What was the meaning of Jesus walking on water?
I think it was to teach us that: 1) Sometimes we feel battered by the storms. Mt 14:24 2) Sometimes we feel the darkness has won. Mt 14:25 3) Sometimes we...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?
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I often hear this diatribe, this cliche that 'the only Jesus people will see is the Jesus in you.' I've met Jesus in a spiritual way. He is the light that we...
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by ainsley chalmers
, Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.
What does the Bible say about the ice age?
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There is a dvd by Dr Michael Oard entitled "The great ice age" (floodgeologyseries.com) in which he describes the mechanism of the post flood ice age and how...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?
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Where would you rather your teenage children meet and congregate, at a church or some place else? Are you afraid they are angering God by "smoking and...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?
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Maybe you're trying to "sell" something that can't be obtained TO SELL. Forgiveness of sin is what is being offered to young and old. Nobody is offered...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?
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I disagree with the heart of this; that the way to convince young people (or anyone else) that the gospel is worth looking into is for the church...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?
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Continuing, The children who struggle the longest are usually the ones who weren't "indoctrinated" in the gospel as little kids. Yes, indoctrinated. That's...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why are so many young people falling away from the faith?
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I agree with you Mr McGuffey. Mr Houdmann blames 2 political issues that he thinks is taught to young people in school for the "falling away" that happens,...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
If God is all-powerful, why does He not just kill Satan?
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Logical Faith, Evidently, we have a different opinion about logic. God didn't make Satan sin (if that's what you typed) and He didn't create sin (if that's...
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What does it mean that our righteousness needs to "exceed the righteousness of the scribes and pharisees"?
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Why does God allow evil men like Hitler and Saddam to come into power?
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What did Jesus mean in Luke 22:36 about buying a sword?
I understand the pacifist's stand in this life. We don't have to look any further back in man's history than WWII and France to see how that principle worked...
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by Eric Duncanson
Where and when did the wise-men meet Jesus?
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Bob, Just the other day my wife and I were discussing how Matthew's and Luke's nativity account timelines seem to contradict each other. After really reading...
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by Carl Capuano
If Jesus was God, how could He pray to God? Was Jesus praying to Himself?
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Loved your answer Dale. We err when we try to thoroughly understand principles of the Godhead. The depth of our understanding is like a drop in the Ocean of...
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Does the Bible prophesy a one-world government and a one-world currency in the end times?
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How did sprinkling an unclean person with the ashes of an "heifer" provide sanctifying and purifying of the flesh?
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Tim, I especially liked your answer likening this sacrifice to Christ's: "As she [the red heifer] was slain without the camp, so Christ (compare Heb...
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Charles Crabtree
Does the Bible say anything about making a second marriage a success?
Yes. Jeremiah 3:8 NASBS says: And I saw that for all the adulteries of faithless Israel, I had sent her away and given her a writ of divorce, yet her...
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by Helmut Fischl
, Retired
What is the Hail Mary that Catholics say so often?
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Dear John, let me expand on my comment from 2015 above. The Bible says one thing and one thing only about "the state of the dead": They are asleep in the...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What should a person do if he or she has found an item not belonging to him/her?
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A couple of days ago, my wife got a call telling her they found a cell phone and thought it might belong to her. She said no, she still had hers. A short...
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by Remy M
Is it okay for Christians to listen to jazz?
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Your answer has been my third clear confirmation to continue not only playing but actually creating jazz/soul music that glorifies God. I just want to say...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why did Satan tempt Eve to eat the forbidden fruit instead of Adam?
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I don't think Satan tempted Eve and not Adam. The way I read it, the couple was together. Eve was doing the talking but Adam was there with her. Was he not...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does it mean that Jesus is the author and perfecter of our faith?
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If God is the one who gives us the faith, then He has to give the faith to everyone or it would not be grace. First John 2:2, And He is the propitiation for...
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Jeffrey Smith
What should a person do if he or she has found an item not belonging to him/her?
I once went to a Salvation Army second hand store in Perth (Australia) and bought an as-new pair of shorts for $5. At home though I discovered $5 in one of...
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What do I need to do to hear, 'Well done, good and faithful servant' when I arrive in heaven?
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Why did God accept Abel's offering but reject Cain's offering? Why did Cain then kill Abel?
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What does it mean to be a born again Christian?
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, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How can we avoid the "wages of sin" and escape the spiritual death Romans 6:23 mentions?
