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Do I need to mention every sin I commit every day in my prayers when asking God to forgive me?

July 05 2023

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Isn't sexual sin worse than others because it is a sin against your own body?

July 05 2023

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How should the church address a couple who is living together?

July 05 2023

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What are 'presumptuous sins'?

July 05 2023

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

How can I have an excellent spirit like Daniel?

The book of Daniel offers the following steps to developing an excellent spirit: Have a regular and active prayer life (even in difficult circumstances), in...

July 05 2023 Follow Vote Up

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

How could a prostitute be considered righteous (James 2:25)?

Yes, Rahab was a harlot, but (as James is pointing out), although she was justified by her faith and not her works (as is the case even with Christians...

July 05 2023 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

Who is faith?

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Faith is what is required to walk through the door. It is not the door itself. I say that faith is a component of belief in that it is measurable; some are...

July 05 2023

Answer by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

What was the actual gospel they were preaching and would it be the same as Paul's gospel?

Israel's gospel (good news) was that their Messiah had arrived and that their promised earthly Kingdom of Heaven was at hand (Matt 10:7, Matt 3:2, Matt 4:17,...

July 05 2023 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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How could a prostitute be considered righteous (James 2:25)?

James 2:25 And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?

July 05 2023 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Is it wrong for a christian to dance to secular music?

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Good answer here, Jeremiah: "Paul asks what the believers have to do with non believers (1 Corinthians 6:14. Not that we as Christians should live in...

July 05 2023

Comment by Carol Lane

Who is faith?

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We aren't justified by the law because it has no power to do it. It's the Word (Jesus) that has that power. Faith comes to us... it's not from us. It's not a...

July 05 2023

Comment by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

How should the church address a couple who is living together?

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Good points, Danny! What are your thoughts on "marriage" today (not the qualifying debate, but the action in and of itself). I'm coming to the realization...

July 05 2023

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What does the Bible say about talking too much / being talkative?

July 04 2023

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Can / Should we interpret the Bible as literal?

July 04 2023

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Is there anything God cannot do?

July 04 2023

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Is paradise a different place than heaven?

July 04 2023

Answer by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

What is the Church, according to The Word of God?

From the Greek word 'ekklesia', a church is a called out group or community of members. There was the church in the wilderness, led by Moses (Acts 7:38)....

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

What does it mean to be poor in spirit?

In my opinion, being "poor in spirit" is the opposite of pride, ambition, or vanity. It means realizing that we are sinners who can contribute nothing toward...

July 04 2023 Follow Vote Up

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

How should the church address a couple who is living together?

I heard this advice decades ago, and I agree with it: If a couple is currently living together and requests to be married within the church, they should be...

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

What does the Bible say about obeying parents?

I am combining what I gleaned from a devotional called Daily Proverb which comes to my inbox daily, letgodbetrue. And from...

July 04 2023 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Is paradise a different place than heaven?

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Greetings Colin, You say above: ‘When he said no one has been to heaven, he meant no one has gone to heaven and came back to earth to be able to explain...

July 04 2023

Comment by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

What does the Bible say about vampires?

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To correct paragraph one above. That would be nephilim, not Belgium.

July 04 2023

Answer by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

Why is not Paul concerned about baptizing those who heard his Gospel, when Jesus had commanded to baptize everyone to whom the gospel was preached?

Jesus gave instructions while living on earth and Jesus gave instructions while ascended into glory from heaven. Things changed at the cross, and the...

July 04 2023 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

Who is faith?

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Very compelling, Carol! I believe faith is a component within belief (measured by how we apply it 'carnally'). I've been pondering the below verse over the...

July 04 2023

Comment by Carol Lane

Who is faith?

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Explain Gal. 3:23 "But before FAITH CAME, we were kept under the law; shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Wherefore the law was our...

July 04 2023

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

How should a Christian address poverty?

I would say that Christians should do all within their power to responsibly manage their own resources, recognizing them as a blessing from God to benefit...

July 04 2023 Follow Vote Up

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

If Jesus is God, why on the mountain did God say that Jesus was His Son?

I would refer the questioner to the words of the Athanasian Creed in addressing this question, as found at several sites listed on Google at:...

July 03 2023 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

How was a large family a sign of God's blessing? (Psalm 127:3-5)

To me, in the time and culture in which the cited verses in Psalm 127 were written, a large family was a particular sign of God's blessing as an indication...

July 03 2023 Follow Vote Up

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

Is Hades the same as Hell?

I would express it by saying that the Greek word "hades" is used in the New Testament to refer to a temporary place where souls are kept as they await the...

July 03 2023 Follow Vote Up

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

What does it mean to "confirm all the words of this law"?

As indicated on the biblehub.com website for this verse (https://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/27-26.htm), the idea being expressed by the phrase "confirming all...

July 03 2023 Follow Vote Up

Comment by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

Is it true that when you are born into a Catholic church you are automatically saved?

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I'm not suggesting to separate scripture from within its context. I'm saying that the doctrine Jesus Christ gave Israel, while living on earth, should be...

July 03 2023

Answer by Rick Baugh , Follower of Christ cleverly disguised as a software engineer

Why is the devil still allowed to cause trouble?

First off, God has promised that He will indeed deal with the devil. Revelation 20 describes two periods when the world will NOT have the devil around to...

July 03 2023 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How long did it take God to create the world?

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Hi Ezekiel, I love your reference and comment on 2 Cor.5:21. That was a fulfilled prophecy, too, by the way: The Messiah according to Isaiah 53:5a "Bears...

July 03 2023

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

What does it mean in Hebrews 12:14, "... without holiness no one will see the Lord"?

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Hi Joseph! Your answer is crystal clear and spot on. I love it! Keep your answers to ebible's questions coming, brother!

July 03 2023

Question by Carl Buckalew

How should a Christian address poverty?

Mark 14:7

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

What does it mean to think of things that are pure and of good report?

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Sound answer, Andy! Also, Dr. Warren Wiersbe wrote this: “Pure” probably refers to moral purity, since the people then, as now, were constantly attacked by...

July 03 2023

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

Who is faith?

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Good answer, Brother Paul! Another definition of faith is by St. Augustine, "Faith is to believe what we do not see; and the reward of this faith is to see...

July 03 2023

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Why are Christians always arguing?

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Informative piece? The question is why do Christians argue so much. Mr Houdmann's first impulse is to say 'because they are probably not true Christians,...

July 03 2023

Answer by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Why does Proverbs 12:21 state that " no harm" or "ill will" will fall upon the righteous?

Proverbs 12:21 is very clear in meaning; it says that no harm or ill will will befall the righteous. Who do we know who have gone through life without...

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Comment by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

How can I increase my spiritual discernment?

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When you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, I believe that the Holy Spirit then resides in your heart. Then when you read and study your Bible, the truth...

July 03 2023

Comment by Kevin Wirth

If reincarnation is not true, why do some people remember their past lives?

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What the author fails to address are those instances? Where someone does very accurately describe people and events that actually did occur in the past. That...

July 03 2023

Comment by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

Does the Bible say that an increase in technology is a sign of the end times?

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So am I understanding you to say that Jesus, (God), the creator of all that is, did not know what an earthquake is, and had no inkling about technology?

July 03 2023

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If Jesus is God, why on the mountain did God say that Jesus was His Son?

I understand also Jesus was transfigured, v2: "His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light." I know there is a trinity. I just have a ...

Matthew 17:1 - 27

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