How does suffering produce spiritual growth?
Suffering is a struggle. It’s going to be a battle all the way, but how does this produce spiritual growth?
James 1:3 - 4
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What is the peace of God, and how can I experience it?
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What is the conscience?
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Ike Kalu
What makes Christianity unique?
John 3 : 16 gives the summary of the uniqueness of Christianity (those who are like Christ). "For God So Loved The World That He Gave His One And Only Son,...
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What does it mean to love God?
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, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How can we live joyfully, knowing a loved one may be in hell?
Perhaps this is part of what Jesus had in mind in Luke 14:26-27 when He talked about counting the cost of becoming His disciple. He was not saying that we...
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How can we live joyful knowing a loved one may be in hell?
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What does the Bible say about honor?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How did the Temple sanctify the gold and the Altar sanctify the offering in Matthew 23:17-19?
The temple and its features (such as the altar) were dedicated to the service of God. They were "holy" in that they had been set apart for that specific...
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vanessa pannuti
How did the Temple sanctify the gold and the Altar sanctify the offering in Matthew 23:17-19?
What does it mean to sanctify? Were the Temple and the Altar a foreshadowing of Christ?
Matthew 23:17 - 19
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ammie p
, Teacher,bachelor degree for ministry received 2014
Do parents of raped daughters have the right to abort the fetus?
What about the child's rights or GOD'S rights? We are not to return evil for evil but render good for evil. The whole earth is the LORDS. What was meant for...
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Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
How are Christians supposed to forgive those who rape, abuse, and murder children?
Man is fallen, and can commit the most terrible and heinous of crimes. Murder, rape, torture, and slavery are some of the worst - but are especially...
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Tommie George
How can we live joyfully, knowing a loved one may be in hell?
Faith in God dictates that you believe what He says or not-His word says that we will be rejoicing in Heaven and no pain or sorrow. He knew this concern well...
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Dr Jolley
How can we live joyfully, knowing a loved one may be in hell?
This is indeed a hard question and there have been some interesting and thorough replies already. I generally see this question as coming from a seeker of...
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Allyson Wilson
, Domestic Violence Advocate, Freelance Writer & Notary
Do parents of raped daughters have the right to abort the fetus?
Choose to give this baby a chance at becoming a great person by giving it up for adoption. Every child has the right to live. Adoption is a far better way to...
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Ellen Witkowski
Do parents of raped daughters have the right to abort the fetus?
Absolutely not! I believe no one has the right to take the life of another person's life. That is a right that Our Father in heaven owns and should not be...
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Steven Scott
, Grader for the Ontario Jail Ministry
Do parents of raped daughters have the right to abort the fetus?
Absolutely not. The creation of life is God's idea. He is the one who decides when the egg will be ready. He is the one who decides which sperm will...
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Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
Do parents of raped daughters have the right to abort the fetus?
In the U.S.A, it is illegal for parents to force their child to have an abortion. They would be subject to Federal homicide laws if they did, whether by...
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Dodie Allers
, Christian, Wife, Mother
How are Christians supposed to forgive those who rape, abuse, and murder children?
I am a survivor too. I was given an apt definition of forgiveness as "giving up our right to revenge" and trust as "giving them the chance to do it again"....
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lynn Sander
Did God use the Big Bang to create the universe?
I have read and agree with many of the answers given here. God created the heavens and the earth. I would like to add a thought that may explain some of what...
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Shirley H.
, prayer warrior
What is the teaching of Balaam?
The question, what is the teaching of Balaam, is very important. Since the beginning of time, all have had to make choices. When Adam and Eve faced the...
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Mark Pritchard
How are Christians supposed to forgive those who rape, abuse, and murder children?
While it's not easy to forgive someone that commits a terrible act, it is necessary to do so, Matthew 6:12-15 NKJV: And forgive us our debts, As we forgive...
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Michael Kovacich
How can I be happy in heaven, knowing a loved one is in hell?
The bible speaks of Heaven having no sorrow or pain which I agree however how do I explain to others what was asked to me, "how do I know that ill be happy i...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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How can a loving God send someone to hell?
