What does it mean 'to live is Christ' (Philippians 1:21)?
Philippians 1:21 says, "For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain." Most people focus on the second part of the verse, "to die is gain," and...
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Tim Beeker
What does it mean 'to live is Christ' (Philippians 1:21)?
To live "in the Messiah" one will hear with understanding, and obey (Sh'ma). Two things to look at... The one you want to do is shown in Isaiah 8:20. Study...
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Tim Beeker
What is the meaning of life?
The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear Elohim and keep his commandments, for this is the whole of man... Ecc. 12:13 Most Bibles have the word "duty"...
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Tim Beeker
What does the Bible say about foot-washing?
The Bible doesn't have anything at all to say about foot-washing. What YeHoshua was doing with His disciples was that he was cleansing the final part of...
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Pam Johnson
What is the meaning of life?
King Solomon wrote the book of Ecclesiastes. He spent his life in search of the "meaning of life" and discusses all the things he did to try and find...
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Julian Paschen
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Chris Eleam
, Chris Eleam
What are the meanings behind each vision shown to John in Revelation?
The answer to that question would be quite lengthy I would suggest to contact JW.ORG and request the book Revelation it's grand climax at hand there will be...
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Tammy Kim
Is saying OMG or words like 'geez' still taking the Lord's name in vain?
I personally don't think that words like OMG take the Lord's name in vain. I'm pretty sure God can distinguish whether we are speaking conversationally or...
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Tornado Wolf
How can Christian youth of today avoid the negative influences of media and pressure from peers?
Youth need examples and mentors ones that are brought up in the Word.. that have a passion for them ..They are hungry and in need of direction not...
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Joel Bergeron
Is speaking in tongues evidence for having the Holy Spirit?
Speaking in tongues is evidence of some spirit. What spirit is it? Now that is a worthy question.
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Felix Belanger
Why did God kill people in the flood when He told us not to kill in the Bible?
God does not tell us not to kill; he tells us not to murder. In other places, he told his people to kill those who take another person's life Gen 9:5; those...
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Lexie Duncan
How can Christian youth of today avoid the negative influences of media and pressure from peers?
"Let not Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity." 1...
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Philemon Aroni
Why did God kill people in the flood when He told us not to kill in the Bible?
The answer lies in knowing why God saved people during the floods. God is sovereign. All that He does speaks of His sovereignty and at the same time...
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Philemon Aroni
How can Christian youth of today avoid the negative influences of media and pressure from peers?
Needless to underecore the fact that youths all over the world are faced with hard decisions to make in every sphere of life. While recognizing that...
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Sharon Simms
Is speaking in tongues evidence for having the Holy Spirit?
I have a Scripture that speaking in tongues is evidence of the Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit is the same thing as Holy Ghost). Acts 1:5 (KJV) 5For John truly...
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Mark Mcgee
Is saying OMG or words like 'geez' still taking the Lord's name in vain?
Yes. Many times, when we ask others if something is wrong like this, God has revealed the answer to our heart already. Always pray about questions we have...
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Joe Piwowarski
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Joe Piwowarski
How do we know that God is good and Satan is evil?
How do we know God wasn't lying in the Bible? How do we know God is good and satan is evil and that God is more powerful than satan OUTSIDE of the Bible, bec...
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Anonymous
Is hell literally a place of fire and brimstone?
Who says that Jesus went to hell? That's preposterous to even think that the creator had to go to hell to accomplish our salvation. Wasn't the cross...
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Anonymous
Does God need us?
Of course He needs us. He has chosen to work with us to complete His will. After all He placed man as a vice regent of His creation. The fact that God became...
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Anonymous
Is saying OMG or words like 'geez' still taking the Lord's name in vain?
I have given this lots of thought and in my opinion if we use God's name in vain a lot, how will He know when we really need his help? Saying His name is the...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is the Tangible Kingdom movement?
The Tangible Kingdom Movement is described in a book titled The Tangible Kingdom: Creating Incarnational Community, written by Hugh Halter and Matt Smay....
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is Kingdom Now teaching?
Kingdom Now theology is a theological belief within the Charismatic movement of Protestant Christianity, mainly in the United States. Kingdom Now proponents...
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Tiffany Elya
What does it mean that Jesus is the author and perfecter of our faith?
I struggle with this question daily. On one hand God placed the tree of good and evil in the Garden of Eden & told them not to eat from it. They chose to...
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EL Mohel Castorena
, EL Mohel
Is saying OMG or words like 'geez' still taking the Lord's name in vain?
In our Jewish thought, when we wright or refer any thing in writing to the word God, the word God is typed G_D or a variant close to this. I try to keep even...
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Brian Stewart
Do Christians still have the gifts of the Spirit today, such as, speaking in tongues and healing?
