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Comment by Jacqueline Ervin-Yeomans

Can a baptized Christian support homosexuality?

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Brian your explanation is very good. Thank you. GOD is love but Revelation is clear about sitting on the fence! Bless you and bless all here as GOD takes us...

January 08 2020

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

Why do pastors accept money during their sermons?

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For many local church groups. the offering goes towards many things: - Benevolent charity in the church and community - Building maintenance and mortgage...

January 08 2020

Comment by Stephen Sampson

Why do pastors accept money during their sermons?

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I want to ask, the offering dropped during or when a pastor is preaching the word of God, what happens to the money? Is the money for the church for the work...

January 08 2020

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

How will this current physical world end?

Great question, Reverend C.H. Cooper! I think it was in a high school speech class in Scottsdale, Arizona, where I first encountered this question. The way...

January 08 2020 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What does it mean in Proverbs 18:16 that your gift will make room for you?

Is this a bribe? (Proverbs 18:16; 19:6) No, and bribery is wrong, but the gift mentioned here is not a bribe. It's just not smart to seek an audience with...

January 08 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Ezekiel Kimosop

What does it mean that man cannot come to Christ unless the Father draws Him?

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I agree with Jennifer's comment. The Calvinism idea that God only draws a specific number of people whose election was predetermined from the foundations of...

January 08 2020

Answer by John Moyo , Christian youth teacher

How does one humble himself/herself?

Humility is always putting others before self. The perfect example of humility comes from Jesus who, though He was God chose to become human for humanity's...

January 08 2020 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What and where is "the abyss"? (Revelation 9:2)

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Aurel, I see your point when you wrote, "Isaiah 24:22 speaks of Satan and his angels during the 1,000 years as “gathered in the pit” and “shut up in the...

January 08 2020

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Why will God "answer" before someone calls? (Isaiah 65:24)

January 08 2020

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

If God is omnipresent, does that mean God is in hell?

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So if hell doesn't exist, what's the name of the place you spoke of that will be a "place of eternal torment" for the people whose names aren't in the book...

January 08 2020

Answer by Donna Williams

How does one humble himself/herself?

In the epistle written to the saints in Philippi, apostle Paul says in 2:5, "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus." This is the work of the...

January 08 2020 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Donna Murray

What are the seven dispensations?

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I don’t think it’s so much as being dogmatic, it’s more of a way for us as Gods' children to understand the different “seasons” that the world goes...

January 08 2020

Comment by Donna Murray

What are the seven dispensations?

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The ancient church fathers taught about the pre tribulation rapture. I believe they also taught about dispensationalism. They were before John Darby. These...

January 08 2020

Answer by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

How did Noah and his family take care of all the animals on the ark?

There didn't need to be two dogs, two wolves, two dingoes, two coyotes, or two jackals, because all of them are of the same "kind of animal", in other words...

January 08 2020 2 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

How does one humble himself/herself?

The more that you can move your thoughts and actions away from an inward focus on yourself, and on your own wants, needs, and accomplishments -- or away from...

January 07 2020 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What is the Order of DeMolay?

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I was in DeMolay as a young man and now I see how wrong it is.

January 07 2020

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How can it be said that we have everlasting life when we still die?

January 07 2020

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

What and where is "the abyss"? (Revelation 9:2)

The word for “bottomless pit” in Greek “abussos,” is translated in English as "abyss." That same word is used in Genesis 1:2 in the Greek version of the Old...

January 07 2020 1 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Is paradise a different place than heaven?

Paradise is probably a Persian word (Pardes), properly meaning a "pleasure-ground" or "park" or "king's garden." It came in course of time to be used as a...

January 07 2020 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by David Lloyd

What are the names of the 12 kinds of fruits on the tree of life?

I understand this passage to be saying the tree provides a new batch of fruit each month, so that it is always in blossom and always yielding fruit. The...

January 07 2020 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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In scripture, what does "The Lord's Day" mean?

January 07 2020

Question by Donna Claybrooks

How does one humble himself/herself?

1 Peter 5:6

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Comment by Gary Wainwright , Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer

Can a Christian lose salvation?

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"In all such cases where the wife was concerned as the moving party she could only demand that her husband should divorce her. The divorce was always from...

January 07 2020

Comment by Gary Wainwright , Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer

What are we saved from?

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Agreed Jack – all have sinned (Romans 3:23) and because God is holy and righteous, there will be a Day of Judgement when every sinner will be judged because...

January 07 2020

Answer by Derrol PORTER , Emancipated by the Liberating King

What are we saved from?

