
Although God instituted marriage (as recorded in Genesis 2:18-24), and it is an altogether honorable state between a man and a woman that most people...
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by Philip Davies
Who are the Israelites in today's society that God was referring to as his chosen people?
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The key question which I have never seen answered is this: are people saved by individual faith in Jesus or are they saved because they are born Jews? If you...
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by Kelli Hamann
, Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician
How can a woman experience healing and recovery after an abortion?
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I like the spirit of your answer, James. A woman in our church takes women who have had abortions through a "healing steps" program (I don't recall the name...
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by Chris Heier
, Retired, living in Mexico and Arizona
Is the Christian life supposed to be boring?
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Wow, not boring after being reminded like this. Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Amen!
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
How does faith differ from wishful thinking?
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You gave a good analysis of what faith is. Romans 1:17 says this: For in it ("it" being the gospel, so in the gospel) the righteousness of God is revealed...
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by Kevin Heins
How should we be praying for our President?
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i understand completely. What encourages me somewhat is remembering Matt. 7:1-2, especially "with the measure you judge it will be judged unto you". So you...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How can I find comfort when an unsaved loved one has died?
My father who was a baptist preacher preached a lot of funerals for people he did not know. He always said, "We can not know whether a person has ever...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How can a woman experience healing and recovery after an abortion?
First John 3:20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart. First John 3:23 And this is His commandment, that we should believe on the name...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the definition of idolatry?
Idolatry is worshipping anything that ought to be used or using anything that ought to be worshipped. - Augustine Today’s idols are more in the self than on...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the definition of sin?
"Sin is lawlessness" (1 John 3:4) Sin is unrighteousness (“All unrighteousness is sin” – 1 John 5:17) This is a blanket mortgage covering every kind of sin....
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How was Judah's nakedness exposed? (Lamentations1:8)
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Due to the fact that Judah worshipped pagan gods, she was stripped of her dignity and became an object of scorn.
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Robert Banks
, Bible study discussion leader
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Derrol PORTER
, Emancipated by the Liberating King
At whose wedding did Jesus perform his first miracle of converting water into wine?
Let me speculate a little, as scripture doesn't fully explain why Jesus decided to do as His mother asked and perform this miracle, His first recorded. Much...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does it mean to believe in the sanctity of life?
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Then the question comes, is self defense or the defense of your family murder? Are we not to defend the defenseless? If a man is about to rape your wife, do...
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What is the meaning and purpose of saying grace before a meal?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the meaning of the colors of the red, sorrel, and white horses in Zechariah 1:8?
In my opinion, the red horse was indicative of punishment inflicted by God through the shedding of blood (from which the horse's color comes), both in...
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How was Judah's nakedness exposed? (Lamentations1:8)
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Were women actually eating their own children? (Lamrntations 4:10)
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In what way did Enoch walk with God?
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Wesley Smith
, Educator and Minister
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by Julie Favazza
Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?
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“Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. You see then that a man is justified by works,...
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by Julie Favazza
Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?
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What you keep speaking of is righteousness. The only way to have righteousness is through Jesus. He is the door to righteousness and salvation. I believe you...
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David Green
, Baptist deacon and lay preacher who enjoys leading worship.
At whose wedding did Jesus perform his first miracle of converting water into wine?
The key factor to me is that the one most concerned with the lack of wine was Mary (Jesus' mother). Why Mary? Well the ones with the greatest responsibility...
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by Julie Favazza
Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?
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You are correct. We can do nothing in and of ourselves to pay our debt. That comes only from The Lord Himself. In regards to the original posed, at the time...
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by John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
What does it mean to believe in the sanctity of life?
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James, we don't live under the Old Testament laws anymore. Jesus fulfilled that requirement. Murder is murder whether sanctioned by a government or not. The...
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don SAGE
How can I overcome my addiction to prescrption pain medication? What does the bible say about addiction?
Many deliverance problems require a step of faith. Same as with you, viz., been there done that. Was addicted to Oxycontin for 14 years. I was afraid of...
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Al Mark
Where did Jeremiah find hope in such bleak times? (Lamentations 3:21–24)
If you read through the book of Jeremiah, you will find sections where God pronounces judgments on Judah and on the nations around her. However, God includes...
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Al Mark
How was Judah's nakedness exposed? (Lamentations1:8)
The book of Jeremiah, written by the same author as Lamentations, is a book about Judah forsaking the Lord as an unfaithful wife forsakes her husband. The...
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What is the significance of '40 days' in the Bible?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Did Enoch escape death? (Genesis 5:24)
Since the genealogy in Genesis 5 in which Enoch appears plainly says that all the other individuals spoken of in the genealogy (except for Enoch) died, the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Were women actually eating their own children? (Lamentations 4:10)
Another separate example (aside from the reference made by Jeremiah) to this desperate practice is described in 2 Kings 6:24-30, during the days of Elisha...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Did Enoch escape death? (Genesis 5:24)
24 Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Were women actually eating their own children? (Lamentations 4:10)
10 With their own hands compassionate women have cooked their own children, who became their food when my people were destroyed.
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Where did Jeremiah find hope in such bleak times? (Lamentations 3:21–24)
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How did a sensual book like the Song of Solomon get in the Bible?
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How long were Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden before the Fall?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How should a Christian honor his/her parents?
I would say that the honor that a Christian should give to parents is a positional, volitional concept that is not connected to or conditional upon whatever...
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by Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Where did Jeremiah find hope in such bleak times? (Lamentations 3:21–24)
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Yes, I did. Thank you for catching that.
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Who was King Uzziah?
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What is the doctrine of Balaam?
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Where did Jeremiah find hope in such bleak times? (Lamentations 3:21–24)
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Tim, in your statement, "avenge his sufferings (Jeremiah 3:55-66)," didn't you mean Lamentations 3:55-66?
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Where did Jeremiah find hope in such bleak times? (Lamentations 3:21–24)
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Sometimes, too, Tim, I have a similar problem. When the reference I've typed into ebible doesn't show up in its entirety, i.e. when it's hyphenated,...
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by Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Where did Jeremiah find hope in such bleak times? (Lamentations 3:21–24)
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I can't speak with regard to the English Standard Version (ESV). However, in addition to being in my hard-copy of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible,...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Was Jesus a prophet?
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You're right; Jesus was never JUST anything. A boy is born and he's just a son. He marries and he's just a son with a wife. He has a son and he's just a son...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Was Jesus a prophet?
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I don't know what your first point of Mr Houdmann's answer means. You said that Mr Houdmann made an observation that "others considered [Jesus] a prophet "...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Was Jesus a prophet?
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Great answer Mr Houdmann! I thought it was obvious that anyone who claimed to be chosen of God to speak to the inhabitants of Earth on God's behalf was...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?
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In Matthew 7:21-23 Jesus says, depart from me I never knew you. Not I did know you and now I don't. I never knew you. Why, Because they never believed He...