What is Christian Devotional Meditation?
The Bible talks about meditating on God's Word and His laws throughout Scripture. The word meditation means "thoughtful contemplation or reflection for a...
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How should Christians respond to someone with Asperger's?
There is no "official" Christian stand on Asperger's Syndrome. The biblical directive is, "Love your neighbor as yourself" (James 2:8). This command has no...
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What is the meaning of Christus Victor?
The term Christus Victor, Latin for "Christ is the conqueror," originated with a 1931 book by Gustaf Aulean, which presents a theory of Christ's work of...
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What is Thelema?
Thelema is an occult philosophy/religion that embraces libertinism and teaches that people should have the freedom to do whatever they want. Thelema was...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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What is the little horn in the book of Daniel?
In one of his visions, the prophet Daniel sees a "little horn" that grows out of a terrible beast (Daniel 7:8). The emergence of the little horn, its unusual...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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What is prayer?
The most basic definition of prayer is "talking to God." Prayer is not meditation or passive reflection; it is direct address to God. It is the communication...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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Is it wrong to participate in extreme sports?
Of course, any sport can be considered "extreme," depending on how it's played. However, extreme sports are commonly thought of as athletic activities that...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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Why was Israel called the land of milk and honey?
Repeatedly in the Old Testament, God describes the Promised Land as "a land flowing with milk and honey" (Exodus 3:8; Numbers 14:8; Deuteronomy 31:20;...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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Who was Demas in the Bible?
Demas had at one time been one of Paul's "fellow workers" in the gospel ministry along with Mark, Luke, and others (Philemon 1:24). During Paul's first...
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What was the significance of the altar of incense?
The altar of incense is first mentioned in Exodus chapter 30 as one of the items inside the Holy Place of the tabernacle. The top of the altar was square-one...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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What is the meaning of hosanna in the highest?
The phrase hosanna in the highest appears only twice in the Bible, once in Matthew and again in Mark, during the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. The...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the difference between ministering to people and ministering to the Lord?
I would say that there may be no difference between the two, but that, where a difference would exist, it would be in the attitude or intentions of the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does it mean "Elijah must come first and restore all things" in Matthew 17:11?
Jesus said this in responding to a question from the apostles, in reference to the prophecy contained in Malachi 4:5-6 (the last two verses in the Old...
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How can I be saved?
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How can I detect a false conversion?
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Noelle Congdon
What is considered the perfect day in Proverbs 4:18?
My thoughts are that the "perfect day" is that day we are in heaven with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. What could be more perfect? The best and most...
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Noelle Congdon
How did Barnabas, being a Levite possess a land, while the Levites were instructed not to possess lands of their own (Numbers 18:20-21; Deuteronomy 10:8-9) as per the law?
My thought is that the difference is two-fold. 1. Where Barnabas lived, Cyprus, not Israel, and, 2. His individuality as different from his being a part of...
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Larry Ecton
Why would a king ride a donkey instead of a warhorse?
In ancient times, when a king entered a city as a conqueror in warfare, he rode a large (usually white) war horse. We see this in Revelation 19, when our...
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How should a Christian deal with feelings of guilt regarding past sins, whether pre- or post-salvation?
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Is it acceptable to repeatedly pray for the same thing?
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What does the Bible say about insecurity?
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Matthew Miller
Why is corporate worship important?
Has anyone ever the term used, "Familiarity breeds contempt"? My understanding attending Church is volitional made by our heart and desire to please God. Can...
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Why would a king ride a donkey instead of a warhorse?
You have to hand it to Jesus for having prophecy foretell all that happened the triumphant day entering Jerusalem. Even after all of the particulars of the...
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How is prayer communicating with God?
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Why is corporate worship important?
Personally, I am not one who always wants to go to church. I really don't understand why, but it is true. The motivational factor that helps is that it is...
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What do I say to a family member who thinks God created the world and left it to play out without His participation?
This is basically a deistic view of God. How can I talk to my family member about what the Bible has to say about His everyday participation in our lives?
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Is there a limit to God's forgiveness?
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Is it allowable for a Christian to have a life partner without a civil marriage?
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Who will go to heaven?
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Is it ever not a sin to masturbate?
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What is apophatic theology?
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What is theosis?
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Why do Catholics confess to a priest instead of praying to God through Jesus?
I believe you have to start at the separation of the Catholic Church (Universal Congregation) and the Roman Catholic Church. The RCC became official in Italy...
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What is the International House of Prayer (IHOP)?
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What does the Bible say about self masturbation in a marriage?
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What does it mean when stated in 1 Corinthians 11:30 "For this cause many sleep"?
The verse cited in the question appears in the context of a discussion by Paul in 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 of the manner in which the Christian congregation at...
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Is it wrong for a Christian husband and wife to attend separate churches?
My husband and I have been attending separate churches for several years. When we were married and seeking to return to Christ, we joined a "full gospel",...
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What does it mean when stated in 1 Corinthians 11:30 "For this cause many sleep"?
1 Corinthians 11:29 - 30
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Can people in heaven look down and see us?
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What is the significance of the city of Petra in the Bible?
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What does the Bible say about confidence?
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What does the Bible say about a husband who turns his back on his wife and children?
If you are referring to a refusal to provide for them, Paul told Timothy, "Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own...
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Sandra Lee
What should a Christian wife do if her husband is not being the spiritual leader he should be?
I would like to comment from personal experience as a submissive wife. Thomas (not his real name) and I have been married 46 years. I am a very strong woman...
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Is there a limit to God's forgiveness?