What is the food that we are supposed to work for that endureth?
My opinion, after reading the full chapter in context, the multitudes of people that Jesus fed were trying to find him afterwards, but for the wrong reasons,...
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Philip Davies
What does the Bible say about fear?
This has become a much more relevant question now than when it was asked 9 years ago. Much of the country is living in fear; many people have become so...
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What does the Bible say about population control?
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Jack Gutknecht
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What does the Bible say about self-denial?
An instance of self-denial is Paul, in not counting even his life dear to himself, Acts 20:24; Phil. 3:7, 8. It was a repudiation of the old...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does the Bible say about self-denial?
The verse that comes most readily to mind is Matthew 16:24 (as well as its synoptic counterparts in Mark 8:34 and Luke 9:23), in which Jesus said, “If anyone...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the significance of the west wind in the Bible?
The name, “the Red Sea,” is currently applied to the sea west of the Arabian Peninsula. The northern fingers of this body of water extend along the west and...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the significance of the west wind in the Bible?
To my knowledge, the verse cited in the question is the only reference to a west wind in the entire Bible. (The verse literally refers to it as a "sea-wind"...
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Brandon Midzi
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Billy P Eldred
Why didn't the disciples always recognize Jesus after His resurrection?
Why did the disciples not recognise Jesus after his resurection? After all, some were face to face with Him. Beaten or not, surely they would recognize Him....
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is heaven a place of rest and quiet or of incessant praise and singing? (Revelation 14:13)
As noted in the verse cited in the question, heaven is described as a place of rest. While one might consider quiet as a necessary component of rest (as the...
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Aurel Gheorghe
How can it be said the he/she is now with our Father in heaven while others say those in Christ are asleep waiting upon the Lord?
My understanding is that when we die, the breath of life goes back to God and the body rests in the grave until the resurrection (Job 14:12; Dan 12:2). The...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Is heaven a place of rest and quiet or of incessant praise and singing? (Revelation 14:13)
According to Revelation 14:13, heaven is a place in which the saints “rest from their labors.” However, earlier in the Book of Revelation heaven is described...
Revelation 14:6 - 13
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How can it be said the he/she is now with our Father in heaven while others say those in Christ are asleep waiting upon the Lord?
This metaphor of sleep is only talking about the earthly body's inanimate state after death, not to the soul. Scripture assures believers of their souls'...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How can it be said the he/she is now with our Father in heaven while others say those in Christ are asleep waiting upon the Lord?
I would say that such a statement would arise from a belief that humans have an immortal soul that survives the death of the physical body. In the case of an...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How can you work out your own salvation with fear and trembling?
I think this verse means that Christians are to be especially careful to obey Christ as a show of already having been saved. And this particularly is in the...
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How can you work out your own salvation with fear and trembling?
Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Philippians 2:12
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Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
Were there false Messiahs around the time of Jesus?
There were self-proclaimed Messiahs around the time of Christ, both before and after His incarnation. This is in the commonly understood sense of "Messiah"...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Will there be sex in heaven?
This it the reason I believe only the 144,000 Jews will make it through the tribulation. All the Gentile believers will die because they did not take the...
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sylvia clifton
What "little ones" was Jesus talking about? (Matthew 10:42)
“Us” means we are the ones that belong to him, the ones who tell others about the word that he died giving to us; he calls his children little ones. If you...
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Peggy Johnson
, Local Busness Owner-Retired
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What was the significance of the ephod?
The ephod was a sleeveless garment of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet, held together by a jeweled clasp on each shoulder (Exodus 28:6-8; 39:1-5; Lev. 8:7)....
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did God give the Ten Commandments to his people, knowing that they wouldn’t be able to live up to them perfectly?
Galatians 3:21-24 says, 21"Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then...
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Should a Christian listen to secular music?
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Karen Czadzeck
How can you be 100% sure you are going to heaven when you die?
John 3: 16. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. I believe...
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What is the theme of the book of Revelation?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the New Jerusalem?
First, see the big picture: The Great City, the Holy Jerusalem Rev. 21:10 Contrast to man’s cities on earth—ENOCH, the first city, built by the first...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the theme of the book of Revelation?
Dr. John Walvoord, former president of the school I went to when he was there, Dallas Seminary, said this about the theme of or outline for the book of...
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What does Jesus mean by "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you" in Jn 15:16?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What "little ones" was Jesus talking about? (Matthew 10:42)
The Greek word used (anglicized as "mikron", which is the root of many English terms denoting smallness) was commonly used at that time by rabbis (that is,...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did the psalmist praise God "7 times a day"? (119:164)
Psalm 119:164 “Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous laws.” (NIV) The phrase means, “often, many times, beyond what is expected.” WW Compare...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What "little ones" was Jesus talking about? (Matthew 10:42)
42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their r...
Matthew 10:40 - 42
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is a psalmist?
A psalm is a sacred song or hymn, the words of which are meant to be recited or sung in worship. A psalmist is an individual who writes or composes such...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did the psalmist praise God "7 times a day"? (119:164)
The number seven is used on multiple occasions in the Bible as a symbol of completeness, finality, or intensity. Examples would include the seven days of...
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Janet Austin
, Lover of God. Right to the Soul, author
How can we overcome personal embarrassment to share the gospel with others?
For me, the best way to overcome embarrassment of sharing the gospel is by sharing a very brief (about 1-minute) overview of my life before Christ and my...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What does the Bible say about praying to / speaking to the dead?
My Father has passed on. He lived for 79 years. I asked him for guidance and help in many other ways for the years the Lord gave us to function as father and...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What is the theme of the book of Revelation?
My thought is, Matthew 9:2: "Son be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you." 1st Corinthians 15:54: "So when this corruptible has put on in-corruption,...
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Joshua Hinde
How old were Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego when they were youths in Babylon?
According to the bible they were young "men". In the bible, and according to Jewish tradition, based on the laws of Moses, bare minimum they were 13. That is...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What would it mean to have their "lampstand" removed? (Revelation 2:5)
I interpret this comment as being directed not only to the pastor or the leadership of the church in Ephesus, but also to the congregation as a whole, as a...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
In what sense had these believers forsaken their first love? (Revelation 2:4)
Although the glorified Christ had many positive things to say to the Christian congregation at Ephesus, He also characterized them as having "abandoned"...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Are Judah and Israel still divided?
I would say that they are not (and were not even in the time of Christ). The ten "lost tribes" of the northern kingdom of Israel were carried into exile by...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
In what sense had these believers forsaken their first love? (Revelation 2:4)
Context: Revelation 2:4 "Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. 5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the t...
Revelation 2:1 - 7
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What would it mean to have their "lampstand" removed? (Revelation 2:5)
Context: Revelation 2:4 "Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. 5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the t...
Revelation 2:1 - 7
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the theme of the book of Revelation?
In my opinion, the main theme of the book of Revelation is an admonition to believers to maintain their faith despite whatever temporal adversities they may...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What is concupiscence?
While we live on earth we are in a constant battle between the natural desires of the flesh and the spiritual yearnings of our souls. Romans 7:14 - 20...