Does a person have control over speaking in tongues?
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts, as this can be a very sensitive subject. I agree that the gift of tongues is given at the Father's discretion and...
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by Kingdom Bound
, Semi-Retired Home-school Educator/Advisor
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Gregory Jones
Why did Jesus say to the young man, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me"?
How would selling all his possessions and giving them to the poor make him "perfect"?
Matthew 19:21
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Cindy Jennings
, 1 Saved by Grace
What is the difference between the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and being anointed by the Holy Spirit?
The indwelling of the Holy Spirit happens as soon as you believe and stays with you forever. You can quench or grieve Him (Eph 4:30, 1 Thes 5:19) by turning...
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by Doreen McCaugherty
What is the key to truly experiencing God?
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I believe who He says He is. That's my experience.
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by Cindy Jennings
, 1 Saved by Grace
Are the writings of the Apostle Paul inspired?
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No, for the same reason as stated above. Jesus didn't cover every single thing we need to do/not do. But Paul's writings were inspired and either you believe...
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Kelli Hamann
, Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician
Does a person have control over speaking in tongues?
This is a great question! As someone who speaks in tongues daily, I have some ideas, but I'll start with what Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 14: 14 For if I...
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by Bobby Daniel
Do we receive mansions in heaven?
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Thank you Marion for your response and blessing. May God always be in our hearts, and I also extend my blessings to you. When you call out His name, He will...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Does a person have control over speaking in tongues?
I would say that, since the ability to speak in tongues is a specific gift of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:10), the bestowing of it on an individual is...
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What is the Jubilee?
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Kingdom Bound
, Semi-Retired Home-school Educator/Advisor
Does a person have control over speaking in tongues?
Does the Holy Spirit take over a persons tongue until speaking in tongues is over, or does the person speaking in tongues actually have some control over it?
Acts 2:1 - 47
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by Kingdom Bound
, Semi-Retired Home-school Educator/Advisor
Did Jesus speak in tongues?
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Thank you for giving a precise explanation in layman's terms!
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Is it wrong to want to be famous?
Joseph, because he did the right thing, and did not commit adultery with Potiphar's wife, ended up in prison. But God promoted him to head over all Egypt as...
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by Andrew Osakue
, Ex: Chief T. Officer, Fish Farmer, Bible Teacher, Men Leader
What did it mean to draw out water and pour it out to the Lord in 1 Sam. 7:6?
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Thanks Tim. God bless you.
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penny frazier
Do Christians have the authority to rebuke the devil?
To rebuke literally means to reprimand sharply. How did Jesus rebuke satan in Matt:4 when tempted? He spoke the word of God saying, "It is written." We as...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Why did Paul in 1 Corinthians 4:15 call himself 'your father', when Jesus says to call no man father in Matthew 23:9?
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It would seem that the Pharisees of that day, relished the respect that came with being recognized as Rabbi/priest. Today we might say father. However, they...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What should we learn from the life of John the Baptist?
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John the Baptist was filled with the Holy Spirit from God while he was yet unborn. He did not preach repent of sins to be saved, but repent, Believe on the...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is the all-seeing eye?
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The new order of the ages is the new world order or the one world order that the anti Christ will be the head. Many of the founders of our country were...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Is Jesus God? Did Jesus ever claim to be God?
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If you believe what you just wrote, why do you confess your sins to a priest who can not forgive sin?
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Why did David pour out the water to the Lord in II Samuel 23:15-17?
The book of Lamentations in the Old Testament tells us. Lamentations 2:19, "Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches; pour out your heart...
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Derek Blake
, 45 Years a Christian, ex-aerospace engineer, now in Cornwall
Why did Jesus teach in parables?
When I started preaching many years ago, I remember my mentor told me, "People remember two things, what the laugh at and what shocks them." If we look at...
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What does Isaiah 58:7 mean by "not to hide yourself from your own flesh?"
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What is "the letter" in 2 Corinthians 3:6 and what does it kill?
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What is the law of Christ?
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What does it mean to resist the devil, and why will resistance cause the devil to flee?
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What is spiritual blindness?
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is a faith conversion? What does it mean to be converted?
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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 5:13 These...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is a faith conversion? What does it mean to be converted?
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Ephesians 2:8-9 Does not say He gives us the faith to believe. For by grace ye are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the GIFT of God,...
