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Question by 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

December 31 2019 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment 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...

December 31 2019

Comment 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...

December 31 2019

Comment 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...

December 31 2019

Comment 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...

December 30 2019

Answer by 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...

December 30 2019 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by 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...

December 30 2019 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment 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...

December 30 2019

Answer by 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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Comment 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...

December 30 2019

Comment 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...

December 30 2019

Answer by 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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Comment 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...

December 30 2019

Comment 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.

December 30 2019

Answer by 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...

December 30 2019 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment 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...

December 30 2019

Comment 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...

December 30 2019

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How can rebellion make people stumble? (Hosea 14:9)

December 30 2019

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What is the meaning of Jacob wrestling with God?

December 30 2019

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What does the Bible say about trust?

December 29 2019

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Does the Bible call Christians to defend the faith / argue for the faith?

December 29 2019

Comment 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...

December 29 2019

Answer by 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...

December 29 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment 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,...

December 29 2019

Comment 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...

December 29 2019

Comment 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...

December 29 2019

Comment 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...

December 29 2019

Comment 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...

December 29 2019

Comment 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...

December 29 2019

Comment 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...

December 29 2019

Comment 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...

December 29 2019

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What is kindness (fruit of the Holy Spirit)?

December 29 2019

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What does the Bible say about discernment?

December 29 2019

Answer by Jay Saunders

What does the Bible say about racism, prejudice, and discrimination?

Obviously the Lord was a man of color so unless your blind yourself to the facts that the generational linkage to Mary had many influxes of races through...

December 29 2019 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

What is 'perseverance of the saints' and is it biblical?

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AMEN Rick! It is all Grace. We receive Faith by hearing the Word. God's Grace gave us The Word. Believing we receive salvation.

December 29 2019

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

Why are Christians pro-life when it comes to abortion while at the same time in favor of the death penalty and supportive of war?

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Jennifer, Do you know how when polls say what you want them to say you recite the poll results, and when they say what you don't want them to say you say the...

December 29 2019

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

Why are Christians pro-life when it comes to abortion while at the same time in favor of the death penalty and supportive of war?

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Planned Parenthood itself considers Margaret Sanger their founder. "Our founder, Margaret Sanger, was a woman of heroic accomplishments, and like all heroes,...

December 29 2019

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December 29 2019

Comment by John Matthews , Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker

Why are Christians pro-life when it comes to abortion while at the same time in favor of the death penalty and supportive of war?

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Jennifer, Margaret Sanger did not start Planned Parenthood. To say so is incorrect. She started the American Birth Control League which evolved into Planned...

December 29 2019

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

What unfulfilled prophecies did Jesus make about the end times, the future resurrection, future rewards, and the Great White Throne judgment?

Luke 17:26-30 Luke 23:28-31; John 5 Matthew 19; Mark 10; Luke 18 Matthew 7; Matt. 12; Luke 11; Luke 12

Matthew 24:1 - 42

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December 28 2019

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

Why wait for the Amorites’ sin to increase? (Genesis 15:16)

The Amorites (as descendants of Noah's son Ham (Genesis 10:6-15) had been subject to God's curse ever since the time after the Flood, when Noah had cursed...

December 28 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why wait for the Amorites’ sin to increase? (Genesis 15:16)

12 As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. 13 Then the Lord said to him, “Know for certain tha...

Genesis 15:12 - 16

December 28 2019 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does the Bible say about abortion?

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So Bob, Are you preaching that getting pregnant and then, for whatever reason, abruptly ending the life of the baby being formed in the mother's womb, is a...

December 28 2019

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

What are Biblical grounds for divorce?

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I believe in "0" grounds for divorce. My wife and I have been married for 34 happy years, too!

December 28 2019

Comment by Vijaya Lekamge , A retired, part qualified Accountant

What is the difference between humility and self-judgment?

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I wonder whether the following verse has any connection with the above subject: 1 Corinthians 11:31 King James Version (KJV) 31 For if we would judge...

December 28 2019

Comment by James Visentine

How was the woman who wiped Jesus' feet with her hair and tears forgiven without asking for it?

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Each of us has different reasons in asking for forgiveness. Some people ask for forgiveness of their sins because they fear going to purgatory. Other people...

December 28 2019

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

Why are all Christians hypocrites? Are all Christians hypocrites?

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And don't forget, "If you've ever NOT done something you tell others TO DO, then you're a hypocrite," then you're a hypocrite as well.

December 28 2019