Is the choice of salvation in greater control by man or by God?
The only way anyone can believe and be saved is by the Lord opening our hearts and minds thus enabling us to understand the Gospel. Only by understanding can...
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Michael Sculley
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Is the choice of salvation in greater control by man or by God?
St. Paul reminds us in Ephesians 2:8-9, "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result...
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Kelli Hamann
, Minister, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician
What is the oldest book in the Bible?
Good question! There is some debate about this question, even after all of the years that have passed since the Bible was canonized. Although the book of...
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Michael Sisson
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Is eating food that was previously sacrificed to idols permissible?
No, it is NOT permissible based on the ruling of the Jerusalem Council in Acts 15:20, 29. This prohibition was made by believers, for believers, and has...
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Michael Sculley
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Is the choice of salvation in greater control by man or by God?
St. Paul reminds us in Ephesians 2:8-9, "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result...
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Tim Bumpas
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What was the Old Testament way of salvation?
They were saved the same way we are saved today. By grace through faith. The only difference is that they were looking forward to the promise of God of the...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Will we eat food in heaven?
Many people ask whether we will eat food in heaven because eating is not only necessary to stay alive, but it is also so very enjoyable! Because eating is...
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Seth Freeman
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Will we eat food in heaven?
As a human, we are both physical and spiritual in nature. We will always be both physical and spiritual. Adam and Eve were created perfect, and they ate....
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Anietie clement Edehe
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Is the choice of salvation in greater control by man or by God?
Salvation is personal, paul said in phillipians 2:12 that we should work out our own salvation ,God on his own part has provided us every tools needed for...
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Tim Collinson
, Tim Collinson
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Are we predestined to know Christ?
What Is the Meaning of the Word “Predestination” in Romans 8:29? Question: How do you explain “predestinate” in Romans 8:29? “For whom he did foreknow, he...
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Tendai Lily Rupende
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Tom Huntford
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How should Christians view the Book of Mormon?
The Book of Mormon was actually an imaginative novel named "Manuscript Lost", written by Solomon Spalding in appx 1812, and was stolen by Sidney Rigdon from...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is the Christian view of psychics?
The Bible strongly condemns spiritism, mediums, the occult, and psychics (Leviticus 20:27; Deuteronomy 18:10-13). Horoscopes, tarot cards, astrology, fortune...
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Paul Jass
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If Jesus was God, why did He call God "My God?"
Could it be as simple as when we say to yourself out oud; "Paul (my first name) don't do that again.
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is the Christian view of yoga?
For many Christians in the West who don't understand the history behind it, yoga is simply a means of physical exercise and strengthening and improving...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is the Christian view of Pilates?
Pilates (pronounced pih-lah"-tiz) is a physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates (1880-1967), a German gymnast, diver and...
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Davina Garrett
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What does it mean to be a prophet today?
I think that the more we "copy" the New Testament church the better off we will be. This is the time when the Apostles (those closest to Jesus walking on...
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James Chacko
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What does it mean to be a prophet today?
A prophet is one who brings a message from God. Holy Spirit inspired preaching of the word included. The office of prophet is one of the five offices...
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D W
What does it mean to be a prophet today?
A prophet today is a messenger. It has nothing to do with prophesying, as in foretelling the future. We dare not apply the name of "prophet" to ourselves or...
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Pam Johnson
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What does it mean to be a prophet today?
Prophecy is God speaking through people for His good purpose. We know that God has used both saved and unsaved people throughout history to prophesy. Annas...
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Anonymous
Is eating food that was previously sacrificed to idols permissible?
Understanding what Pauls says about food sacrificed to idols in 1 Corinthians, please help me reconcile this with what Christ is saying two times about the s...
1 Corinthians 2:1 - 16
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Anonymous
Why did the old prophet lie to the man of God causing his death?
The prophet of God came to Bethel and prophesied. When the old prophet of Bethel learned of this, he lied to him saying an angel told him to come and eat an...
1 Kings 13:18
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Kenneth Heck
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Who wrote the book of Genesis?
Moses under inspiration combined together prior documents to write Genesis. Our current version comes from Ezra who shortened and essensified the original...
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James Bellamy
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Is the choice of salvation in greater control by man or by God?
To be more specific, whom do you believe has the greater control when it comes to faith?
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Arun Kumar
, Engineer, Chennai, India
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What does it mean to be a prophet today?
