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Comment by Gary Wainwright , Follower of Jesus Christ, Husband, Father, Civil Engineer

What is Calvinism and is it biblical? What are the five points of Calvinism?

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Ephesians 2:1-3 “And you were dead in your trespasses and sins in which you formerly walked” so the walker is dead “following the course of this world,...

March 15 2020

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Should a Christian attend a gay affirming Christian church?

March 15 2020

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

Does "Zion" here refer to heaven? (Isaiah 35:10)

10 and those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will ...

Isaiah 35:10

March 15 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

Was this prophecy fulfilled by Jesus (Isaiah 35:5–10)?

5 Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. 6 Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue sho...

March 15 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

What is the crown of glory (1 Peter 5:4)?

4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

1 Peter 5:4

March 15 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

How should Christians react to the death of evil people?

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I caught what you said : "whether a person who is not a born again christian is in hell or not," we can determine with 99% accuracy.100% of people who die...

March 14 2020

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

What should we learn from the life of Joseph?

I love the 3 things about Joseph revealed to us in Genesis 39. The background for this story which starts out as a sordid story is this: Joseph had suffered...

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

Should churches consider non-face-to-face meetings given the current Covid-19 situation?

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It's a great opportunity to witness: COVID-19 This whole corona virus thing I think is a blessing in disguise. I just had the opportunity to witness to a...

March 14 2020

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

Should churches consider non-face-to-face meetings given the current Covid-19 situation?

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I agree with you. It's a great opportunity that can be seized with this simple question, "What do you think of the Corona Virus?"

March 14 2020

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

How does God guide us (Psalm 23:3)??

I would say that the primary means by which God guides us are 1) by His expressed will and commands as contained in the Bible; 2) by indications of His will...

March 14 2020 4 Comments Follow Vote Up

Answer by Donna Williams

Should churches consider non-face-to-face meetings given the current Covid-19 situation?

I believe that we should continue to assemble ourselves together as we have been instructed by the word of God. The Bible tells us that the just shall live...

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Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Should Christians go to parties? What does the Bible say about partying?

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According to the bible drinking alcohol is not a sin. Drunkeness is. Colossians 2:16 Let no man, therefore, judge you in food, or in drink, or in a feast...

March 14 2020

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How as a Christian how do I grow in my fellowship and walk with the Lord?

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We accept Jesus as our savior. Then we walk by faith. Without faith it is not possible to please Him. John 6:47 Verily, verily I say unto you, he that...

March 14 2020

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

Why does God sometimes cause human suffering just so at the end he can bring glory to Himself?

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Good answer Tim. Suffering is evil. God didn't birth evil into the world. Sin caused evil to be born. Man sinned. Man continues to sin. Man is directly...

March 14 2020

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

How should a Christian respond to beggars?

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Is food the only thing the indigent are in need of? Can they use money to buy other things they are in need of? I've witnessed people telling "pandhandlers"...

March 14 2020

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

How should a Christian respond to beggars?

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Continuing, When you "cross context" the scriptures you can almost make them walk your dog. They'll say what you want them to say, to make the point you want...

March 14 2020

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How does God's sovereignty work together with free will?

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The one thing that refutes every false gospel is, If we could do one thing that would save us, then Jesus died in vain. Can a believer live in all the sin...

March 14 2020

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

How should a Christian respond to beggars?

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What I just read was a moralism on the needy and lazy being synonymous. I was just encouraged to be wary of giving to beggars. The bible gives us a few...

March 14 2020

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

How does God refresh our souls (Psalm 23:3)?

Aside from the ways in which the thought in this verse is expressed in the translations noted in the question, other versions of Scripture render it as, "He...

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

Why prepare a meal "in the presence of … enemies"? (23:5)

I would say that what David was expressing in this verse was both the utter safety of the protection that God was providing to him, and also the bold manner...

March 14 2020 1 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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

How does God guide us (Psalm 23:3)??

3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. (NIV)

Psalms 23:3

March 14 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

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

How does God refresh our souls (Psalm 23:3)?

Psalm 23 King James Version (KJV) 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 3 he refreshes my sou...

Psalms 23:3

March 14 2020 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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

Why prepare a meal "in the presence of … enemies"? (23:5)

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. (NIV)

Psalms 23:5

March 14 2020 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

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If reincarnation is not true, why do some people remember their past lives?

March 14 2020

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

How can I reconcile my understanding of God and salvation with predestination?

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Thank you Mr Boldon for your kind words of encouragement. Be Blessed!

March 14 2020

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

Should Christians try to force the kingdom on others?

