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Answer by Leslie Coutinho

Will there be a second chance for salvation after the Rapture?

Zechariah 12:10: And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall...

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Comment by Aimee Williams

How could Jesus be made sin when He was sinless? (2 Corinthians 5:21)

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Yes, thank you very much! fixed it. :)

January 31 2024

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

Why does God allow us to go through trials and tribulations?

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Preach it, brother! I love your reference to Isaiah 2:18! Thank you, Singapore!

January 31 2024

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

When exactly will the tears be wiped away?

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Good point, Singapore, about no more pain. As I am in my golden years I look forward to this promise of Jesus being fulfilled more than ever. As Mercy Chinwo...

January 31 2024

Comment by Lisa Ell , Bible College graduate - BTH (Pastoral Ministry, Xtian Ed.)

Can a woman/wife be a pastor or preacher?

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Interesting, your comments of Christ. I might open up a whole can of worms here, but I always think of God as not being male or female as He is more of a...

January 31 2024

Comment by Helmut Fischl , Retired

Who are the dead in Christ?

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Brother Greg, best rendition of this question I have read in a long time. It is truth.

January 31 2024

Comment by Lisa Ell , Bible College graduate - BTH (Pastoral Ministry, Xtian Ed.)

Can a woman/wife be a pastor or preacher?

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Thank you for answering. I have struggled with all of this for many years. I've never been a proud or arrogant person after fame or fortune. Quite the...

January 31 2024

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Does God forgive big sins? Will God forgive a murderer?

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How can I help my dad grow closer to God?

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Why are witches not allowed to live?

January 31 2024

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

What does it mean that the greatest of these is love? 1 Cor. 13:13

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Tim, good contextual answer!: Other gifts will fade. 8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will...

January 31 2024

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

How could Jesus be made sin when He was sinless? (2 Corinthians 5:21)

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Aimee, a remarkable answer! But in your reference to "Romans 8:31," did you mean to write "Romans 8:3"?

January 31 2024

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Why does God allow us to go through trials and tribulations?

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What made some animals clean and others unclean?

January 31 2024

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

Why ask God to remember? (Psalm 25:6)

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Tim, I liked your comment on God "willfully forgetting" and Psalm 25:7. Fred Allen has a humorous remark, "Most of us spend the first six days of each week...

January 30 2024

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

Did Amram marry his aunt (Exodus 6)?

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https://www.gotquestions.org/Moses-father.html

January 30 2024

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

What's wrong with adultery (Proverbs 5:3-10)?

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https://www.gotquestions.org/you-shall-not-commit-adultery.html

January 30 2024

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

Why is Jesus saying, "My yoke is easy, my burden is light," but also "Take up your cross daily and follow me"? Surely a cross is a very heavy yoke to bear.

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In addition to the above comment, this question (or questions similar to it) have been asked and addressed on multiple previous occasions on the eBible.com...

January 30 2024

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What is 'perseverance of the saints' and is it biblical?

January 30 2024

Answer by Aimee Williams

How could Jesus be made sin when He was sinless? (2 Corinthians 5:21)

The Greek word here, "hamartias" in 1 Corinthians 5:21, can, based on its use in the Greek Old Testament, be either translated as "sin" or "sin-offering"....

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Comment by Carolyn Hostetter , Wife, mother, grandmother, retired church administrator

Will we remember our earthly lives when we are in heaven?

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That sounds awful, Casper. Sounds like it would be just like being in this world which makes that concept worrisome to me. I would like to see Scripture...

January 30 2024

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Should I marry a non-believer with whom I already have children with?

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

What does it mean that the greatest of these is love? 1 Cor. 13:13

In my opinion, the passage calls love the "greatest" of the three virtues named (faith, hope, and love) because, in eternity, the earthly faith and hope of...

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

Where do we as Christians get the idea that we cannot serve God in our own strength, when coming to Christ is an admission of our weakness? Does not all our strength then come from God?

Yes, Colin. Any 'fruit' that we work out of ourselves or strength that we find within does originate from God and is through the Spirit that dwells within...

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

Is Scientology Christian or a cult?

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Lynn, to your point... Col 2:8-15 "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the...

January 29 2024

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

Why is Jesus saying, "My yoke is easy, my burden is light," but also "Take up your cross daily and follow me"? Surely a cross is a very heavy yoke to bear.

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That is the beauty of following Christ ascended rather than following Christ's earthly ministry to Israel. Christ 'took up the cross' on our behalf. We only...

January 29 2024

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

Are we supposed to use musical instruments in church?

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Jennifer, I like your OT references, especially 1 Samuel 10:5: 5 After that you shall come to Gibeath-elohim, where there is a garrison of the Philistines....

January 29 2024

Comment by lynn Sander

Is Scientology Christian or a cult?

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Danny continued: The potential problem with traditions is two-fold: 1- when traditions are given equal or greater significance than God's Word 2- when...

January 29 2024

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What does it mean that the greatest of these is love? 1 Cor. 13:13

In 1 Corinthians 13:13, Paul writes, “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”

1 Corinthians 13:1 - 13

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Answer by Paula Fether , Lifelong student of the scriptures

Why is self-denial a prerequisite to being a Christian (Luke 9:23)?

Salvation is a gift, which can be freely accepted or rejected. But one must be humble to accept a gift with gratitude. If "self-denial" is humility, then the...

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What does it mean to be blotted out of the Book Of Life?

January 29 2024

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

What is "godliness with contentment"? (1 Timothy 6:6–8)

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We can’t take it with us when we die. (When I was growing up, my pastor used to say, “I’ve never seen a hearse pulling a U-Haul behind it!”)

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Why is Jesus God?

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When is the Rapture going to occur in relation to the Tribulation?

January 28 2024

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

What does the Bible say about lying? Is lying a sin?

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Well said! Sometimes, I think, the Bible even tells about incidents in which "righteous" lies are told. Not that the Bible contains lies, but people in the...

January 28 2024

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

Why is “if” someone repents we are to forgive stated here? Are we to not always to forgive whether the offender asks for forgiveness or not?

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The Anglican pastor and poet George Herbert wrote, “He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass." --Warren Wiersbe

January 28 2024

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

What does it mean to have mustard seed faith?

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Albert, good answer! But what about this woman? Encounters With Christ: The Woman Christ Complimented Matthew 15:21-28 “Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to...

January 28 2024

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

How can the spirit help us in our weakness? Romans 8:26

Even as Christians, we may find ourselves in life situations where a difficult problem (or even multiple such worries) may beset us or confront us, and leave...

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What does the groaning refer to in Romans 8:26?

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