For simplicity's sake I will say that speaking in tounges is happening in the world today in 2 ways. 1st as the sign of the holy spirit coming into a person....
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Mike Lawyer
Is saying OMG or words like 'geez' still taking the Lord's name in vain?
Yes. Saying Jeez and OMG are still taking the Lord's Name in vain. It is sin. Say, "Buddha" instead. He doesn't exist and it will make you laugh.
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Anonymous
Is saying OMG or words like 'geez' still taking the Lord's name in vain?
It is a posture of heart, when we know about something or someone, and that thing or that person means a lot to us, that we'll try our best to never...
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Anonymous
Is saying OMG or words like 'geez' still taking the Lord's name in vain?
The answer is clarified when the word for "take" (as in "take the Lord's Name in vain") is examined. The Hebrew word (transliterated) is "nasa" . . . a word...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is a watchcare ministry or watchcare membership, and is it biblical?
A "watchcare" or "watch care" ministry is a program in some churches allowing believers from other congregations to connect with their ministry without...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Is there biblical support for parachurch ministries?
The concept of the parachurch ministry was unknown to the first century church and is therefore not mentioned in Scripture. The definition of a Christian...
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Anonymous
How can Christian youth of today avoid the negative influences of media and pressure from peers?
Students need to counteract the influences of culture with godly influences. Only God can keep them from being shaped by culture. This is also a big part of...
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Asabe Tahir
How will we judge the world and angels, when the Bible says only Jesus has been entrusted with judgment?
“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. (Luke 6:37 NIV) Moreover, the...
John 5:36 - 6:3
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
How can Christian youth of today avoid the negative influences of media and pressure from peers?
Christian youths should keep themselves in the company of other Christians to avoid the negative influences of media and promote good influence from their...
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Stan Simons
Do Christians still have the gifts of the Spirit today, such as, speaking in tongues and healing?
If you really want to know if tongues are for today, don't ask men. Ask God and trust him to reveal the truth to you in his timing. All the opposition I hear...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
What parts of 1 Peter 1 are figures of speech?
1 Peter 1 is a long chapter. I will try to do my best. Sprinkled with his blood - meaning sanctified or made holy, or set apart for the Lord. Blood is...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
What are the meanings behind each vision shown to John in Revelation?
Seven is a number symbolic of the covenant, i.e. Sabbath. The descriptions of the four creatures (lion, ox, eagle, man), eyes everywhere with six wings, are...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
Why are the names of Esau's wife different in this verse than Genesis 26:34-35 & 28:9?
Read Genesis 28:9 again. It explains that Esau took 2 more wives, in addition to the wives he already had.
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Anonymous
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Harley Serafini
Do Christians still have the gifts of the Spirit today, such as, speaking in tongues and healing?
Hmmm, this is a very misunderstood subject. All I can say to the asker of the question is to fast, pray, and seek God for clarity. Personally I have had an...
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Don Whitley
, Husband, father, grandpa and a Christian.
Do Christians still have the gifts of the Spirit today, such as, speaking in tongues and healing?
No, we do not today. These gifts were primarily to prove the power of Christ and that He was who He claimed to be, the son of God. They did not have the...
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James Chacko
Do Christians still have the gifts of the Spirit today, such as, speaking in tongues and healing?
What language did man speak in the garden. Genesis 1 details everything God created yet it says nothing about language. Languages were created in Gen 11 when...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Does God expect us to have blind faith?
The phrase "blind faith" means different things to different people, and, sadly, many people use it as a negative, disparaging term to describe anyone who...
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Dan Rivers
, Christian, Husband, Grandfather, Son, AT&T retiree
What does it mean that Jesus is the author and perfecter of our faith?
I agree that we have the free will to choose anything we WANT, but the operative term is "ANYTHING WE WANT". Unless someone is forced or tricked, I'm sure we...
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Faith Buckner
Do Christians still have the gifts of the Spirit today, such as, speaking in tongues and healing?
Rather than create division over this arguable/argumentative point... It would be much better to follow the advice of Paul and just speak the Word of God in...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Does God need us?
God is holy, eternal, almighty, and totally self-sufficient. He does not need any created being, but we do need Him. All of creation is dependent on the life...
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Seth Freeman
Does God need us?
Romans 11:33-36 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! "For who has...
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Robert Beaulieu
, Follower
Do Christians still have the gifts of the Spirit today, such as, speaking in tongues and healing?
1 Corinthians 14:23 KJV (23) If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are...
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Seth Freeman
Do faith in God and science contradict?
A simple working definition of Truth would be: "That which corresponds to reality." Therefore, anything that does not correspond to reality, is false. Thus,...
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Chris Eleam
, Chris Eleam
What is the Kingdom of God?
The Bible hope of lasting peace for obedient humans will be fulfilled through the Kingdom of God. “Let your kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in...