What does the Bible mean by, "Do not scoff at prophesies"?
Do not stifle the Holy Spirit, do not scoff at prophecies, but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good. How are we to interpret this?
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Should a Christian consider having weight loss / gastric bypass surgery?
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Why should I not commit suicide?
Thank you to the brave people who are sharing their true stories & struggles about suicide. To you & anyone else who is wishing life was over, I'm so...
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What does it mean to be transformed by the renewing of the mind?
Taken in context, it means not thinking like the world when it comes to God's will. It is worldly to think of being in God's will in terms of what we do. The...
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Why do we need a pastor to say marry us?
Why do we need a pastor to marry us?
Hebrews 13:4
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Why is premarital counseling important?
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Why is marital infidelity so destructive?
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Why can't I stop sinning?
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What should be the response of a Christian whose spouse has had an affair?
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Why should I not commit suicide?
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What is the Feast of Weeks?
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What is the difference between Sheol, Hades, Hell, Lake of Fire, Paradise, and Abraham's Bosom?
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What is the Critical Text?
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What is the correct translation of Psalm 22:16?
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How is a Christian obligated to correct a church member engaged in sinful acts?
As I interpret the passage containing the verse cited in the question, Jesus was speaking of an interaction between two church members, where the actions of...
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Is suffering for Christ always going to be a part of being a follower of Christ?
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If Adam and Eve hadn't sinned, introducing death into creation, wouldn't the world have gotten overpopulated?
The question is one of imagination as Michael Houdmann has alluded to. But it was never an eventuality. When I was a child, along with friends, we wondered...
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Who is the creator of Satan?
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Can a Christian man marry a woman who once was a man?
I don't feel that you any one can answer your question correctly because I feel that you need to pray and have an open heart, mind, & soul to hear what...
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If an unmarried couple has sex, are they married in God's eyes?
This is my sincere opinion about If an unmarried couple has sex, are they married in God's eyes? Many times we new creations like to judge ourselves using...
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What are the spiritual sacrifices that are an acceptable offering to God, referred to in 1 Peter 2:5?
“Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him” (Rom. 12:1 MSG). In answer to the question being asked, then, we offer “spiritual...
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What to do if evil spirits are bothering you?
I think that Paul provides the answer to that question later in the same passage that contains the verse quoted in the question itself. As Paul notes in...
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Is white fasting biblical?
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What does the Bible say about fasting?
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Can a Christian man marry a woman who once was a man?
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What does it mean that we are fearfully and wonderfully made?
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Were any of the disciples married?
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Why do we need to believe in God?
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Who is the creator of Satan?
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What is adultery of the heart?
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Do we have two or three parts? Body, soul, and spirit?
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Can a Christian man marry a woman who once was a man?
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Were any of the disciples married?
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How does Matthew 27:9-10 fulfill prophecy?
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Why do we need to believe in God?
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Were Cain and Abel born in the garden?
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Who is "the word" that was in the beginning in John 1?
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Why is there the shift of focus on God in the phrase, "for God cannot be tempted by evil," in James 1:13?
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What are the strengths and weaknesses of the pretribulational view of the rapture (pretribulationism)?
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When Jesus said He would do anything if we asked in His name, did He mean healing?
God is our Father, He "is love" and if we, as human, imperfect and sinful men, can love our children and would provide for them all they would ever ask for...
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Should a Christian promote world peace?
Of course Christians should promote world peace. It will not be achieved, but all Christians must make the effort. To do otherwise would be against...
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What does the Bible say about hair on the face?
I would say that the wearing of facial hair by men was considered a normal aspect of Israel's culture in Biblical times, and was regarded as a sign of...
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What does it mean, "In Christ God was reconciling the world to himself"?
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How does DNA point to the existence of a Creator?