A prophet is someone who speaks the word of God to the people whom God intends, this happened in the Biblical times. Prophecies were spoken in times when...
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Mark Galinsky
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What does it mean to be a prophet today?
Prophesy of old was "fore-telling". Prophesy today would be "forth-telling". It could be faithfully preaching The Gospel, or someone giving a word of...
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Tim Beeker
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If Jesus was God, why did He call God "My God?"
He was simply using Scripture, as He always did, to point out some facet of His life. Read Ps. 22. It points utterly, directly at His manner of death. SImply...
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Bob Johnson
, Layperson. Self Educated Theologically - see full bio
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Are we predestined to know Christ?
The biblical answer is that mankind chooses to believe, but only after the Holy Spirit effectually calls them (meaning that one cannot choose Christ without...
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Davina Garrett
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What is the Biblical procedure for deliverance/casting out demons?
1 John 4:4 KJV [4] Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:17...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Why did God send Jesus when He did? Why not earlier? Why not later?
"But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law" (Galatians 4:4). This verse declares that God the Father sent His Son...
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Lexie Duncan
Why did God send Jesus when He did? Why not earlier? Why not later?
Gods timing is perfect, even if He tried to explain it to us, we probably wouldn't understand. It's hard for us to except Gods timing at times, but it helps...
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Ray Harris
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If Jesus was God, why did He call God "My God?"
it was the humanity in Him crying out the eternal cry of troubled man. he was behaving as David's heir in fulfilling the prophecy in David's Psalm,
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Robert Beaulieu
, Follower
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If Jesus was God, why did He call God "My God?"
Jesus came as an example to us all of how we should live. Him praying to father should not be any more confusing than having the angels give glory and praise...
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D W
Who wrote the Book of Hebrews? Who was the author of Hebrews?
Kenneth Wuest, perhaps the world's most blessed Greek Bible scholar holds to Paul as the writer and the fact that the Book of Hebrews is aimed at the...
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D W
What is the difference between the Old Testament vs. New Testament?
Far better to rightly divide (2 Timothy 2:15, KJV) and to avoid those matters revealed in 16. "Old" Testament should simply be the Bible up until Genesis 12....
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Oun Kwon
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If Jesus was God, why did He call God "My God?"
The word 'God' (in English translation) does not refer to the identity itself. Used as a title (note - no difference from 'god' when read aloud), it concerns...
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Bob Jennings
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Are we predestined to know Christ?
Eph.1:1 tells us who is predestined. V1...To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus: V.5 he predestined us for adoption through...
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Johnnatta Giles
, Spirit Filled Christian
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What does it mean to be a prophet today?
Is prophet ministry different in our times now? I have only seen a prophet ministry once but it's really hard for me to figure out. Is it pretty much just ob...
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D W
Will David reign with Jesus in the Millennial Kingdom?
"And HE shall reign forever and ever." He has no associates seated next to Him.
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D W
Are we predestined to know Christ?
John 14:6, John 3:16-17, John 3:3, John 5:24, Romans 10:8-13, and the result in Ephesians 2:8-9. How can there possibly be more than one answer to this...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Who wrote the Book of Hebrews? Who was the author of Hebrews?
Theologically speaking, scholars generally regard the book of Hebrews to be second in importance only to Paul's letter to the Romans in the New Testament. No...
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Anonymous
Who wrote the Book of Hebrews? Who was the author of Hebrews?
Paul wrote the letter to the Hebrews.
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Allyse C
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Who wrote the book of Genesis?
That's a good question because the Bible isn't specific in saying the answer, but a lot of people believe that it was most-likely Moses. (:
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What did Jesus mean when He said to 'not cast your pearls before swine'?
"Do not cast your pearls before swine" is a portion of the Sermon on the Mount, and to understand its meaning, we have to understand its context and...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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How should we live our lives in light of our identity in Christ?
Our identity in Christ is first and foremost one of newness. We are new creations in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). Identity is defined as "the collective...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What does Paul mean when he writes of the natural man?
In 1 Corinthians 2:6-16, the natural man is compared to the spiritual man and the carnal man. Verse 14 says, "A natural man does not accept the things of the...
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Anonymous
What does it mean that man is made in the image of God?
My opinion is ... The Hebrew word used for God is Elohim and it is plural. This same proper name is used for God throughout Genesis 1 and clearly describes...