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Is it sinful to prefer Bible apps on smart phones rather than the physical hard copy Bible?
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How do I encourage my fiance to figure out what exactly he believes in, especially since I intend on taking our future children to a Pentecostal church?
It’s great that you want to raise your future children in the church, but the issue of your fiancée’s salvation needs to be settled first. 2Corinthians 6:14...
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Cherie Mitchell
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Is abuse an acceptable reason for divorce?
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Does the Bible instruct us to have childlike faith?
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What did Jesus mean when He instructed us to love our enemies?
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Al Mark
Is it sinful to prefer Bible apps on smart phones rather than the physical hard copy Bible?
Having a Bible app and using electronic Bibles and tools can be very helpful - it is easier to search, link, and copy text than to do it with a hardcopy. You...
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Niamien Aka
Is it sinful to prefer Bible apps on smart phones rather than the physical hard copy Bible?
New technologies can be used by both non-Christians and Christians. We Christians should use them to support the spreading of the good gospel of Jesus...
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Jay Saunders
Is it sinful to prefer Bible apps on smart phones rather than the physical hard copy Bible?
I wore out three very expensive Dakes study bibles in my life time since being born again in the mid 1980s. Now all I use is my smart phone as a bible. At my...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are the ministries of the Holy Spirit?
Revelation and inspiration of Scripture (2 Samuel 23:2-3; John 14:26; John 16:13-14; Acts 4:25-26; 2 Peter 1:21) Yes, Mr. Maas had an excellent answer here....
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Peter Leon
Is it sinful to prefer Bible apps on smart phones rather than the physical hard copy Bible?
The Word of God is Jesus and is energy. John 1 spells it out clearly when God spoke all things into existence. That which points to Jesus is NOT sin. By...
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Michael Olson
Is it sinful to prefer Bible apps on smart phones rather than the physical hard copy Bible?
I would like say I agree with Tim and Aurel they both make good points here. I would like to add to this (as a electronic Bible user) I find that when I need...
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Chee Seng Kit
Is God sovereign and/or do we have a free will?
Yes. God is sovereign. He reigns supreme and He does in accordance as He please (2 Chronicles 20:6 - And said O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in...
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John Moyo
, Christian youth teacher
Is it sinful to prefer Bible apps on smart phones rather than the physical hard copy Bible?
If using technology to study or preach the Bible was sinful, then all the radio and TV programs employed by various preachers of different denominations to...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does it mean, "God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation"?
God is holy (without sin). When God originally created humans, they also were without sin, and could thus have fellowship with Him. When humans fell into...
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Scott Broberg
, Fig Tree Ministries
Did the Lord's curse on Cain go to his children?
To add to Tim’s answer above, it doesn’t appear so: The Hebrew “And now, you [are] cursed from the earth (min-haadamah)” would indicate a loss of blessings...
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Noli Posecion
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Tim Maas
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Is it sinful to prefer Bible apps on smart phones rather than the physical hard copy Bible?
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Is the King of Tyre prophecy in Ezekiel 28 referring to Satan?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What are the types and illustrations of the Holy Spirit?
I would say that the following metaphors or symbols are used in Scripture with respect to the Holy Spirit and His roles: 1. An earnest, deposit, or "down...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What are the ministries of the Holy Spirit?
I see the Holy Spirit's ministries as twelvefold: 1. Creation (Genesis 1:2) 2. Revelation and inspiration of Scripture (2 Samuel 23:2-3; John 14:26; John...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Did the Lord's curse on Cain go to his children?
In my opinion, the curse placed on Cain applied only to him (since it was specifically aimed at what the Bible indicates was Cain's individual profession, as...
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Scott Broberg
, Fig Tree Ministries
Why was there so little concern for the 99 sheep left "in the open country"? (Luke 15:3–7)
One thing to note, since it is a parable, is that all of the details of the story are controlled by Jesus and, since the story is made up to illustrate a...
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Charles Crabtree
Did the Lord's curse on Cain go to his children?
Why give the ancestry of Cain especially the women and the skills of the men?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Where were Gibeah, Ramah, and Beth Aven (Hosea 5:8)?
