What is the sea of forgetfulness?
We used to sing this wonderful chorus at midsized Scottsdale Bible Church (now a megachurch) in Scottsdale, Arizona: Gone, Gone, Gone, Gone by Helen Griggs...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Are we saved through grace alone or are we saved through grace and baptism?
This is an interesting question, Arun Kumar! No, we don't have to be baptized to be saved. Baptism, administered by the church to new converts, is a sign of...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is meant by the phrase "fountain of life?"
The word translated as "fountain" in the cited verse refers to an initial source or spring from which water flows -- in other words, the origin of that...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the meaning of "the apostle's doctrine" in Acts 2:42?
Good question, Thomas! I think it just means their teaching. The apostles' teaching formed the basis of the instruction given to the first Christians. The...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the "Apostles' Doctrine" mentioned in Acts 2:42?
Good question, Richard Evans! I think it just means their teaching. The apostles' teaching formed the basis of the instruction given to the first Christians....
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is meant by the phrase "fountain of life?"
Psalm 36:9a "For with You is the fountain of life" -
Psalms 36:1 - 12
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
How will we be "enriched in every way"? (2 Corinthians 9:11)
I think the key to understanding this phrase “you will be enriched in every way” is provided for us in Verse 8: “And God is able to bless you abundantly, so...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What is the apostles’ doctrine?
The disciples “doctrine” or “teaching” was simply a recounting of the stories of their 3 year discipleship training experiences, now reinterpreted by the...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Will we be healed if we have faith? (Matthew 9:22)
Healing does not depend on our faith, it depends on God’s will. Healing is a divine act of God, a miracle that He performs. God is pleased to respond to...
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Does the Covid vaccine have 666 written all over it?
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Are apparitions of Mary, such as Lady Fatima, true messages from God?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Was Goliath’s armor kept in David’s tent or in Nob? 1 SAMUEL 21:9
To my knowledge, the biblical account does not specifically indicate how or when Goliath's sword was relocated from David's tent to the sanctuary at Nob...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Was Goliath’s armor kept in David’s tent or in Nob? 1 SAMUEL 21:9
In this text the sword of Goliath was located in Nob (1 Sam 21:1). However, in 1 Samuel 17:54 it says David “put his [Goliath’s] armor in his tent.” How ca...
1 Samuel 21:1 - 9
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Will we be healed if we have faith? (Matthew 9:22)
I would express it by saying that faith is a prerequisite for supernatural physical healing, but not a guarantee. God loves the faithful, and is omnipotent...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are the different English Bible versions?
May I add it to Michael's list? I put additional translations in bold print: New King James Version (NKJV) English Standard Version (ESV) New Living...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the apostles’ doctrine?
Good question, Ricki! I think it just means their teaching. The apostles' teaching formed the basis of the instruction given to the first Christians. The...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the apostles’ doctrine?
If I am interpreting the question correctly, by referring to the apostles' "doctrine", the cited verse is not speaking of a fixed statement of belief, but is...
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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
What do you do to resist temptation when girls are trying to seduce you?
Fantastic question, Ifeanyi Fimbars! Remember, according to Genesis 39:8-12), Joseph refuses her advances repeatedly, even running from the house on one...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
How will we be "enriched in every way"? (2 Corinthians 9:11)
Hosea 10:12: "Sow for yourselves righteousness Reap in mercy, Break up your fallow ground For it is time to seek the Lord, Till He comes and rains...
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Is it wrong or presumptuous for me to say that I "expect" God to do a miracle and heal someone?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Will we be healed if we have faith? (Matthew 9:22)
Matthew 9:18 - 26
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why were the men mentioned in 1 Samuel 21:5 considered holy since they had been kept from women?
