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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What is meant by "the righteous considers the cause of the poor, but the wicked does not understand such a knowledge?"

I would say that what is being expressed here is that the orientation of righteous individuals, because of the love for both God and their neighbor that...

November 08 2017 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What does the Bible say about sociopathy/psychopathy?

I would say that the Bible indicates that certain aspects of personality are within an individual's control, and encompass a range of possible dispositions....

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Does a person have to attend church to go to heaven?

November 08 2017

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Is it wrong to take Catholic communion at a wedding if I am a Baptist?

November 08 2017

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If we are saved by faith in Jesus, will we still be judged by our deeds or works?

November 08 2017

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If we are saved by faith in Jesus, will we still be judged by our deeds or works?

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November 08 2017

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What does it mean in Psalm 32:8 where the Lord says, "I will counsel you with my eye upon you"?

In my opinion, what God (speaking through David) is saying in this verse is that, if people look to Him for guidance and direction in how they should live...

November 08 2017 2 Comments Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

Is, "The main things are the plain things and the plain things are the main things" a good way to approach the Bible?

"The main things are the plain things and the plain things are the main things" is a popular phrase that seeks to avoid the extreme of over-complicating...

November 08 2017 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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Is, "The main things are the plain things and the plain things are the main things" a good way to approach the Bible?

This is a phrase I have heard used - but does it have a Biblical basis?

November 07 2017 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jose Evangelista

What does it mean to be a born again Christian?

"Born again Christian" is a mere gloss of what Jesus actually meant by "born again". Nobody has been "born again" -- unless you've been already "resurrected...

November 07 2017 1 Comments 16 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Brad Alexander

How could there be light on the first day of Creation if the sun was not created until the fourth day?

The light which illuminated the first three days of creation, many Hebrew scholars agree is the first revealing of Messiah, Jesus "in the natural". If we...

November 07 2017 25 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Edwin Danny Reaid

How can I reconcile my understanding of God and salvation with predestination?

We can reconcile an understanding of God and salvation with predestination by first coming to an understanding of what a Sovereign God is: Of God, his...

November 07 2017 3 Comments 7 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by David Willbanks , physician, church elder, former missionary to Camerooon

Is baptism necessary for salvation?

Is water baptism a requirement for salvation? Before we answer that question, let’s consider the following questions: Is faith that Jesus is the Son of God...

November 07 2017 15 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by JD Abshire

How can I reconcile my understanding of God and salvation with predestination?

I don't know exactly what your perception of God and salvation is but considering the term predestination, I feel it best we look up some definitions....

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How can I reconcile my understanding of God and salvation with predestination?

November 07 2017

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How do I know what gifts God gave me?

November 07 2017

Answer by Jay Saunders

How should the church address a couple who is living together?

When I first came to Jesus with my girlfriend, we were living together out of wedlock, but as the holy spirit took charge of our lives, we decided to get...

November 07 2017 6 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Bonnie Agudelo

How could there be light on the first day of Creation if the sun was not created until the fourth day?

Psalm 139:12 states “Even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.”

November 07 2017 25 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

Is it wrong to take Catholic communion at a wedding if I am a Baptist?

The Catholic Church believes: "When the priest pronounces the tremendous words of consecration, he reaches up into the heavens, brings Christ down from His...

November 07 2017 1 Comments 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How can I reconcile my understanding of God and salvation with predestination?

When Christ died for our sins, it was 2,000 years ago. So, in that sense all of our sins who have trusted Jesus as our savior were paid for before we were...

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Answer by Matthew Miller

How can I reconcile my understanding of God and salvation with predestination?

Imagen two people standing before multisectional road, each section has a sign summariziing what the person will experience if they choose that certain path....

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Answer by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

How can I reconcile my understanding of God and salvation with predestination?

Firstly, it is important to remember that any specific man-made theory or definition of a term is not necessarily the Biblical definition or usage of a term....

November 07 2017 6 Comments 7 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Myron Robertson , Seeking God's heart

If we are saved by faith in Jesus, will we still be judged by our deeds or works?

Salvation is a process. There are many prophecies and laws which lay that process out, but the most basic, and most important are the feast days of Israel,...

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Answer by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

How do I know what gifts God gave me?

There are a number of ways to help narrow down and pinpoint the spiritual gift or gifts you have been given by the Holy Spirit: 1) Study the gifts as...

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What are Christian saints according to the Bible?

November 06 2017

Answer by Paul Gerardi , Engineer, Student of the Word - living and written

Is it wrong to take Catholic communion at a wedding if I am a Baptist?

