Can I struggle with addiction and still be considered a born again Christian?
I accepted Christ about 9 years ago. I backslid for a few years but God was always there with me, protected me from a lot of things, and waited for me to com...
John 3:16
I accepted Christ about 9 years ago. I backslid for a few years but God was always there with me, protected me from a lot of things, and waited for me to com...
John 3:16
Jesus explains the new birth to Nicodemus in John 3:1-14. He said no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again. To enter the kingdom of God...
David knew that forgiveness of sin was included in God’s precepts. David knew he did not live a perfect life but he also knew how to get forgiven and how to...
The New Testament (and the Apostle Paul) is not giving a general approval of the institution of slavery in this passage. What he is concerned with is that...
Having witnessed this first hand and listened to the preachers who peddle this experience as coming from God, I can humbly state that this phenomenon of...
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Does it violate religious liberty to close churches over coronavirus?
The fact that God gave humans an inborn conscience indicates to me that, even before He codified His commandments in written form (that is, the "moral law"...
Jesus had fasted during His time in the wilderness as an exercise in spiritual discipline by subordinating the desires of His physical nature to God the...
To me, any discussion of church attendance for Christians that proceeds from an implication that such attendance is by nature an obligation or a burden is...
3 And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, “It is written, ...
Matthew 4:3 - 4
25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. (NIV)
24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but e...
"I remember, Lord, your ancient laws, and I find comfort in them." (NIV)
Psalms 119:52
As Jesus said to Nicodemus just prior to the passage cited in the question, that which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is...
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Does God still speak to us today?
I have always understood the time frames mentioned in the cited passage to be referring to the customary human life span, rather than having any connection...
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What is going to happen according to end times prophecy?
Psalm 90:10 KJV [10] The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour ...
Psalms 90:10
As I believe has been previously noted in discussions on ebible.com, slavery in the New Testament differed from its usual modern form. In the Roman world of...
I was speaking to my friend and he said that this verse condones slavery. However, I do not believe it does as the Bible would not accept slavery as it is no...
1 Timothy 6:1 - 2
David appears to contradict himself in the same psalm. First he says to God, “I have not strayed from Your precepts” (Ps 119:110). But later he admitted, “I ...
Psalms 119:110
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What does the Old Testament say about baptism?
In Acts (written by Luke), and in the Gospel of John and I John (both by John).
In my opinion and in my research, I do not know of any directly speaking to the current modern state. Ezekiel 37:11 speaks of an Israel in regards to a...
I would agree with Mr. Maas about listening to the desired Scripture verse/verses to memorize. I have found this helpful in that regard: ScriptureMemory.com...
Hebrews 2:10 For it was fitting for him for whom [are] all [things] and through whom [are] all [things] in bringing many sons to glory to perfect the...
Romans 15:4 tells us that, "Whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction," and continues, "...through perseverance and the...
Jesus said in Matt 5:18 "For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be...
Just from a personal standpoint, I have found that it is always much easier for me to memorize any material (not just Scripture) through repeatedly listening...
I would say that NOT taking adequate precautions (including the wearing of a face mask) under the current conditions would not be an exhibition of faith, but...
There aren't any bible passages that speak of the formation of the modern state of Israel. The only way you can think there are such passages is by finding a...
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Why is sola gratia important?
First John 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. First John 1:10 If we say we have not sinned, we call God a liar....
John 6:29 Jesus, answered, and said unto them, this is the work of God, that ye believe on the one He has sent. 6:40 And this is the will of Him who sent me,...
Asherah poles refer to sacred wooden poles. The Hebrew term used here, asherim, derives from the name of the Canaanite goddess Asherah, who was associated...
I would say that these verses summarize the fact that humans deserved (and continue to deserve) condemnation from a holy God because of their universal sin....
Psalm 78:18 They willfully put God to the test by demanding the food they craved. Psalm 78:41 Again and again they put God to the test; they vexed the Holy ...
Psalms 78:1 - 72
Jesus was predicting His return to earth to gather believers everywhere. That's His second coming (1 Th 4:13-5:11 SEE THESE VERSES). Luke 17:27 = 1 Thes...
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What does it mean that God is a God of justice?
I would say that the writer of Hebrews is not implying that Jesus was somehow less than a perfect being in the sense of having some flaw or imperfection in...
If you read verse 29 you will see it is His second coming to earth at the end of the tribulation. Not for the church which will be taken out before the...
Referring to the marriage ceremony of the Lamb and the church, more often referred to as the rapture, when will it occur?
Revelation 19:7
10 For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect thro...
Hebrews 2:10
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Why is sola gratia important?
An Asherah pole is a sacred tree or pole that stood near Canaanite religious locations to honor the Ugaritic mother goddess Asherah, consort of El. The...
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What does it mean that man cannot come to Christ unless the Father draws Him?
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How can Heaven be perfect if all of our loved ones are not there?
If you don't know for sure but you think someone might think you would be sinning by what you are about to do, consider: Abstain from all appearance of evil...
I.e. summarizing both the subjects of salvation and condemnation.
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