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1 | Is pre-tribulation biblical? | Revelation | ra_Jesus_is_Savior | 173505 | ||
It wasn't bro Raymond who posted the Got Questions Ministries, it was me. And yes those are my thoughts, best explained by Got Question Ministries. | ||||||
2 | Can name be blotted out of Lamb's book? | Bible general Archive 3 | ra_Jesus_is_Savior | 173502 | ||
I think Scripture says it best itself, "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:38-39). Remember the same God who saved you is the same God who will keep you. Once we are saved we are always saved. Our salvation is most definitely eternally secure! © Copyright 2002-2006 Got Questions Ministries. |
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3 | Is pre-tribulation biblical? | Revelation | ra_Jesus_is_Savior | 173499 | ||
The timing of the Rapture in relation to the Tribulation is one of the most controversial issues in the church today. The three primary views are Pretribulational (the Rapture occurs before the Tribulation), Midtribulational (the Rapture occurs at the mid-point of the Tribulation), and Posttribulational (the Rapture occurs at the end of the Tribulation). A 4th view, commonly known as Pre-wrath, is a slight modification of the Midtribulational position. First, it is important to recognize the purpose of the Tribulation. According to Daniel 9:27, there is a seventieth “week” (7 years) that is still yet to come. Daniel’s entire prophecy of the seventy weeks (Daniel 9:20-27) is speaking of the nation of Israel. It is a time period in which God focuses His attention especially on Israel. The seventieth week, the Tribulation, must also be a time when God deals specifically with Israel. While this does not necessarily indicate that the church could not also be present, it does bring into question why the church would need to be on the earth during that time. The primary Scripture passage on the Rapture is 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. It states that all living believers, along with all believers who have died, will meet the Lord Jesus in the air and will be with Him forever. The Rapture is God removing His people from the earth. A few verses later in 5:9 Paul says, “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” The Book of Revelation, which deals primarily with the time period of the Tribulation, is a prophetic message of how God will pour out His wrath upon the earth during the Tribulation. It would seem inconsistent for God to promise believers that they will not suffer wrath and then leave them on the earth during the Tribulation. The fact that God promises to deliver Christians from wrath shortly after promising to remove His people from the earth seems to link those two events together. Another crucial passage on the timing of the Rapture is Revelation 3:10. There, Christ promises to deliver believers from the “hour of trial” that is going to come upon the earth. This could mean two things: (1) Christ will protect believers in the midst of the trials, or (2) Christ will deliver believers out of the trials. Both are valid meanings of the Greek word translated “from.” However, it is important to recognize what believers are promised to be kept “from.” It is not just the trial, but the “hour” of trial. Christ is promising to keep believers from the very time period that contains the trials, namely the Tribulation. The purpose of the Tribulation, the purpose of the Rapture, the meaning of 1 Thessalonians 5:9, and the interpretation of Revelation 3:10 all give clear support to the Pretribulational position. If the Bible is interpreted literally and consistently, the Pretribulational position is the most Biblically consistent interpretation. © Copyright 2002-2006 Got Questions Ministries. |
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4 | Faith in Self or Faith in God? | Rom 9:16 | ra_Jesus_is_Savior | 173496 | ||
"Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will" - Ephisians 1:5 In Ephesians 1:5 "Predestinated" means marked out beforehand. This is another way of saying salvation is God's work and not our own doing. God has adopted us into his family and made us heirs along with Jesus (Romans 8:17). In Roman law, adopted children had the same rights and privilages as natural children. Paul uses this term to show how strong our relationship to God is. |
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5 | Faith in Self or Faith in God? | Rom 9:16 | ra_Jesus_is_Savior | 173495 | ||
In Ephesians 1:4 Paul said, God "hath chosen us," to emphasize that salvation depends totally on God. We are not saved because we deserve it, but because God is gracious and freely gives it. We did not influence God's decision to save us, he did it according to his plan. Thus there is no way to take credit for our salvation, or to find room for pride. The mystery of salvation originated in the timeless mind of God long before we existed. It is hard to understand how God could accept us, but because of Christ we are holy and blameless in his eyes. God chose us, and when we belong to him through Jesus Christ, he looks at us as if we had never sinned. "According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love" - Ephesians 1:4 |
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6 | Who are the sons of God in Genesis 6:2 | Bible general Archive 3 | ra_Jesus_is_Savior | 173488 | ||
This has been previously discussed ... Please search for your question before asking it. Type "sons of God" in the search box. |
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7 | armour of god compair to jesus | Bible general Archive 3 | ra_Jesus_is_Savior | 173481 | ||
