What is the Christian view of assisted suicide?
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Should a Christian use social networking tools (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, blogs, etc.)?
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Does 1 Peter 3:21 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
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Does 1 Peter 3:21 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
Perhaps we should properly identify baptism before we answer this question. The NT clearly speaks of two baptisms, the baptism of John, which is a baptism of...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What was the little book in Revelation? In other words, is the book a real book with pages like our books on earth, or something different?
I would say that this little book or scroll is none other than a new prophetic word from the Lord God Almighty to his servant, the prophet John. The text...
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angelo cusimano
Will a non-Christian who commits suicide automatically be condemned to hell?
Taking your own life, like any other sin that man commits, is accompanied by many variables that cannot readily be measured by people, only God. Is the...
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Emo Tenorio
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How vulnerable were the workers (Nehemiah 4:16-23)
A great question and I humbly submit for your consideration that they were directed to be ready for either a surprise ambush or battle by their enemies in...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Is Satan strong enough to put horrible dreams in our heads while we sleep?
As Christians we need to be careful that we don’t spiritualize everything that happens in our lives. That includes dreams. Most people have very bizarre...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What should we learn from the woman at the well?
I think one of the most important lessons and principles is this: the best evangelists in the kingdom of God are people who have just come to faith in Jesus...
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What is the Millennial Kingdom, and should it be understood literally?
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How vulnerable were the workers (Nehemiah 4:16-23)
I'd say that the passage cited in the question indicates that they were very vulnerable, as illustrated by the following considerations: Half of them had to...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How do we seek God?
If you are a believer, saved by grace, then there are times we do not know what to do in every situation. We are to seek God and pray to discern His will...
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John Mulvihill
Will a non-Christian who commits suicide automatically be condemned to hell?
1 Cor. 3:15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. Satan is an enemy outside the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How vulnerable were the workers (Nehemiah 4:16-23)
How vulnerable were the workers (Nehemiah 4:16-23) 16 And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the ...
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A F
What causes prayers to reach heaven when sometimes we may feel they get no higher than the ceiling, or that the heavens are brass? (2 Chronicles 30:27)
Obedience. God hears the prayers of the righteous, otherwise called, the faithful. Jas 5:15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did Shallum's daughters help with the building (Nehemiah 3:12)?
Maybe Nehemiah noted Shallum's daughters helping to show their commitment and unity in the project. And maybe Shallum had no sons and so asked his daughters...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does “in one body ” mean in Colossians 3:15?
I would say that Paul was referring, as he did elsewhere in his epistles (including the passages cited in the question itself, such as Romans 12:4-5 or 1...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does “in one body ” mean in Colossians 3:15?
What does “in one body ” mean in Colossians 3:15? Colossians 3:15 "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one bo...
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Do Christians have the authority to rebuke the devil?
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Tim Maas
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Why did Shallum's daughters help with the building (Nehemiah 3:12)?
Because of the unique mention of "daughters" in this passage, some commentators have suggested that the word did not refer to women assisting with the work...
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When we get to heaven will we be the same age as when we died?
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When we get to heaven will we be the same age as when we died?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did Shallum's daughters help with the building (Nehemiah 3:12)?
Why did Shallum's daughters help with the building (Nehemiah 3:12)? 12 Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, ...
Nehemiah 3:12
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Myron Robertson
, Seeking God's heart
Did God literally create the Earth in six 24-hour days?
Some interpretations of Genesis 1 would lead one to believe that yes, these are six 24 hour periods, but there would be much, both internally in Genesis 1...
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When we get to heaven will we be the same age as when we died?
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How can I detect a false conversion?
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What does the Bible say about faith?
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Why did Ezra confess guilt as though he himself had sinned? (Ezra 9:6)
I would say that, despite the fact that Ezra himself may not have personally participated in the sins of the people, he spoke as if he had because the sins...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who are the 'these' Jesus referred to when asking Peter if he loved Him more than 'these'?
