How are we justified? (Romans 5:1)
Romans 5:1
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Jack Gutknecht
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What is creation, and what does it mean?
How is creation defined, and what does it mean? See also Colossians 1:16-17; Jeremiah 10:11-12
Genesis 1:1 - 2
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Why does God create people when He knows they are going to go to hell?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is fasting a requirement to talk to God when you are saved by grace through faith?
I would say that the fasting being referred to in the verse cited in the question was not viewed as a required part of the regular religious practices of the...
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David Dietz
Is fasting a requirement to talk to God when you are saved by grace through faith?
According to Paul, we have direct access through the Holy Spirit. Is this not what he is to do for us?
Acts 13:2
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GodsChild Forever
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Are Mormons Christians? Are Mormons saved?
No, not at all. Mormons have nothing to do with Christianity. They are one of the cults who call themselves Christians, but do not believe in the very basic...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about friends?
‘A friend loveth at all times’ (Prov. 17:17): When I was in Bible college, one of our choices (in an Old Testament class which covered the Book of Proverbs)...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who was Simeon?
To my knowledge, there are a total of four men named Simeon mentioned in the Bible (two in the Old Testament in the books of Genesis and Ezra, and two in the...
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What is bloodguilt?
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Tim Maas
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What does it mean to redeem a tithe and add a fifth to it?
The Israelites were required by the Law that God gave to them through Moses to give a tithe (that is, one-tenth) of their income to God -- not just with...
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cindy simons
What does it mean to redeem a tithe and add a fifth to it?
Leviticus 27:31
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the importance of edification?
The translation of the verse cited in the question uses the word "upbuilding" instead of "edification", although the two words are related in meaning, as...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Is there any “secular” evidence to support the Bible’s claims? (Psalm 119:160)
I agree with Shirley about the Hittites when she said, "This bible makes more than 40 references to the Hittite Empire. In 1906, Hugo Winckler found 10,000...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What did Jesus mean when He spoke of worldwide preaching in Matthew 24:14?
Revelation 7:2-8 says God will elect and seal 144,000 Jewish evangelists who will take the kingdom message to the ends of the earth (cf. The "harvest" in...
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Lonnie Perkins
Why would God blind the eyes of the Scribes and Pharisees?
It was God's full intention to blind the religious leaders' eyes as to who Jesus was. The high priest had to be the one who would have the final say to put...
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Shirley H
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Is there any “secular” evidence to support the Bible’s claims? (Psalm 119:160)
First of all, with the Bible, you either believe all of it or none of it. In the beginning God... you do not pick and choose... However there are many...
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What does the Bible say about compassion?
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What does the Bible say about compassion?
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Jesus said, "You must have the qualities of salt among yourselves..." (Mk 9:50 NLT). What are they?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What did Jesus mean when He spoke of worldwide preaching in Matthew 24:14?
In my opinion, this comment of Jesus referred to the Roman world of that time, rather than to the world as we know it today, similar to the later reference...
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Why does God create people when He knows they are going to go to hell?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What did Jesus mean when He spoke of worldwide preaching in Matthew 24:14?
Matthew 24:14 English Standard Version (ESV) 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, ...
Matthew 24:14
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Andy Joseph
What does the Bible say about transferring spirits?
I agree with Richard Robinson. Spirits can be transferred to the unbelievers as they are not in the safety of God's protection.
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Where was "Meroz"? (Judges 5:23)
Judges 5:23 ‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the LORD. ‘Curse its people bitterly, because they did not come to help the LORD, to help the LORD against the...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
How do I respond to an immediate family member who is Wiccan without compromising my faith in Christ?
"How do I respond?" What do you have to respond to? The fact that you say the family member is "immediate" must pose an issue of some kind for you. If I had...
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Billy P Eldred
Why did Jesus have to die?
Not only a great question but one that we should have a simple answer ready whenever we, as Christians, have the opportunity to witness to the unsaved. Here...
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Robert Ross
What is the basis of our salvation, the salvation of believers?
What is the basis of our salvation, the salvation of believers? I.e. in what is our salvation grounded? The short answer is that your Salvation is grounded...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the correct translation of Psalm 22:16?
There is a Psalms fragment (Psalm 22:16) from Nahal Hever, where the word in question is written as כארו, karu, which becomes "dug" when omitting the aleph,...
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What did Jesus mean when He said, "Take up your cross and follow Me" (Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23)?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How do we know the Bible is true? (Hebrews 4:12)
We know it as a result of prophecies of events that were made hundreds or thousands of years earlier by multiple prophets being fulfilled -- not just events...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Can Our Prayers Cause God to Change His Mind? (Exodus 32:14)
I would say that the Bible indicates that God can be moved to change a course of action not only by the interceding of established believers (as indicated by...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Can Our Prayers Cause God to Change His Mind? (Exodus 32:14)
10 Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.” 11 But Moses sought t...
Exodus 32:10 - 14
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Is there any “secular” evidence to support the Bible’s claims? (Psalm 119:160)
160 All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal. (NIV)
Psalms 119:160
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How do we know the Bible is true? (Hebrews 4:12)
12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Where was "Meroz"? (Judges 5:23)
To the best of my knowledge, Meroz has not been definitively identified or located, other than apparently being a settlement in northern Palestine (believed...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Where was "Meroz"? (Judges 5:23)
23 “Curse Meroz,” said the angel of the Lord. “Curse its people bitterly, because they did not come to help the Lord, to help the Lord against the...
Judges 5:23
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did Jael bring Sisera milk instead of water?
Milk was part of the basic diet of the Hebrews from the epoch of the patriarchs when there was an abundance of milk (Isaiah 7:22). Isaiah 7:22 in the context...
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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
How should a Christian view socialism?
As a young teen I had a school teacher that advocated for communism. Socialism is a just a sweeter word than communism, but it is the same thing. For those...
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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
How should a Christian view climate change?
If God said it I believe it. So what did God have to say about "climate change" where we either go from hot summers to hot autumns to hot winters and hot...
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Donna Williams
Who were Jesus' grandmothers?
Jesus Christ is the Son of God and was conceived by the Holy Spirit and was born of a woman. Now according to His humanity He was born of the seed of David....
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GodsChild Forever
, Evangelist, Christian Blogger and Writer
What are we saved from?
Many religious people who consider themselves as Christians need to know the answer to this question. I have met some super religious people who go to church...
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Al Mark
Who were Jesus' grandmothers?
The Bible does not state who the mother of Joseph or who the mother of Mary were. It does provide two genealogies, one in Matthew and one in Luke, which...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the basis of our salvation, the salvation of believers?
I would agree with both Tim and Dean regarding what they said about Ephesians 2. Salvation is based on God’s love for his people (Ephesians 2:4-5). Salvation...
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Dean Fugett
What is the basis of our salvation, the salvation of believers?
The basis or foundation for our hope of salvation is the grace of God demonstrated in the gift of His Son (Romans 5:6-9), the life and death of Jesus to be...