When a baby is sprinkled is that confirmation or is it considered to be baptism?
I cannot remember the exact scripture but it was concerning the proper age and mental ability to fully understand the meaning of communion. I therefore would...
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tom TOm
, Prodigal Son
Why did some of the disciples doubt Jesus even after they touched/handled his body in Matthew 28:17?
When you doubted, yet still obey to go and worship Jesus, isn't that more precious than just someone who did not even doubt at all? Some just didn't have the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How can we know who our friends are? (Proverbs 17:17
I would say that, unfortunately, no matter how much you may like other people (or how much they may say they like you), or regardless of how well you may...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How can we know who our friends are? (Proverbs 17:17
Proverbs 17:17 New International Version (NIV) 17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. or A friend i...
Proverbs 17:17
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Why did the Pharisees say it was illegal to carry the mat on the Sabbath?
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Why is doulos translated slave sometimes and bond servant others?
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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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Romans 8:29 For whom He did foreknow, who would believe, He also did predestinate to become conformed to the image of His Son, the rapture of the church,...
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Forrest Skidmore
What is Jesus saying when he says, "Whoever falls on this stone will be broken, but on whomever it falls it will grind him to powder"?
The real meaning of this Scripture is plainly stated IN CONTEXT in Luke 20:15-18, "And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why does God allow the innocent to suffer?
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Only children are innocent. Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Romans 3:10 There is none righteous, no not one. Romans 4:5-8...
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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
What does it mean by "God chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy"?
As Dr. Charles Swindoll says, "If the normal sense makes good sense seek no other sense." What does the passage say? "According as he [God] hath chosen us...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is a faith conversion? What does it mean to be converted?
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You are right, James. You cannot boast in free: Romans 3:26-28 26he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one...
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What are the "spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms" mentioned in Ephesians 6?
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by Dena Guerin
If God is all-powerful, why does He not just kill Satan?
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Lynn your words touched my heart. I've been tested in my faith lately. My home burned down and my beloved sister died two days later. But through it all I...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is a faith conversion? What does it mean to be converted?
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No, I left out that I was six. Now I will be 80 in a few more weeks. And thank God for His GIFT to us is eternal life. If we could earn it, then Jesus died...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does it mean that, "Open rebuke is better than secret love"?
I would say that the thought being expressed in this verse is that those who criticize you publicly or to your face (even if you do not perceive of them as...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Can a Christian be a nudist? What does the Bible say about nudity?
The terms nudity and naked are referenced about 104 times in the Bible. Today's world is culture conscious, much like it was in the time of the book of...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does the Bible say about what foods we should eat (kosher)? Are there foods a Christian should avoid?
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Colossians 2:14-23. Romans 14:23. All of these things are for rewards in heaven, not for the free gift of God by faith alone apart from works. Ephesians...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is a faith conversion? What does it mean to be converted?
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James, you said, "I was saved 71 years ago when I was only years old." Did you mean when you were 3 years old?
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What should we learn from Jesus' forgiving and healing a paralyzed man?
The lesson is clear: Bring people we know to Jesus and don’t let any obstacle get in the way. We bring them to Jesus to receive his salvation, because Jesus...
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by Kent Tagge
What does "Better is open rebuke than hidden love" mean?
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We find injustice all around us. In fact, it is so prevalent, that sometimes we do not even clearly see it is going on. Call out injustice if you see it. Do...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What should we learn from Jesus' forgiving and healing a paralyzed man?
The first thing that comes to my mind (based on the priority displayed by the words of Jesus Himself) is that, no matter how dire a person's physical...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What should we learn from Jesus' forgiving and healing a paralyzed man?
I'm thinking mainly of the 4 friends who carried the paralytic to Jesus. What lesson/lessons should we learn from this miracle of Christ?
Mark 2:1 - 12
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who is this Mark in Colossians 4? Is he the same Mark in Acts 15?
