How can I know if I am truly discerning the Bible properly?
God has given us apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers for the perfecting or teaching of the believer. He has also given us the Holy Spirit...
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Why does the Bible contain so much condemnation?
There is no condemnation to those that are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 The Bible convicts us of sin if we have sin in our life. The purpose of that is to...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why are there so many fake Christians?
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Only the seed that falls on good ground are those Christians who produce good fruit, but the only one who was not saved was the first one. He never believed...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why are there so many fake Christians?
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We are saved when we believe the gospel. First Corinthians 15:3-4. We are sealed by the Holy Spirit unto the day of redemption. Ephesians 1:13 and 4:30. The...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How can I know if I am truly discerning the Bible properly?
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Great answer JD. We are under the day of grace, the church age where all we have to do to be saved is believe the gospel. First Corinthians 15:1-4. Romans...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How can I know if I am truly discerning the Bible properly?
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We do need to keep the different dispensations of the bible separate. The old testament is good for learning, but is not the church age under grace. We can...
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How long did it take God to create the world?
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Why was it right for Caleb to offer his daughter without her consent?
The passage of scripture does not mention whether or not Caleb’s daughter consented to being offered as a bride. Therefore the presumption that she did not...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Does God forgive abominations?
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Blasphemy could only be done during Jesus ministry when the Pharisees accused Jesus of doing good works and saying He was doing them by the power of Satan....
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Why does Jesus pray for the saved and not the world when God loves everyone?
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by Jennifer Rothnie
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Who are the people in II Pet 2:20 described as escaping the world but then returning to it?
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Cindy, the connotations of the Greek word epignosis demand belief. The word simply can't be twisted to mean merely 'knowledge about' or 'knowledge not...
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by Cindy Jennings
, 1 Saved by Grace
Who are the people in II Pet 2:20 described as escaping the world but then returning to it?
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True knowledge does not always translate into true belief. That's the issue! The demons knew God but they didn't put their faith in Him. Many unbelievers...
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by Omar Khoury
What are the books of 1 and 2 Maccabees?
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I was reading the following from EWTN website, I thought it's good to share: "In the 16th century, Martin Luther adopted the Jewish list, putting the...
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What does the Bible say about arrogance?
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What is the 'age of accountability' and is it Biblical?
This is what the Lord showed to me and it is not obvious! When you read Exodus 33 God says that the Twenty and older will die in the Land because of their...
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R K
Did Adam and Eve eat of the Tree of Life?
There's probably two ways of looking at it. If the Tree of Life gives immortality with one bite (similar to one bite of that other tree bringing in sin),...
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Calvin Cox Jr
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What is the New International Version (NIV)?
One should remember that the Word of God was not originally written in english. It has only been translated in the english language. The KJV is an...
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JD Abshire
Who is Ariel mentioned is Isaiah 29?
According to Strong's Concordance, Ariel appears six times in four verses in the KJV Bible. Ariel = "lion of God" or "lioness of God" A. a name applied to...
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by Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
Who are the people in II Pet 2:20 described as escaping the world but then returning to it?
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As I explained in my answer, the Greek word for knowledge here is epignosis - experiential knowledge. It doesn't refer to mere 'fact knowledge.' For...
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R K
Will young kids go to heaven if they die?
When you say 'children' I assume you mean those dying before they could be counted as believers. I'll keep 'heaven' out of it for now, but go with 'who gains...
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by Cindy Jennings
, 1 Saved by Grace
Who are the people in II Pet 2:20 described as escaping the world but then returning to it?
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Jennifer, Again I have to disagree with your belief that someone once saved and given the Holy Spirit can then be lost. If you read the entire chapter, it...
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John Matthews
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How can we know that the Old Testament stories happened as they are portrayed in the Bible?
Who was present to record the events of the Old Testament? Some theologians claim the Pentateuch was written in the 7th or 6th centuries B.C., by different ...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How can I know if I am truly discerning the Bible properly?
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What is the foremost will of God? John 6:40, And this is the will of Him who sent me, that all that seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have eternal...
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by Pam Wiebe
Can a man who is married to a divorced woman serve in church leadership?
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Polygamy was still an accepted custom among the Jews even though it was never the plan of God (neither was other socially accepted customs like slavery or...
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What was the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah?
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What is the Adamic covenant?
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What should we learn from the life of Jonah?
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What does the Bible say about applied kinesiology?
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What should we learn from the life of Elisha?
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What is Hellenism, and how did it influence the early church?
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Why is Acts 8:37 missing from some versions of the Bible?
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What does the Bible say about the ice age?
What does the Bible say about the ice age? If you do a word search in the Hebrew Scriptures of the NIV translation, you will fine the word “Ice” only occurs...
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How can I know if I am truly discerning the Bible properly?
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by Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
How can I know if I am truly discerning the Bible properly?
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Taking a specific English translation as the only authoritative one would not be a good approach to discerning scripture, which was written in Greek. Greek...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How can I know if I am truly discerning the Bible properly?
All scripture is given by inspiration of God. It is God breathed. We have to take simple truths of the bible and go from there. The bible never contradicts...
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How should a Christian view addiction?
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by Gary Wainwright
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What exactly does "fall away" mean in Heb 6:6?
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Jennifer, the Bible says ‘So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ’ (Romans 10:17) therefore we do not create our own faith. What does...
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by Kelli Hamann
, Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician
Do Christians have the authority to command angels?
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by Nana Boateng
Do Christians have the authority to command angels?
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I believe every saint has the power to command angels because we are heirs to the Throne. You were crucified with Christ the day you became born again and it...
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Is it important to know Greek and Hebrew when studying the Bible?
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Why did Jesus teach in parables?
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Why does God allow the innocent to suffer?
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Why is Jesus called the stumbling stone in Matthew 21:43-44?
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Does God forgive big sins? Will God forgive a murderer?
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by Kathy Akers
Why doesn't God give the fallen angels a chance to repent?
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But if heaven is perfect, why did Lucifer had the thought of such evil?
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by Debra Wilson
What exactly does "fall away" mean in Heb 6:6?
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Part 2 I ran out of characters on my last post so to summarize it, let me continue. One of Satans favorite tools in his tool box is guilt. In reality he...
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by Billy P Eldred
Paul tells us that "One died for all, therefore all died." How did we die "in Christ" almost 2,000 year ago?
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I understand your comment. To me it is just semantics. We have eternal life. If we die/sleep, when we awaken it will be as in an instant. Also, if you...