What does the fire represent when Paul says, "He himself will be saved, yet as through fire"?
I would say that the fire represents the omniscience of God, which will reveal the true nature of the conduct and motives of Christians who -- although...
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Are we predestined to know Christ?
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by Lori Cypher
What happens during the rapture to body parts donated by Christian organ donors to non-Christians?
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Yes I can agree, but was curious about the verses that talk about God "glorifying our bodies", which have made me wonder if any part of our physical bodies...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What should we learn from the symbolism of the potter and clay in the Bible?
With further research, I see that my Ryrie Study Bible has: Jer. 18:1-11: This parable of the potter teaches the absolute sovereignty of God over NATIONS,...
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Gregory Jones
What does the fire represent when Paul says, "He himself will be saved, yet as through fire"?
What is Paul saying through the Holy Sprit when he says, "If anyone's work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fi...
1 Corinthians 3:13 - 15
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How good do I have to be to enter heaven?
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We only have to do one thing to be saved. Acts 16:31 Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved. Acts,11:16 Then remembered I the word of the...
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by STANLEY S. DRANE
How good do I have to be to enter heaven?
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There's more to it than just being good. You have to first of all accept the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, live for him, be faithful to him and...
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Jay Saunders
What happens during the rapture to body parts donated by Christian organ donors to non-Christians?
Is anything impossible for our Lord God to do? He made all that you can see that man did not make yet even then he made the matter that man uses to create...
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Yemlu Napoleon Ngafi
How do I prepare to meet God? (Amos 4:12)
This probably is the most important question every mankind should think about. Every believer knows that the rapture will occur at any moment from now, when...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Does 1 Peter 3:21 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
What we have to remember is to divide the word of God correctly. Paul was ordained by God and taught the gospel of grace without works for salvation as a...
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by Gary Wainwright
, Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer
How good do I have to be to enter heaven?
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We were saved when His righteous was imputed to us (when we believed and trusted Jesus as our Lord and Saviour) therefore good works does not contribute to...
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by Patricia Robinson
What is the origin of the different ethnicities among the human race?
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Yahveh God made Adam from the soil of the earth. I pointed out, to my son, that soil comes in different colors, sometimes depending on how deep one digs. I...
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James Rogers
What will happen to our bodies and souls in the rapture?
The assumption that we will have a physical body in Heaven may be inaccurate. Being made in the Image of God, who is Spirit, seems to mean that when we are...
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Can the devil read your mind/know your thoughts?
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What does the Bible say about faith vs. fear?
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James Rogers
What happens during the rapture to body parts donated by Christian organ donors to non-Christians?
According to Jesus Christ we are created in the image of God. Therefore we are a soul, or spirit if you will, with a body here on earth. When we die or are...
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Kevin Honeycutt
, Servant of Jesus Christ
How good do I have to be to enter heaven?
You cannot live a good enough to earn salvation, you must obey the Gospel as Jesus said 2 Thessalonians 1:8 " In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that...
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by Ade Kartawidjaja
Where did the woman that Cain married come from?
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Based on the book of Jubilee, Adam and Eve had 9 children. The Bible only mentioned 3 because the marriage between siblings is a taboo subject.
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Why would anyone be so cavalier about his sin? (Numbers 25:6)
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Oh, one more piece of information, where the tribe of Simeon was positioned, the Midianites camp connected. The sin of Zimri and Cozbi was most probably near...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Why would anyone be so cavalier about his sin? (Numbers 25:6)
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Sorry, thought you were referring to Phineas. So... To be clear, this Zimri is not the Zimri of 1Kings 16:15-20. This Zimri had political aspirations. A...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Does 1 Peter 3:21 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
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Act 11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized by the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 1:13...
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by Kevin Honeycutt
, Servant of Jesus Christ
What is the prayer of salvation?
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Romans is a letter written to an already saved group "church" of people. You can read what they are told they must do back in the book of Acts. Jews were...
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by Allen Dicker
What is Taize worship, and is it biblical?
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I have studied the rise of new age practices in the church. The terms "contemplative prayer" are new age buzz words referring to centering prayer, not God...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What happens during the rapture to body parts donated by Christian organ donors to non-Christians?
I would say that organs do not represent the "personhood" of an individual. The only possible effect that occurs to me that the transplanting of an organ...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the Sunday law that Ron Wyatt prophesied about on his deathbed?
To my knowledge, the term "Sunday law" refers to the predicted institution of a legal requirement for everyone to observe the Sabbath on Sunday, thus...
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How can I not go to hell?
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How can I get to know God better?
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How could the heavens and the earth be witnesses? (Deuteronomy 30:19)
In my opinion, the terms "heaven" and "earth" are meant in this verse -- as they also are in other instances in the Bible -- to encompass or denote all the...
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by Kevin Honeycutt
, Servant of Jesus Christ
What is the prayer of salvation?
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That is what you say, but here is what the Bible says, Mark 16:16 "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be...
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Lena Crandell
How can I help my child who was sexually abused?
Pray pray pray. Your son needs to see God in you, his primary guardian. The anger and heartache many people feel who are abuse survivors are from feeling...
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by Aurel Gheorghe
How good do I have to be to enter heaven?
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Salvation is a gift from God that we receive by grace. Jesus took the punishment for our sins upon Himself. Good works cannot save us regardless how good we...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is the Bible's position on social drinking?
If, as the Bible says, Psalm 104:15 King James Version (KJV) 15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man..." but also Proverbs 20:1 "Wine is a mocker an...
Proverbs 20:1
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Why does it seem that sexual temptation is a bigger problem for men than for women?
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How good do I have to be to enter heaven?
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How can I find the way to accept God as a loving father when I was raped and abused as a child?
As a child abuse survivor, I can relate to your grief and feelings of abandonment by an all-powerful, all-seeing God. My questions were, "If You truly loved...
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How do Christians make their "calling and election" certain?
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is the prayer of salvation?
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Repentance for salvation is the Greek word metanoeo. It means to change your mind from what ever you were trusting to save us, to trusting in what Jesus did...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why would anyone be so cavalier about his sin? (Numbers 25:6)
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Phinehas, I would agree, was certainly not cavalier about his sin, but I meant Zimri, who was "one of the people of Israel [who] came and brought a Midianite...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How does God’s wrath bring him praise? (Psalm 76:10)
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I like your answer here, Tim!
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by Darius C
Where did the woman that Cain married come from?
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Back then in Adam and Eve's time there was no law - no incest. And it has been mentioned above a few times that Adam and Eve were created by God; their genes...
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by Terry Gillard
, Worship Leader and Engineer
What is Taize worship, and is it biblical?
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Allen, please note there is a very great gulf between contemplative prayer which is focussed on Jesus, and Buddhist-based meditation where the mind is...
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by John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
What is Taize worship, and is it biblical?
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Allen, I believe you missed the point. Christian meditative prayer is based on God's word and not some mystic emptying of the mind to achieve some kind of...
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by Gary Wainwright
, Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer
How good do I have to be to enter heaven?
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Salvation is either a gift or it must be earned (Romans 4:4). If a believer is expected to maintain their salvation then salvation is by works which is a...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
How is God a shield? (Psalm 84:11)
In Genesis 15:1, The Lord came to Abraham in a vision and said, do not be afraid, I Am your shield, your great reward. Deuteronomy 33:29, reveals that God is...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How good do I have to be to enter heaven?
When we believe the gospel, First Corinthians 15:1-4, that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, and that He was buried and rose again on the...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What are our secret sins? (Psalm 90:8)
I would refer you to Psalm 19:12, "Who can understand his errors? Cleanse me from my secret faults." When we consider God in His perfection, we see how we...