Great question, Crystal Hollingsworth! Adding to what Tim said about Leviticus 15:18, I think that "the vessels," is referring to their bodies, for of them...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How could Saul’s daughter be a snare to David? (1 Samuel 18:21)
Of course, "snare" means "trap" but I think the meaning is brought out best in the Message Bible as the term, "bait."-- MSG Meanwhile, Saul’s daughter Michal...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How could Lot’s daughters justify incest with their father? (Genesis 19:31–32)
They had bad or corrupted consciences (just by living in the Sodom environment)-- Titus 1:15-16 See also Genesis 6:5; Exodus 7:14; 8:15; Jeremiah 6:15; 17:9;...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Who anointed David to be King?
“And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: this is he. And Samuel took the oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Who was Joab? What did he mean to King David?
Great question, Virginia! Joab was a skilled general, proven by the number of victories he gained (2 Sam. 2:12-32; 10 Here is one of them: 2 Samuel Chapter...
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How can God know me personally if He sees Jesus when He looks at me?
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, Persecutor & Mocker transformed to Faithful Believer
What response can I give to my 11-year-old when he says, "I can't be a Christian because God has a standard too high to actually be a true Christian. Our sin nature is too powerful!"?
I think Orthodoxy would say they have no sin nature, but his enemies are multiple. Inwardly, he suffers from the fear of death, and thus chooses wrongly....
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What is a concubine? Why did God allow men to have concubines in the Bible?
Why did God allow men to have concubines? First we need to settle on a good idea of what a concubine is/was. It just might be that the practice still goes on...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What is the food that we are supposed to work for that endureth?
Matthew 6:19: "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal." John 4:14: "..whoever...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does granted mean in John 6:65?
I would say that the questioner is interpreting the cited verse correctly. Faith is a gift from God, not something that we can claim credit for (although...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How long were these "watches of the night"? Psalm 119:148
The watches of the night were from sunset to 10 P.M., 10–2, and 2 until dawn. WWW
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How long were these "watches of the night"? Psalm 119:148
The Jews, Greeks, and Romans, all divided the night into military watches instead of hours, each watch representing the period for which sentinels or guards...
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What response can I give to my 11-year-old when he says, "I can't be a Christian because God has a standard too high to actually be a true Christian. Our sin nature is too powerful!"?
Tell him that is why Jesus had to die. To pay our sin debt in full so we can never be condemned again. First John 2:2 And He is the propitiation for our...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How long were these "watches of the night"? Psalm 119:148
Psalm 119:148 (NIV) "My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises."
Psalms 119:1 - 176
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What does the Bible say about the arrival of a time in which people will celebrate their sins and have no remorse over their sins?
Remorse is defined this way: Deep regret for wrongdoing. The question insinuates that there was a time when the world population had deep regret for sin, and...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why is there “no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1-2)?
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, physical death, but the GIFT of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. The GIFT of God is eternal...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What happens to newborn babies when they immediately die after birth? Do they go to heaven, or does something else happen to them?
All children are saved up to the age of accountability. Only God knows what that is for each child. When King David and Bathsheba lost their baby, David...
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Greg T
What does granted mean in John 6:65?
What does granted mean? Chosen? So us coming to salvation is even through his grace, we didnt even originate that, correct?
John 6:65
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What is the food that we are supposed to work for that endureth?
I know that salvation is not by works, but this passage says to work for the food that endureth?
John 6:27
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Grant Brown
, Retired pastor, Hospice chaplain
What does the Bible say about the arrival of a time in which people will celebrate their sins and have no remorse over their sins?
In addition to the references cited above, Revelation 9:20 speaks of a future time during the great tribulation when the 6th trumpet judgement had reduced...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Who is Ben Hur in the movie produced in 1959? Was he the same Ben Hur mentioned in the Bible?
Great question, Wendy! I saw that good movie, and Ben Hur might have been a "son of Hur", which is what Ben-hur means). But the Hebrew construct ben hur...
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How could Lot’s daughters justify incest with their father? (Genesis 19:31–32)
Since God had already preserved Lot and his daughters through miraculous intervention when Sodom was destroyed, it should have given Lot's daughters faith...