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How can God know me personally if He sees Jesus when He looks at me?
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Steve Friesen
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Gerritt Schuitema
, Persecutor & Mocker transformed to Faithful Believer
What response can I give to my 11-year-old when he says, "I can't be a Christian because God has a standard too high to actually be a true Christian. Our sin nature is too powerful!"?
I think Orthodoxy would say they have no sin nature, but his enemies are multiple. Inwardly, he suffers from the fear of death, and thus chooses wrongly....
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
How can God know me personally if He sees Jesus when He looks at me?
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Steve Friesen, I was getting ready to offer an answer until I read your response. You did it; great explanation!
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What is a concubine? Why did God allow men to have concubines in the Bible?
Why did God allow men to have concubines? First we need to settle on a good idea of what a concubine is/was. It just might be that the practice still goes on...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why is there “no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1-2)?
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Amen Brother. If we could do one thing that would save us, then Jesus died in vain. Galatians 2:21 He has imputed His perfect righteousness to us and will no...
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by R K
, Eighty plus year old still growing disciple
What does the Bible say about how to find purpose in life?
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Our purpose: Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. All...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What is the food that we are supposed to work for that endureth?
Matthew 6:19: "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal." John 4:14: "..whoever...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does granted mean in John 6:65?
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John 12:32 First John 2:2 First Timothy 2:4 Second Peter 3:9 John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, that WHOSOEVER,...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What does the Bible say about the arrival of a time in which people will celebrate their sins and have no remorse over their sins?
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Continuing, This parable confuse some people into thinking Jesus is saying, 'Unless you're useful to God, (bear fruit) you're not worth keeping and will be...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What does the Bible say about the arrival of a time in which people will celebrate their sins and have no remorse over their sins?
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Nobody wakes up one sunny day and says to themselves, "You know what, I think today would be a good day to repent, to confess my sin and be saved from the...
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by Emo Tenorio
, Shomer
Should Christians get vaccinated?
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Why demand people with higher natural immunity get vaccinated? And insist on vaccinating children when their risk of serious virus effects is minuscule? It...
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by Emo Tenorio
, Shomer
Is the Covid-19 vaccine the mark of the beast?
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Why demand people with higher natural immunity get vaccinated? And insist on vaccinating children when their risk of serious virus effects is minuscule? It...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does granted mean in John 6:65?
I would say that the questioner is interpreting the cited verse correctly. Faith is a gift from God, not something that we can claim credit for (although...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How long were these "watches of the night"? Psalm 119:148
The watches of the night were from sunset to 10 P.M., 10–2, and 2 until dawn. WWW
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Silver Evangelist award!
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Does the Covid vaccine have 666 written all over it?
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why is there “no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1-2)?
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James, so glad you mentioned John 3:18--this verse was the catalyst that caused me to come to Christ, and I too will be 74 this year, Lord willing!
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How long were these "watches of the night"? Psalm 119:148
The Jews, Greeks, and Romans, all divided the night into military watches instead of hours, each watch representing the period for which sentinels or guards...
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n.l. pearson
, bible study teacher/revealer of the WORD
Silver Teacher award!
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What response can I give to my 11-year-old when he says, "I can't be a Christian because God has a standard too high to actually be a true Christian. Our sin nature is too powerful!"?
Tell him that is why Jesus had to die. To pay our sin debt in full so we can never be condemned again. First John 2:2 And He is the propitiation for our...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Where (if at all) in the word of God does it say a man can continually be disobedient and still have the favor of God?
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First Corinthians 5:5 Turn such a one over to Satan to kill the flesh so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord. We are all sinners to a degree...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How long were these "watches of the night"? Psalm 119:148
Psalm 119:148 (NIV) "My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises."
Psalms 119:1 - 176
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What does the Bible say about the arrival of a time in which people will celebrate their sins and have no remorse over their sins?
Remorse is defined this way: Deep regret for wrongdoing. The question insinuates that there was a time when the world population had deep regret for sin, and...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What does the Bible say about the arrival of a time in which people will celebrate their sins and have no remorse over their sins?
Comment:
The "increase of human sin" is mainly due to the increase of humans on the earth. With the increase of inventions and life lasting longer for individuals,...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why is there “no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1-2)?
