What was the first (original) church? Is the first church the true church?
The early Church was Jewish and then Gentile BELIEVERS in the Lord Jesus. Wanting to lay the claim to be the First and True church begins, comes from the...
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Gary Patton
, People Development Coach to Christians
What is the proper perspective to have regarding self-love?
Biblically, I'd suggest the best answer is: "Wise Jesus Followers get over themselves!" The oft-shared comment that: "You can't love others unless you love...
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Gary Patton
, People Development Coach to Christians
Will atheists who were baptized as babies go to heaven?
A knowing and known Jesus Follower's baptism is their testimonial commitment, in public, to their believing in, following, and obeying Jesus as he lays down...
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David Whitley
, Deacon at Orange View church of Christ
Will atheists who were baptized as babies go to heaven?
The short answer is no. This doesn't simply apply to atheists but for everyone, everywhere. All babies are outside the parameters of accountability, they are...
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Roq Simms
Who is Deuteronomy 18:18 referring to?
Muslims often teach that Deuteronomy 18:18 points to Muhammad being that prophet. Who is the "Prophet from among their brethren"? "18 I will raise them u...
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Joel Ebene
Is God making his people not turn to him in Isaiah 6:9-10?
Therefore they are destined for eternal condemnation?
Isaiah 6:9 - 10
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What does it mean that good works are the result of salvation?
Ephesians 2:8-9 makes it clear that we are not saved by good works. In fact, before we are saved, our works are done in the flesh and cannot please God; even...
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Glen Jeffers
, Pastor and president of Christ In Us Ministries Int'l.
What does it mean that good works are the result of salvation?
No scripture was given? Because I do not think this is anywhere in the Bible. However, the Bible does teach we are saved by good works of faith being...
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Nathan Toronga
, Christian Elder.
What is the key to witnessing to Jehovah's Witnesses?
@S. Michael Houdmann, I agree almost entirely with you. However, I wish to add a little bit more. I heard from a Watchtower that the best way to reach them,...
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Emo Tenorio
, Shomer
What should I be looking for in a church?
Where God's full Word and authority is preached with fire and the Holy spirit is present. Where lives are changed, souls are won, and the signs that people...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What was the first (original) church? Is the first church the true church?
The ability to trace one's church back to the "first church" through apostolic succession is an argument used by a number of different churches to assert...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
What was the first (original) church? Is the first church the true church?
The Four Marks of the Church: 1. One - describes the unity of the body of Christ. 2. Holy - means set apart for a special purpose by and for God. 3. Catholic...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What are the works of the flesh?
Galatians 5:19-21 speaks of the works of the flesh, saying they are "evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife,...
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Glen Jeffers
, Pastor and president of Christ In Us Ministries Int'l.
What are the works of the flesh?
Wonderful answer but just a little further. You said repent of sin but didn't mention the most grievous one. The sin of our dead works (Hebrew 6:1-3). The...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is the rock in Matthew 16:18?
The debate rages over whether "the rock" on which Christ will build His church is Peter, or Peter's confession that Jesus is "the Christ, the Son of the...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
What is the rock in Matthew 16:18?
Obviously Peter is the rock. I am reading from a French bible, "Tu es Pierre, et sur cette pierre". Interestingly, Jesus would have not spoken French,...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Who is the Queen of Heaven?
The phrase "the queen of heaven" appears in the Bible twice, both times in the book of Jeremiah. The first incident is in connection with the things the...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
Who is the Queen of Heaven?
Jesus is King. (thumbs up) The thing is, Jesus is a Jew. And Jewish kings rule with Jewish queens. Now the Jewish Queen, unlike modern monarchs, is not the...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What should I be looking for in a church?
In order to know what to look for in a local church, we must first understand God's purpose for the church"the body of Christ"in general. There are two...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
What should I be looking for in a church?
The Four Marks of the Church: 1. One - describes the unity of the body of Christ. 2. Holy - means set apart for a special purpose by and for God. 3. Catholic...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
Is Mary the mother of God?
Yes. Mary is the mother of God. Jesus is God. Plain and simple. Jesus picked Mary to be his mother. And by "mother" we mean: 1. She bore him in his womb 2....
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is the Holy See?
The term "Holy See" is from the Latin Sancta Sedes, meaning "holy chair." It is said that the Holy See is the jurisdiction in Rome of the Catholic Church. In...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
What is the Holy See?
The Pope gets a throne to sit upon and from which he acts as the Bishop for all Catholics in Rome. Actually, all Bishops in the Catholic Church get their own...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is the Assumption of Mary?
The Assumption of Mary (or the Assumption of the Virgin) is a doctrine which teaches that after the mother of Jesus died, she was resurrected, glorified, and...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
What is the Assumption of Mary?
