How can I avoid keeping grudges against someone?
I humbly submit that this question is of much value in this age and season, especially when so many people are offended over such small life matters....
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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
Does a lifelong struggle with a persistent sin mean one was never really saved to begin with?
Prior to February 2, 1974 I was your typical unsaved man. I smoked Marlboro cigarettes, drank Budweiser beer, lusted after what nearly all men lust after,...
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What does it mean that the rich should not place their hope in wealth, but be 'rich in good deeds'?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How can I overcome fear of praying in church?
If the questioner's concern is not "stage fright", but instead being regarded as a hypocrite, I would say that the primary objective in praying the prayer or...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How can I avoid keeping grudges against someone?
First, I would follow the advice of Paul as contained in the passage cited by the question, by remembering how much God has forgiven (and forgotten) about my...
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Dale Casselman
, Christian/Circus Clown
Is it wrong to have pictures of Jesus?
I just wanna ask you why you would want a picture of Christ, when you have the real Christ living in you, and you in Him. I get it. You hang pictures of...
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Ryan Farrell
Does a lifelong struggle with a persistent sin mean one was never really saved to begin with?
This original post represents a thought that I see and hear all the time but it understands the life of faith completely backwards. It's precision along with...
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What nationality were Adam and Eve?
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Does a lifelong struggle with a persistent sin mean one was never really saved to begin with?
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Does a lifelong struggle with a persistent sin mean one was never really saved to begin with?
Romans 3:23 All have sinned and come short of the glory of God, Romans 3:10 There is none righteous, no not one. First John 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we...
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What does it mean to pray earnestly?
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Does a lifelong struggle with a persistent sin mean one was never really saved to begin with?
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Dale Casselman
, Christian/Circus Clown
How can I respond in respect and love if my spouse is jealous of my relationship with God?
It isn't that your spouse is jealous of your relationship with the Lord. It is actually the conviction of continuing in sin, whilst the Spirit of Truth is in...
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Dale Casselman
, Christian/Circus Clown
Can one be saved without inviting the Holy Spirit?
Without going into a long drawn out explanation, there will be no better than the simple example of the thief on the cross. He was converted right there in...
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Dale Casselman
, Christian/Circus Clown
How can I overcome doubt in my relationship with God?
I think that having any doubts about your relationship with God is the last thing that you need to worry about. You see, the fact that this is a concern for...
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Can one be saved without inviting the Holy Spirit?
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Dale Casselman
, Christian/Circus Clown
How does a Christian overcome the fear of accounting for their life in front of God?
There is nothing to fear, but fear itself. We are hidden in Christ Jesus. The thing that I think you are missing is that after God the Father punished all of...
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Bucky Lepew
How can the bible help us overcome the fear of terrorism in our world?
I believe that so much as asking these sort of questions helps to stoke a furnace that has been burning with the unwitting help of the church for far too...
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Helen Stengel
Why does Isaiah 40:2 say the Israelites were punished doubly for their sins?
I heard very recently, (via some one who heard it from a speaker at Prayer for Israel), that a debtor in ancient Israel would be required to write down the...
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John Matthews
, Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker
Can/should a Christian who is a virgin marry someone who is not a virgin?
I am of the opinion that if one sins, contritely and sincerely asks for forgiveness from Jesus Christ, then those sins are forgiven; the slate is clean....
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ainsley chalmers
, Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.
How can a modern scientist come to saving faith without rejecting evolution?
I am a PhD medical research scientist who came to the Lord 43 years ago when God touched my life dramatically. The bible became very real to me at that time...
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Does the Bible say "come as you are"?
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Are we to love the sinner but hate the sin?
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How can I know for sure that I will go to Heaven when I die?
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How can I know for sure that I will go to Heaven when I die?
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Are angels male or female?
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Bucky Lepew
How can a Christian overcome the fear of witnessing?
I don't think that you ever do. I witness all the time. But, in saying that, it is who I am 24/7. I get an opening and it is going to happen. As you are...
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Bucky Lepew
How can I overcome my fear of the end of days?
If you are saved, you won't be here to go through what is coming upon the whole earth. Our sins were judged at the cross in Christ. We do not remain to...
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Bucky Lepew
How can I overcome sin in my Christian life?
This question has always perplexed me, as you do not have to overcome sin if you are born again. Your sins are all paid and forgotten with God. I recommend...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What can we learn from Ephesians 1 about ourselves and God that may help counteract grumbling?
Nearly every verse of the chapter contains a reason why Christians can be thankful, regardless of their temporal circumstances. God has blessed us with all...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Does Proverbs 24:11 justify breaking the law to stop abortions?
Those who oppose abortion as it is practiced in the United States can undoubtedly cite multiple Biblical bases for that opposition. However, as long as...
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Thonii Pao
Can one be saved without inviting the Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit in the guarantor of our inheritance in Heaven (Eph. 1:13-14). That means to be a Christian without Holy Spirit is impossible. Rom.8:9 clearly...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Did Isaiah truly preach for three years naked? ( Isaiah 20:2-3)
This is a prophecy. God is speaking through Isaiah. Isaiah was not naked. He laid aside his prophetic outfit. He declared that in three years Moab, Egypt,...
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Ryan Farrell
Where and when did the wise-men meet Jesus?
I found it quite difficult to reconcile Matthew chapters 1-2 & Luke chapters 1-2. I will share the conundrum and how I solved it to include all of the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What "child" is this? (Isaiah 9:6)
My understanding of the Jewish interpretation of this passage is that it was fulfilled by Hezekiah (although Christians, of course, see a parallel...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What did angels have to do with Jesus' ministry?
What did angels have to do with Jesus' ministry? 1. Angels predicted His birth (Luke 1:26-33). The angel Gabriel predicted the birth of Christ to Mary. "And...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What "child" is this? (Isaiah 9:6)
Isaiah 9:6 ESV - 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful ...
Isaiah 9:1 - 7
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why should you memorize Scripture?
Situations in which the application of Scriptural principles may be needed or relevant may arise suddenly, or with insufficient time or opportunity to search...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why is Adam always blamed for the sin when Eve ate first? (1 Corinthians 15:21–22)
Genesis 3:6 indicates that Adam was with Eve at the time of her transgression, with the implication (in my opinion) that he had been a witness to her...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How would the past queen of the south in Matthew 12:42 rise up in Jesus' time to judge and condemn Jesus' generation?
As the verse cited in the question indicates, Jesus was referring not to the generation in which He was then living, but to the final judgment at the close...