How can I lose my salvation?
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Where does scripture say that about demons? I know Jesus says, before he was crucified, that the demons believe "God is one." I suppose by extension we could...
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by Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
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by John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
How can I lose my salvation?
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James, believing in and accepting Jesus Christ is not the only requirement for salvation. The devil believes and accepts that Jesus Christ is the resurrected...
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by Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
How are predestination and election connected with foreknowledge?
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I think Amos 3:2 is in reference to the specific covenant God made with Israel. God is the one who called Abraham to follow Him, and made a covenant with him...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What do locusts symbolize in the Bible?
Locusts are not common pests for those of us living outside of the Middle East, so we may not be as familiar with them. But because they are mentioned so fre...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What should we learn from the life of Abraham?
This Abr’am found: he raised the knife; God saw, and said, “Forbear! Yon ram shall yield his meaner life; Behold the victim there.” (William Cowper, hymn 6,...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How can I lose my salvation?
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In my opinion, you are calling God a liar. John 6:47. John 3:18. First John 5:13. Romans 11:6 Romans 11:29. Romans 4:5-8. John 3:16. We are saved the second...
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by Thomas Grimes
In Genesis 2:17, man is told that if he ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, that he would "die". Since physical death did not exist up to that point, what did it mean to "die"?
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Mr. Pineda, this was my line of reasoning. My thoughts were that before sin they would have lived forever in the Garden of Eden! However, due to their sin,...
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by Adam Schmeeckle
Were Cain and Abel twins?
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I think in the case of Esau & Jacob, the narrator saw fit to say that they were twins and further point out how Jacob was gripping Esau' s heel. This was...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is Judaism and what do Jews believe?
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The Jews as a nation rejected Jesus as their savior and believed they were saved by keeping the law. But, Jesus said, by the works of the law shall no flesh...
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by Mary George
What does the Bible say about interpreting it on our own?
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Bible's messages are simple, straightforward, clear and filled with clarity. Those with the Holy Spirit can understand it, without the need to "trust"...
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by Mary George
What should I do if I cannot decide who I should be dating?
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Actually, God does not give a woman, the "man" with the right characteristics the woman asked in prayer, it is the opposite. The woman was created for the...
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by Mary George
Are Sadhu Selvaraj and Vincent Selvakumar true or false prophets?
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I would also like to add to Donna Reyes, that "Fear of God" is very much taught in the bible. Just because God chastises someone from sin, that does not make...
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by Mary George
Are Sadhu Selvaraj and Vincent Selvakumar true or false prophets?
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Heather, few points here (1) Touch not the Lord's anointed - How come then Jesus was put to death, and His apostles were put to death? What about the early...
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Mary George
How can I know if I am hearing God, hearing Satan, or hearing my own thoughts?
People give too much power to the devil, when he really does not have that much of a power, apart from tempting people to sin. Secondly, Jesus said my sheep...
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by Mary George
Are Sadhu Selvaraj and Vincent Selvakumar true or false prophets?
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No where does the bible says the gift of prophecy shall cease. The bible was put together by the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches several hundred years...
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venkatesan Iyer
Can/should a believer enlist the help of a non-Christian life coach?
There are biblical passages on unequal yoking in the context of marriages. Is the spirit of restriction applicable to the context of life coaching?
2 Corinthians 6:14
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John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
If a couple gets pregnant before marriage do they have to get married?
To answer this specific question, the answer is NO. There is no requirement for marriage in scripture other than a commitment of a man and a woman to each...
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by Anita McBride
Is being drunk in the Spirit a biblical experience?
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I love being filled with the spirit, the joy, the glory, the reward of worship. I have a Pentecostal background and not once did we hear "drunk in the...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is open theism?
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God in His sovereignty gave man a free will. In His foreknowledge He knows who will accept His free gift of eternal life. John 6:47.First Corinthians 1:21...
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by John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
How can I lose my salvation?
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James, how we live has everything to do with it. Works is the application of the saving grace of Jesus Christ, not the pathway to salvation. I have never...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What does the Bible say about stress?
As Christians, I believe we are deceived into thinking that stress is just part of living in this world, and we just have to learn how to manage it. Stress...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Why did the children of Israel wander for 40 years?
