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Though you mention that one sheep is "lost outside the house -- in the wilderness," the parable indicates that the 99 were left in the open country. This may...
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Danny, my answer makes it perfectly clear. Your ancestors did not live in sin and in God's eyes, were married. No one should criticize for the absence of a...
After having been a United Methodist for 30+ years, and as an employee of Methodist churches, I feel somewhat qualified in answering this question. Here is a...
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Continuing, So Jesus opened a great cause of discussion. Who is it that's doing the forgiving? There are three Persons of God; Jesus doesn't mention Jehovah...
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How are they unequally yoked? They both laid down and had sex. Should they marry? No, not if they don't love each other. The Corinthian church was corrupted...
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Laurence Wong I agree, see my blog: thefaithofjesus.blogspot.com I am sure you will find it uplifting and rewarding.
Matthew 17:1-9, Mark 9:2-10, and Luke 9:28-36 all tell of the Mount of Transfiguration event. Jesus was miraculously changed into a glorious and shining...
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You answered this in spades!! The confession accompanying the question is unvarnished proof of the repentance of the sin to which this person is confessing....
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This explanation is great, however there is perhaps some further confusion I'd like to make a brief-ish comment about. In my church, we're not taught that...
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Jesus called Paul into service for him to preside over the church. These worldly interpretations of scripture are rampant. Pastors love it! Some of the...
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One available commentary on this verse (viewable at https://biblehub.com/commentaries/1_kings/15-5.htm) justifies the omission of David's other recorded sins...
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"The appearance of evil." I don't know if there's a broader stroke that can be made than a quote like this one. Almost everything we do can be cast into this...
You have asked an interesting question, Daniel Douthitt! Abihu is "the second son of Aaron, who was destroyed with his brother Nadab for offering strange, or...
Great question, Lorraine! Jeiel, Saul’s great-grandfather, was the progenitor of the Gibeonites (1 Chron. 8:29-33; 9:35-39), so Saul slaughtered his own...
According to this verse, David was without sin except on one occasion—the sin involving Bathsheba! It claims David “had not turned aside from anything that H...
1 Kings 15:1 - 8
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There are worldly understandings and interpretations of scripture and there are christian theological principles derived from bible study. Teaching that the...
II Chronicles 16:7-12 sounds like Asa was a bad king but his whole record must be examined. I Kings 15:11 gives God’s assessment of Asa’s reign. All the...
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Thanks Shirley. Cross reference of scripture is very good for bible study, but it doesn't change the context of the writing. Marriage isn't remotely referred...
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What makes us pick the friends we end up with? There's something about each friend we have that makes us like them. We don't cotton to everybody! It's not...
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Lies abound 2,000 plus years later about Jesus and Mary Magdalene. Lies about them getting married and having children. There's nothing that can be done...
Paul now attacks the Judaisers by using a form of argument that they themselves liked to use. He returns to the story of Abraham to show that law-keeping is...
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Thank you for taking the time to write such a great explanation. I appreciate it.
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"The church... has allowed the government..." this statement is a clear indication that some of us want a theocratic / democracy, hybrid government. One...
The dilemma for the writer of this question would not be that of becoming a Christian, as faith in Christ is something you don’t have to tell or prove to...
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Is egg or embryo donation Biblical?
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St. Paul said in the Bible, "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised him from the...
Matthew 7:6: Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls in front of pigs. These images characterize God’s kingdom—and Jesus’ teaching about it—as...
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I've waited three whole years for some brave soul to answer my question of whether my ancestors "lived in sin" for the 200 plus years they were bought and...
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I finally took the time to read every scripture that Mr Houdmann listed in his attempt to make the Bible say something concerning "sex before marriage." He...
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How can I know if I am hearing God, hearing Satan, or hearing my own thoughts?
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Jesus didn't come to condemn the world, but that through him the world would be saved (John 3:17). This verse comes on the heels of the most famous verse of...
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Tim, why make this about Kathy? If her answer is "maybe," then her answer is different than yours, which you stated is, "no." If she is attempting to...
Joab was fiercely loyal to his uncle David, but he was also very ambitious, causing him to be suspicious of anyone (such as Amasa) who gave Joab reason to...
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Continuing, I'm not calling Paul's instructions to the church merely advice. His instructions are directives, edicts, doctrinal commands. Paul's orders are...
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Todd, thanks for your response. I have an opinion about the directives given to the church on what a pastor, deacon, elder, etc should look like. I don't...
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Continuing, Samson's mother and father tried to warn him about marrying a woman not in covenant with Jehovah God. When his dad went to meet the woman, the...
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"In God's eyes." Lena's point, and a good one. I don't think God recognizes marriage licenses and civil contracts the way he recognizes what Lena pointed...
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Acts 16:14,15: "Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God. The Lord opened her heart to heed...
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2 Samuel 20:9-10 says, 9 Joab said to Amasa, “How are you, my brother?” Then Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him. 10 Amasa was no...
2 Samuel 20:1 - 26
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Kathy Akers, I appreciate your graciousness and empathy. Your comment however leaves too much room for interpretation on something that’s black and white. It...
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