Is "faith" a gift or a process?
Faith itself (in any degree) is a gift of the Holy Spirit, as Paul noted in Ephesians 2:8-9. As a gift, the initial endowment of faith is a one-time event....
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is Jesus saying when he says, "Who, then, is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season?"?
Immediately prior to the verse cited in the question, Jesus had been emphasizing to His disciples the importance of always being ready (from a spiritual...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Who is being "taken" in Matthew 24:40-41 ...?
Matthew 24:40-41 (ESV) Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. Two women will be grinding oat at the mill; one will be take...
1 Kings 15:1 - 4
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STANLEY S. DRANE
Should Christians try to force the kingdom on others?
In answer to your question: No! we can't force people to be saved, we have to pray for them, that they will accept the Lord as their personal Savior, and...
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STANLEY S. DRANE
Does God exist? Is there evidence for the existence of God?
In answer to your question, Yes! God does exist. Even though we can't see him, he sees us, he dwells in our Christian lives day by day, he know our hearts...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is this "spirit [that] glided past my face, and the hair on my body ..." which Eliphaz the Temanite told Job about?
Job 4 English Standard Version (ESV) 4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: 15 A spirit glided past my face; the hair of my flesh stood up.
Job 4:4
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Aurel Gheorghe
How do we know that Jesus is coming again?
We know that Jesus is coming again because the Bible promises that He will return, and we trust the Bible as the Word of God. Jesus came the first time just...
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Aurel Gheorghe
How can we acquire wisdom?
The best way to acquire wisdom is to ask God for it. "If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and...
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Aurel Gheorghe
When will the two Witnesses in Revelation begin their work?
The Bible tells that the two witnesses are two 'olive trees' and the two 'candlesticks', which points to the two witnesses as being symbolic, not literal...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
If God created the universe, did He create the chaos within the universe as well?
GOD IS THE CREATOR. SOVEREIGN, KING. Isaiah 45:6,7, " I Am The Lord, and there is no other. I form light and create darkness..." Whoa! What is this -...
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Randall Tuura
Did Jesus know everything God the Father knew?
I believe that the Person Of Jesus was the God of the Burning Bush. The First Chapter of the Gospel of John clearly shows him as the got of creation. "And...
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Randall Tuura
If Jesus was God, why did He not know when He would return?
It has to do with the three persons of the Godhead. In one place, John records Jesus as saying, "all that the father hath given me shall come to me..." (John...
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STANLEY S. DRANE
What is the Christian's hope?
I'm glad you asked, the Christian's hope, is to live for the Lord daily, continuing to read and studying his word, be faithful to God, and his church, be...
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Ray Todd
If homosexuality is a sin, why didn't Jesus ever mention it?
Jesus was sent to minister ONLY to God's covenant people the Jews to fulfill said covenant made to Abraham. Since he was to minister only to the Jew they...
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What are the hidden things mentioned in Matthew 11:25?
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Is Jesus saying we have to pay tithe in Matthew 23:23?
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Is it true when you are sick you are under a curse?
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Randall Tuura
Why are there so many books on how to pray if Jesus only gave his disciples one prayer model to pray?
The disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray. He said "After this manner therefore pray ye:" and the words of the "Lord's Prayer" follow. If the KJV...
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Gregory Jones
Why are there so many books on how to pray if Jesus only gave his disciples one prayer model to pray?
There are so many books on how to pray, what to pray, when to pray. I thought was supposed to be between you and God and be a sense of humility going to the ...
Matthew 6:9 - 13
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STANLEY S. DRANE
Is it wrong to read the Bible online?
In answer to your question, no! Not only do we read the bible from its leather and hard backs, but we can read it online (Internet), and other devices, as...
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Why is following Christ so difficult?
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Joseph Yearwood
, Retired Farmer
What does Job mean in 9:33, 33 "There is no arbiter between us, who might lay his hand on us both."
An arbiter is a person who is given absolute power to judge and rule over a dispute between two parties. Job says," There is no arbiter between us,who might...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does Job mean in 9:33, 33 "There is no arbiter between us, who might lay his hand on us both."
Job 9:32-35 King James Version (KJV) 32 For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment. 33 Neither is th...
Job 9:32 - 35
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Aurel Gheorghe
Do my believing parent who have passed away know that I am now a believer too?
My Bible based opinion is that the dead knows nothing (Ecclesiastes 9:5). The departed have no knowledge of what is going on under the sun (Ecclesiastes 9:6;...
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Scott Paine
Why do young widows incur condemnation for wanting to get married?
It says elsewhere that widows are free to marry, so in First Timothy 5:12 why are they condemned for desiring to marry?
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STANLEY S. DRANE
How can I become more like Christ?
By living for him daily, reading & studying the word, being faithful to him, and the church, and on top of that, love everybody.
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Derrol PORTER
, Emancipated by the Liberating King
Why does the Catholic Catechism omit commandment #2 (You shall not make idols) and split #10 (You shall not covet your neighbor's belongings) into two, making them #9 and #10?
The question is about a Catechism, not about Scripture. Jesus actually gave us the perfect Catechism to remember [Matthew 22:36-40]. Love God with all you...
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Why does God refer to Himself in the plural in Genesis 1:26 and 3:22?
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Joseph Grennell
Will Catholics go to heaven?
I have also left the Catholic Church after 50 years. I now belong to a Christian Fellowship which simply believes that Jesus died on the cross so that sin...
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Jay Saunders
If you have sex before marriage should you get re-baptized once you get married?
Let's clarify baptism. Baptism means to submerge or submerse with water. When you get baptised in water it is not for forgiveness of sin necessarily. It is a...
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E Chiang
Why do English Bible translations say, "a child IS born" or "WILL BE born" in Isaiah 9:6 when the original Hebrew translation says, "WAS born" (happened already)?
Jewish rabbis claim the original Hebrew verb tense was in perfect (happened already), "....a child WAS born.....a son WAS given....." They claim that mode...
Isaiah 9:6
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Jane Cookney
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Should Christians attend a funeral of someone of another faith?
Here is a different perspective. As Christians we are called to be "in this world" but not "of this world". As such we are always to keep our allegiance to...
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Gerritt Schuitema
, Persecutor & Mocker transformed to Faithful Believer
What is the meaning of, "We are gods" in John 10:34?
The context for this scene is in John 10:23-38, where the Jews surround him, attempting to verbally trap him. Jesus does not succumb to their taunts and...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Why do these Scriptures indicate that God intends to leave us alone at some point?
Our enemy the devil wants us to camp down and stay focused on verses that might cast doubt on God’s continual love and faithfulness. He is trying to destroy...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What is Jesus saying when he says, "For wherever the carcass is, there eagles will be gathered together"?
Whenever we come across a verse we are puzzled about, it is really important to study and interpret the verse in its complete context. The referenced verse...
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Steve Epps
What is Jesus saying when he says, "For wherever the carcass is, there eagles will be gathered together"?
Jesus is talking about the coming destruction of Jerusalem and the Roman army that will surround it. One interesting fact is the insignia of an eagle on the...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Where was Satan when God was creating the universe?
Nehemiah 9:6, "Thou even Thou art Lord Alone -Thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein,...