There is a three point message about this question that has been used by me and several others to illustrate exactly what the name Jesus means. [1] Humans...

January 07 2020 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Kilian Kean , Telecommunications Engineer (Retired)

Can a Christian lose salvation?

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Please note I was referring only to "the LAW" of the Old Testament. I'm not concerned about what the world offers, only what the perfect Law allows. Psalm...

January 07 2020

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Is Isaiah 53 'The Suffering Servant' a prophecy about Jesus?

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In the crucifixion story, Andrew, even Jesus’ enemies seemed to respect Him, saying as Pilate did, “I find no fault in Him at all” (John 18:38). The Roman...

January 06 2020

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

What are we saved from?

“And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins” (Matt 1:21). This text makes it clear why...

January 06 2020 2 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What were the 400 years of silence?

January 06 2020

Question by Allen Anderson , "donnelly star" reporter

How did Noah and his family take care of all the animals on the ark?

For example, how did they make sure the animals were fed, watered, bedded etc. and their waste products disposed of?

Genesis 6:1 - 22

1 Vote January 06 2020 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Do Christians have to obey the laws of the land?

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When God explained to the people that He was behind them being captured and put in bondage to Babylon He wasn't warning them against "not serving"...

January 06 2020

Comment by Charles Crabtree

What should we learn from the tribe of Benjamin?

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One thing that you left out. When God told Solomon he was taking the kingdom from him God said that he was going to give one tribe to Solomon. Although it...

January 06 2020

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Do Christians have to obey the laws of the land?

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Then I guess that means don't obey any of them, because none are GOOD that I know of. I've only lived in the United States, so I can only speak intelligently...

January 06 2020

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Do Christians have to obey the laws of the land?

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There is no law against slavery in the bible. There is no law against a 30 year old man marrying a 14 year old girl in the bible. Slavery was once legal in...

January 06 2020

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Do Christians have to obey the laws of the land?

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I disagree with you. We are both believers in Jesus for salvation. We don't believe the same thing about the laws of the land. One of us is not right. If...

January 06 2020

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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This is the first time I've ever heard that "Jesus dying for us gave us a second chance to keep the law." If we fail, like I do before my feet hit the floor...

January 06 2020

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

Can a Christian lose salvation?

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Historically, it isn't true there was no way for an Israelite woman to divorce her husband. She just wouldn't recieve any of the guaranteed money that she...

January 06 2020

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How can we know what parts of the Bible apply to us today?

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One of the Chapters of the bible that people either knowingly or unknowingly, take out of context is the book of James. They quote James "faith without works...

January 05 2020

Answer by Donna Williams

What should we learn from the life of Joseph?

I believe the story of Joseph was and is a foreshadow of the life of Christ. Many of the Jews rejected their Messiah during Jesus' earthly ministry as they...

January 05 2020 3 Comments 7 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What are we saved from?

Jesus Christ saved us from the condemnation of law Gal 3:13 See also Ac 13:38-39 Jesus Christ saved us from God’s wrath 1Th 1:10; 5:9 Jesus Christ saved us...

January 05 2020 1 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What is the basis of our salvation, the salvation of believers?

The salvation of believers is grounded solely and completely in their faith in the redemption from sin that Jesus achieved through His sinless life,...

January 05 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What are we saved from?

People should honestly answer the question of whether they are looking forward to their own temporal deaths. It seems to me that the natural "human" response...

January 05 2020 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What is the purpose of marriage?

January 05 2020

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What and where is "the abyss"? (Revelation 9:2)

Literally "the bottomless pit" is "the shaft /pit/well of the abyss" in the Greek. Another commentator says the bottomless pit in the Greek should be...

January 05 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is the Hebrew Roots movement?

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Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, (First Corinthians 15:1-4) for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth, to...

January 05 2020

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Where were the fish during the flood?

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Tim, I tend to agree with you. Some people ask this related question; "How did freshwater fish survive in the saltwater oceans?" There are 2 possibilities....

January 05 2020

Question by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What are we saved from?

Sometimes when I am witnessing, the unbeliever will ask me, "What are we saved from?" What's the best answer for him?

John 3:16

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Where were the fish during the flood?

I would say that there were no fish on the Ark, both because they could have survived under the conditions of the Flood, and also as indicated by multiple...

January 05 2020 1 Comments Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What and where is "the abyss"? (Revelation 9:2)

The English word "abyss" directly derives from the Greek word used in this verse. It is the same word that the demons possessing the Gerasene demoniac used...

January 05 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up