What is antinomianism?
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Romans 11:6. Romans 4:5-8. Romans 3:26-28 For He is the just and the justifier of them that BELIEVE in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
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John Appelt
What is baptism for the dead?
There are many suggestions for the phrase, ‘baptized for the dead,’ I Corinthians 15:29. Some think Paul was referring to the pagan custom practiced north of...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Does "wind" only symbolize the Holy Spirit in the Bible?
I would say that the Holy Spirit's activity in the Bible is sometimes represented or symbolized by, or likened to, a wind, but that the Bible also contains...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Could Jesus have sinned? If He was not capable of sinning, how could He truly be able to 'sympathize with our weaknesses' (Hebrews 4:15)? If He could not sin, what was the point of the temptation?
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Nathan, I just listened to a sermon online from Thru the Bible with Dr. J. Vernon McGee. He takes the opposite view and said Christ could not have sinned! He...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is antinomianism?
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Antinomianism is just another word for GRACE. Romans 11:6. All grace no works Romans 3:26-28 Galatians 2:21. Where sin abounds, grace much more abounds. John...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the meaning of "my brethren" in the parable of sheep and goats in Matthew 25:31-46?
I would say that, by this term, Jesus was referring to any humans (not just fellow believers (Matthew 5:46-48)) for whom the redeemed performed their acts of...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does it mean to be spiritually dead?
Because we chose to rebel against our Creator, Jesus, we suffer spiritual death, with its attendant pain, suffering, greed, envy, malice, anger, hatred, and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What can we learn from Israel's refusal to enter the promised land in Deuteronomy 1:26-27?
I like Harold Wilmington's bare-bones outline of this. I. AN OVERVIEW OF ISRAEL AT KADESH-BARNEA (Deut 1:19-46) A. The route of the spies (Deut 1:19-25): See...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Could Jesus have sinned? If He was not capable of sinning, how could He truly be able to 'sympathize with our weaknesses' (Hebrews 4:15)? If He could not sin, what was the point of the temptation?
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Ethan, I respectfully would have to disagree with you. I just heard a sermon by Dr. J. Vernon McGee on this. He used this "homely" illustration forcefully:...
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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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I love your answer here, Tim! When you said, "And, aside from the question of the presence of an angel at our death, God Himself has promised that He will...
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Rotimi EWEDEMI
, Very keen Bible Researcher
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Anonymous
Does "wind" only symbolize the Holy Spirit in the Bible?
John 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every o...
John 3:1 - 15
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by Kenneth Heck
Why was Abraham promised land that belonged to others?
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The answer to the question "Why was Abraham promised land that belonged to others?" is that the Canaanites were involved in grossly abominable practices. One...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is Progressive Christianity, and is it biblical?
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There is no such thing as progressive Christianity. John 3:18. We either have eternal life based on Gods word, or we don't. John 6:40 and John 6:29. First...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What can we learn from Israel's refusal to enter the promised land in Deuteronomy 1:26-27?
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I. AN OVERVIEW OF ISRAEL AT KADESH-BARNEA (Deut. 1:19-46) A. The route of the spies (Deut. 1:19-25): See Num. 13:1-17. B. The rebellion of the crowd (Deut....
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
I’ve heard people testify that God told them so and so, or God spoke to them. Are they really hearing a voice?
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False prophets were a problem in the first century and they are still in business. They're worse now than then. Their motives are the same: power and money....
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
I’ve heard people testify that God told them so and so, or God spoke to them. Are they really hearing a voice?
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"Test the spirits to see if they are from God" is talking about teachers and preachers. People, Paul is calling messengers spirits, he's not talking about...
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John Appelt
Who were the Amalekites?
The first mention of the Amalekites as a people is in Genesis 14:7. The Amalekites are a mysterious people until the link to the Hyksos people is made. The ‘...
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by Carl Capuano
How can I be an effective witness for Christ in a lost world?
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Good commentary Gerratt. Clear, concise, scriptural and doable. Thank God and you for it.
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What can we learn from Israel's refusal to enter the promised land in Deuteronomy 1:26-27?
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James, I liked your reference to Galatians 2:21 --"I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no...
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by Carolyn Hostetter
, Wife, mother, grandmother, retired church administrator
If we all adored Jesus as Mary did, who would do the work (Luke 10:39-42)?
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Thanks, Jack. You should see my house -- just kidding!
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why do some people support homosexuality?
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I've never tried to get anyone to change their lifestyle and I never will. I write on this site to try and spread what I think to be the truth. The truth...
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Emo Tenorio
, Shomer
I’ve heard people testify that God told them so and so, or God spoke to them. Are they really hearing a voice?
I humbly submit in Scripture there is speaking a prime example would be Moses another would be Daniel. So in the Old Testament He was speaking and then came...
