When a person has a long-standing illness and decides against further treatment, is that a sin?
For example, if a person needs a kidney transplant and decides against it, knowing s/he will probably die without it, is that sinful to God?
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What does it mean to "taste and see that The Lord is good"?
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Does the Bible support the pre-existence of Jesus?
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What does it mean to love Jesus?
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Why is Jesus going to return on a white horse?
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Why is God going to release Satan after the 1000 years?
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, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How are we to interpret Jesus' words about the bread and wine being His body and blood (Mark 14:22-24; see also 1 Corinthians 11:24-25)?
Mark 14:22-24 22 "And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. 23 And he took...
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Derrol PORTER
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Why didn’t mankind repent after the plagues in Revelation 9:21?
As I believe these events are in the future during the seven year Tribulation period, I will rephrase the question as, why are we told that the people in Rev...
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Tim Maas
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Why didn’t mankind repent after the plagues in Revelation 9:21?
I would say that the "rest of mankind" -- who would not include those with the seal of God upon their foreheads (Revelation 9:4) -- did not repent because,...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the similarity between baptism and preservation of Noah and his family in the ark?
I would say that the similarity of which Peter is speaking pertains to God using the waters of the Flood in Noah's day to "cleanse" the earth of its sin and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the gospel of Jesus Christ?
I summarize the gospel under 4 main headings: 1) God’s holiness/law/glory (Habakkuk 1:13, a verse Evangelism Explosion—ShareLifeToday.org—and I use--it says,...
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Why didn’t mankind repent after the plagues in Revelation 9:21?
Revelation 9:21
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What is the similarity between baptism and preservation of Noah and his family in the ark?
What does 1 Peter 3:18-22 mean? What is the similarity between what happened in Noah's time and baptism of the believer?
1 Peter 3:8 - 22
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How are we to interpret Jesus' words about the bread and wine being His body and blood (Mark 14:22-24; see also 1 Corinthians 11:24-25)?
The body and blood of Jesus are offered (as the catechism of the Lutheran faith in which I was raised puts it) "under" the bread and wine, but those elements...
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Was Sunday ever established as the official day of worship for New Testament Christians?
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Who was Pontius Pilate?
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What should we learn from the tribe of Dan?
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Does the Bible describe Jesus being worshipped?
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What is the purpose of marriage?
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What did Jesus mean when He said, 'I and the Father are one' (John 10:30)?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What chance of salvation do people have in view of Jesus's teaching that sin isn't just external but is an internal reality (Matthew 5:28)?
Matthew 5:28. But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her —with the intent to do so, as the same expression is used in Mt 6:1;...
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Who are the various Herods mentioned in the Bible?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is adultery of the heart?
Adultery is conjugal infidelity. An adulterer was a man who had illicit intercourse with a married or a betrothed (engaged) woman, and such a woman was an...
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Is speaking in tongues evidence for having the Holy Spirit?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the seal of the Holy Spirit?
Believers are sealed with the Spirit, as God's mark put upon them (Eph. 1:13; 4:30). God by His Spirit indicates who are His, as the owner sets his seal on...
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If Jesus was God, why did He say 'The Father is greater than I' in John 15:1?
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What is the book of Romans?
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Who are the various Herods mentioned in the Bible?
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Why is praising God important?
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Is there physical proof of the existence of Jesus Christ?
In his Annals, the Roman historian Tacitus (AD 56 - AD 120) discussed the Christian sect in writing about the Roman emperor Nero, stating that "Christus, the...
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What is the importance of the empty tomb?
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What is the definition of evil?
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Is there physical proof of the existence of Jesus Christ?
I realize that there is the Shroud of Turin, but that is suspect. Is there any other document or physical article, other than the Bible, that mentions Jesus...
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B H Bell
What is the law of Christ?
The question “What is the law of Christ?” is one that I find most interesting, because the law that Jesus taught before he was crucified is Old Testament, or...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What are some Scriptural names for Christ (Matthew 1:21, etc.)?
Advocate (1 John 2:1) Almighty (Revelation 1:8) Alpha and Omega (Revelation 1:8, 21:6, 22:13) Anointed (Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:18-21) Author and Perfecter of...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What are some ways in which God can test us ?
Just a few ways that occur to me offhand: 1. By allowing adverse events to come into our lives (as in the cases of Joseph (Genesis 37-40) and Job) 2. By...
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Theodore Bilbrey
Why weren't the seven sons of Sceva able to cast out the evil spirit in a possessed man if they cast it out in Jesus Christ's name?
Luke 9:1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. The Sons of Sceva had no...
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Why does God require faith?
I think that the answer to this question is spelled out in Heb 11:6: "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must...
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What can ordinary people do about sinful religious leaders?
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Will the generation that saw Israel re-formed as a nation still be alive for the Second Coming?
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, Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.
What are the spiritual gifts of the 'word of wisdom' and the 'word of knowledge'?
I just want to give a practical example of the word of knowledge.When I was a 3 month old Christian a mother asked me to pray for her 21 yr old son who had...