Is there any pre-requisite for baptism besides believing/confessing that Jesus is Lord?
That is, is there any other step a person has to take first, such as be a certain age, or take a class, etc?
Acts 8:36 - 38
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Can Christians take non-Christians to court?
1 Corinthians 6:1
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What can we learn about the Kingdom of God from the Sermon on the Mount (AKA the beattitudes)?
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Do the souls of aborted babies go to heaven?
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Tony Flores
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Why should we pray for the peace of Jerusalem?
We should pray for the peace of Jerusalem because it is the holy city of God. King David conquered the city from the Jebusites and established it as the...
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Didn't the Old Testament punish blasphemy with death? How is that different from radical Islam?
Today and every day since Christ no one is under the law. Christ did away with it when He fulfilled it all and instituted salvation by faith in His death...
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What is Aramaic Primacy? Was the New Testament originally written in Aramaic?
The term Aramaic Primacy is used, informally, to refer to the claim that the New Testament was originally written not in Koine Greek but in a dialect of...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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What are the seven pillars of wisdom in Proverbs 9:1?
Proverbs 9:1 states, "Wisdom has built her house; / she has set up its seven pillars." This is obviously a symbolic description, since wisdom is personified....
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S. Michael Houdmann
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How does fearing God add length to a person's life (Proverbs 10:27)?
Proverbs 10:27 states, "The fear of the LORD adds length to life, / but the years of the wicked are cut short." We know that the fear of God is the beginning...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is Holy Tuesday?
In Christianity, Holy Tuesday is the last Tuesday prior to Easter Sunday; it is the third day of Holy Week after Palm Sunday and Holy Monday. Depending on...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Who was Salome in the Bible?
There are two women named Salome in the Bible, but only one is mentioned by that name. One Salome was righteous; the other unrighteous. The righteous Salome...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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How should a Christian react to all the doomsday predictions out there?
In the 1950s the world feared it was on the edge of a nuclear apocalypse. Near the turn of the century, there was worldwide speculation about Y2K and the...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Who were Westcott and Hort and what did they have to do with the text of the Bible?
Brooke Westcott and Fenton Hort were 19th-century theologians and Bible scholars. Together, they produced The New Testament in the Original Greek, one of the...
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S. Michael Houdmann
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Why didn't Adam and Eve immediately die for their sin (Genesis 3)?
God commanded Adam not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil: "Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Who was Jonathan in the Bible?
Ten men named Jonathan are mentioned in the Bible, but we will only look at two here. The first is the son of Gershom, making this Jonathan the grandson of...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Does a person / ministry need a spiritual covering?
The term spiritual covering is usually used in the context of the Shepherding movement, though it can have other meanings. In its primary context, having a...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Who was Jael in the Bible?
Jael in the Bible was the wife of a man named Heber, who was a Kenite. The Kenites were related to the Midianites. Jael features in the book of Judges as a...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What does the Bible say about common sense?
Common sense is sound judgment in practical matters. In Proverbs 8:5 some translations speak of the need to develop "common sense," which other translations...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Why is apocalyptic literature so strange?
Apocalyptic literature is a specific form of prophecy, largely involving symbols and imagery and predicting disaster and destruction. Apocalyptic literature...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Who was Zipporah in the Bible?
Zipporah in the Bible was the wife of Moses and the daughter of Jethro, the priest of Midian. When Moses fled from Egypt to the land of Midian, he met...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What is Shincheonji? Is it a cult?
Shincheonji, sometimes spelled "Shinchonji" or abbreviated as SCJ, is a pseudo-Christian religion primarily practiced in South Korea. The religion's official...
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Does the Bible instruct us to forgive and forget?
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Do the souls of aborted babies go to heaven?
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Can women serve as elders in the church?
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
What are the keys of the kingdom?
To understand what "keys to the kingdom" mean, we must read Isaiah 22:20-22. In that day I will summon my servant, Eliakim son of Hilkiah. I will clothe him...
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Ni Jay
, Researcher into human reasoning
What is the right religion for me?
This question is generic in nature and therefore I will try to answer it also from the same generic perspective. Every human possesses a spiritual self...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What can we learn about the Kingdom of God from the Sermon on the Mount (AKA the beattitudes)?
Jesus often said "The kingdom of God is like....." and then illustrated the spiritual truth with a practical story that the people could understand. In these...
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Michael Bartlett
What are spiritual blessings?
Has blessed me (past tense) with EVERY spiritual blessing. This is referring to the finished works of Jesus Christ. God knows the beginning and the end so...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why didn't Jesus go out and see His mother and brothers when He was told they were waiting outside for Him?
Jesus received His true humanity from His mother, and He loved His earthly family dearly. But, as the gospels indicate, He began preparing them as early as...
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Paul Kanu
What is meant by "gates" and "doors" in this chapter?
What are the symbolic meanings?
Psalms 24:1 - 10
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Why did God use Adam's rib to create Eve?
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What is the best way to evangelize someone who is in a cult or false religion?
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Ben Amanambu
, Engineer,estate developer, pastor,hospital chapel Abuja nig.
What is a blessing according to the Bible?
What is blessing according to the bible? To bless someone simply means to say something good about the person or to wish the person well...the opposite is to...
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Shirley H.
, prayer warrior
What does it mean that the sea, death, and Hades will give up the dead in them to be judged?
Let's back up to Revelation 20:5, "But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection." These...
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Ben Amanambu
, Engineer,estate developer, pastor,hospital chapel Abuja nig.
What does it mean that Jesus fulfilled the law, but did not abolish it?
What does it mean that Jesus fulfilled the law, but did not abolish it? For us to answer this question, we must understand what the law is intended to...
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Emo Tenorio
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What do the half-moon symbols from Gideon's enemies in Judges 8 represent?
I humbly submit that you've discovered the true pagan roots of a form of coercive government rule, operating and passing it's self as the world's third and...
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What are the keys of the kingdom?
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, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What can we learn about the Kingdom of God from the Sermon on the Mount (AKA the beattitudes)?
The beatitudes, while they are not a means by which people can receive eternal life (since that comes only by faith in Christ, rather than by any actions we...
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Tony Flores
, Tony Flores a servant of Jesus Christ
What can we learn about the Kingdom of God from the Sermon on the Mount (AKA the beattitudes)?
The Sermon on the Mount or also known as the Beatitudes are characteristics that God(Jesus) wants His people to have on earth so that their life can show...
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JD Abshire
Should we forgive those who sin against us even if they do not ask for forgiveness nor regret nor repent?
In our relationships with man the Bible teaches in Luke 17:3-4 "Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent,...
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Doreen Lovell
, Evangelist and Prayer Intercessor
What can we learn about the Kingdom of God from the Sermon on the Mount (AKA the beattitudes)?
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT (The Beatitudes) Matt. 5:1-12 The opening verses of this sermon indicate that this message deals with inner states of mind and heart,...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What can ordinary people do about sinful religious leaders?
I believe the most important thing that ordinary people can do is PRAY! 1. Pray that the Holy Spirit will convict them of their sins and lead them to confess...
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Ariel HaNaviy
, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
What does the Bible say about Christian liberty?
“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” (Gal. 5:1) What exactly IS the slavery that Paul...
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What does it mean to truly follow Christ?
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What does the Bible say about trust?
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Ariel HaNaviy
, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
What does Paul mean when he says to not let anyone judge us in regard to keeping the Sabbath?
I want to offer an explanation that I don't hear too often in churches. Let me quote the verse in question: “Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in...
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Pastor Shafer
What does it mean that love never fails?
1 Corinthians 13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, a [Charity] Greek: agape...