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

What is the primary role of a Christian?

Study to learn and share the true gospel of peace (2 Tim 2:15), God's word of reconciliation to humanity, for the ambassadorship to Christ that God did...

March 25 2025 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by den Roche

What is the primary role of a Christian?

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Dying to self and the flesh, to be conformed to the image of Christ with absolute obedience and dedication to God's ways, His truths and the life that are...

March 25 2025

Question by Gregory Jones

What does the Bible say about a Christian attending funerals of other faiths that will be preaching a message different from Christian?

Right now I'm wrestling with a question: Should I attend my cousin's funeral who is a Jehovah's witness, where a different message will be preached other th...

March 25 2025 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Can natural, fallen man do anything that is spiritually good?

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Yep, Sandi, in Ezra 1:1-4, he allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple. This was a direct fulfillment of Jeremiah’s prophecy (Jeremiah...

March 25 2025

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What does it mean in Jeremiah 29:11 that God has good plans to give us a 'future and a hope?'

Good question! I like how the Net Bible has it: NET 'For I know what I have planned for you,’ says the Lord. ‘I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you....

March 25 2025 2 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by John Matthews , Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker

What is Puritanism and what did the Puritans believe?

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Weren't the Puritans behind all the witch trials in America in the late 1600's?

March 25 2025

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What does it mean in Jeremiah 29:11 that God has good plans to give us a 'future and a hope?'

March 24 2025

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

Why did God make them go through all these steps in Joshua 7:14-15?

In my opinion, God proceeded as He did (rather than merely singling Achan out at the beginning) to impress upon Israel that, even though they were His...

March 24 2025 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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Why did God make them go through all these steps in Joshua 7:14-15?

14 "'In the morning, present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe the Lord chooses shall come forward clan by clan; the clan the Lord chooses shall come fo...

Joshua 7:10 - 26

March 24 2025 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does it mean to "trust in Him at all times"? Psalm 62:8

The verse is telling the reader to have a trust in God that is constant and continuous -- existing not just when times are good or events are favorable, but...

March 24 2025 Follow Vote Up

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

Who was Joshua in the Bible?

Joshua (whose original name was Hoshea) is first mentioned in Numbers 13:8, where he was selected by Moses as one of twelve spies sent to scout out the land...

March 24 2025 Follow Vote Up

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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Dragnet?

March 23 2025

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Why did Jesus curse the fig tree?

March 23 2025

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

Why is 'You shall not covet' in the Ten Commandments?

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I believe that coveting can lead us on a path to break any one of the commandments, because God is not then considered in His rightful place.

March 23 2025

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March 23 2025

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What should we learn from the "Song of Moses," found in Deuteronomy 31:16-22, 28-30 and 32:1-47?

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"The phrase 'In highly anthropomorphic terms God is transcendent' might seem contradictory at first. Anthropomorphism refers to describing God in human-like...

March 23 2025

Answer by Leslie Coutinho

What does it mean, “Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children”?

Galatians 4:25: For this A’-gar is mount Si’-nai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. Paul the Apostle of...

March 23 2025 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Why did God bless Rahab when she told a lie? (Joshua 2:4–5)

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The Quest Study Bible says this, but I think they made a typographical error on the 3rd reference. Here are all 3 and my "correction": Exodus 20:16 (ESV) –...

March 23 2025

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What should we learn from the "Song of Moses," found in Deuteronomy 31:16-22, 28-30 and 32:1-47?

THE SONG (Deut. 31:16-22, 28-30; 32:1-47) A. The crisis (Deut. 31:16-22, 28-30) 1. The Lord tells Moses (Deut. 31:16-22): The Lord reveals that his people...

March 23 2025 1 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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What does it mean to "trust in Him at all times"? Psalm 62:8

8 i Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah

March 23 2025 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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Answer by Leslie Coutinho

Why does the angel, and not God, make the promise to Hagai, "I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for their multitude"?

Genesis 16:10: And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. Hagar after she...

March 23 2025 Follow Vote Up

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

What "curse" comes to an end in Revelation 22:3?

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Thank you Jack! I'm with you, and most ready to see the end of the curse! ...very thankful for the hope that we do have and can remember that we have...

March 22 2025

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What "curse" comes to an end in Revelation 22:3?

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Good answer, Mark. Life, not death, reigns. Romans 5:21 (NET) "So that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to...

March 22 2025

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What should we learn from the "Song of Moses," found in Deuteronomy 31:16-22, 28-30 and 32:1-47?

