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Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Is, "Grace Got You," by Mercy Me, a theologically sound song?

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Our sin debt was paid in full 2,000 years ago. Romans 4:5-8. It is a sin and get away with it because our sin debt is paid in full and we can no longer be...

January 16 2021

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What does the Bible say about transformation?

January 15 2021

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Do miracles prove Jesus’ divine mission? Luke 16:31

People who aren't open to God will hear only “thunder,” while those who are open hear the very voice of God (cf. John 12:27-29)....

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Do we have freedom or responsibility to wear face masks during COVID-19?

January 15 2021

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

Do people in heaven know what is going on earth?

The bible records at least two people whose souls [spirits] knew what was happening on earth through the events of Jesus' Transfiguration. "About eight days...

January 15 2021 3 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Why would God snatch the truth from our mouths? (Psalm 119:43)

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I get the connection: 42 then shall I have an answer for him r who taunts me, for I trust in your word. 43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my...

January 15 2021

Answer by Idorenyin Etuk

What is the unity of the faith in Ephesians 4:13?

The Ministry gifts were given for edification of the Church, to build every member of Christ till we all come to believe alike about Christ, know Him in the...

January 15 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Chris Dibbern

What is state/role of the saved one after death, before return of Jesus?

One day the Holy Spirit recommended that I read a short book called "The Order of Time" by Carlo Rovelli (a physicist). It's really fascinating stuff! It's...

January 15 2021 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Does wearing a face mask displace trust in God?

Wow...people’s lungs after having COVID are worse then the worst smoker's lungs!...as far as damage to the lungs goes.... So, no, wearing a face mask DOES...

January 15 2021 13 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Gary Wofford

Do we have freedom or responsibility to wear face masks during COVID-19?

For some people, I agree with the answer provided by Tim Maas. However, as a physician, I would point out that there are many reasons why not everyone is...

January 15 2021 3 Comments 5 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Do people in heaven know what is going on earth?

This is an understandable question, but I would say that they do not. In Isaiah 65:17, God says that, in the new heaven and the new earth that He will...

January 15 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

Is, "Grace Got You," by Mercy Me, a theologically sound song?

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Lynn, what line/s of the lyrics, in particular, do you think support this about Jesus freeing us from bondage to sin, vs. "getting away" with sin? What do...

January 15 2021

Answer by Tony Railton

Should I believe in organized religion?

Christianity is not a religion like Buddhism, Islam, or Hinduism. These religions rely on their believers doing “works” and “good deeds”, although...

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

What does it mean to worship the starry host or the host of the heavens?

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Matthew 7:13,14 "Enter by the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because...

January 15 2021

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Was it unfair for God to allow Job to suffer over what was basically an argument between God and Satan?

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What is not fair is that terrible sinners are saved. Job said, If I say I am perfect, I condemn myself with my own mouth. First John 1:8. If we say we have...

January 15 2021

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

Does the Bible teach situational ethics?

Situational ethics is a difficult topic to discuss. I think it can be Biblical at times for some of the very same reasons that Michael Houdmann thinks it...

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Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Is, "Grace Got You," by Mercy Me, a theologically sound song?

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You left out Romans 4:8 He will no longer impute sin to our account. All our future sins are paid. Sins we have not even thought of are all paid in full....

January 15 2021

Answer by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Is, "Grace Got You," by Mercy Me, a theologically sound song?

I do not know those who wrote the song. But, I believe they were basing it on Romans 11:6, and Romans 5:20 Where sin abounds grace much more abounds. John...

January 15 2021 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by lynn Sander

Is, "Grace Got You," by Mercy Me, a theologically sound song?

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Jennifer, I was not familiar with this song so I listened to it and read the full lyrics several times. While I agree it is important that christian music be...

January 15 2021

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What does the Bible say about government as far as "God being in control" is concerned?

The verses I value as important enough even to memorize are Psalm 22:28; 62:11; 115:3; Proverbs 21:1; Daniel 2:21; and Matthew 28:18 as far as God being in...

January 14 2021 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

What does the Bible say about government as far as "God being in control" is concerned?

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Thx for the encouragement but I’ll pass on the glory to the Holy Spirit, my resident teacher.

January 14 2021

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

Why would God snatch the truth from our mouths? (Psalm 119:43)

This verse 43 is connected to the preceding verse. The Psalmist is using hyperbole (the language of exaggeration) to declare how important it is to him that...

