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Comment by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What is Heaven like?

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How Beautiful Heaven Must Be (Lyric Video / Live at Gaither Studios, Alexandria, IN / 2...

August 20 2023

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What is Heaven like?

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How Beautiful Heaven Must Be Song by Gaither Vocal Band We read of a place that's called heaven It's made for the pure and the free These truths in God's...

August 20 2023

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What does the Bible say about lying? Is lying a sin?

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Deception played a huge role in WWII, with the Nazis lying to the public. I just finished reading 2 books on the subject, The Great Escape by Paul.Brickhill...

August 20 2023

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Why did God call the people "Virgin Israel"? (Jeremiah 31:4)

The expression "virgin of Israel" is the another way of saying we must be born of God's will/born again, as opposed to be born of our self will. Being...

August 20 2023 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Why did the soldiers draw back and fall to the ground when Jesus said, "I am He," in John 18:6?

Jesus has applied to himself the divine Name of Exodus 3:14, “I AM.” Therefore this amounts to something of a theophany which causes even his enemies to...

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How old was Isaac when Abraham offered him as a sacrifice?

In my opinion, Isaac was probably 33 years old. The number one reason being the age of Jesus dying on the cross. Most Christians would agree that everything...

August 19 2023 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What does the Bible say about lying? Is lying a sin?

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You're so right, Lynn! Nowhere in the Bible is it advised to be like the devil in any way, shape, or form! This link is also good, as my Christian wife is so...

August 19 2023

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What does the Bible say about fear?

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And did you know, Shirley, that Isaiah 43:1 is a very prominent verse in The Chosen TV series? It is used in connection with Mary Magdalene, her father, and...

August 19 2023

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Did Jesus mean we should literally pluck out our eyes and cut off our hands in Matthew 5:29-30 and 18:8-9?

Did Jesus mean we should literally pluck out our eyes and cut off our hands in Matthew 5:29-30 and 18:8-9? No, obviously not, otherwise, every red-blooded...

August 19 2023 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Carolyn Hostetter , Wife, mother, grandmother, retired church administrator

How can believers be in the world, but not of the world?

All such good answers and better than mine. I love reading them. I look at it like this. The first time I was born, I was physically born into this world as...

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What is meant by "the courts of our God"?

August 19 2023

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Why was Jesus compelled to go through Samaria?

Although Jesus had told the apostles with regard to their evangelistic travels not to go to the Samaritans from a mission standpoint (Matthew 10:5), the only...

August 19 2023 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by John Appelt

Why does Psalms 82 say, "You are gods."? Are we gods?

In Psalm 82:6, the writer Asaph quotes God saying, “You are gods.” It is literally, “You are elohim.” In the majority of occurrences in the Old Testament, “...

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Why was Jesus compelled to go through Samaria?

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John 4:4

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Comment by Carolyn Hostetter , Wife, mother, grandmother, retired church administrator

If you are once saved are you then always saved?

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Murray, your analogy about your children is very relatable to anyone with children, me included. Even if they're adopted, you wouldn't just get rid of them...

August 19 2023

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What can I do to overcome delay in life that causes depression, self pity and anxiety?

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And then, Emo, when the potter and the clay are both ready, he slices off the amount of clay he wants. He throws it on a table several times and applies a...

August 19 2023

Answer by Joseph LaClair

In Genesis 2:17, man is told that if he ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, that he would "die". Since physical death did not exist up to that point, what did it mean to "die"?

The idea that man was created immortal is pure conjecture. God gave them food. Genesis 1:29-30. God created EVERY tree whose fruit yields seed for food.They...

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Answer by Donna Williams

How do I follow Christ when I have no life?

Dear Anonymous: It sounds like you are in a place of despair, which will inevitably make you feel hopeless. May I say that I can relate! We may be living in...

August 19 2023 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Todd Rushing

What is the KJV Only movement? Is the King James Version the only Bible we should use?

Without being proficient in Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic, it is impossible to completely rely on any one translation. For instance, the word "love" in the New...

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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Sheep and Goats?

August 19 2023

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How can believers be in the world, but not of the world?