Ephesians 6:10-17 - In the Christian life we battle against "principalities and powers" (the powerful evil forces of fallen angels headed by Satan who is a vicious fighter, see 1 Peter 5:8). To withstand their attacks, we must depend on God's strength and use every piece of his armor. Paul is not only giving this counsel to the church, the body of Christ, but to all individuals within the church. The whole body needs to be armed. As you do battle against "the rulers of the darkness of this world," fight in the strength of the church, whose power comes from the Holy Spirit. 1. Piece of Armor 2. Use 3. Application 4. Comparison to Jesus 1. ***Strong Belt*** 2. Truth 3. Satan fights with lies, and sometimes his lies sound like truth; but only believers have God's truth which can defeat Satan's lies. 4. Jesus said: "I am the Way, the *Truth* and the Life" - John 14:6 1. ***Breastplate*** 2. God's approval 3. Satan often attacks our hearts - the seat of our emotions, self-worth, and trust. God's approval is the breastplate that protects our hearts. He approves of us because he loves us and sent his Son to die for us. 4. Jesus death paid for our sin so that we may have God's approval. – “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him”. - 2 Corinthians 5:21 1. ***Shoes*** 2. Readiness to spread the Good News 3. Satan wants us to think that telling others the Good News is a worthless and hopeless task – the size of the task is too big and the negative responses are too much to handle. But the “shoes” God gives us are the motivation to continue to proclaim the true peace which is available in God – news everyone needs to hear. 4. Jesus said that before he returns, the Gospel of the Kingdom (the message of salvation) would be preached throughout the world. This was the disciples’ mission – and it is ours today. Jesus talked about the end times and final judgment to show his followers the urgency of spreading the Good News of salvation to everyone. “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come”. – Matthew 24:14 1. ***Shield*** 2. Faith 3. What we see are Satan’s attacks in the form of insults, setbacks, and temptations. But the shield of faith protects us from Satan’s flaming arrows. With God’s perspective, we can see beyond our circumstances and know that ultimate victory is ours. 4. Jesus said: “I am the Way…” (John 14.6) By having faith in Jesus we will overcome Satan’s flaming arrows. “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?” – 1 John 5:4-5 1. ***Helmet*** 2. Salvation 3. Satan wants us to make us doubt God, Jesus, and our salvation. The helmet protects our minds from doubting God’s saving work for us. 4. Jesus--Yeshua in Hebrew--means "Salvation". Salvation is Jesus Christ. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” - John 3:16 1. ***Sword*** 2. The Spirit, the Word of God 3. The sword is the only weapon of offense in this list of armor. There are times when we need to take the offensive against Satan. When we are tempted, we need to trust in the truth of God’s Word. 4. All scripture was breathed into the writers by God. We could not know of Him and of His plan to save us without His Words to us. He breathed His Truth, Power, and Love into the Bible. His Holy Spirit leads us into understanding of God's Word. We can fight evil with His Word. God tells us to hide His Words in our heart. They are sharper than a two edge sword. Memorizing verses from the Bible will help you fight the evil one when he tries to temp you or hurt you. There is power in the Name of Jesus and power in His Word. |
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8 | Is pre-tribulation biblical? | Revelation | ra_Jesus_is_Savior | 173478 | ||
The timing of the Rapture in relation to the Tribulation is one of the most controversial issues in the church today. The three primary views are Pretribulational (the Rapture occurs before the Tribulation), Midtribulational (the Rapture occurs at the mid-point of the Tribulation), and Posttribulational (the Rapture occurs at the end of the Tribulation). A 4th view, commonly known as Pre-wrath, is a slight modification of the Midtribulational position. First, it is important to recognize the purpose of the Tribulation. According to Daniel 9:27, there is a seventieth “week” (7 years) that is still yet to come. Daniel’s entire prophecy of the seventy weeks (Daniel 9:20-27) is speaking of the nation of Israel. It is a time period in which God focuses His attention especially on Israel. The seventieth week, the Tribulation, must also be a time when God deals specifically with Israel. While this does not necessarily indicate that the church could not also be present, it does bring into question why the church would need to be on the earth during that time. The primary Scripture passage on the Rapture is 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. It states that all living believers, along with all believers who have died, will meet the Lord Jesus in the air and will be with Him forever. The Rapture is God removing His people from the earth. A few verses later in 5:9 Paul says, “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” The Book of Revelation, which deals primarily with the time period of the Tribulation, is a prophetic message of how God will pour out His wrath upon the earth during the Tribulation. It would seem inconsistent for God to promise believers that they will not suffer wrath and then leave them on the earth during the Tribulation. The fact that God promises to deliver Christians from wrath shortly after promising to remove His people from the earth seems