How should conflict in the church be handled?
There are many areas of a church where conflict can develop. However, most of them tend to fall under one of three categories: conflict due to blatant sin...
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How should conflict in the church be handled?
There are many areas of a church where conflict can develop. However, most of them tend to fall under one of three categories: conflict due to blatant sin...
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How should Christians respond to the Syrian refugee situation based on the example set by Jesus' ministry in the gospels?
Christ came to change our hearts and not to enact any political change. Despite the atrocities of Rome, He did not preach the overthrow of Rome, but...
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Will the antichrist be a Muslim?
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S. Michael Houdmann
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Who was Philip in the Bible?
There are four different men named Philip mentioned in the Bible. Phillip was the name of two of King Herod the Great's sons by different wives (Luke 3:1 and...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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Is listening to Christian heavy metal music wrong?
There are many people who enjoy heavy metal music that Christian metal bands produce. There is nothing inherently wrong with any music produced by committed...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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How do the elements of the Passover Seder point to Christ?
The Seder is the traditional dinner that Jews partake of as part of Passover. The annual Passover commemoration is celebrated by nearly the entire Jewish...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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How big is heaven?
The word for "heaven" in the Old Testament is the Hebrew word shameh or shamayim, which refers to the sky, the lofty arch above the world where clouds move,...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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Who was Zacchaeus in the Bible?
Zacchaeus in the Bible was a man whose life-changing encounter with Jesus was recorded by Luke (Luke 19:1-10). Zacchaeus was one of the head tax collectors...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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Who are the seed of Abraham?
The question "who are the seed of Abraham?" can be answered several ways, and it is important to make some distinctions. There is the Seed of Abraham (Seed...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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What does it mean to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves (Matthew 10:16)?
In sending out the Twelve, Jesus said to them, "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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If God is omnipresent, then what is special about being in the presence of God?
The Bible teaches that God is omnipresent. Everywhere we can go (and everywhere we can't), God is there. David writes, "Where can I go from your Spirit?...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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Why does it matter that Jesus rose from the dead?
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the foundations upon which Christianity is built (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). The virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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What is Passover?
Passover (Pesach in Hebrew) is a Jewish festival celebrating the exodus from Egypt and the Israelites' freedom from slavery to the Egyptians. The Feast of...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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What is a spiritual harvest and how can I achieve one?
Throughout the Bible, the harvest carries spiritual significance. It is used in parables (Luke 8:4-8) and as a metaphor for spiritual growth and health (2...
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How should Christians respond to the Syrian refugee situation based on the example set by Jesus' ministry in the gospels?
What would Jesus do with the Syrian refugees based on his ministry example recorded in the gospels?
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Steven Best
, Former mil intel analyst, chiropractor & Bible Teacher
Is there power in positive confession?
I believe there is a definite place for positive confession, which begins with meditating on God's word (laws/commandments/exhortations. (Ps 1:1-3, Josh...
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What is meant by the spirit of Elijah in Luke 1:17?
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S. Michael Houdmann
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What is praying in the Spirit?
Praying in the Spirit is mentioned three times in Scripture. First Corinthians 14:15 says, "So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also...
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How can demonic strongholds be overcome?
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What does it mean to bless God?
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JD Abshire
What is the meaning of "set our banner in the Name of our Lord"?
During the Israelites journey (wandering) in the wilderness, the various different tribes were segregated into camps around the centrally located tabernacle....
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does it mean when it says God repented?
I believe the question concerns the seeming conflict between verses such as Numbers 23:19 ("God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He...
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Kenneth Heck
Will more people go to heaven or to hell?
To answer the question, we need to be more precise about defining the word "heaven." For Christians, the true heaven is the New Jerusalem, which contains the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
When people say "proud to be an american or parent, school teacher, etc," is it a sin?
I have always found the thoughts of the English author (writer of The Chronicles of Narnia series) and Christian commentator C.S.Lewis (1898-1963) very...
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Does God sometimes use evil to accomplish His plans?
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Ariel HaNaviy
, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
What does the Bible mean when it says the Spirit "brooded" ?
The original Hebrew word translated as “brooded,” in Gen 1:2, is “m’rachefet” מְרַחֶפֶת. The root word is “rachaf” רָחַף, and conveys the sense of “shaking,”...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is the teaching that Elijah will return to earth in the last days scriptural?
My personal opinion is that the prophecy in Malachi 4:5-6 that God would send Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord has been fulfilled, and...
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Can we followers of Christ have more than one gift from the Holy Spirit?
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Did Jesus follow all the laws of the Old Testament?
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Tony Flores
, Tony Flores a servant of Jesus Christ
What is the key to witnessing to Muslims?
Ref: Genesis 16: 1-16 and Genesis 21:9-21. If you read the story of Hagar and Ismael, you know the God of Abraham was also the God of Ismael. The Truth is...
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How can I find my spiritual calling?
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What is the New International Version (NIV)?
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Aurel Gheorghe
Does the New Testament mention Roman Catholicism?
Many past and present Protestant scholars, like Luther, Spurgeon, Wesley, Calvin, Knox, or Moody, have identified the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) as the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is meant by the spirit of Elijah in Luke 1:17?
The verse cited in the question was spoken by the angel Gabriel at the time that he informed the Jewish priest Zacharias that Zacharias and his wife...
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JD Abshire
Why did Jesus call the Canaanite woman a dog?
Your Question: "Why does Jesus seem so mean to the Canaanite woman in Matthew 15:22-28? She needed his help and he referred to her as a dog." Matthew 10...
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Is it wrong to want to be famous?
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What is the origin of baptism?
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Why did Jesus call the Canaanite woman a dog?
In the same story in Mathew 15:28, I see how the woman knew exactly what Jesus was doing with the refusal and the statements he responded with, and she...
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What is the valley of decision?
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Billy P Eldred
Should a Christian co-sign on a loan?
The old testament deals with a very different culture than the one we live in so in my opinion this must be considered in this question. Also, Proverbs deals...
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Billy P Eldred
Does Deuteronomy 22:28-29 command a rape victim to marry her rapist?
Even my opinion about this verse might cause outrage in today's world because the culture that we live in is so drastically different than the one we are...