"And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him. In this way, love has...
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Shirley, you have aptly summed it up. None of us is perfect. None is or was without sin under the sun except Jesus Christ. 1 John 1:8-10 read together with 2...
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Yes. That was a poignant moment. In that moment, Jesus revealed He had heard Thomas' impassioned statement and was calling him out on it. Thomas instantly...
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Good points, Jeffrey! God's love for us is indeed the message. I like to be specific on what we are to believe and why we believe it regarding salvation....
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Very well said. I think it's interesting how Thomas said he would NOT believe until he put his fingers where the nail marks were and put his hand into His...
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I don't understand why people refuse to believe that God loves each and every person, even if they are messed up. i personally believe we are all messy! We...
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Exactly! God loves each and every one of us. Just look around...you are alive because God desired you to be. God created the universe for each one of us....
Each book and author of the New Testament may have a slightly different emphasis; however they all agree on one point, that love is the most important and...
I don't know a lot about him, but I did find this interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfWQOlxDCcA. At about the 11 min. Mark he states that he doesn't...
Mourning is a natural response to losses of loved ones through death, and Jesus said (in Matthew 5:4) that believers who mourn (as He Himself mourned for...
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Jennifer, your last emboldened comment piqued my interest: "What should the contentious Christian reading these passages consider?" I believe that a nagger,...
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Good points, Paula! There is a difference in "vengeance" compared to protection, service, and defense. Vengeance being more out of anger, retaliation, or...
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Thanks! Yes, what God wants is our hearts.
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Very good answer, John!!
Beyond Rom. 12:19, we have the example of the apostles, who defied orders from the Sanhedrin to stop spreading the Gospel (Acts 4:19). Still, there are no...
The “marriage supper of the Lamb” is a future event, Revelation 19:7-9. The same Greek word, “gamous,” is used for both for the marriage and marriage feast....
Rom 12:19 "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord." It...
Matthew 5:29 appears to compel non-violence while Matthew 21:12 appears to suggest that there is a time for "righteous" anger. How are they reconciled in Scr...
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I see what you mean but it is still kind of confusing.
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Good answer overall, but I would only add that women are not forbidden to "teach authoritatively".
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I have seen an angel. He was brighter than the midday sun (it was early afternoon when l sighted him). He was so tall l was astonished at his size and he...
The Law (in my opinion) spoke of trusting God, but did so in a somewhat contrary fashion by saying -- in one of the verses that Jesus quoted when Satan...
Immediately prior to the verse cited in the question (in Philippians 4:11b-12), Paul had written, "I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I...
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As Christians, there's an aspect of our faith that cannot be practiced in isolation. An average Christian would best serve as part of the body of Christ...
FIrst off, I might suggest that your scripture reference of 1 Pe 4:6 is likely not a good fit for your question. This epistle, in general, seems intended by...
Psalm 78:5-7 reads: "He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach their c...
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What was Jesus writing in the dirt when the Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery?
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What is prayer?
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Isn't sexual sin worse than others because it is a sin against your own body?
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Matthew 4:1: Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. From the beginning of the world from the time that it was,...
When the living temple falls, we will know there are 3 days left. The two witnesses know who they are. They know they have to fall to release the spirit....
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I think you're correct in your assessment of what his family was attempting to do. The part about them thinking he was "mad" is alluded to in scripture. The...
No, Luther, I don't think having riches is a sin in and of itself, but it is highly dangerous how you handle those riches. James 5:1-2 says, "Come now, you...
My understanding is that, prior to Jesus' resurrection, the abode of the dead -- regarded as Hell, Hades, or Sheol -- was divided into two parts -- one a...
The reason is simple. They DO present a different message. For instance, what was required for the rich young ruler to be saved based on the underlying theme...
Intercessory prayer. Read Isaiah 59:1-4, 16. Isa. 59:1 "Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear;...
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What does the Bible say about resentment?
I know of no explicit answer to this question in Scripture, but I would surmise that it could have been a combination of John's parents having both been old...
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The 'lost car' that you speak of still belongs to you, even after you lost it... just like 'falling from grace'. Your salvation is SEALED for eternity even...
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What is the significance of Christ "coming down to our level"?
Interpreting Daniel chapter 8's prophesy requires a consistent and timing aware understanding of the thrice-used word "host." The word "host" in Hebrew...
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Our differences come from who we view ourselves as scripturally, and at what biblical point in time we believe we are in. You seem to mix a small bit of...
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You are more than welcome for the dialogue, like you I love it. Steel sharpens steel. Unfortunately I don't have time to continue it with any consistency. So...
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What does it mean that no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor human heart conceived what God has prepared for those loving Him?
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