Is it true that everything happens for a reason?
God does not control everything that happens. He gave us a will, and the power of choice, therefore many things that happen are the result of our choices....
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by Albert DeBenedictis
, Retired computer programmer
Why is "doing good" necessary to gain eternal life? (Romans 2:7)
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Hi James. I agree with everything you wrote. There is nothing anyone can do to earn eternal life. God has provided a way for us to obtain eternal life. God...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How does Christ’s blood "cleanse our consciences"? (Hebrews 9:14)
Hebrews 9:14 (NIV) says Hebrews 9:14 New International Version 14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered...
Hebrews 9:11 - 28
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why is "doing good" necessary to gain eternal life? (Romans 2:7)
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Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, and we all sin, First John 1:8, and we all die. Physical death. But the GIFT of God is eternal life, through Jesus...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why is "doing good" necessary to gain eternal life? (Romans 2:7)
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The same is also true for those that live highly moral lives and do good works, but have never accepted Jesus as the only way of salvation by grace. Living...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why is "doing good" necessary to gain eternal life? (Romans 2:7)
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You have to get to Romans 3 to understand romans 2. Romans 2 is showing that pagan moralizers are just as guilty as we all are. Romans 3:23 For all have...
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Fran Joa
, Interested in God and hopeful
Why is leprosy talked about so much in the Bible?
Could it be that the Bible talks a lot about leprosy because it represents something important? Let me explain what I mean by sharing what I think is the...
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Albert DeBenedictis
, Retired computer programmer
Why is "doing good" necessary to gain eternal life? (Romans 2:7)
No. We do not have to do works to go to gain eternal life. One obtains eternal life by recognizing one is a sinner, repents of their sinful ways, and accepts...
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by Albert DeBenedictis
, Retired computer programmer
Why is "doing good" necessary to gain eternal life? (Romans 2:7)
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Hi Jack, You pose a very interesting question. We need to figure out what the Apostle Paul was trying to convey when he wrote Romans 2:7. Assuming the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How could there have been light before God created the sun and the moon? (Genesis 1:14–16)
The Bible says that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all (1 John 1:5). I would therefore say that God exists (and had existed since eternity past)...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is Fundamentalism?
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The fundamentals of the faith. The gospel. First Corinthians 15:1-4. John 6:40. John 6:47. John 3:15-18. Salvation is so simple but people want to make it...
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Brian Olson
, Disciple of Jesus Christ
What do you do to resist temptation when girls are trying to seduce you?
I think you have to look at that kind of a situation as a test. We know what Joseph did when Potiphar's wife propositioned him, he said, "So how could I do...
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by Greg T
What is the sin unto death?
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All comes down to the focus on me and my behavior or Jesus and His behavior. God does not deal in death, he is about life and supply. You guys are focusing...
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Greg T
What did Jesus mean when He said, "Take up your cross and follow Me" (Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23)?
Take up the cross and deny yourself... There is only one cross that matters, the cross of Jesus is our cross; thus seeing ourselves co-crucified and...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why did Jesus direct this man in Luke 10:26 to the law as means of gaining eternal life?
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I don't think we'll ever all agree about this. Jesus didn't direct the man to the law to give an answer to the requirements for eternal life. He asked an...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is eternal death?
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We all live in sin and disobedience. First John 1:8. If we say we have no sin, we deceive our selves and the truth is not in us. We make Christ of no effect....
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How could there have been light before God created the sun and the moon? (Genesis 1:14–16)
The sun was not created until the fourth day, yet there was light on the first day (Genesis 1:3). What's up?
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How do I pray for the health of a non-believer?
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How do I teach my children to pray?
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How do Christians make their "calling and election" certain?
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Second Timothy 2:19-24.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. First...
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by
ainsley chalmers
, Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.
What does the Bible say about pre-evangelism?
I often wondered why I love the Lord Jesus yet many I come into contact with do not or don't see the blessings which flow from following our Lord. Like I was...
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by Andre Muller
What does it mean that God will pour out His Spirit on all people?
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Awesome explanation.
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by Andre Muller
What is the Rose of Sharon?
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Thank you for the info. Would the Bahai Gardens at Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel qualify as location?