The Assumption of Mary into Heaven, informally known as The Assumption, according to the beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
Is papal infallibility Biblical?
Let me break up my answer into three parts: 1. Papal Primacy - that the pope is first among equals. 2. Papal Authority - as designated by the keys to the...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What does the Bible say about the pope or papacy?
The Roman Catholic Church's teaching about the pope ("pope" means "father") is built upon and involves the following Roman Catholic teachings: 1) Christ made...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
What does the Bible say about the pope or papacy?
Let me break up my answer into three parts: 1. Papal Primacy - that the pope is first among equals. 2. Papal Authority - as designated by the keys to the...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What did Jesus mean when He said "I am the door"?
The statement "I am the door," found in John 10:7, is the third of seven "I am" declarations of Jesus recorded only in John's Gospel. These "I am"...
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Glen Jeffers
, Pastor and president of Christ In Us Ministries Int'l.
What did Jesus mean when He said "I am the door"?
Very good analogy but further insight but complete answer. Adam and Eve was sheep gone astray and thus all of humanity has gone astray, now being in the...
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Delvaughn Mccall
Will atheists who were baptized as babies go to heaven?
Grace is the favor n mercy of Yah to get right what you have done wrong, John 3:16 confirms just that, the word believe is a two fold word, it's not only...
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Fred Palmer
What is the proper perspective to have regarding self-love?
We are created in His image how can we not love what out of love he made in the image of Himself
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is the Vatican (or Vatican City)?
The word Vatican is from the Latin vaticanus, which means "hill." The Vatican is the palace in Vatican City that is used as the official residence of the...
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
What is the Vatican (or Vatican City)?
Vatican City - capitol of the Catholic church, home to the pope, owner of impressive collections of art and history all contained within the borders of the...
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Nyenda Shiganchey
Who is the creator of Satan?
As in Bible there is only creation at first page, so from where did Satan come, who polluted the brain of Adam and Eve?
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Robert Beaulieu
, Follower
Will atheists who were baptized as babies go to heaven?
Master Jesus Say's Mark 16:16 NASB "He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned. A baby cannot...
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Arun Kumar
, Engineer, Chennai, India
What is the judgment of people other than the Israelites during the Old Testament period?
I have read enough explanations to the question "what would happen to people who have never heard the Gospel?" But there were people even before Jesus was bo...
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Nathan Toronga
, Christian Elder.
Is Deuteronomy 22:22 still effective since in John 8:3-7, there was only a woman present and would be considered an unfair trial?
I think we have to appreciate that there are two aspects to the law: there is the forbidden act, then there is enforcement. From this perspective, the Law is...
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Jon Glass
Is Deuteronomy 22:22 still effective since in John 8:3-7, there was only a woman present and would be considered an unfair trial?
My answer would sound a bit different. The OT Law, as quoted above, applied to the secular state of Israel. The Law, as given, was not to define an ideal...
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Delvaughn Mccall
Will atheists who were baptized as babies go to heaven?
This answer is no for many reasons, one babies are not baptized for any reason, their parents are their covering until they are old enough to be accountable...
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Ron Graham
Does Acts 2:38 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
Acts 2:38 says that one must be baptised "for the forgiveness of sins" whereas Matthew 26:28 says that Jesus shed his blood "for the forgiveness of sins". We...
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Jorge Cevallos
What is the difference between Christians and Catholics?
I am a Catholic and I want to answer to all those who have attacked Catholicism. Please, first of all apply to your own lives what Jesus said (read Matthew...
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Kelli Hamann
, Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Musician
What is the proper perspective to have regarding self-love?
The world tells us that we can't love others until we love ourselves first, and many people adhere to this philosophy. I, personally, see this as false...
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Glen Jeffers
, Pastor and president of Christ In Us Ministries Int'l.
If God knew that Satan would rebel and Adam and Eve would sin, why did He create them?
I do believe that the only conclusion was that God knew Adam and Eve were going to disobey as soon as He gave them a command i.e. "Do not eat." and it was...
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Sammy Luo
What do God's words to Moses about blotting out of his book mean for substitutionary atonement?
In this passage Moses gives a plea for the people that is characteristic of his role as intermediary between God and Israel: he asks God to forgive the Israe...
Exodus 32:31 - 34
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Emo Tenorio
, Shomer
Who are the Jehovah's Witnesses and what are their beliefs?
One must understand that the Watch Tower is the source of their theological beliefs (via new light or revelation, which is ever changing to cover exposed...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Who are the Jehovah's Witnesses and what are their beliefs?
The sect known today as the Jehovah's Witnesses started out in Pennsylvania in 1870 as a Bible class led by Charles Taze Russell. Russell named his group the...