How do I start and stay consistent with daily devotions?
I don't know the particular situation of the questioner, but I would speculate (just on the basis of my own personal experience) that there are secular...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Could this Covid-19 coronavirus crisis be caused by God's judgment upon man's sin?
As recorded in the Bible, God was -- and would certainly still be (as indicated in end-times prophecies such as Luke 21:11 and Revelation 6:7-8) -- capable...
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Gregory Boldon
, Christian Military Veteran Warrior for God
How do I start and stay consistent with daily devotions?
I start with daily devotions and am consistent for awhile but eventually have "something to do" and tell myself "I'll do the devotion later" but don't.
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Charles Crabtree
Is there an angel for every nation?
The dead sea scrolls and the Greek text are different than the masoretic text.
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Thomas Riccardi
, Warrior Spirit
Why doesn't God stop this pandemic if He can?
We live in a world that is controlled by Satan and his army. He is also the prince of the air. Prophecy is being fulfilled which is hard but exciting at the...
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Jay Saunders
What does it mean "to cast your care upon The Lord?"
Casting your cares on the Lord: My best example in doing this was learnt when I was just a babe in Christ. I had a son about 5 who was born paralyzed from...
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How can I overcome an addiction to internet porn? Can addiction to pornography be defeated?
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How do I motivate myself to pray when I don't feel like it?
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by Reid Tix
Does Job 7:9 contradict the Bible’s teaching about resurrection? I.e. had Job given up hope? (7:8–10)
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No, Job had not given up. He trusted in God to take care of him and his family and he knew that it was a test.
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by Kevin Honeycutt
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Does Acts 22:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
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Gary, Jesus answered this Himself, John 3:5 KJV "Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot...
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by Rayann Rougier sobers
What are the names of the 12 kinds of fruits on the tree of life?
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I totally understand you. And you make alot of sense. I dont really understand the bible in the way that they speak, but the way you clear it made me happy...
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What does it mean that love is kind?
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What is the Hail Mary that Catholics say so often?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What should we learn from the tribe of Naphtali?
The short answer is that the tribe of Naphtali was made up of descendants of Jacob's 6th son. They settled in N. Israel, along the Sea of Galilee's west...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is the "shout", the "voice of the archangel", and the "trumpet of God" in I Thess 4:16?
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Listen For The Trumpet Lyrics By Ron Hamilton Shadows are falling, Time marches on; Prophets are echoing: Soon Christ will come, Looking into the heart of...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does it mean "to cast your care upon The Lord?"
Proverbs 12:25 says, "Anxiety weighs down the heart." That's a problem. How do we deal with it? First see the big pictures: He Careth for You 1 Pet. 5:7 As a...
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by Gary Wainwright
, Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer
Does Acts 22:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
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Kevin, the verses you have quoted (Acts 16:32-33, Acts 8:35-38, Acts 8:12-13) provide a historical account of people believing and then afterwards being...
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Akinrelere Sunday
Why should I (a Muslim) consider becoming a Christian?
Why you, a Muslim, should consider becoming a Christian: Islam is a religion and religion has done more harm than good in our society. Christianity is NOT a...
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Why should I (a Mormon) consider becoming a Christian?
Why you, a Mormon, should consider becoming a Christian: Mormon is a religion and religion has done more harm than good in our society. Christianity is NOT a...
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Akinrelere Sunday
Why should I (a Hindu) consider becoming a Christian?
Why an Hindi should consider becoming a Christian: Hinduism is a religion and religion has done more harm than good in our society. Christianity is NOT a...
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Why should I (a Buddhist) consider becoming a Christian?
Why you, a Buddhist, should consider becoming a Christian: Buddhism is a religion and religion has done more harm than good in our society. Christianity is...
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Rich Hazeltine
What does it mean that women are the 'weaker vessel'?
Please consider that the bible reflects cultural dynamics of the society in which it was written. Women were "weaker" structurally. Slaves were subservient...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does the Bible say about hair length? Do men have to have short hair, and do women have to have long hair?
