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    Did Jesus sweat real blood in the garden?

    blood or sweat.
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    What Pentecostal denomination does NOT believe in the initial evidence doctrine?

    All denominations are unbiblical. There is only One church, the body of Christ, into which we are baptized into. 1st. Corinthians 1: 11-13 in which Paul is steering such allegiance to away, and is noted. Such terms as I am a Baptist, I a Pentecostal, I a Catholic etc. are examples of opinions...
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    Do we have the right to JUDGE?

    The Bible tells us only God can judge the heart, (motive purpose and intent) but we are to judge behaviours among us as Paul gives examples in Corinthians. Most of our "judgements" should be of ourselves, that we do not offend God, his Word, or others.
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    Three Gods or one? Explain the Trinity.

    One God, just ONE: His Will (expressed as his OWN will, purpose, and intent. That headship referred to as "The Father". Next, are his own Words, the very expression of his own will, "The Word", (which words are SUBJECT TO the speaker), (The Father). Lastly, the Holy CHARACTER of God, is...
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    Abortion - Bible and Feminism

    "Thou shall not kill" (murder) covers ALL aspects of it. It's true meaning does not include capitol punishment or wars that are justified. The argument of a woman can choose what she wants to do with her own body, includes a hysterectomy, tooth extraction, haircut and style, toenail and...
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    The Fruit of the Spirit “Agape Love” - The God Kind of Love

    If all the players on a hockey team were the "captain", there would be no captain. Most marriages today run on the premise that this is a "fifty-fifty" deal. The Bible says to make a marriage work, there must be a "head" that leads in rightness, or the actions of love. The other partner must be...
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    Interesting insight (John 3v36) OSAS take note

    The person who believes and is in the warfare, ( Ephesians 6: 10-18), of resisting the world, flesh, and temptations of the devil, with good works, can confidently declare OSAS. But the person who has said "the sinners prayer" but not repented from the heart, or has fallen away (overcome), are...
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    How do I respond to my skeptic daughter?

    Read her the parable of the sower, and then ask her if she sees herself in the examples, and then ask her a reason for her position. Remind her that the "race" is for a complete lifetime, with rewards and positions to come later. Jesus said that if we love our life in this world, without serving...
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    Is Catholicism the Oldest Christian Faith?

    There is only ONE church, it is a spiritual one and unseen, as the Kingdom of God is within the believer after conversion. ALL denominations exist because of differing doctrinal differences of interpretations. Do not label yourself with any denominational tag, you and I belong to Christ, and not...
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    Justified by work vs faith

    A common, and wide spread misconception is the misunderstanding of salvation. Salvation, or conversion after repentance, is when one is baptized into the body of Christ, by the Holy Spirit, and has become a member of it. It in effect, is not a joining of a local church, (by which we should...
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    How do you connect with God?

    There is a protocol in approaching the throne of God: " Psalm 100: 4. "Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him and praise his name". Also consider Psalm 5:3 and 40: 12. We may as children of God come boldly, (confidently) to the throne of...
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    Does God contradict his own commandments?

    God's people were subject to paganism all around, with spiritual unseen forces that were influencing their allegiance to God and his commandments. If even a small child was spared, the influence of pagan gods would be restarted. The animals, possessions ,etc. that were part of the pagan culture...
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    Please recommend Bible teachers?

    Geno Jennings, an eye opener!
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    Ways to draw near to God

    When one is alone with God in a private place, we enter in to that spiritual dimension by following the excellent guidance of Psalm 100: 4. "Enter into his gates with THANKSGIVING and into his COURTS with PRAISE : be THANKFUL unto him, and BLESS HIS NAME". This is followed by WAITING on his...
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    Sabbath Obligation?

    The purpose and sense of "keeping the Sabbath" is to take the day off and not to continue at work. As Jesus said, "Man was NOT made FOR the Sabbath, but the Sabbath FOR man". See Exodus 20: 8-11. To do what was right, even on the day off from work was lawful, but to continue labouring seven days...
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    You Will Know Them By Their Fruits.

    There is only ONE Church every born again believer belongs to, and that is the body of Christ that the Holy Spirit makes us a member of. Denominations are man made churches that show bias according to their doctrines of interpretations. We as Christians attend these institutions for worship and...
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    Is Catholicism the Oldest Christian Faith?

    Mary was full of grace, (favour) as she was chosen to be the person to which God would bring his Son into the world. A born again Christian is also "full of grace" as he or she has been called of God and saved. Jesus gave no special veneration towards his mother, but declared in Matthew 12...
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    Women cannot have authority in the congregation.

    Paul speaks of long hair to the length of which becomes more the length that a woman would grow. It is the length more appropriate towards being feminine. Paul refers to a length that "crosses the line" towards that feminine side. As he says, "does not even nature itself teach you that if a man...
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    If Jesus is God, why did he ask why God had forsaken him?

    The words "emptied himself" that I used refers to Philippians 2: 6-8. " who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be Equal with God: BUT, made himself of NO reputation, and took upon him THE FORM OF A SERVANT, and WAS MADE IN THE LIKENESS OF MEN: and being found in fashion as a...
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    "this generation will not pass away" - until the second coming of Jesus?

    This generation is speaking of the generation that sees these things come to pass at the end of the tribulation period.