August 18 2023

Comment by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

Does this passage mean that our spirit is older than our earthly body? Did God know us before we were born?

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The ones who say "they are saved and will never be lost again" understand that they are actually SAVED. Does this mean they can go out and live as they want?...

August 18 2023

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Did Jesus mean we should literally pluck out our eyes and cut off our hands in Matthew 5:29-30 and 18:8-9?

August 18 2023

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What does it mean, "For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten"?

The views expressed by the author of Ecclesiastes (commonly regarded as Solomon) are those of someone "under the sun" -- that is, from a naturalistic...

August 18 2023 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

Does this passage mean that our spirit is older than our earthly body? Did God know us before we were born?

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Hello Danny! How would God's foreknowledge of our free-will choices cancel His grace? I believe it actually establishes the need of His grace. Just because...

August 18 2023

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Why did Israel sojourn in Egypt?

The nation of Israel (which, at the time, consisted of only seventy people in the household of Jacob (otherwise known as Israel (Genesis 32:28)(Exodus 1:5))...

August 18 2023 Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What is Progressive Christianity, and is it biblical?

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"The Bible teaches that sin separates us from God (Isaiah 59:2; Ephesians 2:12; 4:18), ... we need a Savior. However, in progressive Christianity, it isn’t...

August 18 2023

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Does this passage mean that our spirit is older than our earthly body? Did God know us before we were born?

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Continuing, Foreknowledge is not favor; it isn't grace! We're told God had foreknowledge of us to keep us from getting puffed up in pride when we are born...

August 18 2023

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Does this passage mean that our spirit is older than our earthly body? Did God know us before we were born?

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This "He knew the choice we would make" cancels grace. What part does favor play in him knowing what we will choose, and so he chooses us because of that...

August 18 2023

Comment by Donna Williams

What should we do when a beggar asks for money?

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Ursula, I like how you shared about the prompting of the Holy Spirit. I also believe that we should allow the Holy Spirit to lead us as well!

August 18 2023

Answer by Forrest Skidmore

Who was in the lineage of Jesus, Nathan or Solomon?

Mary is not a descendent of David according to Luke and the angel Gabriel. Read Luke 1:5 which tells us that Elizabeth was a "daughter of Aaron." Now read...

August 18 2023 2 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

What does the Bible say about a Christian's responsibility?

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As believers we are to believe in every word from God. We are to trust Him. We are to be salt and light in this age as never before. Whenever we can we are...

August 18 2023

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Why did God create us?

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I've always been a lover of Bible dictionaries, including the Easton's Bible Dictionary (EBD). It says, "The one great end in the work of creation is the...

August 18 2023

Question by George Ross

Why did Israel sojourn in Egypt?

Exodus 1:1 - 22

August 18 2023 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Is priesthood ordination necessary since God ordained us before we were born? Was this statement only for Jeremiah or made to everyone alive?

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Continuing, Some of us think God is as formal as we are; he is and he isn't. We are often bound by tradition and generational customs disguised as Godly law....

August 18 2023

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What does it mean that God is love?

August 17 2023

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Who created God? Where did God come from?

August 17 2023

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Who created God? Where did God come from?

August 17 2023

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Who created God? Where did God come from?

August 17 2023

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What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven?

August 17 2023

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What does the Bible say about self-mutilation / cutting?

August 17 2023

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Why did God create us?

August 16 2023

Answer by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

What does it mean in James 2:10 that anyone who breaks one law becomes guilty of breaking them all?

Those who were under Mosaic law (Jews) were to obey the whole law. If they broke any part of the law it was as if they had broken the whole law. The purpose...

August 16 2023 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Is priesthood ordination necessary since God ordained us before we were born? Was this statement only for Jeremiah or made to everyone alive?

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Yes Angel, that is the compound question; is everyone formed in our mother's womb by God? And are we all ordained? (You added the idea of "hand" formed)....

August 16 2023

Answer by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

What is the Church Age? Where does the Church Age fit in biblical history?

The 'church age' is a reference to the time in which the church, the body of Christ, is being filled with believers that Paul was made to be the leader of,...

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