Can I love God and love the world? 1 John 2:15; Matthew 6:24; Romans 6:22
I would say that it would depend on the meaning attached to the term "the world". If one is referring to the people in the world, the attitude of the...
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Can I love God and love the world? 1 John 2:15; Matthew 6:24; Romans 6:22
But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.
Romans 6:22
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Jack Gutknecht
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Can God sin? If God cannot sin, is He truly omnipotent?
God can't lie (Titus 1:2), sin, or violate His own character. Refuse the claim that statements of His authority over His creation contradict statements about...
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What does the Bible say about fun and entertainment?
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What does the Bible say about ego?
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Why doesn't the Lord's Prayer include thanksgiving?
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Did Israel really offer human sacrifices? (Hosea 13:2)
There appears to be considerable disagreement among varying translations as to how the Hebrew words in this verse should be rendered, as indicated on the...
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What is the book of Joel?
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Did Israel really offer human sacrifices? (Hosea 13:2)
Context: The Lord’s Anger Against Israel 13 When Ephraim spoke, people trembled; he was exalted in Israel. But he became guilty of Baal worship a...
Hosea 13:2
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Does a person need to be baptized to be filled with the Holy Spirit?
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Does a person need to be baptized to be filled with the Holy Spirit?
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Tim Maas
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Had God forsaken David? (Psalm 22:1–2)
The Bible does not specify the period from David's life when this psalm was written. However, I would think that the sentiments expressed in the psalm would...
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Is being drunk in the Spirit a biblical experience?
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Did Constantine change the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday?
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Did Constantine change the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday?
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How can rebellion make people stumble? (Hosea 14:9)
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What is the importance of the parting of the Red Sea?
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Was Martin Luther anti-Semitic?
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How can rebellion make people stumble? (Hosea 14:9)
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What did Jesus mean when He called out to the Father, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"
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How are predestination and election connected with foreknowledge?
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James Kraft
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Why do so many Christians fail the 'practice what you preach' standard?
Because all men are sinners whether they have believed on Jesus for salvation or not. First John 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Had God forsaken David? (Psalm 22:1–2)
Context: Psalm 22 King James Version (KJV) 22 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roar...
Psalms 22:1
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Must people seek God before he seeks them? (Jeremiah 29:13)
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Jack Gutknecht
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Why did Jesus say, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
The darkness left after 3 hours. Then Jesus cried, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” This was a direct quotation from Psalm 22:1. It was during...
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Aurel Gheorghe
Does Psalm 91:8 mean that after a Christian dies, he will see the wicked punished?
Psalm 91 is a presentation of the coming of the Lord, when the righteous are assured of God's love and protection. Four names for divinity are used in Psalm...
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What are the ongoing implications of "training up a child in the way he should go"?
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What does it mean that we are not to cause others to stumble?
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How and when was the canon of the Bible put together?
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What does it mean that Jesus is our High Priest?
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What does it mean that the righteous will live by faith?
First, see the big picture: The Just shall live by his Faith Hab. 2:4 1 The Place of Trust—the Watchtower Hab. 2:1 2 The Pledge of Trust—‘it will surely come...
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Tim Maas
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How can rebellion make people stumble? (Hosea 14:9)
To me, the thought expressed here is similar to the words of Isaiah in Isaiah 8:14-15. A rock (representing God through His changeless commandments) can be a...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why leave the poor behind? (2 Kings 24:14)
I would say that the poorest people were left in the land to do the work of raising crops, since the land itself could not be carried away, and such work did...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Why leave the poor behind? (2 Kings 24:14)
Context: 2 Kings 24:10-14 KJV 10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. 11 A...
2 Kings 24:14
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Should we tithe off our gross or net income?
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Does the Bible teach the celibacy of priests?
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What does it mean to grow in grace?
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Jack Gutknecht
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What was a "scribe’s knife"? (Jeremiah 36:23)
He cut it with a penknife — Hebrew, בתער הספר, the knife of the scribe. It seems the implements for writing were lying on the table before/in front of the...
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What does it mean to test the spirits?
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What does it mean to walk with God?
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What does it mean to walk in the light?
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What does it mean that God is love?
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What are some of the signs of genuine saving faith?
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Does regeneration precede or follow faith?
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Hosea 1:2—How could a holy God who condemns harlotry command Hosea to marry a harlot?
In the Old Testament, prophets frequently lived out the message God had to give through them. Isaiah walked naked for three years to tell the people that...
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Jack Gutknecht
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How can rebellion make people stumble? (Hosea 14:9)
Who is wise? Let him discern these things! Who is discerning? Let him understand them! For the ways of the Lord are right; the godly walk in them, but in t...
Hosea 14:9
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What are some good verses I can use in witnessing?
The Roman's road to salvation: Romans 3:23,6:23,5:8,10:9-10,10:13 This is the popular one.
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What are some good verses I can use in witnessing?
Romans 3:23, Romans 3:10. John 3:16-18 John 3:36 John 6:37-40 John 6:47 Romans 11:6 Romans 4:4-8 Ephesians 2:8-9 Romans 6:23 Ephesians 1:13-14 Ephesians...
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What was a "scribe’s knife"? (Jeremiah 36:23)
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How can I know what God's timing is?