January 14 2021 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

Do miracles prove Jesus’ divine mission? Luke 16:31

The bible says that faith comes from hearing the word of God (Romans 10:17) and the gospel is the power of God for salvation (Romans 1:16). As mentioned in...

January 14 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What are the prophets and Samuel prophesying in 1 Samuel 19:20

Although prophesying is commonly thought of as the predicting of future events, the Greek origin of the word itself means simply "to speak on behalf of"...

January 14 2021 Follow Vote Up

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

What is the meaning of the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard?

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God calls all to be saved. John 12:32. And He paid the sin debt of everyone in the world. First John 2:2. But, only those who believe it of their own free...

January 14 2021

Answer by Tom Huntford

How are predestination and election connected with foreknowledge?

Nobody knows this. Nobody. There is a passage in the Bible, at the end of a section of scripture where these things are told us by God, which shows us so...

January 14 2021 6 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Do miracles prove Jesus’ divine mission? Luke 16:31

I would say that Jesus intended the miraculous works that He performed to be a witness as to His divine identity, and He Himself indicated this is in...

January 13 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

How could Moses have written these words of self-praise in Exodus 11:3?

Even though the authorship of the first five books of the Bible is commonly attributed to Moses (which may very well be the case), there are also selected...

January 13 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Why would God snatch the truth from our mouths? (Psalm 119:43)

To me (and to put a more positive construction on what the psalmist is saying), the psalmist is not speaking of the possibility of God forcibly depriving him...

January 13 2021 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Comment by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

What is the Christian view of Tai Chi (TaiChi)?

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Lawrence, I like your Ac 26:18 reference. And especially your Col 1:13 reference. I've been RESCUED -- TRANSFERRRED from the domain of darkness, actually...

January 13 2021

Question by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Do miracles prove Jesus’ divine mission? Luke 16:31

The writer of Hebrews declared that God bore “witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit” (Heb. 2:4). On the o...

Luke 16:31

January 13 2021 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

How could Moses have written these words of self-praise in Exodus 11:3?

Exodus 11:3 3(The LORD made the Egyptians favorably disposed toward the people, and Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt by Pharaoh's officials and by ...

Exodus 11:3

January 13 2021 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate

Why would God snatch the truth from our mouths? (Psalm 119:43)

Psalm 119:43 NIV "Do not snatch the word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope in your laws."

Psalms 119:43

January 13 2021 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

What solemn lessons can we learn from the Parable of Dives (the rich man) and Lazarus?

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Well said, Scott. I am reminded of their claims that they were children of Abraham, but Jesus boldly declared they were children of the devil, who would face...

January 13 2021

Answer by Grant Abbott , Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit

What does it mean that God redeems our pain and sorrows?

Our pain and sorrows in this life have 3 possible causes: 1) the sins we have committed, 2) the sins others have committed against us, 3) the sinful effects...

January 13 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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

What does it mean that God redeems our pain and sorrows?

The question appears as though it may be in reference to a book titled Pain Redeemed by a woman named Natasha Metzler. I have not read the book, but my...

January 13 2021 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Should Christians get vaccinated?

January 13 2021

Question by Joyce Wall

What does it mean that God redeems our pain and sorrows?

Is this even scriptural?

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Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How can I know for sure that I will go to Heaven when I die?

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At death our soul/spirit separates from our body. It is only our soul/spirit that is saved. Flesh and blood can not enter the kingdom of God because of sin....

January 13 2021

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Why is there so much confusion regarding the teachings of the Bible?

January 13 2021

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How are we to understand the sequence and part that man plays in his salvation?

January 12 2021

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

How can it be said that we have everlasting life when we still die?

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Exactly Cindy, when born as a baby, we are naturally alive. However, until we accept Jesus as Savior, and Lord, our spirit, is not born within us. Once born,...

January 12 2021

Comment by Jennifer Rothnie , Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious

What is the origin of the ending of the Lord's Prayer beginning with, "For thine is the kingdom....?"

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No, it's more like it was probably removed! The "critical text" wasn't compiled until 1881 A.D. Wescott and Hort's "New Testament in Greek" eventually was...

January 12 2021

Comment by kel gens

How can I know for sure that I will go to Heaven when I die?

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James: I'd be curious to know how you interpret Genesis 6:3? ..."man is mortal, his days are limited, his spirit will not dwell with mankind forever."

January 12 2021

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

What is the origin of the ending of the Lord's Prayer beginning with, "For thine is the kingdom....?"

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Jennifer, you are saying that it was added after the fact by the Greek manuscript editors? When was it added to Luke and who added it? What modern...

January 12 2021