to link those two events together. Another crucial passage on the timing of the Rapture is Revelation 3:10. There, Christ promises to deliver believers from the “hour of trial” that is going to come upon the earth. This could mean two things: (1) Christ will protect believers in the midst of the trials, or (2) Christ will deliver believers out of the trials. Both are valid meanings of the Greek word translated “from.” However, it is important to recognize what believers are promised to be kept “from.” It is not just the trial, but the “hour” of trial. Christ is promising to keep believers from the very time period that contains the trials, namely the Tribulation. The purpose of the Tribulation, the purpose of the Rapture, the meaning of 1 Thessalonians 5:9, and the interpretation of Revelation 3:10 all give clear support to the Pretribulational position. If the Bible is interpreted literally and consistently, the Pretribulational position is the most Biblically consistent interpretation. © Copyright 2002-2006 Got Questions Ministries. |
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9 | Is the Saved and Lost Position right? | Bible general Archive 3 | ra_Jesus_is_Savior | 173474 | ||
Once a person is saved are they always saved? When people come to know Christ as their Savior, they are brought into a relationship with God that guarantees their salvation as eternally secure. Numerous passages of Scripture declare this fact. (a) Romans 8:30 declares, "And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified." This verse tells us that from the moment God chooses us, it is as if we are glorified in His presence in heaven. There is nothing that can prevent a believer from one day being glorified because God has already purposed it in heaven. Once a person is justified, his salvation is guaranteed - he is as secure as if he is already glorified in heaven. (b) Paul asks two crucial questions in Romans 8:33-34 "Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died more than that, who was raised to life - is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us." Who will bring a charge against God's elect? No one will, because Christ is our advocate. Who will condemn us? No one will, because Christ, the One who died for us, is the one who condemns. We have both the advocate and judge as our Savior. (c) Believers are born again (regenerated) when they believe (John 3:3; Titus 3:5). For a Christian to lose his salvation, he would have to be un-regenerated. The Bible gives no evidence that the new birth can be taken away. (d) The Holy Spirit indwells all believers (John 14:17; Romans 8:9) and baptizes all believers into the Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:13). For a believer to become unsaved, he would have to be "un-indwelt" and detached from the Body of Christ. (e) John 3:15 states that whoever believes in Jesus Christ will "have eternal life." If you believe in Christ today and have eternal life, but lose it tomorrow, then it was never "eternal" at all. Hence if you lose your salvation, the promises of eternal life in the Bible would be in error. (f) For the most conclusive argument, I think Scripture says it best itself, "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:38-39). Remember the same God who saved you is the same God who will keep you. Once we are saved we are always saved. Our salvation is most definitely eternally secure! When people come to know Christ as their Savior, they are brought into a relationship with God that guarantees their eternal security. Jude 24 declares, "To Him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy." God's power is able to keep the believer from falling. It is up to Him, not us, to present us before His glorious presence. Our eternal security is a result of God keeping us, not us maintaining our own salvation. The Lord Jesus Christ proclaimed, "I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand" (John 10:28-29b). Both Jesus and the Father have us firmly grasped in their hand. Who could possibly separate us from the grip of both the Father and the Son? Ephesians 4:30 tells us that believers are "sealed for the day of redemption." If believers did not have eternal security, the sealing could not truly be unto the day of redemption, but only to the day of sinning, apostasy, or disbelief. John 3:15-16 tells us that whoever believes in Jesus Christ will "have eternal life." If a person were to be promised eternal life, but then have it taken away, it was never "eternal" to begin with. If eternal security is not true, the promises of eternal life in the Bible would be in error. The most powerful argument for eternal security is Romans 8:38-39, "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Our eternal security is based on God's love for those whom He has redeemed. Our eternal security is purchased by Christ, promised by the Father, and sealed by the Holy Spirit. © Copyright 2002-2006 Got Questions Ministries |
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10 | Is it wrong to have pictures of Jesus? | Rom 1:23 | ra_Jesus_is_Savior | 173463 | ||
