How can we honor the name of God?
Great question! We can honor God's name first by coming to him in faith through his Son, Jesus Christ. The verse that supports this is John 3:18 "Whoever...
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What is Jacob's Ladder?
"We are climbing Jacob's Ladder." That was the title of a song our Aunt Lill taught us cousins as we spent the summer at our Grandma Mor Mor's resort. I got...
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How can we honor the name of God?
Matthew 6:9 GNT This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven: May your holy name be honored.'
Matthew 6:1 - 34
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Jack Gutknecht
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What does the Bible say about being happy?
I believe that yes, in so many words the Bible does command us to be happy, but this can only be done in the power of the Holy Spirit. And His power works...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How do we know that the "Rapture" happens all at once and not over an extended time?
Good question, Tammy! In college, I was a member of Campus Crusade for Christ (now CRU). There, once a week on an evening all of us would sing, "I Wish We'd...
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How do we know that the "Rapture" happens all at once and not over an extended time?
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How do we know that the "Rapture" happens all at once and not over an extended time?
Let’s begin with a brief description of the stages or elements of this event, which are taken from John 11:25-26, John 14:1-3, 1 Cor 15:50-53, 1 Thes....
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How many years has man been on earth?
I would like to add to the answer already given on this question. All of the techniques used to calculate the age of ancient fossil remains, the dating of...
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How do we know that the "Rapture" happens all at once and not over an extended time?
The Bible describes the rapture as an event where some people are taken and others are left behind, such as when two men are in a field or two women are grin...
Matthew 24:40 - 42
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Was the sin of Sodom selfishness rather than homosexuality (Ezekiel 16:49)?
In my opinion, although the Bible does recount the sexually-related sin of the inhabitants of Sodom in Genesis 19, the focus of Ezekiel in the cited passage...
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Was the sin of Sodom selfishness rather than homosexuality (Ezekiel 16:49)?
In Ezekiel 16:49 Ezekiel described the sin of Sodom as selfishness: “Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed ...
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Why would family and friends abandon one who suffers (Job 19:13-20)?
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Who was Nathanael in the Bible?
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What did Jesus mean when he said, "I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he."
It is to highlight the meaning and power of grace based salvation. The status God gives to the saved is based on Jesus' death and suffering. John pointed to...
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Should we still keep the Ten Commandments?
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Tim Maas
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How would the returning exiles do away with idolatry which had been practiced for centuries (Ezekiel 11:18-20)?
Interpretations of Ezekiel 11:18 from multiple Biblical commentators, as noted at biblehub.com: Ellicott: "Chastened and purified by their chastisement, they...
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How would the returning exiles do away with idolatry which had been practiced for centuries (Ezekiel 11:18-20)?
18 And when they come there, they will remove from it all its detestable things and all its abominations. 19 w And I will give them one heart, and a new spir...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the bible say about frequent sleeplessness?
Good question! Number of Americans with stress-related insomnia: 1 in 5 Number on any given day who need more sleep; 45 million Percentage decrease in...
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Is prophesying against your enemies a prayer?
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Paula Fether
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Would I have to submit to my husband if he didn't love me as Christ loved the church?
All Christians are commanded to love, so we must ask why Paul is emphasizing it for husbands in this context. The social context was one where husbands had...
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Is it wrong to be a Christian secretly in order to preserve your own life?
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John Appelt
Why was it necessary to record the mother's name of most newly appointed kings in the OT?
In the Bible, several kings of Israel and Judah are introduced with the names of their mothers. This fact would be easy to overlook, but the Bible writers...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What are the commandments of God mentioned in Rev. 12:17?
Good question, John! I think the commandments of God mentioned in Revelation 12:17 are the ordinances of the church, baptism and Communion (Matthew 28:19-20;...
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What does the Bible say about complaining?
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What is the meaning of the parables of fasting at the wedding feast, the old cloth, and the wineskins?
In Mark 2:18, the question was raised as to why the disciples of John and the Pharisees fasted, but the disciples of Jesus did not. In Mark 2:19-22, Jesus...
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Is it wrong to be a Christian secretly in order to preserve your own life?
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Is it wrong to be a Christian secretly in order to preserve your own life?
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Is it acceptable to God for a husband and wife to have sex while the wife is menstruating / having her period?
Reading through all these answers it is clear that responses fall into two major groups. On the one hand there are those who say that God's laws never change...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about complaining?
Someone has said, "You will find that, as a rule, those who complain about the way the ball bounces are usually the ones who dropped it." Unfortunately, if I...
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Leslie Coutinho
What did Jesus say about the 2 foundations?
Matthew 7:24: Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock. Every...
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John Appelt
What does it mean that the wages of sin is death?
The phrase, “wages of sin is death,” is thought to be a general principle that death is due as wages to sinners. However, when its context is understood, it...
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Mark Vestal
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What are the commandments of God mentioned in Rev. 12:17?
The "commandments of God" encompass all that will be "written in the hearts" of Israel for the establishment of Christ's return to earth and millennial...
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Mark Vestal
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How will the body resurrect after cremation?
When Christ returns in the clouds to gather the church (His body) all believers in Him will be given new glorified bodies of "incorruption". The condition of...
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John Smith
What are the commandments of God mentioned in Rev. 12:17?
"And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Je...
Revelation 12:17
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Does God forgive big sins? Will God forgive a murderer?
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When will the peace of Nahum 1:15 come?
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Why were infants dashed to pieces?
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If God grants his beloved sleep, why do many Christians have insomnia? Psalm 127:2
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Mark Vestal
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What is the difference between repenting and confessing?
To repent, from the Greek word μετανοεω, is to "change your mind" about something. Regarding sin, it would be to think twice about committing one, also for...
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Jack Gutknecht
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How can I guarantee my eternal destination (heaven)?
How can I prepare myself for heaven? I can do 3 things: 1. Believe in Christ. The Bible says in John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only...
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Can the return of Christ truly be said to be imminent?
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Is born again virginity possible?
The answer to this question is no, and is a deception of the enemy called the devil. Satan is a great deceiver and an enemy of the cross. Jesus was crucified...
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Is it wrong to have angel figurines?
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What should a Christian woman do if she discovers that her husband is a homosexual?
Committing adultery doesn't depend on whether or not the individual is the same gender. Adultery is adultery. Fornication is fornication. Lust is lust. Sin...
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What does it mean to 'spare the rod, spoil the child'?
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Is Mormonism a cult? What do Mormons believe?
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What was the significance of the rebellion of Korah?