Why would people be baptized for the dead?
I believe the practice of baptizing the dead came from a misinterpretation of Mark 16:16: "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved." This verse...
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John Appelt
What is the purpose of First and Second Chronicles?
I and II Chronicles, originally one book, seem to duplicate much of the material in the books of the Samuels and Kings and some suppose it is a supplement to...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
How can I be an effective witness for Christ in a lost world?
I think the best answer to this question depends on to whom you're talking about witnessing. I think there's a difference in witnessing "effectively" to a...
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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
Is the Parable of the Talents pertaining also to using of our spiritual gifts?
All three servants were given a sum of money, called talents from the Greek word talanton. One talent equaled 6000 denarii which was the equivalent of 20...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is the Parable of the Talents pertaining also to using of our spiritual gifts?
Although those listening to Jesus' parable would likely have viewed the talents of which He was speaking in a monetary context, the parable could be applied...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How are we "put right with God"?
I would express it by saying that we (as universally sinful humans) are not "put right" with a holy God through anything we do (or even CAN do) (such as...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the Tanakh?
By my understanding, the word "Tanakh" is actually an acronym used in Judaism to denote the three components of the writings that Judaism regards as sacred....
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the Tanakh?
I have a Syrian Jewish friend at work. He asked me this. He says, "I know you are a Christian man."
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Anonymous
How are we "put right with God"?
But now God's way of putting people right with himself has been revealed. It has nothing to do with law, even though the Law of Moses and the prophets gave ...
Romans 3:21 - 31
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Jamie Gerrard
, Moral Government Theology
What does it mean that this was "credited to him [to Phinehas] as righteousness"? (Psalm 106:31)
I believe it means the same then as it does today. By faith we are reckoned as righteous when we are justified. We cannot justify ourselves by works of the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How could Moses change God’s mind? (Psalm 106:23)
I would say that God would have been totally justified in destroying the Israelites without even involving Moses. However, as noted in Exodus 32:10, God did...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What do "trees" symbolize in the Bible if they do not have an obvious literal meaning?
As I read the cited passage, the intent was not to distinguish between differing or specific types of trees, but to draw a contrast between the various types...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did the psalmist recount the Israelites’ past failures? (Psalm 106:7–43)
I would say that those many prior failings and rebellions were itemized to place even greater emphasis on the extent of God's love and mercy toward His...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did John live in the wilderness? (Luke 1:80)
I would say that it would have been to fulfill (perhaps even at God's direction to John) the prophecy of Isaiah 40 (particularly Isaiah 40:3), which would...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does it mean to sow the wind and reap the whirlwind?
The phrase "warns us that we should anticipate suffering serious consequences as the outcome of our own bad actions or negligence." --Dr. Robert Kim-Farley...
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Rotimi EWEDEMI
, Very keen Bible Researcher
What are some verses in the Old Testament that tell us that God has a plan?
BIBLE PASSAGES IN OLD TESTAMENT RELATING TO GOD’ PLAN FOR MAN To me, the most important Passages that spell out that God has a purpose or plan for mankind...
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Anonymous
What do "trees" symbolize in the Bible if they do not have an obvious literal meaning?
Judges 9:10 is just one example in the Bible where trees are mentioned.
Judges 9:10
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How will Jesus "come back"? (Acts 1:11)
He will come back when people are least expecting it. His return will be "like a thief in the night" (Matthew 24:43; 1 Thessalonians 5:2). According to Acts...
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John Appelt
How will Jesus "come back"? (Acts 1:11)
In the description of the ascension of Jesus into heaven, the angels, appearing as two men, tell the disciples that Jesus who was taken up from them into...
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Why does God sometimes say "no" to our requests?
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What is the Sabbath day?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What was the 'spirit of prostitution' in Hosea 4:12?
A spirit of whoredoms is a general disposition on the part of all towards idolatry (Ho 5:4) --JFB Hosea 5:4 (Punishment Coming for Israel and Judah): 4...
