Is fear a sin?
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Dawn Heath
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Vin Smith
, Concert Pianist. Piano Tuner. Talk Show Host. Novelist.
Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?
...We are not under Mosaic Law (Gal 2:19). Mosaic Law was nailed to the cross (Col 2:14). We have always been under the laws of God as revealed by Jesus...
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Lowell Baker
Do the dead know what the living are doing?
Or do only the living know what the living are doing?
Ecclesiastes 9:4 - 6
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Vincent Mercado
, Skeptic turned believer, Catholic, father of 3
What is the meaning of the rainbow?
In Genesis 9, the NASB and KJV uses the word 'bow' instead of 'rainbow' - from the Hebrew 'qesheth', a bow is a weapon, and I would suggest it it God's...
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Ariel HaNaviy
, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
What was the meaning and importance of the Jerusalem Council?
The issue before the council in Acts 15 primarily addressed the question of how Gentile Christians were to be included and recognized alongside their Jewish...
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Billy P Eldred
What is Arminianism, and is it biblical?
The other answers do a good job of explaining what Armianism is. I want to address the other part of your question. Is it biblical? Both Armianism and...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What can we learn from the life of Caiaphas?
I would say that the life of Caiaphas primarily illustrates the hazards of selective reading of Scripture, and of allowing external circumstances or...
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Louise Baldwin
What does the Bible say about having discretion?
Proverbs 2:1 - 22
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Salem Markus Purba
What did Jesus mean when He promised an abundant life?
An abundant life is understood by the believers and followers of Jesus as a kind of life given by the Spirit to all of them (John 3:16; 6: 63-65). It is a...
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Ariel HaNaviy
, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
Will a Temple be built during the Millennial Kingdom?
Will the Temple be rebuilt in the Millennium? According to a literal understanding of the last dozen or so chapters in Ezekiel, yes. The corporate animal...
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Ariel HaNaviy
, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
If the Jewish people do not offer animal sacrifices, how do they believe they can receive forgiveness from God?
Even though I am a Messianic Jew (one who has embraced his Messiah Yeshua--Jesus), allow me to speak as a traditional, non-Messianic Jew for a moment, in...
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What is a kinsman redeemer?
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What should we learn from the account of Samson and Delilah?
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Does everyone who claims to be saved go to heaven?
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Who were the spirits in prison?
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Ariel HaNaviy
, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
What is the difference between the Old Testament vs. New Testament?
Firstly I want to say that using a standard lexicon, anyone can see that in Greek, Old Testament is “palaios diathekes,” and New Testament is sometimes “neos...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How do I practice "Be ye Holy as I am Holy" as written in 1 Peter 1:16?
To be Holy is to let Christ live His life in us and through us. We love God and people not because we have to but because we want to. He puts it in our...
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Ariel HaNaviy
, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
What is the purpose of the Mosaic Law?
I only want to add one aspect of the purpose of the Mosaic Law that I feel has not been expressed in these answers yet: A great deal of the Torah centers...
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Ariel HaNaviy
, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
Did Abraham observe the Sabbath?
The bible does not explicitly say that Abraham DID observe seventh day Sabbath. But it doesn't speak to the contrary either. Maybe he did. Maybe he didn't....
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Ariel HaNaviy
, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
Why did God change the laws that man must obey from the Old to New Testament?
God did not change any of his laws. God does not change (Mal. 3:6). Nor did his Son Yeshua (Jesus) change any of the laws. Yeshua also does not change, for...
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Ricky Lawwill
Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?
In response to can you reach a state of non forgiveness, Paul lets us know of a dangerous state of being and calls it the reprobate mind. Romans 1:26-28....
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Ariel HaNaviy
, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
If I obey the Old Testament Law (Torah) today, am I pleasing God or the devil?
Q: If I obey the Old Testament Law (Torah) today, am I pleasing God or the devil? A: The entire Bible flows in the direction of being pleasing to God if you...
