Does the Bible teach situational ethics?
Situational ethics is a difficult topic to discuss. I think it can be Biblical at times for some of the very same reasons that Michael Houdmann thinks it...
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Is, "Grace Got You," by Mercy Me, a theologically sound song?
I do not know those who wrote the song. But, I believe they were basing it on Romans 11:6, and Romans 5:20 Where sin abounds grace much more abounds. John...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about government as far as "God being in control" is concerned?
The verses I value as important enough even to memorize are Psalm 22:28; 62:11; 115:3; Proverbs 21:1; Daniel 2:21; and Matthew 28:18 as far as God being in...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Why would God snatch the truth from our mouths? (Psalm 119:43)
This verse 43 is connected to the preceding verse. The Psalmist is using hyperbole (the language of exaggeration) to declare how important it is to him that...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Do miracles prove Jesus’ divine mission? Luke 16:31
The bible says that faith comes from hearing the word of God (Romans 10:17) and the gospel is the power of God for salvation (Romans 1:16). As mentioned in...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What are the prophets and Samuel prophesying in 1 Samuel 19:20
Although prophesying is commonly thought of as the predicting of future events, the Greek origin of the word itself means simply "to speak on behalf of"...
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Gloria Gaxiola
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Tom Huntford
How are predestination and election connected with foreknowledge?
Nobody knows this. Nobody. There is a passage in the Bible, at the end of a section of scripture where these things are told us by God, which shows us so...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Do miracles prove Jesus’ divine mission? Luke 16:31
I would say that Jesus intended the miraculous works that He performed to be a witness as to His divine identity, and He Himself indicated this is in...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How could Moses have written these words of self-praise in Exodus 11:3?
Even though the authorship of the first five books of the Bible is commonly attributed to Moses (which may very well be the case), there are also selected...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why would God snatch the truth from our mouths? (Psalm 119:43)
To me (and to put a more positive construction on what the psalmist is saying), the psalmist is not speaking of the possibility of God forcibly depriving him...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Do miracles prove Jesus’ divine mission? Luke 16:31
The writer of Hebrews declared that God bore “witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit” (Heb. 2:4). On the o...
Luke 16:31
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How could Moses have written these words of self-praise in Exodus 11:3?
Exodus 11:3 3(The LORD made the Egyptians favorably disposed toward the people, and Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt by Pharaoh's officials and by ...
Exodus 11:3
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why would God snatch the truth from our mouths? (Psalm 119:43)
Psalm 119:43 NIV "Do not snatch the word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope in your laws."
Psalms 119:43
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What does it mean that God redeems our pain and sorrows?
Our pain and sorrows in this life have 3 possible causes: 1) the sins we have committed, 2) the sins others have committed against us, 3) the sinful effects...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does it mean that God redeems our pain and sorrows?
The question appears as though it may be in reference to a book titled Pain Redeemed by a woman named Natasha Metzler. I have not read the book, but my...
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Should Christians get vaccinated?
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What does it mean that God redeems our pain and sorrows?
Is this even scriptural?
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Why is there so much confusion regarding the teachings of the Bible?
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How are we to understand the sequence and part that man plays in his salvation?
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, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is "sedition" in the Bible?
The dictionary definition of sedition is "conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch." In the Old Testament, the...
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Scott Broberg
, Fig Tree Ministries
What solemn lessons can we learn from the Parable of Dives (the rich man) and Lazarus?
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus is a COMPLEX parable. We must first remember that is a parable. Parables are stories told to convey a difficult...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What solemn lessons can we learn from the Parable of Dives (the rich man) and Lazarus?
"Dives" is the Latin term for "rich man." (Luke 16:19-31)
Luke 16:19 - 31
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What can we learn from the 3 characters in Acts 12:1-17, 19?
Herod Kills James and Imprisons Peter 12 Now at that time, HEROD the king laid hands on some of those from the church to harm them. (I.e, HEROD stretches...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is "sedition" in the Bible?
Among those who used the word Wednesday was President-elect Joe Biden, who said the Capitol riot [the US Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021] “borders on sedition, ...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What does the Bible say about government as far as "God being in control" is concerned?
God created the heavens and earth, including all life that exists on this planet (Genesis 1). God brought every human being into existence (Genesis 2). He...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What does the Bible say about insurrection?
The bible does not support or condemn rioting per se; it presents conflict, violence and rioting as a fact of life, the result of our sinful human condition....
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about insurrection?
(We just had a US Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021).
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What can we learn from the 3 characters in Acts 12:1-17, 19?
God can communicate with His followers and intervene on their behalf in unexpected and even seemingly impossible ways, as He did in sending an angel to free...
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Gregory Boldon
, Christian Military Veteran Warrior for God
Is saying OMG or words like 'geez' still taking the Lord's name in vain?
When at the zenith of my running from God glorifying myself, I bought a post card. It's subject was Psalm 46:10. As I read it over and over, I struggled with...
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John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
What is the origin of the ending of the Lord's Prayer beginning with, "For thine is the kingdom....?"
The standard ending of the Lord's Prayer is not in the Bible. When was it added to the Luke passage?
Luke 11:2 - 4
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does the Bible say about government as far as "God being in control" is concerned?
Humans (and governments composed of humans) have free will, or else they could not be held accountable for their actions. However, in my view, God is "in...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Why was King Solomon not satisfied even with wisdom?
The sinful desires of our flesh are never satisfied, we always crave more and more because the things we indulge in quickly lose their appeal. Solomon had...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Why would our death be "precious" to the Lord (Psalm 116:15)
We need to read this verse in context with the entire Psalm to understand its meaning. There are three themes running through this Psalm 116. The Fear of...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about government as far as "God being in control" is concerned?
Man thinks he is in control, but is he?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why was King Solomon not satisfied even with wisdom?
Wisdom with regard to godliness is valuable, and is to be highly desired and sought. However, from the "under the sun" perspective of the "natural" man (that...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What does the Bible say about rioting?
The bible does not support or condemn rioting per se, it presents conflict, violence and rioting as a fact of life, the result of our sinful human condition....
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why would our death be "precious" to the Lord (Psalm 116:15)
I would say that the verse is not indicating that the death of God's servants is a positive thing that He wants to happen (as humans might seek to multiply...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why would our death be "precious" to the Lord (Psalm 116:15)
Psalm 116:15 15 "Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his faithful servants"
Psalms 116:1 - 19
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Why is salvation by works a commonly held viewpoint by non-believers, and some believers as well?
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Are Christians going to remain in the clouds with Christ forever according to 1 Thessalonians 4:17?
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Why did God sometimes change a person's name in the Bible?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What can we learn from the 3 characters in Acts 12:1-17, 19?
(the 3 characters, Herod, the angel, and Peter).
Acts 12:1 - 17
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What kind of "evil" did Rehoboam do? (2 Chronicles 12:14)
Wikipedia has "During Rehoboam's 17-year reign, he retained Jerusalem as Judah's capital but Judah did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and they...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How can 2 Chronicles 9:25 say Solomon had 4,000 stalls when 1 Kings 4:26 says he had 40,000 stalls?
Solomon had 4,000 1 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses. 1 textual note The Hebrew text has “40,000,” but this is probably an inflated number. If...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What kind of "evil" did Rehoboam do? (2 Chronicles 12:14)
In my view Rehoboam did not sin in his response to the Israelite leaders because this conflict was God’s will. His decision to ignore the Israelites’ plea...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about impactful thoughts?
2 Chronicles 12:14 “And he [Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah] did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.” THE DEEDS OF REHOBOAM...