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Jack Gutknecht
ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
I am a factory worker. I came to Christ through a Billy Graham crusade to which my grandmother took my sister and me in 1964. I have played 12-string guitar in both our English and Spanish worship services at the church. The "ABC/DTS graduate" means that I graduated from Arizona Bible College 'magna cum laude' and from Dallas Theological Seminary. I got "The Map and Compass Award" from Scottsdale Bible Church for getting my carload lost so many times on College and Career outings. I haven't changed much. We are proud cat owners of a Domestic Shorthair tabby, "Sophie," who was a kitten abandoned at a busy intersection in Atlanta and who crawled into the wheel well of the car of my brother-in-law, while he was paused at a stoplight. A nearby car had to call his attention to her before the light turned green!
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How does Psalm 104 compare with Genesis 1?
Psalms 104:1 - 35
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty. 2 Covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent.
What do our sins "deserve"? (Psalm 103:10)
The New Living Translation says, "9 He will not constantly accuse us, nor...
Psalms 103:9 - 10
9 He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. 10 He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities.
When one passes is it correct to say, "S/he is now with Jesus"?
That depends, Peggy. If the person who passes is "in Christ," that is if s/he...
What do these verses, Matthew 28:1-8, teach us about the Resurrection story?
Two Mary's, One Angel, and an Empty Tomb Matthew 28:1-2 1. The arrival at the...
How can we learn to pray from Psalm 143?
Psalms 143:1 - 8
1 Hear my prayer, O Lord ; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness! 2 Enter not into judgment with your servant, for no one living is righteous before you.
Is Zechariah 11:12-13 a Messianic prophecy?
Yes, because Jesus was sold for thirty pieces of silver, then the silver was...
What does the Bible say about misguided thoughts?
An interesting sidelight is that there are 2 parallel chapters here: Genesis...
Why is Jesus' resurrection, mentioned in Matthew 28:6, the key to the Christian faith?
It's key because Jesus rose from the dead just as he promised: Matthew 28:6...
What can we learn from the life of Judah (Genesis 38)
Genesis 38:1-26; 43:8-9; 44:18-45:3; 49:8-12; Matt. 1:3.
Genesis 38:1 - 26
1 It happened at that time that Judah went down from his brothers and turned aside to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. 2 There Judah saw the daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua. He took her and went in to her.
What does the phrase, "being justified freely by His grace" mean in Romans 3:24?
Other translations are helpful here. J.B. Phillips says, "Under this divine...
What does the phrase, "being justified freely by His grace" mean in Romans 3:24?
"Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ...
Romans 3:24
24 And are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
What does the phrase "righteousness of God" mean?
This is an interesting question! How does God save people? The answer Paul...
Why is Jesus' resurrection, mentioned in Matthew 28:6, the key to the Christian faith?
Matthew 28:1 - 10
1 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.
Why does Matthew say there was only one angel at the tomb when John says there were two?
Matthew 28:5 refers to the “angel” at the tomb after Jesus’ resurrection, and...
Matthew 28:5
5 But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.