What is the difference between a tunic and a cloak?
Matthew 5:39 - 46
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Is the COVID-19 vaccine as safe as it can be made in this less-than-perfect world, and will it help us to stay healthy so that we can continue loving God and helping our neighbors?"
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We the people are the government. There is no authoritarian agency who dictates its views upon us. If we the people hire someone to work for us, we have the...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Is the COVID-19 vaccine as safe as it can be made in this less-than-perfect world, and will it help us to stay healthy so that we can continue loving God and helping our neighbors?"
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I've never cared much for our government! I've never had a reason to respect a government that made it against the law for my community to be free. And yet...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Is the COVID-19 vaccine as safe as it can be made in this less-than-perfect world, and will it help us to stay healthy so that we can continue loving God and helping our neighbors?"
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I totally agree! I don't think our age has anything to do with us thinking the same way about this. (I'm 66) There was a time when vaccines had a few...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What can we learn from Psalm 61:1-5 where David asks God to lead him?
This Psalm is a lament. It is attributed to King David. Obviously he feels far away from God. He needs God. He calls out to God in deep sadness. When we are...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is a Full Gospel church?
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I am a full gospel believer. The gospel of Paul. First Corinthians 15:3-4 That Christ died for my sins, according to the scriptures, that HE was buried and...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How can I live according to the spirit’s leading?
Paul discusses this in the same chapter containing the verse cited in the question (Galatians 5). He writes about what he calls "the acts of the flesh", in...
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by Vijaya Lekamge
, A retired, part qualified Accountant
What are the essentials of the gospel message?
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Dear Mr. Lyon, You wrote: "Again, where is the gospel of the Kingdom of God being preached to-day? Why is it not the emphasis of preachers to-day, it was at...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is the lust of the eyes?
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Whoever does the will of God lives forever. John 6:40 And this is the will of Him who sent me, that ALL that seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have...
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by Deepak Abraham
Who is our brother mentioned in 1 John 4: 21?
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Thank you for an insightful and well explained explanation, I thought the same but it is nice to get a detailed well thought out answer.
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John Appelt
What is the sermon on the mount?
The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7, was a message by Jesus for His disciples. There are some who think that it teaches the way to heaven. If it did, it...
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Brenda Franz
What should a Christian wife who has a habitual cheating husband do?
Is he walking around with a jar on his head? He knows he’s cheating; what he’s betting on is that your beliefs will let him stick around! He’s broken the...
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Brenda Franz
What would you say to a husband who says that based on Proverbs 31:11, he should not have to bring any money into the marriage and his wife should be the only breadwinner and should pay their whole cost of living?
I would say, “Give onto Cesar what is due.” Sounds like a malipulated excuse not to work. So just what is he really doing? There’s nothing worse than some...
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Dandam Nangor
How can I live according to the spirit’s leading?
Galatians 5:16
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What does it mean to walk in the light?
Walking in the light is the choice of the believer who does not want to be chastened by the Lord. We all make choices everyday. Some good and some not so...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Is the COVID-19 vaccine as safe as it can be made in this less-than-perfect world, and will it help us to stay healthy so that we can continue loving God and helping our neighbors?"
It is a matter of opinion. But I do not believe the government should have the power to make it mandatory to keep your job, or to do anything else for that...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Did Paul ever meet Jesus in person?
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What we DON'T DO, is teach that he might have met Jesus in person before the crucifixion, but both he and Jesus, Peter, John, and all the other people alive...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
What would you say to a husband who says that based on Proverbs 31:11, he should not have to bring any money into the marriage and his wife should be the only breadwinner and should pay their whole cost of living?
Genesis 2:15: "And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it." Genesis 2:18: "And the Lord God said, 'It is...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Is there scripture to confirm that Jesus spent time in Hades after the crucifixion and before the resurrection?
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Ephesians 4:7-9. When the thief on the cross believed on Jesus, Jesus told him, today you will be with me in paradise . Under the earth. Hell on one side and...
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Where did the woman that Cain married come from?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is the COVID-19 vaccine as safe as it can be made in this less-than-perfect world, and will it help us to stay healthy so that we can continue loving God and helping our neighbors?"
Maybe it's a combined product of my age (67)/generation, plus having worked exclusively for the federal government as a civilian (Civil Service) employee of...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What are the differences in kindness, goodness, and gentlness?
Good question, Tony Brant! When I pastored the Genoa City Bible Church in Genoa City, Wisconsin, I went to Wonder Lake Bible Church in Wonder Lake, Illinois,...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Are vaccinations ethical for Christians?
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*Dr. Fauci interview: If You Only Have 30 Seconds to Convince Someone to Get Vaccinated, Fauci Would Say This: "Look at the statistics," Fauci said, "they...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Was Jonah truly swallowed by a whale?
