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How can I know when God is telling me to do something?

May 28 2017

Comment by Kenneth Heck

Was it biblically wrong for Harry S. Truman to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?

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I agree completely. It should be realized that in totalitarian societies such as Japan and Germany there were no completely innocent civilians, other than...

May 28 2017

Answer by RICK PORTER , Chaplain [ Truckers Chapel ]-- Undeserving Child of God

Why did Jonah hate the Ninevites and not want them to be forgiven?

I would pose a question if God asked you or me as His Messenger to go to Iraq or Syria and preach to Isis, Isil, and now simply Is, so they would repent and...

May 28 2017 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How can the believer know that he is living by faith?

I would say that living by faith would be marked by the following characteristics: Becoming deeply grounded in the knowledge of God through continuing study...

May 28 2017 Follow Vote Up

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

Was it biblically wrong for Harry S. Truman to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?

God never directed biblical Israel into war for anything less than total victory. The Bible records instance after instance in which God commanded not only...

May 28 2017 1 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Brenda Williamson

What is the origin of the different ethnicities among the human race?

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Selva, where does scripture address the Zodiac? Thank you

May 28 2017

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does the Bible say about drinking alcohol or wine? Is it a sin for a Christian to drink alcohol or wine?

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Paul said, be not drunk with wine, where in is EXCESS, but be filled with the spirit. Colossians 2:16 and Colossians 2:20-23 We are not to obey the...

May 28 2017

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

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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The bible says we either live in eternal hell, or heaven. It says we are separated from God forever where our worm dieth not. Hell is eternal damnation in...

May 28 2017

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Is it wrong for a couple to live together before marriage? Does God have one specific person for you to marry?

May 28 2017

Answer by albon Meade

How can I give in secret (Matthew 6:4) and still let my good deeds be seen (Matthew 5:16)?

Matthew 5:!3-16 is talking about spreading the gospel of the new kingdom which was about to start. The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand! This was the church...

May 28 2017 13 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Adam Adair

How many more prophecies must be fulfilled before Jesus returns?

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No prophecies are left to fulfill before Christ comes for believers in the Rapture. 1Thess. 4:13-18. After the Rapture, then the Great Tribulation period...

May 28 2017

Comment by Ursula S Monroe

Can a Christian 'give back' salvation?

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I imagine that any portion of the scriptures can be taken to "prove" a point but one thing remains Eph 2:8-9. A gift is freely given and the recipient can't...

May 28 2017

Answer by Kenneth Heck

Why did Jonah hate the Ninevites and not want them to be forgiven?

Jonah had gone through a very traumatic experience of three days in the fish, and naturally might have thought that such an ordeal would mean that the...

May 28 2017 1 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How did Joseph know that to sleep with Potiphar's wife was a sin?

Despite living before the giving of the Law, Joseph would doubtless have been aware of God's disapproval of adultery from the experiences of his own...

May 28 2017 2 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Should believers follow the laws of the country they reside in or are citizens of?

Christians have a duty to obey the laws of the society in which they live, even if that society is hostile to Christians (Romans 13:1; 1 Peter 2:17), unless...

May 28 2017 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Andy Mangus , I am a Christian since October 1979 & devoted truth seeker.

Do we have an appointed time of death?

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Had to give a vote up and a Kudos for a really good answer! --Andy--

May 27 2017

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Why was it necessary for the angel to come to roll the stone away when Jesus was able to miraculously appear through walls?

May 27 2017

Comment by Andy Mangus , I am a Christian since October 1979 & devoted truth seeker.

Why was it necessary for the angel to come to roll the stone away when Jesus was able to miraculously appear through walls?

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Danny, I REALLY like your 'Bible-Truth' answer! Remember..God tells us in scripture that "where two or more gather IN MY NAME, there shall I Be also"!!! You...

May 27 2017

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

Why did Jonah hate the Ninevites and not want them to be forgiven?

In my opinion, Jonah's reaction to God sparing Nineveh as a result of the city's repentance did not reflect hatred on Jonah's part toward the Ninevites, but...

May 27 2017 2 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by STANLEY S. DRANE

What does the Bible say about dealing with difficult people?

