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God being the ultimate sovereign means He is in ultimate control - not that He must push around every molecule in the universe, be the direct cause of every...
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Yes, Christopher. He offers it; and we have the free will to receive it nor not! Good answer!
The seal of the Holy Spirit is mentioned in several passages: "... When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit." Eph 1:13...
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Yes Jennifer, I am well aware that God is a complete being, full of love and compassion, yet remember we are told to remember the wrath of God as well. To...
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The Greek word in Rom 8:29-30, Acts 4:28, and other places is proorízō: It is a compound word: pró, "before" horízō, "establish boundaries, limits." It...
1 Timothy 2: 1-7 "First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are...
I would only like to add that again all is rooted in grace [1 Corinthians 15:10 ] as Paul says of himself, it is of each believer. God's Grace draws us to...
First we should consider that Judah had personally rejected the covenant of marriage (Genesis 38:2) as outlined in Genesis 24:3; 28:1 by marrying a Canaanite...
No two cases are alike. When our children were all in school back in the 60's and 70's, (when the schools were not so bad), my wife worked for several...
No, it is no part of the Christian's mandate to support the nation state of Israel, no more than it is our role to support any nationalistic cause. It is...
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I whole heartedly agree. We really need to stay in the word of God as our only source, and then keep our selves from being in compromising situations....
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Isa 45:7 says God creates calamity, not that He creates evil. 'Evil' is an archaic English translation. God did not create moral evil, nor does He even allow...
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We are told in Isaiah 45.7 that God creates evil. Is God sovereign? Yes! The Bible says He is. Prov. 16 says that He controls our steps, our words...our very...
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Repeating this verse again: "However, to the one who does not toil (present middle) but has faith (present active participle) trusts God who renders just...
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Abiding faith is simply 'continuous' faith - faith that is an ongoing action. The greek present active participle represents an ongoing action, not an action...
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No where does it say abiding faith for salvation. What it does say is that we are saved the same way Abraham was. He believed God, and he was given His...
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As usual Michael, you do a great job with your scripturestrong answer. Good Bible teaching! --Andy.
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Did Mary give birth to other children after Jesus ' birth?
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What is reality therapy, and is it biblical?
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Broadly speaking, Reformed theology includes any system of belief that traces its roots back to the Protestant Reformation of the 16th Century. Of course,...
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What is heavy shepherding?
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Will God forgive me of sins I commit after I become a believer?
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Daniel, Apparently you have something against our government, which God installed, and against mainstream Christianity since what you write and what...
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Yes, no one has ever saved themselves. That would be impossible, as man's righteousness is as 'filfty rags' in the sight of God (Isa 64:6) All men have...
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I have to admit--on purpose of course--that I look for your answers and commentary each and every time I am on ebible.com! Your 'Bible knowledge' gift is...
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You are right Jennifer. If you can save yourself, you can lose your salvation. But no one has ever saved themselves.
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Andy, I am amazed(!) and so very thankful to the Lord for you and your family's sake. I was never good at door-to-door work even though I communicate well...
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Salvation is by faith alone - but by abiding faith, not temporary faith. Romans 4:5 does not say we can never be lost, or that if we start in faith we must...
Read Romans 9, Isa. 45 and other places where we are asked by God, in essence, 'Will you question Me?" In other words, will puny, mortal, sinful man question...
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John 3:17 Jesus did not come to condemn the world, but that the world could be saved through Him. John 6:29. The will of God is that we trust in Him to be...
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Salvation is by faith alone. Romans 4:5 If salvation is by faith alone, then it is salvation which means we can never be lost. Salvation means salvation...
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I feel the Lord loves us and yes we have free will but no we do not always choose wisely. We do the best we can and due to Christ's sacrifice for us, we are...
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Marilyn, the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis did not have a choice about the evil heaped upon them. The 2 million Cambodians had no choice concerning the...
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I agree Mr. Tinsley. I do not believe that one who is caught in a scandal, depending on what it is, should be allowed back in church leadership. It is true...
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Matt 25:1-15 gives a hint of this difference in God's perspective and our own. Ten virgins set out, all with oil-dipped burning torches. Yet only five took...
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What does Malachi 2:16 mean when God says, 'I hate divorce'?
It is clear from Esther 2:5-7 that Mordecai was the cousin of Esther. She was his uncle's daughter, and he had raised her because she had no father or...
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Before they defect from Christ, they are followers of Christ with faith, and hence sealed with the Holy Spirit. Afterward, they are no longer followers of...
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"many Christians will defect from Christ.......many followers of Christ will defect as well". Are you speaking of those born again, born from above, those...
As someone who has worshipped as a lay minister within various Anglican churches across Great Britain and Ireland (north and south) I think we have much to...
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Michael, to let you know; last week to 10 days was a whirlwind and this is going to possibly amaze you. I had applied to SPECTRUM (a Charter owned company...
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Your answer was good! I liked that you pointed out that though Job's other friends were in the wrong for accusing Job of sin, their arguments contain a lot...
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I Cor 2:14 is not saying that men cannot respond to the gospel in faith. Paul is specifically speaking to "the mature" believers (I Cor 2:6) that the...
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There is nothing in the context of John 12:32 to make it mean 'all nationalities' or 'all types' of men. 'Men' is not even a word that is of itself found in...
Onan resented a child of his being born to carry on Er’s name. Both were wicked men and may have been bitter enemies; hence, Onan wanted his brother’s name...
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