In order to address the question of a loving God sending someone to hell, we need to define a few terms and correct a few wrong assumptions. Our definitions...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Is intinction the correct way to do communion?
Intinction is the practice of taking the Lord's Supper by somehow combining the two elements, bread and juice/wine. In many Eastern Orthodox traditions, this...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What does it mean that today is the day of salvation?
>God has told the sinful world, in no uncertain terms, to repent (Mark 6:12; Luke 24:47; Acts 3:19; 17:30). To repent means to change your mind from...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is foundationalism?
Foundationalism is an aspect of epistemology, the philosophy concerning how we think, patterns of thought, and how we arrive at knowledge. Foundationalism is...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is the Haggadah / Aggadah?
The Haggadah is a book containing the liturgy that Jews read during the Seder on the first night of Passover. The word Haggadah means "telling," which comes...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is ungodliness?
The Bible talks of "the ungodly" as those who are separated from God. Ungodliness is the condition of being polluted with sin. To be ungodly is to act in a...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Is God a moral monster?
When a person rejects the God of the Bible, he often chooses to label Him as immoral. Non-believers have been known to accuse God of being hypocritical,...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Who were the daughters of Zelophehad?
The daughters of Zelophehad were five sisters named Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah (Numbers 27:1) who came to Moses with a concern over how the...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What does the Bible mean when it refers to the end of the age?
The end of the age ("end of the world" in the KJV) refers to the end of this present era and the commencement of the next dispensation. It is the period that...
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How can I learn to trust that God is in control?
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Is Marxism compatible with the Christian faith?
Marxism is a political philosophy developed by Prussian (German) philosopher Karl Marx that focuses on class struggle and various ways to ensure equality of...
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What is a Christian view of 'A Course in Miracles'?
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Ken van Zyl
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Do parents of raped daughters have the right to abort the fetus?
Legally and scripturally, do parents have the right to abort their daughter's fetus if she was raped?
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, Got Questions Ministries
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What is astrotheology?
The word astrotheology (or astro-theology) comes from the Greek word astron, which means "star," and the word theology, which means "the study of God." Since...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Why did Jesus rebuke the scribes and Pharisees so harshly in Matthew 23:13-36?
In Matthew 23 Jesus pronounces what are known as the "seven woes" on the scribes and Pharisees, the religious elite of the day. The word woe is an...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is the Diatessaron?
The Diatessaron is an ancient literary work that combined the four Gospels of the New Testament into a single narrative. The word Diatessaron can be taken to...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is the Bruderhof (Church Communities UK)?
The Bruderhof ("Place of Brothers") is a communal sect within Christianity. It was founded in Germany in 1920 by Eberhard Arnold, who wanted his movement to...
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What does it mean that the name of the demon was Legion?
In Mark 5, Jesus visits the region of the Gerasenes and is immediately confronted by a demon-possessed man who lived among the tombs, cut himself with...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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What is the meaning of Jehovah-Nissi?
Jehovah-Nissi (more properly Yahweh-Nissi) means "the Lord is our banner" in Hebrew. The name Jehovah-Nissi appears only once in the Bible, in Exodus 17:15....
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What does the Bible say about impiety?
The words impiety and impious appear in the Young's Literal Translation of the Bible in many of the New Testament Epistles. Other translations render the...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is a free will offering?
The free will (or freewill) offering was a sacrifice regulated by God's standards in the Mosaic Law, but it was completely voluntary (Leviticus 23:38). In...
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Chad Feight
Was it important to have hands laid on to receive the Holy Spirit? Why or why not?
Based on Acts 2, the first time the Holy Spirit baptized believers was totally without hands being laid on a person. It appears as though there is room for...
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What is the theory of abiogenesis? What is the definition of abiogenesis?
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Is prayer to saints or Mary biblical?
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Matthew Miller
If you are once saved are you then always saved?
There are so many divine passages to confirm, as well question, whether a person will or will not lose their salvation once they come to know who Jesus...
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If you are once saved are you then always saved?