Context is very important in understanding what a scripture passage is saying. The "none righteous" passage from Romans is from a context of explaining why...
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Which activities are beneficial to Christians during the Advent season?
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"Weakened faith" Mr Hall, isn't synonymous with a "loose grip" on our salvation, the way some of us imagine it to mean. With many of us, the salvation saga...
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Mr Hall, real forgiveness is what we are promised when we confess to our sinfulness. We aren't forgiven until we sin again; we are forever forgiven. People...
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Mr Hall, we are forgiven of our sin (of being born an unbeliever) when we hear the gospel of Jesus Christ and believe it. Once we confess that we need the...
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Liked your last line as it applies to all of us, I think.
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When did Good Friday begin to be observed?
Always go the second mile. Do more than anticipated and expected. Surprise others by paying attention to the little things that others don't. Be different....
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When the Bible states Jesus went to "the lower parts of the earth," it is not saying he went to Hell or hades. The phrase includes a genitive absolute. It is...
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Yes, you are correct. When John writes, "And one now is," he is showing us when the book was written. He is writing it when the 6th king was alive, Nero....
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I agree with you Mr Kraft; if willful sin keeps anyone from going to heaven, the place will be as empty as traffic court during the Civil War. Everybody sins...
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Mr Bard, if you thought you were saved (forgiven of your sin, which is being born in unbelief) just because of your "little prayer as a kid" (your words),...
"The word translated “hell” is gehenna. It comes from a Hebrew phrase “the valley [ge] of Hinnon,” referring to an actual valley outside Jerusalem where...
1. Pharaoh had already ordered that every newborn Israelite male be killed (Exodus 1:8-22). 2. God publicly warned Pharaoh and Egypt what would happen, but...
The traditional date for the birth of Jesus is not likely December 25. The idea that it was a Christianized adaptation of a pagan holiday is not likely...
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"If you are exercising your spiritual gifts, you are playing a significant role in the body of Christ and doing that which has eternal value." I believe this...
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"Treasure in heaven." Heaven is the only place where a real treasure awaits our arrival. Deep inside of us we realize that; but we have trouble imagining...
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This is an interesting question. First, there was Gabriel who is named the angel who visited Zechariah to tell him the news of his wife Elizabeth’s...
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I appreciate this well-written answer to this question that my own son-in-law asked me. Thank you, Michael!
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Who was Molech?
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Does the Bible mention Alexander the Great?
In my opinion, the term "fearful" (which is perhaps better translated by other versions of the same verse as "cowardly") is applied here to individuals who...
My grandmother, whom we called Mor Mor, took my sister and me to a Billy Graham Crusade. I did not know it then exactly, but I wanted to know the way to...
It must be remembered that, as in Gen, 1:5 God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the...
All genuine Christians walk the same overall path of faith: "Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence,...
Alexander the Great according to the Easton's Bible Dictionary, was the king of Macedonia, the great conqueror; probably represented in Daniel by the "belly...
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Jesus was not born alienated from God; every other person born of a woman was. Being alienated from God is the definition of being unrighteous. That was the...
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Thank you all for your excellent answers to my question. I have copied them all for further study. To my mind, the word generational refers to: 1)...
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The scripture referenced, Eccl 3:11 says, 'even though God has placed eternity in man's heart, YET SO that man can't find out what God has done from the...
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This is a great answer! But I don't think the eternity God placed in our heart makes us desire to know him. I think it makes us desire to live forever, as...
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"Treasure in heaven." That has a great sound to it; but what is it? The thing that troubles us the most about living in this historical world is that we will...
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I see it here often: 'my reward when I get to heaven.' The scripture makes it sound as if you have a scorecard, and your reward will reflect your level of...
Rev. 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have thei...
Revelation 21:8
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We are hopelessly self-centered; I don't believe we can think beyond that sinful condition while we are in our bodies. When we talk about the rewards that...
If you pay particular attention to all of the words of Christ, He appears to personally 'contradict' every word He ever spoke, not just the divine directive...
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Is Jesus the only way to heaven?
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What should we learn from the life of Joseph?
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How did Joseph know that to sleep with Potiphar's wife was a sin?
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Does the Bible mention Alexander the Great?
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I found the following article on the web to be an extremely useful discussion in relation to this question:...
In my opinion, Paul's words did not reflect a specific error or flaw in the Thessalonians' faith, but instead related to the brevity of the time that Paul...
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Why do we celebrate Christmas?
When we believe the gospel of our salvation (1 Corinthians 15:1-4), we are immediately sealed with the holy Spirit until the day of redemption (Ephesians...
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If "everyone is going to live somewhere for all of eternity, Christians and non-Christians alike," then there's no such thing as death, there's only two...
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I have attended churches that baptize babies, not as a sign that the baby is redeemed or saved from sin, but for the purpose of dedicating the life of the...
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I read your story today. As a fellow Christian I share your pain. Hard as it is, I do pray you find comfort in God our Lord and Saviour.
3:10 Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you again and supply what is lacking in your faith.
1 Thessalonians 3:6 - 13
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