How can I control sinful impulses?
To control the sinful impulses is possible but it requires steadfastness and soberness. Brethren, let's remember this: (1Peter 5:8) The devil always prowls...
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How can I guarantee my eternal destination (heaven)?
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What is the New English Translation (NET)?
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What is the river of life?
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What was Jesus' message to the church in Ephesus in Revelation?
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What is the second death?
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What is the meaning of wormwood in Revelation?
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How can a friend stick closer than a brother?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How was Israel like a burning stick? (Zechariah 3:2)
In my opinion, the imagery in this verse likens the prior judgments that God had visited on Jerusalem for its sin to a fire. Now that those judgments...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Is it ok for Christians to keep a nativity set, angel decor, or other decorations that are images of things on earth or heaven?
I am one of 6 cousins about the same age. Our grandmother brought us up in the summers as we stayed at her resort in the Northwoods. She indoctrinated us in...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How was Israel like a burning stick? (Zechariah 3:2)
TLB And the Lord said to Satan, “I reject your accusations, Satan; yes, I, the Lord, for I have decided to be merciful to Jerusalem—I rebuke you. I have decr...
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How can a friend stick closer than a brother?
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Lena Wms
, Student @Christ Gospel Church, S.S.Teacher, Observer
Why did Ruth and Orpah make different decisions?
I believe that while living with Naomi, even after the death of her husband, both Oprah and Ruth had the opportunity to experience firsthand the LORD God of...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
When did Jesus create the angels? Before heaven and earth or after?
I would say that heaven (or, specifically, the "third heaven", as God's abode) has existed eternally, since God is eternal. I would also say that the...
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What is the difference between God's "precepts" and "paths"?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the World English Bible (WEB)?
I like and use this translation. The World English Bible (WEB) is a Public Domain (no copyright) Modern English translation of the Holy Bible. That means...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the New English Translation (NET)?
The NET BIBLE is a completely new translation of the Bible! It was completed by more than 25 scholars – experts in the original biblical languages – who...
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Is it possible to love a person without liking that person?
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How should a Christian view weight loss? What does the Bible say about obesity and weight loss?
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What does it mean to 'die to self'?
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What is a Christian missionary?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did Saul not recognize David after he defeated Goliath?
Perhaps the apparently inexplicable forgetfulness on the part of Saul was a residual effect of the evil spirit that had previously afflicted him, for which...
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What does the Bible teach about human trafficking?
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How could Cain rule over sin? (Genesis 4:7)
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Mogobo Kgomo
Why did Saul not recognize David after he defeated Goliath?
1 Samuel 16:19-23 When we read the above scripture we learn that Saul sent for David to serve him as a musician when he was afflicted by an evil spirit. Fur...
1 Samuel 16:19 - 23
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
When Jesus told the disciples, "If you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one," was this to defend themselves?
I would say that Jesus was speaking from knowledge that Peter and at least one other apostle (as indicated by the apostles' response in Luke 22:38, and use...
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Gregory Jones
When Jesus told the disciples, "If you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one," was this to defend themselves?
The reason I ask is because I have heard that a pastor takes a pistol in the pulpit with him.
Luke 22:36
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How can I guarantee my eternal destination (heaven)?
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Who is "them" in 1 John 4:4 that the children have overcome?
In my opinion, those to whom John is referring by the word "them" in 1 John 4:4 are the false prophets that he previously mentioned in 1 John 4:1, as well as...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How can Jesus be the lamb of God and the lion simultaneously?
I would say that the contrasting imagery mentioned in the question is one of multiple instances in the Bible where the Messiah is metaphorically described,...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How can Jesus be the lamb of God and the lion simultaneously?
John 1:29 29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! Revelation 5:5-6 5Then on...
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Michael Davis
, Former Baptist Pastor now Catholic, lover of the poor
How do I receive forgiveness from God?
To make it simple, you asked how to receive forgiveness of sins. The Scriptures gives us two answers to that- 1. I John 1 says that “if we confess our sins...
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Carolyn DeLautre
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Who or what does the Lion of Judah prevail over/overcome in this passage?
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What were mediums and spiritists? (Isaiah 8:19)
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What does the Bible say about drinking alcohol or wine? Is it a sin for a Christian to drink alcohol or wine?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Should a church provide a financial statements to their church goers?
I would say that, although it would not be necessary (or even practical) for a church to involve all of its members in conducting the day-to-day financial...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why does God include Adam and his descendants' genealogy and lifespans?
In addition to the purposes already mentioned in other answers, I would say that God also provided this information to illustrate and emphasize the...
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Teresa Wiltz
, Freelance writer and copy editor, Christian
What does the Bible say about drinking alcohol or wine? Is it a sin for a Christian to drink alcohol or wine?
I can personally attest to the following scriptures pertaining to the adverse effects of drinking alcohol to the point of intoxication…because it literally...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What were mediums and spiritists? (Isaiah 8:19)
Mediums and spiritists were (and are) individuals who claim to possess the power to communicate with the spirits or souls of the dead, as well as other...
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What does the Bible say about luck?
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What were the wheels in Ezekiel 1?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What were mediums and spiritists? (Isaiah 8:19)
19 Someone may say to you, “Let’s ask the mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead. With their whisperings and mutterings, they will tell us wha...
Isaiah 8:19
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Tony M
, Writer, Entrepreneur, IT Specialist
What does the Bible say about managing/controlling emotions?
One of the challenging questions in a person's life is, "How can I master my own actions and control my inward emotions?" It is not always the case that...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Is the New World Translation a valid version of the Bible?
I once was out witnessing with a bilingual pastor of a Mexican Gospel Mission church in Phoenix, Arizona. After talking with the family for a while, he saw...
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Neil Parks
Is the Word of Faith movement biblical?
The Word of Faith movement is basically a cultish effort to appeal to the selfish flesh of humanity. This same tactic is used by Satan in the Bible. “For God...
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What is the significance of '40 days' in the Bible?