If you are a Baptist, then you ascribe to the Bible as your source of doctrine and faith. From it you learn that you are saved by faith (reliance on) the...

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

How did King David die?

According to the Bible (1 Kings 1-2), David was seventy years old when he died, which (even today) would be considered an appropriate age for death by...

November 06 2017 2 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Myron Robertson , Seeking God's heart

What did Israel mean when he blessed Joseph's two sons, and said, "Let my name be named on them?"

This is the birthright ceremony. Because scripture does not anywhere explicitly state this to be so we must tease this information and its meaning from a...

November 06 2017 Follow Vote Up

Answer by Steve Friesen

What does it mean to die to the flesh and what are some practical ways to do it daily?

I think the best answer to your question is spelled out by Paul in the 7 1/2 chapters of Romans leading up to this passage. The entire first half of Romans...

November 06 2017 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

How can I reconcile my understanding of God and salvation with predestination?

If I am understanding the intent of the question correctly, the most helpful commentary on this subject that I have come across was in C. S. Lewis' book,...

November 06 2017 3 Comments 7 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Singapore Moses , Messenger of God, CEO in IT industry, Astronaut, Scientist

Can a Christian man marry a woman who once was a man?

It is important to understand the cause of Barren women and “impotent man” in the light of Bible: There are at least EIGHT women in the Bible who were...

November 06 2017 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Mike Thompson , Saved by Grace

Is it wrong to take Catholic communion at a wedding if I am a Baptist?

My experience has been that Catholic churches here where I live in Central Texas are ok with anyone taking communion, both at funeral Mass and at general...

November 06 2017 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Lee Meadows

Is Contemporary Christian Music honoring to God? Should it be used in church services?

I have been struggling with CCM in our originally traditional church for some time. And it's not that i am not a music lover, because I am. And that may be...

November 06 2017 21 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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How can I reconcile my understanding of God and salvation with predestination?

Is it possible that predestination could mean a special calling, but not the saved?

Ephesians 1:5

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Answer by RUFUS DOZIER , LOVER OF OUR LORD, JESUS CHRIST

Is it wrong to take Catholic communion at a wedding if I am a Baptist?

My answer is not from the Bible, but from my own thoughts: How can it be wrong? You are accepting the blood and flesh of Jesus, who is the head of the...

November 06 2017 19 Comments 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Emo Tenorio , Shomer

Can a Christian man marry a woman who once was a man?

Within the whole of Christendom there are many shades or degrees of Christian thought on any given matter and thus shelter maybe found for any Utopian...

November 06 2017 13 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by robert fowler

How did King David die?

1 Kings 2:10 - 12

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Answer by Anonymous Person , Coptic Orthodox Christian and loving my LORD <3

Is it wrong to take Catholic communion at a wedding if I am a Baptist?

Since you are not in Communion with the Catholic Church, you would not be permitted to receive the Holy Eucharist. Some churches practice "open communion"...

November 06 2017 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Corrie Lof

Is Angelica Zambrano's testimony of experiencing heaven and hell biblically sound?

Instead of picking apart aspects of ideas in her "testimony", look at it as a whole. Is this how God reveals Himself to His people? The parable of Lazarus...

November 06 2017 1 Comments 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tom Lackey , Born again, semi-retired, short term missionary to Scotland

Is it wrong to take Catholic communion at a wedding if I am a Baptist?

I don't know if this will happen at every Catholic church, but at my step sister's funeral service, the priest said that only Catholics should come forward...

November 06 2017 1 Comments 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why is following Christ so difficult?

The Christian life is not difficult, it is impossible. But, we have this. Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that He that hath begun a good...

November 06 2017 2 Comments 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by David Huffman

Is it wrong to take Catholic communion at a wedding if I am a Baptist?

This question is fairly simple. As a non-Catholic you are not invited to participate in Holy Communion. Conversion to Catholicism is required and confession...

November 06 2017 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by frances Keene

Is it wrong to take Catholic communion at a wedding if I am a Baptist?

I am of the Methodist faith. I have been in Catholic churches many times, and I have taken communion in them too. The priest has never asked me if I am a...

November 06 2017 6 Comments 8 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by leslie coutinho , Working in the Gulf, State of kuwait as a Project Manager

Why did Jesus tell the recently healed blind man not to return to the village in Mark 8:26?

As the Prophet Isaiah 42: 1-4 had written in the scriptures that the Lord Jesus would bring justice to the Gentiles, which probably the blind man was a...

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