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How should a Christian respond to beggars?
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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by Kelli Trujillo
, Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician
If God grants his beloved sleep, why do many Christians have insomnia? Psalm 127:2
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Very good answer, Tim. As an intercessor, there are often times when I'm praying for a particular burden over time, and the burden makes it difficult to...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does it mean in Rom 3:27 that boasting is excluded because of the law that requires faith?
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Salvation is believing the gospel. First Corinthians 15:3-4 That Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures, that He was buried and rose again on...
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mark albright
Why are there so many televangelist scandals?
Was Jim Bakker thinking about Jesus when he raped Jessica Hahn? Was he thinking about poor senior Christians when he committed fraud? Have you watched his...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What is the intermediate state?
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To Singapore Moses, great organization of verses pertinent to this question. Have jotted that into my Bible!! Blessings : )
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What is the intermediate state?
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So, thank you Vanessa, I often wondered where the purgatory teaching came from.
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by Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What should we learn from the life of Abimelech, son of Gideon?
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I also like the Scripture outline I found online: Power of God Through Weakness God used— 1 Ehud with his left-hand Judges 3:15 2 Shamgar with an ox-goad...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
If God grants his beloved sleep, why do many Christians have insomnia? Psalm 127:2
I would say that any sleeplessness that the psalmist had in mind would have been the result of a troubled mind, particularly with respect to a person's...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Silver Evangelist award!
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Why was it right for Caleb to offer his daughter without her consent?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Silver Evangelist award!
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Why are we told to fear God when perfect love casts out all fear? (1 John 4:18)
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What was vile? (101:3)
Ver. 3. Wicked thing. The original hath it, if we will render it word for word, "I will set no word of Belial before mine eyes." But word is figuratively...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why were the walls of Jericho shut up tight?
People mainly worked outside Jericho and returned at night for housing and SAFETY. Jericho was a double-walled city. The outer wall was 6 feet thick and the...
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Gene Coleman
How do beliefs about creation impact the rest of theology?
I accept and believe the Biblical story’s in Genesis just as it is written. While some may chose to believe each day was somewhat just a description of a...
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Aurel Gheorghe
For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?
God created the Sabbath for mankind and set aside the seventh-day of the week as a holy day of rest and remembrance. The only day God blessed and made holy...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
If God grants his beloved sleep, why do many Christians have insomnia? Psalm 127:2
Psalm 127:2 "In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat- for HE GRANTS SLEEP TO THOSE HE LOVES."
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by Gene Coleman
How did Noah fit all the animals on the Ark?
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Some people have suggested that God commanded the animals to go into an extended hibernation, similar to what bears do for quite a long period each year. I...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is the definition of evil?
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Isaiah, 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil; I the Lord do all these things. In the sense that God is good, then...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What should we learn from Deuteronomy 31:8?
Deuteronomy 31:8 8The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."
Deuteronomy 31:8
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Thomas Mathew
, A retired Defence Scientist from Indian Defence R&D Orgn.
Silver Teacher award!
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What does it mean that the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What was vile? (101:3)
The Hebrew word in question (Anglicized as Belial) is used multiple times in the Bible as a personification of worthlessness, corruption, or evil (although...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What was vile? (101:3)
3 I will not look with approval on anything that is vile.
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is the blasphemy challenge?
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Actually, blasphemy against the Holy Sprit can not be done now. It could only be done when Jesus was on earth. The Pharisees said Jesus was doing miracles by...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why are we told to fear God when perfect love casts out all fear? (1 John 4:18)
In the ideal world that God created, humans were meant to live in a relationship of everlasting, harmonious fellowship and mutual love with God. However,...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?
God's words to Moses in Exodus 31:12-17 indicated that the Sabbath was a sign between God and Israel. As elaborated on by Paul in Colossians 2:8-19 (writing...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why are we told to fear God when perfect love casts out all fear? (1 John 4:18)
1 John 4:18 ESV 18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected...
1 John 4:18
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How do people worship images? (Psalm 97:7)
I would say that, even though (as noted in both the Old and New Testaments, in passages such as Psalm 19:1, Romans 1:19-23, and Romans 2:15) God has...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Gold Teacher award!
