What does it mean in 1 John 3:2 that "when He appears we shall be like Him?"
Athough Christians are indwelt by the Holy Spirit even in this life and world, I interpret John's words as meaning that, at the time of the visible return of...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What happens to those who have been cremated at the Resurrection of the dead?
As indicated in the Bible, God created the entire universe out of nothing, merely by speaking it into existence. Given that ability, as well as the various...
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Alain HODGE
What does it mean in 1 John 3:2 that "when He appears we shall be like Him?"
Are we not a little like him as we are now?
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Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
What does Paul mean in Rom 8:37 that, "in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through him who loved us.?"
At the time Paul writes, somewhere between 56-58 A.D, the Israelites are dispersed and Christians are persecuted by both Jews and Rome. Rome holds the...
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Carol North
What happens to those who have been cremated at the Resurrection of the dead?
How can those who have been cremated be raised from the dead?
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does 'blessed are the peacemakers' mean?
Blessed are the peacemakers. They bring others to peace with God through the faith of Jesus for the remission of sin. First Corinthians 1:21 and First John...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does it mean that believers are to be salt and light?
Telling people they are sinners headed for hell is like rubbing salt in a wound. Giving them the gospel, First Corinthians 15:1-4, is like turning on the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What do locusts symbolize in the Bible?
Locusts symbolize Multiplication (Nahum 3:15-16 King James Version) -- Wiersbe 15 "There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Is abortion OK if the mother's life is at risk?
The bible is clear that God decides when every human being will come into existence (Jeremiah 1:5). He has determined beforehand the number of days that each...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What does it mean to hope in the Lord? (Isaiah 40:31)
This verse 31 concludes an entire chapter where God is comforting and reassuring his people. But it is also declaring the truth that when we "put our hope in...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Was the Holy Spirit in David, or anyone, before Christ died for our sins?
No, the Holy Spirit did not dwell inside the Old Testament saints like he lived inside New Testament believers. However, the Holy Spirit did COME UPON...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does "renew their strength" mean in Isaiah 40:31?
In the larger context of Isaiah 40 (in which the passage cited in the question appears), God is telling Isaiah to offer words of comfort to the southern...
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cindy simons
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does "renew their strength" mean in Isaiah 40:31?
New International Version 31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not...
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Why was Paul executed?
In my opinion, although the details of Paul's death are not specifically indicated in the Bible, the alleged grounds for his execution (as well as for the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Can/should a believer enlist the help of a non-Christian life coach?
In my opinion, the Bible (for Christians) is the supreme source of knowledge on interpersonal relationships, and on one's personal conduct. A life coach who...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Can/should a believer enlist the help of a non-Christian life coach?
In my opinion, the Bible (for Christians) is the supreme source of knowledge on interpersonal relationships, and on one's personal conduct. A life coach who...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the idiom, "gird up the loins of your mind," mean in 1 Peter 1:13?
Ryrie in his RSB says "gird up the loins of your mind" means be disciplined in your thinking. EXB "So [Therefore; For this reason] ·prepare your minds for...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why did God allow Solomon to have 1,000 wives and concubines?
An interesting answer is how God took everything Job had, and gave everything to Solomon He wanted. Solomon was like a spoiled child. It is our sin nature to...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What do locusts symbolize in the Bible?
Locusts are commonly thought of in a Biblical context as an instrument of destruction (in a general or random sense) because of the damage that they can do...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did God allow Solomon to have 1,000 wives and concubines?
Just as God did throughout the Old Testament (not just in the case of David and Solomon), and as He continues to do down to the present day, He will not...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why didn’t Satan recognize Jesus as God’s son?
I would say that Satan knew precisely who Jesus was (that is, the Son of God). By prefacing his temptations of Jesus with the phrase, "If you are the Son of...
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norman Phillips
Why didn’t Satan recognize Jesus as God’s son?
If Satan came from Heaven why would he not recognize Jesus?
