Questions and answers
Deep biblical answers to the questions people ask—about faith, life, forgiveness, fear, and salvation. With quotations from Holy Scripture and Ellen White.
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What does the Jesus Prayer mean, and how should one pray it correctly?
The full text of the Jesus Prayer, “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, a sinner,” its biblical roots (Bartimaeus, the tax collector), how to pray it properly, and when it becomes mechanical repetition.
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Why does God allow suffering in the world?
The Bible’s honest answer to the question of suffering: free will, time for repentance, God Himself went through pain, why the innocent suffer, the promise of a new heaven and a new earth.
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How to be baptized correctly according to the Bible?
What baptism is according to the Bible: full immersion, who can be baptized, whether rebaptism is needed if one was already baptized in childhood, and how to prepare.
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What do angels really look like according to the Bible?
Real descriptions of angels in the Bible—seraphim, cherubim, the angel by the tomb. Why is it almost always “Do not be afraid!”; are there guardian angels; can we pray to angels?
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What is the Creed “I Believe” and how should it be understood?
The Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed — full texts, history, explanation of each phrase, and the difference from prayer.
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How should we pray for health from a biblical perspective?
How to pray for your own health and that of a loved one: instruction from the Epistle of James, a ready prayer text, why healing sometimes does not come, and why prayer does not contradict medicine.
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What happens to a person 40 days after death according to the Bible?
Where the 40-day tradition came from, what the Bible says about the soul after death, whether it is really true that “you must not clean,” how to speak with a grieving person, and the real biblical hope of the resurrection.
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How should I pray for a soldier at war from a biblical perspective?
What “protective charm” means from a biblical perspective, which psalms to pray for a soldier, a ready-made prayer text for a mother/wife, and a short version for every day.
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How should I properly pray for children for health and protection?
How to pray for children: 7 areas (health, protection, wisdom, character, future), a ready text of the strongest mother’s prayer, and advice for praying for adult children.
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How should I pray an evening prayer before sleep properly?
How to pray in the evening: biblical examples, a 5-part structure, a ready-made prayer text, psalms for sleep, and advice for when anxiety keeps you awake.
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How should I pray a morning prayer properly?
How to pray in the morning: biblical examples (David, Daniel, Jesus), the ABCD structure, a sample prayer text, psalms for the morning, and how to make prayer a daily habit.
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What does the parable of the prodigal son mean, and how should it be understood?
An explanation of the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32) with the context Jesus had in mind—the image of God the Father, who does not restrain by force and runs to meet the one who returns.
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