Why was a virgin birth necessary? (Matthew 1:23)
In order for Jesus to be the perfect sacrifice of atonement for all the sins of the world, he needed to be a sinless human being. Since our sinful human...
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Grant Abbott
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What is meaning of the phrase, "...according to scriptures," in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4?
I believe what Paul may be referring to as the Scriptures, could in fact, be the gospel accounts of Jesus' life, death and resurrection. It is quite possible...
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Grant Abbott
, Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
Is it right to expel unmarried lady who has become pregnant from the church?
The one clear example in scripture of a church member being expelled, was a man who bragged about having an affair with his stepmother, and the church was...
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Scott Broberg
, Fig Tree Ministries
Are we all called to serve?
In some capacity, yes – we are all called to serve. There are many passages on service to one another: 1 Peter 4:10, “As each has received a gift, use it to...
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Can keeping the Five Pillars of Islam get me to heaven?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does Psalm 135:6 mean for the Coronavirus (Covid-19)?
God has both a decretive will (that is, things that He commands or causes to happen), and a permissive will (that is, things that He allows to happen)....
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is Halloween Satan's birthday?
To my knowledge, the origin of Hallowe'en is not at all related to Satan. It is one of multiple formerly pagan observances that were absorbed and changed to...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Are we all called to serve?
I would say that all Christians are called to serve, but not necessarily in the same role or capacity, or using the same spiritual gifts. God recognizes the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does Psalm 135:6 mean for the Coronavirus (Covid-19)?
The LORD does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all their depths. Psalm 135:6 or Psalms 135:6 “Whatsoever the ...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Does Jesus command us not to worry? (Luke 12:22)
… A normal individual's nervousness is centered around… 40%—things that will never happen. An instance or anxiety is Martha, Luke 10:40, 41 30%—things about...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why was a virgin birth necessary? (Matthew 1:23)
The virgin birth was necessary to avoid the transmission of original sin that has occurred in connection with every "normal" human birth ever since the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Does Jesus command us not to worry? (Luke 12:22)
To me, there is a distinction to be made between care and worry (or between thought and anxious thought). We are to use our abilities, intelligence, and...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did God hurl satan to earth instead of another planet?
First, I would say that Satan would have been expelled from heaven prior to the acquisition of a sin nature by humanity, since Satan was the being...
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Anonymous
Why did God hurl satan to earth instead of another planet?
It seems that we have enough of our sin nature and I can't understand him having access to us.
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Denise Harrison Harrison
Did God live in darkness before He created light ?
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Psalm 139:12
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Is it right to expel unmarried lady who has become pregnant from the church?
It is humiliating. Always ask yourself, "What would Jesus do?" But discipline requires wisdom. Remember, all have sinned. Even the expeller has his or her...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What should we learn from Jesus' forgiving and healing a paralyzed man?
They wanted to help so they chose to convey the man to the house where Jesus was, nevertheless the most exceedingly awful anticipated them, the house was...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why is the Virgin Birth so important?
Both Mary and Joseph had a place with the house of David. The Old Testament predictions showed that the Messiah would be conceived of a lady (Gen. 3:15), of...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why was a virgin birth necessary? (Matthew 1:23)
Matthew 1:23 New International Version (NIV) 23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God wit...
Matthew 1:23
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What did David mean when he said, "I RUN to you to hide me" in Psalm 143:9, NLT?
Probably we should read, with the change of a single letter (חסחי for כסחי), unto thee have I fled for refuge. "Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord! I run to...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is it right to expel unmarried lady who has become pregnant from the church?
In my view, the handling of this issue would depend in large part on the attitude of the woman herself. (Jesus told the woman caught in adultery that He did...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is meaning of the phrase, "...according to scriptures," in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4?
If the citation in the question was meant to be 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 (rather than 1 Corinthians 3:4), I would say that Paul was indicating that Jesus' death...
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venkatesan Iyer
What is meaning of the phrase, "...according to scriptures," in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4?
1 Corinthians 15:3 - 4
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Was Noah's flood global or local?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What did Jesus mean in John 14:27 when He said, "not as the world giveth, give I unto you."?
My understanding of the meaning that Jesus was conveying relates not to the nature of the act of giving, but of the gift itself. He was saying that an...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What did Jesus mean in John 14:27 when He said, "not as the world giveth, give I unto you."?
◄ John 14:27 ► Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you: not as the world gives, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
John 14:27
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Are there different levels of the devil?
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Is it right to expel unmarried lady who has become pregnant from the church?
If one who is not married becomes pregnant, should the church expel such a person from the body of Christ? Ralph D’costa Ghana
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In scripture, what does "The Lord's Day" mean?
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Al Mark
Is prayer to saints or Mary biblical?
A proper interpretation of the Bible is key to its application. Luke 20:38 “Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.” We cannot...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What did David mean when he said, "I RUN to you to hide me" in Psalm 143:9, NLT?
If I am reading or understanding the original literal Hebrew text of this verse (as found on the http://biblehub.com website) correctly, there is no explicit...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What did David mean when he said, "I RUN to you to hide me" in Psalm 143:9, NLT?
The full context of what is meant is probably: Psalm 143:7-11 (NLT) - Come quickly, Lord, and answer me, for my depression deepens. Don’t turn away f...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
Why are Christians so afraid in this COVID-19 pandemic?
Great question, Grant! "Once the virus is deeply embedded in the body, it begins to cause more severe disease. This is where direct attack on other organs...
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Donna Meek
Even though I’m mad, should I give?
I am so sorry for your loss. Your heart is broken from the loss - and possibly from your friend not understanding! Forgiveness is a gift for yourself - not...
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What does the Bible say about worry?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How does the Holy Spirit help us identify fake news that harms our relationship with God?
To me, this would fall under the heading of discernment, which the Holy Spirit would grant as a spiritual gift to believers, in addition to furnishing the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why are Christians so afraid in this COVID-19 pandemic?
In my opinion, fear surrounding COVID-19 is connected with what is still unknown about it (especially all its possible modes of transmission), the suddenness...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why do Christians today only live 70-80 years when we’ve been born again?
The "threescore-and-ten" reference to the "normal" human life span in the cited psalm goes back even farther than David, since Psalm 90 (according to the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why does God keep sending his messengers to tell his people to repent when they refuse to listen to him?
As God said to Jeremiah in the passage cited in the question, His repeated calls to repentance were (and still are) signs of His love, mercy, patience, and...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is Noah’s flood the result of God’s judgment on evil and wickedness or God’s mercy to alleviate suffering and begin again with one righteous man and his family?
In my speculative opinion, the timing of the Flood was both a judgment against the wickedness on earth at that time, and also a necessary measure (in God's...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Did God live in darkness before He created light ?
I would say that, as noted by the apostle John, God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all (1 John 1:5). God has thus by nature existed in that light...
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How can we recognize the voice of God?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What did Jesus mean about Elijah already coming?
Jesus was identifying the prophecy about Elijah's coming contained in Malachi 4:5 as having been fulfilled by the ministry of John the Baptist, to whom God...
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Is handing out gospel tracts a good evangelism method?