What is the difference between the filling of the Holy Spirit and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit?
Ephesians 5:18
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Does God require Sabbath-keeping of Christians?
Colossians 2:13 Let no man, therefore, judge you in food, or in Drink, or in a feast day, or of in a new moon, or a SABBATH DAY. Galatians 2:21 I do not void...
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What should I look for in a Christian boyfriend?
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Nathan Toronga
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Is baptism is symbolic or an outward sign of an inward faith, or is it required?
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Is baptism is symbolic or an outward sign of an inward faith, or is it required?
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Should we live in terror of God? (Proverbs 1:7)
If you want to identify the blessings believers miss when they fail to fear the Lord, read and ponder these verses: Deuteronomy 6:24; Psalms 25:12; 31:19;...
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John Appelt
Who is the elect lady in 2 John?
The ‘elect lady’ John addressed might be an individual who some propose is named Kyria (from the Greek for ‘lady’), but she is more likely a church. There...
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Is accepting Jesus the only way for people to get to heaven? (John 14:6)
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Was Korah swallowed by the earth or burned? Numbers 16:31
I do not think that Korah was burned along with the 250 other rebels. I can't find any verses that would support that view. In fact, I would rather think...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Is Numbers 5:11-31 referring to God causing an abortion?
Numbers 5:11 - 31
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why did David ask God not to kill his enemies, and then ask him to consume them in wrath? (Psalm 59:11–13)
Surely David desired God to destroy those who were hiding and waiting for the right moment to make an attack against him, laying in wait for him night after...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Was Korah swallowed by the earth or burned? Numbers 16:31
By my reading of Numbers 16, Korah, Dathan, and Abiram (along with their households) died when the earth opened up and swallowed them, as noted in Numbers...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Was Korah swallowed by the earth or burned? Numbers 16:31
In Numbers 16:31-32, it says the earth opened and swallowed Korah and his 250 rebellious associates. Yet Num. 16:35 asserts that fire came from God and consu...
Numbers 16:1 - 50
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What is the "sin that leads to death"? (1 John 5:16–17)
I John 5:16-17 mentions the ‘sin leading to death.’ Some think it means loss of eternal life. And still others believe it is the unpardonable sin of Matthew...
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John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
Why are Christians so strongly against premarital sex?
Christians are opposed to pre-marital sex because most pre-marital sex does not lead to marriage (a legal term, not a biblical term.) There was no such thing...
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Romans 14 talks about "food" and "days." What food and what days are being talked about?
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Is born again virginity possible?
Our sins are all paid for, but the consequences of sin lasts our life time. King David lost the baby he had with Bathsheba. But David wrote Romans 4:6-8....
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Can I (a Jew) become a Christian?
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the POWER of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth, to the Jew first, and also to...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Is accepting Jesus the only way for people to get to heaven? (John 14:6)
Jesus is the only way of salvation. There is no other way to be saved than what He did plus nothing. The broad road that leads to destruction is trusting in...
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Is cyber sex / phone sex a sin?
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Were any of the disciples married?
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
What are the signs of a true believer, a Christian?
A Christian is one who has faith in Jesus Christ being their savior (Eph 1:12-13). Faith is to possess belief that Christ died on the cross for the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How do you protect yourself from the enemy?
Great question, Fiona Anne! Satan roars like a lion to frighten his prey (1 Peter 5:8 -- AMPC): "Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and...
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John Appelt
Why does it say in Hebrews chapter 9 that the altar of incense is behind the veil just in, but the Old Testament says the altar of incense is in front of the veil?
Hebrews 9:4 seems to raise a problem. According to the set-up of the tabernacle in Exodus 30:6, the gold altar of incense is in the Holy Place where the gold...
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John Appelt
What did Jesus mean when He said it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into heaven?
In Matthew 19:24, Mark 10:25, and Luke 18:25, Jesus spoke of the extreme difficulty for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. In fact, it is...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How will "thy house" be understood in Acts 16:31?
In my opinion, the cited verse is not teaching that the faith of the head of a household will also "automatically" save all those who are in that household....
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is "pride" ever a good thing?
In his excellent book Mere Christianity (which is fully viewable online), C. S. Lewis addressed this question in the chapter that he devoted to the subject...
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Peggy Johnson
, Local Busness Owner-Retired
How will "thy house" be understood in Acts 16:31?
Acts 16:31 Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved and thy house.
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Peggy Johnson
, Local Busness Owner-Retired
Is "pride" ever a good thing?
For example, if you say, “I’m so proud of my child’s success?”
Isaiah 2:12
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Petter Havnegjerde
What is the best way to get started studying the Bible?
Hi, that is a good question, and even though I have been a believer for many years now, I still don't have a great answer to where the best place to start...
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Can a Christian lose salvation?
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What is the meaning of "the second Sabbath after the first" in Luke 6:1?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why would God raise a "banner"? (Psalm 60:4)
To me, the psalmist is employing the metaphor of battle by saying that, in the midst of the adversity which God had inflicted upon Israel (symbolized by a...
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Aurel Gheorghe
How many of Daniel's prophecies have already been fulfilled?
The most striking prophecy can be found in Daniel 2:37-45 where God showed Nebuchadnezzar the political future of the world. The head of gold was Babylon,...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why would God raise a "banner"? (Psalm 60:4)
Psalm 60:3-4 (NIV) 3 You have shown your people desperate times; you have given us wine that makes us stagger. 4 But for those who fear you, you hav...
Psalms 60:1 - 12
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did David ask God not to kill his enemies, and then ask him to consume them in wrath? (Psalm 59:11–13)
Perhaps the two cited verses are referring to varying modes of divine retribution. David doesn't want his enemies immediately destroyed (and thus possibly...
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John Appelt
What is the difference between the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven?
The Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven are often seen as the same, but there are differences that show they are not interchangeable. Matthew is the...
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Ryan Kolten
What was David afraid of (Psalm 59:2)?
The "bloody men" within the verse are Saul and his men, chasing him down to remove him as a potential heir to the throne. However, the "mighty" that are...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Why did David order the death of the Amalekite who had come to him with news of Saul's death?
Saul had been trying to kill David. David would not kill the annointed King of Israel. At the end of 1 Samuel, Saul and his sons are dead. The men of Israel,...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How can an innocent child be wicked from the womb? (Psalm 58:3)
The sense in which a person is “sinful at birth” (Ps. 51:5, NIV) is by way of inclination, not by way of moral action. All persons are “by nature children of...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How can I get started reading the Bible?
To get started reading the Bible, choose a helpful English translation if that is your native language. I like the New Living Translation. If this is your...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why did David ask God not to kill his enemies, and then ask him to consume them in wrath? (Psalm 59:11–13)
Psalm 59:11 But do not kill them, Lord our shield, or my people will forget. In your might uproot them and bring them down. 12 For the sins of th...
Psalms 59:1 - 17
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John Appelt
Did Jacob have more than one daughter?
Jacob’s family is quite straightforward. Genesis 35:23-26 lists twelve sons of Jacob according to their mothers. Genesis 30:21 mentions the daughter, Dinah,...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How many wives did Esau have? (Genesis 26:34)
One commentary that I read, and that seemed to make sense to me, indicated that Esau had four wives: Judith, the daughter of Beeri Basemath (who was also...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Should Mark 16:9-20 be in the Bible?
Should Mark 16:9-20 be in the Bible? My opinion is no, Mark 16:9-20 should not be in the Bible, but that the ending of the scroll somehow was lost. It kind...