What does the Bible say about prostitution? Will God forgive a prostitute?
Our Spanish pastor within the last year (2020) taught some wonderful adult Sunday School lessons in Spanish to our Spanish speaking people, including me, in...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What can we learn about how Samuel prayed in 1 Samuel 12:23?
Samuel’s prayers were— 1. Individual—‘As for me’ Compare Joshua 24:15 וְאָנֹכִי וּבֵיתִי נַעֲבֹד אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ = “But as for me and my house, we will serve...
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Danny Hickman
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Why does Peter say repent and be baptized for the remission of sins if baptism has nothing to do with remission of sins?
When Peter writes that believers are to be baptized for the remission of sin, he doesn't mean "in order to obtain" remission of sin, he means because the...
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Is it acceptable to 'lay out a fleece' before God in prayer?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why is Christ the only way of salvation? (Acts 4:12)
Jesus Christ, being the only way of salvation, may sound narrowly exclusive to some, including pagans and Buddhists. Buddhists pray, they worship. Will God...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
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What can we learn about how Samuel prayed in 1 Samuel 12:23?
The entire chapter of 1 Samuel 12 tells us what Samuel was praying about for the people, and I think Samuel was effectively praying the Lord's Prayer. Here...
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Grant Abbott
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How do Christians share in the sufferings of Christ? (2 Corinthians 1:5)
Let's look at how Jesus suffered and draw some contemporary parallels. 1. Jesus was an illegitimate child The community thought Mary had been unfaithful and...
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What does "power had gone out from him" mean?
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Grant Abbott
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Does the fact that Jesus called the Father the "only true God" mean that He Himself is not God (John 17:3)?
There are many declarations in scripture that Jesus is God and equal with his Father in Heaven. Here are a few to think about. John 10:24-30 "The Jews who...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
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Why does Peter say repent and be baptized for the remission of sins if baptism has nothing to do with remission of sins?
Baptism is our public declaration of faith that Jesus has saved us from the penalty for our sins (the wrath of God for eternity) and given us a brand new...
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Grant Abbott
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What did the Apostle Paul mean when he wrote this to the church at Philippi: "I want to know Christ, and THE POWER OF HIS RESURRECTION."?
When the bible uses the word "know" it is referring to an intimate personal relationship. Jesus said "Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only...
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leslie coutinho
Why was only one widow healed, and only Naaman cured of leprosy?
Our Lord Jesus, having two distinct natures—both divine and human—and being born of men in flesh, was not accepted by his own people, for he could do no...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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How do Christians share in the sufferings of Christ? (2 Corinthians 1:5)
The passage that comes to my mind with regard to the question is Jesus' discussion with James and John when they (apparently with their mother also) came to...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How do Christians share in the sufferings of Christ? (2 Corinthians 1:5)
5 For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ,(J) so also our comfort abounds through Christ. (NIV bible online on biblegateway.com)
2 Corinthians 1:3 - 7
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
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Why does God condemn idolatry in 1 Cor. 8:4 when idols are actually “nothing”?
In the ancient world, idolatry was the gold standard for religious experiences. Even Israel, chosen by God, who saw his sovereignty manifested in miracles,...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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How does God show us all the fine details so we can build the life he has planned for us?
The Old Testament Law that God gave to Israel through Moses was every bit as detailed with respect to human conduct as the plans that He specified for the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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What is the effect on our Christian faith if the Perseverance mission proves there was ancient life on Mars?
God, of course, would know of the existence of life (in whatever form) that He created anywhere else in the universe, including whether that life was made by...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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Why are these words from Jesus "Don't be afraid; just believe" (NIV) so important when we need something seemingly impossible from Jesus?
I would say that it is because our "fears" translate into limiting our perspective on a particular situation, or on the number of ways in which God can...
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Grant Abbott
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What are some reasons for believing?
The whole bible is filled with many reasons for believing and here are some to think about. All we have to do is believe and the things listed below are ours...