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As we know, the Bible is the ultimate guide for life. God does not make mistakes. The "yoke" is mentioned 53 times in scripture. I think that the concept is...
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I just wanted to add that the old covenant was for biblical Israel, just as the new covenant is for biblical Israel. Everyone alive today and after Paul's...
Short answer is that adultery is a lie, Ex. 20:6. It also breaks the law of covetousness, Ex 20:17, "Thou shalt not covet". It was one a the major sins that...
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Amen to that Danny. We should not even go to a church that does not preach Romans 6:23 every Sunday in some form. For the penalty for sin is death. Fact...
If you look at the next few verses, (1 Thessalonians 5:20-22), the Holy Spirit is actually giving us examples of how to avoid 'quenching' the divine fire....
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Is baptism the New Covenant equivalent of circumcision?
But Jesus told him, "Follow Me, and let the [spiritually] dead bury their own [physically] dead" - Mt. 8:22 Arguing about this is, at best, spiritually...
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Yes. I think you are right. Also, that repentance must be genuine and personal. You can't just go along with others through the motions like Mrs. Lot did...
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The only person that God created from the dust of the earth was Adam. The scriptures say that "God breathed into his nostrils and he became a living soul."...
The Bible refers to Jesus as the 'Bread from heaven,' (John 6:51). The word translated 'Manna' in English, in Hebrew simply means, 'What is it?' This is what...
The Ten Commandments are divine directives issued by GOD through His holy angels in response to human sin, (Galatians 3:19), delivered through Moses as a...
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I'm sure what the questioner meant was, "What would happen if Eve did not eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil?" Sometimes you have to...
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I think the point of the story is to repent, that is turn away, focus on your new life, and follow the Lord! I think her name was...Mrs Lot.
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Why should we "remember lot’s wife"? (Luke 17:32)
"But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day." (2 Peter...
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I agree wholeheartedly with you, James, and your comment citing John 5:24. Please pray for the 2 ladies attending me at a recent colonoscopy, and with whom I...
Sinful nature means man is inclined to sin. Oddly enough, except for a couple of versions, the term “sinful nature” does not appear in the Bible. Yet, by...
No! All sin (imperfection) has to be accounted for in judgment by God. All roads lead to God, but your decision here on earth determines which judgment seat...
We can learn the meaning of the phrase "in the day" by comparing scripture with scripture (1 Cor. 2:13). Let's look at an earlier verse in Genesis. Genesis...
“Remember Lot’s wife. Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it." (Luke 17:32-33). Jesus mentions her...
I believe that the death that the Lord spoke of was both natural and spiritual. Adam lived to be 930 and then he died. Genesis 5:5. The day that Adam and Eve...
In Song of Songs 4:2, scripture reveals that producing 'twins' is directly contrasted with 'barrenness' and viewed as a condition of vibrant blessing and...
Mark 4:40: “And He said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith?” Paul writes, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but...
What is the meaning of 'perfect' in 1 Corinthians 13:10? 1 Corinthians 13:10: “whenever the perfect comes.” The Greek word used here, teleios, [τέλειος]...
The Pauline epistles, Paul's 13 letters (Romans through Philemon), were written by Paul after Christ ascended into heaven and commissioned Paul with the...
16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, "You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you...
Luke 17:32: "Remember Lot's wife."
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This idol had the body of a fish with the head and hands of a man (EBD). "The statue of Dagon was like a large man. Some depictions of him made him like a...
Human sacrifice was ordinarily resorted to, no doubt, only in times of great distress, but it seems to have been practiced among the old Canaanitish tribes...
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I believe every Christian should memorize verses for evangelism: Verses for Evangelism: God Created Us Genesis 1:26 is authoritative: for God’s Authority,...
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"If men and women would walk..." Yeah, but we won't! So which side do we support? There are at least two sides to every issue we face in this world. There's...
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Psalm 119:16 actually fits well with how the Jews viewed life - their theory was that God determines the circumstances and length of days for a man, as well...
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I'm not sure what translation you are using - NLT maybe? But it's very inaccurate, to the point it's hard not to think the translators were putting their own...
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I've always wondered what happened to cause people to decide that dancing offended God. Why would God not want people to dance? What is it about dancing that...
In my opinion, he uses the imagery of scarlet because, as stated before, it was a firm dye. Something stained scarlet was practically permanent. The Savior...
God created all things that are in heaven, and in Earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all...
The Net Bible says, "For on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life." When a...
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Thanks Jack! I greatly appreciate your kind words. ...very encouraging.
Good question, Julian. I don't know for sure, but I can speculate. "It has been speculated that there was something in Nathanael’s mind or actions under the...
After his conversion on the road to Damascus, the Apostle Paul devoted his whole self to spreading the good news of Jesus. In one of his letters, he hinted...
I have considered this question for years and have arrived at the following biblical conclusion: Psalm 139:16 says, "You saw me before I was born. Every day...
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What does it mean to be absent from the body?
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I believe that we should do what honors God, not what we think is right. I am reminded of an account in the Bible, where it states that the people did what...
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Hi Derek, you stated, "Christianity was founded by God incarnate, whereas Islam was founded by a man." That's an excellent point which I knew but which I...
John 3:18: Believers go to heaven, and unbelievers are condemned already because they have not believed on the name of the Son of God and go to hell. John...
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