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

Can we draw the conclusion from Matthew 5:28 that if a married person lusted after another in their mind, then the spouse is free to divorce them per Matthew 19:9?

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Fran, I agree with Tim Maas. This could be helpful to your situation: https://www.gotquestions.org/pornography-addiction-divorce.html

June 23 2024

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Does the Bible teach that God divorced His people so they could be wed to the Messiah, Jesus?

June 23 2024

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

Why is Elisha’s request a hard thing?

Although Elisha's request was legitimate, Elijah did not have the power to grant it. That power was God's. If God granted the request of Elisha, Elijah would...

June 23 2024 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Who was C. S. Lewis?

Clive Staples Lewis came into his life on November 29, 1898. He was Irish, not English. He lost his mother at the tender age of nine. He attended Wynyard...

June 23 2024 Follow Vote Up

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

Is Elisha a firstborn son?

Since Elisha was mentioned as plowing by himself (which involved handling twelve yoke of oxen! (1 Kings 19)), and requested only permission to say farewell...

June 23 2024 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why is Elisha’s request a hard thing?

I'd say that it was because the fulfillment of Elisha's request was ultimately not within Elijah's power or authority to grant. Therefore, Elijah attached a...

June 23 2024 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Fran Joa , Interested in God and hopeful

What if my marriage interferes with my calling?

It won’t. God will not make it so your calling interferes with your marriage. If I may suggest, pray continually that God makes His desires yours. I’m sure...

June 23 2024 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why did the people stone someone they had earlier wanted to worship (Acts 14:8-20)?

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So does Barnes: "Just before they were ready to adore him; now they sought to put him to death. Nothing is more fickle than popular favor. The unbounded...

June 23 2024

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

Why did the people stone someone they had earlier wanted to worship (Acts 14:8-20)?

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Benson Commentary agrees: "In this way they soon prejudiced the minds of the populace to such a degree against them, that the very people who but just before...

June 23 2024

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

Why did the people stone someone they had earlier wanted to worship (Acts 14:8-20)?

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The sudden change of feeling is almost as startling as that which transformed the hosannas of the multitudes at Jerusalem into the cry of “Crucify Him!”...

June 23 2024

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

Why did the people stone someone they had earlier wanted to worship (Acts 14:8-20)?

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Yes, Mark, "One minute, Paul was a god to be worshipped; the next minute, he was a criminal to be slain! Emerson called a mob “a society of bodies...

June 23 2024

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

When one passes is it correct to say, "S/he is now with Jesus"?

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Jack, I think that Jennifer was expressing that faith gives us the hope that the reality of being with the Lord is possible. The unseen reality is then...

June 23 2024

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

When one passes is it correct to say, "S/he is now with Jesus"?

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Jack, I think that just because we hear something, that doesn't necessarily mean that we listen, or that it is understood. Further, only God knows the heart....

June 23 2024

Question by Sylvia Lazo

Why is Elisha’s request a hard thing?

2 Kings 2:10

1 Vote June 22 2024 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Sylvia Lazo

Is Elisha a firstborn son?

2 Kings 3:11

June 22 2024 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why did the people stone someone they had earlier wanted to worship (Acts 14:8-20)?

I believe that when Paul and Barnabas convinced the people that they were not "Jupiter and Mercurius", the people then decided they should be killed. To the...

June 22 2024 5 Comments Follow Vote Up

Comment by Ezekiel Kimosop

Why did the old prophet lie to the man of God causing his death?

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Thanks for the contribution. I am however hesitant to accede to the arguments advanced under this answer article. I am unable to identify a Scripture backing...

June 22 2024

Comment by Ezekiel Kimosop

Why did the old prophet lie to the man of God causing his death?

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Katelyn Pyles, thanks for your comment. God sacrificed the two sons of Aaron when they disobeyed Him in burning incense. Elijah lamented that Jezebel had...

June 22 2024

Comment by Katelyn Pyles

Why did the old prophet lie to the man of God causing his death?

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I can't see how the Lord would sacrifice one of His own prophets to teach the rest of His believers a lesson. In Genesis, at the very beginning of the bible,...

June 21 2024

Comment by Billy P Eldred

How could the wise men or magi from the East have seen Jesus' birth from a star if astrology is evil?

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Phillip, the Bible tells us that God placed signs in the heavens. Why would he tell us that if we were not supposed to watch for them? What he warns us of...

