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Question by Anonymous
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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

3 Votes August 24 2020 5 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

What is the basis for the new birth (John 3:14-18)?

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...

August 24 2020 1 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

Is it true that David never erred from God’s precepts or did he go astray from them?

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...

August 24 2020 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

Does this passage in 1 Timothy 6 condone/accept slavery?

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...

August 24 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Dannie Murdoch , Father and Grandfather. Former Deacon for maintenance.

Is being drunk in the Spirit a biblical experience?

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...

August 24 2020 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Nolan Schmidt

Was Jonah's father killed by Ninevites?

Jonah 1:1 - 17

August 24 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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Does it violate religious liberty to close churches over coronavirus?

August 24 2020

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

How can "ancient laws" be relevant today? (Psalm 119:52)

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"...

August 24 2020 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What would have been wrong with turning stones into "bread"? (Matthew 4:3-4)

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...

August 24 2020 1 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Do Christians really need to attend church? (Hebrews 10:24–25)

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...

August 24 2020 3 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What would have been wrong with turning stones into "bread"? (Matthew 4:3-4)

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

August 24 2020 4 Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Is it wrong to skip church? (Hebrews 10:25)

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)

August 24 2020 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Do Christians really need to attend church? (Hebrews 10:24–25)

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...

August 24 2020 4 Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

How can "ancient laws" be relevant today? (Psalm 119:52)

"I remember, Lord, your ancient laws, and I find comfort in them." (NIV)

Psalms 119:52

August 24 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What is the basis for the new birth (John 3:14-18)?

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...

August 24 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Does God still speak to us today?

August 24 2020

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Does Psalms 90:10 refer to the rapture?

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...

August 23 2020 Follow Vote Up

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What is going to happen according to end times prophecy?

August 23 2020

Question by Phil Calvert , husband and dad, follower of the bible and bible studies

Does Psalms 90:10 refer to the rapture?

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

August 23 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Does this passage in 1 Timothy 6 condone/accept slavery?

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...

August 23 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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Does this passage in 1 Timothy 6 condone/accept slavery?

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

August 23 2020 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Is it true that David never erred from God’s precepts or did he go astray from them?

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

August 23 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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What does the Old Testament say about baptism?

August 23 2020

Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What is promised by Luke and John about Heaven?

In Acts (written by Luke), and in the Gospel of John and I John (both by John).

August 22 2020 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Joseph Trujillo

What passages of the Bible point to the modern formation of an Israel state?

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...

August 22 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What are some practical tips for memorizing Scripture?

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...

August 22 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Why did Jesus have to be made "perfect" (Hebrews 2:10)

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...

August 22 2020 2 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Brenda Dickinson

How relevant is the Old Testament today?

Romans 15:4 tells us that, "Whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction," and continues, "...through perseverance and the...

August 22 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

How relevant is the Old Testament today?

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...

August 21 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What are some practical tips for memorizing Scripture?

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...

August 21 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Does wearing a face mask displace trust in God?

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...

August 21 2020 13 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Philip Davies

What passages of the Bible point to the modern formation of an Israel state?

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...

August 21 2020 1 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Why is sola gratia important?

August 21 2020

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does it mean, "Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it"?

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....

August 21 2020 1 Comments 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Is Jesus commending salvation by works in John 5:28-29?

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,...

August 21 2020 1 Comments 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What is an Asherah pole?

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...

August 21 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What is the basic message of John 3:16-21?

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....

August 21 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Does wearing a face mask displace trust in God?

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

2 Votes August 21 2020 14 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What event was Jesus predicting in Luke 17:22-37?

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...

August 21 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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What does it mean that God is a God of justice?

August 21 2020

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Why did Jesus have to be made "perfect" (Hebrews 2:10)

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...

August 21 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is the sign of the Son of Man mentioned in Matthew 24:30?

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...

August 21 2020 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Jamie Brown

When referring to the marriage ceremony of the Lamb and the church, does this event occur pre-, mid-, or post-tribulation, or not at all?

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

1 Vote August 21 2020 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Why did Jesus have to be made "perfect" (Hebrews 2:10)

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

August 21 2020 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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Why is sola gratia important?

August 21 2020

Answer by Jack Croach

What is an Asherah pole?

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...

August 20 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What does it mean that man cannot come to Christ unless the Father draws Him?

August 20 2020

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How can Heaven be perfect if all of our loved ones are not there?

August 20 2020

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

How can I know if something is a sin?

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...

August 20 2020 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What is the basic message of John 3:16-21?

I.e. summarizing both the subjects of salvation and condemnation.

August 20 2020 2 Answers Follow Vote Up