What exactly was the saving message that must be believed for eternal life preached by Peter?
This is a challenging and deeply theological question, and it highlights the tension between modern systematic theology and the dynamic, context-rich...
This is a challenging and deeply theological question, and it highlights the tension between modern systematic theology and the dynamic, context-rich...
First of all, let me give you the simple answer. Because we are commanded to. The Bible tells us: Proverbs 22:6 NIV [6] Start children off on the way they...
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I just LOVE this answer. It so reflects my experiences and the loving relationship possible with Him. Thank you.
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A noun that is formed from a verb is called a verbal noun, and more precisely, in grammar, it's often called a "deverbal noun."
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Root Word: נָפַל (naphal) – "to fall" נָפַל (naphal) is a common Hebrew verb meaning: to fall down to collapse to be cast down to fail or perish to fall in...
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The Hebrew Root of “Nephilim” The word Nephilim (נְפִילִים) appears in: Genesis 6:4: "The Nephilim were on the earth in those days..." Numbers 13:33 And...
Who are the spirits Jesus Christ went on to proclaim to in 1 Peter 3:19? The verse says, "Christ went and preached to the spirits in prison." I take the...
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How did Paul survive his fight with wild beasts in Ephesus? 1 Corinthians 15:32
Beautiful question, Bill! These Beatitudes are found in Mt 5:3-12 and Lk 6:20-23 (24-26). 1. Blessed are the poor in spirit (Matthew 5:3) You’re blessed when...
Peter clearly presented the saving message when he wrote his first epistle. People are saved to a living hope and for an incorruptible inheritance, when they...
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What does the Bible say about altar calls? Are altar calls biblical?
45 years ago I gave my heart to Christ. It was the most exciting event of my life though my then knowledge of scripture was minimal. 3 months post conversion...
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Perfectly said
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Right
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Good point, James! Isaiah 64:6 New Living Translation (NLT) says: "We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are...
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Why are Christians so strongly against premarital sex?
For example, the earth is not too close to the sun nor too far away. Job 38:8-11
What does it mean that 'the Lord said to my Lord'? (this is a question that also appears on studyandobey.com / Psalm 110.) It appears thusly: Who is the...
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Andrew, I understand your response. Exercising one's gifts are not supposed to happen only on Sundays in corporate worship. Worship, as we experience it...
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What is the doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture? What does it mean that the Bible is sufficient?
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The expression 10 is read as: "Ten to the seventeenth power" Or more plainly: "A one followed by seventeen zeros" Which equals: 100,000,000,000,000,000 This...
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It is this (the song is here): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i23Jg_Ty77Q
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Wow, that's resorting to some serious judgment. At the time of the Ukrainian holodomor I guarantee you millions who starved were far more Christian than...
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I recently read that the tongues of fire, on Pentecost, were the counterpart (?) to the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11:1-4.
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What does "El Roi" mean for us today?
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I would say that idol worship is covered in, "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage." "You shall have...
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Hmm, this is soooo insightful. I mean, who would have seen it this way, and also resonate with the fact that God does kill?
By my understanding, although the Bible does use adultery in multiple passages (other than the Ten Commandments) as a symbolic metaphor for the sin of...
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Good answer! As believers, we must be very discerning. We must judge by what the book says!
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Hi Ruth! Funny, my mom's name was Ruth. She is gone many years. However, I felt you would understand my story. Many years ago, when I was a child, my whole...
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Excellent! Just keep dropping seeds of FAITH!
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What did Jesus mean when He said to 'not cast your pearls before swine'?
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Who are the spirits Jesus Christ went on to proclaim to in 1 Peter 3:19?
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Why is Christianity such a bloody religion?
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William D. Mounce is an American scholar of New Testament Greek. He has also worked as an author, teacher and preacher, said, "Dictionary: μεταμορφόω Greek...
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Hebrews 9:22 “And almost all things are by the Law purged with blood: and without shedding of blood is no remission.” 1611 King James Version (KJV)
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Leviticus 17:11 “For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the...
In Leviticus 17:11, God says that life is in the blood, and that’s why blood was used in sacrifices—it showed that sin leads to death and that a life had to...
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I love reading Pursued by a King, Abigail's Story by Elizabeth Adams & Diana Wallis Taylor. They go into detail, I'm telling you, about how Abigail feels...
I'm just wondering if this question meant idol worship, or at the time it was written about having more than one wife?
Exodus 20:4
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What the Bible tells us is that God did His creation work in 6 days and rested on the 7th day when His creation work was completed. The first few chapters of...
As I read it, the fact that the dividing wind blew all night (coupled with the workings of the pillar of fire and the cloud as described in Exodus 14:19-20)...
Ahithophel may have been Bathsheba’s grandfather—2 Samuel 11:3 names her father as Eliam, and 2 Samuel 23:34 identifies Eliam as Ahithophel’s son. If that's...
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My view remains that 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 was intended to comfort believers that those who have died in Christ will be raised to life. They will not be...
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It is indeed important to keep passages in context! But if we think the context contradicts the text or vice versa, we need to examine our assumptions we may...
By my reading, Saul killed himself by falling on his sword, as indicated in 1 Samuel 31:4. The account of Saul's death in 2 Samuel 1 was a deliberate...
Why does 1 Samuel 31:4 say Saul fell upon his sword and 2 Samuel verse 1 says a man killed Saul?
1 Samuel 31:4
One of the importance of corporate worship is the opportunity to be blessed by other believers through the exercise of their gifts. A prophecy can come...
Mr. Houdmann’s take on this question is very sound and reasonable up to a point. There are areas where I know he has made mistakes and I hope my contribution...
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