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When did you think they got kicked out of heaven? Remember that after the disciples returned from their first missionary journey when they did miracles, Jesus said, "I saw Satan fall from heaven." Jesus' victory with his life, death, and resurrection tied Satan's hands further in what he could...

However, Paul in 1 Corinthians 12-14 makes it clear that some believers have the spiritual gift of tongues. I'm not sure what you mean by "praying in Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches." What is their practice now? My son prays in tongues privately between him and God. That use of the gift fits...

There is no definitive answer to your question; there are some theories, but the Bible doesn't really say. It could be 6000 years for the age of the earth, but there are real problems with that theory. For example, the Bible's geneologies often skip generations, including only the ones the...

As I learned in seminary, that article is absolutely correct: 1. If you're concerned or worried about committing it, you haven't committed it, because only unbelievers commit it. 2. You're right that the unforgiveable sin is a long period of unbelieving rebellion against the Holy Spirit and, by...

You somehow missed one passage, Joh 6:37 All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. Joh 6:38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. Joh 6:39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that...

Why do we always have to explain everything in Scripture with our reasoning and logic? God himself, in Isaiah 55, says that his ways and thoughts are above ours. That God is one God in three Persons is a mystery that can't be solved with our puny human minds.

God has healed my seven-year major depression for more than 3 decades now, but at the depth of that disease, God allowed me to experience three kinds of chronic physical pain. Later, he gave me his peace to accept it as part of my life but kept it to humble me while I was preaching God's Word...

Yes, it's a spiritual gift, but not all of us have it. I've never experienced it; I used to have the gifts of preaching and teaching when I was a pastor. Now, God has given the spiritual gift of creativity through writing.

My answer to you is "Yes, of course." It's God's Word, spoken and written.

1. Did you join a small group in Hillsong Church? That's where deeper fellowship takes place in my large church. By the way, with what doctrines did you disagree? 2. Why do you need to listen to people's advice with which you disagree? 3. If you study tithing in the Bible, you will see that...

I think that the Scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself," says separation to protect yourself is acceptable. God says we must love ourselves to avoid letting the spouse destroy our emotional and physical health. That verse also gives us the need to always be praying for the abusing spouse...

Your studies assume that the geneologies do not skip generations in order to present the names that the writers wanted to highlight. For example, Matthew's geneology certainly does that very thing. Don't assume that the geneologies are modern writers' listings; the biblical writers don't list...

Denominations mostly resulted from the variety of countries they originated in. It's confusing only if we think we're better than members of other denominations. In America, I see mostly positive attitudes about other denominations' doctrines and practices, even while we may disagree on less...

Of course, you mean Job 1 and 2. Satan was not granted "every power God had." He was granted very limited power to attack Job's family and wealth and then his health. God limited him from killing Job, even though Satan had that power. Of course, Satan was fallen because he causes the devastation...

I wouldn't trust the encyclopedia about any statement concerning biblical truth at all because biblical definitions and statements are very different from biblical ones. Here's my understanding of the Bible's teachings about hell. 1. When unbelievers die, their souls are judged and sent sent...

Looking at your wife lustfully is not a sin, because it wouldn't be adultery.

1. Refresh my memory about the scriptural basis of believing there will be a third temple. 2. Could the "third temple" be Paul's description of the church as a temple with Jesus Christ the chief Cornerstone?

Are you saying that Jesus and Christ are two different Persons? If so, they are really two different names. "Jesus" is his personal name; "Christ" is his regal name showing his power as the King and Ruler of his people and the universe. The Gospel of John sometimes has at least two layers of...

Obviously, before he took on human flesh, the Father made all things and humans through the second Person, who later became Jesus, with the Holy Spirit's power. The Father, he, and the Spirit as our ONE God work together to create the universe, save his people, and help them grow to be more like...