Is salvation by faith alone, or by faith plus works?
Salvation is definitely by faith alone, in Christ alone, by grace alone. This is the root of salvation. Only if we trust that we are desperate sinners in...
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Meluleki Maphosa
, Amateur Bible Student
What does the Bible say about legalism? How can a Christian avoid falling into the trap of legalism?
Personally I am loath to use the word legalism. My reasoning is simple. The word legalism may conjure different meanings and feelings to different people. I...
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Donna Williams
Why were Adam and Even driven out of the Garden of Eden?
I believe that there is a deeper revelation and understanding that the Holy Spirit desires for every believer to have. Before the fall, Adam and Eve had...
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What is the significance of the Medo-Persian Empire in biblical history?
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What is the significance of the Greek Empire in biblical history?
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Michael Tinsley
, Retired Army veteran. Love my Bible (Jesus) and fishing.
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Has the Bible been corrupted, altered, edited, revised, or tampered with?
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How do I convert to Christianity?
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Amen Shirley. It is a gift. And the Lord will save any one who believes and receives the free gift. First John 2:2 And He is the propitiation for our sin,...
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Paul York
Can a person who struggles with substance abuse and yet prays still go to heaven?
I am currently struggling with alcohol addiction, to the point where I am practically disabled. I'm a member of a praise and worship team. I'm a guitar...
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Byard Parks
How did the meat-eating predators like venomous snakes/reptiles/amphibians, and sharp clawed, sharp-toothed dinosaurs/lions/crocodiles/sharks survive on vegetation when they were designed to eat meat?
If seems fully possible that upon receiving the curse of sin that all nature was retooled to accommodate in someway the evil that now held the planet...
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by don SAGE
How do I convert to Christianity?
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Shirley H. He loved us first. He died for the sins of the world and is not a respecter of persons. Still from the foundations of the world he knew us. Yes He...
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GodsChild Forever
, Evangelist, Christian Blogger and Writer
Are Sadhu Selvaraj and Vincent Selvakumar true or false prophets?
Obviously they are false prophets. Sadly, many many people are deceived by them..They will speak as if they are in close contact with God, in a special...
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by Donna Williams
How do we "share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ"? (2 Thessalonians 2:14)
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In the epistle of Paul written to the believers in Rome, specifically the eighth chapter reveals the future glory that shall be revealed in us through Christ...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does the Bible say about the death penalty / capital punishment?
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As far as salvation one little lie would send us to hell for ever. But, Christ died for our sins so we would not have to go to hell to pay for them. He has...
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Donna Williams
How can I receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit? .
First, I would like to state that there is water baptism and then there is the baptism of the Holy Ghost (Acts 1:5,8; Matthew 3:11). The baptism of the Holy...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How do we "share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ"? (2 Thessalonians 2:14)
In my opinion, by speaking of "sharing" Christ's glory, Paul is making a comment similar to the sentiment that John expressed in 1 John 3:2, when he said...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How do we "share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ"? (2 Thessalonians 2:14)
13 But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits[b] to be saved through the sanctify...
2 Thessalonians 2:13 - 17
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What does the Bible say about animal rights?
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I believe that God loves all of His creatures. Man and animal and plant life. Just see the variety of all life! To create with such imagination is beyond...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What does the Bible say about the death penalty / capital punishment?
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You see James, that's the issue. You say some sins are deserving of death, but actually ALL sins are deserving of death. The bible points out that God said...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Are we to love the sinner but hate the sin?
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You are right Richard that one little lie would send us to hell forever. But after we are saved and received the free gift of eternal life, there are degrees...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Is the KKK a Christian organization?
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When I was around 14 my family moved to a new city. White flight had occurred in the neighborhood we moved into, so we didn't figure that a local church was...
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Donna Williams
What is commanded of believers?
As believers we have been commanded to love. If we love God we will keep/obey His commandments and we will love our neighbor as we love ourselves. Love is...
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Curtis Elliott
, I am a husband, father, happily married 40 years.
Why is the Virgin Birth so important?
