What exactly was the 'Promised land', Jericho or Canaan? Or neither?
According to God's promise to Abram (Abraham), as recorded in Genesis 15:18, and His later words to Joshua, as recorded in Joshua 1:4, the Promised Land in...
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Dale Richardson
How should a Christian view hand based biometrics? Could it be the prologue to the mark of the beast?
What the mark of the beast is is clearly outlined in scripture if one is a diligent student of prophecy. Knowing what the mark of the beast is will let you...
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Mickey Johnston
, Retired
Are civil unions with vows and/or marriage with a licence equal biblically?
When my husband and I married 46 years ago, we were not believers, and were married in a civil ceremony. It was a second marriage for both of us, and back...
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James Fehr
, I'm a farmer
Why is following Christ so difficult?
Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. (1 Peter 5:8 NLT) 1 Peter 5:8 is...
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Jack Gutknecht
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What viewpoints do we Christians, Premillennialists or Amillennialists, around the world—and the theologians we esteem—hold about the end of days? What characterizes our differences?
Amillennialism vs. Dispensational Premillennialism -- What distinguishes each view?
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Why did God let my house burn down in a fire?
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How should a Christian view the separation of church and state?
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Is the "Left Behind" series biblical?
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Is the "Left Behind" series biblical?
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John Kennedy
, standing in God's grace and glory, shouting my praise!
What does it mean to grieve / quench the Holy Spirit?
The part of this question that mentions grieving the Spirit refers to a phrase. We get the answer (to this part of the question) by looking at this phrase in...
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Didn't the Old Testament punish blasphemy with death? How is that different from radical Islam?
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What should we learn from the life of Daniel?
I think there are six important lessons we can learn from the life of Daniel. Lesson 1 – Take a Stand But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What could Satan have given Jesus, since Jesus knew that He Himself was God?
On one level, I can see that it would seem to make no sense for Satan to offer Jesus something that, as God Incarnate, was already His. However, one...
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Lars Krøgholt
How should a Christian view hand based biometrics? Could it be the prologue to the mark of the beast?
I think that the mark of the beast is not the mark of any current entity, be it a company or a state. Whether the mark will be a chip or anything else no one...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What does it mean to bless God?
When God blesses us, it is the expression or outworking of his “good, pleasing and perfect” will toward us. When we bless God it is the expression or...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
How can we know that the Bible is inspired, infallible, and inerrant?
Let’s first understand these words from the question: 1) Inspired – means of extraordinary quality, as if arising from some external creative purpose, 2)...
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What is the key to truly knowing God?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are some good ways to memorize the Bible?
1. Choose a verse to memorize that speaks to something in your life right now. A Bible verse that’s relevant to what you’re going through is easier to...
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Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
How should we celebrate the birth of Christ since his birthday is unknown?
There is no Biblical mandate to celebrate anyone's birthday, let alone Christ's. As a 1st century Jew it is quite doubtful that He would have ever celebrated...
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What does it mean that God is love?
1st.John 4:7,8 (Bible note): God is the source of our love. God's love always involves a choice and an action, and our love should be like his. Real love, is...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why was LAND valued over love? (Numbers 36:8)
I would say that the situation noted in the question was a necessary consequence of adapting a Law in which males were given preference with respect to...
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If Jesus was God, why did He say 'The Father is greater than I' in John 15:1?
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How is a woman's desire for her husband a curse?
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, Perpetual Bible student, retired Property Developer
Did Jonah die while he was in the belly of the fish?
Firstly, with regard to the feasibility of, Jonah being kept alive for three nights and 3 days in the belly of the great fish: a fisherman from Belgium...
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Does Hebrews 10:26 mean that a believer can lose salvation?
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How can we know that the Bible is inspired, infallible, and inerrant?
It's rather easy to demonstrate the authenticity of the Bible. To anyone criticizing its content I would say first read it - many critics never took the time...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What are the "these things" Timothy and Christians are to "flee?" 1 Timothy 6:11 ESV
In the verse cited in the question, Paul was advising Timothy to flee (that is, to purposely avoid or shun) the habits, attitudes, and practices to which...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are the "these things" Timothy and Christians are to "flee?" 1 Timothy 6:11 ESV
1 Timothy 6:11 ► English Standard Version But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gen...
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Aurel Gheorghe
What does “without leaving the others undone” (Luke 11:42 NKJV) mean in this passage addressed to the Pharisees?
In Luke 11:42-54 Jesus try to explain to the Pharisees and scribes the importance of true religion. For example, while tithing is an appropriate act...
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STANLEY S. DRANE
What does it mean to be a living sacrifice?
God wants us to offer ourselves, not animals, as living sacrifices, daily laying aside our own desires to follow him, putting all our energy and resources at...
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What does “without leaving the others undone” (Luke 11:42 NKJV) mean in this passage addressed to the Pharisees?
But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without ...
Luke 11:42
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about integrity?
In John 18, a cohort of 600 armed soldiers comes to arrest Jesus and have their own traumatic encounter with holiness: Jesus, knowing all that was going to...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What Bible passage(s) talk about our conducts and how they guard the integrity of the word of God?
Some lifestyle errors that may follow a denial of inerrancy include the following. (1) A loose view of the seriousness of adultery. (2) A loose view of the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why is it important to meditate on God's Word?
Ken Puls says, "Meditation is pondering the Word in our hearts, preaching it to our own souls, and personally applying it to our own lives and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What verses support teaching the Bible is both infallible/inerrant?
The word inerrancy is formed from the word inerrant, from the Latin inerrāntem, (being in- + errāntem the present participle of errāre to err or wander). It...
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Aurel Gheorghe
When a prophecy isn’t fulfilled within a given time, is it a false prophecy?
It would be safe to say that when someone makes a prediction and that prediction proved to be false, then yes, that particular prophecy and prophet cannot be...
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Should we tithe off our gross or net income?
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How does the Bible define success?
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What is the difference between the soul and spirit of man?
The human soul is the mind, will, emotions and conscience created in each human being at the moment of conception. This soul is what makes each human being a...
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Grant Abbott
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Why is following Christ so difficult?
I will make the bold statement that the Christian Life doesn’t have to be difficult at all. When we choose to do life God’s way, using all of God’s...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why is it important to meditate on God's Word?
The Bible can certainly be read on a surface level (as any book can) for the story that it tells. But the Bible also contains an entire framework of...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Does Acts 2:38 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
The book of Acts is a transition book. Acts 11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water, but ye shall be...
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Steve Friesen
What does it mean that God will give them over to a debased mind?
I know you asked this a while ago, but I don’t think you’ve received an answer to this part of your question: “If God allows this to happen in a persons life...
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