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  2. How can we "flourish like the palm tree" in our daily Christian walk?
  3. How can you "boast in the LORD" in your daily life today?
  4. Should adults act like children? (Mark 10:14-15)
  5. What can we learn from the ox and donkey's recognition of their owner?
  6. What is it that threatens to disconnect people from "the head"?
  7. Is Romans 1:29-30 talking about Christians or pagans?
  8. What does it mean to be 'disqualified in Colossians 2:18?
  9. What "powers and authorities" did Jesus "disarm"? (Colossians 2:15)
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Comment by Billy P Eldred

Does God still give visions to people today? Should believers expect visions to be a part of their Christian experience?

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John, how can you say visions ceased with the Apostles when the Bible says: Joel 2:28 NLT: [28] “Then, after doing all those things, I will pour out my...

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

Do human beings truly have a free will?

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Bob, I see that you argue that God "drags" people to salvation, that regeneration precedes faith, and that we have no real say in the matter until God...

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Comment by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

Is Romans 1:29-30 talking about Christians or pagans?

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Thanks, Jack. But to add to my answer: Romans 1:18: "For God's wrath is revealed from heaven against all godlessness and unrighteousness of people who by...

2 hours ago

Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

What does circumcision refer to in Colossians 2:11?

What does circumcision refer to in Colossians 2:11? ESV - 11 "In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the...

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

What does it mean to be 'disqualified in Colossians 2:18?

What does it mean to be 'disqualified in Colossians 2:18? "Disqualified" in Colossians 2:18 means being robbed of your reward—losing out on what God intends...

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

Is Romans 1:29-30 talking about Christians or pagans?

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Good answer, Shirley! I went to school with Tony Evans, a classmate at Dallas Theological Seminary. And a valuable way that I have found of memorizing long...

12 hours ago

Comment by James Rucker IV

What does it mean that God will give them over to a debased mind?

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Great response, Carina, thank you.

18 hours ago

Comment by James Rucker IV

Does the Bible call Christians to defend the faith / argue for the faith?

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Great stuff, thank you. Praise the Lord Jesus Christ --

18 hours ago

Answer by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

Is Romans 1:29-30 talking about Christians or pagans?

This is a direct quote from The Tony Evans BIBLE COMMENTARY ROMANS 1:28-32: "It gets worse. When people reject God, God delivers them over to a corrupt mind...

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Answer by Daniel Veler

In what year did Jesus die?

No one can truly know for sure the year Christ was crucified because the counting of the years we go by are not correct. Most scholars put Christ’s birth...

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What, if anything, happens after death?

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

What will happen to people during Jesus' 1000 year reign?

Very good question, Ivan! Yes, people will likely die, and yes, children will be born. The mortal survivors group consists of people who survive the Great...

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

What does Paul mean when he says to not let anyone judge us in regard to keeping the Sabbath?

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Galen, true, Paul wrote this in the context of Colossians 2:13-17. He explains that Jesus canceled the written code of the Mosaic Law by nailing it to the...

1 day ago

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

What are the seven things God hates?

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Bruce, do you like to sing? Bible verses? "Proverbs 6:16-19 (The Six Things)" by JumpStart3" Intro/Verse: These six things the Lord hates, Yes, seven are an...

1 day ago

Answer by Daniel Veler

What will happen to people during Jesus' 1000 year reign?

Your question, What will happen to people during Jesus' 1000 year reign? To comprehend the events that unfold when Christ returns with his Saints to...

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

How can you "boast in the LORD" in your daily life today?

Let me first say why boasting belongs to God alone -- Jeremiah 9:23-24—“Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom… but let him who boasts boast in this, that...

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

How can you "boast in the LORD" in your daily life today?

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Jeremiah 9:23-24 This is what the Lord says: “Let no wise man boast of his wisdom, nor let the mighty man boast of his might, nor a rich man boast of his...

1 day ago

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

How can you "boast in the LORD" in your daily life today?

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I also like the JFB, Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary on Psalm 34. Verse 1. Even in distress, which excites supplication, there is always matter for...

1 day ago

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

What does the Bible say about health?

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I.e. the two Hebrew words referenced in the text are Marpe and Riph'uth. 1. Marpe (מַרְפֵּא) Proverbs reference: Prov 16:24 Definition: Translates to...

1 day ago

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

How can you "boast in the LORD" in your daily life today?

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Ephesians 5:20 -- Always give thanks to God the Father for everything. Give thanks to him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (NIrV)

1 day ago

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

What does the Bible say about health?

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About the two Hebrew words for "health" or "healing" that Alexander Macalister discussed - מַרְפֵּא (Marpe'): This word means "healing" or "cure" and is...

2 days ago

Question by Anonymous
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What does it mean to be 'disqualified in Colossians 2:18?

How can believers move to a present and future hope without being disqualified by false humility, angel worship, or visions?"

Colossians 2:16 - 23

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

What does the Bible say about Christian tithing? Should a Christian tithe?

