What is the origin of the Easter bunny and Easter eggs?
While it is very easy, and comfortable even, to accept the status quo, and convince ouselves that there is nothing wrong, we must get direction from...
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Anonymous
What did the author in Philippians 3:4-6 mean that he has more reason for confidence in the flesh?
1. What is the Scripture all about? 2. Who is saying those words? 3. What is he talking about? 4. What does he mean/imply?
Philippians 3:4 - 6
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Dailo KULLAI
, Auto-Rickshaw driver
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If God is all-powerful, why does He not just kill Satan?
My opinion is that if I become God (God who is just me in mentality,but having all the powers of God) I would suppress, punish, and kill anyone who I hate or...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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How should a Christian respond to unanswered prayer?
How many Christians have prayed for someone, only to see their prayers go unanswered? How many have prayed and perhaps have "given up" because either they...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
How should a Christian respond to unanswered prayer?
Just the other night a hometown football game, my wife and I ran into my old high school flame. And as I introduced them the past came back to me and I...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
When did Jesus know that He was God?
We speak of Jesus as having 2 wills and intellects: a divine will and intellect and a human will and intellect. We can safely say that, with his divine...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
Why does God allow sickness?
It is very interesting that the Jews have no qualms about having a all-powerful and loving God, yet sickness, disasters and other physical evils exist in...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
When did Moses find out he was a Jew?
Jews are the children of the tribe of Judah, Jacob's fourth child. Moses was from the tribe of Levi, Jacob's third son - he was a Levite, not a Jew.
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Jeff Hammond
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Who are the three men that appeared to Abraham in Genesis 18?
From the beginning of the Bible, God revealed Himself as a Trinity or Triune God. He is 3 divine Persons in 1 God. We see this principle in the creation of...
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Jeff Hammond
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Can a child who is conceived out of wedlock be saved?
Thankfully we are not under Law but grace. And thankfully Jesus died for everyone and not just the children of married kids. Why am I so thankful? Because I...
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Peter Alamilla
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How does psychology work with Christian counseling?
One further point is that if a disciple of Jesus seeks counseling from a person who is not a disciple of Jesus, there is a BIG problem in that this counselor...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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How should a Christian spouse handle an adulterous affair that has resulted in a child?
Marriage is a covenant that brings a couple together both spiritually and physically. Infidelity causes a devastating blow that tears through the oneness of...
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Sharon Young
, Sharon Young, Retired Teacher
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How does 2 Thessalonians 3:10 relate to Christians living off of the public safety net (social welfare)?
The "government" is merely representing the people who are being governed. That includes the needy and the greedy. Too many Christians, and others have...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Why does God allow sickness?
The issue of sickness is always a difficult one to deal with. The key is remembering that God's ways are higher than our ways (Isaiah 55:9). When we are...
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Sue D
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Why does God allow sickness?
I think sometimes God allows suffering or illness so that when we pray and our prayer is answered, as mine was, we know how much He loves us. Also, in my...
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Brian Ansell
, Retired school teacher, now sell homemprovements i
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Should Christians attend weddings of those in other faiths?
They should do whatever they choose as long as they do so in love for their neighbor. That is what Jesus told us to do.
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D W
Will I still go to heaven if I don't pray, read the Bible often, or reach out to share the good news?
Yes, Betty. If the Rapture occurs soon, I'll say "Hi!" to you on the way up. www.booksie.com/Don_Watson
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JD Abshire
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Will I still go to heaven if I don't pray, read the Bible often, or reach out to share the good news?
Salvation is not the result of what we are capable of doing but what The Lord has done for us. If eternal life was dependent upon our performance, no one...
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D W
How much emphasis should be given to demonic deliverance in the Christian life?
I've been to meetings and services where "demons" were allegedly "cast out." Folks came one-by-one, or in some instances demons were cast out of everyone in...
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D W
What is the difference between devotions and general bible reading?
Devotions normally involve more that one person engaged in discussions ABOUT the Bible. The discussion is devoted to understanding what God has done for us....
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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How much emphasis should be given to demonic deliverance in the Christian life?
There are two extremes in people's thinking about demons. One says that what we call demons are nothing more than negative thoughts and behaviors that any...
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Jadah Pleiter
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Should a Christian practice yoga?
I have seen people delivered from demonic spirits that came from yoga- kundalini spirit I think it is called- and have delivered people from them. Some were...
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D W
What is the flaming sword guarding the Tree of Life?
If you go to Ur today you will not visually detect an angel with a flaming sword. You will see desert. Perhaps that is the meaning. All evidence of the...
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Lynn Willis
, Obedient Daughter of the High King of the Universe
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If God is all-powerful, why does He not just kill Satan?
