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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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
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
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...
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Does God love me?
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Yes he does, plus, he loves everyone us from all walks of life, but hates sin.
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Aurel Gheorghe
What does “without leaving the others undone” (Luke 11:42 NKJV) mean in this passage addressed to the Pharisees?
In Luke 11:42-54 Jesus try to explain to the Pharisees and scribes the importance of true religion. For example, while tithing is an appropriate act...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What were the cities of refuge in the Old Testament?
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While the cities of refuge were distributed so that people had quick access to them, it must have sometimes been a footrace to see if the accused could make...
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STANLEY S. DRANE
What does it mean to be a living sacrifice?
God wants us to offer ourselves, not animals, as living sacrifices, daily laying aside our own desires to follow him, putting all our energy and resources at...
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by Enrico Danelon
What is the Lutheran Church, and what do Lutherans believe?
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As our Roman Catholic pastor expressed recently, good works are important to build and care for the body of God’s creation, but our goal is eternal life in...
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What does “without leaving the others undone” (Luke 11:42 NKJV) mean in this passage addressed to the Pharisees?
But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without ...
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by Jacob Appiah Sarpong
What does the Bible say about the end of the world?
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[22:01, 1/1/2019] Jacob Appiah Sarpong: During the 1,000 years, the saints and Christ will be in heaven, 1Thess 4:14-18 (14. For if we believe that Jesus...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about integrity?
In John 18, a cohort of 600 armed soldiers comes to arrest Jesus and have their own traumatic encounter with holiness: Jesus, knowing all that was going to...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What Bible passage(s) talk about our conducts and how they guard the integrity of the word of God?
Some lifestyle errors that may follow a denial of inerrancy include the following. (1) A loose view of the seriousness of adultery. (2) A loose view of the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why is it important to meditate on God's Word?
Ken Puls says, "Meditation is pondering the Word in our hearts, preaching it to our own souls, and personally applying it to our own lives and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What verses support teaching the Bible is both infallible/inerrant?
The word inerrancy is formed from the word inerrant, from the Latin inerrāntem, (being in- + errāntem the present participle of errāre to err or wander). It...
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Aurel Gheorghe
When a prophecy isn’t fulfilled within a given time, is it a false prophecy?
It would be safe to say that when someone makes a prediction and that prediction proved to be false, then yes, that particular prophecy and prophet cannot be...
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Should we tithe off our gross or net income?
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How does the Bible define success?
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why does God seem to care so much about sexual behavior?
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Yes James, we are sexual beings at birth. We learn to lie cheat and steal, and might desire to do these things. But, we WILL desire sexual contact at some...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why is leprosy talked about so much in the Bible?
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Hope, the folks who believe that being sick signifies a lot of sin are merely judges of mankind, not purveyors of the gospel. They don't truly understand the...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What is the meaning of the parable of the friend in need (persistent neighbor)?
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I think you miss the point, respectfully. The point of the story is "persistence." Not that the loving Father has to be "bugged" or nagged to get his...
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by Kevin Honeycutt
, Servant of Jesus Christ
Does John 3:5 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
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How come no one in the New Testament is told what you are saying is required for salvation? Even demons fear and tremble, James 2:19 KJV "Thou believest that...