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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Silver Evangelist award!
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How do I cast my cares, worries and anxieties on God?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why did Joab kill Amasa? (2 Samuel 20:10)
2 Samuel 20:9-10 says, 9 Joab said to Amasa, “How are you, my brother?” Then Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him. 10 Amasa was no...
2 Samuel 20:1 - 26
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by Timi A
Can a Christian man marry a woman who once was a man?
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Kathy Akers, I appreciate your graciousness and empathy. Your comment however leaves too much room for interpretation on something that’s black and white. It...
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by Timi A
If David, Solomon and other prophets can marry more than once, why not Christians?
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Do you mean to ask, if David Solomon and other prophets can HAVE more than one wife at a time, why not Christians? Was this your question? Also, could you...
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by Timi A
Why did Jesus tell people to 'go and sin no more' if sinlessness is impossible?
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“Now the loophole. With forgiveness comes the expectation that we will not continue in the same path of rebelliousness." “There are no strings attached to...
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Todd Rushing
Can a Christian man marry a woman who once was a man?
I have e seen several of you mention here that women are XX chromosomes and men are XY chromosomes, but no one has mentioned the fraction of a percent of the...
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by Todd Rushing
If David, Solomon and other prophets can marry more than once, why not Christians?
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Danny, great thoughts. It is somewhat of a confusing way to approach it, but I was thinking about it more, and having multiple wives began to die out in the...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Can a Christian man marry a woman who once was a man?
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I can be described as a "leftist," whatever that means. I say that to hurriedly get to my point. I don't stand alongside right wing politicians and...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
If David, Solomon and other prophets can marry more than once, why not Christians?
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Continuing, Then the cut-off time! Cultural norms and attitudes grind slowly; God is very methodical; he's painstakingly systematic, orderly and deliberate....
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does the Bible say about faith?
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Faith is not a gift from God. Eternal life is a gift from God. Romans 6:23. And faith is not a work. Romans 4:5. It is faith apart from works. John 3:18:...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
If David, Solomon and other prophets can marry more than once, why not Christians?
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Why am I the only one here who reads this as not a question about having multiple wives, as in polygamy, but having, as the question reads, more than one...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
As a born again Christian, will I have a guardian angel to be with me during death?
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Good for you, Tim! And thank you.
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Who will not go to heaven?
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Salvation is a free gift from God so no man can boast and say I saved myself. Romans 3:26-28: For He is the just and the justifier of them that believe in...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Silver Evangelist award!
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What is the purpose of marriage?
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Judy Perry Drewett
Silver Teacher award!
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What does it mean to be a born again Christian?
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Steve Friesen
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What does it mean to be a born again Christian?
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Fig Tree?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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What is the difference between a born again Christian and 7th Day Adventists?
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by Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
As a born again Christian, will I have a guardian angel to be with me during death?
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Thanks for the comment. I changed the reference.
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Can a Christian man marry a woman who once was a man?
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HALLELUJAH, J.D. AMEN.
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Can a Christian man marry a woman who once was a man?
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So, God made a beautiful world for us. The question is: Why don't we accept it? It would seem that people think that they can improve on God's perfect...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How are justification, sanctification, and glorification related?
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Amen. Freely justified by grace apart from any works, by faith alone. Romans 3:26-28. For He is the just and the justifier of them that BELIEVE in Jesus....
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by Pierre Dippenaar
Who will not go to heaven?
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Thank you, Robert! (1 Corinthians 6:9 KJV) Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor...
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by Pierre Dippenaar
Who will not go to heaven?
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Hi James, Thank you for the responses. What I am grappling with is that, yes, we are saved through believing in Jesus. But surely people cannot continue the...
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Donna Williams
Will God forgive blasphemous thoughts toward the Holy Spirit that you want to repent of if you consider those thoughts intentional? Is it possible to be forgiven for having had such thoughts?
Dear Anonymous: I have had the same experience with having evil thoughts against the Holy Spirit, and I was tormented by the fear of committing the...
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Ezekiel Kimosop
Silver Evangelist award!
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Does Satan attack our thoughts?
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by
Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does it mean to wait on the Lord?
"But those who wait for the Lord’s help find renewed strength; they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Will God forgive blasphemous thoughts toward the Holy Spirit that you want to repent of if you consider those thoughts intentional? Is it possible to be forgiven for having had such thoughts?
