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Is silent prayer biblical?

February 25 2020

Answer by Scott Broberg , Fig Tree Ministries

What does the Bible say about closed borders?

Sorry for the long answer - lots of moving parts. The Bible speaks of borders, but not of "closed borders." God promises Abraham to give his descendants land...

February 25 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What does it mean that iron sharpens iron?

27:17 As iron sharpens iron Close friends provide constructive criticism and accountability. Just as sharpening an iron blade makes it more effective, close...

February 24 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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What does the Bible say about sex addiction?

February 24 2020

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

When will Satan be crushed? (Romans 16:20)

I agree mostly with Scott Broberg in that the timing is not the most important issue here. It's a question of obedience to the Lord and public testimony to...

February 24 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What’s the best way to confess sins? (Proverbs 28:13)

In my view, since all sins (even those involving other people) are ultimately against God (Psalm 51:4), they should be confessed to Him by the sinner, and...

February 24 2020 3 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What’s the best way to confess sins? (Proverbs 28:13)

Proverbs 28:13 New International Version (NIV) 13 Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds...

Proverbs 28:13

1 Vote February 24 2020 3 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Emo Tenorio , Shomer

What does the Bible say about closed borders?

I humbly submit for your consideration an answer to the current open borders immigration sideshow put forth by the faculty lounge commandos and their fellow...

February 24 2020 6 Comments 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Are we supposed to obey our pastors?

February 24 2020

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Why did God condone lying at times when it's clear in the Bible that He hates lying?

February 24 2020

Answer by Donna Williams

Can an unmarried person in a sexual relationship be a communion server in the Church of England?

I would like to state that I do not know what is considered lawful or unlawful in your particular denomination, so it is impossible for me to give a yes or...

February 24 2020 Follow Vote Up

Question by Teresa Patton

What does the Bible say about closed borders?

I was told that I’m not being compassionate because I want closed borders.

1 Vote February 24 2020 4 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Aurel Gheorghe

When will Satan be crushed? (Romans 16:20)

Genesis 3:15 represents the first promise of the coming of Messiah through whom the serpent, or Satan (Rev 12:9), was to be destroyed. In the Garden of Eden,...

February 24 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What (if anything) does the Bible say about an unmarried couple with children getting baptized? Are there restrictions about who can get baptized?

My son and mother of their 3 children gave their life to the LORD JESUS CHRIST and now want to be baptized, but they are not married. Can they get baptized?

February 24 2020 2 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Danny Hickman , Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ

Should we refrain from long-winded prayers?

When we pray in private it doesn't matter how long we pray, or how we say what we say to God. When we pray with an audience we probably should do so with a...

February 24 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Scott Broberg , Fig Tree Ministries

When will Satan be crushed? (Romans 16:20)

Satan will be "crushed" or "bruised" (KJV) under their feet when they walk obediently to God. The focus is on the "crushing" rather than the time it will...

February 24 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Where did the water come from that Elijah used when he was building the altar on Mount Carmel?

Yes, what Kelli Hamann said is one possibility. But I took a bus up to the top of Mt. Carmel with some other pastors, evangelists, and Bible teachers. It's...

February 24 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What does it mean that we are fearfully and wonderfully made?

February 24 2020

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What is hyper-Calvinism and is it biblical?

February 23 2020

Answer by Derrol PORTER , Emancipated by the Liberating King

Is the word "rapture" in the Bible?

The word Bible is not in the Bible. But like rapture from Latin, we find our word Bible comes from the Greek word BIBLOS, which means book. Matthew 1:1, uses...

February 23 2020 10 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by David Thomson

Can an unmarried person in a sexual relationship be a communion server in the Church of England?

As a member of the PCC we have been asked to recommend two people to be communion servers. One is older in a long term relationship, living together and not ...

February 23 2020 1 Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

Why did Jesus ask the woman to call her husband and come back in John 4:16?

I would say that it was because the woman had requested that Jesus give her the living water of which He had spoken, but she was still apparently dealing...

February 23 2020 Follow Vote Up

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Why did God offer a new covenant?

February 23 2020

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What is the New Covenant?

February 23 2020

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Who was Apollos?

February 23 2020

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If an unmarried couple has sex, are they married in God's eyes?

February 23 2020

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

When will Satan be crushed? (Romans 16:20)

In my opinion, Paul's reference to God crushing Satan "soon" was not with regard to his final defeat that will occur at the close of the age. Instead, it was...

