Why is following Christ so difficult?
My opinion as to why it's hard to be a Christian is due to walking the narrow path is because Christ giving His life in the most painful, demeaning, &...
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If a Christian commits suicide, will he/she still be saved?
First of all, I personally struggled with mental illness and being attacked with strong urges to commit suicide. From those experiences God didn’t want me to...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is "saving faith"?
John 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life, he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth,...
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Alan Schuetz
What year was Jesus Christ born?
Christ was born on the Feast of Weeks (Heb. Shavu'ot/Gr. Pentékosté) in 6 CE during the first census of Quirinius. Shavu'ot roughly corresponds to the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
When did God first identify himself as the LORD?
In Genesis 15:2, my English translation of Abram's (Abraham's) words indicates that he used the word GOD (in all upper-case letters) in addressing God, which...
Exodus 6:2
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Do women have to remain silent in church?
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Do women have to remain silent in church?
Do women have to remain silent in Church? I do not think so. Women can worship and praise God. I believe that women can preach and teach the word of God and...
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If a Christian commits suicide, will he/she still be saved?
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Why did the soldiers draw back and fall to the ground when Jesus said, "I am He," in John 18:6?
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Is the presence of a pastor necessary in order to have a group Bible study?
My view is that a pastor or church elder or mature believer should ideally be present during a Bible study. This will be a useful opportunity to discuss the...
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, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
How does God judge those who were raised in non-Christian cultures and have been taught their entire life that their own religion (such as Islam or Hinduism) is correct, and Christianity is wrong?
God is sovereign over all his creation (Isaiah 40: 1-31). He alone has the right to judge the life of every human being according to the standards he has...
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How do we seek God?
It is important to differentiate what kind of seeking we are talking about: 1) Is a person seeking to start a relationship with God or 2) Is a person seeking...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Will a non-Christian who commits suicide automatically be condemned to hell?
The mode of one's death (regardless of whether a person is a Christian or a non-Christian) is not the decisive consideration in the attainment of eternal...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How do we seek God?
1. Become thoroughly familiar with His word (the Bible), which is God's revelation of Himself to humanity. Read it in its entirety (from front to back, just...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why was Hosea ordered to take back an unfaithful spouse? (3:1)
I would say that Hosea was ordered to do this by God (just as God had earlier (in Hosea 1) ordered him to marry that same woman -- who was described as a...
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Alan Schuetz
If His name was Yeshua/Yehoshua, why do we call Him Jesus?
Christ's Name is Yehoshu'a (Gr. 'Iesous/Aram. Yeshua/Eng. Joshua). In Hebrew, His Name means "Yahoah saves," where Yahoah is the proper pronunciation of the...
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Derek Blake
, 45 Years a Christian, ex-aerospace engineer, now in Cornwall
When was the book of Revelation written?
People have been discussing the date of the book of Revelation and its author for as long as I can remember in my Christian walk. Dates of authorship have...
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Thomas Mathew
, A retired Defence Scientist from Indian Defence R&D Orgn.
Was Jesus a zealot revolutionary?
As Tim rightly pointed out that we need not bother about the political situation prevailed at Jesus’ time. We should only focus on the spiritual aspects and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why was Hosea ordered to take back an unfaithful spouse? (3:1)
3 The Lord said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israel...
Hosea 3:1
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What is henotheism?
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What does the Bible say about an unhappy marriage?
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Can an unmarried man be a deacon or elder?
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What should be the mission of the church?
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, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How did knocking down two pillars make the whole building collapse? (16:29–30)
I'm not an architect, but I have always pictured the pagan temple in question as a building with sides that consisted of stone columns, each of which was...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Was Jesus a zealot revolutionary?
By my understanding, the Zealots (or Canaanites) were a Jewish group dedicated to the overthrow or expulsion (by violence if necessary) of the Roman...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How did knocking down two pillars make the whole building collapse? (16:29–30)
How did knocking down two pillars make the whole building collapse? (16:29–30) 29 Then Samson reached toward the two central pillars on which the temple sto...
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Nils Jansma
, Missionary in San Diego California
Why does the devil want people to sin? What does he "gain" from this?
Why does the Devil want people to sin? What does he “gain” from this? This is a difficult question to answer directly. All the Bible tells us is that the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
When Jesus was mocked by the soldiers, did they put a scarlet or purple robe on him?
I would say that Matthew, Mark, and John were describing the same garment from perspectives that could have differed for varying reasons, possibly including...
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What does the Bible say about breaking generational curses?
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Is gluttony a sin? What does the Bible say about overeating?
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, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why didn’t Jacob realize he was marrying Leah instead of Rachel?
I've always taken it to be from a possible mixture of 1) the dressing customs associated with weddings of the time and culture, in which the woman might have...
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Why didn’t Jacob realize he was marrying Leah instead of Rachel?
Genesis 29:21 - 30
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Is God male or female?
Perhaps the best answer is that God is both male and female. God created us in His image. Also, "... male and female He created them." I don't need to tell...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Where do the people go that did not take the mark of the beast and have given their life for Jesus?
It seems to me that the individuals described in the question are the ones mentioned in Revelation 20, who are raised in the first resurrection at the time...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How did the Spirit of the Lord begin to stir Samson? (13:25)
In my opinion, this verse is merely indicating that, although Samson was appointed by God as a Nazirite even before his conception (as described in Judges...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How did the Spirit of the Lord begin to stir Samson? (13:25)
How did the Spirit of the Lord begin to stir Samson? (13:24-25)-- 24 The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson. He grew and the Lord blessed him,...
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What was the significance of John's clothes?
The camel can endure days in scorching hot deserts while transporting precious cargo... John the baptist wearing this camel hair symbolizes John's purpose:...
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Daniel Coleman
Why did the angel tell Joseph to name his son Jesus if Isaiah said He would be called Immanuel?
I was doing a search for, "Did the angel really tell Joseph you are to name the child Jesus?", when I came across this posting. My thoughts are: if his name...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did Jesus say to the young man, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me"?
In my opinion, when Jesus spoke of the young man becoming "perfect", He was not meaning it in the sense of "sinless" (since no one, including Christ's...
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Derek Blake
, 45 Years a Christian, ex-aerospace engineer, now in Cornwall
What is the origin of Christianity?
I think that the answer is in the question. The name Christianity contains the element Christ. The word Christianity only came into being around 1300AD. The...
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Gregory Jones
Why did Jesus say to the young man, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me"?
How would selling all his possessions and giving them to the poor make him "perfect"?
Matthew 19:21
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Cindy Jennings
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What is the difference between the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and being anointed by the Holy Spirit?
The indwelling of the Holy Spirit happens as soon as you believe and stays with you forever. You can quench or grieve Him (Eph 4:30, 1 Thes 5:19) by turning...