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What is 'perseverance of the saints' and is it biblical?

December 29 2019

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What is the theory of the 'rapture' of the church?

December 28 2019

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Why wait for the Amorites’ sin to increase? (Genesis 15:16)

The Amorites (as descendants of Noah's son Ham (Genesis 10:6-15) had been subject to God's curse ever since the time after the Flood, when Noah had cursed...

December 28 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Why wait for the Amorites’ sin to increase? (Genesis 15:16)

12 As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. 13 Then the Lord said to him, “Know for certain tha...

Genesis 15:12 - 16

December 28 2019 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What will be the basis for separation of people of the nations into sheep and goats?

First, I would say that although Jesus speaks of the nations of the earth being gathered before Him, the separation of those people into the sheep and the...

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What does the Bible say about setting goals?

December 28 2019

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Can I start dating (I am in the process of getting a divorce), or do I have to wait until the divorce is final?

I speak from personal experience. My mom and dad were getting a divorce, and it was not finalized yet. But then my dad starting dating another woman whom I...

December 28 2019 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Meluleki Maphosa , Amateur Bible Student

Where did the demons go after they went into the pigs and caused them to jump to their death?

In my view our attention is drawn away from the real issues that this story seeks to bring. This story is so pregnant with meaning but unfortunately we so...

December 28 2019 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What is commanded of believers?

I would just like to add a few commands from the Epistle to the Hebrews: 1. Have confidence in God (Hebrews 10:35) 2. Come boldly to the throne of grace...

December 27 2019 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What does it mean to be 'born of water and the Spirit'?

To be “born of water” is to be born physically (“enter a 2nd time into his mother’s womb”) but to be born again means to be born of the Spirit. Just as there...

December 27 2019 13 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Where did the demons go after they went into the pigs and caused them to jump to their death?

December 27 2019

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What is God’s stand on equality between men and women?

December 27 2019

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What are some keys to marital happiness for Christians?

Salvation is a free gift from God that no man can earn. But, our rewards in heaven are based on what we do with what we have been given. Young married...

December 27 2019 3 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why does the Bible contain so much condemnation?

We are only condemned for one reason. We have not believed on the name of the Son of God. Romans 3:18 We have not trusted in Him alone as the only way of...

December 27 2019 1 Comments 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Timothy Bowman

Is the movie Star of Bethlehem biblical?

The Star Of Bethlehem presentation is accurate in every way. A powerful topical summary, verse by verse, the Bible is its own best interpreter. Physical...

December 27 2019 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Meshack Gachago

What was/is the importance of the gates of Jerusalem?

"Gates" is a picture of the leadership God has placed in his spiritual building the Church. Metaphor and allegorical pictures and symbolism mark all...

December 27 2019 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Gavin Stone

What are some keys to marital happiness for Christians?

With 32 years of married life experience, my advice is such: Trust is one of the main foundational support structure in any relationship. - Be TOTALLY open...

December 27 2019 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does the Bible say about a death bed conversion?

We can consider why that thief on the cross was saved. He repented, he changed his mind, and believed Jesus was the savior of the world. He was saved the...

December 27 2019 1 Comments 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Why were Adam and Even driven out of the Garden of Eden?

By my reading of Genesis 3:22-23, Adam and Eve were driven out of the Garden of Eden to remove them from access to the Tree of Life (not only so that there...

December 27 2019 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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If Jesus was God, how could He pray to God? Was Jesus praying to Himself?

December 26 2019

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What is commanded of believers?

First, I would say that commands given to Christians are not meant as part of a works-based system to earn God's favor through obedience. We are saved...

December 26 2019 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What does the Bible say about a death bed conversion?

December 26 2019

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What does it mean to be unequally yoked?

December 26 2019

Question by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What is commanded of believers?

I.e. what is commanded of Christians, other than praying and worshipping God?

December 26 2019 4 Answers Follow Vote Up

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What does the Bible mean when it refers to a remnant?

December 26 2019

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

How can I receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit? .

I would say that Christians become indwelt by God the Holy Spirit at the moment they place their faith in Christ. The Holy Spirit (who is omnisicient) then...

December 26 2019 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What is the significance of the resurrection?

See the big picture along with my comments: (What is the significance of the resurrection?) 1 The Proof of Christ’s Deity, Rom. 1:4 1. To Christ. (a. IT...

December 26 2019 1 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What do the four horses and their riders represent in Zechariah.6:1-8?

December 26 2019

Answer by Craig Mcelheny , Christian Author

Where does the narrative, in Daniel Chapter 11, turn from past to future?

Keeping it simple: There are no commentaries that I know of that don’t agree on who the person in verse 19 of Daniel 11 is. It is Antiochus III, the Great....

December 26 2019 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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How can I receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit? .

I am a baptized Christian and I want to be closer to God by receiving the gifts of the Holy Spirit, only thing is how do I start? .

1 Corinthians 12:1 - 31

December 26 2019 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Is it possible to know when Jesus is coming back?

Since we are in the church age, we can know the times and the seasons. We do know that all believers, those who have trusted Jesus alone will go in the...

December 26 2019 1 Comments 14 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What is the significance of the resurrection?

The clearest indication to me of the significance of Christ's resurrection for Christians is found in Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 15:12-34. For Christians,...

December 26 2019 1 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Does the Bible describe Jesus being worshipped?

Does the Bible describe Jesus being worshipped? 1. Jesus was worshiped as God by the angels (Hebrews 1:6), thus proving His divinity. 2. He was worshiped as...

December 25 2019 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Al Mark

Is the concept of Lucifer's Flood biblical?

How God created the universe and the earth and man cannot be explained with scientific methods because these events are classified as miracles - they are...

December 25 2019 1 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What is the significance of the seraphim bringing the burning coal from the altar to the writer in Isaiah 6:6?

Fire is used in some Scriptural passages as a means of destruction (as when God caused fire to rain down on Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19:24)), but it is...

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Answer by Craig Mcelheny , Christian Author

Is it possible to know when Jesus is coming back?

No one can set a date certain, but if we are to watch and “…be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming,” (Matt. 24:42) then there has...

December 25 2019 1 Comments 14 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

If Jesus was God, why did He say 'The Father is greater than I' in John 15:1?

Jesus as the Son of God is God. But he lowered himself to our level as a man. He was both man and God, but born of a virgin by the Holy Spirit, and so did...

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Does the Bible describe Jesus being worshipped?

December 25 2019

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What is the history and significance of Jerusalem in the New Testament or in the Bible?

Jerusalem as Mr. Maas said, was captured by David, ("a man after God's own heart") [who] established Jerusalem as the capital of Israel during his reign,...

December 25 2019 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What is the Judgment Seat of Christ / Bema Seat of Christ?

The Bema Seat or Judgment Seat of Christ is 1 of the 5 future judgments, (and probably the 1st)--(note that there is not just one "Judgment Day"; two of the...

December 25 2019 1 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Patricia Robinson

Does Satan still have access to Heaven? Why does God allow Satan to enter Heaven, as recorded in the Bible?

Shalom! In the future, EVERYONE, not just HaSatan, will have access to stand before the Throne of God. "And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before...

December 24 2019 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Why do people need a savior?

A. People are lost because they reject general revelation (biblical revelation) Acts 14:17; Psa. 19:1; Ro. 1:19-20) B. They are lost because they disobey...

December 24 2019 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What does it mean that God is omniscient?

Omniscience is an attribute of God alone. It is the quality of having all knowledge (Is. 40:14). Omnipotence, omnipresence, and omniscience represent the...

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