What are we saved from?
There is a three point message about this question that has been used by me and several others to illustrate exactly what the name Jesus means. [1] Humans...
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by Kilian Kean
, Telecommunications Engineer (Retired)
Can a Christian lose salvation?
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Please note I was referring only to "the LAW" of the Old Testament. I'm not concerned about what the world offers, only what the perfect Law allows. Psalm...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Is Isaiah 53 'The Suffering Servant' a prophecy about Jesus?
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In the crucifixion story, Andrew, even Jesus’ enemies seemed to respect Him, saying as Pilate did, “I find no fault in Him at all” (John 18:38). The Roman...
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Aurel Gheorghe
What are we saved from?
“And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins” (Matt 1:21). This text makes it clear why...
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How did Noah and his family take care of all the animals on the ark?
For example, how did they make sure the animals were fed, watered, bedded etc. and their waste products disposed of?
Genesis 6:1 - 22
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by Danny Hickman
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Do Christians have to obey the laws of the land?
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When God explained to the people that He was behind them being captured and put in bondage to Babylon He wasn't warning them against "not serving"...
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by Charles Crabtree
What should we learn from the tribe of Benjamin?
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One thing that you left out. When God told Solomon he was taking the kingdom from him God said that he was going to give one tribe to Solomon. Although it...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Do Christians have to obey the laws of the land?
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Then I guess that means don't obey any of them, because none are GOOD that I know of. I've only lived in the United States, so I can only speak intelligently...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Do Christians have to obey the laws of the land?
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There is no law against slavery in the bible. There is no law against a 30 year old man marrying a 14 year old girl in the bible. Slavery was once legal in...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Do Christians have to obey the laws of the land?
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I disagree with you. We are both believers in Jesus for salvation. We don't believe the same thing about the laws of the land. One of us is not right. If...
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?
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This is the first time I've ever heard that "Jesus dying for us gave us a second chance to keep the law." If we fail, like I do before my feet hit the floor...
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by Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
Can a Christian lose salvation?
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Historically, it isn't true there was no way for an Israelite woman to divorce her husband. She just wouldn't recieve any of the guaranteed money that she...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
How can we know what parts of the Bible apply to us today?
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One of the Chapters of the bible that people either knowingly or unknowingly, take out of context is the book of James. They quote James "faith without works...
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Donna Williams
What should we learn from the life of Joseph?
I believe the story of Joseph was and is a foreshadow of the life of Christ. Many of the Jews rejected their Messiah during Jesus' earthly ministry as they...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What are we saved from?
Jesus Christ saved us from the condemnation of law Gal 3:13 See also Ac 13:38-39 Jesus Christ saved us from God’s wrath 1Th 1:10; 5:9 Jesus Christ saved us...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the basis of our salvation, the salvation of believers?
The salvation of believers is grounded solely and completely in their faith in the redemption from sin that Jesus achieved through His sinless life,...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What are we saved from?
People should honestly answer the question of whether they are looking forward to their own temporal deaths. It seems to me that the natural "human" response...
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What is the purpose of marriage?
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is the basis of our salvation, the salvation of believers?
I.e. in what is our salvation grounded?
Ephesians 2:4 - 10
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What and where is "the abyss"? (Revelation 9:2)
Literally "the bottomless pit" is "the shaft /pit/well of the abyss" in the Greek. Another commentator says the bottomless pit in the Greek should be...
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by James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What is the Hebrew Roots movement?
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Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, (First Corinthians 15:1-4) for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth, to...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Where were the fish during the flood?
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Tim, I tend to agree with you. Some people ask this related question; "How did freshwater fish survive in the saltwater oceans?" There are 2 possibilities....
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What are we saved from?
Sometimes when I am witnessing, the unbeliever will ask me, "What are we saved from?" What's the best answer for him?
John 3:16
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Where were the fish during the flood?
I would say that there were no fish on the Ark, both because they could have survived under the conditions of the Flood, and also as indicated by multiple...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What and where is "the abyss"? (Revelation 9:2)
The English word "abyss" directly derives from the Greek word used in this verse. It is the same word that the demons possessing the Gerasene demoniac used...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Who or what is Abaddon/Apollyon?
As Michael said, "Apollyon" is the Greek translation of the Hebrew Abaddon, meaning "destruction"; in the New Testament this name is given to the angel who...
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Allen Dicker
What is the Hebrew Roots movement?
Christianity is simply an extension of Biblical Judaism. It is indeed important for gentile Christians to understand their Jewish roots to fully understand...
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Donna Williams
Who was talking to Daniel 10:12-13?
I believe it was possibly the angel Gabriel. See Daniel 8:15-27; 9:20-27. Only Gabriel and Michael are specifically mentioned in the Old and the New...
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by Donna Williams
What are other religions' concepts of getting to heaven?
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Tim, you summed it up nicely. I encourage us all to stay with Jesus, for He said "I am the way, the truth and the life. He is the only way that leads us to...
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by Donna Williams
What is the significance of the resurrection?
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Jack, thank you so much for your encouraging words and for adding Scriptural references. I love studying the Word of God. Thank you again, you are truly a...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What and where is "the abyss"? (Revelation 9:2)
NIV When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace. The sun and sky were darkened by the smoke from the Abyss.
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Al Mark
Who are the Jehovah's Witnesses and what are their beliefs?
Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe in the deity of Christ - without that, how are they any different than other religions of the world? Christ cannot have...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who was talking to Daniel 10:12-13?
In my opinion, more than one speaker is indicated in Daniel 10:5-21. The Being mentioned in Daniel 10:5-9 was the pre-incarnate Christ. The being referenced...
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by Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What is the significance of the resurrection?
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Donna, you could be right about Hosea 6:1-2 "Anitypically the language is so framed as to refer in its full accuracy only to Messiah, the ideal Israel (Is...
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What is the Shekinah glory?
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by Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
What is the Hebrew Roots movement?
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So what I gather from what Mr Houdmann says the Hebrew Roots Movement teaches, is that they totally disregard the new covenant. There is no need for a new...
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Merijn Visser
What commandments are Jesus referring to in John 14:15?
If you say these commands only refer to the 10 commandments, or the 2 greatest commandments (Matt 22:37-39), or to love one another (John 13:34) you will...
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Donna Williams
What is the significance of the resurrection?
I believe that Hosea 6:1-2 is a prophecy of the resurrection of Christ. In the NKJV it reads as follows: "Come, and let us return to the Lord; For He has...
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Kilian Kean
, Telecommunications Engineer (Retired)
Can a Christian lose salvation?
Did you know that the Law in the Old Testament has no provision for a woman to divorce her husband? The only way out of a marriage was death or a written...
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Chris B
If God is all-powerful, why does He not just kill Satan?
Joshua 24:15 15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then CHOOSE for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors...
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by Dori Brigs
Why did Joseph keep Simeon while his brothers go back home?
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Reuben was the oldest brother who saved Joseph’s life from his brothers. Joseph would have heard the arguing. 37:21-22. Rueben had gone off somewhere, we...
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Helmut Fischl
, Retired
What was the exact date Jesus rose from the dead?
This is quite easily answered. He died in the middle of Daniel’s 70th week during Passover festival on Friday. He rose on Sunday morning, the first day of...
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Why were Adam and Even driven out of the Garden of Eden?
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When there is a natural disaster such as vast bush fires in Australia is it God's anger against laws allowing things like abortion and euthanasia? God disciplines those He loves, so should we pray against these disastrous events?
Looking at natural (or made man disaster), often we are tempered to think that these horrific events are God’s punishment caused by a specific sin or sins....
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