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Loved your reference to Dt 32:4 (2nd paragraph). When I was coaching high school freshman girls basketball in the fall of 2005, I was surprised at how many...

March 22 2025

Answer by Donna Williams

What should we learn from the "Song of Moses," found in Deuteronomy 31:16-22, 28-30 and 32:1-47?

As noted in the Scriptures these songs were given to Moses the servant of the LORD to teach the children of Israel as a witness against their disobedience...

March 22 2025 1 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What should we learn from the "Song of Moses," found in Deuteronomy 31:16-22, 28-30 and 32:1-47?

Think about today's world. Know this, God is God. This is His world. All scripture is for our learning. This song is documented by a "conversation" God had...

March 22 2025 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Will Catholics go to heaven?

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I agree totally with what you wrote here, Kevin. What I don't understand, is why they don't take it a step further and deify Sarah, the wife of Abraham,...

March 22 2025

Answer by Donna Williams

What does it mean that we should work out our salvation with fear and trembling?

To work out our salvation with "fear and trembling" means to live out our lives in faith, humility, and a reverence for the authority and power in obedience...

March 22 2025 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Philip Davies

What does the Bible say about the concept of a common law marriage?

The only form of marriage in the Bible was what is colloquially known as "common law marriage". There were no marriage licenses in Bible times. There was no...

March 22 2025 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Philip Davies

What should we learn from the "Song of Moses," found in Deuteronomy 31:16-22, 28-30 and 32:1-47?

Moses is now at the end of his life and he is about to see Israel cross the Jordan into the promised land and he must remain behind. It is at this point that...

March 22 2025 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Leslie Coutinho

How can the delay in Daniel getting answers to prayer be explained?

Daniel 10:12: Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy...

March 22 2025 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does it mean to work out salvation with fear and trembling (Philippians 2:12)?

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AMEN. FAITH is the ONLY way. It is/was finished on Calvary! There is nothing we can do but surrender, and serve.

March 22 2025

Comment by Silas Cheung

Are the teachings of Witness Lee and the Local Church biblical?

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According to Jesus, His sheep recognize His Voice (not the words). His words could be repeated but not His voice. Watchman Nee is a very good bible teacher,...

March 22 2025

Question by Daniel Moodley

Why does the angel, and not God, make the promise to Hagai, "I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for their multitude"?

Genesis 16:10 NKJV [10] Then the Angel of the Lord said to her, “I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for multitu...

Genesis 16:10

March 22 2025 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Daniel Moodley

Why are there so many books on how to pray if Jesus only gave his disciples one prayer model to pray?

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One must notice, Jesus' model prayer starts with heaven and then earth. It's a positional approach that the Lord uses. We access heaven for His Kingdom to be...

March 22 2025

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

What should we learn from the "Song of Moses," found in Deuteronomy 31:16-22, 28-30 and 32:1-47?

The cited passages contain multiple applications for believers even down to the present day, garnered from Moses' long and eventful life as God's servant....

March 21 2025 1 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Will Muslims go to heaven?

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Pastor Jeremiah 's testimony of his conversion is, in my opinion, the kind that causes eruptions of praise in the kingdom of God! It's one thing to grow up...

March 21 2025

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

Will Muslims go to heaven?

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"The gentle stroke of Jesus." Mr Farfetch, I hope by now (11 years later) that you have been united in prayerful fellowship with the Lord for quite some...

March 21 2025

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

What does it mean that we should work out our salvation with fear and trembling?

This chapter is about a believers service with their salvation. A believer must "work" the salvation from within themselves "out" towards unbelievers with...

March 21 2025 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does it mean that we should work out our salvation with fear and trembling?

A proper relationship with God begins with an appreciation of the reverential awe and respect that are due to a Being of His omnipotent power and omniscient...

March 21 2025 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Billy P Eldred

Do Proverbs 26:4 and 26:5 contradict? How can both verses be true?

The other answers her make sense and offer good advice. I will give an opinion about "Do these two verses contradict each other?". To answer that we need to...

March 21 2025 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What's wrong with charging interest (Exodus 22:25)?

Jesus said in Luke 6:34-35 (ESV) – “And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to...

March 21 2025 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Silas Cheung

What does it mean to have a personal relationship with God?

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In short, having personal relationship is to learn of God through the primary source, ie the Bible and not from secondary sources, ie academic or theological...

March 21 2025