What is "Beyond Today" and is it a Christian group?
Is Beyond Today a Christian group?
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What does it mean that God is transcendent?
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Tim Maas
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Are we supposed to be actively looking for a spouse, or waiting for God to bring a spouse to us?
Based on my own case, I would agree with Mr. Houdmann's "yes and yes" response. Judging from my pre-marital experience with women, if I had depended totally...
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Are we supposed to be actively looking for a spouse, or waiting for God to bring a spouse to us?
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What are some biblical examples of foes falling in Psalm 27:2?
So many foes! But, here are some more... 1 Samuel 2:12,-22, 29,34 -Eli' sons. 1 Samuel 31:6. King Saul, his three sons and his armorbearer 2 Samuel 18:14-17...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why did Jesus call the Holy Spirit the "Advocate/Comforter/Counselor"? (John 14:16, 26)
He calls Him who He is, and He calls Him what He does. A prophet is called a prophet because he prophesies. A painter is called a painter because he paints....
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Can I struggle with addiction and still be considered a born again Christian?
Would overcoming your addiction save you? No, Jesus already saved you apart from anything we do or do not do. The GIFT of God is eternal life. Not a reward...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the difference between positional and personal holiness?
By my understanding, positional holiness is the holiness that is imputed to us by God because of our position or standing as believers in Christ, which...
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Betty Proctor
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What are the essentials of the Christian faith?
Salvation is so simple as Paul said, it is the simplicity of the gospel that we are saved. John six:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What blindness in part happens to Israel until the fullness of the gentiles has come in?
Some Jewish people have been saved throughout history, since Paul wrote his letter to the church in Rome. But the vast majority have remained spiritually...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What are some biblical examples of foes falling in Psalm 27:2?
David begins this Psalm with a bold declaration of faith. “The Lord is my light and my salvation — whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—...
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Aurel Gheorghe
Is there a barrier/river we must cross after death to be with the Lord? And are there scriptures pertaining to this?
According to Solomon, the wisest man ever lived, the body turns to dust and the spirit goes back to God, who gave it. The spirit of every person who dies...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why does God allow Coronavirus and other catastrophes?
I.e. in the Bible what is said about why He sends disease and trouble?
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Aurel Gheorghe
What blindness in part happens to Israel until the fullness of the gentiles has come in?
In Romans 11:25 Paul is answering the question from Romans 11:1, “I ask, then, has God rejected his people?” The answer is no, and his explanation is that...
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Scott Broberg
, Fig Tree Ministries
Is there a barrier/river we must cross after death to be with the Lord? And are there scriptures pertaining to this?
There is nothing in the Bible that says - in a literal sense - that we must cross a river after death to be with the Lord. Around the ancient world, there...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What blindness in part happens to Israel until the fullness of the gentiles has come in?
The Jewish people in Jesus' time focused on the Old Testament prophecies that spoke of the Messiah as a conquering deliverer who would defeat Israel's...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is there a barrier/river we must cross after death to be with the Lord? And are there scriptures pertaining to this?
Jesus promised the repentant thief in Luke 23:40-43 that he would be with Him in Paradise that day, with no mention of any delay caused by a barrier that he...
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Gregory Jones
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are some biblical examples of foes falling in Psalm 27:2?
Brown-Driver-Briggs, (BDB), the Hebrew lexicon of the Old Testament lists this verb, 3 letters (3 “radicals”,--we called them this in seminary) as נָפַל433...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
How does God give us glory? What does that mean?
I think God gives us his glory in at least 5 different ways. 1. Through creation God made human beings very good. We are a little lower than the angels. God...
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How does predestination work as described by scripture?
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Joe cattani
What does it mean, "Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it"?
I believe Paul is explaining why we sin and how we can stop. If one depends on the law to save them from sinning you will always fail. Although Paul praises...
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Why did David choose five smooth stones before going to fight Goliath?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why does the Bible have to tell us to be kind to one another?
I would say that the same question might apply to the general command to love our neighbors as ourselves. We must be told to do that because, apart from...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why does the Bible have to tell us to be kind to one another?
And be ye kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Ephesians 4:32
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are some ways God tells you how much you matter to him?
Jesus not only came to save us, He calls us His friends. (John 3:16; 15:15 ESV) Answered Prayer--“You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why do so many preachers' kids walk away from the faith?
Since I am a PK, I can maybe shed a little light. My Father was baptist preacher of the gospel of all grace for the free gift of eternal life. Romans 11:six....
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Scott Broberg
, Fig Tree Ministries
What would be considered Baal worship today?
In the Hebrew language, Baal as a noun means "lord or possessor." As a verb, it means "to have dominion over or be lord over." Additionally, the local deity...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What are some ways God tells you how much you matter to him?
I will suggest 3 ways that God tells us we matter to him: 1) God loves us, 2) God listens and responds, 3) God blesses us. God loves us passionately,...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
If we trust in God, are we guaranteed safety? (Psalm 37:3–25)
When we believe in Jesus, surrender to his Lordship in our lives, and walk with his Holy Spirit, we are guaranteed safety; the safety defined by God’s will...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Was Jesus referring to himself as God in Luke 17:18?
No, I don’t believe so. In verse 15, the one healed leper who came back was praising God (not Jesus) for his healing. In verse 13, all 10 lepers plead “...
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How do Christians make their "calling and election" certain?
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How can I give up something to God when it becomes an addiction, such as playing video games?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Who was the Joshua in Zechariah 3:1-10?
This Joshua was the son of Josedech and high priest at the time of the rebuilding of the Temple (Hag. 1:1; 2:4; Zech. 3; 6:11). I have loved and have...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What are some ways God tells you how much you matter to him?
In my opinion, the first way would unquestionably be through the sacrifice of His own Son to allow me (as if I were the only person who had ever lived) to...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Was Jesus referring to himself as God in Luke 17:18?
I would say that the verse in question would not necessarily imply that Jesus was calling Himself God, even though the prior verses record the healed leper...
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Ang C.
Where did Joel Osteen get the saying "this is my Bible I can do what it says I can do"?
Scripture reminds us that only God truly knows what is in a man’s (or woman’s) heart. We can take comfort that God will ultimately be the judge in the end of...
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Janet Austin
, Lover of God. Right to the Soul, author
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
If we trust in God, are we guaranteed safety? (Psalm 37:3–25)
I would say that, for Christians, the ultimate concern and goal should be for eternal safety, which faith in Christ guarantees, and which incomparably...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What are some biblical examples of foes falling in Psalm 27:2?
Since the cited passage was from a psalm of David, I would say that (in addition to other examples that could be noted from the Bible as a whole), the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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?
The Bible recognizes the ability of alcohol consumption to impart joy or gladness (Ecclesiastes 9:7; Psalm 104:15), and even beneficial physical effects (1...
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Robin Pendleton
Is there a Bible contradiction in John 11:26?
The Word and Christ are simply saying that those who follow and believe in Him will never die. They will go on living in the spirit with Him in heaven......
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James Mills
What is the meaning of the "covenant of circumcision"?
While Yashua came to fulfill the Law, He in no way ENDED the requirements of the Law. Covenant came through Abraham, not the Jewish nation. I have to wonder...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
How does God give us glory? What does that mean?
God is gracious to us because He loves us. Before the world was completed He planned our salvation. Think of Adam and Eve and the fall. God did not reject...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why are there two different Creation accounts in Genesis chapters 1-2?
To me, the accounts in the two chapters cited in the question are not redundant or in conflict, but are complementary. I would say that Genesis 1 is meant to...