I believe it means the same then as it does today. By faith we are reckoned as righteous when we are justified. We cannot justify ourselves by works of the...
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Colossians 2:13, He has forgiven us all trespasses. When we trust Jesus as our only way of salvation, he seals us with the Holy Spirit of promise. Ephesians...
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Tim, While I mostly agree with your answer in your comment, I disagree with your conclusion in parentheses. Both accounts are true as is all of the Bible....
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Hi Aurel Gheorghe. Thank you for your comments. I am glad that you believe that Jesus died for your sins and that you know you have eternal life, not by...
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Absolutely Shirley!
I would say that God would have been totally justified in destroying the Israelites without even involving Moses. However, as noted in Exodus 32:10, God did...
As I read the cited passage, the intent was not to distinguish between differing or specific types of trees, but to draw a contrast between the various types...
I would say that those many prior failings and rebellions were itemized to place even greater emphasis on the extent of God's love and mercy toward His...
I would say that it would have been to fulfill (perhaps even at God's direction to John) the prophecy of Isaiah 40 (particularly Isaiah 40:3), which would...
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AMEN, none of us stay 20 years old! We change physically, and hopefully grow older gracefully. Marriage is commitment and trust. God is committed to us when...
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The Bible is so rich. I think I found 2 more. When we look for Jesus throughout the pages, we see Him everywhere. How about Genesis 3:15, and Psalm 8:6.
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All souls were created at once. If you say God created souls at conception, does it mean that God is still creating angels, demons, or spirits even today?...
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If you add one work to grace then Jesus died in vain. Jesus plus nothing is the only way of salvation by grace apart from any works. Romans 11:6. If you add...
The phrase "warns us that we should anticipate suffering serious consequences as the outcome of our own bad actions or negligence." --Dr. Robert Kim-Farley...
BIBLE PASSAGES IN OLD TESTAMENT RELATING TO GOD’ PLAN FOR MAN To me, the most important Passages that spell out that God has a purpose or plan for mankind...
Judges 9:10 is just one example in the Bible where trees are mentioned.
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He will come back when people are least expecting it. His return will be "like a thief in the night" (Matthew 24:43; 1 Thessalonians 5:2). According to Acts...
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Albert, thank you for making time to respond. I will agree that we are saved only by grace through faith, not by keeping the Law. However, saved people keep...
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Romans 16:8-9 says the Holy Spirit convicts “the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment” because “people do not believe in Me”....
In the description of the ascension of Jesus into heaven, the angels, appearing as two men, tell the disciples that Jesus who was taken up from them into...
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A spirit of whoredoms is a general disposition on the part of all towards idolatry (Ho 5:4) --JFB Hosea 5:4 (Punishment Coming for Israel and Judah): 4...
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Hi Aurel Gheorghe, While it is true that Christians are to obey God and keep his commandments, we are not to keep the law that God gave to Moses. Christians...
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Abel gave a blood sacrifice for his sin. Cain gave the works of his own hands. God only accepts a blood sacrifice for sin. First John 2:2. And He is the...
This is an intriguing question, Jeremy Low! This IS perplexing. Why did God seek to kill him, since He had called him to lead Israel out of Egypt? As one of...
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I believe these few verses are the answer. Romans 4:5. Romans 11:6. Romans 3:26-28. Matthew 7:15-23. First Corinthians 1:18. First Corinthians 1:21. Romans...
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Romans 11:6. Romans 4:5 Salvation by works never works. Matthew 7:21-23. Mans works can not save sinners. Man cannot save himself. Abel gave a blood...
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To respond to Aurel Gheorghe, I believe keeping the Sabbath Day Holy, the Fourth Commandment, is part of the Ceremonial Law, not the Moral Law. To keep the...
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AMEN! Exodus 23:32,33 "You shall make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against Me. For...
No, I don't think so. As Christians we maintain unity in truth. False belief leads to disunity. In 1 Corinthians 1:1, we see the reason for this 7th chapter....
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"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them" (Eph 2:10) "By this we know...
The Bible says, that if you are loving, you will not cherish inflated ideas of your own importance. Some examples of pride in the Bible are: Naaman, refusing...
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Faith is not the GIFT of God. Eternal life is the gift of faith. Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ for it is the POWER of God unto...
It seems to me, Moses thought he was unable to circumcise, thus being disobedient to God in the circumcision. Zipporah must not have agreed with what he was...
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The law could never save a sinner. The law was given to show us we are all sinners and need a savior. In the old testament they were to bring a blood...
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The last paragraph appears to indicate that Christians should honor and keep the Moral Law except for the Sabbath Day, which you argue, is part of the...
While Jesus lived during the time of the Gospels, the Jews were under the Law of God that was given to Moses. If Jesus said or did anything contrary to...
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Second Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should...
The main difference between Pharisees and Sadducees is that Pharisees believed in supernatural things of religion for example angels, demons, hell or heaven...
In Jeremiah 17:19-27, Jeremiah exhorts and urges the people to observe a proper Sabbath. Hear him especially in v. 24: "Keep the Sabbath day holy by not...
Dayspring in Hebrew is “shahar”. It means to break forth. It is a poetic name for dawn. Job 38:12: "Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and...
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Is there anything on earth that man has touched that he has not thereby corrupted? I can't think of anything - including the holy scriptures entrusted to our...
The Ten Commandments and the Book of the Law are two different things. The two tablets of Ten Commandments were placed inside the ark of the covenant,...
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I would describe their relationship as being the beginning, middle, and end of a process. Justification occurs when a person first places faith solely in...
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