In Genesis 1:6 what does "expanse" mean?
Genesis 1:6
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
What is the difference between Catholics and Protestants?
Jesus left us with men capable of teaching all he commanded them to others. Some teachings were passed down orally, some were written down. c.f. 2...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
What is the Catholic catechism?
The Catechism of the Catholic Church (or CCC) is a catechism promulgated for the Catholic Church by Pope John Paul II. He calls it "a sure norm for teaching...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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How can the church achieve a true, biblical unity?
The Bible underscores the importance of "unity" and "oneness." Unity with others is "good" and "pleasant" (Psalm 133:1). Unity is absolutely essential...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
How can the church achieve a true, biblical unity?
First, everyone should understand the origins of the Bible. It certainly didn't drop from the heavens, neatly compiled - the King James version. History...
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Shanna Duck
, "Let a search be made in the royal archives..." Ezra 5:17 NIV
Should Christian women wear make-up or jewelry?
This is one of those really sticky issues where the interpretation depends on culture and on our own heart-condition as well as whether we believe we should...
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Seth Freeman
How can you believe in salvation by faith alone when the only occurrence of 'faith alone' in the Bible (James 2:24) says that salvation is not by faith alone?
Ephesians 2:8-9 states "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 of works, so that...
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Casper Mcconnell
, Casper the Irish
If God knew that Satan would rebel and Adam and Eve would sin, why did He create them?
When parents make babies they know and hope their child will be a person who, like themselves, are going to be amazing and able to think, act and feel as a...
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Glen Jeffers
, Pastor and president of Christ In Us Ministries Int'l.
Why is it that Isaiah 2:11 says that the Lord alone will be exalted in the Day of the Lord, yet Revelation and Daniel describe a tribulation period when antichrist will be worshipped and served by the unsaved for seven years?
There are many opinions on this and many books written. Hopefully a picture will be worth 1,000 word. The Day of the Lord (seventh day and the Sabbath Day is...
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Casper Mcconnell
, Casper the Irish
How did Adam and Eve hide from God?
Strange you ask "How...." Clothing denotes status and authority, but it also provides something else here. Before, they were in blissful Communion,...
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Nancy Emmons
If we have received salvation through faith and not works, what are the reasons we face a final judgement?
Unfortunately people assume that a mere acknowlege Jesus Christ is the Son of God justifies living life like a heathen and they are 'saved'. I have met...
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Glen Jeffers
, Pastor and president of Christ In Us Ministries Int'l.
How can you believe in salvation by faith alone when the only occurrence of 'faith alone' in the Bible (James 2:24) says that salvation is not by faith alone?
Old and New Testament believers are all saved the same by grace through faith. We can not pick and choose what suits us. No one is justified by any law,...
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Shanna Duck
, "Let a search be made in the royal archives..." Ezra 5:17 NIV
Should we dress up nice for church?
When Peter was out fishing in his "work-clothes" (he had an under-robe tucked up and perhaps was bare-chested; I've heard different explanations) with the...
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Glen Jeffers
, Pastor and president of Christ In Us Ministries Int'l.
If we have received salvation through faith and not works, what are the reasons we face a final judgement?
II Corinthians 5:10 It is a shame that judgment has pretty much died in the church. Those who believe in an age of grace seem to have left off faith. We MUST...
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Pastor Shaun Bridgens
, Pastor - Vineyard Ministries, Phd.Theo, ATS Theological Sem.
Who is King James of the KJV Bible?
A very interesting movie to watch would be "God's Outlaw - William Tyndale. Here a direct link to the full movie on Youtube. It tells you about the origin of...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Who is Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda? Is Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda the antichrist?
To put it bluntly, Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda is a heretic. He is a false messiah who claims to be the second coming of Jesus Christ. He refers to himself as...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is transubstantiation?
Transubstantiation is a doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church. The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines this doctrine in section 1376:"The Council of...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
What is transubstantiation?
To understand "transubstantiation", we need to be familiar with two terms: 1. Substance 2. Accidents Substance is the essence of an object. Given an object,...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is beatification and canonization and are they biblical?
Beatification and canonization are acts of the Roman Catholic Church declaring that a deceased person led a holy life. People still living can then request...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
What is beatification and canonization and are they biblical?
Beatification (from Latin beatus, blessed) is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a dead person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Is penance mentioned in the Bible?
Penance is an act of devotion designed to show sorrow for or repentance of sin. The word penance is mentioned in two Bible translations, the New Living...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
Is penance mentioned in the Bible?
No. The word "penance" is not mentioned anywhere in the modern English translation of the Bible. However, if the definition of "penance" is the "repentance...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is the Wisdom of Solomon?
The Wisdom of Solomon, also called the Book of Wisdom, is one of the books of the Apocrypha. The others in the group are 1 and 2 Esdras, Tobit, Judith,...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
What is the Wisdom of Solomon?