Yes, the Mark (whose first name was John) mentioned in Colossians was the same individual who had earlier caused the disagreement and separation between Paul...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Is 'virgin' or 'young woman' the correct translation of Isaiah 7:14?
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The bible isn't informing us that Mary was a "young woman," regardless of the Hebrew, Greek, Chinese, or Ebonic meaning of the word used to describe her. The...
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by Kelli Hamann
, Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician
Even though I’m mad, should I give?
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Grant, while I understand where you're coming from, I disagree. We only have so much time for relationships in our lives, so much energy for the same, and we...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Is 'virgin' or 'young woman' the correct translation of Isaiah 7:14?
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V T John, There's no way to have a baby pass through a woman's birth canal and the woman still be a virgin. When Jesus was born his mother had not known a...
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Who is this Mark in Colossians 4? Is he the same Mark in Acts 15?
Was this the same Mark Paul did not want take with him in Acts?
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Why is doulos translated slave sometimes and bond servant others?
I believe the word doulos can mean one or the other, slave or bondservant. When used by Paul, James and others I believe it to mean bondservant. A willing...
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Romans 14 talks about "food" and "days." What food and what days are being talked about?
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Could the Beatitudes be considered a promise even though the situation in each Beatitude is that of a sinner?
Jesus' introduction to his Sermon on the Mount (the so-called Beatitudes) are word pictures that describe the kingdom of God (the rule and reign of God)....
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by Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Even though I’m mad, should I give?
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Matthew 5:43-48
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by Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Even though I’m mad, should I give?
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Keeping a social distance from people who hurt us is worldly counselling. Jesus places people in our lives as friends to provide an open door for his gospel....
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Ruth Acma
What does it mean to pray earnestly?
To pray earnestly means with sincere and intense conviction; seriously. Praying that GOD will and is willing to extend HIS hands to those who believe in HIM....
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by Ezekiel Kimosop
Is God sovereign and/or do we have a free will?
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I partly agree with Michaels answer. I however disagree with the prison cell analogy, which in my view is consistent with the position taken by deterministic...
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Ruth Acma
Do I have to confess my adultery to my spouse?
I humbly submit my opine as a Christian, we should confess our sins and repent from the sin that we have done. This also includes confessing to your partner...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Can anyone forget to do good?
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Grant, I love your opening statement about Jesus! I will use it in witnessing to others. (Acts 10:38 "how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What does it mean to pray earnestly?
In my view earnest prayer has the following characteristics: 1) it is by faith without doubt, 2) it is in accordance with God’s will, 3) it flows from zeal...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Does a lifelong struggle with a persistent sin mean one was never really saved to begin with?
This phrase in the quoted verse “walk by the Spirit” is the key to an overcoming life in the kingdom of God. When we do the “good works” that the Holy Spirit...
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Kelli Hamann
, Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician
Even though I’m mad, should I give?
A few years ago I wrote an article about the importance of forgiveness. I'm including the link (it's an article found here on eBible), but I want to...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Even though I’m mad, should I give?
Jesus chose Judas as one of his twelve apostles knowing that Judas would betray him into the hands of the Jewish authorities, who would condemn him to death,...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Why did Jesus call the Father the only true God?
In the quoted passage, Jesus is praying out loud for his disciples to hear him. Jesus is praying as a human being, the Son of Man. Jesus is also praying as...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Do I have to confess my adultery to my spouse?
Yes, you have to confess your adultery to your spouse. For me, it would be a sin against God, my wife and daughters, my son-in-law, my sister and her family,...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why would people with more understanding be given more and people with little have the little they have taken away?
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JD, you made a good point there. A good Christian song that goes along with it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wZfeYKWP_0
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Remedios Baraquil
Even though I’m mad, should I give?
Yes we should always give, no matter what happens. God is watching us. Forgive and forget.
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by Gene Coleman
If Jesus was God, why did He not know when He would return?
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Joyce Whaley, I appreciate your example; however if you had never asked or chose for some good reason to not inquire about a matter, you could answer as He...