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why is "doing good" necessary to gain eternal life? (Romans 2:7)
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James, I, too, know for a fact that sinners cannot save themselves. Romans 4:2, and that Jesus paid our sin debt in full so we could never be condemned...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How do I pray?
This is a great question, Kathy! As a guide, we can use the acronym for praying effectively, ACTS (Mt 6:9-13) A = Adoration (“Hallowed be Thy name”) C =...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How will we be "enriched in every way"? (2 Corinthians 9:11)
2 Corinthians 9:11 in the NIV says, "You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will res...
2 Corinthians 9:6 - 15
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
If I am saved and all of my sins are forgiven, why not continue to sin?
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"If you're saved and all your sins are forgiven, why not continue to sin"? You do continue... When did you stop? Here's a question: If you can't get saved...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why is "doing good" necessary to gain eternal life? (Romans 2:7)
If doing good would save us, then Jesus died in vain. All the good works in the world can not save a sinner. Jesus paid our sin debt in full so we can never...
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Saju samuel
Is it true that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God?
Is it true that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God? Yes! I faced this question many times, even sometimes pointing to the case of an infant...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
How do Christians make their "calling and election" certain?
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James, the scriptures you list here are straight from the bible. I know them to be true. Not one of them address the theme of this question, or the point of...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does it mean to walk by faith not by sight?
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Andy, what you said goes along great with the hymn: 1 Following Jesus from day to day, Gently He leads me along the way; E’er will I trust Him all foes...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What should we learn from the life of Samson?
Samson’s life was a life of contrasts: 1 A Life of Remarkable Promise Judges 13:5 -- He was separated as a Nazarite (Judg. 13:5), yet tampered with evil...
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Should a Christian take a vacation?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
During the 1000 year reign, will people that took the mark of the beast be able to be saved?
No, there will be no 2nd chance to be saved then. It will be too late! In the 3rd angel’s message to the Apostle John on the island of Patmos, the angel...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why did Judas betray Jesus?
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Amen and amen!
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why did Judas betray Jesus?
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Amen to that. Matthew 7:21-23 Not everyone that says to me Lord, Lord. will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only those who have done the will of my Father...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How do Christians make their "calling and election" certain?
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First John 2:2 Jesus died for the sins of the whole world. John 3:16 Romans 1:16 Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, physical death, but the GIFT of...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How do Christians make their "calling and election" certain?
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First John 2:2 Jesus died for the sins of the whole world. John 3:16. It says. For He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but for the...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why did Judas betray Jesus?
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Yes, James, Christ died for the sins of the entire world (1 John 2:2). The issue is not whether Christ died for someone or not but whether or not that person...
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by Ray D
Who is the woman mentioned in Revelation 12:1?
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I’m not sure of the argument here. Elizabeth says “the mother of my Lord.” Our Lord is Jesus Christ who is God. I don’t see how we can argue that Mary is not...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
During the 1000 year reign, will people that took the mark of the beast be able to be saved?
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James, I agree with your opening statement, that anyone who takes the mark of the beast can't be saved: C. The third angel's message (Rev. 14:9-12) 1. The...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Does John 3:5 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
I think that “born of water” refers to the “washing of water by the word” (Eph. 5:26). Note that Peter refers to being “born again... through the word of God...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
How do Christians make their "calling and election" certain?
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Romans 10:9: "If you declare with your mouth that Jesus Christ is the Lord, and if you believe with your heart that God raised Him from the dead, then you...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
How is God "clearly seen" in this world? (Romans 1:19–20)
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Indeed all of creation knows Jesus. Luke 19:40: "And He answered and said to them, 'I tell you if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why did God call King Nebuchadnezzar His Servant?
God is in a class by Himself. He is the one and only "One And Only." Nothing and no one else can honestly make that claim of itself. God is... God always has...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
How do Christians make their "calling and election" certain?
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"Not even Jacob would have been CHOSEN if he had behaved toward God as Esau did." Brother Clinton, I'm relatively sure you know what "not yet born, before...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why did Judas betray Jesus?
Judas was indwelt by Satan. Even Jesus other disciples’ did not know Judas was not one of them. When Jesus was with them in the upper room, and Jesus told of...
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