I'm sorry. My intentions were not to steal. © Copyright 2002-2006 Got Questions Ministries. When trying to decide what, if any, Christian imagery is appropriate to place in our homes, a good place to begin is the Ten Commandments. When God first gave His law to mankind, He began with Himself, a statement of who He is (“the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt”), and a warning that we are to have no other God but Him. He immediately followed that by forbidding the making of any image of anything “in heaven above or on earth beneath or in the waters below,” for the purpose of worshipping or bowing down to it. The fascinating thing about the history of the Jewish people is that they disobeyed this commandment more than any other. Again and again, they made idols to represent God and worshipped them, beginning with the creation of the golden calf at the very moment God was writing the Ten Commandments on tablets for Moses (Exodus 32)! Idol worship not only drew the Israelites away from the true and living God, it led to all manner of sins including temple prostitution and orgies, and even the sacrificing of children to these false gods. The God who created us, and who knows how deeply we are affected by sin, understands our desire to condense Him into a form we can see and understand. Perhaps it is the fact that our limited minds simply cannot comprehend that which is infinite and eternal. Or, more likely, perhaps we are simply more comfortable when we can reduce God to a more manageable form, such as a picture or a statue. Man has always attempted to humanize God, to make Him over in our own image and bring Him down to our level. After all, if God is just like us, it stands to reason that we are just like Him, a very appealing concept (certainly popular today) and the same lie Satan has been feeding us since the Garden of Eden when he tempted Eve to eat of the forbidden tree: “You shall be like God” (Genesis 3:5). Just as making idols led the Israelites away from the true worship of God, hanging a portrait of Jesus in our homes would seem to present a continual temptation to reduce Him to nothing more than the image in the picture. Even if we are not bowing down and worshipping the picture, how can we not eventually equate Him in our minds with this simple image? How can we look at it every day and not be tempted to see Him as merely the figure in the picture? But can we possibly reduce Christ’s nature, character and power to a two-dimensional, eight-by-ten portrait? In addition, most of the “portraits” of Jesus portray Him in a softened, quasi-romantic style as a handsome and winsome young man while, in fact, He “had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him” (Isaiah 53:2). If it were important for us to know what He really did look like, Matthew, Peter and John, who spent three years with Him, would certainly be able to give us an accurate description, as would His own brother, Jude. Yet, these New Testament writers offer no details about His physical attributes. Does this not suggest that, inspired by the Holy Spirit, they did so in order to carefully avoid encouraging us to make any image of Him? We certainly don’t need a picture to display to us the nature of our Lord and Savior. We have only to look at the creation, as we are reminded in Psalm 19:1-2: “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the expanse proclaims His handiwork. Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.” In addition, our very existence as the redeemed of the Lord, sanctified and made righteous by His blood shed on the cross for our sins, should have Him always before our eyes and minds. The Bible, the very Word of God, is also filled with images of Christ that capture our imaginations and thrill our souls. He is the Light of the world (John 1:4-5); the very Bread of life (John 6:32-33); the living Water that quenches the thirst of our souls (John 4:14); the High Priest who intercedes for us with the Father (Hebrews 2:17); the Good Shepherd who lays down His life for us, His sheep (John 10:11,14); the spotless Lamb of God slain before the foundation of the world (Revelation 13:8), the Author and Perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12:2); the Way, the Truth, the Life (John 14:6); and the very image of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15). How can we even consider reducing Him to a piece of paper and hanging Him on the wall? © Copyright 2002-2006 Got Questions Ministries. |
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11 | Is it wrong to have pictures of Jesus? | Rom 1:23 | ra_Jesus_is_Savior | 173460 | ||
When trying to decide what, if any, Christian imagery is appropriate to place in our homes, a good place to begin is the Ten Commandments. When God first gave His law to mankind, He began with Himself, a statement of who He is (“the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt”), and a warning that we are to have no other God but Him. He immediately followed that by forbidding the making of any image of anything “in heaven above or on earth beneath or in the waters below,” for the purpose of worshipping or bowing down to it. The fascinating thing about the history of the Jewish people is that they disobeyed this commandment more than any other. Again and again, they made idols to represent God and worshipped them, beginning with the creation of the golden calf at the very moment God was writing the Ten Commandments on tablets for Moses (Exodus 32)! Idol worship not only drew the Israelites away from the true and living God, it led to all manner of sins including temple prostitution and orgies, and even the sacrificing of children to these false gods. The God who created us, and who knows how deeply we are affected by sin, understands our desire to condense Him into a form we can see and understand. Perhaps it is the fact that our limited minds simply cannot comprehend that which is infinite and eternal. Or, more likely, perhaps we are simply more comfortable when we can reduce God to a more manageable form, such as a picture or a statue. Man has always attempted to humanize God, to make Him over in our own image and bring Him down