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Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Are Christians homophobic?

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Romans 3:9-10 What then? Are we better than them? No, in no way, for we have all proved we are all sold under sin. There is none righteous, no not one. We...

July 13 2021

Comment by Vijaya Lekamge , A retired, part qualified Accountant

Is Zechariah 12:10 a Messianic prophecy?

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Please read this verse in the Israel Bible: Zechariah 12: 10 But I will fill the House of David and the inhabitants of Yerushalayim with a spirit of pity and...

July 13 2021

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What does "unstable" mean in 2 Peter 3:16?

According to the Strong's Concordance, the word is astériktos: unstable, unsettled Original Word: ἀστήρικτος, ον Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration:...

July 13 2021 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What is the difference between planting and watering seed in the word of God?

Paul planted (started) the church in Corinth. Apollos watered (ministered) there after Paul left. Both these men were servants through whom God worked. But...

July 13 2021 2 Comments Follow Vote Up

Answer by Kevin Modglin

How can I know that Scripture is of itself sufficient for faith and for life?

God's Word is sufficient for faith and to start walking with Him spiritually, but be careful about taking this too far. Yes, God's Word is the only...

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Comment by Billy P Eldred

Will more people go to heaven or to hell?

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James, you may wonder why I comment on so may if your post. I believe you have a good heart but I also believe you preach a false gospel that will contribute...

July 13 2021

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

How can I have assurance of life after death?

Hebrews 2:3, "..how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those...

July 13 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Why did God hate the customs he himself had established? (Amos 5:21–23)

Many Jews in Amos' time had become hypocrites. They showed up at religious feasts & offered sacrifices, but their hearts weren't in it. Their hearts were...

July 13 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Does GOD have enemies?

This is an interesting question, King Ace! Yes, God certainly has enemies. We Christians who were once non-Christians were his enemies. And all...

July 12 2021 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

Does GOD have enemies?

Yes, God certainly has enemies. The devil, Satan, and his demonic hordes [one-third of the angels] rebelled against God and were cast out of heaven. Satan...

July 12 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

Why would a good God ask a father to sacrifice his son as a show of faith?

God had promised Abraham that He would create a great nation from Abraham's descendants. But Abraham had no children with his wife Sarah. God called Abraham...

July 12 2021 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

How can I have assurance of life after death?

The apostle John wrote to his churches "I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life...

July 12 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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Was Saint Peter the first Pope?

July 12 2021

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How does the Bible describe the glorified bodies we will possess in Heaven?

July 12 2021

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Was Saint Peter the first Pope?

July 12 2021

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July 12 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How can I have assurance of life after death?

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Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. All, not some, but all. Romans 3:9-10 There is none righteous, no not one. We are all...

July 12 2021

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What is true worship?

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Andy, in case you, like me, can't find the link-- “I learned a lot about football when my son played in high school. I was never much of an athlete myself,...

July 12 2021

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What does it mean that God is the Ancient of Days?

July 11 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does it mean by "God chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy"?

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Faith is not a work. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the GIFT of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. A gift is given by the...

July 11 2021

Comment by Al Mark

Did God use the Big Bang to create the universe?

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Ok, I see what you are saying, and I misunderstood you. I agree that the unbalanced quantity of matter vs antimatter presents a big problem, and an entire...

July 11 2021

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Who were David’s wives and children?

David was married to Ahinoam, Abigail, Maacha, Haggith, Abital, and Eglah during the 7-1/2 years he reigned in Hebron as king of Judah. After David moved his...

July 11 2021 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Where did the woman that Cain married come from?

Great question, Barry Rempel! Admittedly, this is a "problem," Barry. There were no women for Cain to marry. There was only Adam, Eve (Genesis 4:1), and his...

July 11 2021 14 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What does it mean by "God chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy"?

This is an interesting question, Jeriel Mitchell! The Life Application Study Bible has, "Paul says that 'chose us in him' to emphasize that salvation depends...

July 11 2021 7 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

Did God use the Big Bang to create the universe?

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I wasn't saying that antimatter doesn't exist or that it cannot be created and observed. Rather, the theory of a "universe of antimatter" has no support. "“...

July 11 2021

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

Do I need the authority from a pastor to pray for someone in church?

I would definitely say NO because every Christian has already been given that authority from the Lord Jesus Christ. In Matthew 28:18-20 Jesus commissions...

July 10 2021 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

Why did God hate the customs he himself had established? (Amos 5:21–23)

The customs God established (the law of Moses) were given to instruct the people how to live a God-fearing (honour, reverence, awe) life and to worship...

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What does it mean by "God chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy"?

July 10 2021

Question by melch gaerlan

How can I have assurance of life after death?

2 Corinthians 5:8

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Question by Diane Swartz

Who were David’s wives and children?

1 Samuel 30:1

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Answer by Chinasaokwu Sunny-Joe

Can natural, fallen man do anything that is spiritually good?

To answer your question, ask yourself this: "Can a fallen person make heaven? If not how can he do anything good? Does a fallen man have the Holy Spirit...

July 10 2021 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Were the Salem Witch Trials biblical?

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Understandable Gregory...there but for God's grace go I!

July 10 2021

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

What does it mean to worship the Lord in spirit and truth?

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I agree wholeheartedly Carl. You defined it the way I think Jesus meant it. We're to honor God at all times. Honor is worship. We're to honor Him in our...

July 10 2021

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What did Jesus mean by "My burden is ‘light’”?

Jesus told the woman at the well, one drink of my living water and you will never thirst again. Where sin abounds, grace much more abounds. Grace is a...

July 10 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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Why did Jesus sweat blood in the Garden of Gethsemane?

July 10 2021

Comment by Gregory Tomlinson , Minister, husband,father,grandfather,vet., college graduate

Were the Salem Witch Trials biblical?

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I see what you mean Jack I am not sure what happened there. I do not remember placing those there; I normally just put the Bible version and year sited. I...

July 09 2021

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Does God want us to fear Him?

We have reason to fear and revere God because His word commands us to do so. The psalmist called us to “serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling”...

July 09 2021 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Janet Austin , Lover of God. Right to the Soul, author

What is Abraham's bosom?

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Arun, hi again. I hit the sent key too soon. Sorry. I meant to add this also. John 11:3 implies to me that Lazarus must have trusted in God because he was a...

July 09 2021

Comment by Janet Austin , Lover of God. Right to the Soul, author

What is Abraham's bosom?

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Hi Arun, the hardships of Lazarus are referenced in Luke 16:25 “But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things,...

July 09 2021

Comment by Al Mark

Did God use the Big Bang to create the universe?

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Jennifer, I am not in agreement with your statement "despite no observation supporting them" regarding anti-matter. Both high-energy particle accelerators...

July 09 2021

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

Why didn’t the people mentioned in Hebrews 11 achieve what GOD had promised?

The promise in question was not one of achieving, but of faith in fulfillment. The individuals mentioned in the chapter were justified (that is, counted as...

July 09 2021 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

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How can I teach my child to be grateful, even in situations s/he doesn’t really understand?

July 09 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Who or what is the Holy Spirit?

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Acts 11:16 John indeed baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized by the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 1:13-14 In whom ye also trusted, after ye heard the word...

July 09 2021

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What do you do when you feel you have married the wrong person God intended for your life?

I once said these very same words to a pastor we used to have. He replied, "It's too late for that now!" So I began to work on my marriage (with Christ's...

July 09 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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Is it acceptable to have communion outside of the church?

July 09 2021