What is the difference between hope and faith?
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Tim, a most excellent answer! --ANDY--
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why didn't Joseph's brothers follow Joseph's advice in avoiding to tell Pharaoah that they were shepherds (Genesis 46:31-34; 47:1-3)?
In Genesis 47:1 (before Joseph's brothers had appeared before Pharaoh), Joseph himself told Pharaoh that his father and brothers had come to the land of...
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What is the Feast of Weeks?
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What happens after death, before the Resurrection?
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Thanks so much Ezra for your very simple and scriptural Answer. Thanks to Nathan too for his commendable responses. My experience is that bible truths are...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What kind of job description did a Levite have (1 Chronicles 23:26,28-32)? I.e. What duties did a Levite have? (23:26, 28–32)
What kind of job description did a Levite have (1 Chronicles 23:26,28-32)? I.e. What duties did a Levite have? (23:26, 28–32) 1 Chronicles 23:26 26the Lev...
1 Chronicles 23:27 - 30
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why didn't Joseph's brothers follow Joseph's advice in avoiding to tell Pharaoah that they were shepherds (Genesis 46:31-34; 47:1-3)?
Why didn't Joseph's brothers follow Joseph's advice in avoiding to tell Pharaoh that they were shepherds (Genesis 46:31-34; 47:1-3)? Genesis 46:31-34 31...
Genesis 46:1 - 47:31
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What happens after death, before the Resurrection?
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Lisa. Very well said. I make this same argument each time I hear someone mis-quoting and subsequently mis-interpreting 2Corinthians 5:8, exactly as you have...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What happens after death, before the Resurrection?
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When we die our body turns back to dust. It was only the house we live in while here on earth. Paul said, absent from the body, present with the Lord Where...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
If I believe in the trinity and that Jesus was crucified, buried and rose again is that enough to get into heaven?
John 3:16. For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that WHOSOEVER, believeth in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17...
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by lynn Sander
Does Hebrews 10:26 mean that a believer can lose salvation?
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I have truly enjoyed reading this discussion! Most answers show deep biblical knowledge and are thought provoking...it’s wonderful! For me, it boils down to...
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Stephen Yahn
Did Jesus feel fear?
Yes, the fear of the Lord is a sign of someone who loves God. I came across this post from my curiosity in Jesus fearing God from Hebrews 5:7 (the word piety...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Is the Christian life supposed to be boring?
How can Christianity be boring if we are genuine followers of Jesus Christ? Look at his life and ministry as recorded in the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke...
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by Anthony Millar
What is the difference between a righteous person and spiritual person?
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Very briefly, being a spiritual person myself I would describe being 'righteous' as being 'right' with God. Therefore I believe a 'spritual' person is...
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Is speeding a sin?
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What is the spiritual gift of interpreting tongues?
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Why did God have the Israelites ask the Egyptians of their silver and gold jewelry?
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Thanks, that was a great answer.
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by Terri Armen
What does the Bible say about the end of the world?
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I think a couple of things are important to emphasize, especially for those who aren’t very familiar with major events of the last days. For the believer you...
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Ed Pfohl
Can people in heaven look down and see us?
I have a question for Selma Moses: "If he is righteous at death, his soul and spirit go to heaven awaiting the resurrection of the body (2 Cor 5:8; hp....
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What should we learn from the life of Samson?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did David insist on paying for the threshing floor? (1 Chronicles 21:24)
This same incident is also recounted in 2 Samuel 24. David was aware that the plague with which Israel was being afflicted was a judgment from God against...
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by Jason Withrow
Were Cain and Abel twins?
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There a multiple references to fallen Angel's mating with women. Also, the reference of bruising head to heal is a reference to 2 two in the womb (ying and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why did David insist on paying for the threshing floor? (1 Chronicles 21:24)
Why did David insist on paying for the threshing floor? (1 Chronicles 21:24) 24 But King David said to Ornan, “No, but I will buy them for the full price....
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Aurel Gheorghe
Are the visions of people who glimpse hell in near-death / after death experiences real?
Near-death experiences (NDEs) seems to be ubiquitous lately - stories about those who “died” and came back, who recount being in hell or heaven, even though...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How do we know that Jesus is coming again?
I would say that we know this because: 1) it was predicted even in the Old Testament, in passages from Jeremiah, Amos, Zechariah, and Joel, which speak of...
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Why did God give us four Gospels?
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by Lena Wms
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What did Jesus mean by telling his disciples that "Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours?'
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AMEN! Thank you both! Brother Andy and Sister Cindy, wonderful answers to this question. Nothing left to be said except AMEN!!! Be Blessed Lena Williams
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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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Derrol PORTER
, 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
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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...