Is prayer to saints or Mary biblical?
A proper interpretation of the Bible is key to its application. Luke 20:38 “Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.” We cannot...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What did David mean when he said, "I RUN to you to hide me" in Psalm 143:9, NLT?
If I am reading or understanding the original literal Hebrew text of this verse (as found on the http://biblehub.com website) correctly, there is no explicit...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What did David mean when he said, "I RUN to you to hide me" in Psalm 143:9, NLT?
The full context of what is meant is probably: Psalm 143:7-11 (NLT) - Come quickly, Lord, and answer me, for my depression deepens. Don’t turn away f...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why are Christians so afraid in this COVID-19 pandemic?
Great question, Grant! "Once the virus is deeply embedded in the body, it begins to cause more severe disease. This is where direct attack on other organs...
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Donna Meek
Even though I’m mad, should I give?
I am so sorry for your loss. Your heart is broken from the loss - and possibly from your friend not understanding! Forgiveness is a gift for yourself - not...
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What does the Bible say about worry?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How does the Holy Spirit help us identify fake news that harms our relationship with God?
To me, this would fall under the heading of discernment, which the Holy Spirit would grant as a spiritual gift to believers, in addition to furnishing the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why are Christians so afraid in this COVID-19 pandemic?
In my opinion, fear surrounding COVID-19 is connected with what is still unknown about it (especially all its possible modes of transmission), the suddenness...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why do Christians today only live 70-80 years when we’ve been born again?
The "threescore-and-ten" reference to the "normal" human life span in the cited psalm goes back even farther than David, since Psalm 90 (according to the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why does God keep sending his messengers to tell his people to repent when they refuse to listen to him?
As God said to Jeremiah in the passage cited in the question, His repeated calls to repentance were (and still are) signs of His love, mercy, patience, and...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is Noah’s flood the result of God’s judgment on evil and wickedness or God’s mercy to alleviate suffering and begin again with one righteous man and his family?
In my speculative opinion, the timing of the Flood was both a judgment against the wickedness on earth at that time, and also a necessary measure (in God's...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Did God live in darkness before He created light ?
I would say that, as noted by the apostle John, God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all (1 John 1:5). God has thus by nature existed in that light...
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How can we recognize the voice of God?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What did Jesus mean about Elijah already coming?
Jesus was identifying the prophecy about Elijah's coming contained in Malachi 4:5 as having been fulfilled by the ministry of John the Baptist, to whom God...
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Is handing out gospel tracts a good evangelism method?
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Why does God keep sending his messengers to tell his people to repent when they refuse to listen to him?
The king cut up each page of the scroll as soon as Jeremiah read it to him. Then God made Jeremiah write it all down again. What was the point of this?
Jeremiah 36:1 - 22
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Why are Christians so afraid in this COVID-19 pandemic?
Christians in the New Testament experienced great trials and tribulations - lost jobs, lost homes, lost lives in the arena, but kept their faith. What has ha...
John 16:33
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Why do Christians today only live 70-80 years when we’ve been born again?
We are not living in longer today than believers in King David’s time, but we have Jesus living in us by his Holy Spirit.
Psalms 90:10
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John Sochacki
Did God live in darkness before He created light ?
Genesis 1:1 - 31
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What are the commands, decrees, and laws God gives us to live by?
God's laws were given to show us we are all sinners. Romans 3:23 and Romans 3:9-10. But God made a way for sinners to be saved from hell. Jesus died to pay...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What happens if I die an alcoholic? Will I go to hell, even if I don't think it's bad that I drink because it brings me joy?
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace ye are saved, through faith, John six:47, and that not of yourselves, we did nothing but believe on Jesus alone, it is the GIFT...
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Who was Baal?
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, Fig Tree Ministries
Why is giving so emphasized in the Christian faith?
Whether we call it giving, charity or generosity – the act of providing for the needs of others out of our excess is a characteristic found throughout the...
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Is pleading the blood of Jesus biblical?
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How can I be assured that I will go to heaven when I have to take opiates every day due to a medical condition?
First and foremost, your affliction and subsequent use of medications (opiates), has no bearing on your salvation and faith. For someone with...
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Had beer been invented in Jesus' day?
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What were the deeds the church in Ephesus had done at first, to which Jesus called for a return?
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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector?
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Do Proverbs 26:4 and 26:5 contradict? How can both verses be true?
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Will we lose our free will when the new heaven and new earth come?
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, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Was Lazarus a real man or was he just a parable to make a point?
I concur that Lazarus is not a real person but a character type. Lazarus represents all the poor people of our world for time immemorial. Our poor people...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Will God forgive me if I keep making promises to Him, then break my promise to Him many times?
Why do you keep making promises to God? Should God accept you and forgive you because of your performance? Jesus came to die for our sins because none of us...
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Al Mark
Why is giving so emphasized in the Christian faith?
In Paul's letter to the Philippians, he expresses several important ideas that we can learn from. In 4:10-23, he expresses his joy in seeing how concerned...
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What does the Bible say about cremation? Should Christians be cremated?
There has been issue for years concerning creation. Even though the Bible is not clear on the subject there is something to examine and consider. The Bible...
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What is lust? What does the Bible have to say about lust?
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, Fig Tree Ministries
Will God forgive me if I keep making promises to Him, then break my promise to Him many times?
God's forgiveness and mercy towards us is endless. God loves to forgive us - but we must acknowledge our missteps and ask for His forgiveness. God already...
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Scott Broberg
, Fig Tree Ministries
What is the meaning of the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector?
We must remember that Jesus is speaking in parable and that hyperbole is a tool of parables to exaggerate and accentuate the message. This is a fictional...
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What were the deeds the church in Ephesus had done at first, to which Jesus called for a return?
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, Fig Tree Ministries
Was Lazarus a real man or was he just a parable to make a point?
The majority of scholars consider this a parable. One argument for it not being a parable is the naming of Lazarus. Abraham and Moses are also named but they...
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Scott Broberg
, Fig Tree Ministries
What did Jesus mean when he said, "I come quickly?"
We often confuse the timing of the event - the when - rather than the "suddenness" of the event. "But that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of...
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Billy P Eldred
How is a woman's desire for her husband a curse?
I have looked at these verses several times and I do not see where the Bible calls this a curse upon the woman. The serpent was cursed. The ground was...
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David Willbanks
, physician, church elder, former missionary to Camerooon
Does Galatians 3:27 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
There is absolutely no question that man’s salvation comes from the grace and mercy of God and not from man’s works. Salvation is the work of God. John...
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What did God mean when He created a vault between the waters to separate water from water?
The whole earth was covered with deep liquid water and that water was exposed to the vacuum of space. With no atmospheric pressure the water would rapidly...
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Lisa Wagner
What did Jesus mean when he said, "I come quickly?"
What Jesus actually said is, "... I come quickly...." He said it in Revelation 2:5, Revelation 2:16, Revelation 3:11, Revelation 22:7, Revelation 22:12, and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Had beer been invented in Jesus' day?
Yes. Shekar, שֵׁכָר is an intensely alcoholic, intoxicating liquor (Judges 13:4; Luke 1:15; Isaiah 5:11; Micah 2:11) distilled from corn, honey, or dates....
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What did Jesus mean when he said, "I come quickly?"
The apostle Peter gives us an answer to this statement of Jesus in his second letter (2 Peter 3:3-18). "Above all, you must understand that in the last days...