Is working on Sunday a sin?
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Colossians 2:16 Let no man, therefore, judge you in food, or in DRINK, or in a feast day, or a new moon or of a Sabbath day.
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Is speeding a sin?
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There are exceptions. When driving someone dying to the hospital. Or the birth of a baby.
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Is gambling a sin? What does the Bible say about gambling?
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We agree James. I don't condemn anyone for anything. I hear "love the sinner, but hate the sin." Well, I love myself, so I can love a sinner. But can I hate...
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Is it allowable for a Christian to have a life partner without a civil marriage?
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by Andy Mangus
, I am a Christian since October 1979 & devoted truth seeker.
What does the Bible say about arrogance?
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Simply Excellent answer! --ANDY--
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Is gambling a sin? What does the Bible say about gambling?
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Hebrews 13:5 And be content with such things as ye have, for He hath said, I will never leave you nor forsake you. Once we have received the free gift of the...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Is gambling a sin? What does the Bible say about gambling?
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I agree with you Danny. I also voted it down because it leads to no good. But I also do not condemn those that do. It was supposed to help to raise money for...
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Aurel Gheorghe
Why did the curtain tear in Mark 15:38?
Each Gospel writer told the story of Jesus from various perspectives, but all focused on His death. Matthew, in addition to Mark's Gospel, records the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does "chief" mean in the context of this passage about Esau’s sons?
To me, the term "chief" indicates that the individuals with that title were the heads of the various clans who were descended from Esau's sons, which I would...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What did God’s name mean to the Israelites? (3:14)
I would say that the Israelites would have understood God's name (as He had given it to Moses) to indicate that He alone was the essence and source of all...
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Alex Tsirikos
Why did the curtain tear in Mark 15:38?
The curtain tore as part of a God-given miracle that ended the separation of humanity from his presence. Before Christ's death, our sins were not covered,...
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Michael Renoux
Why did the curtain tear in Mark 15:38?
I believe it was symbolic indicating that we no longer have any separation from God and we can now talk to Him directly.
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Is gambling a sin? What does the Bible say about gambling?
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I get your point James, but going for a ride or starting a business is not the same as buying a lottery ticket EVERY DAY. Buying a lottery ticket every day...
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by John Smith
For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?
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Aurel: I would like to echo Tomas's words, thanking you for your most thoughtful and kind words describing Jesus and His 7th day Sabbath. Your use of the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Who was Barabbas in the Bible?
Barabbas was a son of Abba or of a father, a notorious robber whom Pilate proposed to condemn to death instead of Jesus, whom he wished to release, in...
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Ssur Nosirrah
When Paul spoke of speaking in tongues in 1 Corinthians 14, was it a language that only God can understand?
My opinion is that speaking in tongues is a great thing, but all too often the Pentecostal Holiness Church lets people speak, pray, or shout in tongues...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why are all Christians hypocrites? Are all Christians hypocrites?
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To say drinking is a sin is to be a hypocrite in my opinion. Colossians 2:16 Let no man, therefore judge you in food, or in DRINK or in respect of a feast...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why are all Christians hypocrites? Are all Christians hypocrites?
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Amen Jennifer. That is why Jesus had to die for us. He took the punishment we all deserve. We all deserve to go to hell. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is...
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How should a Christian respond to beggars?
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Do the dead remember anything? Psalm 88:11
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why did the curtain tear in Mark 15:38?
38 The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
Mark 15:38
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Lawrie Yinka
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about soul sleep?
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Good point about what happens "in the twinkling of an eye."
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why does it seem that sexual temptation is a bigger problem for men than for women?
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If "sexual temptation is primarily a male problem," then since men are wired by God, is it believed that God wired the man to be more lustful than women?...
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What does it mean that God is love?
Forgive me, brothers and sisters in Christ for adding a little complexity. God says that His ways are not our ways. So when the answers appear "pat", alarm...
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Why did Jesus have to die?
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What does the Bible say about helping a spouse--or anyone, for that matter--who is sick to trust in God for healing?
It is very common to hear people being told that they must trust God for healing (or any other thing that the person wants or needs). And the implication is...
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Is the Shroud of Turin authentic?
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What can ordinary people do about sinful religious leaders?
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by Aurel Gheorghe
Do the dead remember anything? Psalm 88:11
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Part 2 Luke 16:19-31 – this is clearly a parable. If at death our bodies goes in the grave and only the spirit goes to Abraham side (whatever that is) how...
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by Aurel Gheorghe
Do the dead remember anything? Psalm 88:11
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To assert that upon death only the body dies but the spirit keeps on living we have to overlook Genesis 3 where God told Adam that disobedience will bring...
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by gary mcpherson
, follower of Christ
For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?
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“We can't change the actual day of the Sabbath." Of course not. It is the seventh day; however, God never did not say that Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,...
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by Mwen Ben
What did Jesus mean by "whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it" in Matthew 16:25?
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I was in this relationship, we were torn between doing what boyfriend and girlfriend do. We were being pressed by the desire to be what everyone else is. She...
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What was the Old Testament belief about resurrection?
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why are all Christians hypocrites? Are all Christians hypocrites?
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If I give you a new car, but say you have to make the payments, then it is no longer free and you have something to boast in because you made the payments....
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why are all Christians hypocrites? Are all Christians hypocrites?
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First John 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. We are all sinners because we can not be made perfect in the flesh....
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by gary mcpherson
, follower of Christ
For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?
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Yes, God created a day, then 6 other days calling the seventh day the Sabbath. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Never did he say that Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Does Matthew 7:21-23 mean that believers can lose salvation?
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The fruit of false teachers is a works based salvation. They preach a false gospel of works instead of all grace. Romans 11:6. Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace...
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by Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?
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While we may have freedom of conscience in how we keep the Sabbath, we can't change the actual day of the Sabbath. God didn't say 'make a rest day every...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Does Matthew 7:21-23 mean that believers can lose salvation?
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They trusted in what they did to earn heaven by good works. But Jesus tells us why they were not saved. They never did the will of His Father. John 6:40 And...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What did Jesus mean when He instructed us to love our enemies?
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WOW! Great answer! Food for changing attitudes.. Wonderful! Thank you!
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What’s so alluring about drinking stolen water and eating food in secret? (Proverbs 9:17)
Proverbs 9:17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. "Stolen water" and "bread eaten in secret" probably are figures of unlawful...
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by Aurel Gheorghe
For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?
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Tomas, thank you for the kind words. The 7th day of the week is the Sabbath day – in more than 50 languages Saturday is called the Sabbath: Arabic: Sabet,...
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by Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
What does the Bible say about soul sleep?
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While there are many variations on the theory, most versions of soul sleep do not literally think that our mind ceases to exist upon death. Rather, the main...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about soul sleep?
In the chronology of Paul’s journeys and labors see that a little more than fourteen years before he wrote his Epistle to the Corinthians, he was laboring at...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Do the dead remember anything? Psalm 88:11
I think that this is only an apparent contradiction in the Bible. Yes, it is true that Psalm 88:11 and Ecclesiastes 9:5 both SEEM to teach that the dead know...
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What did Jesus mean when He instructed us to love our enemies?