What did Jesus mean when He said 'I am the Light of the World'?
From bible.org I learned that Christ, the eternal Word (logos, Jn 1:1), who said "Let there be light" (Gen 1:3), is Himself the "effulgence of (God's) glory"...
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What is Wicca? Is Wicca witchcraft?
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What did Jesus mean when He said 'I am the Light of the World'?
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From bible.org I learned that Christ, the eternal Word (logos, Jn 1:1), who said "Let there be light" (Gen 1:3), is Himself the "effulgence of (God's) glory"...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What did Jesus mean when He said 'I am the Light of the World'?
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From bible.org I learned that Christ, the eternal Word (logos, Jn 1:1), who said "Let there be light" (Gen 1:3), is Himself the "effulgence of (God's) glory"...
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Helmut Fischl
, Retired
What was the range or precisely the ages of Daniel and his three Hebrew friends?
The Bible does not specify the ages of the 4 Hebrew boys, but judging by the amount of knowledge they already had (Dan 1:4) they were probably between 18 and...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What should we learn from the life of Job?
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The question is not why do bad things happen to good people. It is why good things happen to bad people. The truth is there are no good people. Romans 3:23...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why did God bless Rahab when she told a lie? (Joshua 2:4–5)
"Why did God bless Rahab when she told a lie? (Joshua 2:4-5) God hates lies (Exodus 20:16; 23:1; Titus 1:2), and He did not compliment Rahab for her lie. God...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What did Jesus mean when he said, "You are already clean because of the words which I have spoken to you."?
I interpret Jesus to be saying that God the Father, by the teaching contained in the words that Jesus had spoken to the apostles throughout His ministry, had...
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by Muparidzi Max
Why was Paul forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach in Asia?
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It looks to me that John the evangelist was entrusted with Asia. As we see in Revelation 1:4 John writes to the seven churches in Asia which he had...
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Gregory Jones
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Patty Graham
Is Paul saying there is no hope of salvation for some people?
Jesus said those who believe not are condemned already. There's no hope for those who resist the teaching of truth by the power of the Holy Spirit, for this...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did God want to take the sabbath away from Israel?
In my opinion, God expressed the intent indicated in Hosea 2:11 because Israel had perverted the occasions mentioned in the verse by either regarding them...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
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Why did God bless Rahab when she told a lie? (Joshua 2:4–5)
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by Oswald J. Varas
, Retired human, LORD's servant with an AK-47 and a big smile.
What does the Holy Bible say about the dictatorships?
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Obviously, this was a social experiment. I want to measure the impact of this sentence in this nicely web. I want to know if this question was to provoke a...
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by Aija Brauvere
Why does it seem sometimes that God is blessing the wicked, vs. His people?
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Well said, Cristina! God bless you!
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
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by Frederick Thomas
, Rom 3:4 ...let God be true...
What does the Holy Bible say about the dictatorships?
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Greetings Oswald Please can you explain how you can to ask this question. Was it from studying and teaching the topic you mention? Kind regards, Frederick
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James Fehr
, I'm a farmer
What Bible translation is closest to the original written scriptures?
I grew up being told that the KJV was the only bible to use. I listened to a Focus on the Family program by James Dobson on the top ten bible versions out...
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Why does it seem sometimes that God is blessing the wicked, vs. His people?
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Aija Brauvere
Does the Bible say that sometimes it takes a tragedy for a man to turn from his wicked ways? If so, where is this verse?
Wicked ways means to walk on our own, apart from God. 1) When true believers willfully turn away from loving Father and thereby begin to walk by himself than...
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Charles Crabtree
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Jay Saunders
What does it mean that Jesus "led captivity captive and gave gifts to men"?
The gifts part of this scripture is easily answered because God has given us apostles, (prophets), evangelists, pastors and teachers for the perfecting of...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Why do I face the consequences of Adam's sin when I did not eat the fruit?
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Hanging in with you Bob. Just watching for the chariot to come so I can hop on and sing praises with you and all the other believers!
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Why does God hate sin?
