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
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
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
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
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
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
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
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
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...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why was there so little concern for the 99 sheep left "in the open country"? (Luke 15:3–7)
3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country an...
Luke 15:3 - 7
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Does visiting the "holy land" increase a person's chances of going to heaven?
No, I believe the Bible teaches that you can only go to Heaven if you trust Jesus as your only Savior. You have to be saved by grace through faith based on...
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Emo Tenorio
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Should I support someone in the political arena that is doing something that God calls an abomination?
In my humble opinion that would depend on your personal relationship, if any to the afore mentioned god. And whether there is any meaning to that...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is the "doctrine" in I Tim 4:16 that we should watch closely?
16Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. New International Version
1 Timothy 4:16
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What was the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah?
Ezekiel 16:49 says " Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister, Sodom,...neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy" (KJV). Sodom’s great...
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Matthew Beerman
How do God's sovereignty and mankind's free will relate in regards to salvation?
When we consider man's free will and God's sovereignty, we must first remember that man's free will died in the garden of Eden. Adam and Eve, before they...
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Pearce Elliott
How important is it that we understand all doctrines correctly?
I am certain no one will understand "all" doctrines correctly. However, there are doctrines that are essential and there are doctrines that are unessential....
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Should I support someone in the political arena that is doing something that God calls an abomination?
Ideally, public figures (even more than private citizens) would serve as models of commendable or moral individual behavior, especially with respect to...
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Godson Hayibor
Do“sins of the father really affect their children? Numbers 14:18
I believe it used to be the case that the consequences of the fathers' sins were visited on the children. But in the New Covenant, according to Jeremiah...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why would a sluggard make such sensational claims? (Proverbs 22:13)
I like Brother Maas's cross-reference at the end of his answer. (A later verse in Proverbs (Proverbs 26:15) employs the same type of hyperbole by describing...
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What does the Bible say about Christian liberty?
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Aurel Gheorghe
Is it sinful to prefer Bible apps on smart phones rather than the physical hard copy Bible?
Bible describe sin as breaking of the Ten Commandments: “Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.” (1 John 3:4). I’m not aware of any...
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What is the significance of Elisha retrieving the iron axhead from the waters?
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Aurel Gheorghe
How is the healing of the hemorrhaging woman a parable of salvation?
The healing of a woman with a flow of blood is found in three of the gospels (Matt 9:20-22; Mark 5:25-34; Luke 8:43-48), a miracle sandwiched between two...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does it mean that God regardeth not persons in Deuteronomy 10:17?
I would say that (as indicated by Peter in Acts 10:34 and also Paul in Romans 2:11) it means that God is not influenced by any of the external or surface...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How important is it that we understand all doctrines correctly?
Because the Bible deals with the most important subject imaginable (the attainment of eternal life), it is essential both that its teachings be correctly...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is it sinful to prefer Bible apps on smart phones rather than the physical hard copy Bible?
The gospel message was initially spread by word of mouth. It was a number of years after Christ's ascension before Mark (the earliest gospel writer)...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did Jesus send out the disciples 2 by 2 without any clothing or food?
I would say that it was for five reasons. First, it was to help the disciples reach the degree of faith that Jesus wanted them to have in the ability of God...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
How was Judah's nakedness exposed? (Lamentations1:8)
Judah stands for Jerusalem which was located there. Jerusalem became unclean (Lamentations 1:8) and just like a prostitute was shamefully exposed...
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Len Thies
, Bible researcher and author
Does Satan still have access to Heaven? Why does God allow Satan to enter Heaven, as recorded in the Bible?
When Lucifer/Satan was cast out of Heaven, he hit the earth with a thud! And, as the Bible tells us in Revelation 12:7, 8, "7 And there was war in heaven:...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Where is the Dead Sea, and what is it like?
Where is the Dead Sea, and what is it like? The Dead Sea is the saltwater lake, approx. 50 miles long x 10 miles wide, separating Israel from Jordan. Today...
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Frederick Thomas
, Rom 3:4 ...let God be true...
Why, despite giving my life to Christ and praying, I still feel I do not know if I am saved or not?
How do we know we are saved when there is no evidence? I feel that evidence grows as we read God’s word and live for Him. Along the way many of us has been...
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Evelia Preciado
Why, despite giving my life to Christ and praying, I still feel I do not know if I am saved or not?
Galatians 3:9-12 “So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.” “For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse,...
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Billy P Eldred
How do God's sovereignty and mankind's free will relate in regards to salvation?
Is God Sovereign? It He was not He wouldn’t be God. Has God given us “free will”? I believe from reading the Bible many times, that He has. But being...
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Ralph Dcosta
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Billy P Eldred
Why, despite giving my life to Christ and praying, I still feel I do not know if I am saved or not?
From the wording of your question, it seems you have the basics down so what do you lack? Many will tell you that if you just believe then you are saved....
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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
Why did God use unusual circumstances to convert Paul but never such a miracle in modern times?
Paul had to have received Christ as Lord and Savior because that is the only way the scriptures say that we can be saved, it is just not recorded. There are...
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Lena Wms
, Student @Christ Gospel Church, S.S.Teacher, Observer
What does it mean that God regardeth not persons in Deuteronomy 10:17?
Deuteronomy 10:17 KJVS For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor take...
Deuteronomy 10:17
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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
Why, despite giving my life to Christ and praying, I still feel I do not know if I am saved or not?
John 6:44, "No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day." Matt 7:21 "Not every one that...
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Lena Wms
, Student @Christ Gospel Church, S.S.Teacher, Observer
Why do these verses seem to indicate that men hold more value in the eyes of God than women?
I think what is important to remember is that our Heavenly Father wastes nothing. There is a reason He has placed both of these accounts in our Bible for us...
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What is meant by, "A body prepared for me" in Hebrews 10:5?
When we get to chapter ten in Hebrews, the writer, who I believe is Paul, is well into explaining and proving that Jesus Christ is the author and executor of...
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