What is the Star of David and is it biblical?
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Can you please provide the references? I am not aware of archaeologists who have shown his coat of arms. It would be nice to see the article or picture of...
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Why does Jesus pray for the saved and not the world when God loves everyone?
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2 Peter was written to people who had "received" faith. To me that seems to indicate it was given (or a gift). Since Paul describes unbelievers as dead...
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by Jennifer Rothnie
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Why does Jesus pray for the saved and not the world when God loves everyone?
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Dave, Peter is writing gentile believers in II Peter. The Greek term there is to 'receive by lot' - symbolizing the inheritance of salvation. " Τοις ισοτιμον...
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AMOS Ismail
Were Adam and Eve saved?
In the book of Romans 7:7-12 Scripture said we (including Adam) were alive before without the commandment and law. But after the commandment and the law we...
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by AMOS Ismail
Were Adam and Eve saved?
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In the book of Romans 7:7-12 Scripture said we (including Adam) were alive before without the commandment and law. But after the commandment and the law we...
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ROSEMARY LUTCAVAGE
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Are we predestined to know Christ?
While there is likely a better word that could have been used in translation, the best Ive found is “Foreknowledge”. God knows the end fom the beginning, He...
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Robert Zantay
Why would God allow Lucifer to tempt neophytes Adam and Eve since they were no match for a higher being such as Lucifer?
Why would you think that Satan, a failed, fallen Angel,who went from being the most Powell, most beautiful of all the Angelic being that God created to an...
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Lena Wms
, Student @Christ Gospel Church, S.S.Teacher, Observer
Why did God name both male and female "Adam" when he created them?
I can only answer what I have been taught by my Pastor and Leader. When God created Adam male and female, the Word says He created them. Gen 1:27 So they...
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Lena Wms
, Student @Christ Gospel Church, S.S.Teacher, Observer
Why did God sometimes change a person's name in the Bible?
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I have read this question and the responses with great interest. In the beginning, God brought to Adam every animal to...
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Kenneth Heck
Is Jesus God's Son? How could Allah, being one, have a son?
There is a popular apprehension that behind all the various names of God in the various religions on earth (past and present) there is only one true God or...
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Will the sun really be turned to darkness and the moon to blood?
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by Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
How (if at all) should the instructions about Levites and the inheritance of land and material things be applied to modern day clergy?
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All Christians are priests under Jesus, the High priest. This is why scripture calls us a royal priesthood. There is no distinction between laity and clergy...
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Should a Christian participate in acupuncture / acupressure?
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by James Kraft
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Are we predestined to know Christ?
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Predestination means that those that have accepted the free gift of salvation by grace, (Romans 11:6) are predestined to be raised at the resurrection. Once...
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Are our past, present, and future sins forgiven in Christ?
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AHIMBISIBWE FRED. Heb 10:1 Christ offered himself once and for all, ie he guaranteed even all the coming sins. Remember in the OT, this was done every 1...
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Timah Matika
How (if at all) should the instructions about Levites and the inheritance of land and material things be applied to modern day clergy?
Does this mean clergy members today should have limitations placed on their material possessions?
Deuteronomy 18:1
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Are we predestined to know Christ?
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Are we predestined to know Christ?
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What does it mean not to give the appearance of evil?
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When is the Rapture going to occur in relation to the Tribulation?
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When is the Rapture going to occur in relation to the Tribulation?
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What is the theory of the 'rapture' of the church?
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by Ezekiel Kimosop
What is the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)?
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Felicia, you are perfectly right. The issue here boils down to how we view the basis for the works of the cross. The idea that God's love led Him to send His...
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by David P. Larsen
Are we predestined to know Christ?
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Jen, I always so much appreciate your answers for their articulation. Dr. Flowers is a very objective and well rounded theologian. He is indeed very...
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by Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
Are we predestined to know Christ?
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Eph 1:4-5 "Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us...
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by Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
Are we predestined to know Christ?
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Andrea, please re-examine the scriptures you cited. None of them specifically say anything about being predestined to be or not to be in Christ. Rom 8:29...
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Why did Satan tempt Eve to eat the forbidden fruit instead of Adam?
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Why did Satan tempt Eve to eat the forbidden fruit instead of Adam?
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by Jennifer Rothnie
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Are we predestined to know Christ?
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Bob, your #3 is a misunderstanding/misrepresentation of what Jesus dying for someone means. Jesus was the atoning sacrifice, the propitiation, for all men. I...
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by Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
Are we predestined to know Christ?
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My husband found me this weblink recently that is highly relevant to this topic, as it examines the text of Eph 1 and what it is saying as well as examining...
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Al Mark
What is the meaning of 'heart of stone' in Ezekiel 36?
I think the Bible refers to the heart as the center of control of a person. When a heart is stone, it is hard and impenetrable, and not much can change it....
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Shawn Duval
What is the meaning of 'heart of stone' in Ezekiel 36?
Well answering in under 500 words will be a challenge, but the short version is that according to Zachariah 7:12-14 we see that God's people Israel was...
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Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
Why does Jesus pray for the saved and not the world when God loves everyone?
Jesus' prayer specifically for His disciples in John 17 doesn't mean He doesn't love or care about anyone else. Imagine a parent praying on behalf of one of...
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Are there different levels of punishment in hell?
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by Bob Johnson
, Layperson. Self Educated Theologically - see full bio
Why does Jesus pray for the saved and not the world when God loves everyone?
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Regeneration cannot logically precede faith? It is not logical that you can have faith without regeneration. Faith is the gift of God and not of ourselves...
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by Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
Why does Jesus pray for the saved and not the world when God loves everyone?
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Eph 2:8 does not say faith is a gift - that rendering is impossible in the Greek. The neuter of 'this' applies to the antecedent clause (you have been saved,...
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Jay Saunders
Is it wrong to live in nice houses?
Everything good comes from the Lord. Never allow the blessing of God in your life to cause you to feel guilt. Guilt does not come from God. Conviction for an...
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by frances Keene
Who was the young man who fled naked in Mark 14:51-52?
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No one knows who the man was that ran away naked. Mr. Bartlet gave a version that, in my opinion, seems to be all speculation and to me does not make sense...
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by Lena Wms
, Student @Christ Gospel Church, S.S.Teacher, Observer
What could Jesus be praying about at Gethsemane that He had to pray the whole night?
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While I agree with almost every thing my Brother has stated, I firmly believe that Jesus was praying that the cup of death in the Garden would pass....
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by felicia vaughn
What is the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)?
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@ Michael T, I saw the same thing as Ezekiel, the answer is well written and biblically sound. If you see this answer, would you point out what part of...
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by Stephanie Miller
What is the Gap Theory? Did anything happen between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2?
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Bruce I agree with you wholeheartedly. You could not have stated it better.
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Why did the land become dark for three hours after Christ was crucified?
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Kenneth Heck
Why did God use a lying spirit to deceive Ahab?
The higher Christian standard of always telling the truth or being silent was not part of the Mosaic Law. This is why there is a clear distinction between...
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What does the Bible say about anal sex? What is sodomy according to the Bible?
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What does the Bible say about anal sex? What is sodomy according to the Bible?
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Why did God use a lying spirit to deceive Ahab?
Actually Ahab has ALREADY CHOSEN not to believe the truth. Didn't I tell you that he never prophesies anything good about me, but only bad?" (1 Kings 22:18)....
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What is the key to victory when struggling with sin?
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Is Jesus God's Son? How could Allah, being one, have a son?
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How do I know the Bible is not just mythology?