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Sin is a lack of respect for all that God is and has done for each of us.
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Why does God hate sin?
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I agree, God hates sin. He loves His creatures. When we sin, He knows that we are separated from Him. Our relationship is fractured and His heard grieves. He...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What kind of records does God keep? (Psalms 56:8)
"You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book."-- (Psalm 56:8 NLT) The psalmist...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is the Judgment Seat of Christ / Bema Seat of Christ?
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John 3:18 Believers are not condemned, unbelievers are condemned already, because they have not believed on the name of the Son of God. The judgment seat of...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does it mean to 'fall from grace'?
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I have never seen a doctrine of the perseverance of the saints. We are saved and given eternal life, when we believe the gospel. Not because we persevere....
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does it mean to 'fall from grace'?
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Devils can not be saved. Only people. By faith alone without works. Free gift. Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace ye are saved, through faith, and that not of...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What's the Bible say about exercise?
1 Corinthians 9:27
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
If God hates divorce (Malachi 2:16), why in Ezra 10:10–44 did God command Israelite men to put away their unbelieving wives?
I just want to add a comparison here between the foreign women in question and Haman in the book of Esther. As his name indicates, Haman was a descendant of...
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DAVID G MOMOH
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by Gary Wainwright
, Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer
Is "faith" a gift or a process?
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Since fallen man is spiritually dead, he is completely unable to trust God or His word because he is unable to understand the things of God (1 Corinthians...
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Julie Favazza
Where do the Hebrew Scriptures prophesy the death and resurrection of the Messiah?
The entire Bible speaks of Jesus and his sacrifice. Jesus IS The Word. He IS the Beginning and the End. And His life, death, and resurrection is also...
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What does it mean that Jesus "led captivity captive and gave gifts to men"?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the day of the Lord?
I would say that the Day of God to which Peter was referring is an event that will occur at the end of human history, or the close of the present age. At...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
When is the "Day of God" that Peter writes about in 2 Peter 3:12?
MSG Since everything here today might well be gone tomorrow, do you see how essential it is to live a holy life? Daily expect the Day of God, eager for its a...
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Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
Is using Adblock on a website a sin?
Using Adlocker is not stealing. By using Adblocker you are 'refusing' to see an ad someone paid for. Yes that means they wasted their money - but that was...
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Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
Is using Adblock on a website a sin?
Using Adlocker is not stealing. By using Adblocker you are 'refusing' to see an ad someone paid for. Yes that means they wasted their money - but that was...
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Wayne B. Hurt
, Pastor at Truckers Church, the LORD is my lord. (Psalm 23:1)
Is using Adblock on a website a sin?
Is it all right to use a program like Adblock, or would it be akin to stealing money from advertisers?
Deuteronomy 5:19
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by Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
What does it mean to 'fall from grace'?
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"Galatians 5:4 and its reference to falling from grace is one of those "warning passages" pointed to by those who reject the doctrine of the eternal security...
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by Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
What does it mean to 'fall from grace'?
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Paul and the other Apostles were chosen for a critical ministry - the be the foundations of the gospel, built upon Christ the cornerstone, that would...
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by Sheila Crone
What does it mean to 'fall from grace'?
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In the throes of sorrow one seeks to cast blame. God is the object of my faith.. My faith wasn’t good enough. Now all I hear and read is that there is no...
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JESTEEN Y ALEN KUMAR
, Sunday School Teacher at Baptist Church
What did Jesus mean when He said, "I am the True Vine"?
Judges Chapter 9; 8 “One day the trees went out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king.’ 9 “But the olive tree answered,...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
If God hates divorce (Malachi 2:16), why in Ezra 10:10–44 did God command Israelite men to put away their unbelieving wives?
I would agree that God does hate divorce, but He had also specifically commanded the people of Israel (long before the events in Ezra) not to intermarry with...
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by Aaron Boehm
What is today, tomorrow and third day referring to in Luke 13:32?
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Well put. The likelihood of Jesus using a proverbial form of speaking here also finds support in Hosea 6:2, where a similar expression is used regarding...