What does it mean that man cannot come to Christ unless the Father draws Him?
As John 6:44 should not be studied in isolation from its context, let's look at the audience, surrounding discourse, and Jesus' own explanation. Audience: In...
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by Ezekiel Kimosop
What is the Hail Mary that Catholics say so often?
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Bible centered believers will not pray to the dead. They will never assign divinity to a person other than members of the Holy Trinity. Praying to Mary or to...
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David Heckman
What is the real number of the Disciples sent forth by Jesus Christ- 70 or 72?
I have been a proponent of 72, based largely on the 12 (Luke 9) + 72 (Luke 10) = 84 = 7 (completion) * 12 (tribes); however, I then came across this and am...
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by Merle Mullet
, A farmer bears witness to the miracle of life each spring
What does it mean that man cannot come to Christ unless the Father draws Him?
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Free will is an important doctrine. It explains the reality of evil co-existing with the simple truth so beautifully expressed in Ezekiel 33.11 "I [God] have...
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What did Jesus mean when he said, "I come quickly?"
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How can the wickedness of the wicked come to an end?
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But there's hope for ultimate victory of good over evil: By stating that God will "establish the just," the verse conveys a message that despite temporary...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How can the wickedness of the wicked come to an end?
Yes, "the wickedness of the wicked" is bad. But we can pray that they would repent and be saved. They need to be brought under conviction for their sins of...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What does the Bible say about permanent forms of birth control, i.e. a tubal ligation or vasectomy?
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Personal experience: I had a tubal ligation, had an ovary removed. Then I had a completion hysterectomy because I had a complex mass. God was generous, I had...
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Rosemarie Scott
Was Mary merely the carrier of Jesus or was her actual egg used as part of the total seed which became the Son of God?
The Bible says: "But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law," (Galatians 4:4). Note that it says...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the bible say about meditation? Can it be demonic?
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Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, meditation was not a silent, passive activity but an active engagement with the text or...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the bible say about meditation? Can it be demonic?
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Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, meditation was not a silent, passive activity but an active engagement with the text or...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the bible say about meditation? Can it be demonic?
This is a solid question, Celeste! Some say that meditation can be demonic if it's a mind-emptying practice. They say that such meditation can create a...
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How do we prove that the Bible is the truth?
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Ezekiel Kimosop
What is the Hail Mary that Catholics say so often?
What is the Hail Mary that Catholics say so often? The phrase "Hail Mary" is identified with the Roman Catholic liturgicals. It is a salutation founded on...
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by Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
What does it mean, "known from eternity," in Acts 15:18?
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Israel knew they would someday bring Gentiles to God, as it is a covenant promise (still future) for them (their promised earthly kingdom of heaven). What...
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Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
What does it mean, "known from eternity," in Acts 15:18?
Firstly, the term "eternity" is a mistranslation. Or perhaps more accurately, it is only one potential connotation of the Greek αἰών/aion, which more...
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Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
What does it mean, "known from eternity," in Acts 15:18?
Firstly, the term "eternity" is a mistranslation. Or perhaps more accurately, it is only one potential connotation of the Greek αἰών/aion, which more...
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by Murray Roulstone
, A Watchman on the Wall
Where does the Bible say that God will never leave or forsake us?
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What a wonderful promise! "Never" means "never"! As Strongs renders the Greek, "not at all, not by any means, never, in no case, not in any wise". The Hebrew...
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Debra Ann
What does the Bible say about church-hopping?
I have always considered the term "church hopping" to be unnecessarily derogatory towards true believers. In any location, town or city, followers of Christ...
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by Murray Roulstone
, A Watchman on the Wall
Where does the Bible say that God will never leave or forsake us?
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What a wonderful promise! "Never" means "never"! As Strongs renders the Greek, "not at all, not by any means, never, in no case, not in any wise". The Hebrew...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does it mean, "known from eternity," in Acts 15:18?
In my opinion, the thought being expressed is that, even before the beginning of all God's creative work (that is, from eternity past), God, in His...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Can a person bless God as Psalms 34:1 seems to indicate?
Someone can "give thanks to God all the time," which means they can always praise and express gratitude to the Lord even when things get tough. This verse...
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Where does the Bible say that God will never leave or forsake us?
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Is Christianity a white man's religion?
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Good answer, Brother Grant! I got saved going to a Billy Graham Crusade with my grandmother, Mor Mor. Billy Graham explicitly stated that Christianity was...
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Anonymous
What does it mean, "known from eternity," in Acts 15:18?
Acts 15:18: "known from eternity."