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Is "name it claim it" teaching biblical?
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Gary Wofford
Can a man who is married to a divorced woman serve in church leadership?
The qualifications in Timothy and Titus are for "overseers" and "elders." There are also qualifications for pastor that are similar. All of these require...
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Gary Wofford
Is it biblical for a woman to marry a man with whom she had an affair before each one got a divorce?
Luke 16:18 makes it clear that both parties are committing adultery in this situation. The Bible develops a concept of a one flesh relationship throughout...
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Gary Wofford
What does the Bible say about a woman committing adultery, divorcing her husband, and marrying the other man?
Her unfaithful act constitutes adultery, as you mention. God hates divorce, so sin has been compounded upon sin and hurt upon hurt. This affects all parties...
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Gary Wofford
If a never-been-married woman marries a divorced man, is she committing adultery?
This answer is written for the practical issues, as the other answers document the important scripture references. For an understanding of this issue of...
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Jay Saunders
How should a Christian view logic?
We all use logic all the time but knowledge is power. And logical actions are governed by knowledge. Lack of knowledge negates wisdom, so ignorance can not...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How do people worship images? (Psalm 97:7)
7 All who worship images are put to shame, those who boast in idols— worship him, all you gods! And doesn’t this verse imply there are many gods...
Psalms 97:7
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by Aurel Gheorghe
What is Jesus saying when he says about the last days, "Woe to those who are pregnant and nursing in those days," and to pray that their flight is not in the winter or on the Sabbath?
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The Scriptures teach that Christ's second coming, the resurrection, and catching up of the saints to meet Jesus in the air will all take place at the end of...
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by Clark Dunlap
What is the difference between "The law of Moses" and the "The ten commandments of God"?
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This seems very logical but it’s a false dichotomy. God is the author of all the law.
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by Clark Dunlap
Why did God command the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments to be placed 'inside' the Ark of the Covenant, but the Law of Moses 'beside' the Ark?
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Nope, I disagree. God gave Moses the laws. Not just the Decalogue.
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by Peggy Johnson
, Local Busness Owner-Retired
Are all sins equal to God?
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Jesus proclaimed that our actions are the result of what is in our hearts (Matthew 12:34). How might this apply to..." Let no good deed go unpunished."
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What is Chrislam?
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Chrislam is a result of belief in Jesus as the Messiah, the Christ, becoming a RELIGION. Jesus said that He would build His CHURCH (Matt 18:18) not that He...
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by Terry Gillard
, Worship Leader and Engineer
What is Taize worship, and is it biblical?
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Allen Agree wholeheartedly: The buzz words spring up and die down - and when used in the way you describe, the teaching should be firmly condemned. But don't...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Silver Evangelist award!
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In 1 John 3:11, who is John referring to who has heard the message to love one another?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Silver Evangelist award!
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What does the Bible say about bestiality?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What should we learn from the life of Abimelech, son of Gideon?
I would say that the life of Abimelech (which is recounted in Judges 9) is meant as a negative example of how power should not be sought or gained merely for...
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Lincoln Bostick Jr
Silver Evangelist award!
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What does the Bible say about ethnocentrism?
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How can I know what God's plan is?
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What is the will of God? John 6:40 And this is the will of Him who sent me, that all that seeth the Son, and believeth in Him, may have eternal life, and I...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is ultra-dispensationalism?
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The book of Acts is actually a transition book between the old testament and the new. We can not put old wine in new skins. In Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What should we learn from the life of Gomer in Hosea?
GOMER (2) [ISBE] GOMER (2) - go'-mer (gomer; Gamer): Wife of Hosea. Hosea married Gomer according to Divine appointment, and this was the beginning of God's...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does it mean that the trees clap their hands in Isaiah 55:12?
Mark Harris, lecturer in Science and Religion at Edinburgh University, has found at least 2 main ways in which ‘natural praise’ can be interpreted. First, is...