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What can I do when I am under spiritual attack?
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Timothy Baird
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Why is circumcision only for the males? Why is it done on the male reproductive organ?
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What should we learn from the tribe of Naphtali?
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Is it murder to take a loved one off of life support?
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Why did Jesus spit for some of His miracles?
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Should a Christian tithe off miscellaneous income, e.g. inheritance, gifts, winnings, tax refunds, legal settlements, etc.?
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by Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the meaning of the "covenant of circumcision"?
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I would say that that the apostles rejected or abandoned the former requirement for circumcision because God Himself had graciously (and also unmistakably)...
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by Gary Wainwright
, Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer
What is the doctrine of eternal security?
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Robert, Galatians 5:1-4 is about certain Jewish Christians who had visited the churches of Galatia claiming that it was necessary for gentile Christians to...
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by Thomas George
What does it mean to pray earnestly?
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Earnest prayer is unchanging prayer, constant prayer in fath based on the word of God, unbreaking prayer for an answer from God.
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why did God condone such terrible violence in the Old Testament?
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It is also true that the human race had been corrupted by the sons of god having sex with the daughters of men. This created the giants in the land that were...
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How should a Christian view socialism?
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by Robert Broyles
What is the meaning of the "covenant of circumcision"?
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The Judaizers demanded circumcision as a means of salvation (see Acts 15:1,5), yet this was rejected by the Apostles (see verses 10,11). Why then did God...
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by Robert Broyles
What is the doctrine of eternal security?
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Gary asked "why would a believer saved by grace choose to earn salvation by keeping the law...?" It really doesn't matter why (although I'll answer your...
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Larry Wiseman
, A follower of Jesus since 1972 and still enjoying learning.
Why did Jesus ask Simon Peter to feed his lambs and then ask him to feed his sheep? Is there a difference between a lamb and a sheep concerning the faith?
I always look at the context first in order to interpret a bible passage correctly. Just prior to the instruction given to Peter, he and 6 other disciples...
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by Gary Wainwright
, Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer
What is the doctrine of eternal security?
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Robert, a born-again Christian has moved from death to life (John 5:24) because they are in Christ (Romans 8:1). Do Christians sin?...
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by Mitzi Swift
What should be the Christian view of Harry Potter?
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Personally, I think that the Harry Potter series is not of God and should not be viewed by children or adults. As Angel K said, the secular world has created...
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by Gregory Tomlinson
, Minister, husband,father,grandfather,vet., college graduate
What does the Bible say about interracial marriage?
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I would augment Michaels answer with this thought we are not this suit of flesh we wear but living souls and as such should view each other accordingly, in...
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by Olusegun Afolabi
Is it wrong to attend two (or more) different churches?
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Church is a form of Christian worship to God the Creator, through the Son, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. 1 John 5:20, " We know also that the Son of God...
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Lenny O'Brien
Why did Jesus ask Peter 'Do you love me?' three times?
Peter had denied Jesus three times, out of fear and weakness. Jesus already knew that Peter would do this. When Peter had realized what he had done, what did...
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by Cindy Jennings
, 1 Saved by Grace
What is Roman Catholicism?
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When you say there is a "reading" from the NT and OT in every Mass, that's exactly what it is - a reading, not a teaching. That the homily may or may not be...
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by Derrol PORTER
, Emancipated by the Liberating King
When do believers go to heaven, before or after the appearance of the anti-Christ?
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Jennifer, again we differ. Jesus is not coming back to earth as the Bridegroom, He is coming back as King, to rule from Jerusalem and we will rule with Him....
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liz corbett
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What is the gospel of inclusion?
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Kenneth Heck
Why did God’s Spirit hover over the dark waters of the earth? (1:2)
In my opinion, the Spirit hovered or moved (KJV) to search and find the most appropriate place for the dry land called "earth" to appear out of the waters....
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Philip Davies
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Is it murder to take a loved one off of life support?
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by Gregory Tomlinson
, Minister, husband,father,grandfather,vet., college graduate
How and where did the water that covered the mountains in Genesis 7:20 come from?
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I would augment Keli's answer with this in the KJV it states the fountains of the deep were broken up suggesting a global geological event that could quite...
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Len Stitt
, Working in Afghanistan, Geology Professor Kabul University
Why did God’s Spirit hover over the dark waters of the earth? (1:2)
Excellent question. God took the initial conditions ("formless and empty") and from Genesis 1:3 onward designed the universe for His ultimate purposes,...
