As a Christian what should I do, if anything, if I know of an illegal immigrant in my country?
The first thing I would do is pray because there is no easy answer. My prayer would be that God would help me to be discerning about the situation. The...
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Emo Tenorio
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As a Christian what should I do, if anything, if I know of an illegal immigrant in my country?
I humbly submit that there are many unknown issues present in this anonymous post. That said the number one duty is to protect yourself or those in your...
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Pamela Davis
As a Christian what should I do, if anything, if I know of an illegal immigrant in my country?
As true born-again Christians we should always be respectful and obedient to the law of the land. Therefore, if I were to learn of an illegal alien residing...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about adoption?
I have 2 wonderful cousins who have been adopted, born on the same day but 1 year apart (Of course, these 2 beautiful baby girls could have come from the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
In what ways was the apostle Paul a servant? (Romans 15:17) How did he consider himself a servant?
To me, the primary characteristic of being a servant is the subordination of your own will and desires to those of the one whom you are serving. Paul (who...
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Scott Broberg
, Fig Tree Ministries
Specifically, whom does or will God judge? If God is "the Judge of all the earth," then who will be the recipients of His judgment?
God judges all people - even Christians. We just have to make sure we have the proper definition of judgment. There is a "final judgment" and there is...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How is God a rock? (Psalm 18:2; Psalm 18:31; Psalm 19:14)
Just as a rock is solid, firm, unassailable and unremovable, God is that to us, and in this context David, an emotional man, needs this kind of stability....
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Robert Hibbard
, Retired Christian High School Teacher
What is Calvinism and is it biblical? What are the five points of Calvinism?
Calvinism is very Biblical, but focuses on God's complete sovereignty over all things. Some Christans would agree God is sovereign, but limit it, e.g. does...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
In what ways was the apostle Paul a servant? (Romans 15:17) How did he consider himself a servant?
Romans 15:17 NiRV "Because I belong to Christ Jesus, I can take pride in my work for God."
Romans 15:17
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What is the meaning of 'perfect' in 1 Corinthians 13:10?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are the various ways that the Bible describes the death of the lost/unbelievers?
Destruction (2 Pt 2:12) which Mr. Maas mentioned, and I’ll add Mt 7:13; Ro 9:222 Perishing Jn 3:16; 2 Pe 2:12. Excellent reference of Mr. Maas here (2 Peter...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How can anyone be "perfect" (James 3:2)? Can anyone attain perfection?
I would say that James was not using the word "perfect" in the sense of "sinless". (As James himself said in the verse cited in the question, we all...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How can anyone be "perfect" (James 3:2)? Can anyone attain perfection?
James 3:2 English Standard Version (ESV) 2 For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able als...
James 3:2
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Specifically, whom does or will God judge? If God is "the Judge of all the earth," then who will be the recipients of His judgment?
God judges the earth Genesis 18:25 cf. Psalm 94:2; Dt 32:4 Abraham’s prayer was based not on the mercy of God but on the justice of God. “Shall not the Judge...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What are the various ways that the Bible describes the death of the lost/unbelievers?
Some selected examples: dying in their sins (John 8:24) a shortening of their years (Proverbs 10:27) their hope and expectation perishing (Proverbs 11:7)...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What are the conditions for being able to enter into the kingdom of God?
The following occur to me: 1) seeking entry like a little child (Mark 10:15) (that is, with humility, unpretentiousness, faith, and trust); 2) trusting...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why are the cloven-footed animals are considered clean?
Not all cloven-footed animals were clean, but only those that chewed the cud in addition to having cloven feet. Animals that either chewed the cud without...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are the results of redemption given to us in Paul's writings?
1. Forgiveness of sin Col 1:13-14 2. Justification, and as Mr. Maas mentioned: freedom from the law Gal 3:8-10 Compare also Ro 3:23-25; Gal 4:5 3. Inclusion...
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Roger Burns
Why are the cloven-footed animals are considered clean?
Leviticus 11:1 - 47
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Specifically, whom does or will God judge? If God is "the Judge of all the earth," then who will be the recipients of His judgment?
I would say that, in the verse cited in the question, Abraham was recognizing God's rightful authority and prerogative, as the original creator of human life...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Specifically, whom does or will God judge? If God is "the Judge of all the earth," then who will be the recipients of His judgment?
Genesis 18:25, etc. "Doesn’t the Judge of all the Earth judge with justice?” (Genesis 18:25b, The Message Bible)
Genesis 18:25
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is spiritual death?
These are some indicators of spiritual death: A mind controlled by the sinful nature (Romans 8:5-8 5 "Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think...
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Aurel Gheorghe
Is there a Bible contradiction in John 11:26?