These cities lay on a straight line due north of Jerusalem; GIBEAH was the most famous, King Saul’s birthplace and capital, a few miles north of Jerusalem....
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jacques morreale
Is the NIV Bible authentic and reliable?
I do not believe that our God the Lord of all creation would allow the Bible to become an abomination. We must trust in the Lord God that he guides the...
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Emo Tenorio
, Shomer
Should ministers talk about politics or endorse a specific political party or view from the pulpit?
In my humble opinion while in agreement with brother Tim Maas' basic thoughts on this important matter, I then consider the realty of this world and truth be...
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Mike Joshua
, Sinner saved by grace to serve and witness wherever I can
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Did Jonah die while he was in the belly of the fish?
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JESTEEN Y ALEN KUMAR
, Sunday School Teacher at Baptist Church
Why did Saul take the strong men for himself?
King Saul strongly believed in human strength & power to win the battle instead of depending completely on LORD God of Israel. In the Law it is clearly...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What became of Pharaoh's daughter who rescued Moses?
To my knowledge, there are no later mentions of Pharaoh's daughter in the book of Exodus itself subsequent to the account of her finding and adopting Moses...
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Anthony Clinton
, Teacher in China
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Is the Calvinist theory of 'total depravity' biblical?
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What does it mean to fear the Lord in Psalms 147:11?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is it wrong to want to die?
Samson, who was definitely a flawed man, but who was still included in the list of the heroes of faith mentioned in the epistle to the Hebrews (Hebrews...
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JD Abshire
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Is it wrong to want to die?
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, Got Questions Ministries
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Is it wrong to want to die?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Where were Gibeah, Ramah, and Beth Aven (Hosea 5:8)?
Gibeah and Ramah were cities in the land allotment of the Israelite tribe of Benjamin, in the southern region of the land of Israel (the portion that became...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Where were Gibeah, Ramah, and Beth Aven (Hosea 5:8)?
Hosea 5:8 New International Version (NIV) 8 “Sound the trumpet in Gibeah, the horn in Ramah. Raise the battle cry in Beth Aven[a]; lead on, Benja...
Hosea 5:8
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Scott Broberg
, Fig Tree Ministries
How should we understand the letter to Laodicea in Revelation?
One way of understanding the lukewarm - not hot or cold - message of Laodicea is to understand the geographical context of the letter. John, when writing...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Should ministers talk about politics or endorse a specific political party or view from the pulpit?
In my opinion, the primary task and focus of the preaching ministry is (or should be) spreading the gospel message, and bringing people to faith in Christ,...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Does God ever hide from us? (Hosea 5:6)
God cannot accommodate the abiding existence of sin or evil in His presence. I am reminded of the expulsion of Satan from heaven (Luke 10:18), as well as of...
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Ralph Dcosta
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Donna Williams
Why did so few come to support Jesus during His trial with Pilate when so many came to faith during His earthly ministry?
I believe that this was a fulfillment of the prophetic word spoken in Zechariah 13:7: "Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Does God ever hide from us? (Hosea 5:6)
5 Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; the Israelites, even Ephraim, stumble in their sin; Judah also stumbles with them. 6 When they go wit...
Hosea 5:6
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Where is the "Glorious Land" mentioned in Daniel chapter 11?
Daniel 8:9 "And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the significance of the Sea of Galilee in the Bible?
I have been on The Sea of G which isn't really a sea. It is a freshwater lake no deeper than between 80 to 160 feet. But it's beautiful! The huge variety and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What was the significance of the rebellion of Korah?
Having just been chastened to wander the wilderness for 40 years after their faithless refusal to attack and conquer the promised land (Numbers 14), the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the "doctrine" in I Tim 4:16 that we should watch closely?
I would say that Paul was referring to the doctrine (or teaching) with regard to both the content of the Old Testament that Timothy would have received...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why was there so little concern for the 99 sheep left "in the open country"? (Luke 15:3–7)
I have never been a shepherd, but I would say that the priorities of the shepherd in the parable would have been based on the relative safety to each sheep...