When is the Rapture going to occur in relation to the Tribulation?
Murray said, "The 'snatching away' or being 'caught up', (the Greek word "harpazo", as mentioned in 1 Thessalonians 4:17) occurs just prior to the...
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What does it mean that we should not be drunk with wine, but be drunk with the Holy Spirit!
What does Ephesians 5:18 mean?
Ephesians 5:18
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James Kraft
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What is state/role of the saved one after death, before return of Jesus?
Our soul/spirit never dies. First Thessalonians 4:14. Paul said, absent from the body, present with the Lord. Our soul/spirit goes straight to heaven at the...
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Gregory Jones
What does the oil represent that the virgins went to buy?
Matthew 25:1 - 13
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Aurel Gheorghe
What is state/role of the saved one after death, before return of Jesus?
Sleep is the most frequent metaphor used by the Bible for death. Regardless if a person dies in a saved or lost state, the departed are asleep, in a...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How is God's Word a "source of hope" to the believer?
To me, the thought being expressed is that, in spite of even the worst temporal circumstances to which a believer might be subjected, God, through His word,...
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Is the atonement of Christ unlimited?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is state/role of the saved one after death, before return of Jesus?
By my reading of relevant Bible passages, although the final, eternal separation of the saved and the lost will not occur until the bodily resurrection and...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How is the "fear of the Lord" like the law? (19:7–9)
Despite the seeming possible variance of the structure of this passage with the remainder of the psalm, I would say that it is conveying a point similar to...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does "with the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day" mean in context?
Concerning the delay of Christ's return, Peter is speaking of 2 things (2 Pet. 3:8-9), the timelessness of God and the tenderness of God. The timelessness of...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How is God's Word a "source of hope" to the believer?
Context: Psalm 119:113-117 113 I hate those with divided loyalties, but I love your instructions. 114 You are my refuge and my shield; your wo...
Psalms 119:114
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How is the "fear of the Lord" like the law? (19:7–9)
Context: 7 "The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. 8 The pre...
Psalms 19:7
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What did Jesus mean when He said, "I saw Satan fall like lightning"?
Read vs 17 prior to understanding vs 18. The remarks of Jesus here refer to the fall of Satan’s kingdom when demons are driven out. Satan “fell” as the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is onycha?
By my understanding, this word means a nail or claw, applying specifically to an appendage of that nature belonging to the creature known as a strombus or...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How does the law refresh someone (Psalm 19:7)
As indicated even in the translations of the cited verse that are included in the question, varying renderings of it express the idea of refreshment in...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How does the law refresh someone (Psalm 19:7)
7 The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, (NIV) 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting ...
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James Kraft
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What does the term "Sovereign Grace" refer to?
Grace is grace. Grace as apposed to works. Romans 4:5-8 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him who justifieth the ungodly, his FAITH is counted...
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Eileen Larson
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Could this Covid-19 coronavirus crisis be caused by God's judgment upon man's sin?
My hope is that this warning from God is heard worldwide with the result of a spiritual awakening around the world. I hope Americans are paying attention and...
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Eileen Larson
, Mother, Grandmother, Love God
What are some ways COVID-19 could transform us for better or for worse?
The Covid shut down has increased my desire to study the Bible. We had to close down a charity and re-open in June. Since we are now practicing social...
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What is the sun of righteousness?
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Tim Maas
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What are some biblical ways to love those you disagree with?
God commands us to love other people (Leviticus 19:18), which indicates that God regards loving them as an act of the will, rather than something that is...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What are some biblical ways to love those you disagree with?
Philippians 4:2
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
In modern terms what is Adar called and when is it celebrated?
Adar is the sixth month of the Jewish civil calendar, and the twelfth month of the Jewish religious calendar. It usually corresponds to days in February and...
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How does psychology work with biblical counseling?
Another aspect of psychological counseling is psychiatry, which also deals with the physical treatment of disorders of the mind. In my late teens I was...
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What does the Bible say about sex before marriage?
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What does the Bible say about sex before marriage?
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Why was God so evident in the Bible, and seems so hidden today?
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Why did Lot offer up his daughters to be gang raped? Why did God allow Lot's daughters to later have sex with their father?
Lot was declared righteous because of his faith, not what He did. Romans 4:2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he would have something to glory in, but...
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Should a church allow members to carry concealed weapons if it's not illegal in their state?
I will give the same answer as I did for the question about teaching weapon safety classes at church. It applies to this question as well. Yes. We need...
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Scott Broberg
, Fig Tree Ministries
Should a church allow anyone, including a church member, to teach gun safety classes at the church?
Yes. We need responsible gun owners who are trained to handle the weapon properly. There is a commandment in Leviticus that translators/interpreters have a...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What can or should we learn from Peter's boast in Matthew 26:33-35?
All who fear the Lord should take heed lest they suddenly fall, like Peter. 1 Corinthians 10:12 says, “Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed...
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Why did God harden Pharaoh's heart?
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Will we remember our earthly lives when we are in heaven?
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Will we remember our earthly lives when we are in heaven?
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Did one third of the angels fall with Lucifer?
The dragon was ejected out of paradise (Rev. 12:9), and he took with him 33% of the blessed messengers (Rev. 12:7, 9). They are discussed as "stars" in...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Does Romans 11:22 mean we can lose our salvation (be cut off from God)?
I would say that Paul is making the point that if God, despite his mercy and patience, had finally altered the unique, exclusive status of His own chosen...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What good quality or qualities did the Bereans have in Acts 17:11 that so many churches name themselves after the Bereans?
To me, the answer to the question is basically contained in the verse from Acts cited in the question itself. We should not reject teachers or their...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What can or should we learn from Peter's boast in Matthew 26:33-35?
I'd say that we should learn from Peter to avoid conceited pride in our own abilities and to exercise humility in our attitudes and conduct with respect to...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What can we learn from the life of Caiaphas?
Great question, David Lakes! Caiaphas utilized language fairly prophetic when he said that it was convenient for one man to expire for the individuals, and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What can or should we learn from Peter's boast in Matthew 26:33-35?
33 Peter replied, “Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will.” 34 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “this very night, before the rooster cro...
Matthew 26:33 - 35
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What good quality or qualities did the Bereans have in Acts 17:11 that so many churches name themselves after the Bereans?
KJV These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether ...
Acts 17:11
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Emo Tenorio
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Should a church allow anyone, including a church member, to teach gun safety classes at the church?
A timely inquiry during perilous times and I humbly submit for your consideration that it would be a very wise action. Adding that any such instruction be...
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Emo Tenorio
, Shomer
Should a church allow members to carry concealed weapons if it's not illegal in their state?
I humbly submit for your consideration a simple question: Could you, a MORAL AMBASSADOR of God's kingdom, idly permit a murderer or group to go about their...