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The Nazarites were not to cut their hair. Sampson's strength was in His hair. Whether men wear their hair to long or women wear their hair to short has...
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by Billy P Eldred
How can my husband think he is forgiven and will enter the kingdom of God when he has been unfaithful and a porn addict off and on for 20 years?
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Monya, I like the compassion of your answer and we should not judge anyone; however we are called to witness to others. Matthew 18: 15-17 is a good example...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Which church is the true church?
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The true believers have accepted Jesus free gift of eternal life. That he paid our sin debt in full and we can no longer be condemned. John 3:18 First...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Which church is the true church?
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The true believers are those that have accepted His free gift of eternal life. Romans. 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the GIFT of God is eternal...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is Paul saying when he says, "More are the children of the desolate woman than she who has a husband"?
In my opinion, Paul is speaking (in the larger passage from which the verse cited in the question comes) of the freedom of Christians from having to...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Does this proverb mean that instant gratification is good for us? (Proverbs 13:12)
As I see it, Solomon's main purpose in this proverb is not to comment on the issue or merits of immediate gratification itself, where actions are totally...
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by Kevin Honeycutt
, Servant of Jesus Christ
Does Acts 22:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
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Yes, there is salvation in no other name than Jesus. You stopped short on what Paul told the jailer in Acts 16. If verses 30 and 31 was all that was needed...
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by Gary Wainwright
, Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer
Does Acts 22:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
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Kevin, Acts 2:40 can also be translated into the English language as "And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “Be...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Does it violate religious liberty to close churches over coronavirus?
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The churches closed their own doors. No government entity ordered churches to not meet. Common sense closed them. And if a church was ordered to close it...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Does this proverb mean that instant gratification is good for us? (Proverbs 13:12)
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. (NIV)
Proverbs 13:12
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by Gregory Boldon
, Christian Military Veteran Warrior for God
Who were Priscilla and Aquila?
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Michael, I am also amazed at your answers to these meaningful questions. I have spent most of my life as a Christian in name only, just another name on a...
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by John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
What is the Order of DeMolay?
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"The Order of DeMolay does not help young Christian men in their walk with Jesus." Absolutely true. It encourages its members to walk humbly with their God,...
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by Gregory Boldon
, Christian Military Veteran Warrior for God
Why did God strike Uzzah dead for touching the Ark of the Covenant?
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Thank you! This has been Scripture that I have not understood. Michael and Terry, you have explained it in an easily understood manner and I (and others I am...
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Why are there so many problems in my life?
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Why are there so many tragedies among celebrities?
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Jack Gutknecht
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What is the significance of the woman touching the hem of Jesus' garment when Jesus felt the power run out of him to heal her?
Good question, Scott Many! The “hem” refers to the special tassels that the Jews wore on their garments to remind them they were God’s people (Num. 15:37-41;...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Why did God strike Uzzah dead for touching the Ark of the Covenant?
As S. Michael Houdmann has already said, God had given particular instructions through Moses how the tabernacle was to be erected, dismantled, and moved...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Should a Christian work where alcohol and tobacco are sold?
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I see what you mean, and I'd just like to add that my sister's boyfriend once held the job of driving a liquor truck to help put his way through school. I...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Do I need to get baptized as an adult if I was baptized as a child?
I have attended churches that practiced the baptism of infants or children, as well as ones that did not. In the churches where infants were baptized,...
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Aurel Gheorghe
How are people sealed? (Ephesians 1:13)
The Bible speaks of two seals of God - the first one is found in Ephesians and the second in Revelation 7:2, 3; 9:4; 14:9. Although related, they represent...
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Why did God judge Edom so harshly in the book of Obadiah?
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Is freedom of religion a biblical concept?
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by Billy P Eldred
Does Acts 22:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
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Jean, though I agree with most of what you said I would point out Jesus also said “Go and sin no more”. Is that also necessary for salvation? I believe we...