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The churches closed their own doors. No government entity ordered churches to not meet. Common sense closed them. And if a church was ordered to close it...
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. (NIV)
Proverbs 13:12
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Michael, I am also amazed at your answers to these meaningful questions. I have spent most of my life as a Christian in name only, just another name on a...
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"The Order of DeMolay does not help young Christian men in their walk with Jesus." Absolutely true. It encourages its members to walk humbly with their God,...
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Thank you! This has been Scripture that I have not understood. Michael and Terry, you have explained it in an easily understood manner and I (and others I am...
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Why are there so many problems in my life?
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Why are there so many tragedies among celebrities?
Good question, Scott Many! The “hem” refers to the special tassels that the Jews wore on their garments to remind them they were God’s people (Num. 15:37-41;...
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Who were Priscilla and Aquila?
As S. Michael Houdmann has already said, God had given particular instructions through Moses how the tabernacle was to be erected, dismantled, and moved...
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I see what you mean, and I'd just like to add that my sister's boyfriend once held the job of driving a liquor truck to help put his way through school. I...
I have attended churches that practiced the baptism of infants or children, as well as ones that did not. In the churches where infants were baptized,...
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Why did God strike Uzzah dead for touching the Ark of the Covenant?
The Bible speaks of two seals of God - the first one is found in Ephesians and the second in Revelation 7:2, 3; 9:4; 14:9. Although related, they represent...
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Why did God judge Edom so harshly in the book of Obadiah?
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Is freedom of religion a biblical concept?
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Jean, though I agree with most of what you said I would point out Jesus also said “Go and sin no more”. Is that also necessary for salvation? I believe we...
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James, read again the parable of the seed and Jesus' explanation of it. Read 2 Peter 2:20-22. Once again, I believe you are leading people unto sin and Jesus...
I would say that the sealing of which Paul is speaking occurs when individuals realize that they cannot attain salvation or eternal life (which would require...
3 unique sounds will be involved in this event: the Lord’s shout, the sound of the trumpet, and the voice of the archangel. Jesus Christ will give “a shout...
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Then Peter taught a false gospel. Acts 2:40 King James Version (KJV) 40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from...
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John 6:47, John 3:16-18 John 6:40. Demons can not be saved. Only sinners which we all are. Romans 3:23 Romans 3:10. But, when we trust Jesus as the only way...
13 And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a s...
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Often people see the ideal in thinking that living without absolutes as giving them ultimate freedom, no restrictions. A confusion of license and liberty....
Yes, I want my paycheck, for the hours I worked. That's an implacable absolute that everyone acknowledges immediately. When explaining any ideology or...
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James, you quote John 6:47. Does it not say “...he that believeth ( present tense) on me hath (present tense) eternal life.” In no way does this say that you...
Paul states, “But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the...
1 Corinthians 12:6 There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all men. I am moved by your question and understand your concern...
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Billy, I agree with you that miracles still happen today. From personal experience... My mom was sick and in her hospital bed at home. She had limited time...
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Do Muslims call Allah 'Father'? How can we come to God as Father?
Jesus spoke the words cited in the question (as part of the long passage in the fifth through seventh chapters of Matthew's gospel that is commonly referred...
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This "agree to disagree" newfangled way is like the giving of participation trophies to everybody who plays. I think the church should know better. You...
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Stephanie Inman, thank you for your great answer.
The root of bitterness is unforgiveness. Jesus said it so distinctly that those who forgive shall be forgiven. When you don't forgive, you empower those who...
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Thanks, Michael. You spent a lot of time and effort to make a complicated answer understandable.
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Rotimi, the verses you have quoted speak of: a) not eating meat (Genesis 9:4 NLT “But you must never eat any meat that still has the lifeblood in it.”). b)...
I followed my religion and always felt a closeness to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Do I need to get rebaptized as an adult?
Matthew 3:13
The image of Christ still on the cross doesn't account for his resurrection, which takes his promises to fulfilment and secures our eternal hope, not only...
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Mr Houdmann correctly described God. My question to "Anonymous" is, How did you get that image of God as imposing and angry? Did you get it from reading the...
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Being forgiven FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING ETERNAL LIFE does not depend on being able to forgive your perceived enemies or anything else that YOU DO. The...
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Tom, people who claim to be sinless are steeped in pride. They are also lying to themselves. Twisting the scriptures to confuse the issue by asking obviously...
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Amen Danny; Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believe on Him who justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Romans 4:6-8 God...
Great question! There are many who would say as long as he says he believes Jesus died for his sins that he is saved and always will be. The Bible says even...
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Now, who is this soil that's getting all of this attention, all this instruction? It is the Disciples. It's any of us who want to be leaders of Jesus'...
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The popular view is that you "MUST bear fruit, and if you don't it's more likely than not that your salvation is not authentic. You just had a moment of...
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There's a tendency by many in the church to try to determine whether the people claiming to be born again are "truly" born again. I think, that they think,...
Here is my most 'simplistic' straight forward answer that I think really makes for ease of understanding this highly debated subject concerning each of our...
I feel the hurt in your question. The enemy (satan) will use weaknesses in us to distract us from the Lord and what he has planned for us. I think it is best...
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Tim, I am of the opinion that we look a bit more deeply into the scriptures to find out God’s thinking concerning blood. “But flesh with the life thereof,...
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