Does Mark 16:16 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
I noticed that Mark 16:16 is mentioned in 5 answers. Mark 16:16b is important here. "Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but WHOEVER DOES NOT...
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What should we learn from the life of Paul?
The lessons to learn from the life of Paul can be approached from his leadership style as a man with a large heart. The leadership trait of Apostle Paul was...
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What should we learn from the life of Nehemiah?
Lessons to Learn from the Leadership Style of Nehemiah as a Man with a Large Heart: Nehemiah was known to be the cupbearer of a king in the citadel of Susa....
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is "an arrow prayer"?
As I understand them, "arrow prayers" are very short, spur-of-the-moment prayers that ask for God's help, guidance, or involvement in response or reaction to...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the humanity of Christ?
Some examples of Jesus' true humanity: Although miraculously conceived, He was born through the normal process of human delivery (Luke 2:6-7). He went...
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Can a former Christian who became an atheist still go to heaven?
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What is the humanity of Christ?
How can we know that Jesus was truly human? John 1:1-14 may give us the general idea, but are there specifics?
John 1:1 - 14
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Do godly people never starve? (Psalm 33:18–19)
We live in a fallen world, in which even God's followers are not guaranteed freedom from adversity, including hunger. In my opinion, the verses cited in the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why don't some pastors/ men of God work?
Perhaps my experience is atypical, but from my personal knowledge of congregations with which I have been affiliated across multiple denominations, the...
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Where was Jesus for the three days between His death and resurrection?
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Who were the authors of the books of the Bible?
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Where does the Old Testament predict the coming of Christ?
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Why don't some pastors/ men of God work?
As stated in the scripture, Paul worked. So how come some ministers are full time pastors and do not work?
Acts 18:1
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Can a former Christian who became an atheist still go to heaven?
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Do godly people never starve? (Psalm 33:18–19)
18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; 19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive i...
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What does it mean "to cast your care upon The Lord?"
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Why doesn't God stop this pandemic if He can?
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Can a former Christian who became an atheist still go to heaven?
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What are the origins of Easter?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How does it help to be humble? (Psalm 25:9)
I would say that humility is necessary when dealing with God because God is infinitely greater in every respect than any human being. A proud person (that...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does the Bible say about suffering?
Believers suffer so they can know Christ more fully (Phil. 1:29; 3:10). Once, when I was a lumberjack, I was assigned to cut down trees in a wind-blown area...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How does it help to be humble? (Psalm 25:9)
Context: 8 Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. 9 He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them h...
Psalms 25:9
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Trish Cotterell
, Long time follower of Christ
How do I start and stay consistent with daily devotions?
There is one short answer - pray! Ask God to give you a desire and perseverance to regularly read your devotions, think on the verses being studied, and how...
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Trish Cotterell
, Long time follower of Christ
How do I start and stay consistent with daily devotions?
There is one short answer - pray! Ask God to give you a desire and perseverance to regularly read your devotions, think on the verses being studied, and how...
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Why should I (a Buddhist) consider becoming a Christian?
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What does it mean that love is kind?
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What does the Bible say should we do when in time of pestilence?
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Is there an angel for every nation?
To me, a belief in the divine inspiration of Scripture in its original language and recording does not preclude the possibility of subsequent variations...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How do I start and stay consistent with daily devotions?
I don't know the particular situation of the questioner, but I would speculate (just on the basis of my own personal experience) that there are secular...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Could this Covid-19 coronavirus crisis be caused by God's judgment upon man's sin?
As recorded in the Bible, God was -- and would certainly still be (as indicated in end-times prophecies such as Luke 21:11 and Revelation 6:7-8) -- capable...
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How do I start and stay consistent with daily devotions?
I start with daily devotions and am consistent for awhile but eventually have "something to do" and tell myself "I'll do the devotion later" but don't.
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Charles Crabtree
Is there an angel for every nation?
The dead sea scrolls and the Greek text are different than the masoretic text.
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Thomas Riccardi
, Warrior Spirit
Why doesn't God stop this pandemic if He can?
We live in a world that is controlled by Satan and his army. He is also the prince of the air. Prophecy is being fulfilled which is hard but exciting at the...
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Jay Saunders
What does it mean "to cast your care upon The Lord?"
Casting your cares on the Lord: My best example in doing this was learnt when I was just a babe in Christ. I had a son about 5 who was born paralyzed from...
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How can I overcome an addiction to internet porn? Can addiction to pornography be defeated?
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How do I motivate myself to pray when I don't feel like it?
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What does it mean that love is kind?
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What is the Hail Mary that Catholics say so often?
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What should we learn from the tribe of Naphtali?
The short answer is that the tribe of Naphtali was made up of descendants of Jacob's 6th son. They settled in N. Israel, along the Sea of Galilee's west...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does it mean "to cast your care upon The Lord?"
Proverbs 12:25 says, "Anxiety weighs down the heart." That's a problem. How do we deal with it? First see the big pictures: He Careth for You 1 Pet. 5:7 As a...
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Why should I (a Muslim) consider becoming a Christian?
Why you, a Muslim, should consider becoming a Christian: Islam is a religion and religion has done more harm than good in our society. Christianity is NOT a...
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Why should I (a Mormon) consider becoming a Christian?
Why you, a Mormon, should consider becoming a Christian: Mormon is a religion and religion has done more harm than good in our society. Christianity is NOT a...
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Why should I (a Hindu) consider becoming a Christian?
Why an Hindi should consider becoming a Christian: Hinduism is a religion and religion has done more harm than good in our society. Christianity is NOT a...
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Why should I (a Buddhist) consider becoming a Christian?
Why you, a Buddhist, should consider becoming a Christian: Buddhism is a religion and religion has done more harm than good in our society. Christianity is...
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Rich Hazeltine
What does it mean that women are the 'weaker vessel'?
Please consider that the bible reflects cultural dynamics of the society in which it was written. Women were "weaker" structurally. Slaves were subservient...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is Paul saying when he says, "More are the children of the desolate woman than she who has a husband"?
In my opinion, Paul is speaking (in the larger passage from which the verse cited in the question comes) of the freedom of Christians from having to...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Does this proverb mean that instant gratification is good for us? (Proverbs 13:12)
As I see it, Solomon's main purpose in this proverb is not to comment on the issue or merits of immediate gratification itself, where actions are totally...