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If you have a lot of debt, can you temporarily stop tithing while paying off the debt?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What did it mean to draw out water and pour it out to the Lord in 1 Sam. 7:6?
Water was a relatively scarce and precious commodity in the Middle East. Thus, to draw water, only to then pour it out in a religious context, was symbolic...
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Penny G. Vera
, PBX Operator Nationwide Insurance/Mascot-Costume home biz.
Why aren't people reading the bible anymore? How can people know God, but not know the Bible?
Here we go, this is my understanding. Second part first. How can people know God but not know the Bible? By word of mouth. By being fed God's word by others...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What happened at the Tower of Babel?
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Nimrod was the one who was going to be the world ruler of the one City of the world. One world government. That is what is going to happen here again. Satan...
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by Jeannette Shields
, Mom of three
Is saying OMG or words like 'geez' still taking the Lord's name in vain?
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I have wondered this same thing for many years. Thank you to the person that asked and to the many who answered. The church I went to when I first became a...
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Jenni Taylor
How do we know that the Bible is the Word of God, and not the Apocrypha, the Qur'an, the Book of Mormon, etc.?
In order to know that scripture is the Word of God we can check to see if the principles taught in it match up with or confirm the truths taught in the...
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by Charles Godewyn
What was the practice of casting lots?
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How can casting lots be called a "game of chance" in light of Proverbs 16:33?
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by D Duke
Why does Isaiah 45:7 say that God created evil/calamity?
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Your VERY IMPORTANT LIGHT & GOOD comment - This simple truth seems to be least grasped by humanity. Yet we say it in our CHILD’s prayer. “God is great,...
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by Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does it mean that Jesus is the Son of Man?
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You yourself said in one of your previous statements above that "Logos is never synonymous with Jesus Christ." I cited a scriptural reference that clearly...
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by Aurel Gheorghe
If the penalty for our sins is eternity in Hell, how did Jesus' death pay our penalty if He did not spend eternity in Hell?
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Gregory, can you cite any Bible texts that teaches what you just wrote?
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Are we as born again believers mandated by God to tithe?
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by Rich Hazeltine
Does the warning in Revelation 22:18-19 apply to the entire Bible or just the Book of Revelation?
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I wonder if Mr. Houdmann has any comment about the controversy over the adoption of the Revelation of John as cannon? There is some controversy as well about...
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Agnes Stuart
Why did dreams seem to help people know God’s will in the Bible? (Judges 7:15) Does this apply to people today?
God does speak in dreams and visions today just as Peter said in Acts 2:16 - 17: 'No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: “‘In the last days, God...
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by Gregory Tomlinson
, Minister, husband,father,grandfather,vet., college graduate
If the penalty for our sins is eternity in Hell, how did Jesus' death pay our penalty if He did not spend eternity in Hell?
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That is, if you do not think that place he speaks of is a celestial body for your soul to inhabit. Obviously paradise is an awaiting place for the 1st...
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What is the purpose of the church?
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is a faith conversion? What does it mean to be converted?
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I was saved 71 years ago when I was only years old. I knew nothing except John 3:16. I knew that since I believed on Him, I had eternal life. I did not know...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is a faith conversion? What does it mean to be converted?
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Conversion simply means to quit trusting in what we do to save us, and trust in Jesus finished work on the cross to save us. It just means we believe John...
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by kel gens
What does it mean that Jesus is the Son of Man?
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Exactly, God's plan (which is what the definition of logos is).. came into reality. God's word spoken into existence. Just like God said, let there be...
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by Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does it mean that Jesus is the Son of Man?
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Perhaps I did not go far enough in my quotation above from John's gospel. John 1:14 says, "And the Word (Logos) became flesh and dwelt among us, full of...
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by kel gens
What does it mean that Jesus is the Son of Man?
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The word "Word" is translated from the Greek word Logos. Logos is never synonymous with Jesus Christ. It is God's word that spoke everything into existence....
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by Gregory Tomlinson
, Minister, husband,father,grandfather,vet., college graduate
If the penalty for our sins is eternity in Hell, how did Jesus' death pay our penalty if He did not spend eternity in Hell?
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Do you mean in the same place as hell with a great gulf (impassable) between them as Jesus describes in his story of Lazarus and the rich man? Which maybe...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does this fire … from Abimelek refer to? (9:20)
Gideon, whom God had appointed judge over Israel in Judges 6 in order to free Israel from its subjugation to the Midianites (which God had allowed to happen...