What does the Bible say about generosity?
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Keep this in mind: Psalms 111:3 "Splendor and beauty mark his craft; His generosity never gives out". If God is so generous, so should His children be! God...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How did Abraham have so much faith?
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I like what is said about Abraham in Hebrews 11: Heb 11:17-19 By faith, Abraham, at the time of testing, offered Isaac back to God. Acting in faith, he was...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Should a wife protect her husband from flirtatious women or flirty relatives?
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Jennifer, your answer is comprehensive and well thought through. Your Proverbs 19:13 is repeated in Proverbs 27:15, so it must be important!
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is prayer?
I would say that prayer is human communication with God, either by words or thoughts. For Christians, those communications are made in the name of Jesus, and...
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by Ezekiel Kimosop
Why is being a good person not enough to get you into heaven?
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Thanks. God's wrath is appeased through the redemption work of the cross. I may perhaps add that contrary to Jonathan Edwards' deterministic soteriology,...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why is being a good person not enough to get you into heaven?
Good question. I love Ecclesiastes 7:20, "For there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins." Also, Romans 3:23 says, "For all have...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why is it impossible to please God without faith?
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And we must remember, too, that while it is impossible to please God without faith, it is BECAUSE "He cares enough to respond to those who seek Him."
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why did Jesus have to be made "perfect" (Hebrews 2:10)
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"Jesus was absolutely and unchangeably perfect in His divine nature. God is perfect (Matt 5:48), and He cannot change (Mal 3:6; Heb 6:18). But Jesus was also...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why did Jesus have to be made "perfect" (Hebrews 2:10)
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John 1:12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
When will Jesus return?
Fine question, Phil! God through 2 angels looking like men promised the disciples that Jesus would return in the clouds (Acts 1:11). But even Jesus didn't...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
When will Jesus return?
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Tim, good applications! "It won’t be long now, he’s on the way; he’ll show up most any minute."
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John Appelt
What is the sign of Jonah Jesus spoke of?
When Jesus was confronted by Pharisees and scribes to show them a sign, Jesus said none would be given them except the sign of the prophet Jonah, Matthew...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about angels?
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Thanks, Tim!
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What are the essential differences between the first covenant and the new covenant mentioned in Hebrews 9?
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Good answer, Doreen! I loved your mention of the "Sanctuary" because really there are 2 sanctuaries, the 1 of the world which you talked about and the...
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by Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does the Bible say about angels?
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Jack, Try this site: https://archive.org/details/collectedworksof00grah/mode/2up
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about angels?
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Tim, I tried looking it up but couldn't find this: The late Billy Graham wrote a book about angels entitled "Angels: God's Secret Agents". (pdf version).
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
When and where in the Bible did burnt offerings stop?
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Grant, I too love Hebrews 10:14, "It was a perfect sacrifice by a perfect person to perfect some very imperfect people. By that single offering, he did...
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Danny Hickman
What should we learn from the life of Esther?
I think Mordecai summed it up nicely. He didn't get to speak directly to the Queen, but he got word to her by a eunuch who'd been assigned to attend to...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is the battle of Armageddon?
Demons seem to deceive the world's kings to assemble against the good. It's the evil against the good. Apparently, these unclean spirits come out of the...
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WESLEY BARNARD
How can we honor the name of God?
I would like to add to the previous comment, which is acceptable. However, given the present circumstances in the Christian world today, where few know,...
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Janet Austin
, Lover of God. Right to the Soul, author
What should we learn from the life of Paul?
Paul, as a follower of Christ Jesus, shows us the pain is inevitable but we have a choice to complain about it or not. We can replace our feelings with...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the "ascending and descending of angels" refer to in John 1:51?
Great question, TeresaMarie! "We are climbing Jacob's Ladder." That was the title of a song our Aunt Lill taught us cousins as we spent the summer at our...
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Leslie Coutinho
When would the people of Israel and Judah seek God together (Jeremiah 50:4)?
Jeremiah 50:4: In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and...
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Jack Gutknecht
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How can we honor the name of God?
Great question! We can honor God's name first by coming to him in faith through his Son, Jesus Christ. The verse that supports this is John 3:18 "Whoever...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is Jacob's Ladder?
