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Jack Gutknecht
Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
I was a factory worker almost all my life, now retired. I used to be an addict. I fought against this sin in my life, but I could not win at all. But I came to Christ through a Billy Graham crusade to which my grandmother took my sister and me in 1964. I played 12-string guitar in both our English and Spanish worship services at the church for 5 years and taught kids for about 50. The "ABC/DTS graduate" means that I graduated from Arizona Bible College 'magna cum laude' and from Dallas Theological Seminary. I got "The Map and Compass Award" from Scottsdale Bible Church for getting my carload lost so many times on College and Career outings. I haven't changed much. We are proud cat owners of a Domestic Shorthair tabby, "Sophie," who was a kitten abandoned at a busy intersection in Atlanta and who crawled into the wheel well of the car of my brother-in-law, while he was paused at a stoplight. A nearby car had to call his attention to her before the light turned green!
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What does the phrase, "being justified freely by His grace" mean in Romans 3:24?
Other translations are helpful here. J.B. Phillips says, "Under this divine...
What does the phrase, "being justified freely by His grace" mean in Romans 3:24?
"Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ...
Romans 3:24
24 And are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
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Why is Jesus' resurrection, mentioned in Matthew 28:6, the key to the Christian faith?
Matthew 28:1 - 10
1 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.
Why does Matthew say there was only one angel at the tomb when John says there were two?
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Matthew 28:5
5 But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.
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What do these verses, Matthew 28:1-8, teach us about the Resurrection story?
What are these historical events and doctrinal implications of Christ's...
Matthew 28:1 - 8
1 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.
What does the Bible say about misguided thoughts?
See especially Genesis 6:5 to start... "And God saw that the wickedness of...
Genesis 6:1 - 22
1 When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them. 2 The sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.
What kind of man was this Haman?
Esther 3:1 - 15
1 After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, and advanced him and set his throne above all the officials who were with him. 2 And all the king's servants who were at the king's gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage.
What can we learn from Rebekah in Genesis 24:12-21?
Genesis 24:12 - 21
12 And he said, "O Lord, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show steadfast love to my master Abraham. 13 Behold, I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.
Why did oaths involve putting a hand under someone's thigh?
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