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, physical death, but the GIFT of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. The GIFT of God is eternal...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What happens to newborn babies when they immediately die after birth? Do they go to heaven, or does something else happen to them?
All children are saved up to the age of accountability. Only God knows what that is for each child. When King David and Bathsheba lost their baby, David...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Who are the Wesleyans, and what are the beliefs of the Wesleyan Church?
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Any one who says you can lose eternal life, is trusting in what they do and not what Jesus has done. Matthew 7:21-23 They never did the will of His Father in...
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Greg T
What does granted mean in John 6:65?
What does granted mean? Chosen? So us coming to salvation is even through his grace, we didnt even originate that, correct?
John 6:65
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Greg T
What is the food that we are supposed to work for that endureth?
I know that salvation is not by works, but this passage says to work for the food that endureth?
John 6:27
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Grant Brown
, Retired pastor, Hospice chaplain
What does the Bible say about the arrival of a time in which people will celebrate their sins and have no remorse over their sins?
In addition to the references cited above, Revelation 9:20 speaks of a future time during the great tribulation when the 6th trumpet judgement had reduced...
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by Emo Tenorio
, Shomer
How should a Christian view vaccinations/vaccines?
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Why demand people with higher natural immunity get vaccinated? And insist on vaccinating children when their risk of serious virus effects is minuscule? It...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Where (if at all) in the word of God does it say a man can continually be disobedient and still have the favor of God?
Comment:
First Corinthians 5:5 Turn such a one over to Satan to kill the flesh so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord. This was a born again believer,...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What are the promises of God?
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For more on God’s promises from Psalm 119; see Ps 119:41, 50, 58, 76, 82, 116, 123, 140, 148, 154, 162, 170.) It is not our promises to Him (Ps 119:57) but...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does it mean to be one flesh in a marriage?
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Lots of unbelievers have great marriages and stay together for life. That is what God intended for us to do. But whether people stay together for life or not...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does the Bible mean that we are not to judge others?
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The truth is we can not tell a believer from an unbeliever except by what they say. And many times not even that. Second Timothy 2:13. If we believe not,...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Who is Ben Hur in the movie produced in 1959? Was he the same Ben Hur mentioned in the Bible?
Great question, Wendy! I saw that good movie, and Ben Hur might have been a "son of Hur", which is what Ben-hur means). But the Hebrew construct ben hur...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Gold Teacher award!
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Does the Bible prophesy the coming of Muhammad?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How could Lot’s daughters justify incest with their father? (Genesis 19:31–32)
Since God had already preserved Lot and his daughters through miraculous intervention when Sodom was destroyed, it should have given Lot's daughters faith...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the belt of truth?
I would say that, in likening truth to a belt, Paul is not speaking of the truth of God's word (which he likens elsewhere in the passage to a sword), but is...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How are the unrighteous being held for punishment? (2 Peter 2:9)
I would say that the point that Peter is making is that no temporal adversities that may befall the unjust or wicked, or that God may inflict upon them, in...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is new covenant theology?
From the book of Acts to the rapture of the church is the day of Grace. Only in this dispensation of grace our sin debt is paid in full, and we can no longer...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why is "doing good" necessary to gain eternal life? (Romans 2:7)
Doing good isn't a prerequisite for obtaining eternal life. Romans 2:7 doesn't present a case for doing good to receive eternal life. If you get that from it...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is the New World Order?
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The anti Christ will set up one world government, one world currency, and one world religion. He will demand that everyone take his mark and worship him....
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Billy P Eldred
Silver Teacher award!
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Is it true that everything happens for a reason?
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Is, “If the scripture makes plain sense, seek no other sense” a good Bible hermeneutic to use in study?
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John 3:16-18 makes total sense. Believers can no longer be condemned to hell. Romans 1:16. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the POWER...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
How does bad company corrupt good character?
Comment:
Excellent answer! My mom-in-law used to say, “A bought lesson Is better than one given to you!" My mom used to say, "You can't put an old head on young...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How are the unrighteous being held for punishment? (2 Peter 2:9)
2 Peter 2:9 "if this is so, then the LORD knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment." Ne...
2 Peter 2:1 - 22
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Sarah Bell
Silver Teacher award!
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How does bad company corrupt good character?
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John Anderson
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Is the Covid-19 vaccine the mark of the beast?