Is hell literally a place of fire and brimstone?
Is the fire spoken of literal fire? It is an accepted law of language that a figure of speech is less intense than the reality. If “fire” is merely a...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What did Jesus say about the existence of hell?
The Bible describes hell as a place of outer darkness, a lake of fire, a place of weeping and gnashing of teeth, a place of eternal separation from the...
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Glen Rogers
, Minister
Why was Jesus baptized? Why was Jesus' baptism important?
“But so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water.” This establishes the context for the purpose of the baptism of Jesus. John's...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the best description of who God is?
"God Is Love." Agape [ἀγάπη, agapē], the love theme of the Bible, can only be defined by the nature of God. John affirms that "God is love" (1 John 4:8). God...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Where is hell? What is the location of hell?
Down Under A politician awoke after an operation and found the curtains in his hospital room drawn. “Why are the curtains closed?” he asked the nurse. “Is it...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What does seeking the Lord entail? (1 Chronicles 16:11)
Psalm 24:7, "Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in." Jeremiah 29:13, "And you will...
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Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
What does the phrase to "nail" something to the cross really mean and is it biblically accurate metaphor?
Several metaphors related to 'nailing' things to the cross are sometimes tossed around in the church or used as sermon points: Nailing our sins, temptations,...
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What does Romans 9:21 mean in regards to molding people for different purposes?
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Robert Banks
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Lisa Edwards
Can man live without God?
Basically, I say this. Yes, man can physically live in this world without accepting God in his life, but I know for fact they will not be completely happy....
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the Nazirite/Nazarite vow?
A Nazarite is: (Hebrew form Nazirite), the name of such Israelites as took on them the vow prescribed in Numbers 6: 2-21. The word denotes generally one who...
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When was the book of Revelation written?
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Bryan Naidoo
, Post graduate and pastor
Will we eat food in heaven?
Firstly we need to understand the difference between what was spoken figuratively and that which was spoken literally. Food has been designed for earthly...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the difference between the LORD'S face and His countenance in Numbers 6:24-27, which is known as the "priest's blessing"?
Good question, Lena! “Face” according to Dr. Warren Wiersbe in Num. 6:25 is a symbol for Acceptance/Blessing (Face Shine on You). The last line of the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is a benediction in the Bible?
When I was a pastor for 7 years, I loved the form of the benediction given in Nu 6:22-27, and the most common form still used today in 2 Cor 13:14. I would...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does God mean by "let's confuse them"?
CONFOUND - kon-found': The physical origin of spiritual terms is well illustrated by one of the principal Hebrew words for "confou: "In Gen 11:7,9, according...
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Who was Cain's wife? Was Cain's wife his sister?
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Is eating meat on Good Friday a sin?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why is Jesus going to return on a white horse?
Why is Jesus going to return on a white horse? In ancient times a white horse was used by a conquering king who would ride into a city conquered. The...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why is God going to give us a white stone with a new name?
Two comments on "white" and "stone" are included: 1 "White" or “bright.” The Greek term λευκός (leukos) can refer either to the color white (traditional...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What is the meaning behind the story of the floating axe head?
When I look out into the expanse and see the sun moon and stars hanging there with nothing to hold them up, it tells me that the One who put them there and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What parts of 1 Peter 1 are figures of speech?
I think that seed is one figure of speech in 1 Peter 1:23. "The Word of God is the instrument God uses to produce new birth (cf. Matthew 13:20; Luke 8:11)....
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What is 'perseverance of the saints' and is it biblical?
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What is the difference between salvation and justification?
Salvation is an act that each individual must participate in to receive. It comes from God through Jesus Christ's sacrifice on the cross. First we must hear...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is the difference between salvation and justification?
There is no difference. Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believe on Him who JUSTIFIETH the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness....
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does seeking the Lord entail? (1 Chronicles 16:11)
Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually! (1 Chronicles 16:11)
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why was Jesus baptized? Why was Jesus' baptism important?
Why should Jesus seek or receive a "baptism of repentance"? Jesus Himself puts it on the ground of fitness, suitability, propriety. "Allow it now: for thus...
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Jay Saunders
Why should I not commit suicide?
Suicide is murder of one's self and murderers will not inherit the kingdom of God according to scripture. How can one repent of murder and be saved if you...
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Is it allowable for a Christian to have a life partner without a civil marriage?
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Aurel Gheorghe
Why did the curtain tear in Mark 15:38?
Each Gospel writer told the story of Jesus from various perspectives, but all focused on His death. Matthew, in addition to Mark's Gospel, records the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does "chief" mean in the context of this passage about Esau’s sons?
To me, the term "chief" indicates that the individuals with that title were the heads of the various clans who were descended from Esau's sons, which I would...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What did God’s name mean to the Israelites? (3:14)
I would say that the Israelites would have understood God's name (as He had given it to Moses) to indicate that He alone was the essence and source of all...
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Alex Tsirikos
Why did the curtain tear in Mark 15:38?
The curtain tore as part of a God-given miracle that ended the separation of humanity from his presence. Before Christ's death, our sins were not covered,...
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Michael Renoux
Why did the curtain tear in Mark 15:38?
I believe it was symbolic indicating that we no longer have any separation from God and we can now talk to Him directly.
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Who was Barabbas in the Bible?
Barabbas was a son of Abba or of a father, a notorious robber whom Pilate proposed to condemn to death instead of Jesus, whom he wished to release, in...
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Ssur Nosirrah
When Paul spoke of speaking in tongues in 1 Corinthians 14, was it a language that only God can understand?
My opinion is that speaking in tongues is a great thing, but all too often the Pentecostal Holiness Church lets people speak, pray, or shout in tongues...
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How should a Christian respond to beggars?
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Do the dead remember anything? Psalm 88:11
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did the curtain tear in Mark 15:38?
38 The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
Mark 15:38
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andrew kameya
What does it mean that God is love?
Forgive me, brothers and sisters in Christ for adding a little complexity. God says that His ways are not our ways. So when the answers appear "pat", alarm...
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Why did Jesus have to die?
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Philip Davies
What does the Bible say about helping a spouse--or anyone, for that matter--who is sick to trust in God for healing?
It is very common to hear people being told that they must trust God for healing (or any other thing that the person wants or needs). And the implication is...
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Is the Shroud of Turin authentic?
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What can ordinary people do about sinful religious leaders?
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What was the Old Testament belief about resurrection?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What’s so alluring about drinking stolen water and eating food in secret? (Proverbs 9:17)
Proverbs 9:17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. "Stolen water" and "bread eaten in secret" probably are figures of unlawful...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about soul sleep?
In the chronology of Paul’s journeys and labors see that a little more than fourteen years before he wrote his Epistle to the Corinthians, he was laboring at...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Do the dead remember anything? Psalm 88:11
I think that this is only an apparent contradiction in the Bible. Yes, it is true that Psalm 88:11 and Ecclesiastes 9:5 both SEEM to teach that the dead know...