Why is Jesus saying, "My yoke is easy, my burden is light," but also "Take up your cross daily and follow me"? Surely a cross is a very heavy yoke to bear.
Matthew 16:24 - 26
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Paula Fether
, Lifelong student of the scriptures
Why is self-denial a prerequisite to being a Christian (Luke 9:23)?
Salvation is a gift, which can be freely accepted or rejected. But one must be humble to accept a gift with gratitude. If "self-denial" is humility, then the...
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Jack Gutknecht
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What does it mean to be blotted out of the Book Of Life?
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Jack Gutknecht
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Why is Jesus God?
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Jack Gutknecht
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When is the Rapture going to occur in relation to the Tribulation?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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How can the spirit help us in our weakness? Romans 8:26
Even as Christians, we may find ourselves in life situations where a difficult problem (or even multiple such worries) may beset us or confront us, and leave...
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Jack Gutknecht
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What does it mean to have mustard seed faith?
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Jack Gutknecht
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Jack Gutknecht
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What does the Bible say about bragging?
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Jack Gutknecht
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What does the groaning refer to in Romans 8:26?
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Jack Gutknecht
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Will there be a second chance for salvation after the Rapture?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How is God's Word a "source of hope" to the believer?
How is God's Word a "source of hope" to the believer? We through patience of the Scriptures might have hope. God's Word tells us that our Savior came to...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Is sex intended for more than procreation (Proverbs 5:18-19)?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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Is sex intended for more than procreation (Proverbs 5:18-19)?
To me, the clearest example or indication in the Bible of human sexual characteristics and functions being not only for procreation but also for physical...
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Leslie Coutinho
Why make the way to salvation "narrow"? (Luke 13:24)
Luke 13:23-24: Then said one unto him, "Lord, are there few that be saved?" And he said unto them, "Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say...
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Leslie Coutinho
What can we learn from Abraham’s interaction with God?
Genesis 18:2: And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed...
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Leslie Coutinho
How could the wise men or magi from the East have seen Jesus' birth from a star if astrology is evil?
Matthew 2:2: Saying, "Where is he that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him." The wise men who came...
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Are there prophets in the church today?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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What can we learn from Abraham’s interaction with God?
As I see it, the account of Abraham's interaction with God has the following applications for believers today: Like Abraham, we are to care as greatly for...
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Darren Weaver
Why did Saul not recognize David after he defeated Goliath?
Is it possible that the events are not presented chronologically? Perhaps David killed Goliath before he became Saul's court musician. See in 1 Samuel 16:18...
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
How could the wise men or magi from the East have seen Jesus' birth from a star if astrology is evil?
Prophetic signs (found in God's Word) are one thing, but beyond that would be where the evil lies, I believe. Gen 1:14 "And God said, Let there be lights in...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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Do Catholics believe that Mary, mother of Jesus, did not have anymore children?
I am not a Roman Catholic, but at least one website purporting to present Roman Catholic positions indicates that, not only did Mary never have any children...
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Thelma Lesch
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John Appelt
How could the wise men or magi from the East have seen Jesus' birth from a star if astrology is evil?
Only in Matthew 2:1-12 is mentioned the “wise men,” which in Greek is, “magi.” In the Septuagint, the Greek word is also found for astrologers of Babylon in...
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When Isaiah says we are healed by his stripes is he talking about a physical healing or a spiritual healing?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about world missions?
God sent Jesus who in turn sends us: “Just as You sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world.” —John 17:18 Jesus said, “Go and make disciples...
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What does it mean that Jesus saves?
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Jack Gutknecht
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How is the Lord a refuge for the oppressed? (Psalm 9:9-10)
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Leslie Coutinho
In what way did Samuel "not yet know the LORD"? (1 Samuel 3:7)
1 Samuel 3:7: Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him. Samuel, after being weaned from drinking his...
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Leslie Coutinho
What does Genesis 3:15 mean when the Lord says "You shall bruise its head and he shall bruise your heel "?
Genesis 3:15: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel....
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Does John 3:5 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
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Jack Gutknecht
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Why did Jesus direct this man in Luke 10:26 to the law as means of gaining eternal life?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does Jesus mean when He says, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand?"
Good question, Georg! No, it does not mean all prophecies have been fulfilled. Compare St. Paul’s “in the fulness of time” (Galatians 4:4; Ephesians 1:10). I...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did Jesus direct this man in Luke 10:26 to the law as means of gaining eternal life?
Ben, you asked a good question! God used the law such as His desire that we love Him with all we have and love our neighbor as ourselves! Pretty hard to do....
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What is the Word of God?
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John Appelt
What should we learn from the story of the rich man and Lazarus?
The usual interpretation of this parable is that when the rich man died, he went immediately to hell, and Lazarus went to heaven which the “bosom of Abraham”...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How is the Lord a refuge for the oppressed? (Psalm 9:9-10)
I used to live in a state with a lot of temptation. But then I read this: "The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble."...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the significance of the man with the withered hand?
Not doing good on the Sabbath day (or any other day) is the same as doing evil. --Warren Wiersbe James 4:17 says, "If anyone, then, knows the good they...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are Biblical grounds for NOT recieving the COVID-19 Vaccines?
Dear anonymous, I'm sorry but I'm going to give you my answer which I don't think you will like. I believe that the government has the authority and even the...
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How is the Lord a refuge for the oppressed? (Psalm 9:9-10)
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What is the significance of the man with the withered hand?
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What is the significance of the man with the withered hand?
The religion of this time had an overwhelming number of rules. In Matthew 12:1-7 the Pharisees were furious about the hungry disciples picking corn on the...