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Caught Up Together

Q: Is Luke 21:34 describing The Rapture?

A: The expression “Rapture” is Christian jargon for the event described by the Holy Ghost in verse 17 of 1 Thess. 4:13-18 KJV;

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

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Is Swearing and Cursing Always Sin?

Q: If you use explicit language, without harming someone, is it still a sin? In the Bible, it doesn’t say you can’t use explicit language, that I know of. I am not sure, but I would like to know. Logan

A: Thank you for asking this question, you raise an important, and often overlooked point, despite the ubiquitous use of profane language today.

The TV Idol

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In The Carpenter’s Arms

Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved. Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake. He then lying on Jesus’ breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?

Holy Bible Jn. 13:23-25 KJV

There is a place of perfect tranquility for the troubled soul; a place where the burdened and guilty, the oppressed and anxious, will find complete rest.

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Q: There have been incidents of nasty reactions to vaccines, and some people are refusing to allow vaccination of their children. How do Christians respond to such ‘anti-vax’ (sic) news reports?

A: That’s a valid question, particularly at a time when Christian parents are faced with false claims that the “Measles, Mumps, and Whooping Cough” vaccine (MMR) is linked to Autism, and governments are even suggesting vaccination of female babies against sexually transmitted cervical cancer!

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Speaking in Tongues

Q: What is the difference between speaking in tongues and praying in tongues?

A: There’s a big difference.

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God Was Manifest in the Flesh

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

Holy Bible, KJV 1 Tim 3:16

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Smith Wigglesworth at the Union Pentecostal Meeting, Nov. 2, 1922.

The Spirit of God Is No Mixture

This morning I believe the Lord will impress us with the necessity of understanding the gifts of the Spirit, why and when, and where, we should manifest them.

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God says; to enter Heaven and be saved from Hell;

Ye must be born again. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Holy Bible, Jn. 3:7 Acts 4:12 KJV

What does born again mean?

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Look! They’re falling over!

Q: Why do people sometimes ‘pass out’ when they are being prayed for? Jess

A: They don’t pass-out, or faint. It is not a state of unconsciousness, or anything to do with hypnosis. The Holy Spirit overcomes them, and they go into trance-like state; the Christian jargon for it is, being ‘slain in the Spirit’, or ‘falling under the power‘.

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Good parents swaddle new born babes in fluffy clothes and blankets, doting, and fiercely protecting them from the slightest threat, chill, or danger.

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The origin of; to suffer fools gladly

Q: Is it true that the common phrase to “not suffer fools gladly” originates from the Bible?

A: The phrase is used in everyday English conversation to describe a person who is impatient or intolerant of people he, or she, regards as dim-witted or foolish. So they may be sharp-tongued with them, or hold them up to public ridicule for their folly.

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Do Backsliders Lose Tongues?

Q: If you sin, after being baptized in the Holy Spirit, and speaking in tongues, will you lose the Gift? Alexis

A: No, you will lose neither the Gift of the Holy Spirit, nor the Gift of tongues.