Matthew 4:6
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did God allow Satan, as repugnant as he is, his request to inflict Job, and to increase the bodily infliction twice?
I would say that God allowed Satan to afflict Job because there was no other way to conclusively disprove Satan's allegations that Job (and, by extension,...
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Ezekiel Kimosop
Is limited atonement biblical?
The doctrine of limited atonement as advanced by Calvinism is part of the five doctrines under their TULIP systematic. The foundational doctrine is the Total...
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Philip Wong
, Civil Engineer. Evangelical Free Church.
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ainsley chalmers
, Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.
Why did Gdd allow David and Solomon to have so many wives when it was sinful?
In Genesis God designed man to have one wife, and many of God's commands emphasize faithfulness, sexual and otherwise, between a husband and wife. Why would ...
2 Samuel 5:13
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Is public prayer biblical? Is it okay to pray in public?
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Enoch Ilisia
Will there be a second chance for salvation after the Rapture?
People will be saved during the Tribulation but this happens prior to the second coming of Christ, not some kind of a second chance period. See 1 Thess. 2.
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What do locusts symbolize in the Bible?
Locusts are not common pests for those of us living outside of the Middle East, so we may not be as familiar with them. But because they are mentioned so fre...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What should we learn from the life of Abraham?
This Abr’am found: he raised the knife; God saw, and said, “Forbear! Yon ram shall yield his meaner life; Behold the victim there.” (William Cowper, hymn 6,...
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Mary George
How can I know if I am hearing God, hearing Satan, or hearing my own thoughts?
People give too much power to the devil, when he really does not have that much of a power, apart from tempting people to sin. Secondly, Jesus said my sheep...
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Can/should a believer enlist the help of a non-Christian life coach?
There are biblical passages on unequal yoking in the context of marriages. Is the spirit of restriction applicable to the context of life coaching?
2 Corinthians 6:14
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John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
If a couple gets pregnant before marriage do they have to get married?
To answer this specific question, the answer is NO. There is no requirement for marriage in scripture other than a commitment of a man and a woman to each...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What does the Bible say about stress?
As Christians, I believe we are deceived into thinking that stress is just part of living in this world, and we just have to learn how to manage it. Stress...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Why did the children of Israel wander for 40 years?
The Israelite's unwillingness to obey the Lord and conquer the land of Canaan was "the last straw". God was fed up with their unfaithfulness and...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did the children of Israel wander for 40 years?
The children of Israel were condemned by God to wander for forty years in the wilderness of Sinai after their exodus from their prior slavery in Egypt...
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Aurel Gheorghe
Should we fellowship in a church that’s liberal in its teaching?
I would rephrase this by asking: Should a Christian walk away from a church that is not grounded in God’s Word? Absolutely yes! And I’m not talking about...
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Aurel Gheorghe
Should we fellowship in a church that’s liberal in its teaching?
I would rephrase this by asking: Should a Christian walk away from a church that is not grounded in God’s Word? Absolutely yes! And I’m not talking about...
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Aurel Gheorghe
Noting the Last Supper's significance, why was it not recorded in the Book of John?
John's silence on Christ’s baptism and Lord's Supper have puzzled Bible scholars for centuries. Some have suggested that perhaps manuscript pages were lost,...
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What was the sin of Sodom (Genesis 19:8)?
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What should we learn from the life of Noah?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What should we learn from the life of Noah?
Noah walked with God in spite of surrounding iniquity (Gen. 6:8-12). There were saints in Caesar’s household. Philippians 4:22, NASB: "All the saints greet...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the extent of the death of Christ?
The extent of the death of Christ is unlimited! “Redemption,” as I have said before in one of my other answers to a different question on ebible.com, carries...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does the idiom, "gird up the loins of your mind," mean in 1 Peter 1:13?
In its usual military sense, "girding up one's loins" referred in Biblical times to arming oneself with the implements (such as armor, a shield, and a sword,...