What did Jesus mean when He instructed us to love our enemies?
What did Jesus mean when He instructed us to love our enemies? Matthew 5:44 There’s NO WAY! In my flesh, that is, in my own strength, can I love my enemies....
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What did Jesus mean when He said 'Ask and you shall receive'?
John 16:23–28 contains a promise made by Jesus for us to believe. The central theme of this paragraph is prayer: “Ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is the Synoptic Problem?
When the first three Gospels-Matthew, Mark, and Luke-are compared, it is unmistakable that the accounts are very similar to one another in content and...
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John Appelt
What is the Synoptic Problem?
The “synoptic (see together) problem” supposes that since Matthew, Mark, and Luke are more alike than the “autoptic (see by itself)” gospel of John, that one...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Why would obeying God in war disqualify David from building the temple? (1 Ch22:8)
2 Samuel 7:56: "Go and tell My servant David, 'Thus says the Lord, would you build a house for me to dwell in? For I have not dwelt in a house since the time...
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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
If you are once saved are you then always saved?
To say that a born again Christian can lose his or her salvation means that Satan is more powerful than is Jesus Christ! You are saying Satan can un-save a...
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John Appelt
Why did Jesus start His ministry at the age of thirty?
Luke 3:23 states that Jesus was about thirty years of age when He began His ministry. Granted, the words “His ministry” are added but they fit the context....
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is Christian Missions?
Christian missions is following Christ's call: sharing the Gospel with the lost world through God's wisdom and strength.Christian missions is obeying...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is Christian Missions?
A Christian mission is an organized effort to spread Christianity to new converts. Missions involve sending individuals and groups across boundaries, most...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why did Jesus say, “If you love me, keep my commandments”?
Good question, Charles James! 1 John 3:21: "Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; 22 and whatever we ask we receive from...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why is “if” someone repents we are to forgive stated here? Are we to not always to forgive whether the offender asks for forgiveness or not?
'Are we to forgive whether we're asked of the offender or not?' That's not how forgiveness is done. Being asked to forgive doesn't make it happen. If you...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Why did 70,000 die while the sinner lived? (1 Chronicles 21:14)
Deuteronomy 17:17: "Neither shall he multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly multiply silver and gold." Remember God is...
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Guilherme Basílio
Who am I supposed to choose when put in a situation between my own child or my husband, who is not my son's biological father?
If you are going through this choose your son. He needs you more than a grown man who doesn't respect him. Anywhere you will find a man, but you won't find...
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Mark Denman
Is it sinful to enjoy materialistic things?
There are few things we can be reminded of here. God blessed many people in scripture with wealth and material things. His desire is to bless us and it’s not...
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Charles James
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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
How can I find comfort when an unsaved loved one has died?
Both of my parents and my older brother and my older sister all died without ever acknowledging Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior as far as I know. I...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What kind of hobbies can Christians have?
Good question, Hairy Animals. I have hobbies such as Scripture Memorization, ebible.com asking and answering questions, biking, guitar and piano playing and...
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John Appelt
Did Jephthah sacrifice his daughter to the Lord?
Jephthah, a judge in Israel, made a vow to God, Judges 11:30-31. It seems clear that Jephthah had to honor a rash vow and that he had his daughter burnt on...
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Did David use his sinfulness from birth as an excuse for his later sins? (Psalm 51:5)
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What does the Bible say about stress?
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Why is the sinlessness of Jesus so important?
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Why does God allow birth defects?
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Why does God allow sickness?
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Why does God allow sickness?
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Why does God refer to Himself in the plural in Genesis 1:26 and 3:22?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How important is conscience to the Christian life?
Good question, Ainsley! The problem of putting too much importance on the conscience is this: It must be purged (Heb. 9:14, cleansed) because it can be evil...
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Is the movie "The Passion of the Christ" Biblically accurate?
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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
Why did God give the Ten Commandments to his people, knowing that they wouldn’t be able to live up to them perfectly?
