Why compare offspring to stars? (Genesis 15:5)
About 30,000 stars are listed in the General Catalogue used by astronomers, but it's estimated that there are 100 billion more! God didn't say that Abram...
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Did Paul's handkerchief heal sick people (Acts 19:11-12)?
In the March 19, 2020 issue of Newsweek/coronavirus ban on church meetings we read this: "[Pastor Spell] also suggested that his congregants were not at risk...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
Do Catholics worship idols / practice idolatry?
We have to know what idolatry is to know if we are worshiping one. An idol is anything that can not save us. An idol is anything but Jesus' finished work on...
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ainsley chalmers
, Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.
What does the Bible say about racism, prejudice, and discrimination?
The bottom line or foundation of any racial prejudice is derived from the concept or evolution proposed by Darwin and now taught as fact in our educational...
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Donna Williams
How does a believer find his or her purpose? What is my purpose? Why am I here?
I encourage you to ask the Lord if there is a specific ministry that He has for you to do that will serve the body of Christ to fulfill His purpose, found in...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What was a "triumphal procession"? (2 Corinthians 2:14)
Paul is referring to the type of procession or parade that Roman generals held when they returned to Rome after successful military operations against Rome's...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What was a "triumphal procession"? (2 Corinthians 2:14)
14 "But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere...
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Does God love Satan?
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What is ethical relativism?
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Is there a Bible contradiction in Psalm 5:5? Psalm 5:5 states, “You [God] hate all workers of iniquity.” However, John 3:16 says God loves the world. Don’t these verses contradict each other?
God is holy, which means that He cannot tolerate or permit the existence of sin in His presence. All humans in their natural (unsaved) state are thus subject...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does it mean to "overcome" the world in 1 John 5:4?
John is using the same sense in regard to speaking of the world in this verse as Jesus did when speaking of it in John 16:33 -- the fallen and corrupt world...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why compare offspring to stars? (Genesis 15:5)
I can think of multiple possible reasons why God used the stars as a reference point with respect to Abraham's offspring: 1) First would be their sheer...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Is there a Bible contradiction in Psalm 5:5? Psalm 5:5 states, “You [God] hate all workers of iniquity.” However, John 3:16 says God loves the world. Don’t these verses contradict each other?
Psalm 5:5 King James Version (KJV) 5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
Psalms 5:5
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does it mean to "overcome" the world in 1 John 5:4?
NKJV © For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world––our faith.
1 John 5:4
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why compare offspring to stars? (Genesis 15:5)
5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy s...
Genesis 15:5
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Who is "them" in 1 John 4:4 that the children have overcome?
The "them" refers to "the agents of the antichrist," "the false prophets," "the false teachers," "these spirits," "those prophets," "these people," "the...
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Kathy King
Is the Word of Faith movement biblical?
I’m no theologian, but I’m able to tell the difference between a sermon teaching me Christlike actions, and how to handle life situations, and a sermon...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How does God view how easy it is for us to sin in our minds and how hard it is to control our thoughts, even if we don't act on our bad thoughts?
In my view, evil thoughts that enter our minds are a work of the devil and are not by themselves sin, but are a form of temptation. They become sin when we...
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What does the Bible say about divination?
Mr. Houdmann's answer includes 1 Samuel 15:10 comparing divination to the "sin of rebellion." Perhaps the two sins are similar because: both may be attempts...
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Ben Jones
, Retired Professional Photographer
What does Jesus mean by "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you" in Jn 15:16?
What does Jesus mean by "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you" in Jn 15:16? Choose-Greek: Eklegomi Strong's G 1586 1, to pick out,...
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Jay Saunders
What does Jesus mean by "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you" in Jn 15:16?
John 15:16 is such a profound scripture that makes you realize that you were chosen for salvation. Let me tell you a little of my story. I was sitting on my...
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What does 2 John 1 mean when it talks about receiving people into your home who aren't believers?