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Jan Navarro
Why did God’s Spirit hover over the dark waters of the earth? (1:2)
Water is symbolized in the Bible as many people. When there was no people yet only spirits because in each element of the earth, there is God's spirit. If...
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Nils Jansma
, Missionary in San Diego California
Why did God’s Spirit hover over the dark waters of the earth? (1:2)
Why did God’s Spirit hover over the dark waters of the earth? (Genesis 1:2) The Spirit’s activity appears strange in this context. What was he doing there? I...
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by Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What are the sacrifices of righteousness?
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I agree totally with you that Christians are saved entirely by the blood of Christ. There is nothing that Christians have done or can do (before or after...
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Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
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Is God sovereign or do we have a free will?
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Tim Maas
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by Robert Zantay
Why did Jesus ask Simon Peter to feed his lambs and then ask him to feed his sheep? Is there a difference between a lamb and a sheep concerning the faith?
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Peter, due to his fear, denied Jesus three times on the night of his arrest. Jesus had gathered his disciples for a seaside barbecue after Peter had once...
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by Robert Zantay
What are the sacrifices of righteousness?
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God bless you, but I would like to correct you. Righteousness came by the blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ. It is written-Not of works lest any man should...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why did God say, "Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good"?
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I agree Tim. As Children of God we are to hate sin. If we do not we can get caught up in it ourselves. We are to be salt and light in he world. But, at the...
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by Gary Wainwright
, Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer
What is the doctrine of eternal security?
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Robert, why would a believer saved by grace choose to earn salvation by keeping the law when biblical evidence shows this is an impossible feat to achieve?...
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by Robert Broyles
What is the doctrine of eternal security?
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Gary, you said " the Holy Spirit began permanently indwelling believers (Acts 2)" It sounds like in the what you are saying is OT believers had a choice, but...
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by Dorothy Mathieson
What are the sacrifices of righteousness?
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What you have answered here Tim, is the exact answer I have received in my learning. Very well written.
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by Gary Wainwright
, Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer
What is the doctrine of eternal security?
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Ahmed, since God is sovereign (1 Timothy 6:15) and His gifts are irrevocable (Romans 11:29) we can be sure His gifts cannot ever be lost or mishandled. What...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Will there be any need for the Holy Spirit to dwell within us when we get to heaven? If not, what will be the role of the Holy Spirit in heaven?
Paul spoke in Ephesians 1:13-14 of the Holy Spirit's presence within Christians during their earthly lives as the "earnest" (or "down payment", if you will)...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What did Jesus mean when he was talking to Nicodemus and said "But he that doeth truth cometh to the light,that his deeds may be made manifest,that they are wrought in God.
I would say that it was in the very act of responding to the Holy Spirit's prompting by coming to Jesus in faith (regardless of what your prior life may have...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Will I be fat in heaven?
The only thing that I could suggest is that there will be no vestiges of sin in heaven. Therefore, it might be possible (although I am merely speculating)...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How could these stones be a monument of this work, when they were not seen, but generally covered with the waters of Jordan?
In the previous chapter (Joshua 3:13), God had said to Joshua, "And when the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all...
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Carolyn Rosado
Is it murder to turn off life support?
My husband on life support for 3 years in a vegetative state and paralyzed. I finally gave in and gave them permission to unplug his life support and they ga...
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Robert Broyles
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Does the statement, "Jesus groaned in his spirit" mean the same thing as praying in the Spirit?
I would say that it does not. Praying in the Spirit (as far as I am aware) refers to praying with the leading of, and according to the will of, the Holy...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why do most Jews reject Jesus as the Messiah?
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People who have trusted Jesus for salvation by grace, have been sealed by the Holy Spirit and are saved forever. Ephesians 1:13 It has nothing to do with how...
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Sekhar Babu
How could these stones be a monument of this work, when they were not seen, but generally covered with the waters of Jordan?
How could these stones be a monument of this work, when they were not seen, but generally covered with the waters of Jordan?
Joshua 4:9
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by Janice Burton
, Lay Servant, Family Life Mentor
Will I be fat in heaven?
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Thank you for your courage to reach out and ask such a pressing question. I’m sure others like me and you who struggle with weight issues are pondering....