What is the gift of righteousness in Rom 5:17?
The gift of righteousness is here, practically, justification. (see previous verse, Romans 5:16). It is equivalent to justification. What is “given” is a...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who was in the lineage of Jesus, Nathan or Solomon?
The genealogy of Jesus recorded by Matthew traces Jesus' ancestry through the male royal line of David, beginning with his son Solomon, to show that Joseph...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about knowledge?
The pride of intellectual knowledge is condemned; it must be joined with love ("Knowledge puffeth up, 1 Cor 8:1). See what Michael said about this verse (1...
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ainsley chalmers
, Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.
Who was in the lineage of Jesus, Nathan or Solomon?
Matt 1 vs 6 says Solomon was in Christ's genealogy, whereas Luke 3 vs 31 says Nathan was. Nathan and Solomon were both sons of Bathsheba and David (1 Chron 3...
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Aurel Gheorghe
Were Adam and Eve real people or just myths? (Genesis 1:27)
The first chapters of Genesis are the base for the rest of the Bible – everything that Christians believe starts with these chapters. And if we doubt the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How do/did angels protect believers from evil? Psalm 91:11-12
In my opinion, Christians will never fully know in this life the complete extent or the number of times where the activity of angels (who are, after all,...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did Jesus discourage some people from following him? (Matthew 8:20)
I would say that Jesus was not actually trying to discourage people from following Him, but that, in a spirit of truthfulness, He wanted to be sure that they...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How do/did angels protect believers from evil? Psalm 91:11-12
Psalm 91:11-12 11For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; 12they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not st...
Psalms 91:11 - 12
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Is the Word of Faith movement biblical?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did Jesus discourage some people from following him? (Matthew 8:20)
18 When Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side. 19 A scribe approached and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you whereve...
Matthew 8:20
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Danny Hickman
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Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?
God told them they were not to eat of the tree in the midst of the garden. It was the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Satan is evil. To be warned...
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Rodgers Akwenda
Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?
In summary, when God gave Adam dominion over the earth, everything was in his hand and that included the will of choosing to obey or not to obey. If God...
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Jay Saunders
Is there anyone in the Holy Bible that God forgave without punishing them?
You know the greatest expression of inward knowledge of a person's heart is expressed when Jesus declared plainly who he was to the woman at the well. He...
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What is the Immaculate Conception?
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Terri Armen
What is the cost of following Jesus?
I can speak to this important question from personal experience. I was warned for years by my Jewish mother that if I turned to Jesus, I’d be disowned. She...
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Does the Bible teach that life begins at conception?
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Were the sons of God fallen angels?
In the NT the term “sons of God” refer to the following: (a) Jesus (Matt 8:29; Mark 1:1; Luke 8:28; John 1:34) (b) Believers (Rom 8:14; 9:26; Gal 3:26) (c)...
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What does robe washing in Revelation 22 refer to?
Revelation 22:14 can be controversial for some. The KJV read “Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life….”...
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Is there anyone in the Holy Bible that God forgave without punishing them?
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?
God said that all his creation was good and his creation of human beings was very good. God initiated a close personal relationship with Adam and Eve, he...
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Peter Joseph
Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?
In my opinion, even if God had warned against the serpent, man would still have fallen, not because it was destined but because man at that time didn't have...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why would the shepherd in Psalm 23:5 anoint the sheep's head with oil?
Oil is a type of the Holy Spirit. The same as seed. First John 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin, for HIS SEED, the Holy Spirit, remaineth in...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why is John chapter 3 verse 16 popular?
The reason it is so popular is because it is GOD'S word. And God can not lie. For God so loved the world, everybody, that He gave His only begotten Son,...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What should we learn from the life of Ezra?
Ezra was the famous scribe and the priest descended from Hilkiah the high priest (Ezra 7:1-25). As a priest, he was descended from Zadok and from Phinehas...
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John Moyo
, Christian youth teacher
What is the significance of the resurrection?
The significance of the resurrection is that it was the birth of the Christian faith. When Jesus talked of his resurrection nobody believed him, including...
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Sterling Sawyer
Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?
I believe that if Adam and Eve had entered a more personal relationship with God, rather than a personable/friendly relationship, they would have been...
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Kevin Brown
Why do English Bible translations say, "a child IS born" or "WILL BE born" in Isaiah 9:6 when the original Hebrew translation says, "WAS born" (happened already)?
Hi, you've got to remember several things. 1.The book of Isaiah is an 8th century b.c. inspired book of scripture. 2800 years and It's God breathed, and God...
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Ezekiel Kimosop
Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?
God had already warned Adam and Eve on the consequences for disobedience in Genesis 2:15-17. Genesis 3:2 reveals that the woman was aware of the prohibition...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did God command Israelite men to put away their unbelieving wives, but Paul said not to do so?
Believers are not under OT laws to Israel (Matt. 5:17-18). I appreciate Mr. Maas' comment, "God had previously forbidden intermarriage between Israelites and...
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Moses Johnson
Will there be a third temple built before Christ's second coming?
Three Important points to remember: 1. Jesus Himself was a true form of Triune God: Born with flesh and blood and received the seal of the Holy Spirit. 2....
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What is the key to witnessing to Mormons?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does robe washing in Revelation 22 refer to?
As I understand it, variations of the text in some versions of the cited verse (Revelation 22:14), as found on the website https://www.biblehub.com, equate...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What did Jesus mean by "whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it" in Matthew 16:25?
The Bible says plainly that we become saved just by putting our faith in Jesus Christ (John 3:16; 5:24; 11:25; 12:46). But discipleship is more; it's...
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Debra Grannemann
What does robe washing in Revelation 22 refer to?
Is robe washing synonymous with confession?
Revelation 22:1 - 21
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What is the Deutero-Isaiah theory? Was the Book of Isaiah was written by multiple Isaiahs?
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Is there anyone who doesn’t have a beginning of days or end of life (apart from the Holy Trinity)?
I think that Hebrews 7:3 is a statement about Melchizedek's likeness to Jesus. Notice the phrase,"made like unto the Son of God." Hebrew. 7:8, refers to...
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Why is living together before marriage considered living in sin?
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Why do people reject Jesus as their Savior?
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Why do people reject Jesus as their Savior?
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Does Jesus have a beginning?
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
How can I encounter God in a fresh way?
The disciples did not experience God in a fresh way until they responded to Jesus mission to “Follow Me”. Once they did they experienced first-hand the...
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Who was Cain's wife? Was Cain's wife his sister?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is there anyone who doesn’t have a beginning of days or end of life (apart from the Holy Trinity)?
As I interpret relevant passages, Melchizedek was both a king (of Salem) and a distinguished priest of God who (as the verse cited in the question notes) may...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who was Shecaniah?
To the best of my knowledge, the Bible does not elaborate on Shecaniah's background, other than to say (as noted in the passage cited in the question) that...
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Sally Gecks
What does the Bible say about dealing with difficult people?
The way I deal with difficult people is to love as well as I can and to not allow myself or anyone else to be taken advantage of. I certainly don't do this...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did God command Israelite men to put away their unbelieving wives, but Paul said not to do so?
In my opinion, the two situations are not strictly analogous. By my understanding, Paul (who was the apostle to the Gentiles) was speaking of a situation...