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One of my earthly father’s explanations of why he told you to or not do a certain thing was simply BECAUSE I SAID SO! Circular reasoning, you bet, but you...
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MacArthur isn't a good teacher to start with, as while some of his teaching is good, in some areas he is very biased. Some of his teachings make wrong...
There's a good discussion of the issue at https://www.neverthirsty.org/bible-qa/qa-archives/question/angry-without-a-cause-in-matthew-522-only-kjv/. The...
Considering that Ephesians 4:26-27 later draws a distinction between anger and sin, this would indicate to me that not all human anger is by nature sinful,...
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I found the following commentary useful with regard to this question: https://www.gotquestions.org/animal-sacrifices-in-the-Old-Testament.html
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If we are saved by faith in Jesus, will we still be judged by our deeds or works?
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How is "the atonement never loses effect" different from future sins being already forgiven? Yes, judicially, God is no longer imputing our trespasses unto...
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John Appelt, thank you for your truly enlightening comments!
I'm wrestling with the idea of every family in the wilderness (upwards of 2 million) sacrificing animals daily. Early in Leviticus, the people are directed t...
Numbers 28:1 - 29:40
God's word is very clear about this - the book of James 2:24-26 says "faith without works(deeds) is dead" gotta have both. It does not not mean that to keep...
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Then (according to your theory) Zipporah saved Moses' life by circumcising their son. Because that's the way the narrative reads. That after she circumcised...
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It might seem strange, but the text wouldn't make grammatical sense to be about killing the boy and letting the boy go. Plus, since he wasn't Moses'...
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Atonement doesn't cover future sins. Rather, Jesus' sacrifice was so perfect, and offered by Himself as the perfect High Priest, that it never loses effect...
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Yes, exactly, this question was forever settled in Acts 15, there should be no debate.
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See the discussion at https://www.gotquestions.org/kill-Moses.html
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I think it depends on what is actually meant when it's said that a family is dealing with a generational curse. I don't buy the idea that "generational...
Not sure how to apply this verse with the added “without a cause”. it seems to leave a whole lot of room for error if I have to decide if my anger is with go...
Matthew 5:22
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While an interesting theory, the Hebrew grammar supports that it was Moses who the Lord (or an angel of the Lord, manuscript dependent) sought to kill. "Met...
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Why would the ultimate sovereign have to give up His right to interfere in the affairs of man? Likewise, why would God "have" to operate according to any...
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Continuing, But whose firstborn was spared because of the circumcision of Moses' firstborn son? Did Zipporah save her son? her husband? She didn't save...
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The Father was in the Son, "reconciling the world unto Himself": 2 Cor 5:19 "To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing...
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God restraining /forbearing from immediate judgement doesn't mean "He said yes" to an action or evil thought. Nor does an evil thought or act happening mean,...
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I seriously doubt this episode means that God was deliberating on killing Moses. The narrative is one of many in the Bible that is poorly constructed; it...
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Paul, you seem to be operating from a non-normative definition of free will. Free will is defined as the capacity to make non-determined choices/the...
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God is indeed sovereign! He's King of kings and Lord of lords. That in no way logically or morally mandates that if X evil thought or action happens in this...
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Flapping our arms to fly isn't clearly an absurdity, trying to do what we're unABLE to do (not simply lacking official permission)? If God must make all our...
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I think the definitions of "free" may be the contention. We indeed have the ability to choose right versus wrong (free will), but there is a cost for...
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What's the difference between what we deem as a smart choice or an absurdity? We can chose, and we will be held accountable, but God being God, we cannot nor...
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Clearly you missed the part where I said we can't choose absurdities. And if we have no power/ability to say no, then we're incapable of sin/rebellion. "We...
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You don't see what you just said? God allows us to make free choices?! Free will doesn't exist. God allows us to make choices, but they are far from free. Go...
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"God allows us a will, but it is not free or He would cease to be God." I disagree. As I mentioned, God in his sovereignty can allow us to make free choices....
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Jennifer, God is sovereign. Colossians 1 says so. 15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16 for by him were all things...
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I see a tremendous mistake being made here by Christians. There is a massive difference between 'free' will and a will. As I quoted earlier, the definition...
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I see a tremendous mistake being made here by Christians. There is a massive difference between 'free' will and a will. As I quoted earlier, the definition...
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Thanks! All glory to God.
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Well answered.
Without free will, we wouldn't even be able to argue about whether we have it.;-) Most discussion on the matter tries to have it both ways, making us just...
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I think that having free choice, the seed of doubt planted by the serpent, gave birth to unbelief, which is man's greatest problem. No or little Faith or...
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[I Cor 7:37 is not about freewill offerings, but the one who has "power/authority" over his own will (in context of marriage/abstaining.)] It's untrue that...
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How are you getting "God cannot say no" out of "freedom to make choices that are not determined by prior causes or divine intervention? That's a complete...
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Yes, the debate itself is anachronistic as "monergism" wasn't a term coined until the 16th century, and while the base definition (God alone saves) would not...
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Should pastors be paid a salary?
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: voluntary choice or decision. I do this of my own free will. 2. : freedom of humans to make choices that are not determined by prior causes or by divine...
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: voluntary choice or decision. I do this of my own free will. 2. : freedom of humans to make choices that are not determined by prior causes or by divine...
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We will hopefully give God the glory He deserves and keep Him on the throne. Proverbs 16, 21, Isa. 45, John 1, Col. 1, Romans 9, etc...all point to God being...
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It is true that many times, God does interfere to put a hedge of protection around someone (e.g. Job) or prevent people or angels from doing something. God...
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Free will is the will to do whatever one wants without consequence or with self-chosen success. Nor is it defined as doing something outside of God's domain...
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Is monergism or synergism correct?
A quote (from page 65 of 147) from the excellent book The Day Christ Died by Jim Bishop (an hour-by-hour account of the events from the Last Supper through...
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