The Wisdom of Solomon, often referred to simply as Wisdom, is one of the books of the Bible, which are considered deuterocanonical by some churches such as...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is moral theology?
Moral theology is a term used by the Roman Catholic Church to describe the study of God from a perspective of how man must live in order to attain the...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
What is the Hail Mary that Catholics say so often?
The Hail Mary is a traditional Christian prayer (Catholic, Orthodox, Anglicans and Lutherans) asking for the intercession of the Virgin Mary, the mother of...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
Is the perpetual virginity of Mary biblical?
The doctrine of the perpetual virginity of Mary expresses the Virgin Mary's "real and perpetual virginity even in the act of giving birth to Jesus the Son of...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
What is the cause of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church?
The sex abuse scandal is really one of the dark periods, not only in Church History, but in Human history. It's a serious problem and should be addressed. It...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
What is the Catholic Bible?
The Council of Carthage, called the third by Denzinger, on 28 August 397 issued a canon of the Bible quoted as, "Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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If you are once saved are you then always saved?
Once a person is saved are they always saved? When people come to know Christ as their Savior, they are brought into a relationship with God that guarantees...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Why did God send the Israelites to Egypt for 400 years?
In Genesis 15:13, the Lord tells Abraham, "Know for certain that your offspring will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and will be servants there,...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Is pleading the blood of Jesus biblical?
"Pleading the blood of Jesus" in prayer is a teaching that can be traced to some of the early leaders of the Word of Faith movement. When people speak of...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Is the perpetual virginity of Mary biblical?
It is the official position of the Roman Catholic Church that Jesus' mother Mary remained a virgin for her entire life. Is this concept biblical? Before we...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Is it biblical to use the phrase "ask Jesus into your heart"?
"Do you want to be saved? Then just ask Jesus to come into your heart." While this statement is not anti-biblical, neither is it expressly biblical. The...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Does the Bible teach the celibacy of priests?
This is an interesting question to answer, as the Bible does not even teach that there are to be "priests" in the New Covenant established by Christ. Please...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is the Catholic sacrament of Holy Eucharist?
For Catholics, the Holy Eucharist / Catholic Mass is considered the most important and highest form of prayer. In fact, attending Mass is an obligation,...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
What is the Catholic sacrament of Holy Eucharist?
The Eucharist is "the source and summit of the Christian life." The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate,...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What did Jesus mean when He said 'I AM'?
Jesus, in response to the Pharisees' question "Who do you think you are?" said "'Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is the cause of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church?
In recent years, hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals have come forward claiming sexual abuse from priests in the Roman Catholic Church. Numerous...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What does it mean that no one seeks God?
Some contemporary churches are billed as "seeker-friendly," but the Bible says that "no one seeks God." Psalm 14:2-3 pictures God searching in vain for even...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
What is the origin of the Catholic Church?
The Catholic Church points to Pentecost as the official "Birthday of the Church." We see God as a Great Gatherer of the tribes, and on this special occasion,...
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Maxo Louis- Charles
How did Adam and Eve hide from God?
They couldn't really hide from God it's figure of speech.
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Gerald LaRosa
, Music Minster, Professional Musician
What did Jesus mean when He said "let this cup pass from Me"?
I have been recently been concerned and fearful about facing old age and death and how on a linear scale, I am looking at the "horizon" of my life. I have...
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Carol Shelton
, LPN for 25 years at same hospital. Married 40 years.
Why is homosexuality so controversial?
When the fall of man occurred, creation started to deteriorate. Man's life span shortened, disease, death, sin became rampant. I believe SSA (Same Sex...
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Tammy Thorpe
, Factory assembler, wife, dog owner
Who are the "other sheep"?
In the question: you are asking if Jesus' other sheep are the same souls saved in Abraham's bosom, the answer is no. You have combined two separate verses....
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Joseph Spahn
, Hello, my name is Joseph Spahn, Retired engineer 69 yrs old
What did Jesus mean when He said "let this cup pass from Me"?
I believe that, the cup he did not want to drink was when the Father turned his back to Christ, because he could not look upon him as he poured out his...
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Selre Oyinloye
Should we dress up nice for church?
1 Timothy 1:8-10 speaks of our appearance in the house of God. I think the key word is "moderation". I've heard a brother testify that for long he had...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is the KJV Only movement? Is the King James Version the only Bible we should use?
Many people have strong and serious objections to the translation methods and textual basis for the new translations and therefore take a strong stance in...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What does it mean to test the spirits?
"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world" (1 John...
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Claudia Simon
Why do many worship and do Sabbath on Sunday instead of Saturday?
It is my belief that the Sabbath (7th day) was actually initiated at creation. God rested the 7th day and hallowed it! It is the 4th commandment of God's...