Tremendous question, Temba Chari! "God gave Egypt, Ethiopia (Cush), and Seba to Cyrus as a ransom payment to redeem Israel from Babylon, because Israel was...
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What is wrong with viewing pornography, if I don't lust after the person?
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Does God promise to not give us more than we can handle?
Good question, Steve! Anger is not always evil, and there are times when it is permitted or even necessary. However, the Bible also teaches that anger should...
Good question. I loved my theology classes at Arizona Bible College in Phoenix, Arizona and then too at Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. So much...
Good question. Step 1 is to "initiate a private meeting with the person involved to address the issue directly. This first step is crucial for fostering...
This question is asked and many will begin to look all over the Bible for the answer. People will guess things like this: The soldier pierced Jesus' side...
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Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?
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Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?
Why did Jesus discourage some people from following him? (Matthew 8:20) In Matthew 8:20, Jesus tried to put off a scribe who wanted to follow him. He did...
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Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?
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Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?
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Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?
It's not really a statement of redundancy, but rather a pleonasm- a figure of speech. Stating that such suggests there is a 'non-born' again Christian is...
Jesus was stating a simple truth. Without the spirit of God drawing men to himself, no-one could be saved. But salvation is more than being drawn by the...
I would simply like to express my opinion that the term "born again Christian" is redundant. Using the term "born again Christian" suggests there is such a...
God, who is considered perfect and truthful, inspired the authors of the Bible to write down His message, thus guaranteeing its accuracy in the original...
Christians all have a need to study and meditate on the Bible. I know I do! We should read and study the Bible because it is God's word to us, providing...
As John 6:44 should not be studied in isolation from its context, let's look at the audience, surrounding discourse, and Jesus' own explanation. Audience: In...
As John 6:44 should not be studied in isolation from its context, let's look at the audience, surrounding discourse, and Jesus' own explanation. Audience: In...
I have been a proponent of 72, based largely on the 12 (Luke 9) + 72 (Luke 10) = 84 = 7 (completion) * 12 (tribes); however, I then came across this and am...
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What did Jesus mean when he said, "I come quickly?"
Yes, "the wickedness of the wicked" is bad. But we can pray that they would repent and be saved. They need to be brought under conviction for their sins of...
The Bible says: "But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law," (Galatians 4:4). Note that it says...
This is a solid question, Celeste! Some say that meditation can be demonic if it's a mind-emptying practice. They say that such meditation can create a...
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How do we prove that the Bible is the truth?
What is the Hail Mary that Catholics say so often? The phrase "Hail Mary" is identified with the Roman Catholic liturgicals. It is a salutation founded on...
Firstly, the term "eternity" is a mistranslation. Or perhaps more accurately, it is only one potential connotation of the Greek αἰών/aion, which more...
Firstly, the term "eternity" is a mistranslation. Or perhaps more accurately, it is only one potential connotation of the Greek αἰών/aion, which more...
I have always considered the term "church hopping" to be unnecessarily derogatory towards true believers. In any location, town or city, followers of Christ...
In my opinion, the thought being expressed is that, even before the beginning of all God's creative work (that is, from eternity past), God, in His...
Someone can "give thanks to God all the time," which means they can always praise and express gratitude to the Lord even when things get tough. This verse...
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Where does the Bible say that God will never leave or forsake us?
Acts 15:18: "known from eternity."
Acts 15:1 - 21
I would like to provide Godly encouragement. 11 years ago, I was on the phone with a fellow parishioner, we were on the prayer team and praying on the phone....
The Bible's 2 Timothy 1:9 shows that God rescued people and invited them to fulfill a sacred mission regardless of their actions. The passage states, "...who...
Egypt is definitely a powerful country. On the earth we are passing through on this planet we are to walk with God toward our eternal home. In biblical times...
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Were the Salem Witch Trials biblical?
There are a number of difficulties with the theory that God simply made more humans out of the dust for Adam's children or Noah's grandsons to marry. These...
As far as I have read in the Bible, there is no evidence to say that Adam and Eve's children reproduced with one another, nor that Noah's grandchildren repro...
As have been previously stated, I agree that there is no definitive answer to this question. However, in Genesis 3:1, it is stated that the serpent was more...
Is Christianity a white man’s religion? Although I have read several commentaries submitted on this subject, I think some major questions were never asked. “...
If you are asking this question for yourself, before I answer the question let me say this: What better time could there be to trust God? I am sure you have...
When addressing a question like this one it is important to remember that human beings are created in God's direct image and have many "layers," (Luke...
Satan tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit instead of Adam because he believed she was more susceptible to deception, as she was newly created and might be...
Deuteronomy 33:48-50: And the Lord spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying, "Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land...
Deuteronomy 34:5: So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord. God the Father spoke to Moses and told...
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How do we know that the Bible is the Word of God, and not the Apocrypha, the Qur'an, the Book of Mormon, etc.?
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Why did God make salvation such a narrow path?
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Is the Holy Spirit a person?
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