The Bible talks about two types of deaths and two types of resurrections: the first and second death, as well as a first and second resurrection (John 5:28,...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What are the results of redemption given to us in Paul's writings?
Aside from the forgiveness of sin, the results of redemption noted in Paul's writings would include the following: righteousness (Romans 5:17); freedom from...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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How is Jesus Christ unique?
1. He is the only, unique Son of God (Psalm 2:7, 11-12; John 1:14; Luke 1:35). 2. He is eternal. He existed from eternity past, He exists in the present, and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How is Jesus Christ unique?
The year was 1966 or 1967. I had just gotten saved 2 years before. I entered university at Arizona State University and found a small group of Christians,...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are the conditions for being able to enter into the kingdom of God?
John 3:3, 5; etc.
John 3:3
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are the results of redemption given to us in Paul's writings?
What are the results of redemption other than the forgiveness of sin Col 1:13-14?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Is there a Bible contradiction in John 11:26?
I would say that Jesus Himself, by saying "even though he die" earlier in the cited verse, indicated that He did not intend His subsequent statement...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What are some Scriptural names for Christ (Matthew 1:21, etc.)?
Here are some specific titles relating to Jesus Christ's identity: The exact image of God Hebrews 1:3 Compare John 14:9; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Colossians 1:15...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Is there a Bible contradiction in John 11:26?
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing in m...
John 11:25 - 26
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Who would've harmed Cain if God hadn’t put the mark on him?
"Who would have harmed Cain if God had not put a mark on Cain?" I think the bible is saying that Cain was a man who would get into skirmishes with others. He...
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If Jesus was God, why did He call God "My God?"
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Does God show respect to certain persons? Genesis 4:5
I would say that God shows respect (that is, partiality or distinction) with regard to people in some ways, but not in others. On the "no respect" side, God...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
How could Cain rule over sin? (Genesis 4:7)
As hinted at above, it's just like God to give another opportunity to do right, "to rule over sin", and it's just like man to stubbornly refuse it. Cain and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Does God show respect to certain persons? Genesis 4:5
3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. 4 And Abel, he also brought of the first...
Genesis 4:3 - 5
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Nduka Light
What does the Bible say about killing in war? Is killing in war a sin?
The Bible never supports killing, especially in war. PROOF: Matthew 26:47_ And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great...
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Aurel Gheorghe
Was the prescription, "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, fracture for fracture, foot for foot," (Lev 24:19,20) only to be used during the wilderness wandering?
God gave Moses the law of "eye for an eye" (Law of Retaliation) not as an instrument of brutal retribution against someone who would commit some type of...
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stefan verberkt
, Truth seeker / Conspiracy Researcher
When God flooded the earth, was the Garden of Eden also destroyed?
Question 1: Why would God deploy cherubim with flaming swords at the entrance of the garden, if he planned to destroy the earth (with the garden)? Question...
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Jay Saunders
Is Christianity a white man's religion?
Christianity is not a "white man's religion." First of all, the first believers in Christianity were hardly white. The Jewish race just like members of...
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Aurel Gheorghe
What does the Bible say about closed borders?
I will overlook the not so veiled political undertone of the question and concentrate on the most important element of the issue. The ‘closed borders’ term...
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Robert Ross
How could Cain rule over sin? (Genesis 4:7)
We must see in this passage of scripture the mercy of the God of a second chance. God knows full well the consequences awaiting Cain if he does not change...
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stefan verberkt
, Truth seeker / Conspiracy Researcher
What (if anything) does the Bible say about an unmarried couple with children getting baptized? Are there restrictions about who can get baptized?
Yes they can be baptized but... First of all, sex outside marriage is a sin and falls under sexual immorality if i'm not mistaken, so they will have to...
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Is the human soul mortal or immortal?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Was the prescription, "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, fracture for fracture, foot for foot," (Lev 24:19,20) only to be used during the wilderness wandering?
In my opinion, the purpose of the "eye for eye, tooth for tooth" standard in the Law for the punishment of interpersonal crimes was not just meant to be...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
Was the prescription, "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, fracture for fracture, foot for foot," (Lev 24:19,20) only to be used during the wilderness wandering?
Jesus said something different during His "Sermon on the Mount" of Matt 5-7. And God didn't want Cain killed for murdering his brother, Abel in Genesis 4. ...
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SKP PAULEY
What (if anything) does the Bible say about an unmarried couple with children getting baptized? Are there restrictions about who can get baptized?
Yes, they can be baptized but that in and of itself doesn't absolve them of their sins and without repenting and being forgiven of their sins they remain in...
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Sure Footed
Were the 9 lepers who did not return to give thanks to God no longer healed? Luke 17:19
I believe the nine lepers stayed healed - I don't know any incident in the bible where healing was reversed. When the Samaritan leper returned and praised...