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What does it mean that we will judge angels?
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Rosemary Nord
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Ezekiel Kimosop - Pastor & Bible Scholar
Silver Teacher award!
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
In 1John 1:1, who was the the author referring to as the “lady”?
I believe that the actual verse to which the question is referring is 2 John 1:1, rather than 1 John 1:1. In my opinion, John did not use the word "lady" in...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why would God tell King David to take a census of the people in verses one through nine, and then cast judgment on him because he did what he told him to do?
In 1 Chronicles 21:1, this same action is expressed as, "Satan stood up against Israel and moved David to number Israel.” As in the case of Job 1:6-12, it...
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JD Abshire
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Is "faith" a gift or a process?
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Robert Stewart
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Sonja Palmer
In 1John 1:1, who was the the author referring to as the “lady”?
Who is the “lady”?
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STANLEY S. DRANE
What did Jesus mean when He said 'I AM'?
I AM, the way the truth and the life (John 14:6) he's the only way to salvation, eternal life, and heaven, none other but to Jesus Christ.
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Bryan Naidoo
, Post graduate and pastor
Should a Christian get insurance?
Firstly may I ask what is faith and what does faith entail? The scripture says anything which is not of faith is sin. When one wants to buy a new car and he...
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Vattachal-Vadakketil Thomas John alias V T John
, Rtd Joint.Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Kerala. India
What is the true meaning of Christmas?
I would like to refer to Acts 17:22 to 34. St Paul who looked around the places of worship of the idol worshipers of Athens found among them a place for...
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William Gleason
, Gideon, retired federal agent
Gold Evangelist award!
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Does the Bible record the death of the apostles? How did each of the apostles die?
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is Christendom?
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S. Michael Houdmann
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What is the key to making marriage last?
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Jeremiah Kaaya
, Pastor at Springs of Power Church, Teacher by professional
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What did Jesus mean when He said "I am the door"?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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)?
I have not studied Hebrew grammar, but my understanding is that Isaiah is speaking in this verse in a tense known as the "Prophetic Perfect". Normally, use...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How do I know I’m actually praying and not just talking out loud?
God (being omniscient) not only hears our words, but also knows even our thoughts. Being outside of time, He also has all of eternity to listen to even the...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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How is the church the Body of Christ?
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What happened at the Council of Trent?
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S. Michael Houdmann
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Does the Bible say that abandonment is a valid reason for divorce and remarriage?
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Elisabeth Woltman
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Should Christians try to force the kingdom on others?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
When did the Catholic Church begin praying to Mother Mary?
I'm not sure that it would be possible to pinpoint the date. I would say that the practice would not have been uniformly established prior to AD 380...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?
Believers have already had all their sins paid for by the Blood of Jesus. So we can never be condemned again. John 3:18 But we still reap what we sow, and if...
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AMOS Ismail
Why was Moses the greatest prophet ever? (Deuteronomy 34:10)
e.g. My opinion is that... I don't think the word "ever" should be in the question. Peradventure it fits in, let's consider this few thoughts together under...
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JD Abshire
Is "faith" a gift or a process?
"As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God." (Romans 3:10-11) If this is...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Should Christians try to force the kingdom on others?
We can only offer salvation to others the way Jesus did to us. We are told to preach the gospel to every creature. Some will believe and be saved. The...
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Jay Saunders
How can being gay be wrong if you've always felt attracted to the same sex, you're a devoted Christian, and it wasn't something you chose?
Lust is lust plain and simple and it is a sin. In my younger days before I came to know Jesus as my personal Lord and savior. I lusted for just about any...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Why did Jesus say that He was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel?
Jesus came as the promised messiah to the nation of Israel. They as a nation rejected their own savior. After Jesus went to the cross salvation was opened to...
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Jack Croach
What is ChurchBOOM and is it biblical?
Leading a church or any ministry is difficult, ChurchBoom is a way to get better equipped. ChurchBoom is where we as leaders can sit down with pastors,...
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David Willbanks
, physician, church elder, former missionary to Camerooon
If you are once saved are you then always saved?
This is a difficult question that must be addressed because it has caused much confusion and anguish among Christians. The only way that we can find the...
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Aurel Gheorghe
Who is being "taken" in Matthew 24:40-41 ...?
In Matthew 24 Jesus make it abundantly clear who is being "taken." Although the text has been used by some to suggest a secret rapture where people will...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why do young widows incur condemnation for wanting to get married?
As I interpret the passage in question, Paul was saying that younger widows (under age 60) should not be allowed to make a vow of service to the church (in...
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Ezekiel Kimosop
Who is being "taken" in Matthew 24:40-41 ...?
Who is being taken in Matthew 24:40-41 depends how we interpret the object of the message of Matthew 24. Those who believe that Jesus was speaking about His...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is this "spirit [that] glided past my face, and the hair on my body ..." which Eliphaz the Temanite told Job about?
In my opinion, in this passage, Eliphaz the Temanite is representing the spirit to whom he is referring as being God coming to him in visible form in a...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who is being "taken" in Matthew 24:40-41 ...?
In my opinion, the emphasis in these verses is on the separation or differentiation that will occur at the close of the age between the saved and the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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...