Why do some people refuse to believe in God, in spite of the evidence?
I can't address the specific case of the questioner's cousin, but I would say in general that the reason many people refuse to believe in God (no matter how...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did the people in Genesis live such long lives?
I think that "God granted those long lives so that we, looking back, could see from which we have fallen. In other words, those long lives testify that death...
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Why do some people refuse to believe in God, in spite of the evidence?
I have a cousin who's like this. I think he's a person who denies that God exists.
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James Kraft
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How do I receive forgiveness from God?
Our sin debt was paid in full at the cross. Romans 4:7-8. Blessed is the man whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin....
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible mean when it says 'The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God''?
Our English word fool comes from a Latin word that means “bellows,” suggesting that the fool is a person “full of hot air.” “There is no God.” Believing...
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Janet Austin
, Lover of God. Right to the Soul, author
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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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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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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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Tim Maas
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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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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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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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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
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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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
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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Anonymous
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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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
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?