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  5. How can we guard our hearts from becoming self-righteous or judgmental like Pharisees?
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Award for Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

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I am a parent; how can I let go of my adult children?

May 29 2025

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What should be the Christian view of Harry Potter?

May 29 2025

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

How does the Lord return the loyalty given (Psalm 145:13-16)?

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The Lord our God does not owe anything to anybody. He has created this whole world. He has given us everything we need and He has given us the freedom to...

May 29 2025

Answer by Billy P Eldred

What is the doctrine of eternal security?

In my opinion and to keep it simple, what eternal security should mean is that Jesus remains faithful. He is and always will be able to stand for you at...

May 29 2025 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Billy P Eldred

What is the doctrine of eternal security?

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Gary, what did Jesus tell the rich young man he must do to get eternal life? Paraphrase is, "Keep the commandments" then to be sure, "Sell all you have and...

May 29 2025

Answer by Billy P Eldred

When should a man step down from ministry, if he just cannot overcome an old habit?

My opinion for the answer is based on the following scriptures: Matthew 18:15-17 NIV [15] “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just...

May 29 2025 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

What is the doctrine of eternal security?

There are some who make professions of faith that they believe Jesus died for their sins and want to live for Him. However, eventually their enthusiasm...

May 29 2025 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Is there a verse in the Bible that says: It is better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all?

May 29 2025

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What does the Bible say about pride?

May 28 2025

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

What does the bible mean in Colossians 3:1-2 by "looking for the things that are above"?

"Set Your Mind (Colossians 3:1-3 – NKJV)", is a song produced by Integrity Music as part of their Scripture Memory Songs: Renewing Your Mind album, released...

May 28 2025 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Max Bravo

What is God‘s divine pattern that he used to create everything? There isn’t a single thing that escapes that pattern.

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Actually that pattern of the Tabernacle IS how Yahweh Elohim IS. He is the Original Archetype Pattern of the World.

May 28 2025

Comment by Ezekiel Kimosop

Is the last trumpet of 1 Thessalonians 4 the same as the seventh trumpet of Revelation?

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Those who reject or doubt the Mid Tribulation theory merely on the view that God cannot subject the church to suffering should look back to the historical...

May 28 2025

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What is the doctrine of eternal security?

May 28 2025

Question by Nathan Webster

When should a man step down from ministry, if he just cannot overcome an old habit?

For example, if he has always put out the effort for the uphill battle of quitting porn, hates the sin, but still struggles, should he resign? Or, if there a...

James 3:1

May 28 2025 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

How does the Lord return the loyalty given (Psalm 145:13-16)?

(1) My God lifts me when I’m down. When I falter—whether from weakness, grief, or failure—He doesn’t abandon me. He sees me weighed down by life’s burdens...

May 27 2025 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

How does the Lord return the loyalty given (Psalm 145:13-16)?

The verse that occurs to me in connection with the question are the words of the glorified Christ in Revelation 2:10 (Be thou faithful unto death, and I will...

May 27 2025 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Is David making excuses, saying "I'm only human" in Psalm 143:2?

I can see how David's words might be construed that way, but, to me, he could also validly be interpreted as making a humble plea for God's grace (defined as...

May 27 2025 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Reddit User , Let the corpus of my replies speak for my beliefs

Are Christians the only "people whose God is the Lord"?

No. And yes. No, because Christianity wasn't a blip on the radar when the psalmist wrote that particular psalm. Biblical Judaism has G-d as their lord. And...

May 27 2025 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

Comment by Reddit User , Let the corpus of my replies speak for my beliefs

How does the Lord return the loyalty given (Psalm 145:13-16)?

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Are you sure Psalm 145 was the chapter you meant to discuss? For vs 13-16 it reads: 13 Thy kingdom is a kingdom for all ages, And Thy dominion endureth...

May 27 2025

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

What is the point of each word picture in Psalm 36:5-9?

Psalm 36 is a wisdom psalm. It contrasts verses 1-4, with verses 5-9. In this particular psalm, the prophet David, (Acts 2:30) gives divine insight into the...

May 27 2025 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What does the Bible say about euthanasia and/or having a living will?

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This is a complicated topic. In 1988, my Mom became very ill. I know that she was a smoker, as long as I can remember. She got a serious infection in her...

May 27 2025

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Who are the spirits Jesus Christ went on to proclaim to in 1 Peter 3:19?

May 26 2025

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Are Christians the only "people whose God is the Lord"?

Who can expect God's favor today? Psalms 144:15 “Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.”

May 26 2025 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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Is David making excuses, saying "I'm only human" in Psalm 143:2?

Psalms 143:2 “And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.”

