What is the rock in Matthew 16:18?
Michael said, "the New Testament makes it abundantly clear that Christ is both the foundation (Acts 4:11, 12 1 Corinthians 3:11) and the head (Ephesians...
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What is the lust of the eyes?
"Desire" (this is how "lust of the eyes" is translated in the Net Bible, 1 John 2:16.) See this cross reference, too: 2 Peter 2:14; 1 John 2:16 Eyes are a...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the purpose of the thousand-year reign of Christ?
Here are just a few of the characteristics of the millennium, "a thousand years" (Rev 20:2). Because the Latin equivalent for these words is "millennium,"...
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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Unforgiving / Unmerciful Servant?
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Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?
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What are the seven things God hates?
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What does it mean to love Jesus?
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What does it mean that Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega?
When used of God (or Christ), "Alpha and Omega," the first and last letters express eternality and omnipotence. Christ's claim to be the Alpha and the Omega...
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Why did Esau marry an Ishmaelite woman?
I think that this is supposed to be an illustration of his character. He respects his parents only in a shallow way. A good illustration is when Esau plans...
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Jeanette Green
Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?
It was the LORD God (referring to Jesus) that commanded Adam not to eat of the tree in the midst of the garden. It was also the LORD God who placed Adam in...
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Why does Christ tell us to buy from him gold, white clothing and eye salve?
To give an answer to this question my personal opinion is that we must first of all look up the meaning of "to buy". To buy means to pay the price of...
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Did God create evil?
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What does the Bible say about christening a child?
From my understanding, the specific ceremony of christening is a component of baptism as practiced by such denominations as Catholics and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How long will the devil, beast and false prophet mentioned in Revelation 20 be tormented?
"Forever and ever" (Greek, εἰς τούς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων) is a combination of the double plural seems to be peculiar to the N. T.)): (Romans 16:27 L T);...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Who is the "lower" according to Psalm 8:5, man or angels?
Good question, GREGORY! I would have to say that man has been made a little lower than God rather than that man has been made a little lower than the angels....
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does it mean that we may be "entertaining angels unawares" in Hebrews 13:2?
Do not neglect hospitality, because through it some have entertained angels without knowing it. 1 1 This is a vague allusion to people described in...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How do/did angels protect believers from evil? Psalm 91:11-12
Angels provide protection Psalm 91:11-12 See also Genesis 19:15; GGenesis 48:16; Psalm 34:7; Daniel 3:28; Daniel 6:22; Matthew 18:10; Acts 27:23-24 If you...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
When will our "adoption" be complete? (Romans 8:23)
Since Paul indicates in the verse cited in the question that he is speaking specifically of the redemption of our bodies, I would say that, even for those...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the groaning refer to in Romans 8:26?
Rebekka, good question! "And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." This verse...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
When will our "adoption" be complete? (Romans 8:23)
22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have t...
Romans 8:23
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why do some Bible translations omit the last clause of Rom 8:1, "who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit?"
This phrase is not in the best manuscripts (the external evidence and the internal evidence are compelling for the shortest reading.) who walk not after the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is the devil mentioned in the Old Testament?
Although the Old Testament does not specifically identify the serpent that tempted Eve as Satan or the devil, the New Testament (Revelation 12:9) calls Satan...
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Who are "the rest of the dead" mentioned in Revelation 20:5?
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Where did Joel Osteen get the saying "this is my Bible I can do what it says I can do"?
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Tim Maas
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How long will the devil, beast and false prophet mentioned in Revelation 20 be tormented?
The Greek wording used in the verse cited in the question is (in English characters) "eis ton aionon", which literally means "to the ever", indicating a...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How had the Thessalonians suffered? (1 Thessalonians 1:6)
I would say that Paul was referring to the events recorded in Acts 17:5-9. Although the preaching of Paul in Thessalonica was welcomed by a cross-section of...
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How long will the devil, beast and false prophet mentioned in Revelation 20 be tormented?
The devil was cast into the lake of fire along with the beast and false prophet and they will be tormented forever and ever. Does this mean tormented for ete...
Revelation 20:10
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How had the Thessalonians suffered? (1 Thessalonians 1:6)
1 Thessalonians 1:6 New International Version 6 You became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering w...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did Jesus say a person must hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, in order to be his disciple?
First, see the big picture: 3 Proofs of Discipleship Leaving kindred Luke 14:26 Hating his own life Luke 14:26 Bearing the cross Luke 14:27 When our nearest...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is the meaning of "the apostle's doctrine" in Acts 2:42?
"Doctrine" is a synonym for "teaching", as indicated by the fact that the word is derived from the Latin verb "docere", which means "to teach". As indicated...
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What is the meaning of "the apostle's doctrine" in Acts 2:42?
What is the meaning of the apostle's doctrine?
Acts 2:42
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the gift of righteousness in Rom 5:17?
The gift of righteousness is here, practically, justification. (see previous verse, Romans 5:16). It is equivalent to justification. What is “given” is a...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Who was in the lineage of Jesus, Nathan or Solomon?
The genealogy of Jesus recorded by Matthew traces Jesus' ancestry through the male royal line of David, beginning with his son Solomon, to show that Joseph...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about knowledge?
The pride of intellectual knowledge is condemned; it must be joined with love ("Knowledge puffeth up, 1 Cor 8:1). See what Michael said about this verse (1...
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Who was in the lineage of Jesus, Nathan or Solomon?
Matt 1 vs 6 says Solomon was in Christ's genealogy, whereas Luke 3 vs 31 says Nathan was. Nathan and Solomon were both sons of Bathsheba and David (1 Chron 3...
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Were Adam and Eve real people or just myths? (Genesis 1:27)
The first chapters of Genesis are the base for the rest of the Bible – everything that Christians believe starts with these chapters. And if we doubt the...
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Tim Maas
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How do/did angels protect believers from evil? Psalm 91:11-12
In my opinion, Christians will never fully know in this life the complete extent or the number of times where the activity of angels (who are, after all,...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did Jesus discourage some people from following him? (Matthew 8:20)
I would say that Jesus was not actually trying to discourage people from following Him, but that, in a spirit of truthfulness, He wanted to be sure that they...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How do/did angels protect believers from evil? Psalm 91:11-12
Psalm 91:11-12 11For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; 12they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not st...
Psalms 91:11 - 12
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Why did Jesus discourage some people from following him? (Matthew 8:20)
18 When Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side. 19 A scribe approached and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you whereve...
Matthew 8:20
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Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?
God told them they were not to eat of the tree in the midst of the garden. It was the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Satan is evil. To be warned...
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Why didn’t God warn Adam and Eve about the serpent when they were in the Garden of Eden?
In summary, when God gave Adam dominion over the earth, everything was in his hand and that included the will of choosing to obey or not to obey. If God...
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Is there anyone in the Holy Bible that God forgave without punishing them?
You know the greatest expression of inward knowledge of a person's heart is expressed when Jesus declared plainly who he was to the woman at the well. He...
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What is the Immaculate Conception?
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What is the cost of following Jesus?
I can speak to this important question from personal experience. I was warned for years by my Jewish mother that if I turned to Jesus, I’d be disowned. She...
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