How is salvation a free gift when Jesus tells us to count the cost of being a disciple?
This question almost answers itself with the way it's phrased. Salvation is free, and discipleship has a cost. "How is salvation free," is the first part....
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by lynn Sander
Is hell literally a place of fire and brimstone?
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Mark 9:43-48 "...go into hell, where the fire NEVER goes out." "...be thrown into hell." "...and be thrown into hell, where their worm does not die, and the...
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by Vijaya Lekamge
, A retired, part qualified Accountant
Did Christ err when He told the thief on the cross that he would be in paradise the day Christ died?
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Aurel, a response to above. The thief and each of us are saved only by the grace of God. Eternal life is a gift from God. Absolutely no works involved,...
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Natsu Satsujinki
What did Jesus mean in John 14:27 when He said, "not as the world giveth, give I unto you."?
It's simple really. His kingdom isn't worldly. That would mean being baptized in church and repeating after the billions of indoctrinated children about...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is hyper-Calvinism and is it biblical?
If Calvinism is true, then man has an excuse for not believing the gospel and being saved. The bible says man has no excuse. Calvinism gives man an excuse. I...
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by lynn Sander
Is hell literally a place of fire and brimstone?
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Matt 25:41, 46 Then He will say to those on His left, Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the ETERNAL fire prepared for the devil and his angels... Then...
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How do I know the Bible is not just mythology?
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Mercy Davies
Does simply accepting Jesus as your Savior prevent you from sinning?
When you believe in Christ Jesus by accepting him as your Lord and Saviour, you become a new person as the scriptures say in 1 Corinthians 5:17. Therefore,...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Will Christians face the wrath of God?
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Amen Jack. First Corinthians15:51-53 And First Thessalonians 4:13-18. What a day that will be. Jesus paid the debt and set us free. John 5:24 John 6:47 John...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Must we give up everything we own for the "kingdom"? (Matthew 13:44–46)
Must we give up everything for the “kingdom”? No, I don’t think so. But I haven’t always felt like this. Once, in my teens, just after receiving Christ as my...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What did Jesus mean when He said 'Let the dead bury the dead'?
The apex of this thesis is very simple: 'Don't let societal traditions come between you and your relationship with the Lord.' Jesus came not to bring peace...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Does God make mistakes?
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Absolutely great inspiring answer! Thanks Andy!
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JUSTIN ANAELE
How old was Isaac when Abraham offered him as a sacrifice?
Going by the Bible account on the age of Abraham: when Isaac was born being a 100 years of age and Sarah being 90, also considering other variables that were...
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by Andy Mangus
, I am a Christian since October 1979 & devoted truth seeker.
Will Christians face the wrath of God?
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Most excellent answer that is exactly GOD's TRUTH!!! Jesus paid it all once and for all for those that believe and put their faith and trust in God’s only...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is the Christian's hope?
1. My hope encourages me, a Christian. John 14:3 Jesus said this to discouraged disciples, discouraged by his departure, encouraged by his return. Whenever I...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
If a person doesn't have God what is good based on?
I would say that the Bible addresses this question by its repeated statement in the book of Judges (Judges 17:6 and Judges 21:25) that (at the time of that...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does Matthew mean when he says, "meaningless repetition"?
It might seem "natural" on a human level to think that the more often we repeat something (such as a request), or "remind" the party to whom we are directing...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Will Christians face the wrath of God?
John 3:18 Believers are no longer condemned. That have accepted Jesus on sacrifice for all sin, past, present and future sin for the free gift of eternal...
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by Phil Calvert
, husband and dad, follower of the bible and bible studies
Why does God allow miscarriages?
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I believe that God knows that people that go through that are the ones that can really handle it.
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does the Bible say about hate?
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If sinners did not love sin, no one would sin. The bible says there is pleasure in sin for a season. And there is. God hates sin because He sees what it does...
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crystal ivey
How do you proctect yourself from evil spirts or a ghost?
I believe there is an evil spirit or ghost in the home I rented.
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What is the Christian view of suicide? What does the Bible say about suicide?
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Suicide is self inflicted. Murder is harming another person. How can they be the same? Judas hung himself; David and Moses both, committed murder. Moses, out...
