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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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How can we know that the Angel of the Lord is the pre-incarnate Jesus?

Does this passage in Exodus prove that the Angel of the Lord is the...

Exodus 23:20 - 23

20 Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared. 21 Pay careful attention to him and obey his voice; do not rebel against him, for he will not pardon your transgression, for my name is in him.

Comment Asked February 18 2021


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Why would Jesus say that people were told to hate their enemies?

The Old Testament clearly teaches the people to Love Their Enemies, so where...

Matthew 5:43 - 48

43 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.

Comment 2 Answers Asked February 18 2021


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What needs to be revealed, disclosed, and made manifest, in the lives of Christians?



                

Mark 4:22

22 For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light.

Comment Asked February 18 2021


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Why would Jesus not make his meaning clear to those on the outside?

Why did only the insiders get the detailed explanation?

Mark 4:11 - 13

11 And he said to them, "To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables. 12 So that "they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven.

Comment 1 Answer Asked February 18 2021


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What did it cost Jesus to pay the penalty for our sins?

During Lent, what can we do as Christians, to gain a deeper and fuller...

Comment Asked February 18 2021


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Why do Christians live like we can keep ourselves alive?

Why do we strive so hard to hang on to life in this world, when Jesus is...

John 12:25

25 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

Comment Asked February 18 2021


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Why is it so hard for many Christians to believe that what the bible says, is true?

Why, as Christians, do we doubt what we are reading in the bible? When we say...

1 Corinthians 2:12 - 16

12 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. 13 And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.

Comment 1 Answer 1 Vote Asked February 18 2021


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How does the Holy Spirit transform our lives as Christians?

How do we, as Christians, [receive, obtain, appropriate, utilise] the wisdom...

2 Corinthians 3:18

18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.

Comment 1 Vote Asked February 18 2021


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Why do Christians curse the rulers of their people?

When we, as Christians, vehemently oppose the political philosophy and...

Exodus 22:28

28 You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.

Comment 1 Answer 1 Vote Asked February 18 2021


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Why do most Christians not keep the Sabbath by setting aside one day a week to focus on their spiritual growth?

How can we, as Christians, expect to become spiritually mature and complete,...

Acts 13:42 - 48

42 As they went out, the people begged that these things might be told them the next Sabbath. 43 And after the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who, as they spoke with them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.

Comment 1 Answer Asked February 18 2021


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Why is fasting so unpopular with most Christians?

Jesus says his followers will fast. Why don't we?

Mark 2:19 - 20

19 And Jesus said to them, "Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. 20 The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.

Comment Asked February 18 2021


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What does trouble look like for a Christian who won't listen to God?

Proverbs - "You will say, How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned...

Proverbs 5:12 - 14

12 And you say, "How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof! 13 I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my instructors.

Comment 1 Answer 1 Vote Asked February 18 2021


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How is "the name of the Lord a strong tower" for believers? Proverbs 18:10

Whenever we pray "in the name of the Lord" we access the very throne room of...

1 Comments 1 More Answer 1 Vote Asked February 17 2021


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What can we learn about the wrong way and the right way in Proverbs 14:12?

Every verse in Chapter 14 provides great examples to help us understand the...

2 Comments 2 More Answers 1 Vote Asked February 17 2021


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What are some things I need to know about the Antichrist and his rise to power?

This is what we can learn from Scripture about the singular Anti-Christ who...

1 Comments 2 More Answers 2 Votes Asked February 17 2021