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Amen Andy. The way of salvation as a free gift from God is just to easy to believe. But that is the simplicity of the gospel. John 6:47 and First John 5:13....

March 13 2020

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How can we know whether or not King Solomon went to heaven?

March 13 2020

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

What are the "rod" and "staff" in the 23rd Psalm 23, and why are they comforting?

What and Why are These a Source of Comfort? The 23rd Psalm has been a source of comfort to myriads of people in life and in death. Consider the following...

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If I was the one who committed adultery should I divorce my spouse?

March 13 2020

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

Why do most Christians believe that we will inhabit heaven?

Most Christians including I believe in Heaven because Jesus believed in heaven (John 3:13, an amazing verse! See, too, Luke 23:43 -- He told the penitent...

March 13 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

Why did some of the disciples doubt Jesus even after they touched/handled his body in Matthew 28:17?

My guess is they had all witnessed the brutal crucifixion, the centurion thrusting the spear into Christ's body. And the blood and water flowing out of His...

March 13 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Comment by Stella Maris

Catholics pray with the sign of the cross - in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Is this wrong?

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Tim, When I make the sign of the cross to begin a prayer, I am addressing the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Three Person’s of the One Triune God. I don’t...

March 13 2020

Answer by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

Why did Jesus not pay tax (according to Matthew 17)?

I have often wondered if someone was fishing and accidentally dropped that coin into the water, and the fish, thinking it was food, opened his mouth and...

March 13 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Cathy Milligan

How as a Christian how do I grow in my fellowship and walk with the Lord?

You need to develop a daily private praise & prayer time. Time spent in His presence, being still. As with any relationship you have, it didn't "just...

March 13 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Why do most Christians believe that we will inhabit heaven?

March 13 2020

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

Why does God sometimes cause human suffering just so at the end he can bring glory to Himself?

First, I would say that the presence of suffering, disease, evil, and death in the world are all consequences of sin (disobedience to, and rebellion against,...

March 13 2020 4 Comments Follow Vote Up

Comment by Ben Jones , Retired Professional Photographer

How should Christians react to the death of evil people?

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No we should not rejoice in the death of the lost. Martin Luther was an imperfect man of God just as every other Christian on the face of the earth. Several...

March 13 2020

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

How can I reconcile my understanding of God and salvation with predestination?

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I think we can never totally understand the subject of predestination with our human minds. We cannot ever fully understand. God wants all saved, but He is...

March 13 2020

Answer by Derrol PORTER , Emancipated by the Liberating King

Should we relate the current COVID 19 crisis to the signs of the end times?

I believe that because of other signs, such as Israel reestablished as a nation, and more and more wars in Middle East, we can add this type of pandemic...

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Answer by Adjei Marfo

How as a Christian how do I grow in my fellowship and walk with the Lord?

1Peter 2:2 KJV As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby. We grow as Christians by committing to the study of the WORD...

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

How should Christians react to the death of evil people?

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Jeremiah, I think you're right. But I understand how people can rejoice when someone they judge to be "evil" dies; Bin Laden, Hitler and the like; It's the...

March 13 2020

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

How should Christians react to the death of evil people?

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Continuing, So what's your answer Mr Jones, "How should christians react to the death of evil people?" Mr Houdmann used Proverbs 11:10 that says 'when the...

March 13 2020

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

How should Christians react to the death of evil people?

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I don't know what question you were answering, but what was asked is whether "christians" should rejoice when evil people die. You seem to be "opining" about...

March 13 2020

Comment by James Kraft , 74 year old retired pipeline worker

How can I reconcile my understanding of God and salvation with predestination?

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We are not regenerated by the Holy Spirit until we believe. Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after ye heard the word of truth, the GOSPEL of your...

March 13 2020

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

How can I reconcile my understanding of God and salvation with predestination?

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Continuing, Then "logic" raises its head and says, "Then why should anyone try to live right? It doesn't matter how a person lives if it's already decided...

March 13 2020

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

How can I reconcile my understanding of God and salvation with predestination?

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"Predestination" was specifically dictated to the writers of scripture, by God, to inform us of just how THANKFUL the children of God should be. The children...

March 13 2020

Comment by Gregory Boldon , Christian Military Veteran Warrior for God

How can I reconcile my understanding of God and salvation with predestination?

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I had a birthday last weekend. I have celebrated decades of life. I can give advice to most anyone from 14 yrs military, 31 years teaching and countless...

March 13 2020

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

How can I reconcile my understanding of God and salvation with predestination?

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You're right, there is plenty of misinterpretation of the scriptures. To redefine predestination as "predestined foretold future events" is to regard...

March 13 2020