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How can we have peace from the Holy Spirit while we are experiencing physical or emotional pain?

In Philippians 4:11-12, Paul writes "I have learned in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to...

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Is saying OMG or words like 'geez' still taking the Lord's name in vain?

This is not about using His name as a by-word. It is about being called the children of God but living like the devil. "Thou shalt not be a hypocrite" would...

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Why can't I stop sinning?

From our mother's womb we were sinners (Psa 51:5) and the first time we were given the opportunity to either choose sin or choose righteousness, we chose to...

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Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Why is praising God important?

In the Bible sometimes God is praised for His inherent qualities. His majesty (Ps 104:1) or holiness (Isa 6:3) comes to mind, and He is "glorified as God"...

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What does the Bible say about protection?

August 01 2019

Answer by Thomas Riccardi , Warrior Spirit

What does 'selah' mean?

As a worship leader and otherwise musician, I have learned that Selah means "pause" There is however a lot of chatter in theological circles about the true...

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When Jesus told the disciples, "If you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one," was this to defend themselves?

Most commentaries I have read reject the interpretation that Jesus was telling the disciples to arm themselves - that notion would be difficult to reconcile...

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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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What was Jesus' message to the church in Ephesus in Revelation?

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What is the second death?

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How can a friend stick closer than a brother?

August 01 2019

Answer by 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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Answer by 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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Question by 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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Answer by 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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Answer by 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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July 31 2019

Answer by 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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Answer by 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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What is a Christian missionary?

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Answer by 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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How could Cain rule over sin? (Genesis 4:7)

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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...

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

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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Answer by 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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Question by 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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