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John Appelt
Who were the Nethinim?
The Nethinim, mentioned in I Chronicles 9:2 and Ezra 2:43, 8:20, are likely the Gibeonites who deceived Joshua and the men of Israel. By a guise of old...
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John Appelt
Why did oaths involve putting a hand under someone's thigh?
The ‘hand under the thigh’ is found twice. In Genesis 24:2-4, Abraham had his servant put his hand under his thigh and swear an oath about getting a wife...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
If we all adored Jesus as Mary did, who would do the work (Luke 10:39-42)?
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You are becoming more of a Mary, Carolyn, I can tell by your answer.
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why do some people support homosexuality?
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"Quoting the truth" is a good thing; understanding the truth is even better. That's quite a list of sinners who won't walk the streets of glory. Sodomites...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why was Abraham promised land that belonged to others?
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Mr Heck, I grew up in the heart of the church, if you know what I mean. My dad was a pastor. I ate, slept, and breathed church! I listened to him and other...
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
Under the new covenant does God still get angry with believers?
God is no longer imputing our trespasses to us (2 Cor 5:19) during the current dispensation of His grace (Eph 3:2). Behold, the days come, saith the Lord,...
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
How do we rightly distinguish the instructions of Jesus under the Old Covenant and his instructions that are under the New Covenant?
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah (Jer 31:31, Heb 8:8). Note that...
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
What laws of the New Covenant are we under today?
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah (Jer 31:31, Heb 8:8). Note that...
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
What is the New Covenant?
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah (Jer 31:31, Heb 8:8). Note that...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
I’ve heard people testify that God told them so and so, or God spoke to them. Are they really hearing a voice?
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We are to test the spirits to see if they are from God. The Spirit of God that lives in the believer, Ephesians 1:13-14, will always agree with the bible....
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Was Jesus a Jew?
Mary was a Jew. Jesus claimed to be KING OF THE JEWS. Witten on the cross. KING OF THE JEWS. Mary was a descendant of Abraham Isaac and Jacob.
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What can we learn from Israel's refusal to enter the promised land in Deuteronomy 1:26-27?
Israel saw the land that was promised to Abraham Isaac and Jacob, but saw the giants in the land and trusted in themselves instead of God who would deliver...
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Fran Joa
, Interested in God and hopeful
I’ve heard people testify that God told them so and so, or God spoke to them. Are they really hearing a voice?
I have a daughter who has numerous experiences hearing God speak. I’m positive they were true experiences of hearing God - one seemed to be audible; the...
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Carolyn Hostetter
, Wife, mother, grandmother, retired church administrator
If we all adored Jesus as Mary did, who would do the work (Luke 10:39-42)?
I agree with Tim that sometimes our priorities are misplaced. And that, as Jack said, Martha got a little carried away with her work. I also think this has a...
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Carolyn Hostetter
, Wife, mother, grandmother, retired church administrator
Why God did get angry against Moses?
In Exodus 4:12, I believe God got angry with Moses because he was so stubborn and didn't believe that God was going to provide the means for him to free the...
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by April Curtain
What are the "gates" spoken of in Psalm 24?
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Amen! Thank you for sharing this. Very enlightening
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John Appelt
Where were Sodom and Gomorrah?
Gauged by the desolation of the region, the southeast area of the Dead Sea has been determined by many sources to be where Sodom and Gomorrah were. But there...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Why are Christians so afraid in this COVID-19 pandemic?
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
I’ve heard people testify that God told them so and so, or God spoke to them. Are they really hearing a voice?
No. The "still small voice" that people believe may be God speaking to them is actually just them thinking to themselves. What they are saying (thinking)...
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
Why is salvation by works a commonly held viewpoint by non-believers, and some believers as well?
The problem can be narrowed down to 1 verse, (2 Tim 2:15). Too many today are not separating Paul's gospel of God's dispensation of grace (Eph 3:2) from that...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How did the rods Jacob peeled make the animals produce offspring of a certain color?
I agree with Wiersbe. Jacob’s peeled sticks belonged in the same category as Rachel’s mandrakes: They were both superstitious practices that had nothing to...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why God did get angry against Moses?
In Numbers 20:8-13. God told Moses to speak to the rock for water to flow out. Moses hit the rock with his hand twice. The rock was a symbol of Christ. And...
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Anonymous
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John Appelt
How did the rods Jacob peeled make the animals produce offspring of a certain color?
In Genesis 30:31-42, Jacob had dealings with Laban about caring for his flocks and also receiving wages for himself. Normally, goats in that region were...
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Why are Christians so strongly against premarital sex?
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by Kelli Hamann
, Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician
What sort of careers can a Christian consider?
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I love your comment, Lenny! I’m a teacher in the public school system, and I know there are a lot of Christians who believe I’m compromising because I...