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Comprehensive, Tim, but could you explain a little bit more about "Also, in multiple passages in the prophecy of Amos, God condemned other nations for...
Yep, 40 years later, i.e. in A.D. 66, the Jews revolted vs. Rome. After 3 years the uprising was squelched by Titus, the son of the Roman emperor. QSB In AD...
I would say that it could have been because the outcome of the casting of lots for such a sacred purpose was not viewed as an event of pure chance, but as...
1 Chronicles 24:5 "They divided them by lot, all alike, for there were sacred officers and officers of God among both the sons of Eleazar and the sons of It...
1 Chronicles 24:1 - 31
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Amen. Also First Corinthians 15:51-53. First Thessalonians 4:18. We are to comfort one another with these words. John 3:16-18. Believers will not go through...
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Any thought, deed or action that is not the perfect righteousness of God is sin. Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. All, not...
Matthew 16:18 What are the “gates of hell”? I have the fondest memories of “gates” at what used to be my grandmother’s resort, “Wisowa.” Now this wooded...
In my opinion, the "gates of hell" is not referring to an identifiable physical object or location, but is expressing the idea that all efforts of Satan and...
The answer is likely that God is omnipotent and eternal and created Mary and her life according to his own wishes and needs. It is obvious that we humans...
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Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the GIFT of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. We all die because we all sin. BUT the GIFT of...
Our Sunday small group has just finished a study of Thessalonians, and this is what we discussed, and what I have learned: The Christian meaning of the word...
If God would set aside David, who was described as a man after God's own heart (1 Samuel 13:14), it graphically illustrates how precious all human lives are...
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Should all pronouns referring to God be capitalized?
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The origin of christianity is different from the origin of the church. Christianity is a religion, a tradition begun by people. I don't think it matters much...
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Very well explained, Cindy. I am so pleased that you set matters straight, and in these days it is very important to reach out to those lost sheep so they do...
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Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit in whom ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Ephesians 1:13-14 Our guarantee of eternal life. John 3:18...
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Roman 3:26-28 For He is the just and the justifier of them that BELIEVE in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. ( you cannot boast in a free gift)...
God gave free will to all humans, which is what gives our actions their meaning and value. Even on a human level, we would not respond positively to the...
I agree with Colin Wong who answered a similar question on this web site, saying that the children or subjects of the kingdom are the children of Israel. And...
Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans in AD 70, as described in the following account: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jerusalem_(70_CE)
I definitely think that celibacy is a gift from God. And I surely thought I had this gift after I got saved at age 16. I was through with women and studied...
Matthew 23:37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children to...
Matthew 23:37 - 39
41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it 42 and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now...
Luke 19:41 - 44
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What is prayer?
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Most of the book of Judges is the record of 14 judges God raised up to deliver Israel from oppression by surrounding nations. The judges were Othniel, Ehud,...
1 Chronicles 22:8 says, "But this word of the Lord came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and have fought many wars. You are not to build a house for my Name,...
1 Chronicles 22:2 - 5
When the Sabbath was given to the Jews one must also consider that there was no such thing as Saturday or Sunday, and the days were calculated by the new...
1 Chronicles 21:14 says in the Contemporary English Version, "So the LORD sent a horrible disease on Israel, and 70,000 Israelites died."
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The problem that I see with Creationism is if God creates a soul and "implants" him or her into the embryo at the moment of conception, how can He remain...
Corporate prayer is prayer offered to God by an assembly or body of multiple Christians speaking to God as a group with one voice or request. ("Corporate...
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Previously dscussed at https://ebible.com/questions/832-why-wasn-t-cain-s-punishment-death
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Thank you! An answer that makes complete sense to me.
So, when will the peace of Nahum come? Everything in the first answer posted is great. However, I see the Bible as relevant to all ages. (There are things...
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The sacrifice the Lord ordained In type of the Redeemer’s blood, Self-righteous reasoning Cain disdained, And thought his own first-fruits as good. ~John...
Genesis 4:12-13 12 "When you work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth." 13 Cai...
I don't think Cain feared his parents would take his life in revenge for his killing their other son, Abel. What parents would want to lose all their...
Daniel 9:24-27 is an amazing chronological prophecy. The timing of this prophecy was when Daniel was considering the impending end of the 70 years of...
1 Chronicles 10:6 has this: Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house—his sons and courtiers who were there engaged in the battle. But it appears that...
The parallel passage to 1 Chronicles 10:6 is 1 Samuel 31:6, which states: “So Saul, his three sons, his armorbearer, and all his men died together that same...
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No God no peace. Know God know peace. John 3:18.
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Ephesians 1:13-14 In whom ye also trusted, after ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, (First Corinthians 15:1-4) in whom also after ye...
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It is God’s love for us that never fails. Hebrews 13:5 He will never leave us or forsake us. He will never cast us out. John 6:37. Jesus has never lost one...
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Unbelievers can produce all those same qualities.
Here we read, “Saul and his three sons died, and all his house died together.” But, in 2 Samuel 2:8, Saul’s son Ishbosheth was not killed and was even later...
1 Chronicles 10:1 - 14
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True, Diana, yes, it is unfortunate that none of these original manuscripts exist today. Well over 3000 years have passed since Moses first penned the book...
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Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?
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How was it translated from the original manuscripts when there are none in the world today and haven’t been for thousands of years?
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