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Comment by Philip Davies

What is dispensationalism and is it Biblical?

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Hi Lane, you've had a tough time with this answer you gave, but substantially you are correct. Don't lose heart. Best wishes Philip

August 14 2024

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

Is silent prayer biblical?

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Silent prayer is praying in secret; it is to pray without being noticed. It's more than just closing your eyes when you're in the presence of others and...

August 14 2024

Comment by trent miller

What is dispensationalism and is it Biblical?

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Joshua 21:45 clearly states that the land promises have been fulfilled. How do dispensationalists, who claim to take all scripture literally, ignore this...

August 14 2024

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What does it mean that "the marriage bed is to be undefiled"?

August 13 2024

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What should be the mission of the church?

August 13 2024

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Was the pre-incarnate form of Jesus absent from Heaven during His humanity in the flesh on earth?

In my opinion, omnipresence (such as being in heaven and on earth simultaneously) was an attribute of Christ prior to His bodily incarnation that He gave up...

August 13 2024 Follow Vote Up

Comment by Paula Fether , Lifelong student of the scriptures

Does a Christian rest until the rapture or is he in heaven at the time of his death?

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Thank you, on behalf of the person who made it at Stack Exchange! :-)

August 13 2024

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Is God compassionate or ferocious (Lamentations 3:22)?

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Merciful Lord, I ask that You reveal Your loving, kind, and merciful nature to my neighbors. Let them see the depth of Your compassion and the boundless...

August 13 2024

Answer by Billy P Eldred

Why did the Israelites need manna if they had flocks/herds of animals that they could eat?

As has been said, we don't know the full answer to this question but here is my simple explanation. First, there were many Israelites. It wouldn't take much...

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Does a Christian rest until the rapture or is he in heaven at the time of his death?

August 12 2024

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Is God compassionate or ferocious (Lamentations 3:22)?

August 12 2024

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

How can we experience true freedom in Christ?

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Are you saying that when someone confesses, repents, and is water baptized that God will only then add them to the church, the body of Christ? That would...

August 12 2024

Question by Greg Frost , Hungry learner ...never full of the Word.

Was the pre-incarnate form of Jesus absent from Heaven during His humanity in the flesh on earth?

As Jesus was in Mary's womb, the Angel of the Lord appeared in a dream/vision to Joseph on 3 occasions (the NASB reads "an angel of the Lord" Matt 1:20), whi...

Matthew 2:13

August 12 2024 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why does Job say, "The Lord gives and takes," and does it work in the New Testament?

Job 40:2,7: "Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him?...Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me." We...

August 12 2024 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What does the Bible say about lying? Is lying a sin?

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See also this verse: Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but those who plan peace have joy. Proverbs 12:20 - ESV

August 12 2024

Answer by Kevin Honeycutt , Servant of Jesus Christ

How can we experience true freedom in Christ?

What must we do to be free? Let us look at what the Apostles told everyone they must do, to be free, Hear- Romans 10:17, Matthew 11:15, Acts 18:8, Acts 28:28...

August 12 2024 1 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Would remarriage after a divorce still be considered adultery if abuse is involved?

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Reuben, if a sin was committed Jesus Christ took responsibility for it on the cross. Neither party will be punished for it. 2 Cor 5:18-21 "And all things are...

August 12 2024

Answer by Susan Jurich

Would remarriage after a divorce still be considered adultery if abuse is involved?

What a heartbreaking place is the home and marriage of two professing Christians with young children who all attend church together. Watching the father...

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Is God compassionate or ferocious (Lamentations 3:22)?

From the analogy of a human standpoint, a parent may love his children more than words can express, but that does not prevent the parent from disciplining...

August 11 2024 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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Should a Christian raise a child with the other parent but they are not married?

August 11 2024

Answer by Paula Fether , Lifelong student of the scriptures

Does a Christian rest until the rapture or is he in heaven at the time of his death?

This is, in my opinion, a good concise response from Stack Exchange - Biblical Hermeneutics: Greek uses the order of words to indicate prominence. If a word...

August 11 2024 2 Comments 9 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by John Matthews , Retired Professional Singer, Conductor and Seeker

What is Angelology?

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Andrew, national affairs - those decisions affecting a particular nation - do not include all of humanity. In the New Testament, Jesus never interfered in...

August 11 2024

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How can I learn to trust that God is in control?

August 11 2024

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Does a Christian rest until the rapture or is he in heaven at the time of his death?