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What is the supremacy of Christ and what are its implications?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did God want to kill Moses when he was traveling back to Egypt with Zipporah? What did Moses do to deserve death when God had chosen him to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt?
This is an intriguing question, Jeremy Low! This IS perplexing. Why did God seek to kill him, since He had called him to lead Israel out of Egypt? As one of...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Is having more time in prayer the only exception to abstaining from sex in marriage?
No, I don't think so. As Christians we maintain unity in truth. False belief leads to disunity. In 1 Corinthians 1:1, we see the reason for this 7th chapter....
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about pride?
The Bible says, that if you are loving, you will not cherish inflated ideas of your own importance. Some examples of pride in the Bible are: Naaman, refusing...
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Janet Hegna
Why did God want to kill Moses when he was traveling back to Egypt with Zipporah? What did Moses do to deserve death when God had chosen him to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt?
It seems to me, Moses thought he was unable to circumcise, thus being disobedient to God in the circumcision. Zipporah must not have agreed with what he was...
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Albert DeBenedictis
, Retired computer programmer
What does it mean that Jesus fulfilled the law, but did not abolish it?
While Jesus lived during the time of the Gospels, the Jews were under the Law of God that was given to Moses. If Jesus said or did anything contrary to...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the difference between a Pharisee and a Sadducee?
The main difference between Pharisees and Sadducees is that Pharisees believed in supernatural things of religion for example angels, demons, hell or heaven...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the Sabbath day?
In Jeremiah 17:19-27, Jeremiah exhorts and urges the people to observe a proper Sabbath. Hear him especially in v. 24: "Keep the Sabbath day holy by not...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What does dayspring mean in the Bible? (Luke 1:78)
Dayspring in Hebrew is “shahar”. It means to break forth. It is a poetic name for dawn. Job 38:12: "Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and...
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John Appelt
Why did God command the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments to be placed 'inside' the Ark of the Covenant, but the Law of Moses 'beside' the Ark?
The Ten Commandments and the Book of the Law are two different things. The two tablets of Ten Commandments were placed inside the ark of the covenant,...
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What does the Bible say about depression? How can a Christian overcome depression?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How are justification, sanctification, and glorification related?
I would describe their relationship as being the beginning, middle, and end of a process. Justification occurs when a person first places faith solely in...
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Stirling Potocnik
Does the Holy Spirit "convict" born-again persons of sin?
God bless everyone here. I don't agree with the lie that the Holy Spirit doesn't rebuke us for sins: Each of the seven churches was spoken to in the book of...
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Why did God allow Satan and the demons to sin?
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Karen Zorger
, Christian Wife, and Mom, Florida
Who are the dead in Christ?
To very simply answer the question that I believe is being asked, I believe that the dead in Christ are those believers who have already died and are...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What does it mean that this was "credited to him [to Phinehas] as righteousness"? (Psalm 106:31)
Phinehas’ faith made him righteous before God. See Genesis 15:6. Because Father Abraham, believed God, he was declared righteous before God. God looks at the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does it mean that God is light?
I always like to thnk of the threefold essence of His being God is Life (ζωή -- zoe) (Jn 5:26; 6:57); God is Love (ἀγάπη -- agape) (1 Jn 4:8); God is Light...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What was the Baal of Peor? (Psalm 106:28)
Baal of Peor refers to what happened in the Book of Numbers, the chapter 25. Remember the encounter of Balaam and Balak? In this Psalm we have a bit of added...
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Jodie Przywara
What is the difference between a Pharisee and a Sadducee?
Matthew 12:38 - 42
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John Appelt
What language did Jesus speak?
Scholars agree that Jesus as a resident of Israel would have spoken Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. However, they disagree what language it was that He primarily...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Are there really demons that rule over nations? (Daniel 9-10; Job 1-2; Daniel 12:1)
I can think of only 1 clear example of a demon ruling over a nation in the Bible. Daniel 9 says that Daniel was confessing Israel’s sin and praying for...