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Ariel HaNaviy
, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
Did the Apostle Paul preach the end of the Law?
Did the Apostle Paul preach the end of the Law? The short answer is “no.” Paul not only DID Torah, he also taught others to DO the Torah. For instance, these...
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Ariel HaNaviy
, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
Should Christians celebrate Passover?
The short answer is “yes,” Christians should celebrate Passover. After all, Paul explicitly tells us to in 1 Cor. 5:8. He says, “Let us therefore celebrate...
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Ariel HaNaviy
, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
What day is the Sabbath, Saturday or Sunday? Do Christians have to observe the Sabbath day?
I want to answer the questions in reverse order of how they were asked. Q: Do Christians have to observe the Sabbath day? A: As covenant-bound believers in...
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Reinhard Antwi
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Ariel HaNaviy
, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
What did the Apostle Paul mean by the "mystery?"
The question does not specify which mystery of Paul’s they are inquiring about; as others have pointed out, Paul used the word mystery (Greek=musterion) to...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
What will happen to Christians with unconfessed sin on judgment day?
I believe that Jesus died to pay the penalty for all my sins - past, present and future. My forgiveness does not depend on my confession, it depends on...
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How do Christians make their "calling and election" certain? (2 Peter 1:10)
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Why did God change the laws that man must obey from the Old to New Testament?
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What is the Third Wave Movement?
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Timothy Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
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Does I John 1:5-10 imply that sin is unavoidable?
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Anonymous
What will happen to Christians with unconfessed sin on judgment day?
What happens to a Christian if they die before they can repent of the last sin they committed? Or if they die with a longstanding unconfessed sin?
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does "you do not have because you do not ask" mean in James 4:2?
It is true also that God gives great wealth to some people for His own reasons. When Job lost his family and all his wealth God restored Him with twice as...
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What is the 'age of accountability' and is it Biblical?
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What does it mean that Jesus saves?
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Lena Wms
, Student @Christ Gospel Church, S.S.Teacher, Observer
Why was Job put through so many trials by God?
What an awesome question! So many people today ask the same thing of their own circumstances. Why? How and How Long? Many of us fail to see the broader...
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Lena Wms
, Student @Christ Gospel Church, S.S.Teacher, Observer
Do angels sometimes help non-believers, or are they only sent to assist Christians?
This is only my personal opinion, I believe that every person is assigned a guardian angel. I believe that God allows our angel to protect us until we can...
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William Gleason
, Gideon, retired federal agent
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Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
Did Jesus go to hell between His death and resurrection?
There are several different places/terms often translated as 'hell' in the Bible or thought of as 'hell' in common parlance, so to determine where Jesus went...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did God allow Hagar to get pregnant by Abraham at the time it happened, while Sarah could not?
Abraham found favor with God, which led God to call him in Genesis 12. However, he was still an imperfect human being with free will. The Bible records...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Can Satan or demons harm our bodies and cause us to get sick?
Satan is, in a sense, the source of all human sickness and imperfection. If humans had not yielded to Satan's original temptation to disobey God in a vain...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does the Bible mean that we are not to judge others?
Paul said we are not to judge those outside the church as God is their judge. But we are to judge those in the church, but make sure it is something from...
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Orville Carney
Which comes first Grace or Faith?
Grace come first because grace is God's love for us - love that was is and always will be. Faith is ours - our belief (faith) in God and Jesus Christ. God's...
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Orville Carney
Which comes first Grace or Faith?
Grace come first because grace is God's love for us - love that was is and always will be. Faith is ours - our belief (faith) in God and Jesus Christ. God's...
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Ariel HaNaviy
, Messianic Jew and Torah Teacher with Messianic Congregation 'The Harvest'
Why was circumcision so important to the Jews?
Short Answer: God commanded Abraham to be circumcised. God also commanded eight-day old baby boys to be circumcised. Circumcision was a command of God so the...