In a word, by faith. Temporal death and eternal separation from God -- who is holy (without sin) -- were imposed upon all humans as the just penalty for the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How can we avoid the "wages of sin" and escape the spiritual death Romans 6:23 mentions?
Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our LORD." (New International Version )
Romans 6:23
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How did sprinkling an unclean person with the ashes of an "heifer" provide sanctifying and purifying of the flesh?
The ritual being referred to in the passage from Hebrews cited in the question was commanded by God in Numbers 19:1-10. As I see it, all such rituals in the...
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John Moyo
, Christian youth teacher
Is it possible to go to heaven now and come back to tell the experience?
The simple answer to the question is "Yes," there are several accounts of people who were declared clinically dead by doctors, resuscitated back to life, and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How did sprinkling an unclean person with the ashes of an "heifer" provide sanctifying and purifying of the flesh?
13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: (KJV)
Hebrews 9:13
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by Gary Wainwright
, Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer
What is the Hail Mary that Catholics say so often?
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John, no one is disputing the biblical claim that Mary was the mother of Jesus and also the mother of Jesus’ brothers and sisters, however she is not the...
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Daniel Pech
Did God literally create the Earth in six 24-hour days?
The universal self evidence of Divine design in Creation (Romans 1:20; Psalm 19:1-4a) is a powerful evidential 'fulcrum' upon which to leverage a...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What does the "husband of one wife" phrase in 1 Timothy 3:2 mean? Can a divorced man serve as a pastor, elder, or deacon?
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Mr Osakue, I'm not sure what your stance is, all I understand is that you think Mr Houdmann's answer "will suffice." I don't know what that means for an...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How can God’s grace be in vain? (2 Corinthians 6:1)
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace ye are saved, through Faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the GIFT of God, not of works, lest any man should boast. You can...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why is John chapter 3 verse 16 popular?
I would say that John 3:16 is so frequently cited because of the concise manner in which it summarizes in one verse the gospel message. It affirms that there...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why is John chapter 3 verse 16 popular?
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." New Inter...
John 3:16
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by Andrew Osakue
, Ex: Chief T. Officer, Fish Farmer, Bible Teacher, Men Leader
What does the "husband of one wife" phrase in 1 Timothy 3:2 mean? Can a divorced man serve as a pastor, elder, or deacon?
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In response to Danny Hickman: In my opinion, your view is contrary to what the Bible says. We can’t use logic to replace the dictates of the word of God. The...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why do we pray before eating meals?
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I like this prayer for after we've eaten and have some dirty dishes. Lord Jesus, thank you for the grace These dishes represent: Sufficient food and living...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What should we learn from the life of Jeremiah?
1. Jeremiah shows us the fullness of God's character. We live in a world that has an impoverished view of God. Jeremiah challenges us by putting on display...
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by John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
What is the Hail Mary that Catholics say so often?
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Gary, Mary was the mother of Jesus (God). No other can claim this fact. Mary was dedicated and lived a holy life and therefore she is as holy as any other...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Does Hebrews 6:4-6 mean we can lose our salvation?
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The answer is in the scripture. They had received the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 1:13-14 and Ephesians 4:30. Second Timothy 2:13. If we believe not, He abideth...
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by Jeremy Caldwell
Can a Christian burn incense? What does the Bible say about burning incense?
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False religions also use other aspects of our faith: music, prayer, fasting, liturgy, use of holy books, worship services, etc... Yet we don’t simply stop...
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Scott Mateer
How can God’s grace be in vain? (2 Corinthians 6:1)
This verse is in reference to Isaiah 49 where he speaks for God saying that God's chosen people will be brought back from exile, that even though they were...
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by Gary Wainwright
, Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer
What is the Hail Mary that Catholics say so often?
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John, the Bible does not teach “Holy Mary, Mother of God” which is why this assertion and (Roman Catholic) prayer is both problematic and not biblical....
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How can God’s grace be in vain? (2 Corinthians 6:1)
As sinners we deserve death - God offers life. We are sinners, separated from God - He offers reconciliation. Those who believe in Jesus are saved, and those...
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by Vijaya Lekamge
, A retired, part qualified Accountant
What is a Christian?
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Mr. EWEDEMI, the criminal was promised paradise. Luke 23: 43 Jesus answered him, ‘Truly I tell you ...........you will be with me in paradise.’ The criminal...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Who is Elijah in the Bible?
I would like to focus on just the best known event of Elijah's life, his contest on Carmel with the false prophets of Baal. The one verse I memorized in my...