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What does "El Roi" mean for us today?
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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...
I'm just wondering if there is any significance and/or advantage to crossing during the night since I imagine they were tired from their journey and probably...
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"It is unfortunately quite common for Christians to read their theology into texts, especially well-known and well-used texts like 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18....
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Does the Bible say anything about a black Pope in relation to the end times?
Psalm 22:1 is said to be quoted by Jesus. The fact is, He did not quote it. This “Psalm of David,” as the heading states, is David’s poem or song describing...
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A poem to help you tell the difference between these 2 New Testament Greek words for "change" is: “Masquerade with metaschematizo— Just a show, a shallow...
Matthew 24:7: For nations shall rise against nation, and kingdoms against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers...
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Thanks for your response Jennifer! I should have indicated that my comment wasn't directed specifically to any one individual, but rather to show that the...
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To "meet" someone in general was often used to meet someone and accompany them to their destination which was roughly back where you started. E.g. Meeting...
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When the twelve asked Christ "...wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?" (Acts 1:6) He didn't reply with "what kingdom?" He told them...
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Thanks for the informative article. I have just one observation to make. I have not found any explicit textual evidence in 1 Thess 4:13-18 that supports your...
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P H, baptism is not required for salvation. There is not one reference to salvation in the Bible where baptism is a requirement. One is saved by faith alone....
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This is so true. I was baptized into the church around 11 yrs old not understanding church doctrine. Somewhere about 12-13 yrs. during a counseling session...
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Way to go, Ben! Congratulations on your long happy marriage!
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AMEN, AND INSTRUCTIVE!
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What did Jesus mean when He said the first will be last and the last will be first?
Jesus mentions about the hell fire more than a dozen times in the Bible. Christ said, "And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the...
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Amen, Shirley, he moved up to heaven!
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Jack, I like your answer. I just have one little quibble, and that is the comparison of the Day of Christ to the Day of the Lord. The Day of Christ is the...
We must remember that this Psalm is a deep lament over personal sin, expressed with typical Hebrew hyperbole. Ezekiel 18 makes it clear that children aren't...
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A favorite pastor of mine, (40 years) he moved up, used to say, "Please be patient with me, God is not finished with me yet!" We even had buttons that were...
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Why is 'You shall not covet' in the Ten Commandments?
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To think that God revealed himself to people from 2000BC until 95AD and never again after seems foolish. Does that mean the spiritual gift of prophecy simply...
Psalm 106:28: They joined themselves also unto Ba’-al-pe’-or, and ate the sacrifice of the dead. At the beginning of creation, Cain and Abel, the sons of...
Looking in my NKJV Nelson study Bible, the explanation is a copycat's error. However I looked in every other version I have and they all say the same thing....
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