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It seems that most answers have missed the fact that before they sinned, Adam and Eve were not aware that they were naked. As such, I believe that in their...
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Hi Jennifer, Thanks for the clarification. I agree that there is nothing we can do to earn salvation and that as believers we grow in our faith. Thanks...
Why did Jesus discourage some people from following him? (Matthew 8:20) In Matthew 8:20, Jesus tried to put off a scribe who wanted to follow him. He did...
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God draws a firm line against casual and illicit sex. Here's another type of sin, but the seriousness of sin involving sex can be clearly seen: Genesis 26:6...
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I don't believe 1 John 5:6 is telling us the details of how Mary's deliverance of the baby Jesus went down. That makes the scripture about Mary, if it is...
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Hi Tony Flores, Jesus is not the Law. The Law came from God but God is much more than the Law. The Word is more than the Law. The Law was given to the...
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Salvation being a process doesn't mean people "earn it." Nor does the fact we are being saved and will be saved conflict with the fact we have been saved....
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Hi Al Mari, You mentioned that salvation is a process. Biblically, it is the result of one repenting and acknowledging Jesus’ atonement (payment) for our...
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Thanks for the use of Strongs Numbers
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No, it is not that people do not want to keep the Law, it is a matter of what the Bible teaches. While Jesus lived among His people, they were still under...
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I am confused. If Christ emptied himself and did not claim to be fully divine and fully human, then how can we say he was both fully human and fully divine?...
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Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?
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Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?
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Yep, hated can mean overlook, pass over, or love less (Luke 14:26.) There's an excellent book, the Edomite Enigma, that dives into this by Jonathan Williams....
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The Christian receives the Spirit when God immerses him or her into the death of Christ and raises him or her to new life in Christ (Rom 6:4, Col 2:12, I Pet...
It's not really a statement of redundancy, but rather a pleonasm- a figure of speech. Stating that such suggests there is a 'non-born' again Christian is...
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God never hated Esau. The Hebrew word that is commonly translated as "hated" is in fact best translated "overlooked". There was nothing intrinsic in Jacob...
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Hi Robert Hibbard, Thank you for your response. I believe to be born again means that one obtains a spiritual birth of the Holy Spirit. The first birth is...
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Regarding self-defense: Christ taught: Resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And Christ Himself...
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Blake, you are correct that IS what Christ IS saying, but John is ALSO correct that the stoning of the woman WAS a VALID legally sanctioned killing, yet...
Jesus was stating a simple truth. Without the spirit of God drawing men to himself, no-one could be saved. But salvation is more than being drawn by the...
I would simply like to express my opinion that the term "born again Christian" is redundant. Using the term "born again Christian" suggests there is such a...
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Good News Translation of Galatians 3:16 -- Now, God made his promises to Abraham and to his descendant. The scripture does not use the plural "descendants,"...
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"Paul Believed in Verbal Inspiration: "Paul based an argument upon the fact that a particular word in the Old Testament is singular and not plural. Writing...
God, who is considered perfect and truthful, inspired the authors of the Bible to write down His message, thus guaranteeing its accuracy in the original...
Christians all have a need to study and meditate on the Bible. I know I do! We should read and study the Bible because it is God's word to us, providing...
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Sure, discussion tab if you'd like :-) As for the Rapture, though it's possible there's a gap of time between the dead rising and our transformation, I...
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Right, and I agree that Israel and the Body of Christ are separate entities in prophecy. Thank you as well! And IMHO, we're watching the Ten Kingdoms form...
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Thanks Paula! I like the chart, but disagree with a few details (imagine that..lol) regarding timing of certain prophetic events for Israel. However, the...
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Here is a chart I made that might interest you as well, Mark: https://tgnt.faith/downloads/charts/Tribulation.jpg
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Thank you Mark! All glory to God of course :-)
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Paula, I haven't considered a gap of time between the "catching away" of the church, and the signing of the 7 year treaty. It makes sense that there is...
As John 6:44 should not be studied in isolation from its context, let's look at the audience, surrounding discourse, and Jesus' own explanation. Audience: In...
As John 6:44 should not be studied in isolation from its context, let's look at the audience, surrounding discourse, and Jesus' own explanation. Audience: In...
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Bible centered believers will not pray to the dead. They will never assign divinity to a person other than members of the Holy Trinity. Praying to Mary or to...
I have been a proponent of 72, based largely on the 12 (Luke 9) + 72 (Luke 10) = 84 = 7 (completion) * 12 (tribes); however, I then came across this and am...
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Free will is an important doctrine. It explains the reality of evil co-existing with the simple truth so beautifully expressed in Ezekiel 33.11 "I [God] have...
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But there's hope for ultimate victory of good over evil: By stating that God will "establish the just," the verse conveys a message that despite temporary...
Yes, "the wickedness of the wicked" is bad. But we can pray that they would repent and be saved. They need to be brought under conviction for their sins of...
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Personal experience: I had a tubal ligation, had an ovary removed. Then I had a completion hysterectomy because I had a complex mass. God was generous, I had...
The Bible says: "But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law," (Galatians 4:4). Note that it says...
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Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, meditation was not a silent, passive activity but an active engagement with the text or...
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Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, meditation was not a silent, passive activity but an active engagement with the text or...
This is a solid question, Celeste! Some say that meditation can be demonic if it's a mind-emptying practice. They say that such meditation can create a...
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What is the Hail Mary that Catholics say so often? The phrase "Hail Mary" is identified with the Roman Catholic liturgicals. It is a salutation founded on...
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