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    1. What does Jesus mean by "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you" in Jn 15:16?
    2. What does the Bible say about watchfulness? Why be watchful?
    3. How does God view how easy it is for us to sin in our minds and how hard it is to control our thoughts, even if we don't act on our bad thoughts?
    4. Should churches consider non-face-to-face meetings given the current Covid-19 situation?
    5. What are the ways that God reveals Himself, e.g. Psalm 19:1, but I'm sure there are other ways? I.e. what are the means by which God reveals Himself?
    6. Is a prophet the same as a teacher?
    7. What does 2 John 1 mean when it talks about receiving people into your home who aren't believers?
    8. What does it mean to "overcome" the world in 1 John 5:4?
    9. Why compare offspring to stars? (Genesis 15:5)
    10. What should I do if my church of 300 is still meeting in spite of the state governor asking people to refrain from large gatherings due to COVID-19?
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    Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

    Is there a Bible contradiction in Psalm 5:5? Psalm 5:5 states, “You [God] hate all workers of iniquity.” However, John 3:16 says God loves the world. Don’t these verses contradict each other?

    God is holy, which means that He cannot tolerate or permit the existence of sin in His presence. All humans in their natural (unsaved) state are thus subject...

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    Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

    What does it mean to "overcome" the world in 1 John 5:4?

    John is using the same sense in regard to speaking of the world in this verse as Jesus did when speaking of it in John 16:33 -- the fallen and corrupt world...

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    Why compare offspring to stars? (Genesis 15:5)

    I can think of multiple possible reasons why God used the stars as a reference point with respect to Abraham's offspring: 1) First would be their sheer...

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    Is there a Bible contradiction in Psalm 5:5? Psalm 5:5 states, “You [God] hate all workers of iniquity.” However, John 3:16 says God loves the world. Don’t these verses contradict each other?

    Psalm 5:5 King James Version (KJV) 5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

    Psalms 5:5

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    Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

    What does it mean to "overcome" the world in 1 John 5:4?

    NKJV © For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world––our faith.

    1 John 5:4

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    Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

    Why compare offspring to stars? (Genesis 15:5)

    5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy s...

    Genesis 15:5

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    Who is "them" in 1 John 4:4 that the children have overcome?

    The "them" refers to "the agents of the antichrist," "the false prophets," "the false teachers," "these spirits," "those prophets," "these people," "the...

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    Is the Word of Faith movement biblical?

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    Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

    How does God view how easy it is for us to sin in our minds and how hard it is to control our thoughts, even if we don't act on our bad thoughts?

    In my view, evil thoughts that enter our minds are a work of the devil and are not by themselves sin, but are a form of temptation. They become sin when we...

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    How does God view how easy it is for us to sin in our minds and how hard it is to control our thoughts, even if we don't act on our bad thoughts?

    2 Corinthians 10:5

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    What does the Bible say about divination?

    Mr. Houdmann's answer includes 1 Samuel 15:10 comparing divination to the "sin of rebellion." Perhaps the two sins are similar because: both may be attempts...

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    What does Jesus mean by "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you" in Jn 15:16?

    What does Jesus mean by "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you" in Jn 15:16? Choose-Greek: Eklegomi Strong's G 1586 1, to pick out,...

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    What does Jesus mean by "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you" in Jn 15:16?

    John 15:16 is such a profound scripture that makes you realize that you were chosen for salvation. Let me tell you a little of my story. I was sitting on my...

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    Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

    What does 2 John 1 mean when it talks about receiving people into your home who aren't believers?

    To me, what John is saying here is that a teacher who is already deliberately teaching others to follow a doctrine that the teacher himself or herself knows...

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    What does 2 John 1 mean when it talks about receiving people into your home who aren't believers?

    Does this apply to Christians who are trying to convert non believers who have young children too?

    2 John 1:4 - 11

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    Can keeping the Five Pillars of Islam get me to heaven?

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