May 26 2025 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Billy P Eldred

What is the best evidence/argument for intelligent design?

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Just wanted to add this example. Pick 10 flowers of your choice. Look at them. Notice how the different colors form patterns. Now imagine taking the...

May 26 2025

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

Was there anything outside of Eden when God planted it in the East, and was Adam created outside the Garden?

So I believe I found an answer for you. However I must first state that I don't have the same wording, in the verse numbers that you shared. For example you...

May 25 2025 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Leslie Coutinho

What does God mean by a broken and contrite heart?

Psalm 51:17: The sacrifice of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. One with a broken (humble) spirit and a...

May 25 2025 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Billy P Eldred

Was there anything outside of Eden when God planted it in the East, and was Adam created outside the Garden?

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Thanks Tim. I always enjoy your answers. Everything you said here makes sense. I just thought I would add a note that you may or may not already know. I...

May 25 2025

Comment by ainsley chalmers , Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.

Did God create the universe?

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There are only two options when considering the creation of the universe. 1. Nothing created everything. This flies in opposition to the first law of...

May 25 2025

Answer by Paula Fether , Lifelong student of the scriptures

Did blood and water literally come out of Christ's pierced side (John 19:34)?

Yes. John just describes what he saw, rather than speaking in symbols. It's also my understanding that this separation indicates heart failure prior to Jesus...

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

Was there anything outside of Eden when God planted it in the East, and was Adam created outside the Garden?

Since the Bible records (as noted above in Genesis 1:8) that God placed Adam in the garden after He had created him, this says to me that the actual creation...

May 24 2025 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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Did blood and water literally come out of Christ's pierced side (John 19:34)?

Instead, one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once blood and water came out. –Gospel of John 19:34

John 19:31 - 37

May 24 2025 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Question by Carolyn Hostetter , Wife, mother, grandmother, retired church administrator

Was there anything outside of Eden when God planted it in the East, and was Adam created outside the Garden?

Genesis 1:8 Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one t...

May 24 2025 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What is the book of Luke?

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I've seen it twice now; it really is good.

May 23 2025

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

What is the book of Luke?

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The Jesus Film (1979) was created by Campus Crusade for Christ (now Cru) and is almost entirely a cinematic adaptation of the Book of Luke. The dialogue in...

May 23 2025

Answer by Scott Broberg , Fig Tree Ministries

Who was the young man who fled naked in Mark 14:51-52?

While the exact identity of the young man who fled naked in Mark 14:51–52 remains uncertain, scholars have proposed several interpretive possibilities. Each...

May 23 2025 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Scott Broberg , Fig Tree Ministries

What exactly was the saving message that must be believed for eternal life preached by Peter?

This is a challenging and deeply theological question, and it highlights the tension between modern systematic theology and the dynamic, context-rich...

May 23 2025 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Billy P Eldred

Why do Christians practice the indoctrination of children?

First of all, let me give you the simple answer. Because we are commanded to. The Bible tells us: Proverbs 22:6 NIV [6] Start children off on the way they...

May 23 2025 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Who are the spirits Jesus Christ went on to proclaim to in 1 Peter 3:19?

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A noun that is formed from a verb is called a verbal noun, and more precisely, in grammar, it's often called a "deverbal noun."

May 22 2025

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

Who are the spirits Jesus Christ went on to proclaim to in 1 Peter 3:19?

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Root Word: נָפַל (naphal) – "to fall" נָפַל (naphal) is a common Hebrew verb meaning: to fall down to collapse to be cast down to fail or perish to fall in...

May 22 2025

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

Who are the spirits Jesus Christ went on to proclaim to in 1 Peter 3:19?

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The Hebrew Root of “Nephilim” The word Nephilim (נְפִילִים) appears in: Genesis 6:4: "The Nephilim were on the earth in those days..." Numbers 13:33 And...

May 22 2025

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

Who are the spirits Jesus Christ went on to proclaim to in 1 Peter 3:19?

Who are the spirits Jesus Christ went on to proclaim to in 1 Peter 3:19? The verse says, "Christ went and preached to the spirits in prison." I take the...

May 22 2025 3 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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How did Paul survive his fight with wild beasts in Ephesus? 1 Corinthians 15:32

May 22 2025

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

What are the beatitudes?

Beautiful question, Bill! These Beatitudes are found in Mt 5:3-12 and Lk 6:20-23 (24-26). 1. Blessed are the poor in spirit (Matthew 5:3) You’re blessed when...

May 22 2025 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by John Appelt

What exactly was the saving message that must be believed for eternal life preached by Peter?

Peter clearly presented the saving message when he wrote his first epistle. People are saved to a living hope and for an incorruptible inheritance, when they...

May 22 2025 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up