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Recent content by DukeJohn

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    Question about salvation.

    So, I have a question that's been on my mind recently. is it bad if someone were, as a young child (like 5 or 6 years old), to get saved mainly because they didn't want to go to hell? I only ask because, well that's why I got saved. I was about 6 years old, and I repented of my sins, mainly...
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    Question about curse words?

    I always thought it was about conviction myself, (I see some professing Christians plainly use curse words like the f word, s word, etc) and like I said, even some Pastors that I know say the c word. I always thought that referring to a circumstance that God plainly controls and saying "This...
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    Question about curse words?

    They sure do.
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    Question about curse words?

    I know the Bible doesn't specifically name what words are profane or "curse words". from what I understand anything that would cause someone to stumble, or any word that is insulting to another person can be a curse word. but what about words that aren't generally curse words or insulting, for...
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    Advice on my testimony

    Well, I'll be going on a missions trip this summer, and It's kind of mandatory for every believer to give their testimony, but I'm not sure exactly what mine is, or even what to say, because I don't really remember the day that well, but I do remember what I prayed, and what happened afterwards...
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    Can Women Be Pastors?

    I think you might be mistaken, God inspired every word in the Bible, It wasn't just Paul's opinion, but God's command.
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    Worried I will go to hell?

    I must say, among the many comments about homosexuality going around, that homosexuality, or homosexual acts is/are a Sin, as stated in Leviticus 18:22 "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination." an abomination is a great sin to God, and as Romans 6:23 says "For...
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    What is speaking in tongues?

    What I have heard about it, is it's some "heavenly language, only understood by God" I've also heard that, it's what you do when you don't know what to pray for, or something along those lines. I don't quite understand it, I figure if I don't know what to pray for, I just be silent, and let my...
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    All these Social Media Pictures

    Yeah, my feelings were kind of contradicting my mind. (yes I know feelings can be dangerous) Thank any, Appreciate the advice :D God Bless.
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    All these Social Media Pictures

    You don't have to have a social media account (mostly Facebook) for very long to come across a picture of our Lord on it, saying something like "Like and Share. Remember Deny me in front of your friends and I will deny you in front of my father." I mean, I love God, but you don't really have to...
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    laughing at people when they get hurt?

    Well, I know it sounds bad, and it is, but I watch people doing stupid things on youtube, and when they do it (whether they fall of a skateboard, or a bike, or just get hurt in general) It's really funny. But I feel like a Jerk for laughing at them, even though its funny. is it wrong to laugh at...
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    Destined to do great things?

    well, I'm not trying to sound self-righteous or pretentious (though I am guilty of that) but I have this feeling, not a physical feeling per say, but a feeling deep inside my heart/spirit, for the past several weeks I have been having this, I feel as if though I was mean't to do great things...
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    Trouble in the Church

    I am not trying to be a wolf, or destroy God's Kingdom, or hurt the bride of Christ over anything, I am not attacking my pastor behind his back, or telling people not to go to church because of this, or anything like that. I was originally trying to get an answer but it went way off topic, so I...
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    Trouble in the Church

    Well, KJV Luke 9:55-56 " But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village." ESV Luke 9:55-56 But he turned and rebuked them. And they went on to...
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    Trouble in the Church

    Oh. please understand, I meant no disrespect or ill terminology to the Father, or his Scripture, I was simply trying (maybe not in the best way) to say that the ESV, if you look at the KJV side-by-side, some of the words the ESV uses, don't even mean the same thing in modern English, that they...