What does putting God first really mean?
All good answers. And let’s remember also, how we treat others is how we treat God. We find this in Matthew 25:31-46 (esp verse 40). Also, I find it odd when...
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What does 11:11 mean in the Bible?
Some believe that 11:11 stands for Jeremiah 11:11 and, possibly, other books with a chapter 11. They see it as a "wake up call" to pay strict attention to...
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What does 11:11 mean in the Bible?
There is no special significance to it, as discussed at: https://www.gotquestions.org/11-11-in-the-Bible.html (This is the same discussion on Mr. Houdmann's...
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What does this passage mean, “One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want”?
An empirical or "common-sense" view of giving might conclude that the more of their resources that people give away to charitable causes, the poorer it would...
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Why do people say worshipping Jesus is idolatry?
I would say that it would be because they regard Jesus as a mere man or human being, who would therefore not be worthy of the worship that should be reserved...
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Why is 'the devil made me do it' not a valid excuse?
Wiersbe says, "A popular television comedian always got laughs when he said, 'The devil made me do it!'" Who was that comedian? Flip Wilson. (In the 1970s)...
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What does this passage mean, “One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want”?
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Proverbs 11:24
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Is it wrong for a Christian to have a dream catcher?
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Is it wrong for a Christian to have a dream catcher?
In my opinion, yes it’s wrong. I can clearly see now at age 28, recently saved, that the occultism started at a very young age for me, and it was not my...
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Is it true that 'where God guides, He provides'?
Where does this saying come from? The saying “where God guides, he provides” comes from a paraphrase of Isaiah 58:11. The Contemporary English Version of...
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What does 11:11 mean in the Bible?
"A popular superstition involves the number 11, which in numerology is a 'Master Number' signifying spiritual awareness or psychic intuition." --Houdmann
Ecclesiastes 8:14 - 17
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Has anyone ever seen God?
Nope. John 1:18 says, "No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him." "God is invisible...
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Is God sovereign and/or do we have a free will?
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Is it true that 'where God guides, He provides'?
I would say that it IS true, but I would also say that, in God's omniscience, His provision may not take an exact form that we request or expect, but that...
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Why did God tell Jeremiah not to pray? (Jeremiah 7:16)
God, being omniscient, was aware that, regardless of whether Jeremiah interceded with Him for the people (as individuals such as Moses and Samuel had done in...
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Why does it matter that they "did not catch them breaking in"? (Jeremiah 2:34)
In my opinion, the passage is saying that, if the inhabitants of Jerusalem had caught the poor breaking into their homes, it would have given those...
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Why does it matter that they "did not catch them breaking in"? (Jeremiah 2:34)
In my opinion, the passage is saying that, if the Israelites had caught the poor breaking into their homes, it would have given the Israelites a valid excuse...