I'm glad you asked. We see in 1st Peter 3:9 (Life Application Bible Notes), in God's Kingdom, revenge is unacceptable behavior. So is insulting a person, no...

May 27 2017 2 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Anthony Smith

What does it mean that all things work together for good?

First of all, the Apostle Paul was speaking from experience. He had seen the ugly side of life up close, and he wasn't just making a random statement. Of...

May 27 2017 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Lynn Holzinger

How are predestination and election connected with foreknowledge?

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Jennifer, thank you for your answer. I'm not sure I completely understand what you are saying, but it sounds a little different from how I was raised. I've...

May 27 2017

Comment by Lynn Holzinger

How are predestination and election connected with foreknowledge?

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I'm struggling to know what you are really saying. Lets say an unbeliever dies. Are you saying they never had a chance of believing because God didn't choose...

May 27 2017

Comment by Latchmi Manoharan

What happens to a baby that dies within a few months after birth?

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I think the bible doesn't explain this question, so I can't answer on my own because we can't add or take out anything from the book.

May 27 2017

Question by Rosalyn Herron

Why did Jonah hate the Ninevites and not want them to be forgiven?

Did the people of Ninevah kill Jonah's father?

May 27 2017 4 Answers Follow Vote Up

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What was the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah?

May 27 2017

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

What happens to a baby that dies within a few months after birth?

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That's a very good point. We can theorize, but the Bible does not go into any real detail on this matter. The closest, perhaps, is David's statement about...

May 27 2017

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

What happens to a baby that dies within a few months after birth?

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That's a very good point. We can theorize, but the Bible does not go into any real detail on this matter. The closest, perhaps, is David's statement about...

May 27 2017

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What does it mean that all things work together for good?

May 27 2017

Comment by Latchmi Manoharan

Why were Michael and Satan disputing over the body of Moses?

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Amen I agree with your coments

May 27 2017

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Do you have eternal life?

May 27 2017

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What things in this world have a true eternal value?

May 27 2017

Answer by STANLEY S. DRANE

What does it mean that God is light?

I'm glad you asked. We see in 1st John 1:5-6 (Life Application Bible Notes) to say, "God is light," means that God is perfectly holy and true, and that he...

May 27 2017 1 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What should we learn from the life of Jeremiah?

May 27 2017

Comment by Craig Mcelheny , Christian Author

What is love (fruit of the Holy Spirit)?

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Further evidence to confirm God’s glory and His love are synonymous: Philippians 1:9 tells us that it is God’s love, in us, that grows in knowledge and...

May 27 2017

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What is the spiritual gift of discerning spirits?

May 27 2017

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What happens to a baby that dies within a few months after birth?

May 27 2017

Comment by Eduardo Vance

When we are saved are we assured of going to heaven?

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We also need to understand that if we have committed ourselves to our Lord Jesus, we have to prove ourselves and to our Lord also that we are really changed...

May 27 2017

Answer by STANLEY S. DRANE

What is faith?

I'm glad you asked. We read in Hebrews 11:1(Life Application Bible Notes), two words describe our faith: confidence and certainty. These two qualities need a...

May 27 2017 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Andy Mangus , I am a Christian since October 1979 & devoted truth seeker.

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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Another one of really good answers. Another vote up for your excellent, well-written reply. Another vote-up and a good job Kudos, my brother! --Andy--

May 27 2017

Comment by Andy Mangus , I am a Christian since October 1979 & devoted truth seeker.

What does the Bible teach about the rapture?

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James, excellent detailed 'scripture strong' answer that literally teaches the reader a 'mini-sermon'! Kudos, my brother! --Andy--

May 27 2017

Comment by Eduardo Vance

Why did God need to raise up the Apostle Paul if, as most people believe, the disciples were to take the gospel to all people?

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Something that we have to consider is that when Our Lord Jesus was resurrected from the dead, was not the same Jesus that came to everybody. From that point,...

May 27 2017

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why did God kill Ananias and Sapphira for lying?

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This is definitely the sin unto death. Many will lose there reward in heaven for living in sin, but not their salvation which was paid for by Jesus own blood...

May 27 2017