This will be the shortest answer I have ever given. Two reasons: One, Satan demands that we prove ourselves holy by keeping the Old Testament law. God gave...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How important is conscience to the Christian life?
As described by Paul in Romans 2, conscience is an attribute given by God to all humans (even to those without knowledge of His word as found in the Bible)...
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John Appelt
What should we learn from the walls of Jericho falling down?
The account of the walls of Jericho falling down tells a lot about God’s working. Jericho was the first target for destruction when Israel entered into their...
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ainsley chalmers
, Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.
How important is conscience to the Christian life?
The Catholic Church seems to put great importance on the matter of conscience.
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does the phrase mean, "with a strong hand and an outstretched arm"?
God is a spiritual Being, but the cited verse is applying anthropomorphic (human-like) attributes to Him (since, as the Bible notes, He created humans in His...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the phrase mean, "with a strong hand and an outstretched arm"?
Psalm 136:12 "with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his steadfast love endures forever;"
Psalms 136:1 - 26
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about sex before marriage?
When asked this question, I usually refer this person to the last half of Hebrews 13:4, "4 Honor marriage, and guard the sacredness of sexual intimacy...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does God mean when He promises, "My servant David will be prince among them"
Good question, Kyle Gillette! The “prince” (Ezekiel 34:24) will not be King David, resurrected and enthroned, but the Lord Jesus Christ whom Israel will...
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What does it mean that Jesus is God's only begotten son?
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Does the Bible teach that there is a gift of celibacy?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How can I know for sure that my anger is righteous indignation?
From Wikipedia, we find that Righteous indignation is typically a reactive emotion of anger over perceived mistreatment, insult, or malice of another. It is...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why rely on chance to pick the priests who would serve before God?
In the OT lots were cast to discover God's will (see Lev. 16:6-8; Joshua 18:8). Because God taught Moses to use this method, He would control the outcome....
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John Appelt
What does it mean that Jesus is God's only begotten son?
In some of the Bibles, John 3:16, says God “gave His only begotten Son.” Others have “one and only Son,” “only Son,” and “unique Son.” The Greek clarifies...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Does the Bible call Christians to defend the faith / argue for the faith?
I would much rather encourage the saints than declare war on the apostates. But when the enemy is in the field, the watchmen dare not go to sleep. The...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Did Jesus’ prediction about Jerusalem come true? (Luke 19:41–44)
Yep, 40 years later, i.e. in A.D. 66, the Jews revolted vs. Rome. After 3 years the uprising was squelched by Titus, the son of the Roman emperor. QSB In AD...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why rely on chance to pick the priests who would serve before God?
I would say that it could have been because the outcome of the casting of lots for such a sacred purpose was not viewed as an event of pure chance, but as...
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Why rely on chance to pick the priests who would serve before God?
1 Chronicles 24:5 "They divided them by lot, all alike, for there were sacred officers and officers of God among both the sons of Eleazar and the sons of It...
1 Chronicles 24:1 - 31
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Where are the gates of hell?
Matthew 16:18 What are the “gates of hell”? I have the fondest memories of “gates” at what used to be my grandmother’s resort, “Wisowa.” Now this wooded...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Where are the gates of hell?
In my opinion, the "gates of hell" is not referring to an identifiable physical object or location, but is expressing the idea that all efforts of Satan and...
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Daniel Olsson
Why did God choose Mary to be Jesus's mother?
The answer is likely that God is omnipotent and eternal and created Mary and her life according to his own wishes and needs. It is obvious that we humans...
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Karen Zorger
, Christian Wife, and Mom, Florida
Who will be risen in the rapture?
Our Sunday small group has just finished a study of Thessalonians, and this is what we discussed, and what I have learned: The Christian meaning of the word...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why would obeying God in war disqualify David from building the temple? (1 Ch22:8)
If God would set aside David, who was described as a man after God's own heart (1 Samuel 13:14), it graphically illustrates how precious all human lives are...