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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

How should I understand Matthew 5:45, where Jesus says God sends rain on the just and the unjust, alongside Ecclesiastes 7:20, which says there is no just man on earth who does good and does not sin?

To understand Matthew 5:45 alongside Ecclesiastes 7:20, you need to consider the difference between positional/comparative righteousness and absolute moral...

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Answer by Donna Williams

How can we practically "be thankful" in challenging circumstances? Colossians 3:15

Dear Anonymous, we are to be thankful by practicing it in our every day living. The apostle is also teaching us how we are to interact with one another as...

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Your question: Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law? The answer is no. But not doing so carries a consequence. Hear what Jesus said: Matthew...

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Answer by Daniel Veler

If I obey the Old Testament Law (Torah) today, am I pleasing God or the devil?

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How should I understand Matthew 5:45, where Jesus says God sends rain on the just and the unjust, alongside Ecclesiastes 7:20, which says there is no just man on earth who does good and does not sin?

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

What does it mean to love your neighbor as you love yourself?

What does it mean to love your neighbour as you love yourself? Jesus answered the question, "Who is my neighbour?" through the parable of the Good Samaritan...

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How can we practically "be thankful" in challenging circumstances? Colossians 3:15

I.e. What are ways to show gratitude in tough times? Colossians 3:15 MEV 15 Let the peace of God, to which also you are called in one body, rule in your h...

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

What does it mean to be praying in the Holy Spirit?

What does it mean to be praying in the Holy Spirit? To pray in the Holy Spirit means praying under the guidance, power, and influence of the Holy Spirit...

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

What does it mean to be poor in spirit?

What does it mean to be poor in spirit? Matt. 5:3: "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Jesus meant that true happiness...

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

Why did God allow Satan and the demons to sin?

Why did God allow Satan and the demons to sin? God allowed Satan and the demons to sin because He created spiritual beings with genuine moral freedom. That...

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

What does it mean that the Lord is "my portion"? (Lamentations 3:24)

What does it mean that the Lord is "my portion"? Lamentations 3:24 ESV: "Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him." The Levites as...

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

What does it mean that the Lord is my banner?

What does it mean that the Lord is my banner? Exodus 17:15 - 16 ESV: "15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi; 16 And he said,...

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Answer by Daniel Veler

What is the Power that works within us?

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What does it mean that Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath?

Jesus said, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath". Then he said, "The Son of man is (I am) also Lord of the Sabbath". Could these two...

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Answer by Daniel Veler

How relevant is the Old Testament today?

Your question: How relevant is the Old Testament today? Let’s first understand the reason behind the division of the Bible into the Old and New Testaments,...

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

What does it mean that Zerubbabel was the LORD's signet ring?

What does it mean that Zerubbabel was the LORD's signet ring? Zerubbabel, who served Jehovah in an official capacity in connection with rebuilding the temple...

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Answer by Daniel Veler

What is evidence of the Holy Spirit?

Your question: What is evidence of the Holy Spirit? The evidence of the Holy Spirit is within and without you. Let me explain what I mean. Once you receive...

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Answer by Daniel Veler

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

How relevant is the Old Testament today?

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

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Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College & Dallas Seminary graduate, Pentair

What is the Power that works within us?

Ephesians 3:20 20 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, Ask … Ask All...

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Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College & Dallas Seminary graduate, Pentair

What can we learn from Isaiah's vision in Isaiah 6?

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Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College & Dallas Seminary graduate, Pentair

What does the Bible say about the power of words?

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

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Why would a king ride a donkey instead of a warhorse? Jesus is fulfilling a prophecy He was willing to submit humbly to fulfilling the prophecy about him,...

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Answer by Daniel Veler

What is "the day" (1 Corinthians 3:13)?

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Answer by Daniel Veler

How do I find peace in such a world of turmoil?

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Answer by Daniel Veler

Should a Christian promote world peace?

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

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Answer by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Why didn't the nakedness of Adam and Eve embarrass them before the fall (Genesis 2:25)?

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

Should a Christian promote world peace?

Should a Christian promote world peace? That is a wonderful thought: But Jeremiah recorded for us in Chapter 10: 23 ESV the following: "O Jehovah, I know...

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

Before receiving the law at Sinai, how did Moses judge?

Before receiving the Law at Sinai, how did Moses judge? The answer is recorded in the following scripture: Exodus 18:16: "When they have a matter, they come...

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

Did Moses copy the Law from the Code of Hammurabi?

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

What did Jesus mean when He said that we should forgive others seventy times seven?

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Answer by Jolie Rohwer

What is the Sunday law that Ron Wyatt prophesied about on his deathbed?

The Bible tells us that a characteristic of God’s remnant is “those who keep the commandments of God.” Rev. 12:17, 14:12, 22:14 1 John 3:4 tells us “sin is...

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

What did Paul mean when he said that we have the mind of Christ?

What did Paul mean when he said that we have the mind of Christ? 1 Corinthians 2:16: "For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him?...

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