Acts 15:1 - 21
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Thomas Riccardi
, Warrior Spirit
Is there an afterlife?
I would like to provide Godly encouragement. 11 years ago, I was on the phone with a fellow parishioner, we were on the prayer team and praying on the phone....
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about obedience?
The Bible's 2 Timothy 1:9 shows that God rescued people and invited them to fulfill a sacred mission regardless of their actions. The passage states, "...who...
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by Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
Is annihilationism Biblical?
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Gary, Matt 25:46 doesn't contradict Matt 10:28, Rev. 20:13-14, and other scriptural passages. Nor does the Greek imply eternal conscious torment. Consider...
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by Patty Rodriguez
What does it mean that charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain?
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Thank you for this. I never understood what it meant that a woman should fear the Lord. I love and adore him and when I think of “fear” I think of being...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What does the Bible say about Egypt?
Egypt is definitely a powerful country. On the earth we are passing through on this planet we are to walk with God toward our eternal home. In biblical times...
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by Gerritt Schuitema
, Persecutor & Mocker transformed to Faithful Believer
Is annihilationism Biblical?
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Hi Gary, thanks for your contribution. I think your argument sort of backfires. In Matt 25:46, we get a juxtaposition of two fates: eternal life and eternal...
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by Heidi Bryden
What does "things under the earth" refer to in Philippians 2:10?
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Wow. I’ll have to research further!
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How can a person be cleansed of sexual immorality ?
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“‘All things are lawful for me,’ but not all things are helpful. ‘All things are lawful for me,’ but I will not be dominated by anything.” - 1 Corinthians...
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by Gary Wainwright
, Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer
Is annihilationism Biblical?
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Matthew 25:46 confirms the final states for the righteous and for the unrighteous. It requires a conscious living being to be able to experience punishment...
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Were the Salem Witch Trials biblical?
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Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
Did/Could God have created other humans from the dust for Adam and Eve's children, along with Noah's grandchildren, to reproduce with?
There are a number of difficulties with the theory that God simply made more humans out of the dust for Adam's children or Noah's grandsons to marry. These...
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Anonymous
Did/Could God have created other humans from the dust for Adam and Eve's children, along with Noah's grandchildren, to reproduce with?
As far as I have read in the Bible, there is no evidence to say that Adam and Eve's children reproduced with one another, nor that Noah's grandchildren repro...
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Donna Williams
Why did Satan tempt Eve to eat the forbidden fruit instead of Adam?
As have been previously stated, I agree that there is no definitive answer to this question. However, in Genesis 3:1, it is stated that the serpent was more...
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WESLEY BARNARD
Is Christianity a white man's religion?
Is Christianity a white man’s religion? Although I have read several commentaries submitted on this subject, I think some major questions were never asked. “...
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Billy P Eldred
How can I trust God when I am facing unemployment, foreclosure, or bankruptcy?
If you are asking this question for yourself, before I answer the question let me say this: What better time could there be to trust God? I am sure you have...
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Justin Hale
Why did God make salvation such a narrow path?
When addressing a question like this one it is important to remember that human beings are created in God's direct image and have many "layers," (Luke...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What was the meaning and importance of the baptism of John the Baptist?
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Yes, I love John's response to the religious leaders of the day: "When John realized that a lot of Pharisees and Sadducees were showing up for a baptismal...
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by Gerritt Schuitema
, Persecutor & Mocker transformed to Faithful Believer
Is annihilationism Biblical?
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Christians can disagree about things, but we should be careful to say one is biblical and one is not. Disagreeing with one’s subjective opinions isn’t the...
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by Truth Finder
Is annihilationism Biblical?
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In my opinion, annihilation undermines the price that was paid to destroy sin. All people deserve to die physically according to Romans 5:12 and Genesis...
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by Danny Hickman
What is the origin of baptism?
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I think Peter explained the meaning that baptism is designed to provide. He called it an antitype; that is, a foreshadowing of something. It's an indication...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why did Satan tempt Eve to eat the forbidden fruit instead of Adam?
Satan tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit instead of Adam because he believed she was more susceptible to deception, as she was newly created and might be...
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Leslie Coutinho
Did Moses die or was he resurrected?
Deuteronomy 33:48-50: And the Lord spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying, "Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land...
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Leslie Coutinho
What does scripture say about the death of Moses?
Deuteronomy 34:5: So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord. God the Father spoke to Moses and told...
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How do we know that the Bible is the Word of God, and not the Apocrypha, the Qur'an, the Book of Mormon, etc.?
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Why did God make salvation such a narrow path?