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Grant Abbott
Child of Father, Follower of Son, Student of Spirit
A Christian since 1984 Married with 3 adult boys Member of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Lay Leader of Men's Ministry for ten years Spiritual gifts of leadership, teaching, administration, intercessory prayer and prophecy Retired accountant Serving as ESL teacher for new immigrants
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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...
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...
Why does God keep sending his messengers to tell his people to repent when they refuse to listen to him?
The king cut up each page of the scroll as soon as Jeremiah read it to him....
Jeremiah 36:1 - 22
1 In the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord : 2 Take a scroll and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel and Judah and all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah until today.
Why are Christians so afraid in this COVID-19 pandemic?
Christians in the New Testament experienced great trials and tribulations -...
John 16:33
33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.
Why do Christians today only live 70-80 years when we’ve been born again?
We are not living in longer today than believers in King David’s time, but we...
Psalms 90:10
10 The years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty; yet their span is but toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away.
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?
Genesis 6:1 - 8:22
1 When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them. 2 The sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.
Was Lazarus a real man or was he just a parable to make a point?
I concur that Lazarus is not a real person but a character type. Lazarus...
Will God forgive me if I keep making promises to Him, then break my promise to Him many times?
Why do you keep making promises to God? Should God accept you and forgive you...
What did Jesus mean when he said, "I come quickly?"
The apostle Peter gives us an answer to this statement of Jesus in his second...
What does Jesus mean when he says it isn’t right to take food from children and throw it to dogs?
When Jesus met this woman she said, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me!"...
How can I be assured that I will go to heaven when I have to take opiates every day due to a medical condition?
Being a drug addict doesn’t disqualify us from heaven, only UNBELIEF in Jesus...
Must Christians agree on everything? (Romans 15:5–7)
I think what both Paul and Jesus are talking about by "agreement" is this: 1)...
What kind of "lamp" was this in Psalm 119:105?
This verse uses a metaphor to describe the Word of God (the bible) as a lamp...
Does the presence of God’s commands mean we don’t need "teachers"? (119:99)
The Holy Spirit is the resident teacher of every Christian. "But when he, the...