How does one reconcile John 15:7-8 and Matthew 6:19-24?
I would say that that question is addressed by passages such as James 4:3 ("When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the difference between a righteous person and spiritual person?
I would say that a spiritual person would be an individual who lives and acts with an awareness that there is more to human existence than can be found in...
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What will we look like in heaven?
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What is praying in the Spirit?
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How can I become more motivated for soul winning?
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STANLEY S. DRANE
What does it mean in Matthew 6:24 where the Bible says, "You cannot serve God and mammon?"
Jesus says we can have only one master. We live in a materialistic society, where many people serve money. They desire for money, and what it can buy far...
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by Len Thies
, Bible researcher and author
What happened on each of the days of Creation?
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For the record, the word, "create" only occurs in three verses in Genesis 1:1-31. God created the Universe in verse 1; God created animals in verse 21; and,...
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STANLEY S. DRANE
What does it mean to worship in the splendor of his holiness? (1 Chronicles 16:29)
Genuine praise also involves ascribing glory to God. This means, that we give credit, where credit is due. Remember this in your worship, and give God all...
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What are the Dead Sea Scrolls and why are they important?
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, Emancipated by the Liberating King
If I believe in the trinity and that Jesus was crucified, buried and rose again is that enough to get into heaven?
I realize when you say you believe in the trinity, you are speaking of the Godhead, God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. However there is another...
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Why is virginity so important in the Bible?
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by Rich Hazeltine
How does God judge those who were raised in non-Christian cultures and have been taught their entire life that their own religion (such as Islam or Hinduism) is correct, and Christianity is wrong?
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Ezra King I wonder how everyone will hear the gospel and then the end will come. Do you suppose there will be a pause in births so that no one will miss the...
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by Ed Pfohl
What is Free Masonry and what do Free Masons believe?
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Restoring the Foundations has provided a series of prayers for the release from Masonry. Masonry is evil and can affect people for generations.
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by Cindy Jennings
, 1 Saved by Grace
Why do people die with Illness when the Bible says, "By His stripes we are healed"?
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I would also say that Mark 16:17-18 applied to the apostles Jesus sent out, not to all believers. Those signs were all experienced (except for drinking...
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by Cindy Jennings
, 1 Saved by Grace
Why do people die with Illness when the Bible says, "By His stripes we are healed"?
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Wanda, is it really in His will for us to be healthy and prosperous? Were the disciples all healthy (think of Paul with the perpetual thorn in his side) and...
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Dinganie Soko
How does one reconcile John 15:7-8 and Matthew 6:19-24?
In Matthew 7:7-8 and John 15:7-8 Jesus promises that God would bless his people with answered prayers (for whatever they ask basically) while in Matthew 6:19...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Are the visions of people who glimpse hell in near-death / after death experiences real?
I think that God would be capable of providing such experiences, but I also think that they may have other causes stemming from the mental or psychological...
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Anonymous
Are the visions of people who glimpse hell in near-death / after death experiences real?
I hear a lot of people on YouTube having clinically died and then experiencing hell. They all seem to return back to life as converted Christians. Could thi...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does it mean to worship in the splendor of his holiness? (1 Chronicles 16:29)
In my opinion, the verse is saying that, just as sin is regarded in Scripture as the epitome of hideousness or of an "anti-God" orientation, the infinite...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does it mean to worship in the splendor of his holiness? (1 Chronicles 16:29)
What does it mean to worship in the splendor of his holiness? (1 Chronicles 16:29) 23 Sing to the LORD, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day aft...
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by Cindy Jennings
, 1 Saved by Grace
What is the outer darkness in Matthew 22:13?
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Len, The verse you use says those who reject Jesus will be cast into the eternal hell along with the devil and fallen demons. If hell isn't for man, why does...
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What is dispensationalism and is it Biblical?
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Why did God kill Ananias and Sapphira for lying?
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is a true Christian?
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Can a person become a disciple without ever being saved? Yes. Following Jesus never saved anybody. Believing the gospel is what saves us. Then we can become...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why does this genealogy give Jabez extra attention? (1 Chronicles 4:9–10)
I would say that it was because, in contrast to the disobedience to God and the worship of other gods or idols that so often characterized Israel's spiritual...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
If I believe in the trinity and that Jesus was crucified, buried and rose again is that enough to get into heaven?
To me, one of the simplest summaries of the process of salvation is found in Romans 10:9 when Paul wrote, "But if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What’s the meaning of unclean lips? (Isaiah 6:5)
In the passage cited in the question, the prophet Isaiah had just seen a vision of God in all His splendor, glory, and holiness. His immediate reaction was a...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is a true Christian?
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We do not repent of sin to be saved. We repent, change our mind and believe the gospel. Turn from trusting in what we do to save us, and trust in what Jesus...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What’s the meaning of unclean lips? (Isaiah 6:5)
What’s the meaning of unclean lips? (Isaiah 6:5) Isaiah 6:5 5"Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is a true Christian?
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True believers are saved by faith alone in Christ alone without works. So, whether a saved persons life changes, has nothing to do with salvation which is a...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What does the Bible say about women leaders in government? Should a woman be President?
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Also, if a man has been given "divinely ordained authority" in the church, then he has the "divinely ordained authority" to choose a woman to lead the...
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by Danny Payne
Who are the seven kings in Revelations 17:10?
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Will do, thanks!
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Is the Church of Christ denomination a good biblical church group?
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by Andy Mangus
, I am a Christian since October 1979 & devoted truth seeker.
Should a Christian listen to secular music?
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Chris, Excellent answer! Satan is very, very cunning and sneaky in all of his endeavors and he definitely uses music and lyrics to cunningly deceive untold...
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liz corbett
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Does the Bible teach that there is a gift of celibacy?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does it mean to be skilled in the word of God?
"Unskillful" as used in the King James Version translation of Hebrews 5:13 (as found at http://www.biblehub.com) means "inexperienced" or "unfamiliar" with...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does the Bible mean when it speaks of strong meat?
"Strong meat" is the wording used in Hebrews 5:14 of the King James Version of the Bible, and reflects the English language as spoken at that time (that is,...
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Jay Saunders
Why would a king ride a donkey instead of a warhorse?
Because our King Jesus came as a humble servant to the poor, meek, and a humbled people and to fulfill prophsey written about him doing so. But when our Lord...
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by Michael Davis
, Former Baptist Pastor now Catholic, lover of the poor
Do Catholics worship idols / practice idolatry?
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It is interesting that you assume I am going to hell. Many Protestants do, although I used to be a Baptist pastor. It is also interesting that you quote a...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why did God tell Hosea to marry a prostitute?
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As a nation Israel rejected Jesus as their savior and trusted in their works of keeping the law to save them. During the tribulation there will be 12,000...
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by barbretta marshall
When Isaiah says we are healed by his stripes is he talking about a physical healing or a spiritual healing?
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Wonderful answer.
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Yavez Jackson
What does it mean to be skilled in the word of God?
Hebrews 5:13
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, bible study teacher/revealer of the WORD
When Isaiah says we are healed by his stripes is he talking about a physical healing or a spiritual healing?
Isaiah tells us that Christ was wounded (understood) for our transgressions, crushed/bruised (understood) for our iniquities, on Him was the chastisement...
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Why do people die with Illness when the Bible says, "By His stripes we are healed"?
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What does the Bible say about Christian liberty?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
When Isaiah says we are healed by his stripes is he talking about a physical healing or a spiritual healing?
I think that, in the context of the specific passage from Isaiah cited in the question (which speaks prophetically of Jesus (as the suffering Servant) being...