What is the meaning of the Parable of the Ten Virgins?
The meaning of the the Parable of the Ten Virgins can be distilled from Matthew 25:13 where Jesus says "Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the...
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Jeffrey Johnson
What does it mean to suffer as a Christian in 1 Peter 4:16?
What does it mean to suffer as a Christian in 1 Peter 4:16? To "suffer as a Christian" in 1 Peter 4:16 means to endure hardship, slander, or persecution for...
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Jeffrey Johnson
How can we know that God hears us when we pray?
How can we know that God hears us when we pray? We can know that God hears us when we pray through a combination of faith, scripture, and the personal...
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Jeffrey Johnson
How can we know God truly loves us like John 3:16 says?
How can we know God truly loves us like John 3:16 says? That is one of the best-known and most widely quoted texts in the entire Bible. It has been said that...
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How can we learn to trust God like the prophet Habakkuk?
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How can we learn to trust God like the prophet Habakkuk?
How can we learn to trust God like the prophet Habakkuk? Follow the following 3 points: 1: Acknowledge that trust is not always easy, and it's okay to...
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Is the Song of Solomon talking about oral sex in verses 4:16 - 5:1?
Song of Solomon 4:16 - 5:1
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Who was Thomas in the Bible?
Jesus was calling His disciples. Matthew 10:3: "Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector." Thomas was a disciple/apostle. Mark 3:18...
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What is so "wise" about the "four small things on the earth" (Proverbs 30:24)?
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Jack Gutknecht
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Why did Jesus say to His Father, "Into your hands I commit my spirit."?
The phrase here, "into your hands I entrust my spirit" is Jesus’ final cry of dedication to God the Father in Luke’s Gospel [and] is a quotation from Psa...
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Jack Gutknecht
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What is the lesson of the fig tree (Matthew 24:32-25)?
Matthew 24:32 - 35
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Jeffrey Johnson
What does it mean to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves (Matthew 10:16)?
What does it mean to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves (Matthew 10:16)? I was in North Wales one year, and North Wales is known for its adder snakes...
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Jeffrey Johnson
What is the greatest commandment?
What is the greatest commandment? A Pharisee asked Jesus that question. Matthew 22:34-36. Rotherham Bible: "Now the Pharisees, hearing that he had silenced...
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Jeffrey Johnson
What does it mean to be greedy as the grave? (Habakkuk 2:5)
What does it mean to be greedy as the grave? (Habakkuk 2:5) Habakkuk 2:5 - Rotherham Bible: "Moreover also when wine betrayeth a man is arrogant and findeth...
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Jeffrey Johnson
What does it mean that Jesus Christ defeated death and the grave?
What does it mean that Jesus Christ defeated death and the grave? Interestingly, there were several resurrections recorded in the Bible, but these persons,...
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Jeffrey Johnson
What does it mean that Jesus Christ is the cornerstone?
What does it mean that Jesus Christ is the cornerstone? Jesus Christ is scripturally spoken of as the "foundation cornerstone" of the Christian congregation,...
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What is a chaplain? What do chaplains do?
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What did Jesus mean when He instructed us to turn the other cheek?
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Are Israel and the church the same thing? Does God still have a plan for Israel?
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Jeffrey Johnson
What does it mean that man cannot come to Christ unless the Father draws Him?
John 6:44 Rotherham Bible: "No one can come unto me, except the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him in the last day." God proves his love for...
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Jeffrey Johnson
Were any of the disciples married?
Were any of the disciples married? Yes, some of Jesus' disciples were married, most famously Peter, whose mother-in-law was healed by Jesus. Other apostles...
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Jeffrey Johnson
Who is the antichrist?
Who is the Antichrist? The "antichrist" is a figure in Christian tradition who opposes Jesus Christ and will appear before the Second Coming. The term refers...
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Jeffrey Johnson
How can we soldier up (Ephesians 6:10-18)?
How can we soldier up (Ephesians 6:10-18)? To "soldier up" according to Ephesians 6:10-18, you must rely on God's strength and "put on the whole armor of...
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Jeffrey Johnson
Does Hebrews 6:4-6 mean we can lose our salvation?
Does Hebrews 6:4-6 mean we can lose our salvation? Hebrews 6:4-6 is a highly debated passage, and interpretations vary on whether it means salvation can be...
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Jeffrey Johnson
What does the Bible say about compassion?