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Melody, I, too, love Malachi 3:10! I have memorized it using the first letters of each word to stand for the word, e.g. 10. B Y A T T I T S T T M B M I M H A...

2 days ago

Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

What happened in the upper room?

What happened in the upper room? Setting the Scene The "Upper Room" in the Bible (also known as the Cenacle) was a prominent meeting place in Jerusalem where...

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

What happened at Mars Hill in the Bible?

What happened at Mars Hill in the Bible? During his second missionary journey, Paul visited Athens and was distressed to find the city full of idols to pagan...

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

What does the Bible say about worry?

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And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? "Jesus said that worry is sinful. We may dignify worry by calling it by some...

2 days ago

Answer by Donna Williams

How can you "boast in the LORD" in your daily life today?

Dear Anonymous, as Christians we boast in or glory in all that God has done for us through His Son Christ Jesus. It should be a daily practice in the life of...

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What does the Bible say about health?

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Answer by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

How can you "boast in the LORD" in your daily life today?

To “boast in the LORD” is not to boast in ourselves, our works, our religious effort, or our own righteousness. It is to glory in who God is, His...

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

What will happen to a husband who does not provide basic needs for his own family? Will he end up in hell?

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That's right, Steve! Romans 3:10 says, "as it is written: 'None is righteous, no, not one;'"

3 days ago

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

What is the rock in Matthew 16:18?

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Your welcome, Janet! Glad I could be of assistance.

3 days ago

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

What can we learn from the ox and donkey's recognition of their owner?

They were absolutely sacrilegious, though their sacrilege takes a specific legal and relational form. To be sacrilegious is to violate what is sacred, and...

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

What can we learn from the ox and donkey's recognition of their owner?

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Alfred B. Smith has God singing "The Whippoorwill Song." God singing? Oh yes, see Zephaniah 3:17.

3 days ago

Comment by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

Who is the Queen of Heaven?

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I like your timely question: Is she still worshipped today? Good thinking?

3 days ago

Comment by Shirley H , Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!

What can we learn from the ox and donkey's recognition of their owner?

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Great Mr. Kimosop! Also see Deuteronomy 22:10 and 2 Corinthians 6:11-13.

3 days ago

Question by Anonymous
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How can you "boast in the LORD" in your daily life today?

Psalm 34:2 English Standard Version 2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad.

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Comment by Janet Austin , Lover of God. Right to the Soul, author

What is the rock in Matthew 16:18?

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What a great point you made that “Peter was married (Matt 8:14), and Popes do not marry. If the first Pope could marry, why later pronounce that no priest...

3 days ago

Answer by Leslie Coutinho

What does "living in Christ" (Colossians 2:6) involve? See Colossians 1:10-12.

Colossians 2:6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: One having the humbleness to have the desire for the knowledge of God,...

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

Can you give me a summary of the Old Testament?

"The Old Testament is fulfilled in the New, and the New Testament is concealed in the Old." The Old Testament is a divinely orchestrated promise, pattern,...

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Answer by Daniel Veler

What does it mean to be circumcised in Christ?

Your question: What does it mean to be circumcised in Christ? When Paul traveled to Jerusalem with a gentile convert, the Jews insisted that he undergo...

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

What "powers and authorities" did Jesus "disarm"? (Colossians 2:15)

What "powers and authorities" did Jesus "disarm"? (Colossians 2:15) Christ's death not only provided the basis for removing "the handwritten document," the...

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Answer by John Appelt

In what year did Jesus die?

Although not specifically stated, the date of Jesus’ death can be determined from a careful study of Bible statements and historical research. One such...

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Answer by Ezekiel Kimosop

What can we learn from the ox and donkey's recognition of their owner?

Isaiah 1:1-4 says: "Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth! For the Lord has spoken: “I have nourished and brought up children, And they have rebelled...

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Answer by Mark Vestal , Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!

What is it that threatens to disconnect people from "the head"?

In Colossians 2:19, “the Head” is Christ. Paul says plainly that Christ “is the head of the body, the church” (Col 1:18). The church, which is His body,...

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

Can you give me a basic timeline of the Bible?

The Bible timeline runs from Creation to the Apostolic Age, moving through a clear sequence of major events. Bible Timeline Creation to Early Humanity...

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Answer by Jeffrey Johnson

Can you give me a summary of the Old Testament?

Can you give me a summary of the Old Testament? Summary of the Old Testament The Old Testament tells the story of how God creates the world, chooses a...

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

What does it mean that God owns the cattle on a thousand hills?

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Another popular song lyric by Alfred B. Smith – The Whippoorwill Song I Give You Freedom, has in its [Chorus] -- "I own the cattle on a thousand hills; I...

4 days ago

Question by Anonymous
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What can we learn from the ox and donkey's recognition of their owner?

Isaiah 1:3 NCB An ox knows its owner and the donkey its master’s stall, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand. AMPC The ox [instinctive...

Isaiah 1:1 - 20

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