As a born again Christian, at 56, I see the world SO differently now. I can see the miracles, I can see the demons, I can see how satan uses EVERYTHING at...
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rogers ward
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What is Seventh-day Adventism (SDA), and what do Seventh-day Adventists believe?
I am a christian who is currently living with 2 SDA's. I believe that we are all brothers is Christ. However the specifics of Christianity which distinguish...
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Don Watson
What is "giving up the ghost" and is it done voluntarily?
It simply means dying. These examples are from the King James Version of the Bible: "Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man,...
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OTTIS MACHIRI
, Construction Manager, Member of Christ Embassy Church
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If God is all-powerful, why does He not just kill Satan?
I believe that this is all part of the grand plan which the Creator has in preparation for the world tomorrow. When Lucifer rebelled in heaven, it was a free...
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D W
Who can be saved?
Salvation has zero to do with being charitable. Salvation is by God's Amazing Grace through our faith ---- and even the faith to believe is instilled by Him....
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Seth Freeman
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Who can be saved?
All people can be saved, though not everyone will be saved. II Peter 3:9 - The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient...
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Seth Freeman
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Can a child who is conceived out of wedlock be saved?
Absolutely. every single person is born with an equally inherited sinful nature and equally in need of forgiveness, and equally able to receive forgiveness....
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
Who can be saved?
Simply put, the righteous will be saved - and one becomes righteous by being charitable. At the end of time, the Son of Man will come and separate mankind as...
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Tracy Wilmoth
, Child of the Heavenly Father.
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What is Seventh-day Adventism (SDA), and what do Seventh-day Adventists believe?
I would just like to add that there is much division about the true sabbath and it's purpose. I was baptized in the adventist church and during the course of...
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Laura Poindexter
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How is Satan god of this world?
Sin separates us from God and we live in a very sinful world. The wickedness that exists within us is what fuels Satan's power. The Bible clearly states...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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How should a Christian respond to beggars?
There are many opinions on the question of how to respond to beggars and panhandlers, which admittedly is a difficult one. Some people feel comfortable...
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Donna NaQuin
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Should a Christian practice yoga?
Original Post October 2013:I've been doing yoga exercises for quite a few years now. After many sessions of physical therapy, I still was outa work because...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What are the origins of Easter?
The origins of Easter are rooted in European traditions. The name Easter comes from a pagan figure called Eastre (or Eostre) who was celebrated as the...
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Bartley Verner
, Elder Emeritus, Christ Presbyterian Church PCA
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If God is all-powerful, why does He not just kill Satan?
Our purpose is to worship and glorify God. Each person comes to Christ by God's grace and therein lies the glory to Him. There is no glory for God in...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What did Jesus mean when He instructed us to turn the other cheek?
The entire section of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount in which this verse is found can be understood as one where Jesus actually serves to elevate the importance...
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Albert SAMS
, Gospel student
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When did Moses find out he was a Jew?
The Bible does not give an exact answer to when Moses found out he was a Hebrew. But in reading Exodus it is written, Moses his mother nursed him for a time....
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Kelli Hamann
, Minister, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician
Why does God of the Old Testament seem to be hard and unforgiving compared with the God of the New Testament?
When we read about some of the ways that God dealt with sin in the Old Testament, at times it seems that He was somehow different in nature than the God of...
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Albert Perkic
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Why did Jesus gave authority to his disciples to forgive sins?
When God forgives us of our sins it is full and complete. 1 John 1:9 says ' If we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to...
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Arthur Fischer
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Ezekiel Kimosop - Pastor & Bible Scholar
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Who are the three men that appeared to Abraham in Genesis 18?
The two must have been angels. Some have argued that one of the three was the pre-incarnate Christ but that assertion is debatable.
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Anonymous
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Rosemarie Samuels
, Pastor/Evangelist at Upper room fire ministries
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Will I still go to heaven if I don't pray, read the Bible often, or reach out to share the good news?
If you wish, you could reach out to someone who is somewhat spiritually matured, who could assist you in many ways. The bible says that Iron sharpens Iron....
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JD Abshire
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Does 'them' in Prov 14:3 refer to the wise or the foolish?
"but the lips of the wise will preserve them." Most times the conjunction "but" is used to make a strong contrast, opposites. Light-good, darkness-evil, in...
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Bob Snyder
, Bob Snyder Christian Reformed/Calvinist/Augustinian Theology
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Will I still go to heaven if I don't pray, read the Bible often, or reach out to share the good news?
Only God and the person that is saved knows if they are truly saved for certain. Sometimes people doubt their salvation and sometimes they doubt for good...