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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...
Excellent question. God took the initial conditions ("formless and empty") and from Genesis 1:3 onward designed the universe for His ultimate purposes,...
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...
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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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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Is God sovereign or do we have a free will?
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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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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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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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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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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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What you have answered here Tim, is the exact answer I have received in my learning. Very well written.
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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...
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)...
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...
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)...
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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What should we learn from the life of Timothy?
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...
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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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...
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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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....
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Moses wrote all of the information regarding the history of the world to date during the forty years in the wilderness, including the covenant with Abram...
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Gary stated that "Sharing in the Spirit does not mean a person is automatically indwelt and sealed by the Spirit..." ".... have become partakers of the Holy...
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From the ESV: Gen 35:18, talking about the death of Rachel: "And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni but his father...
In order to answer this question we need to understand Paul's theology on "the two Adams". Christ is called "the last Adam" (1 Cor 15:45) or the second Adam....
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Thank you for your well thought out answer to this question. It is important for young people in our churches to know there is more than one way to...
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Gary, you quoted the following: "“A Christian… is a new creation, and his heart has been turned toward God. His old nature is gone, passed away. His new...
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George : the Bible is stricken of any verbiage that our body and soul separate at death.
It is sometimes hard to answer questions about God because, we, as humans cannot understand his ways. The Bible even says "My Ways are above your ways"...
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Derrol, those differences have to be read artificially into the text - they are not natural to the text themselves. The language used in I Thess 4:13-18...
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Robert, comparing {A} 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 with {B} Revelation 19:11-16, we see a difference in Jesus's Return, that show it is in two stages {A.} JESUS...
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I would agree with that Tim. New believers need to be built up in the faith. They need to know the gospel of their salvation is in Christ alone. They need to...
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The Greek word metochos refers to a partnership that leads to life change. And the case of the people of Heb 4:4-6 were not "prior to Jesus' death and...
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Gary, you asked "So our eternal security is based on a Christian keeping themselves ‘immersed in the Word of God’?" Our eternal security is based on keeping...
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Gary, you asked "Isn’t salvation a gift and gift is something we receive therefore we do not earn it?" First from what did Christ save you? He saved you from...
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Why did God’s Spirit hover over the dark waters of the earth? (1:2)
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@Gary, Gifts in general can be lost by way of theft, damages, or obsolescence if not secured or properly handled or utilized. I believe we all have...
The question is, "Can natural, fallen man do anything that is spiritually good?" Christ tells us that "apart from me you can do nothing" John 15:5. The...
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Tyrone and others: Please reference, where in Gen35:18 does it state the soul leaves the body? Regarding Rev 6:9-11, if we ahead to Rev 20:4-6, obviously...
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Why did God’s Spirit hover over the dark waters of the earth? (1:2)
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Is God sovereign or do we have a free will?
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How are predestination and election connected with foreknowledge?
Why were the Jews spiritually blinded by God so they were not able to accept Jesus? I believe it is because they were not intended to understand and enjoy...
To me, this verse is simply expressing attitudes and practices that are commanded, taught, or advocated throughout the entire Bible. Although Christians are...
In the context of the sacrificial system of the Old Testament (in which this verse appears), I would say that the writer was referring to making or complying...
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