What shall we learn from the healing at the pool on the Sabbath?
The paralytic was hopeless because each time someone else got in before him. (John 5:7) The helplessness of this infirm resident of the pool is suggested by...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What shall we learn from the healing at the pool on the Sabbath?
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Good point, John, especially about the reliability of the Scriptures!
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How many god(s) does a Biblical Christian believe to exist?
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What should we learn from the golden calf incident in Exodus 32?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why did God send Ehud to kill the king of Moab?
Great question, Alaina Cormier! Why should we be surprised that God would give His people victory by the use of such unlikely weapons? After all, God has...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Is universalism / universal salvation Biblical?
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In a survey conducted by the Barna Research Group in 1992, nearly 1/3 of all born-again Christians stated that all good people will go to heaven, whether...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Why did Jesus heal only one person at the pool of Bethesda?
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It isn't said anywhere in the narrative that Jesus only healed that one person. That's an assumption based on the idea that if it isn't written that He...
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John Appelt
What shall we learn from the healing at the pool on the Sabbath?
The passage about the healing at the pool of Bethesda, John 5:1-17 provides a couple of many lessons. One is that John 5:1 mentions a feast, but it is not...
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ainsley chalmers
, Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.
Can you be born again and be in a state of apostasy?
Apostasy infers untruthful beliefs. When I first came to Christ 44 years ago I was green in some of my early beliefs such as salvation through works, beliefs...
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John Appelt
Did the witch of Endor really summon Samuel from the dead?
I Samuel 28:7-25 describes Saul visiting the witch of Endor. Because God was no longer speaking to Saul by “dreams or by Urim or by the prophets,” 28:6, Saul...
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by Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
How can I lose my salvation?
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"God does not chose people to be saved. He chooses those who have believed on Him for the free gift of eternal life." So if I understand you correctly, what...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Is temptation a sin? Is it a sin to be tempted?
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We will all be held responsible for our actions. I believe that we are to try to see each person as God's child and to try not to grieve the Holy Spirit. Our...
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Emo Tenorio
, Shomer
Am I allowed to be joyful while Ukraine suffers?
I humbly submit: Why willingly choose to be without JOY for even a moment? A powerful mass formation psychosis of late has imposed the fears of this world,...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does it mean to eat of the Lord's body and drink of His blood?
Great question, Wanda Jenkins! It is symbolic, in my view. Eating and drinking are metaphors for faith (see John 6:35). Wiersbe says that "drinking...
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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
Do human beings truly have a free will?
“Free” (adj.): not under the control or in the power of another. Everyone on earth is under the control of, or in the power of another, either Satan or God....
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is the difference between the Holy Spirit and Holy Ghost?
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Both the Holy Ghost and the Holy Spirit are one in the same. Ephesians 1:13-14 In whom ye also trusted, after ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Can God's face be seen (Genesis 32:30)?
Jesus said, “If you have seen me you have seen the Father. I and the Father are one.”
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How can you know for sure that you will have eternal life in Heaven with God?
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First John 2:2 For He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Is temptation a sin? Is it a sin to be tempted?
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If you think language can be intimidating, then you must realize how intimidating it is for a young man to be a victim of a "hate crime" for jogging on a...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Did Eli correct his sons or not? (1 Samuel 3:13)
1 Samuel 2:22-24 - Eli was very old. He knew about his sons' behavior. They were wicked. Eli said to them that many people were talking. Eli scolded them,...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How can I lose my salvation?
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Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the GIFT of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Since the gift of God is eternal life, and you...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What does "El Roi" mean for us today?
Hagar is desperate. God heard her! In verse 16:11, God reveals to her that she shall have a son, he will be a wild boy. (verse 16:12) Sarai's scheme will...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does it mean to "give the sacrifice of fools"?
Great question! ECCLESIASTES 5:1 says in the AMPC, “Keep your foot [give your mind to what you are doing] when you go [as Jacob to sacred Bethel] to the...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
According to the Bible, what can the Bible do for us?
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Long ago, when we were twinkles in God's eyes, He knew how we would be. So the council pre-designed a way for each of us to ultimately be with Him for...
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What does it mean to "give the sacrifice of fools"?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
According to the Bible, what can the Bible do for us?
1. The Bible imparts faith because, if we believe it, we will do what it says (Romans 10:17). "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Who was Zacharias?
Luke 1:5 - 25
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
According to the Bible, what can the Bible do for us?
John 8:51: Jesus declared "Most assuredly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death." AMEN, even so, come quickly Lord Jesus!
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Will more people go to heaven or to hell?
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Carolyn Hostetter
, Wife, mother, grandmother, retired church administrator
Do human beings truly have a free will?
John 15:16
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is the difference between a Christian and a disciple?
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Christian perfection is His imputed righteousness to our account. Romans 4:6 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth righteousness apart from works....
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is the difference between a Christian and a disciple?
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Why discipleship cannot save. We have to be born again to go to heaven. Ephesians 1:13-14 In whom ye also trusted, after ye heard the word of truth, the...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is the difference between a Christian and a disciple?
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Salvation is a free gift from God that cannot be earned. Discipleship is for rewards in heaven. Act 16:31. The thief on the cross. Faith alone apart from...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why is giving thanks to God important?
Regarding 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Dr. James A. Borror, former founding pastor of Scottsdale Bible Church, which I attended when I lived in Arizona for 18...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is the difference between a Christian and a disciple?
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Salvation is a free GIFT from God by faith alone apart from any works or actions. Romans 4:5 Faith alone. Romans 3:26-28. Faith alone. John 6:47 Faith alone....
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What does "El Roi" mean for us today?
Genesis 16:13 13 Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “1You are 2a God who sees”; for she said, “aHave I even 3remained alive here afte...
Genesis 16:1 - 16
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Did Eli correct his sons or not? (1 Samuel 3:13)
This text informs us that Eli’s sons “made themselves vile, and he did not restrain them.” However, in the previous chapter, Eli rebuked his sons for their e...
1 Samuel 3:1 - 21
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Can God’s voice be heard? (John 5:37)
Jesus declared to the Jews, “You have neither heard His [God’s] voice at any time, nor seen His form.” Yet the voice of God was heard many times in the OT (c...
John 5:30 - 47
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John Appelt
Who wrote the Book of Hebrews? Who was the author of Hebrews?
Many writers have been proposed as authors of Hebrews, but without success, and Paul has not been eliminated from being the author as considered in the first...
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John Appelt
Who / what were the Nephilim?
Genesis 6:4 speaks of ‘giants’ or ‘Nephilim.’ A common understanding is that they are the offspring of the ‘sons of God’ and the ‘daughters of men,’ Genesis...
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John Appelt
Who were the sons of God and daughters of men?
The phrase ‘the sons of God’ (Hebrew ‘bene ha Elohim’) in Genesis 6:2 has three basic interpretations: DESCENDANTS OF SETH. The Sethite view according to...
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John Appelt
How old was Saul (1 Samuel 10) when he was anointed, and how old was he when he actually became King?
Not much is given about Saul’s reign. Paul states he ruled for forty years, Acts 13:21. This is not rounded off, but the actual number. But it is not known...
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What does the Bible say about music?
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What does the Bible say about when God will judge us?
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What should a Christian wife do if her husband hardly wants to be intimate with her?