June 21 2024

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

Why did the old prophet lie to the man of God causing his death?

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Interesting, Katelyn! I had never thought of these things. Your answer shows deep thought! Keep it up!

June 21 2024

Comment by Daniel Alexander

Why would God make it so animals have to kill and eat each other to survive?

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Only the shedding of those animals could bring the forgiveness of Adam and Eve’s sin; but just as GOD had to save them from His own hand, so, too, He had to...

June 21 2024

Comment by Daniel Alexander

Is sex intended for more than procreation (Proverbs 5:18-19)?

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Proverbs 5:15-19 in defense of marital fidelity (against adultery) confirms that sexual enjoyment is a continuous gift from GOD to the married. GOD blesses...

June 21 2024

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Are Christians sinners, saints, or both?

June 21 2024

Answer by Katelyn Pyles

Why did the old prophet lie to the man of God causing his death?

I have dwelled on this question too, for some time. And had a thought that may be worth sharing. Forgive its tardiness. What if the lion was already on the...

June 21 2024 2 Comments 14 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why would God make it so animals have to kill and eat each other to survive?

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Good point you taught me here, Pamela. I had forgotten this (what you said): "The Lord had to kill animals to make skins for Adam and Eve to wear."

June 21 2024

Answer by Philip Davies

How could the wise men or magi from the East have seen Jesus' birth from a star if astrology is evil?

Sometimes God brings good out of evil things. There are many examples of this. Many have spoken about the difference between astrology and astronomy but I am...

June 21 2024 2 Comments 7 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Wayne Myhre , current author: bible history books. retired handyman

How could the wise men or magi from the East have seen Jesus' birth from a star if astrology is evil?

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Those who choose a natural explanation for this 'star" say the north to south movement from Jerusalem to right over the exact place where the Christ child...

June 21 2024

Answer by Pamela Davis

Why would God make it so animals have to kill and eat each other to survive?

In the beginning God created all creatures to eat only plants, and we all shall be returned to that state at the time of the new creation. There was a...

June 21 2024 2 Comments Follow Vote Up

Comment by Daniel Alexander

What is the key to truly experiencing God?

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You’re welcome. Praise and glory be to the Father and our LORD & Savior JESUS CHRIST!!!!

June 21 2024

Award for Billy P Eldred

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How could the wise men or magi from the East have seen Jesus' birth from a star if astrology is evil?

June 21 2024

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

What is the key to truly experiencing God?

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Thank you Daniel. In response to your first comment, forgiveness of the world's sins occurred at the cross (2 Cor 5:19). Being "born again"...so to...

June 21 2024

Comment by Daniel Alexander

What is the key to truly experiencing God?

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Mark, I was speaking of those people who think that they are saved but are not truly born spiritually. I am a born again Christian and have been for 40...

June 20 2024

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

What is the reason for the two birds in Leviticus 14:5?

Christ is the fulfillment of the two birds. He is a being whose home is in Heaven. Despite that, He emptied Himself and lived in an earthenware vessel (a...

June 20 2024 Follow Vote Up

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

What is the key to truly experiencing God?

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Daniel, removing sin from our lives is something that a believer should certainly do, but the process of removing it comes after salvation...not before....

June 20 2024

Comment by Daniel Alexander

What is the key to truly experiencing God?

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Today all it takes to be saved is to acknowledge their sin, and make a public statement turning away from their sin and “accepting Christ as their lord and...

June 20 2024

Comment by Daniel Alexander

What is the key to truly experiencing God?

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It's important to understand “being born again” as described by JESUS in John chapter 3. It is crucially essential to true life (the abundant life that JESUS...

June 20 2024

Answer by Paula Fether , Lifelong student of the scriptures

What do I do if my husband likes not just porn, but especially gay porn? And this is the second time?

Is he a Christian? The Bible clearly teaches holiness for believers, and looking lustfully at someone not your spouse is adultery (Mat. 5:28). If he's not a...

June 20 2024 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Daniel Alexander

What does the Bible say about magic, magicians, illusionists?

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I strongly disagree. To be entertained by such things gives the imagination, which is evil from our youth up, opportunity to fantasize about acquiring such...

June 20 2024

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

What about "The Chosen" TV series departs from God's Word?

My family views it this way: "Right now I'm watching The Chosen. Netflix has the first 8 episodes. I found more on CW, on the Roku. So far no contradictions...

June 20 2024 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What will we look like in heaven?

June 20 2024