Should pastors be paid a salary?
Consider 2 Cor. 12:14 "Look, for the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you, because I do not want your possessions, but...
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Kelli Trujillo
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Should pastors be paid a salary?
I whole-heartedly agree with everything that Mr. Houdmann presented as biblical support for pastors being paid a salary. He provides ample support from the...
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
Should a believer choose to give the gospel to a non-believer who is most likely to reject Jesus?
I believe it is the purpose of Christ's ministers of reconciliation to make the effort to share the Truth, whether "in season or out". 2 Cor 5:18-21 "And all...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Should a believer choose to give the gospel to a non-believer who is most likely to reject Jesus?
I would say that a non-believer's possible response to the gospel message is not ours to judge, or something on which we should base our evangelistic...
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Should a believer choose to give the gospel to a non-believer who is most likely to reject Jesus?
Non-believers are judged by their response to light of knowledge. If a believer expects that that the non-believer would most likely reject Jesus and end up ...
John 3:16
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Should I attend my daughter's transgender wedding?
Her lifestyle is sin. Flip question is, will she be present at the marriage supper of the Lamb in her current state? God established marriage and laid the...
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Leslie Coutinho
What does it mean that; "he who exalts himself shall be humbled and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted"?
Luke 14:11: For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. When Samuel was old, he made his sons judge over...
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What does it mean to live by faith?
Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. Again it states in Hebrews 11:1: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of...
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Is it alright to get a numerology reading if one is a believer?
King Saul was judged for consulting a diviner, the witch of Endor. This is also a form of divination, and when the source is dark, then the life of Saul...
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Why is there no sex in heaven?
We need to respond to the purpose of sex: 1. Procreation. Filling the earth. In heaven there's no need of procreation in this manner any more. 2. Fleshy...
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What was the meaning of Jesus walking on water?
Many collected "waters" may be referred to as "sea." Sea is symbolic of people and nations. Hence King Jesus walking on water points that He is supreme and...
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Hadassah JD
What does it mean to live a holy life?
For Father God to tell us to be Holy means He has given us the way. In the old testament atonement came via the sacrifice of animals and this was a...
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Why is faith without works dead?
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What does the Bible say about dealing with difficult people?
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Is it okay to get tattoos if they are of a Christian nature?
1 Samuel 16:7 The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. Gal 2:6 As for...
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What should Christian parents do if they have a prodigal son (or daughter)?
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Why does the NLT state that Jesus was angry at Lazarus' tomb?
At the death of Lazarus, Jesus “groaned in the spirit and was troubled.” John 11:33. A few versions, such as the New Living Translation, mention Jesus being...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why is the word "wages" used instead of the word "punishment" in the phrase "the wages of sin is death"?
Although we usually consider "wages" in a positive sense as a deserved payment or benefit received for work performed, the word itself is neutral in that...
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Mark Vestal
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Why is the word "wages" used instead of the word "punishment" in the phrase "the wages of sin is death"?
It is a fair question as there is an eternal cost (wage) for sin, which is death. Christ, who knew no sin, was made to be sin for us, so that by His shed...
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Why did the God of the Bible stop talking to humans?
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Jack Gutknecht
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What does the Bible say about favoritism?
Instances of favoritism: Jacob, for Rachel, Gen. 29:30, 34. Elkanah, for Haah, 1 Sam. 1:4, 5. Rebekah, for Jacob, Gen. 27:6-17. Jacob, for Joseph, Gen. 37:3,...
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Why is the word "wages" used instead of the word "punishment" in the phrase "the wages of sin is death"?
We associate the word "wages" for rightful returns for work done. We associate the word "punishment" with sins committed. The word "wages" is peculiar on the...
Romans 6:23
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Who is "them" in 1 John 4:4 that the children have overcome?
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Why did Jacob give Joseph a coat of many colors?
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Tim Maas
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Why would people believe that wooden and metal figures had power (Jeremiah 10:3-16)?
I would say that human sin causes people to want to exert control over their own lives rather than to acknowledge the existence of a higher spiritual being...
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How true is it that Jesus received 39 lashes, representing the 39 diseases known in His time?
Isaiah 53:5 refers to spiritual infirmities; yes, that's true, but it also applies to our physical infirmities as well. (Matthew 8:15-17) And he touched her...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Where does it say in the New Testament that we are going to heaven?
Philippians 1:21-24 ("For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what...
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Mark Vestal
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Why did the God of the Bible stop talking to humans?
God is not currently "speaking" to us today because His Word has been "fulfilled". Col 1:25 "Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of...
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Kelli Trujillo
, Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician
Why did the God of the Bible stop talking to humans?
I would assert that God has not stopped speaking to humans. Jesus came in the flesh to do away with the religious systems of the Old Testament and to create...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did the God of the Bible stop talking to humans?
Good question, Judith! "Again and again they tested God's patience and frustrated the Holy One of Israel. They forgot about his power and how he rescued them...
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Is the Holy Spirit a male or female?
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How do I “study” the Bible, without knowing anything about the Bible for 27 years of my life?
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What does it mean to have a seared conscience?
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What does it mean in Titus 2:11 that "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people?"
First, see the context: "The apostle Paul is giving instructions to everyone in the church (Titus 2:11-14) here. He initially tells them about what God has...
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Tim Maas
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What was the cause of the bad water in Jericho?
I would say that it would have been a lingering "side-effect" of the earlier curse placed both upon Jericho and also upon any attempt to rebuild it by Joshua...
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What does the Bible say about healing?
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What does Matthew mean when he quotes Isaiah: "A bruised reed He will not break, and smoking flax He will not break, and smoking flax He will not quench, till He sends forth justice to victory."?
Good question, Gregory! Jesus is quoting Isaiah 42 here. There in vv. 1-9 Isaiah speaks of the coming of the Messiah. In verse 1 the prophet deals with His...
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Did Jesus heal two blind men (Matthew 20:29-34) or one blind man (Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43)?
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Why did the old prophet lie to the man of God causing his death?
The young prophet did not just give a sign to Jeroboam, but he became a sign for him and his whole kingdom. Jeroboam received a word from God that he would...
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What was the cause of the bad water in Jericho?
Elisha healed the bad water in Jericho with salt.
2 Kings 2:19 - 22
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What should we learn from the woman at the well?
John 4:6: Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour: Lord Jesus...
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What does the Bible say about what foods we should eat (kosher)? Are there foods a Christian should avoid?
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Does God share His glory with all believers?
To me, the key word in responding to this question is "believers". No one has the right to share in God's glory if seeking to do it in a spirit of...
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Does God share His glory with all believers?
Does God share His glory with all believers? According to Isaiah 42:8 and Isaiah 48:11, God does not share His glory with anyone (except Jesus - John 1:14; 1...
John 17:22
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Is it wrong to live in nice houses?
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What does the Bible say about gossip?
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What is the first resurrection? What is the second resurrection?