To me, what John is saying here is that a teacher who is already deliberately teaching others to follow a doctrine that the teacher himself or herself knows...
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michelle perry
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What does 2 John 1 mean when it talks about receiving people into your home who aren't believers?
Does this apply to Christians who are trying to convert non believers who have young children too?
2 John 1:4 - 11
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Can keeping the Five Pillars of Islam get me to heaven?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Can an unmarried man and woman living together and having a sexual relationship go to heaven if they love each other but do not marry?
They may claim/affirm they "love each other" but their relationship is still sinful. Why? Because sexual relations outside the marriage bond are wrong. Such...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What should I do if my church of 300 is still meeting in spite of the state governor asking people to refrain from large gatherings due to COVID-19?
To me, attending worship services under the current circumstances (even as a demonstration of faith) in the absence of some vital overwhelming necessity to...
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Joyce Wall
What should I do if my church of 300 is still meeting in spite of the state governor asking people to refrain from large gatherings due to COVID-19?
I still have faith and believe I can trust God, but the state governor has asked people to refrain from large gatherings. What should Christians do?
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Can man live without God?
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What did Paul mean when he said he had finished the race?
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the GIFT of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. The GIFT of God is eternal life, for just...
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Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
What does Jesus mean by "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you" in Jn 15:16?
John 15:16 is spoken by Jesus to eleven of His twelve chosen Apostles during the last supper. It part of a long and personal discourse with many teachings,...
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What should be done if a husband and wife disagree on tithing / how much to give?
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How does a prostitue reduce someone to a loaf of bread (Proverbs 6:26)?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What’s wrong with standing up for our rights (Luke 6:29–30)?
The potential problem with Christians "standing up for their rights" is that, depending on how vigorously they do so, it may damage their witness to others...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What’s wrong with standing up for our rights (Luke 6:29–30)?
The problem with Christians "standing up for their rights" is that it damages their witness to others with regard to the fact that this world is not the...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What’s wrong with standing up for our rights (Luke 6:29–30)?
29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also. 30 Give to...
Luke 6:29 - 30
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What did Jesus mean when He said, "When you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go."
As John 21:19 (the verse following the verse cited in the question) notes, Jesus was indicating by these words the type of death that Peter was to die --...
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Where did the water come from that Elijah used when he was building the altar on Mount Carmel?
Mt Carmel Is no more than 15 - 20 miles from the Mediterranean sea and it was possible while the false prophets were preparing their alter Elijah had water...
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What does it mean to love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength?
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What is wrong with being a grouchy giver? (as opposed to a "cheerful giver" in 2 Cor. 9:7) The job still gets done.
The thought expressed in the verse cited in the question is not unique to Christianity, to the Bible, or even to a religious context. It was also articulated...
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What does John 3:16 mean?
What is the word equitable mean? When I was a child there was an insurance company called Equitable Life. Equitable means fairness. In bartering it means...
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Should churches consider non-face-to-face meetings given the current Covid-19 situation?
A very timely inquiry during these perilous times and places. I humbly submit for your consideration the Words spoken by the Lord to His now friends. Jesus,...
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James Kraft
, 74 year old retired pipeline worker
What were the seven last words of Jesus Christ on the cross and what do they mean?
The last thing Jesus said was, "IT IS FINISHED". Than is an accounting term which means PAID IN FULL. He paid our sin debt in full so we could never be...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How could Jesus be made sin when He was sinless? (2 Corinthians 5:21)
The type of action of which Paul was speaking was prefigured in the Old Testament by the ritual involving the scapegoat (as described in Leviticus 16:20-22),...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How could Jesus be made sin when He was sinless? (2 Corinthians 5:21)
2 Corinthians 5:21 King James Version (KJV) 21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in...
2 Corinthians 5:21
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Does "Zion" here refer to heaven? (Isaiah 35:10)
As with many prophetic passages from the Old Testament, I would say that the verses cited in the question were meant to have both a near-term and long-term...