No, I say, in answer to the question, “Was Jonah truly swallowed by a whale?” “It was a “prepared” fish (Jonah 1:17), designed by God for the occasion, and...
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Carrie Hayes
, My name is Carrie Hayes and I am an ordained Minister
What are the differences in kindness, goodness, and gentlness?
I believe that the sixth fruit of the Spirit is goodness; however, our bible tells us that the word “good” actually means holy, pure and righteousness....
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John Appelt
Is there scripture to confirm that Jesus spent time in Hades after the crucifixion and before the resurrection?
A traditional belief is that Jesus was buried and, before He was resurrected, went down into Hades, preached to spirits there, and led righteous souls out of...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who are the priests referring to in Exodus 19:22?
I would conjecture that, even prior to the institution of the Levitical priesthood, the firstborn or heads among families exercised priestly functions. (That...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does it mean to be blessed with all spiritual blessing?
Great question, Hilary Peinke! (What does it mean to be blessed with all spiritual blessing? What is spiritual blessing?) In chapter 1 of Ephesians we see...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
If Christ emptied Himself of deity while on earth, then how could He be God?
Philippians 2:7: “emptied himself”: The Greek verb used here, kenoō, refers to Jesus pouring Himself out. In light of Phil. 2:6, 8, this seems to imply that...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Did Jesus ever travel to India?
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Thank you Terry!! Yes, we are 100% certain of the truth over lies. If it isn't of the truth it is a lie. There is no evidence of any kind that Jesus went to...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is joy (fruit of the Holy Spirit)?
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Joy is 1 John 5:13, that we know we have eternal life. That our sin debt was paid in full at the cross and we can no longer be condemned to hell. John 3:18
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is faithfulness (fruit of the Holy Spirit)?
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Romans 3:9-10. Since no one is righteous in the flesh, God seeks us through His death and resurrection. John 12:32 If I be lifted up from the earth will draw...
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by Albert DeBenedictis
, Retired computer programmer
Who are the priests referring to in Exodus 19:22?
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No priests are mentioned for the Israelites until later in the book of Exodus, so who are the priests referring to in Exodus 18:22 & 24?
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Albert DeBenedictis
, Retired computer programmer
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Are vaccinations ethical for Christians?
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John Appelt
Was Jonah truly swallowed by a whale?
Jonah 1:17 records the fact that God prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. In Hebrew the word is ‘dag gadol’ which is literally ‘sea creature large.’ In...
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by Hartensia Johnson
What would have happened if Adam and Eve had not touched the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil?
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I wrote this elsewhere but I feel it should have been here: It seems to me God wanted man to choose the Tree of LIfe; but he had to put a tree that was not...
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by Hartensia Johnson
What would have happened if Adam and Eve had not touched the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil?
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It seems to me God wanted man to eat from the Tree of Life; but it had to be man's choice. Here's why I say that: In order for there to be a choice there had...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What can we learn from Psalm 61:1-5 where David asks God to lead him?
I would say that David's request was a recognition of God's ability not only to lead, but to protect, which was the status to which David was asking (no...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why is the method of testing chastity different in Deuteronomy 22:13–21 than in Numbers 5?
To me, the blood-stained sheet in Deuteronomy is a "one-time" proof caused by an event that will not occur again (that is, bleeding caused by the penetration...
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by Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
Is caffeine addiction a sin?
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Matthew 7:1 does not mean that we are never to judge. But, in the same chapter we are told to be careful with God's Holy words. We are not to be critical or...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does God mean when he says by His prophet Hosea, "How shall I give thee up, Ephraim?"
Great question, DJ Field! Hosea 11:8 How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How... (see Isaiah 49:15 for a similar expression of Yahweh’s love for Israel. "Isaiah...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Is cleanliness next to godliness?
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Good answer, Jay! We had a janitor, Janitor Steve, at my church in Scottsdale, Arizona (Scottsdale Bible Church) who posted in the restrooms, "Cleanliness is...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is "saving faith"?
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Amen Brother. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the GIFT of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. We receive the free gift and we...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What does the Bible say that a husband or wife should do if their spouse refuses to participate in sexual relationship?
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Where did you get the idea it is a "she" who is holding back? The question is gender neutral. Is it assumed to always be a woman, since there are stereotypes...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What are the ingredients to a truly biblical worship service?
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Continuing, It says I must be your only Lord. "Hear, O Israel: The Lord your God is one Lord: And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What are the ingredients to a truly biblical worship service?
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"True biblical worship." I wonder how the people who lived before the bible was in print learned how to worship God? To call a worship "true biblical...