The Israelite's unwillingness to obey the Lord and conquer the land of Canaan was "the last straw". God was fed up with their unfaithfulness and...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did the children of Israel wander for 40 years?
The children of Israel were condemned by God to wander for forty years in the wilderness of Sinai after their exodus from their prior slavery in Egypt...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Is Zechariah 12:10 a Messianic prophecy?
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In Luke 16:19-31, Jesus warns us the results of unbelief. He says if they do not listen to Moses and the prophets neither will they be persuaded by one who...
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by Gary Wainwright
, Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer
How does God's sovereignty work together with free will?
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But if a child did not believe what he had read / heard about germs, his science teacher would be able to demonstrate to him in a laboratory that germs do...
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Aurel Gheorghe
Should we fellowship in a church that’s liberal in its teaching?
I would rephrase this by asking: Should a Christian walk away from a church that is not grounded in God’s Word? Absolutely yes! And I’m not talking about...
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Aurel Gheorghe
Should we fellowship in a church that’s liberal in its teaching?
I would rephrase this by asking: Should a Christian walk away from a church that is not grounded in God’s Word? Absolutely yes! And I’m not talking about...
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Aurel Gheorghe
Noting the Last Supper's significance, why was it not recorded in the Book of John?
John's silence on Christ’s baptism and Lord's Supper have puzzled Bible scholars for centuries. Some have suggested that perhaps manuscript pages were lost,...
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What was the sin of Sodom (Genesis 19:8)?
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What should we learn from the life of Noah?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What should we learn from the life of Noah?
Noah walked with God in spite of surrounding iniquity (Gen. 6:8-12). There were saints in Caesar’s household. Philippians 4:22, NASB: "All the saints greet...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Is abortion OK if the mother's life is at risk?
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Thanks, Tim, I'll check it out!
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is the extent of the death of Christ?
The extent of the death of Christ is unlimited! “Redemption,” as I have said before in one of my other answers to a different question on ebible.com, carries...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How can I lose my salvation?
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How we live has nothing to do with it. It is what Jesus did for us plus nothing that saves sinners. Romans 4:5-8 First Corinthians 5:5 Turn such a one over...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does the idiom, "gird up the loins of your mind," mean in 1 Peter 1:13?
In its usual military sense, "girding up one's loins" referred in Biblical times to arming oneself with the implements (such as armor, a shield, and a sword,...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What parts of 1 Peter 1 are figures of speech?
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Good answer, Vincent. Yes, you missed one thing: Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the idiom, "gird up the loins of your mind," mean in 1 Peter 1:13?
13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
1 Peter 1:13
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Does the string theory have any connection with belief in God?
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by Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
How does God's sovereignty work together with free will?
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Faith comes from hearing because you need to actually be exposed to an idea, and any evidence or testimony before it, before one can believe in it. For...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What is the extent of the death of Christ?
The truth declared in John 3:16-18 gives us important insight into this question. Because of God’s great love for the whole world He gave his only Son as the...
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Is faith/confessing Christ a one time act that leads to salvation?
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Noting the Last Supper's significance, why was it not recorded in the Book of John?
John’s gospel was the last gospel book written. The apostle John would have been quite familiar with the contents of the gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is the extent of the death of Christ?
Is it limited atonement or unlimited atonement?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the role of Simon of Cyrene in carrying Christ's cross signify?
Great question, Ma. Bernadette Lavin! Simon was a Cyrenian who was compelled to bear the cross after Jesus and who was the father of Alexander and Rufus...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Is abortion OK in the cases of rape and incest?
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by Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is abortion OK if the mother's life is at risk?
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S. Michael Houdmann included a perspective on this issue in addressing a previous question on ebible.com at...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about permanent forms of birth control, i.e. a tubal ligation or vasectomy?
My wife and I read through the Bible together and came across Psalm 127:4-5. "Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior's hands. How joyful...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about stress?
Two Bible verses come to my mind when I think about stress. They have to do with sitting in darkness and being overwhelmed. The first is Micah 7:8, "Rejoice...
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by John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
How can I lose my salvation?
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James, if one loses his/her faith, they never had it in the first place. By your premise, one can be saved and love Jesus, then commit any number of horrible...