One useful discussion presenting another perspective on this issue that I have come across (and that I have mentioned previously on ebible.com) has been a...

August 10 2024 2 Comments 9 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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August 10 2024

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How can I know if something is a sin?

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What is general revelation and special revelation?

August 10 2024

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Is God compassionate or ferocious (Lamentations 3:22)?

I think God is mainly compassionate: Isaiah 54:10 says, quoting God, "For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not...

August 10 2024 2 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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Is God compassionate or ferocious (Lamentations 3:22)?

This and many other verses in Scripture describe God as merciful and compassionate, slow to wrath, and plentiful in kindness (cf. Ps 103:8 ; James 5:11; 1 J...

Lamentations 3:1 - 66

August 10 2024 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

How can I find joy in the midst of trials?

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Singer Crystal Lewis does a good job on this, "Beauty for Ashes": [Chorus] He gives beauty for ashes Strength for fear Gladness for mourning Peace for...

August 10 2024

Answer by Bennie Harrell

Does a Christian rest until the rapture or is he in heaven at the time of his death?

We must remember there are no punctuation marks in the original manuscripts. In Jesus' remarks to the thief on the cross, with bible teaching on death,...

August 10 2024 1 Comments 9 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Donna Williams

What does it mean in Genesis 9:4: "But you must never eat any meat that still has the lifeblood in it"?

It means that eating any flesh with the blood still in it was a sin, and any person who disobeyed the commandment would be cut off or put to death. I believe...

August 10 2024 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Andrew Osakue , Ex: Chief T. Officer, Fish Farmer, Bible Teacher, Men Leader

What is Angelology?

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Hello John, angels are occasionally sent to intervene in national affairs as were the cases in 2Ki 19:35, 1 CHRO 21:15-16, 2 CHRO 32:21, to mention a few. I...

August 10 2024

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What does the Bible say about setting goals?

August 10 2024

Comment by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

How is God like a rock (Psalm 31:2)?

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https://ebible.com/questions/19987-how-is-god-a-rock-psalm-18-2-psalm-18-31-psalm-19-14

August 09 2024

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Comment by Billy P Eldred

Does Matthew 7:21-23 mean that believers can lose salvation?

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James, neither John 3:16 nor any other verse I have read in the Bible says, "Who have believed on Him". What it says is, "Who believe in Him". Present tense....

August 09 2024

Answer by Charles Crabtree

Why does Job say, "The Lord gives and takes," and does it work in the New Testament?

Jesus, in teaching about forgiving, used the parable of the unforgiving servant. This shows one example of God taking away what was given. Matthew 18:21-35...

August 09 2024 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What is meant by " ... whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas." (Psalm 8:8)?

"The paths of the seas," according to Matthew Maury, mean that "the oceans have subsurface currents with regular circulation patterns—the “paths of the seas”...

August 09 2024 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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I am a parent; how can I let go of my adult children?

August 09 2024

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

Why does Job say, "The Lord gives and takes," and does it work in the New Testament?

We are told a few things in scripture about what is going on today (Eph 3:2). God's "grace is sufficient" (2 Cor 12:7-10). Believers have been gifted "all...

August 09 2024 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Why does Job say, "The Lord gives and takes," and does it work in the New Testament?

As indicated in the book of Job, God gave Satan the power to take away the blessings that Job had been given in order to prove that Job's uprightness and...

August 09 2024 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Sewinet Belete

Why does Job say, "The Lord gives and takes," and does it work in the New Testament?

Does the same principle work now after Jesus' death and resurrection? Does God take away what He gives to us?

Job 1:21

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Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What is meant by " ... whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas." (Psalm 8:8)?

In my view, the verse is intended to encompass creatures who live exclusively or primarily in the sea but are not fish, such as fish-like mammals (such as...

August 08 2024 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Paula Fether , Lifelong student of the scriptures

What does it mean in Genesis 9:4: "But you must never eat any meat that still has the lifeblood in it"?

According to https://www.studylight.org/bible/eng/amp/genesis/9-4.html under Gill's Notes, "The animal must be slain before any part of it is used for food....

August 08 2024 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Who is authorized to oversee the Lord's Supper?

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Meshack, what about senior shut-ins who are at high risk of contracting disease? If the shut-in is a believer, can he conduct his own Communion at home?

August 08 2024

Question by Anonymous
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What is meant by " ... whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas." (Psalm 8:8)?

Psalm 8:8 King James Version 8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

Psalms 8:1 - 9

August 08 2024 2 Answers Follow Vote Up