to our level. After all, if God is just like us, it stands to reason that we are just like Him, a very appealing concept (certainly popular today) and the same lie Satan has been feeding us since the Garden of Eden when he tempted Eve to eat of the forbidden tree: “You shall be like God” (Genesis 3:5). Just as making idols led the Israelites away from the true worship of God, hanging a portrait of Jesus in our homes would seem to present a continual temptation to reduce Him to nothing more than the image in the picture. Even if we are not bowing down and worshipping the picture, how can we not eventually equate Him in our minds with this simple image? How can we look at it every day and not be tempted to see Him as merely the figure in the picture? But can we possibly reduce Christ’s nature, character and power to a two-dimensional, eight-by-ten portrait? In addition, most of the “portraits” of Jesus portray Him in a softened, quasi-romantic style as a handsome and winsome young man while, in fact, He “had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him” (Isaiah 53:2). If it were important for us to know what He really did look like, Matthew, Peter and John, who spent three years with Him, would certainly be able to give us an accurate description, as would His own brother, Jude. Yet, these New Testament writers offer no details about His physical attributes. Does this not suggest that, inspired by the Holy Spirit, they did so in order to carefully avoid encouraging us to make any image of Him? We certainly don’t need a picture to display to us the nature of our Lord and Savior. We have only to look at the creation, as we are reminded in Psalm 19:1-2: “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the expanse proclaims His handiwork. Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.” In addition, our very existence as the redeemed of the Lord, sanctified and made righteous by His blood shed on the cross for our sins, should have Him always before our eyes and minds. The Bible, the very Word of God, is also filled with images of Christ that capture our imaginations and thrill our souls. He is the Light of the world (John 1:4-5); the very Bread of life (John 6:32-33); the living Water that quenches the thirst of our souls (John 4:14); the High Priest who intercedes for us with the Father (Hebrews 2:17); the Good Shepherd who lays down His life for us, His sheep (John 10:11,14); the spotless Lamb of God slain before the foundation of the world (Revelation 13:8), the Author and Perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12:2); the Way, the Truth, the Life (John 14:6); and the very image of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15). How can we even consider reducing Him to a piece of paper and hanging Him on the wall? |
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12 | Is being slain in the Spirit biblical? | Bible general Archive 3 | ra_Jesus_is_Savior | 173457 | ||
Being slain in the Spirit is a religious phenomenon that occurs in many contemporary Charismatic or Pentecostal church meetings. Many prefer to refer to the phenomenon as "falling under the Spirit's power", "falling before the Lord" or "resting in the Spirit". Although any personal encounter with God's glory and power can result in one falling, typically, being "slain in the Spirit" is associated with occasions of public prayer ministry when the laying on of hands is practiced. In such settings, church members or attendees come forward to the front of the church to receive a special work of the Holy Spirit from the Pastor or service leader. Often a significant amount of time is spent singing and praying during the church service before this point. Attendees are then prayed over and touched by the service leader, the Spirit of God "comes upon them", and they fall -- usually onto their backs. In most cases, their fall is broken by deacons, catchers, ushers or orderlies behind them to prevent injury. In the context of this experience, many Christians believe that they have been healed or given a special blessing by God. Others report seeing visions or hearing God's voice. | ||||||
13 | Advice on how it should not be practiced | Bible general Archive 3 | ra_Jesus_is_Savior | 173451 | ||
Any advice on how to tell a family member that this practice is not Biblical and should not be practiced. | ||||||
14 | Respecting and Neighbors | Phil 4:6 | ra_Jesus_is_Savior | 173450 | ||
My advice to you is to keep Phillippians 4:6 in mind, "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God". Here Paul's advice is to turn your worries into prayers. Ask Him for guidance, help, wisdom, on this type of situation. |
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15 | Is being slain in the Spirit biblical? | Not Specified | ra_Jesus_is_Savior | 173445 | ||
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16 | Is being slain in the Spirit biblical? | Bible general Archive 3 | ra_Jesus_is_Savior | 173447 | ||
Is being slain in the Spirit biblical? | ||||||
17 | Is it wrong to have images of Jesus? | Not Specified | ra_Jesus_is_Savior | 173444 | ||
Is it wrong to have images of Jesus? | ||||||
18 | Is it wrong to have images of Jesus? | 2 Tim 2:15 | ra_Jesus_is_Savior | 173458 | ||
Is it wrong to have images of Jesus? | ||||||
19 | What is special about the 144,000? | Rev 7:4 | ra_Jesus_is_Savior | 173442 | ||
Your right. I will look at the Bible more closely next time. | ||||||
20 | What is special about the 144,000? | Rev 7:4 | ra_Jesus_is_Savior | 173439 | ||
Evangelist - A preacher of the Christian gospel | ||||||
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