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What does it mean to have a personal relationship with God?
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What does it mean to have a personal relationship with God?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the "Book of the Law"?
My understanding of the consensus of opinion among modern Bible scholars is that the specific term "the Book of the Law" did not consist of the entirety of...
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Dominic Janeczko
What does it mean to be 'born of water and the Spirit'?
Jesus is saying that we must baptized in repentance (water) and the Holy Spirit to be saved. Matthew 3:11 NLT “I baptize with water those who repent of their...
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Kevs Account
Does God forgive abominations?
I have to disagree with the answers posted thus far. I agree that the previous answers apply to sin. However, abominations are different from sin. No sin is...
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Mary Warren
What did Jesus mean when He spoke of worldwide preaching in Matthew 24:14?
I believe the fulfillment of Jesus' statement (prophecy), is found in Revelation 14:6 "And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the...
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Robert Ross
Is there any “secular” evidence to support the Bible’s claims? (Psalm 119:160)
Is there any “secular” evidence to support the Bible’s claims? I voted up Shirleys answer. It is brilliant. Secular evidence in many sciences substantially...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How can I know that Scripture is of itself sufficient for faith and for life?
Christians believe in the verbal plenary inspiration of the books in the Bible, meaning that every word found in the Bible is given to us by God (verbal),...
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Ni Jay
, Researcher into human reasoning
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Why is Christianity such a bloody religion?
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Why is the science community so opposed to creationism?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How can I know that Scripture is of itself sufficient for faith and for life?
Ro 7:12 and 1Ti 1:8 Ps 19:7 also Ps 119:142; Jas 1:25 Ps 119:89 also Mt 5:18; Mt 24:35; 1Pe 1:24-25; Isa 40:6-8
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Bruce Lyon
, Elder: Restoration Fellowship Assembly
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What does it mean to lean not on your own understanding?
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
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Is there any “secular” evidence to support the Bible’s claims? (Psalm 119:160)
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Aurel Gheorghe
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Why did Jesus curse the fig tree with no fruit since it was not the right season for fruit?
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Kathleen M Brosius Brosius
What law is Paul talking about in Romans 9:31-32?
The Law (the Ten Commandments) was given to all mankind. Jesus did not intend for there to be two types of people. His plan was for all of us to believe in...
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Thomas Riccardi
, Warrior Spirit
Where was Jesus for the three days between His death and resurrection?
The scriptures in Peter are teaching that Jesus the Christ (as a spirit) went to a spiritual world wherein the dead existed (in a spirit form) and gave them...
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Tiffani Lee
Do we continue to fast even if we mistakenly ate while fasting?
There’s no need to be negative and beat yourself up as that is exactly what Satan wants. Like some of the previous responses, pray to the Lord for repentance...
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Shantkumar S. Kunjam
, An Indian, Mennonite Church, Pastor, Administrator, Bishop,
Why did Jesus curse the fig tree with no fruit since it was not the right season for fruit?
The very first thing we need to understand that Jesus our Lord did not curse the fig tree. It was Peter's conclusion that Jesus cursed it. Second thing we...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How can I take control of my thoughts?
First John 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the TRUTH is not in us. We are going to have sinful thoughts until we die. It is part of...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How does God's sovereignty work together with free will?
God in His sovereignty has given man a free will. If not, Adam and Eve could not have sinned. Since the fall, all men are sinners. Romans 3:23 and Romans...
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N S
, 4th-generation Bible-believing Christian
Does the Bible support the need to have a marriage officially solemnized or officiated?
As Jesus and the Pharisees discussed (Matthew 5:31 and Matthew 19:7), Moses said to give a woman a "WRITING" OF DIVORCE when a divorce was going to take...
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What does the Bible say about arrogance?
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Is universalism / universal salvation Biblical?
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Were Adam and Eve saved? How many children did Adam and Eve have? When were Adam and Eve created?
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Aurel Gheorghe
Can Our Prayers Cause God to Change His Mind? (Exodus 32:14)
From Exodus 32:14 it appears that God sometimes, upon request, change His mind. Twice more, Moses pleaded with God on Israel's behalf (Num 14:1-16; 16:1-50)...
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, Got Questions Ministries
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What are the keys to Christian communication?
The art of Christian communication covers many aspects of the relationship between born-again believers and our relationships with the world at large. There...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How are we justified? (Romans 5:1)
As indicated in the verse cited in the question, we are justified (reconciled to God, or declared righteous by Him) by faith -- not faith in ourselves, or...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is creation, and what does it mean?
The anglicized version of the Greek word translated as "creation" in the verse cited in the question is "ktisis". From the New Testament verses in which this...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How are we justified? (Romans 5:1)
Romans 5:1
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is creation, and what does it mean?
How is creation defined, and what does it mean? See also Colossians 1:16-17; Jeremiah 10:11-12
Genesis 1:1 - 2
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Why does God create people when He knows they are going to go to hell?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is fasting a requirement to talk to God when you are saved by grace through faith?
I would say that the fasting being referred to in the verse cited in the question was not viewed as a required part of the regular religious practices of the...
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David Dietz
Is fasting a requirement to talk to God when you are saved by grace through faith?
According to Paul, we have direct access through the Holy Spirit. Is this not what he is to do for us?
Acts 13:2
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GodsChild Forever
, Evangelist, Christian Blogger and Writer
Are Mormons Christians? Are Mormons saved?
No, not at all. Mormons have nothing to do with Christianity. They are one of the cults who call themselves Christians, but do not believe in the very basic...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about friends?
‘A friend loveth at all times’ (Prov. 17:17): When I was in Bible college, one of our choices (in an Old Testament class which covered the Book of Proverbs)...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who was Simeon?
To my knowledge, there are a total of four men named Simeon mentioned in the Bible (two in the Old Testament in the books of Genesis and Ezra, and two in the...
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What is bloodguilt?
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What does it mean to redeem a tithe and add a fifth to it?
The Israelites were required by the Law that God gave to them through Moses to give a tithe (that is, one-tenth) of their income to God -- not just with...
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cindy simons
What does it mean to redeem a tithe and add a fifth to it?
Leviticus 27:31
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the importance of edification?
The translation of the verse cited in the question uses the word "upbuilding" instead of "edification", although the two words are related in meaning, as...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Is there any “secular” evidence to support the Bible’s claims? (Psalm 119:160)
I agree with Shirley about the Hittites when she said, "This bible makes more than 40 references to the Hittite Empire. In 1906, Hugo Winckler found 10,000...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What did Jesus mean when He spoke of worldwide preaching in Matthew 24:14?
Revelation 7:2-8 says God will elect and seal 144,000 Jewish evangelists who will take the kingdom message to the ends of the earth (cf. The "harvest" in...
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Lonnie Perkins
Why would God blind the eyes of the Scribes and Pharisees?
It was God's full intention to blind the religious leaders' eyes as to who Jesus was. The high priest had to be the one who would have the final say to put...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Is there any “secular” evidence to support the Bible’s claims? (Psalm 119:160)
First of all, with the Bible, you either believe all of it or none of it. In the beginning God... you do not pick and choose... However there are many...
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What does the Bible say about compassion?
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