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Comment by Carly Dart

What was Elihu's message to Job?

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You know what’s incredibly interesting about this part of the Bible and the point you made, “Some commentators feel Elihu comes across as a brash and...

August 19 2022

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What does it mean when God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil"?

August 19 2022

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What is the baptism of/by/with fire?

August 19 2022

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

How did Joseph know that to sleep with Potiphar's wife was a sin?

Joseph refused her advances because he knew it was dishonorable to sleep with the wife of his master (who deeply trusted him) and because it was sin—breaking...

August 19 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What are the keys to resisting temptation?

To resist temptation, follow Joseph’s example in Genesis 39:7-10 where Joseph resists the temptation to commit adultery, better, Genesis 39:7-12. Also,...

August 19 2022 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How was Lucifer allowed to sin while in heaven? Isn't heaven a place of perfection and sinlessness? How could sin have entered into Lucifer's mind/heart/spirit if he was in a perfect heaven?

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I agree with Chris, the question wasn't answered. I believe the premise of the question is faulty. I don't think the bible is saying that Satan and the...

August 19 2022

Comment by Charlotte Howell

I am a Catholic. Why should I consider becoming a Christian?

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Jesus said that whoever confesses him as Lord and Savior is saved, for Catholics and protestants are Christians. The Holy Spirit will work out the rest.

August 19 2022

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I am a Catholic. Why should I consider becoming a Christian?

August 19 2022

Comment by Ezekiel Kimosop

I am a Catholic. Why should I consider becoming a Christian?

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My view is that the Council of Carthage was not constituted by Roman Catholic Bishops. The Roman Catholic Church had not been constituted at this point in...

August 19 2022

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

What does the Bible say about people who are transgender?

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I don't think it much matters to transgender people whether "the bible does not condemn transgender people," or if it does. I don't believe that to be their...

August 19 2022

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

What does the Bible say about people who are transgender?

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Continuing, And I think her reminding us to put a guard on our faulty personal opinions, and our political and religious stew of viewpoints, is a nice thing...

August 19 2022

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

What does the Bible say about people who are transgender?

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Yes Mr Smith, she does sound like a nice person. But I don't think that was why she said what she said. I think she wants the christian community to know...

August 19 2022

Comment by Christian Knickerbocker

Who is the prophet the Pharisees are referring to in John 1:25?

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I have heard it said that the prophet was Moses, simply by dint of the fact that they called him THE prophet. I don't think it’s right. I don't believe it...

August 19 2022

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

Why do some people refuse to believe in God, in spite of the evidence?

I can't address the specific case of the questioner's cousin, but I would say in general that the reason many people refuse to believe in God (no matter how...

August 18 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why did the people in Genesis live such long lives?

I think that "God granted those long lives so that we, looking back, could see from which we have fallen. In other words, those long lives testify that death...

August 18 2022 12 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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Why do some people refuse to believe in God, in spite of the evidence?

I have a cousin who's like this. I think he's a person who denies that God exists.

August 18 2022 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Albert DeBenedictis , Retired computer programmer

Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?

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Nathan Toronga wrote: “Now, the Sabbath law was observed by Jesus, the apostles (and Paul, who was especially recorded several times), and Paul attended with...

August 18 2022

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How do I receive forgiveness from God?

Our sin debt was paid in full at the cross. Romans 4:7-8. Blessed is the man whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin....

August 18 2022 7 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does the Bible mean when it says 'The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God''?

Our English word fool comes from a Latin word that means “bellows,” suggesting that the fool is a person “full of hot air.” “There is no God.” Believing...

August 18 2022 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What does putting God first really mean?

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Amen to that. The mission field can be right where we live. And I cannot imagine leaving my wife and family for any reason. God created the family first, and...

August 18 2022

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

What does putting God first really mean?

All good answers. And let’s remember also, how we treat others is how we treat God. We find this in Matthew 25:31-46 (esp verse 40). Also, I find it odd when...

August 18 2022 1 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How could Jesus experience EVERY human temptation? (Hebrews 4:15)

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Rajesh Sony, It would be great if you would rewrite this as a direct answer to the question instead of a response to Jack's answer. This is spot on! I take...

August 18 2022

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

Could Jesus have sinned? If He was not capable of sinning, how could He truly be able to 'sympathize with our weaknesses' (Hebrews 4:15)? If He could not sin, what was the point of the temptation?

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Colossians 1:19 ~ In Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form. You listed the right scripture right there, Mr Houdmann. That really settles...

August 17 2022

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

Could Jesus have sinned? If He was not capable of sinning, how could He truly be able to 'sympathize with our weaknesses' (Hebrews 4:15)? If He could not sin, what was the point of the temptation?

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I think the honorable thing to do is to confess to what is truly believed. Is he both fully God and fully man? What's the real meaning of that? How can that...

August 17 2022

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

Could Jesus have sinned? If He was not capable of sinning, how could He truly be able to 'sympathize with our weaknesses' (Hebrews 4:15)? If He could not sin, what was the point of the temptation?

