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If we obey God’s law, we are Christ’s servants - conversely, if we live a life of sin we are slaves to the devil (Rom 7:7). taken in context, to be “under...
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Mark, thank you for your offer. I will start by saying that James intended audience was the early Christian churches scattered around the Roman Empire, as...
Good question, Maurice Penn Sr! Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God...
As a young man I memorized Leviticus 25:10 as an important Bible verse to know from the Thompson Chain Reference Bible. "According to Lev 25:9 a loud trumpet...
Yes, He's fair! He's "a God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he.” (Deuteronomy 32:4).-- a verse I memorized as a collegiate through...
The verse cited in the question is Proverbs 3:6. The verse immediately prior to it (Proverbs 3:5) says, "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not...
God can have a higher standard for sin, because God knows individuals' thoughts. Lacking that same omniscience, human law must base crimes (or grounds for...
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Why does David write "forget not his benefits," and what exactly are they? (Psalm 103)
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Can/should a Christian who is a virgin marry someone who is not a virgin?
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What are the factors which make man special from all the other creatures?
Death has no power over believers as they are alive spiritually 'in Christ' now and already in heaven. We just do not have the ability to physically realize...
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How should we understand the Lion and the Lamb passage?
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Why would Jesus need to return if when we die, we already go to heaven?
A Christian who marries another Christian under the eyes of God in a Christian wedding are both virgins. They remain virgins until death parts them. Under...
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As we mature spiritually, we depend less on prophecy and on "tongues." We then depend directly on Jesus, because we have accepted His Gift. He is the only...
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I just revisited this question this morning, 3 years after initially offering an opinion about it. This time, God put it in my spirit to proclaim how...
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Continuing, Earthly life is amazing! All of it! I think we've become complacent when it comes to being keenly aware of how absolutely AMAZING it is to be...
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I was HIGHLY recommending The Chosen to a former high school classmate of mine yesterday, 8.21.23. He is having a horrendous time with his wife dying of...
I have read so many articles and comments regarding the placement of "the comma" with reference to the word TODAY in Luke 23:43. For me though, Ben...
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Lisa Alexander, So then, Abraham is asleep and has been for about 4,000 years? Adam and Eve even much longer than that? David, Samuel, Solomon, Moses, Aaron,...
Can we draw the conclusion from Matthew 5:28 (But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart....
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This is a good answer, Jeffrey Kranz; if we really don't want to have anything to do with financing ungodly business, we have to stop buying and spending...
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I tell you in love that I disagree. Psalm 5:5 Even the New Living Translation says, "Therefore, the proud may not stand in your presence, for you HATE ALL...
I agree that the thief on the cross (Luke 23:39-43) is perhaps the only death bed conversion recorded in the Bible. "Jesus answered the repentant thief with...
Hell is a place of darkness (Matthew 8:12). I really love darkness when I'm trying to sleep (just ask my wife)! I definitely see it as God's provision for...
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All believers are priests unto God and the offerings we give to our God are those of praise and thanksgiving for all He has done for us and will do in the...
In my opinion, the cited verse does indicate the ability of demons to perform miraculous acts, which agrees with Jesus' warnings to His followers in Matthew...
Psalm 30:5b Psalm 34:18 Psalm 147:3 Isaiah 40:9-11, 28-31 Lamentations 3:31-32
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What advice does scripture give about mental tics and OCD thoughts that loop and repeat, unbidden and unwanted?
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Who were the Samaritans?
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I would like to offer the following: James was not actually speaking directly to us. What he writes is indeed profitable for our learning (2 Tim 3:16), but...
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Psalms 58:3 KJV "The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies."
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Good answer! Jesus wasn't giving them / us a new rule; he was teaching what you said: that swearing to tell the truth or to do what you said you would do,...
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I strongly believe that swearing on the Bible is a privilege and an honor. I think this practice should be continued. I served jury duty once and liked it!...
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I have gotquestion.org downloaded on my laptop as an app. S. Michael Houdmann says there about this verse, "Some have interpreted this to mean that a...
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The Chosen is wonderful! When we know Jesus, and we consider scripture, we really understand how awesome God is. We have a deep 'fear' for God and an abiding...
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When we mature spiritually, then perfect we will be. When we are less dependent on prophecy and tongues, we will be in complete relationship with God. Right...
King Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, wrote the book of Ecclesiastes late in his life. The book is a reflection on his life and what he learned. And...
James here is talking about the Ten Commandments (TC) and the importance of being obedient to God's law - not only the commandments we like but all ten of...
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What does the Bible say about a death bed conversion?
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Is God fair?
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Is God fair?
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Mark Vestal, thanks for your feedback. I concur with your reflection. Determinism distorts the revelation of God through philosophical suppositions.
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Is God fair?
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This is excellent! I was pondering your third point just last night prior to your post; the question of 'efficacy of evangelism and witness'. I cannot help...
Is God fair? Yes He is! Even in the exercise of His moral justice, Scripture teaches that God does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to...
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