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Why did Jonah try to go to Tarshish instead of Nineveh?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does the Bible say about other religions and their founders?
As Paul indicated in Romans 1, God gave a clear witness of His existence and nature in His creation, as well as in what C. S. Lewis called the universal law...
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Who or what is the Spirit of God?
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What is the age of the earth? How old is the earth?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Will Christians face the wrath of God?
1Thess. 5:9 "For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ," Revelation 3:10 "Because thou hast kept the word of...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Will Christians face the wrath of God?
Those of whom (or to whom) Paul is speaking in the verse cited in the question are not Christians, but (as previously referenced in Romans 2:4) those who...
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by Timothy Petimoya
Was David a prophet?
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I have gotten your point. Thanks for your answers.
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by Lavada Williams
What is the Christian view of suicide? What does the Bible say about suicide?
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I get what all of you are saying! I have always felt that suicide was akin to murder and I too wondered how God saw it! The only thing I could find was the...
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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
What is the International Church of Christ (ICOC), and what do they believe?
In 1975 when I received Christ in a small Baptist church in Toledo, Ohio, I returned to Indiana and went to a non-instrumental Church of Christ that was just...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What does Jesus mean when he says, “An hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment"?
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We know that this doesn't mean that dead bodies will come out of the tombs and be judged. We know that you don't "do good" and gain eternal life, so that's...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
How does God judge those who were raised in non-Christian cultures and have been taught their entire life that their own religion (such as Islam or Hinduism) is correct, and Christianity is wrong?
As it pertains to salvation, there is no "christian culture" or nation. There are cultures and countries where a majority of the citizenry claim to be of the...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What should we learn from the tribe of Benjamin?
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May God lead every one of us to more understanding each day. AMEN?
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
How does God judge those who were raised in non-Christian cultures and have been taught their entire life that their own religion (such as Islam or Hinduism) is correct, and Christianity is wrong?
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Whether there is an excuse for unbelief is not the issue. Mr Houdmann started this answer the way I think he should have. The question implies a false...
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by Jim Stevens
What does the Bible say about believer's baptism?
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Thank you Robert. Your story shines an honest light of truth on the common religious practice of baptism today. I recall what the Apostle Paul wrote to the...
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by Aurel Gheorghe
Did Christ err when He told the thief on the cross that he would be in paradise the day Christ died?
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Vijaya – grateful for the opportunity to share my beliefs. There is no question, the thief was saved by faith through grace, just like the rest of us....
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does it mean that the ways of violence/unjust gain takes away the life of those who get it?
I take Proverbs 1:18 together with Proverbs 1:19 --(the very next verse). They go together. The Authorized Version [KJV] is correct, and the clause means...
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Can a couple who has gotten divorced get remarried?
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by Vijaya Lekamge
, A retired, part qualified Accountant
Did Christ err when He told the thief on the cross that he would be in paradise the day Christ died?
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Aurel, please read 1 Peter 3: 18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in...
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by Vijaya Lekamge
, A retired, part qualified Accountant
Did Christ err when He told the thief on the cross that he would be in paradise the day Christ died?
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Thank you Aurel. I failed to mention that I was greatly encouraged by your statement, “I say to you today, you will be with Me in Paradise.” This confirms...
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Samuel Reed
Why do many worship and do Sabbath on Sunday instead of Saturday?
Jesus is our Sabbath Rest and he instituted a New Covenant. Jeremiah 31 shows the old Covenant was not permanent. The moral law in the 10 Commandments are...
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by Eric Shawn savage
Is raising the dead still possible today?
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Jeff Hammond thank you for your belief. I'm searching for someone with faith in our Abba Father. Your answer has given me hope for my precious, only child,...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does the bible say about children who hate their parents?
In Exodus 20:12, God commanded all of Israel (and, by extension, all of humanity) to honor their respective fathers and mothers (including a promise of a...
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by Linda Gail Schultz
What should we learn from the tribe of Benjamin?
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Fascinating. I learned a lot in reading both the first answer and the first discussion. Thank you both for your dedication in presenting God’s Word.