I would first note that Jesus was saying, "Take heed...", rather than, "Take need...". (As the ESV expresses it in the question, "Beware of...".) Also, the...
“…if I have cheated anyone of anything, I am paying back four times as much!” This is a first-class condition in the Greek text. It virtually confesses...
6 When you pray enter the closet, & when you have shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; & thy Father which was in secret shall reward...
1Take need that ye do not your aims before men, to be seen of them; other wise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
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You would think if it was a sin to masturbate it would be named as such in the bible. It is not. Does masturbation lead to death? No. Romans 6:23 For the...
God is completely trustworthy. God has unlimited abilities, so He can do anything. He is all-powerful, ever-present, all-knowing and sovereign. Nothing is...
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I think Michael Houdmann is spot on. In fact, that is what I see playing out as a leader in campus ministry at university campuses in the Pacific Northwest....
Genesis 4:17 says that Cain married a woman after slaying his brother Abel. And so we know he probably married [one of] his sister[s]. Now we know that Adam...
The Book of Enoch (actually there are 2 books) is part of the Apocrypha. The Apocrypha consists of 14 books in the Septuagint. Eleven of the books are in the...
Eve ate [the fruit] first. This has led many people throughout history and even in our modern times to believe that she was the person responsible for...
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Yes, Shirley, I was a bit confusing, I must admit. My question has to do with at least one important thing, Genesis 24:15, 45. Before he was done praying,...
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Do angels have free will?
Jack, I am a little confused about your verse, and your question. But, here goes: This chapter in Genesis is all about the providence of God. Abraham's...
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When will the peace of Nahum 1:15 come?
The following aspects of the servant's prayer (as indicated in the larger passage encompassing the passage cited in the question) serve as models to...
Zacchaeus promised to give half of all his goods to the poor, and to give back to the people he'd stolen from, four times as much as he had taken (Luke...
God loves His word prayed back to Him. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that HE gave HIs only begotten Son. Jesus, that WHOSOEVER Believeth in Him,...
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Did Jesus go to hell between His death and resurrection?
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What should we learn from the life of David?
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Why wasn't Moses punished or even reprimanded by God for killing a man in Exodus 2:12?
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A virgin is someone whose heart still belongs ONLY to God. A married person who hasn't had sex is now a "betrothed virgin." That person has betrothed...
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Tim, that is a great answer, thank you and God bless you.
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Good point, Tim, about Moses' hot temper causing him to flee Egypt in Exodus 2. Question: Why wasn't Moses punished or even reprimanded by God for killing a...
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Amen, Danny!
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God did not punish the baby. He saved the baby through death. David said, He can not come to me, but I will go to him. David knew the baby was saved. David...
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Concur Gerritt and Greg: Also, just a note to point out. Wouldn't it be considered a grave contradiction of Jesus' 2nd greatest commandment "to love your...
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Is annihilationism Biblical?
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I believe that means that someone would be devoted to God. Perhaps the person would even take vows and be ordained to a particular religious denomination....
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The one thief repented. He changed his mind. He believed Jesus was the Son of God. The other thief did not. John 6:47. Verily, verily, I say unto you, he...
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The whole bible is written as if someone other than the writer is doing the writing. It rarely happens that the writer uses the first person word "I," or...
Great question, Dan! It is an argument from silence, but really, the Bible doesn't give us enough details, I don't believe, here. I learned something from...
First, see the big picture about this failure of Moses: In Exod.17 God said to Moses, ‘Smite the rock’, and Moses obeyed. ‘That Rock was Christ’ (1 Cor....
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We don't know in what form we will be "in heaven." We do know that we won't inhabit the bodies in which we now live. There is no flesh and blood body in the...
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I don't know if you mean to, but this sounds as if you're ridiculing what Jesus said. He didn't say for us to be without understanding when we're confronted...
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The gospel of John is the same gospel that Paul preached. John 3:16-18. John 6:37-40 John 6:47.Those verses all agree with Acts 16:31 Believe on the Lord...
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Nothing is except what is created by God. God created the angels in heaven. He did not create demons. Demons are fallen angels. When lucifer the the highest...
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What does the Bible say about organ donation?
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How should a Christian view politics?
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First Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness, but unto us who are saved, it is the POWER of God. First...
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How would you answer a friend who said, "I am not a biblical literalist and not a sin-focused or original sin believer."?
I would say that it was because the passage that Jesus was quoting was not something said by God Himself (as the Law given by God through Moses in Exodus...
Yes, being hemmed or fenced in could have a negative context. Just remember Roy Rogers' "Don't Fence Me In": Oh give me land, lots of land, and the starry...
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What can we learn from Rebekah in Genesis 24:12-21?
God gave that land to Israel. God created the heavens and the earth. It is all His land. But God gave that land to Israel. That still stands even though...
Isaac and Rebekah 24 Abraham was now very old, and the Lord had blessed him in every way. 2 He said to the senior servant in his household, the one in cha...
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"If Jesus could control and eliminate evil.... don't you think he would"? So, let me be sure I'm hearing this correctly... God isn't in control? He can't, is...
The idea of being "hemmed in" could have a negative or restrictive connotation, as the question appears to be interpreting it. However, in my opinion, David...
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