I'd say that, by the use of the word "these", Jesus was referring to the other apostles who were present, and that He was asking Peter if he (Peter) loved...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did Ezra confess guilt as though he himself had sinned? (Ezra 9:6)
Why did Ezra confess guilt as though he himself had sinned? (Ezra 9:6) 9 After these things had been done, the leaders came to me and said, “The people of...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How can I resist the temptation of cheating on my boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse?
My opinion is that the one facing the temptation to cheat should memorize and then meditate on the following pertinent scriptures: Romans 13:13 NASB Let us...
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Will there be sex in heaven?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the meaning of "Small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it"?
Good question, Priva! I think you could be asking, "Why did God make salvation such a narrow path?" Am I right? Answer: In Matthew 7:13-14, Jesus said,...
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Esteban Garrido
Is Angelica Zambrano's testimony of experiencing heaven and hell biblically sound?
I'm gonna be honest: This woman's testimony, along with some others that I have recently seen, have really troubled me. I have recently given my life to...
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Aurel Gheorghe
What was the little book in Revelation? In other words, is the book a real book with pages like our books on earth, or something different?
It appears that the “little scroll” is the book of Daniel and here are few reasons for this thinking: The book is little - Daniel has only 12 chapters Each...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How many people are the "many" in Matthew 7:13?
Good question, Jimmy Reyes! Why did God make salvation such a narrow path? Question: "Why did God make salvation such a narrow path?" Answer: In Matthew...
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Emo Tenorio
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Are shootings and other violent acts Satan's and his demons' doings, or is it just people acting on their own?
A great question in this time of epidemic confusion and I humbly submit a few thoughts for your consideration. Some are very quick almost reaching the speed...
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Aurel Gheorghe
What was the significance of these gemstones? (Exodus 39:10–14)
Exodus 39:14 tells that the 12 precious stones on Aaron's breastplate were, "according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their...
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Who were Dismas and Gestas?
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Are shootings and other violent acts Satan's and his demons' doings, or is it just people acting on their own?
I would not say that people who unrepentantly commit violent acts and other types of egregious sins are actually possessed by Satan or demonic forces, but...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What were the detestable practices of the surrounding peoples? (9:1)
I would say that the detestable practices being referred to continued to be the same actions that the Canaanites had performed prior to Israel's entry into...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What was the significance of these gemstones? (Exodus 39:10–14)
The breastpiece with the twelve specified stones was fashioned according to the instructions that God had earlier given to Moses in Exodus 28:15-30. Other...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What was the little book in Revelation? In other words, is the book a real book with pages like our books on earth, or something different?
I would say that the passage cited in the question was intended to evoke an association with a vision that the prophet Ezekiel had in Ezekiel 2:9-3:3. In...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What was the significance of these gemstones? (Exodus 39:10–14)
What was the significance of these gemstones? (Exodus 39:10–14) 8 They fashioned the breastpiece—the work of a skilled craftsman. They made it like the ep...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
If 42,360 exiles returned to Judah, how many stayed in Babylon? (Ezra 2:64)
The Biblical tallies of Judeans exiled to Babylon (2 Kings 24:14-16; Jeremiah 52:28-30) total about 15,000. Nevertheless, the numbers might represent only...
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Lena Wms
, Student @Christ Gospel Church, S.S.Teacher, Observer
Does the Holy Spirit become a sinner by indwelling us while we still have our fallen flesh?
I believe and have been taught since I was a little child, that when you accept Jesus into your heart, your old corrupt sinful heart, there is no place for...
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Lena Wms
, Student @Christ Gospel Church, S.S.Teacher, Observer
Is Satan strong enough to put horrible dreams in our heads while we sleep?
Dear Christian Friend, I believe that Satan has only the power to whisper around us. The temptation lies within. Allow me to explain myself: I am walking...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
"What did Jesus mean when he said, 'No one knows the Son except the Father'"?
I would say that the point that Jesus was making was that, although He was (and is) truly human, He was (and is) also truly God, and, as such, could/can be...