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My aunt's daughter responded with the stanzas of "Jacob's Ladder" song: 1 We are climbing Jacob’s ladder, We are climbing Jacob’s ladder, We are climbing...
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by Joshua Fallaw
How can we honor the name of God?
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You can actually use it as he commands! His name is not "God," (that could be anybody!) His name is Yahweh and He commands that His name be praised among the...
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by Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How can we honor the name of God?
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https://www.gotquestions.org/hallowed-be-thy-name.html
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by Danny Hickman
What is secularism?
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Continuing, One of the hardest things to do is to 'trust God.' It means to have a preference but to not 'trust your own preference.' It might be for the best...
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by Danny Hickman
What is secularism?
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God is helping us, Mr Matthews; he never stops helping to further the building of the Church. He will allow governments to be destroyed, but not the Church....
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is Jacob's Ladder?
"We are climbing Jacob's Ladder." That was the title of a song our Aunt Lill taught us cousins as we spent the summer at our Grandma Mor Mor's resort. I got...
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How can we honor the name of God?
Matthew 6:9 GNT This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven: May your holy name be honored.'
Matthew 6:1 - 34
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by Alex Gillan
If His name was Yeshua/Yehoshua, why do we call Him Jesus?
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JESUS, Heb. Joshua or Jehoshua. Compare Num. 13. 8, 16, where "Oshea," v. 8, signifying "Salvation," is altered in v. 16 to "Jehoshua," "The Salvation of...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about being happy?
I believe that yes, in so many words the Bible does command us to be happy, but this can only be done in the power of the Holy Spirit. And His power works...
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by Albert DeBenedictis
, Retired computer programmer
What does the Bible mean by 'ye are gods'?
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Hi Gerritt Schuitema, If I read your post correctly, you believe that Psalm 82 is referring to angels and that angels will judge humans. 1 Corinthians 6:3...
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by John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
What is secularism?
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Thank you Danny. Due to the results of our recent election, I fear for the sanctity (pun intended) of our secular government. Let's pray that our government...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Does the Bible teach that life begins at conception?
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"Does human life begin at conception or fertilization? At Answers in Genesis and the Creation Museum, we make sure we now say human life begins at...
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by Mark Mercury
If His name was Yeshua/Yehoshua, why do we call Him Jesus?
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Each of the 22 Hebrew alphabet letters has an ideographic meaning. Each letter had a pictograph associated with it that conveyed a deeper meaning beyond the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How do we know that the "Rapture" happens all at once and not over an extended time?
Good question, Tammy! In college, I was a member of Campus Crusade for Christ (now CRU). There, once a week on an evening all of us would sing, "I Wish We'd...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How do we know that the "Rapture" happens all at once and not over an extended time?
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In the early 1970's, probably the most popular song within the “Jesus movement,” was one entitled: “I Wish We’d All Been Ready,” by Larry Norman.
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How do we know that the "Rapture" happens all at once and not over an extended time?
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How do we know that the "Rapture" happens all at once and not over an extended time?
Let’s begin with a brief description of the stages or elements of this event, which are taken from John 11:25-26, John 14:1-3, 1 Cor 15:50-53, 1 Thes....
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by Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Does a Christian rest until the rapture or is he in heaven at the time of his death?
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Yes, it is fully viewable for no charge online at https://custance.org/Library/Journey/index.html
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by Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
How do we know that the "Rapture" happens all at once and not over an extended time?
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https://ebible.com/questions/4527-is-the-rapture-the-same-as-the-second-coming-of-christ
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WESLEY BARNARD
How many years has man been on earth?
I would like to add to the answer already given on this question. All of the techniques used to calculate the age of ancient fossil remains, the dating of...
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Tammy Moody
How do we know that the "Rapture" happens all at once and not over an extended time?
The Bible describes the rapture as an event where some people are taken and others are left behind, such as when two men are in a field or two women are grin...
Matthew 24:40 - 42
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Who was Nathanael in the Bible?
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I like the last paragraph here: Jesus responds to Nathanael’s statement of faith with a prophecy: “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig...