What does it mean to be 'born of water and the Spirit'?
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This 1peter 3:20-21 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein...
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by Stephen Moreau
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Mickey Johnston
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Are civil unions with vows and/or marriage with a licence equal biblically?
When my husband and I married 46 years ago, we were not believers, and were married in a civil ceremony. It was a second marriage for both of us, and back...
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by Albert Ogier
When is the Rapture going to occur in relation to the Tribulation?
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Why does 1 Thes. 4 separate anything from the second coming? When the prodigal son returned the father ran to meet him, but they returned to the father's...
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James Fehr
, I'm a farmer
Why is following Christ so difficult?
Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. (1 Peter 5:8 NLT) 1 Peter 5:8 is...
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by Gerritt Schuitema
, Persecutor & Mocker transformed to Faithful Believer
How do we explain to a Muslim why Jesus had to die for us?
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AMEN TO THIS!
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What viewpoints do we Christians, Premillennialists or Amillennialists, around the world—and the theologians we esteem—hold about the end of days? What characterizes our differences?
Amillennialism vs. Dispensational Premillennialism -- What distinguishes each view?
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Why did God let my house burn down in a fire?
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How should a Christian view the separation of church and state?
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Is the "Left Behind" series biblical?
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Is the "Left Behind" series biblical?
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John Kennedy
, standing in God's grace and glory, shouting my praise!
What does it mean to grieve / quench the Holy Spirit?
The part of this question that mentions grieving the Spirit refers to a phrase. We get the answer (to this part of the question) by looking at this phrase in...
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by Gene Coleman
Is annihilationism Biblical?
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Joelle Higby, do you have children? I do and it seems the more we love them, the more angst (upset) we become when they seemingly fail to appreciate the...
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Didn't the Old Testament punish blasphemy with death? How is that different from radical Islam?
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by Gerritt Schuitema
, Persecutor & Mocker transformed to Faithful Believer
How do we explain to a Muslim why Jesus had to die for us?
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‘For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why is following Christ so difficult?
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One thing we have to remember. Following Jesus is not nor does it have anything to do with receiving salvation by grace. We do not follow Jesus or making...
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by Steven Money
How should a Christian view hand based biometrics? Could it be the prologue to the mark of the beast?
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Yes agreed. Thank you for sharing.
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What should we learn from the life of Daniel?
I think there are six important lessons we can learn from the life of Daniel. Lesson 1 – Take a Stand But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What could Satan have given Jesus, since Jesus knew that He Himself was God?
On one level, I can see that it would seem to make no sense for Satan to offer Jesus something that, as God Incarnate, was already His. However, one...
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Lars Krøgholt
How should a Christian view hand based biometrics? Could it be the prologue to the mark of the beast?
I think that the mark of the beast is not the mark of any current entity, be it a company or a state. Whether the mark will be a chip or anything else no one...
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by frank Morrison
What could Satan have given Jesus, since Jesus knew that He Himself was God?
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JD, thank you for rightly dividing The Word of Truth! This makes perfect sense. Happy New Year.
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What does it mean to bless God?
When God blesses us, it is the expression or outworking of his “good, pleasing and perfect” will toward us. When we bless God it is the expression or...
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by Mary McDonald
How can we recognize the voice of God?
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As a child there was a constant war inside of me. As I grew it was like the cartoons, an Angel one side, the devil the other. The struggle was to decide who...
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by Matthew Brodeur
, Son of the King, co-heir with Christ
Why did Jesus curse the fig tree?
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Great job brother! This has been something of a puzzling verse to me (granted I typically enjoy puzzling verses because I always find where a question is...
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by John Kennedy
, standing in God's grace and glory, shouting my praise!
Why do we need to confess our sins if they have already been forgiven?
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According to the Gospel, we're continuously forgiven of all of our sins once we're born-again. According to religion, we continually need to confess our sins...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
How can we know that the Bible is inspired, infallible, and inerrant?
Let’s first understand these words from the question: 1) Inspired – means of extraordinary quality, as if arising from some external creative purpose, 2)...
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What is the key to truly knowing God?
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What is the key to truly knowing God?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What are some good ways to memorize the Bible?
1. Choose a verse to memorize that speaks to something in your life right now. A Bible verse that’s relevant to what you’re going through is easier to...
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Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
How should we celebrate the birth of Christ since his birthday is unknown?
There is no Biblical mandate to celebrate anyone's birthday, let alone Christ's. As a 1st century Jew it is quite doubtful that He would have ever celebrated...
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by Aurel Gheorghe
What is blasphemy? What does it mean to blaspheme?
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God is asking us to be merciful as He is. Our natural instinct is to seek revenge when someone wronged us. God is saying forgive them as I have forgiven you...
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by Richard Burroughs
What is blasphemy? What does it mean to blaspheme?
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If God is the only one who can forgive sins, then why does Jesus tell us in Matthew 6:14-15, "14) For f you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does it mean to be a part of the family of God?
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Great answer. John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the children of God, even to them that believe on HIs name. First John...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does the Bible say about authority?
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There are times to rebel. Daniel rebelled and would not bow down to the statue, and would not quit praying to God openly. Slavery was abolished when men...
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STANLEY S. DRANE
What does it mean that God is love?
1st.John 4:7,8 (Bible note): God is the source of our love. God's love always involves a choice and an action, and our love should be like his. Real love, is...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why was LAND valued over love? (Numbers 36:8)
I would say that the situation noted in the question was a necessary consequence of adapting a Law in which males were given preference with respect to...
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If Jesus was God, why did He say 'The Father is greater than I' in John 15:1?
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How is a woman's desire for her husband a curse?
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by John Matthews
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Is freedom of religion a biblical concept?
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Billy, as stated, in the first response, freedom of religion is very biblical. The freedom to choose, a biblical point you made, gives us the ability to...
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Janice Thomas
, Perpetual Bible student, retired Property Developer
Did Jonah die while he was in the belly of the fish?
Firstly, with regard to the feasibility of, Jonah being kept alive for three nights and 3 days in the belly of the great fish: a fisherman from Belgium...
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by Oun Kwon
What is the meaning of the parable of the friend in need (persistent neighbor)?
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We may do 'petition' 'supplication' 'begging' and wait for 'answers' in our praying, but that's not what prayer is. Prayer is in being connected with our...
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Does Hebrews 10:26 mean that a believer can lose salvation?
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Aurel Gheorghe
How can we know that the Bible is inspired, infallible, and inerrant?
It's rather easy to demonstrate the authenticity of the Bible. To anyone criticizing its content I would say first read it - many critics never took the time...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What are the "these things" Timothy and Christians are to "flee?" 1 Timothy 6:11 ESV
In the verse cited in the question, Paul was advising Timothy to flee (that is, to purposely avoid or shun) the habits, attitudes, and practices to which...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What are the "these things" Timothy and Christians are to "flee?" 1 Timothy 6:11 ESV
1 Timothy 6:11 ► English Standard Version But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gen...