How do God's sovereignty and mankind's free will relate in regards to salvation?
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Excellent point about our free will being lost because of the disobedience of Adam and Eve.
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by Donna Williams
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by Rick Torres
When should a spouse intervene in an inappropriate opposite sex friendship?
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Thank you Lena for your thorough response. Much appreciated! I should have specified what I classified as being inappropriate. My issue with this friend is...
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Scott Broberg
, Fig Tree Ministries
How should we understand the letter to Laodicea in Revelation?
One way of understanding the lukewarm - not hot or cold - message of Laodicea is to understand the geographical context of the letter. John, when writing...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Should ministers talk about politics or endorse a specific political party or view from the pulpit?
In my opinion, the primary task and focus of the preaching ministry is (or should be) spreading the gospel message, and bringing people to faith in Christ,...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Does God ever hide from us? (Hosea 5:6)
God cannot accommodate the abiding existence of sin or evil in His presence. I am reminded of the expulsion of Satan from heaven (Luke 10:18), as well as of...
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Ralph Dcosta
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Donna Williams
Why did so few come to support Jesus during His trial with Pilate when so many came to faith during His earthly ministry?
I believe that this was a fulfillment of the prophetic word spoken in Zechariah 13:7: "Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my...
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by Donna Williams
Why was there so little concern for the 99 sheep left "in the open country"? (Luke 15:3–7)
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Knowing the Good Shepherd as I do, He is concerned about all of His sheep, and I am certain that He made provision for the protection of the ninety nine. I...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
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?
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Emo, I am resubmitting my earlier comment to you. "I like your order and your application. But what did you mean by your statement, "(Luke 8, 44 Mark...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Does God ever hide from us? (Hosea 5:6)
5 Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; the Israelites, even Ephraim, stumble in their sin; Judah also stumbles with them. 6 When they go wit...
Hosea 5:6
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by Gary Wainwright
, Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer
Does Galatians 3:27 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
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Kevin, you say “We today do not have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit” which is contrary to what the New Testament teaches. A born again Christian is a one...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Where is the "Glorious Land" mentioned in Daniel chapter 11?
Daniel 8:9 "And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is the significance of the Sea of Galilee in the Bible?
I have been on The Sea of G which isn't really a sea. It is a freshwater lake no deeper than between 80 to 160 feet. But it's beautiful! The huge variety and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What was the significance of the rebellion of Korah?
Having just been chastened to wander the wilderness for 40 years after their faithless refusal to attack and conquer the promised land (Numbers 14), the...
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by Pearce Elliott
Is it possible that more of the angels could sin?
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So what becomes of God's sovereignty? This puts man in charge with God simply responding to man. If when we are unsaved, we are "dead in trespasses and sins"...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the "doctrine" in I Tim 4:16 that we should watch closely?
I would say that Paul was referring to the doctrine (or teaching) with regard to both the content of the Old Testament that Timothy would have received...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why was there so little concern for the 99 sheep left "in the open country"? (Luke 15:3–7)
I have never been a shepherd, but I would say that the priorities of the shepherd in the parable would have been based on the relative safety to each sheep...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why was there so little concern for the 99 sheep left "in the open country"? (Luke 15:3–7)
3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country an...
Luke 15:3 - 7
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by John Ho
, retiree
Who are "the rest of the dead" mentioned in Revelation 20:5?
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You couldn't be clearer in you answer. Thank you.
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by Karol Wiser
Is it wrong for a husband to deny his wife sex?
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What if a husband refuses to have a counseling session?
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by Emo Tenorio
, Shomer
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?
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Jack: Not sure of your comment, but what I was trying to do with the word limits involved was establish the unknown woman's (Luke 8:43) twelve year timeline...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What is the importance of Christian baptism?
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Also Mr Tucker, Jesus could have said to the thief upon hearing the thief's request to be "remembered" by Jesus when Jesus ascended to His kingdom, 'your...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What is the importance of Christian baptism?
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Mr Tucker, You just gave the best testimony that baptism is just a ritual. If the thief was baptized BEFORE he confessed his sin on the cross, then it was...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Does visiting the "holy land" increase a person's chances of going to heaven?
No, I believe the Bible teaches that you can only go to Heaven if you trust Jesus as your only Savior. You have to be saved by grace through faith based on...
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Emo Tenorio
, Shomer
Should I support someone in the political arena that is doing something that God calls an abomination?
In my humble opinion that would depend on your personal relationship, if any to the afore mentioned god. And whether there is any meaning to that...
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by James Nmehielle
What should be done if a husband and wife disagree on tithing / how much to give?
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I am interested in this study. I start by asking, "did Jesus Christ collect tithe to fund his ministry?" No biblical record that he collected. But he had a...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is the "doctrine" in I Tim 4:16 that we should watch closely?
16Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. New International Version
1 Timothy 4:16
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What was the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah?
Ezekiel 16:49 says " Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister, Sodom,...neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy" (KJV). Sodom’s great...
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Matthew Beerman
How do God's sovereignty and mankind's free will relate in regards to salvation?
When we consider man's free will and God's sovereignty, we must first remember that man's free will died in the garden of Eden. Adam and Eve, before they...
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How can I recognize the guidance of the Holy Spirit?
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Pearce Elliott
How important is it that we understand all doctrines correctly?
I am certain no one will understand "all" doctrines correctly. However, there are doctrines that are essential and there are doctrines that are unessential....
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Should I support someone in the political arena that is doing something that God calls an abomination?
Ideally, public figures (even more than private citizens) would serve as models of commendable or moral individual behavior, especially with respect to...
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Anonymous
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Godson Hayibor
Do“sins of the father really affect their children? Numbers 14:18
I believe it used to be the case that the consequences of the fathers' sins were visited on the children. But in the New Covenant, according to Jeremiah...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why can't I stop sinning?
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Daniel, Mr Houdmann did more than "made some good points." He explained the way it works out in the life of a man. The harder one tries to "stop cussin"...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why would a sluggard make such sensational claims? (Proverbs 22:13)
I like Brother Maas's cross-reference at the end of his answer. (A later verse in Proverbs (Proverbs 26:15) employs the same type of hyperbole by describing...
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What does the Bible say about Christian liberty?
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Aurel Gheorghe
Is it sinful to prefer Bible apps on smart phones rather than the physical hard copy Bible?
Bible describe sin as breaking of the Ten Commandments: “Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.” (1 John 3:4). I’m not aware of any...
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Tim Maas
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What is the significance of Elisha retrieving the iron axhead from the waters?
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Aurel Gheorghe
How is the healing of the hemorrhaging woman a parable of salvation?
The healing of a woman with a flow of blood is found in three of the gospels (Matt 9:20-22; Mark 5:25-34; Luke 8:43-48), a miracle sandwiched between two...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does it mean that God regardeth not persons in Deuteronomy 10:17?
I would say that (as indicated by Peter in Acts 10:34 and also Paul in Romans 2:11) it means that God is not influenced by any of the external or surface...
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by Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Do“sins of the father really affect their children? Numbers 14:18
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In my opinion, God is speaking in Jeremiah 2:9 from the standpoint of His omniscience of future events, and of what He will do in response to those events,...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How important is it that we understand all doctrines correctly?
Because the Bible deals with the most important subject imaginable (the attainment of eternal life), it is essential both that its teachings be correctly...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is it sinful to prefer Bible apps on smart phones rather than the physical hard copy Bible?
The gospel message was initially spread by word of mouth. It was a number of years after Christ's ascension before Mark (the earliest gospel writer)...
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by Charles Crabtree
What can we learn from the story of Elisha and Naaman?
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Naaman took two mules of dirt with him. He released the power of the God of Israel but associated God with the place instead of the belief in the one true...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did Jesus send out the disciples 2 by 2 without any clothing or food?
I would say that it was for five reasons. First, it was to help the disciples reach the degree of faith that Jesus wanted them to have in the ability of God...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Does the teaching on tithing in Malachi 3:9-10 apply to us today?
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Malachi 3:9,10 will always apply. The focus of the teaching is on TRUSTING God. Tithing is about supporting God's system. Everything we receive we receive...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How was Judah's nakedness exposed? (Lamentations1:8)
Judah stands for Jerusalem which was located there. Jerusalem became unclean (Lamentations 1:8) and just like a prostitute was shamefully exposed...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why are there so many tragedies among celebrities?
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There are more tragedies in rural America, where the opioid epidemic is wreaking havoc, in a week than there among celebrities in a year. The "inner city"...
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by Len Thies
, Bible researcher and author
Does Satan have to get God's permission before he can attack us?
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Job 1 describes God inviting Satan to the God's man, Job. Job is living in sin, therefore, he is out of fellowship with God. The is the key to Satan having...