February 22 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Question by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

When will Satan be crushed? (Romans 16:20)

20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. (NIV).

Romans 16:20

February 22 2020 4 Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What is the meaning of the rainbow?

A rainbow sometimes is used as a symbol in the Bible. When it is, it symbolized at least 3 different things. 1. It was a sign of God's covenant with Noah...

February 22 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What is the meaning of "The Reproach of Christ" in this passage?

Hebrews11:26 endured for the sake of Christ By identifying with the people of God and sharing in their hardship, Moses ultimately served the cause of Christ....

February 22 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What is the meaning of "The Reproach of Christ" in this passage?

Great question, JESTEEN Y ALEN KUMAR! Hebrews 11:26 NET BIBLE "He regarded abuse suffered for Christ 1 to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for...

February 22 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by ainsley chalmers , Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.

How will the Lord judge Neanderthals, cavemen and those who existed during the time of dinosaurs?

Let us get the science straight. Dinosaurs didn't die out 65 million years ago, they were around a few hundred years ago. For example fresh tissue found in...

February 22 2020 1 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Andre Watson Watson

What is amillennialism?

Once upon a time I was pan-millennial because I figured, "Hey! It's all going to pan out!" Then I figured, since God put the book of Revelation in the bible...

February 22 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Vincent Omwansa

What does it mean to be a "tree by planted by the streams of water"?

First I wish to thank you for the good work in the kingdom of God, also thank those who have shared their views. ==> To be planted by the rivers of waters...

February 22 2020 3 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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Is the word "rapture" in the Bible?

February 22 2020

Answer by Al Mark

Should we refrain from long-winded prayers?

Prayer is a conversation with God, and in itself a long conversation is not bad. However, if the reason we pray for a long time is for the praise of men (to...

February 22 2020 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

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What does it mean that Jesus is our mediator?

February 22 2020

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Should a Christian declare bankruptcy?

February 21 2020

Answer by Steven Scott , Grader for the Ontario Jail Ministry

How will the Lord judge Neanderthals, cavemen and those who existed during the time of dinosaurs?

There were NO such beings as "cavemen". The first on Earth did NOT live in caves. They lived in a garden. They were named Adam and Eve.

February 21 2020 2 Comments 2 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Ifeanyichukwu John , Am a student and an instrumentalist

Is the Son of God the first gift God gave to us?

My opinion is that, the bible said that in the beginning was the word and the word was with God,... By him was all things made and without him was nothing...

February 21 2020 4 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

What does the Bible mean when it speaks against haughty eyes?

BDB, a resource of BibleHub.com, one that I owned and used through 4 years of seminary and 8 years pastoring, says that there is a figurative use of "eyes",...

February 21 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Jack Gutknecht , ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Is baptism necessary for salvation?

I noticed that Mark 16:16 is mentioned in 5 answers. Mark 16:16b is important here. "Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but WHOEVER DOES NOT...

February 21 2020 1 Comments 15 More Answers Follow Vote Up

Answer by Sunchaser Griffin

What does the Old Testament say about baptism?

What many forget is that the power is not in the water but God. Would he have been cleansed if he hadn't dipped seven times? No, the water wasn't the power,...

February 21 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Scott Broberg , Fig Tree Ministries

What does it mean that the Israelites were baptized into Moses?

I think that to be baptized into someone is more akin to being immersed in their ways, in a manner that transforms you at the deepest level of your...

February 21 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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Where is God now? Where is God when it hurts?

February 21 2020

Answer by Scott Broberg , Fig Tree Ministries

What does the Bible say about paying taxes?

I agree with Michael's answer above about lawfully paying taxes but there is a nuance to the story where they challenge Jesus about whether they should "pay...

February 21 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

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What does the Bible mean when it refers to a remnant?

February 21 2020

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What did Isaiah and Paul mean by "swallowing death"?

I would say that the imagery of death being swallowed referred to the total and complete manner in which Christ's victory over death through His resurrection...

February 21 2020 4 Comments 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up

Answer by Tim Maas , Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army

What does it mean that the Israelites were baptized into Moses?

I would say that the concept of being baptized into Moses was a reference to the Israelites being set apart from other nations through the Law that God gave...

February 21 2020 1 More Answer Follow Vote Up