We are all sinners to a degree, because we cannot be made perfect in the flesh. Only our soul/spirit is saved. Colossians 2:13. We have been forgiven all...
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by Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did God forbid adultery in the Ten Commandments, yet many of the men in the Bible had more than one wife and numerous concubines?
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https://ebible.com/questions/23628-if-david-solomon-and-other-prophets-can-marry-more-than-once-why-not-christians/
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Will God forgive blasphemous thoughts toward the Holy Spirit that you want to repent of if you consider those thoughts intentional? Is it possible to be forgiven for having had such thoughts?
Commentaries on Matthew 12:22-32, Mark 3:22-30, and Luke 12:10 that I have read (and that have been very comforting to me) have indicated that the blasphemy...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Silver Evangelist award!
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What is concupiscence?
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by
Pearce Elliott
If David, Solomon and other prophets can marry more than once, why not Christians?
God, in the Garden of Eden, had one man and one woman. This was God's original design. The first mention of more than one wife is in Genesis 4:19 "And Lamech...
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by
leslie coutinho
What does it mean that there will be a famine of hearing the words of the Lord?
As revealed to the prophet Amos, the whole chapter 8 refers to the coming of the end times. The Lord said, “I will not pass by them anymore, for the buying...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Can a former Christian who became an atheist still go to heaven?
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Second Timothy 2:13. If we believe not, He abideth faithful, He cannot deny Himself. Ephesians 4:30. So yes, a believer who is sealed by the Holy Spirit,...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Who will not go to heaven?
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God cannot lie. John 6:47: Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that BELIEVETH on me, HATH EVERLASTING LIFE. Trusting in anything else cannot save. Idols...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Should a Christian work where alcohol and tobacco are sold?
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Deuteronomy 14:26. God says to take the money for what we have sold and buy what ever you want, including wine or STRONG DRINK. Gods word, not mine....
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Who will not go to heaven?
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The problem is, it is too easy to be saved. Sinners believe you have to do something to be saved. The bible says just believe it and you are saved. Romans...
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Anonymous
Will God forgive blasphemous thoughts toward the Holy Spirit that you want to repent of if you consider those thoughts intentional? Is it possible to be forgiven for having had such thoughts?
If you thought horrible things you want to repent of thinking against the Holy Spirit because you were tempted or angry, can you be forgiven? I just feel emp...
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by Todd Rushing
If David, Solomon and other prophets can marry more than once, why not Christians?
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I don't know about where anyone else lives, but the penalty for polygamy in Texas is more than one mother-in-law (ha ha!). I can see the benefits of more...
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Todd Rushing
If David, Solomon and other prophets can marry more than once, why not Christians?
While the Bible does not specifically address polygamy, it has to be taken in the context of the times. For ancient Israel and the region, life was hard, and...
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by Alex K
What is the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit?
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So if a person thought something evil about the Holy Spirit (on purpose) they cannot be forgiven of that even if they want to genuinely repent? I have been...
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by
James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Who will not go to heaven?
Unbelievers. John 3:18. Believers are no longer condemned, but unbelievers are condemned already because they have not believed on the name of the Son of...
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by
Truc Pham
If David, Solomon and other prophets can marry more than once, why not Christians?
They had more than one wife but this is not according to God's command in Genesis 2:24. Jesus re-stated this command: 4 He answered, “Have you not read that...
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by Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
If David, Solomon and other prophets can marry more than once, why not Christians?
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Aside from my "serious" answer to the question, I also recall that when Mark Twain was asked to cite a Bible verse that prohibited bigamy, he replied, "No...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
If David, Solomon and other prophets can marry more than once, why not Christians?
I would say that the change is accounted for by the fact that, by the time of the New Testament (where references to marriage speak of a man having only one...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Should a Christian work where alcohol and tobacco are sold?
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But none of these things have anything to do with the free gift of eternal life. Just because a person does not drink or smoke has nothing to do with whether...
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by
Robert Hibbard
, Retired Christian High School Teacher
Who will not go to heaven?
On one level, this is easy: "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will will be saved,.... (Acts16:31). This and many other verses clearly state belief in...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Silver Evangelist award!
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Does the total depravity doctrine mean that nobody can seek God?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Does the total depravity doctrine mean that nobody can seek God?
Does the total depravity doctrine mean that nobody can seek God? (This is a very good question, Carolyn!) Total depravity means that no one is able in and of...