How do you fear the Lord when you love Him?
In my opinion on the subject after reading the scriptures, I comment with the following: How do you fear the Lord when you love Him? Fearing the Lord: For a...
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Was Adam the first man?
Regarding the question, the Bible says in Genesis Chapter 1:26-27: And God went on to say: “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness, and let...
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Jeffrey Johnson
Was Saint Peter the first Pope?
Was Saint Peter the first Pope? Some religions would say yes—but what does the Bible actually say about Peter? Peter is considered the first Pope in Roman...
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Jeffrey Johnson
Who are the 99 and who is the 1 in the parable of the lost sheep?
In my opinion after reading the account please note the following: The Pharisees and scribes notice that such individuals—people whom they consider unworthy—...
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Did Jephthah sacrifice his daughter to the Lord?
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What does it mean for God to deliver us?
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Is it wrong to attend two (or more) different churches?
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How do we explain to a Muslim why Jesus had to die for us?
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What can we learn about Ezra and his character from verse 10?
10 For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel. How was he an example to follow?
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Why do people die?
The Bible’s answer to why people die: It’s natural to wonder why people die, especially when we lose someone close to us. The Bible says: “The sting...
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Isn't God's calling and election sure without our help (2 Peter 1:10)?
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What does it mean in Revelation 22:4 that believers will ‘see His face’?
3 No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. 4 They will see his fac...
Revelation 22:1 - 21
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Is someone a born again Christian if they say they’ve “always loved Jesus" instead of “receiving Jesus as their Lord and Savior “?
I grew up in a Christian church that used the words “You need to receive Jesus as your Lord & Savior". Now I have gotten to know 2 people who say they’ve...
John 3:16
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Why did Ezekiel's wife die?
(Read Ezekiel 24:15-18.) Why was the prophet to display no grief when his wife died? To show how stunned the Jews would be at the destruction of Jerusalem,...
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Jeffrey Johnson
Why did Jesus have to die?
Based on Christian theology, Jesus died to atone for humanity's sins, reconciling people with God and offering the promise of eternal life. Christians...
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Billy P Eldred
If God knew that Satan would rebel and Adam and Eve would sin, why did He create them?
When we ponder questions like this, we need to first understand that God's ways are beyond our ways. Man cannot fathom the infinity of God nor have the...
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Jeffrey Johnson
How do we explain to a Muslim why Jesus had to die for us?
Interesting question: I lived in the Middle East for four years and spoke to an Arab prince about this point: What I did was highlight that as a Christian, I...
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Jeffrey Johnson
How do we minister unto the Lord?
How do we minister unto the Lord? To minister unto the Lord means to serve and give worship directly to God, not for personal benefit but out of reverence...
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How is God a shield? (Psalm 84:11)
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What are "pruning hooks" and "plowshares" in Micah 4:3?
What are "pruning hooks" and "plowshares" in Micah 4:3? Plowshares: These are the steel blades of a plow used to cut the soil and prepare the land for...
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Jeffrey Johnson
What does it mean that the name of the city is ‘The Lord is There’ in Ezekiel 48:35?
What does it mean that the name of the city is ‘The Lord is There’ in Ezekiel 48:35? Those words recorded at Ezekiel 48:35 are the final words of Ezekiel’s...
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Jeffrey Johnson
What about those who never hear the gospel (Romans 10:14-15)?
What about those who never hear the gospel (Romans 10:14-15)? However, how will they call on him in whom they have not put faith? How, in turn, will they put...
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Jeffrey Johnson
Who are the Jehovah's Witnesses and what are their beliefs?
Who are the Jehovah's Witnesses and what are their beliefs? After my research I have noted the following: Jehovah’s Witnesses are not a cult. Rather, we are...
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If Adam and Eve hadn't sinned, introducing death into creation, wouldn't the world have gotten overpopulated?
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, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U. S. Army
Who are the 99 and who is the 1 in the parable of the lost sheep?
In my opinion, the ninety-nine represent people who are not characterized by egregious or obvious sin of which they need to repent (or, in the imagery of the...
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Vera Williams
How can we carry the death of Jesus in our bodies (2 Corinthians 4:10)?
Paul means that he placed the Lord Jesus before him as the model of his life, and deemed it an object to be attained even by great self-denial. Paul...
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Who are the 99 and who is the 1 in the parable of the lost sheep?
I've read where someone said that the 99 was the world and the 1 was the person wanting to come out of the world. Is this true?
Luke 15:1 - 32
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Is it wrong for parents to select the gender of their children, such as through Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)?
In my opinion, I believe that it is wrong for parents to choose the gender of their children. I believe that it is in direct rebellion to the sovereignty of...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Does God help us out of ALL our troubles (Psalm 34:17)?
Psalm 34:17-18 (ESV) says: “When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the...
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Jeffrey Johnson
What does the Bible say about faithfulness?
The Bible says a lot about that subject. Note Luke Chapter 16:10 -The person faithful in what is least is faithful also in much, and the person unrighteous...
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Jeffrey Johnson
What does the Bible say about suffering?
What does the Bible say about suffering? To understand why there is so much suffering and why human efforts to eliminate it have been unsuccessful, we need...
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What does the Bible say about paying taxes?
What does the Bible say about paying taxes? The Pharisees asked Jesus a question: "Tell us, therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay head tax to...
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Is it ok to read the New testament first?
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Why did Jesus refer to false teachers as wolves?
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Is it ok to read the New testament first?
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What should we learn from Jesus' miraculous stilling of the storm in Matthew 8:23-27?
Matthew 8:26? And he saith unto them, "Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?" Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Is it ok to read the New testament first?
Dear anonymous, Bible Recap’s Approach (biblerecap.com and Tara-Leigh Cobble) is great: The Bible Recap with Tara-Leigh Cobble has openly encouraged starting...
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Jeffrey Johnson
Who wrote Ezra? If it was Ezra, who was he?
Who was Ezra? When did he write his Bible book? Writer: Ezra Place Written: Jerusalem Writing Completed: c. 460B.C.E. Time Covered: 537–c. 467B.C.E. What...
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Does the total depravity doctrine mean that nobody can seek God?
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Isn't God's calling and election sure without our help (2 Peter 1:10)?
There are those who think they are saved and are not. Either they have deceived themselves or they've been led by blind guides who may have been taught by...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What are the metaphors for apostasy in Jude 1:12-13, and what do they mean?
I'll answer only with the one metaphor, "raging waves of the sea." I have been to the ocean several times in my life. Once I won a trip from Arizona where we...
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How does radiometric dating fit with the view of a young earth?
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What are the metaphors for apostasy in Jude 1:12-13, and what do they mean?
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From what “other place” would deliverance for the Jews have come? (Esther 4:14)
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What is the Tribulation? Will the Tribulation last seven years?
What is the Tribulation? Will the Tribulation last seven years? The Tribulation is understood as a time of catastrophic natural disasters, political...
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Jeffrey Johnson
How much "effort" does the Christian life require (2 Peter 1:5)?
2 Peter 1:5: Yes, for this very reason, by YOUR contributing in response all earnest effort, supply to YOUR faith virtue, to [YOUR] virtue knowledge....
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Jeffrey Johnson
Is salvation by faith alone, or by faith plus works?
My opinion is the following comment: The terms “save” and “salvation” are sometimes used by Bible writers to convey the idea of a person’s being delivered...
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Why is praising God important?