What is Heaven like?
I would answer by saying that we don't know too much from what the Bible says (Dt 29:29; 1 Co 2:9). I once heard that Jesus spoke more about hell than He did...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Why were the Israelites told to destroy the people living in Canaan? (Numbers 33:50-56)
Why were the Israelites told to destroy the people living in Canaan? (Numbers 33:50-56) 50 While they were camped near the Jordan River on the plains of M...
Numbers 33:50 - 56
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Shirley H
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How effective would it be as an evangelistic tool to try to explain to an unbeliever that s/he is commanded to be perfect, but s/he can't be without Jesus?
This verse, Matthew 5:48, comes from Deuteronomy 18:13. "You shall be blameless before the Lord your God." Genesis 17:1, "When Abram was ninety-nine years...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why is it important to meditate on God's Word?
I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways (Psalms 119:15).
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STANLEY S. DRANE
What does it mean to guard your heart?
Proverbs 4:23-27 (Bible Note) Solomon tells us: Guard our hearts above all else, making sure we concentrate on those desires that will keep us on the right...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What are some good ways to memorize the Bible?
I would consider initially starting with any of the sections in the historical books of either the Old or the New Testaments that tell a story (such as...
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Jack Gutknecht
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What are some good ways to memorize the Bible?
"Thy Word have I hidden im my heart, that I might not sin against Thee."
Psalms 119:11
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How effective would it be as an evangelistic tool to try to explain to an unbeliever that s/he is commanded to be perfect, but s/he can't be without Jesus?
I can only speak from a personal perspective on this question. When I was lost, if you had told me I was commanded to be perfect, or that being perfect was...
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How effective would it be as an evangelistic tool to try to explain to an unbeliever that s/he is commanded to be perfect, but s/he can't be without Jesus?
First, I would like to address Matthew 5:48 which is a great source of debate for many. In the NT KJV, the word "perfect" (Greek Teleios) appears 42 times...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How do Christians today experience the fountain of life and God’s light? (Psalm 36:9)
I would say that this is done today by figuratively walking out of the spiritual darkness of sin or unbelief, and into the light of life, by appropriating...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How effective would it be as an evangelistic tool to try to explain to an unbeliever that s/he is commanded to be perfect, but s/he can't be without Jesus?
My opinion is that yes, Matthew 5:48 can be used to tell an unbeliever that God is holy and we are not. "Be perfect, even as your Father in Heaven is...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did God hide his face from David? (30:7)
In my opinion, the reference in this psalm is to David having incurred God's anger by pridefully ordering a census to be taken of Israel, against the advice...
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Why was Jesus never called Emmanuel? (Matthew 1:23)
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How do Christians today experience the fountain of life and God’s light? (Psalm 36:9)
For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did God hide his face from David? (30:7)
Why did God hide his face from David? (Psalm 30:7) Lord, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face, ...
Psalms 30:7
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Why did God sometimes change a person's name in the Bible?
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Why was Jesus never called Emmanuel? (Matthew 1:23)
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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 the Bible say about revenge?
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What is the Christian view of asceticism / monasticism?
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Jack Gutknecht
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How effective would it be as an evangelistic tool to try to explain to an unbeliever that s/he is commanded to be perfect, but s/he can't be without Jesus?
Matthew 5:48 48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Can I tell the unsaved that he must be perfect to get into heaven because Jesus ...
Matthew 5:48
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did God ask Moses to put Aaron's staff/rod back into the tabernacle? Had any of the Israelites seen it before then?
I will start with your second question first. Yes, the Israelites had seen Aaron’s rod before: God chose Moses' brother, Aaron, to perform miracles with his...
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Why did God speak to Moses out of the burning bush?
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Does the Bible teach mortal and venial sin?
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What does it mean, "Hurt not the oil and the wine," in Revelation 6:6?
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Why did God allow the Israelites to keep the Midianite virgins for themselves?
The children of Moab comprised a smaller tribe within the larger federation of tribes referred to as Midianites, or simply Midian. Earlier in the book of...
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Christian Black
What is the meaning behind the eleven stars in Joseph's dream?
My opinion is that the dream of Joseph can be interpreted literally, in that Joseph's family did indeed bow down to him when he reigned in Egypt. This dream,...
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Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?
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When a prophecy isn’t fulfilled within a given time, is it a false prophecy?
I realize that the Bible itself uses fulfillment of a prophecy as one of the means of determining whether or not the prophecy is authentic (as in Deuteronomy...
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Is Jesus saying we have to pay tithe in Matthew 23:23?
As I understand from the scriptures, there are 3 distinctive Tithes in the OT. 1. Tithe for the Levites serving in the Temple in Jerusalem (Lev 27:30, Num...
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How had Job changed? (Job 42:2)
"There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil." Job 1:1. Two...
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Can sin be forgiven without repentance?
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Tim Maas
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How did the Israelites remember all these details? (Numbers 28:14–15)
I would say that you have undertaken an admirable memorization project, but (in my opinion) the words that God spoke to Moses (in the passage cited in the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who were these heavenly beings? (Psalm 29:1)
I would say that the reference is to the angels, whom God created.
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Jack Gutknecht
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How did the Israelites remember all these details? (Numbers 28:14–15)
How did the Israelites remember all these details? (Numbers 28:14–15) and by implication how would that help us today? Numbers 28:14-15 14With each bull t...
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Jack Gutknecht
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Who were these heavenly beings? (Psalm 29:1)
Who were these heavenly beings? (Psalm 29:1) Psalm 29 New International Version (NIV) Psalm 29 A Psalm of David. 1 Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly be...
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Is Israel, the "Promised Land", the same Israel of today?
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Should we give gifts at Christmas?
Giving gifts at Christmas is a great way to present the gospel to someone that is not a believer in Christ. We as Christians, have received the most precious...
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Is it true when you are sick you are under a curse?
Though I believe sickness may be a curse as we read concerning the plagues that God afflicted the Egyptians with and what might result from those who show...
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Should we give gifts at Christmas?
Personally my wife and I stopped giving gifts to each other and all adults in our family years ago. The grandchildren will no longer receive gifts at age 18....
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