What does the Bible say about compassion? The Bible consistently teaches that compassion is a core attribute of God and a fundamental virtue that believers...
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Jeffrey Johnson
What does the Bible say about hospitality?
What does the Bible say about hospitality? The Bible consistently portrays hospitality as a core Christian duty and spiritual practice, not a mere social...
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Jeffrey Johnson
What does the Bible say about shunning?
What does the Bible say about shunning? The Bible supports two types of "shunning": first, shunning evil is a command for all believers as an act of wisdom...
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Jeffrey Johnson
What does it mean that Jesus is our High Priest?
What does it mean that Jesus is our High Priest? That Jesus is our High Priest means He is the sole and perfect mediator between God and humanity, who,...
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Jeffrey Johnson
What does it mean that God is our Abba Father?
What does it mean that God is our Abba Father? "Abba" is an Aramaic word for "father" that connotes a sense of intimate, loving, and respectful relationship,...
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Jeffrey Johnson
What does it mean that God is not mocked?
What does it mean that God is not mocked? The phrase "God is not mocked" means that one cannot escape the consequences of their actions, as disrespecting or...
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Jeffrey Johnson
Is Zechariah 12:10 a Messianic prophecy?
Is Zechariah 12:10 a Messianic prophecy? Rotherham Bible "But I will pour out upon the house of David and upon the inhabitant of Jerusalem the spirit of...
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Jack Gutknecht
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What is prayer?
I'll just deal with praying in faith. Prayer is the channel through which believers express dependence on God, ask with faith, and receive His blessings....
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Jeffrey Johnson
Is Hosea 11:1 a Messianic prophecy?
Is Hosea 11:1 a Messianic prophecy? Hosea 11:1 is not a direct Messianic prophecy in its original context, as it refers to Israel's exodus from Egypt....
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Jeffrey Johnson
Is Micah 5:2 a Messianic prophecy?
Is Micah 5:2 a Messianic prophecy? Yes, Micah 5:2 is widely considered a Messianic prophecy, with both Christian and some Jewish traditions identifying it as...
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Jeffrey Johnson
What does it mean that God is Almighty?
What does it mean that God is Almighty? To say that God is Almighty means that God has absolute, unlimited, and unrivalled power and authority over all of...
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Leslie Coutinho
How can one become a person after God's own heart, like David?
1 Samuel 13:14: But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain...
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How can I give in secret (Matthew 6:4) and still let my good deeds be seen (Matthew 5:16)?
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What does it mean that Jesus "led captivity captive and gave gifts to men"?
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What does it mean that God is omniscient?
To say that God is omniscient means that God is all-knowing; a divine being who possesses complete and perfect knowledge of all things that can be known....
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Does this passage in 1 Timothy 6 condone/accept slavery?
Dear anonymous, good question! I would rather give you a clearer verse in 1 Timothy other than the passage in First Timothy 6. I believe the kind of slavery,...
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Luis Borges
What does it mean that Jesus "led captivity captive and gave gifts to men"?
"Led captivity captive" means what it says: that now we Christians, who used to be in captivity to sin, are now captives to our Lord and Master God. "But now...
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Jeffrey Johnson
Who were the Anabaptists, and what did they believe?
When I first started to study ther Bible and religion I came across a number of early Christian bodies: 1: Waldensians, 2: Anabaptists, 3: Quakers 4:...
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Did women in the Bible have a choice about whom they married?
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Jack Gutknecht
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Why were the disciples indignant? (Matthew 26:8-9)
Was this gesture of love wasteful and inappropriate? First see the big picture: The preparation (Mt. 26:6-13): Jesus is anointed by a woman at Bethany. 1....
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Jeffrey Johnson
How did they know the younger women were virgins? How old were they?
How did they know the younger women were virgins? How old were they? The age of the women varied widely, and their exact ages were often not specified in...
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If the penalty for our sins is eternity in Hell, how did Jesus' death pay our penalty if He did not spend eternity in Hell?
The questioner asked "If the penalty for sin is an eternity in Hell...". I can stop right there. That in no way is what the Bible teaches. The Bible tells us...
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Jeffrey Johnson
Did women in the Bible have a choice about whom they married?
Did women in the Bible have a choice about whom they married? When you read the Bible accounts of marriage, it says that these were arranged marriages: In a...
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Why did the disciples wake Jesus up during the storm?
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Can I struggle with addiction and still be considered a born again Christian?