It seems like what Jesus is commanding is impossible for anyone to maintain, and he commands us to be “perfect”. Was this intended for people who thought the...
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Romans 3:26-28 For He is the just and the justifier of them that believe in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? By the law of works?...
Great question, Dennis Brew (What is the difference between a tunic and a cloak?) In Matthew 5:40 the tunic is the undergarment, the normal cloak that you...
The Gospel is Jesus. Please read Luke 23: 39 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” 40...
I would express it by saying that God has already taken the initiative, and has completed His part of the reconciliation process by having Christ pay the...
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I don't matter! Whether someone agrees with me or not means nothing to a deadly virus. You see, that's a major part of the problem facing this nation. It's...
A tunic is a lighter garment worn next to the body (analogous to a long shirt), whereas a cloak is a heavy garment worn over normal outer garments for added...
When an individual gets vaccinated for polio guess what? They don't get polio. When an individual gets vaccinated for chickenpox, guess what, they don't get...
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It is not loving your neighbor to fire them over a vaccine. It is not loving your neighbor to make them wear a mask. It is not loving your neighbor to call...
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JUDGMENT!! This pandemic is just the tip of the iceberg for the United States.!! We rank with Russia in adherence to vaccination of the population. They're...
Matthew 5:39 - 46
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We the people are the government. There is no authoritarian agency who dictates its views upon us. If we the people hire someone to work for us, we have the...
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I've never cared much for our government! I've never had a reason to respect a government that made it against the law for my community to be free. And yet...
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I totally agree! I don't think our age has anything to do with us thinking the same way about this. (I'm 66) There was a time when vaccines had a few...
This Psalm is a lament. It is attributed to King David. Obviously he feels far away from God. He needs God. He calls out to God in deep sadness. When we are...
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I am a full gospel believer. The gospel of Paul. First Corinthians 15:3-4 That Christ died for my sins, according to the scriptures, that HE was buried and...
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Paul discusses this in the same chapter containing the verse cited in the question (Galatians 5). He writes about what he calls "the acts of the flesh", in...
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Dear Mr. Lyon, You wrote: "Again, where is the gospel of the Kingdom of God being preached to-day? Why is it not the emphasis of preachers to-day, it was at...
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Whoever does the will of God lives forever. John 6:40 And this is the will of Him who sent me, that ALL that seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have...
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Thank you for an insightful and well explained explanation, I thought the same but it is nice to get a detailed well thought out answer.
The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7, was a message by Jesus for His disciples. There are some who think that it teaches the way to heaven. If it did, it...
Is he walking around with a jar on his head? He knows he’s cheating; what he’s betting on is that your beliefs will let him stick around! He’s broken the...
I would say, “Give onto Cesar what is due.” Sounds like a malipulated excuse not to work. So just what is he really doing? There’s nothing worse than some...
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Walking in the light is the choice of the believer who does not want to be chastened by the Lord. We all make choices everyday. Some good and some not so...
It is a matter of opinion. But I do not believe the government should have the power to make it mandatory to keep your job, or to do anything else for that...
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What we DON'T DO, is teach that he might have met Jesus in person before the crucifixion, but both he and Jesus, Peter, John, and all the other people alive...
Genesis 2:15: "And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it." Genesis 2:18: "And the Lord God said, 'It is...
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Ephesians 4:7-9. When the thief on the cross believed on Jesus, Jesus told him, today you will be with me in paradise . Under the earth. Hell on one side and...
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Where did the woman that Cain married come from?
Maybe it's a combined product of my age (67)/generation, plus having worked exclusively for the federal government as a civilian (Civil Service) employee of...
Good question, Tony Brant! When I pastored the Genoa City Bible Church in Genoa City, Wisconsin, I went to Wonder Lake Bible Church in Wonder Lake, Illinois,...
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*Dr. Fauci interview: If You Only Have 30 Seconds to Convince Someone to Get Vaccinated, Fauci Would Say This: "Look at the statistics," Fauci said, "they...
No, I say, in answer to the question, “Was Jonah truly swallowed by a whale?” “It was a “prepared” fish (Jonah 1:17), designed by God for the occasion, and...
I believe that the sixth fruit of the Spirit is goodness; however, our bible tells us that the word “good” actually means holy, pure and righteousness....
A traditional belief is that Jesus was buried and, before He was resurrected, went down into Hades, preached to spirits there, and led righteous souls out of...
I would conjecture that, even prior to the institution of the Levitical priesthood, the firstborn or heads among families exercised priestly functions. (That...
Great question, Hilary Peinke! (What does it mean to be blessed with all spiritual blessing? What is spiritual blessing?) In chapter 1 of Ephesians we see...
Philippians 2:7: “emptied himself”: The Greek verb used here, kenoō, refers to Jesus pouring Himself out. In light of Phil. 2:6, 8, this seems to imply that...
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Thank you Terry!! Yes, we are 100% certain of the truth over lies. If it isn't of the truth it is a lie. There is no evidence of any kind that Jesus went to...
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Joy is 1 John 5:13, that we know we have eternal life. That our sin debt was paid in full at the cross and we can no longer be condemned to hell. John 3:18
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Romans 3:9-10. Since no one is righteous in the flesh, God seeks us through His death and resurrection. John 12:32 If I be lifted up from the earth will draw...
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No priests are mentioned for the Israelites until later in the book of Exodus, so who are the priests referring to in Exodus 18:22 & 24?
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Are vaccinations ethical for Christians?
Jonah 1:17 records the fact that God prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. In Hebrew the word is ‘dag gadol’ which is literally ‘sea creature large.’ In...
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I wrote this elsewhere but I feel it should have been here: It seems to me God wanted man to choose the Tree of LIfe; but he had to put a tree that was not...
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