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J D, you explained this truth eloquently. "Considering the tri-unity and co-equality of the godhead, if one could sin all could sin." It doesn't get much...

August 17 2022

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

Could Jesus have sinned? If He was not capable of sinning, how could He truly be able to 'sympathize with our weaknesses' (Hebrews 4:15)? If He could not sin, what was the point of the temptation?

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Let's be clear about this 'Fully Man' thing.Every man conceived by man has a sin nature. He is fully man. Jesus is said to be fully man and he didn't have a...

August 17 2022

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

Could Jesus have sinned? If He was not capable of sinning, how could He truly be able to 'sympathize with our weaknesses' (Hebrews 4:15)? If He could not sin, what was the point of the temptation?

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These people are saying God, (Jesus) who is light, can have his light extinguished; all he has to do is change his mind. This God, who the scripture says,...

August 17 2022

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

Could Jesus have sinned? If He was not capable of sinning, how could He truly be able to 'sympathize with our weaknesses' (Hebrews 4:15)? If He could not sin, what was the point of the temptation?

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Your answer and Mr Houdmann's agree, but you explain it much better! The answers that say Jesus was capable of disobeying HIS OWN NATURE are way off base! I...

August 17 2022

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Why is 'the devil made me do it' not a valid excuse?

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John 3:18: Believers are no longer condemned. But we can be chastened by the Lord as a child of God. John 1:12. But, first John 1:8: If we say we have no sin...

August 16 2022

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

What does 11:11 mean in the Bible?

Some believe that 11:11 stands for Jeremiah 11:11 and, possibly, other books with a chapter 11. They see it as a "wake up call" to pay strict attention to...

August 16 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What does 11:11 mean in the Bible?

There is no special significance to it, as discussed at: https://www.gotquestions.org/11-11-in-the-Bible.html (This is the same discussion on Mr. Houdmann's...

August 16 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What does this passage mean, “One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want”?

An empirical or "common-sense" view of giving might conclude that the more of their resources that people give away to charitable causes, the poorer it would...

August 16 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why do people say worshipping Jesus is idolatry?

I would say that it would be because they regard Jesus as a mere man or human being, who would therefore not be worthy of the worship that should be reserved...

August 16 2022 Follow Vote Up

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

Why is 'the devil made me do it' not a valid excuse?

Wiersbe says, "A popular television comedian always got laughs when he said, 'The devil made me do it!'" Who was that comedian? Flip Wilson. (In the 1970s)...

August 16 2022 1 Comments 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Is it wrong for a Christian to have a dream catcher?

August 16 2022

Answer by Carly Dart

Is it wrong for a Christian to have a dream catcher?

In my opinion, yes it’s wrong. I can clearly see now at age 28, recently saved, that the occultism started at a very young age for me, and it was not my...

August 16 2022 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Is it true that 'where God guides, He provides'?

Where does this saying come from? The saying “where God guides, he provides” comes from a paraphrase of Isaiah 58:11. The Contemporary English Version of...

August 15 2022 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Anonymous
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What does 11:11 mean in the Bible?

"A popular superstition involves the number 11, which in numerology is a 'Master Number' signifying spiritual awareness or psychic intuition." --Houdmann

Ecclesiastes 8:14 - 17

August 15 2022 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Who were the priests of On? Was Joseph wrong to marry the daughter of a pagan priest?

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Just because a man or a woman tells a fiance they are "a christian," doesn't mean that person has truly been born again. Maybe they've attended church...

August 15 2022

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

Who were the priests of On? Was Joseph wrong to marry the daughter of a pagan priest?

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That's not how hearts are changed.. I'm not saying Asenath's heart wasn't "turned to the One True God," I have no way of knowing that either one way or the...

August 15 2022

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

Who were the priests of On? Was Joseph wrong to marry the daughter of a pagan priest?

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"Joseph no doubt won his wife over to the Hebrew faith." Really? No doubt? Why? Isaac had two sons, Esau and Jacob. Did Esau practice the same faith as Isaac...

August 15 2022

Comment by ainsley chalmers , Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.

Is the war in Iraq a just war?

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Man will always justify his sin. Hitler justified murdering 6 million Jews, Russians believe Ukraine belongs to them, al Quida believe America is evil and...

August 15 2022

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

Who were the priests of On? Was Joseph wrong to marry the daughter of a pagan priest?

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I bet there are many atheists with offspring who believe in Jesus. Being the offspring of a "pagan" doesn't make a person unwinnable to God. God saves! Being...

August 15 2022

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

Is the Holy Spirit a person?

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When we baptize in the "name" of... we baptize "by the authority" of... that's the point of it. When we bow "at the name" of Jesus, it means we bow to his...

August 15 2022

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

Has anyone ever seen God?

Nope. John 1:18 says, "No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him." "God is invisible...

August 15 2022 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Is God sovereign and/or do we have a free will?

August 14 2022