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Testimonials from May 2016

June 1st, 2016
From a donor: "I can not express to you all how much your ministry means to me. The Holy Spirit has used your Bible based answers to renew my mind to the Truth of God's wonderful plan for believers in Jesus. I am a chaplain volunteer at our Bexar County Jail here in San Antonio. It houses over 4,000 inmates. I started ministering there 6 years ago after retiring from medical practice. I wanted so much to be a fisher of men. I had spent almost forty years going every 6 months for 1–2 weeks into Mexico taking a mobile operating room with surgical . . .

Prayer Requests for June 2016

June 1st, 2016
Thank you so much for your prayers! Here are some specific requests for this month: 1. Wisdom, peace, and grace through various office transitions. Please pray for God's clear guidance and for us to be good stewards of that with which He has entrusted us. Please also pray for our staff meeting / training / brainstorming session coming up in late June. 2. Continued protection for our servers and all the technical behind-the-scenes aspects of the sites. 3. Questioners and site users to have hearts that are truly seeking after God, and for them . . .

Scripture for June 2016

June 1st, 2016
"Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures" (James 1:16–18, ESV). "Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving . . .

Question on God turning Israel over to their enemies

May 12th, 2016
Wendyl Leslie May 10 at 11:32am Okay fellow GQ writers, I need help with this one: "How many times did God turn Israel over to their enemies?" I don't know if there's a definitive answer, but I know it's a bunch. Do any of you have an answer to this one? Thanks much! LikeShow more reactions Comment Seen by 76 1Ed Chait Comments Evan Plante The biggest problem I see is, when does it count? God allowed a gradient of "turning over," . . .

Discussion on witnessing with just the NT and Psalms

May 12th, 2016
Ed Chait May 9 at 10:06pm What do you guys think about Christians going out witnessing with just the NT and Psalms? What do you think about "Bibles" that omit most of the OT because that makes them more portable? What about leaving this type of "Bible" as a gift to people when going witnessing? LikeShow more reactions Comment Seen by 80 1Corpuz Valdemor Avellaneda Ramil Comments Julie Kimani That's always bothered me... Like . . .

Question on having the correct belief of God

May 12th, 2016
Julie Kimani May 9 at 6:28pm · Goodyear, AZ Help me out. Would I be correct in this statement, "Believing in a God that is loving and merciful, while rejecting the idea that He is also a God of justice who WILL punish sin is to believe in a different God and thus, idolatry." (The questioner asked "Is believing in an incomplete view of God (loving side only) or a wrong view of God idolatry?") Would I be correct in my response, or would having a correct understanding of God as both "merciful" and "just" . . .

Question on Hebrews 6:1

May 12th, 2016
Ed Romero May 9 at 1:53pm What does it mean to "leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity" (Hebrews 6:1)? LikeShow more reactions Comment Seen by 68 1Ed Chait Comments Ed Chait This commentary by David Guzik resonates with me. "A WARNING TO DISCOURAGED BELIEVERS A. The essential nature of maturity. 1. (Heb_6:1 a) Going beyond the basics. Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, . . .

Discussion on Young Earth / Old Earth Creationism

May 12th, 2016
Shea Houdmann May 10 at 4:38pm Poll: Do you consider yourself a Young Earth Creationist or an Old Earth Creationist? LikeShow more reactions Comment Seen by 112 6Ed Chait, Steve Ray Webb and 4 others Comments 53 of 55 View previous comments Tim White Middle aged. I sometimes lean gap and sometimes young. Like · Reply · May 10 at 4:40pm Tim White How long is the suspension if I argue . . .

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