The beautiful thing about the virgin birth is that the incarnation so completely and logically ties salvation together. The nature of Christ's birth would...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Where did the demons go after they went into the pigs and caused them to jump to their death?
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This is a thoughtful exegesis. I also agree that due to the cultural differences of then and now we often miss the point of the stories. Demons don't die, so...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does the Bible say about the death penalty / capital punishment?
We seem to carry everything too far one way or the other. We either want to punish every one for the slightest infractions of the law with no compassion at...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does the Bible say about the death penalty / capital punishment?
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In first Corinthians 5:5 There was a born again believer that was sleeping with his father's wife. Paul said he had to be kicked out of the church and turned...
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by Lance Desmond
How is the Holy Spirit different than our Conscience?
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Hi Seth, you mentioned "the Spirit has one role that He aims to fulfill in our lives. That role is to point us towards Christ. This is what the Holy Spirit...
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Donna Williams
Why did the old prophet lie to the man of God causing his death?
I believe that as children of God our obedience and adherence to the Word of God will always be tested. In the beginning God gave the commandment to Adam and...
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by Richard Burroughs
Are we to love the sinner but hate the sin?
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I disagree on one point...that "we are all sinners to a DEGREE." Sin is doing anything wrong. In God's eyes there is no difference between one sin and...
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by Carolyn Leonard
When did Jesus create the angels? Before heaven and earth or after?
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My opinion is that since satan, who was a fallen angel, was in the garden to lie to Eve they were probably already in existence before earth and man.
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Aurel Gheorghe
What is commanded of believers?
You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about discernment?
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Mike, I believe you were referring to 1 Corinthians 3:6 6I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. 7So then neither the one who plants...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What does it mean to treat the Lord's table in an 'unworthy manner'?
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I agree with you Jeanetta. The communion celebration, sacrifice, is all about Jesus! It is about what He did. It is not about poor me...to think that, is to...
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How can rebellion make people stumble? (Hosea 14:9)
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Ezekiel Kimosop
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What is the meaning of Jacob wrestling with God?
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What does the Bible say about trust?
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Does the Bible call Christians to defend the faith / argue for the faith?
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by Andy Mangus
, I am a Christian since October 1979 & devoted truth seeker.
What are some keys to marital happiness for Christians?
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Thank you my Brother!!! Your love and concern for me and my 17 year old son is appreciated by me in a degree that I have no measurement for. God tells us in...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why wait for the Amorites’ sin to increase? (Genesis 15:16)
I tend to hold to Tim’s 2nd reason that God’s compassion made Him slow to act in judgment. God was patient with the Amorite nation in Canaan and delayed...
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by Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
What is the theory of the 'rapture' of the church?
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As for Walvoord, I would highly recommend going through his support verses with a fine-tooth comb, I did this when I started out researching eschatology,...
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by Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
What is the theory of the 'rapture' of the church?
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Rev 3:10 says we will be kept (guarded/preserved/protected) during the time of trouble, not removed from it. This verse is often misread due to some English...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is 'perseverance of the saints' and is it biblical?
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I know you are saved Andy by what you believe. You believe John 6:47 and some of these people do not. Which ones of us are going to heaven? The ones of us...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is 'perseverance of the saints' and is it biblical?
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John 6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on me, HATH EVERLASTING LIFE. Acts 16:31 Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is 'perseverance of the saints' and is it biblical?
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If we could do one thing that would save us, then Jesus died in vain. Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, does nothing, but believeth on Him who...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is the gospel of inclusion?
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Repentance is a change of mind. We change our mind from trusting in what we do to save us, to trusting In Jesus finished work on the cross as the only way of...
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by Lena Wms
, Student @Christ Gospel Church, S.S.Teacher, Observer
Why did Joseph shave before standing before Pharaoh when it was Jewish practice to keep a beard?
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Dearest Brother Peters, greetings in Jesus' Name and in His Name, Shalom! I have studied with some very special friends in the Messianic movement. They were...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What does the Bible say about abortion?
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This reminds me of an answer provided to a question that accused God of not being as loving and kind as is supposed because of His telling Istarl to...
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