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If you think I believe in univeralism, you are dead wrong. No, only those who accept the free gift are saved. First Corinthians 1:18 and First Corinthians...
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These are great examples of Jesus' temptation that I never even really thought about.
Without going into the specific Greek words that are translated as the three attributes cited in the question, I would characterize the differences by...
God (who is Himself sinless by nature) created humans in His own image to have a unique, eternal fellowship with Him. However, that fellowship was possible...
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To be in relationship with God you must be born of the Holy Spirit. Those that have not the Spirit are not His (Romans 8:9). The Spirit of God is sent by God...
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Good answer, Mr Houdmann. All sin is against God the way all crime is against the law, the state, the law giver. That's the easiest way to explain and to...
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Aurel, I love your comment from which I learned something really pertinent to my question: "He [Jesus] healed a blind man using mud mixed with saliva and...
The answer to this question is not given in the Bible. All that is recorded is the fact that there was an empire-wide decree for a census decreed by Caesar...
It is important to understand the difference between forgiveness and salvation. These occur at two different points in time and have different meanings. All...
I love what a retired M.D. and Medical Educator, Dr. Terrill Wade, who gives presentations to Christian groups, writes articles, and sporadically maintains 2...
Does "wind" only symbolize the Holy Spirit in the Bible like this most famous use of wind as a symbol representing the Holy Spirit? John 3:8: “The wind...
I understand the reasoning of the question, but "tempted" can also have a meaning or connotation of "being put to a test". In that sense, I would say that...
Ryrie says that one of THE BLESSINGS OF SALVATION is to be justified (Rom. 3:24). Romans 3:23: "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. 3:24...
18 Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. (NIV)
Taking into consideration that I’m writing on a Bible-based Christian site, and out of respect for its patrons, I will refrain from any political opinions or...
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To provide Bible references to Michael's statement that prominent men in the Old Testament were polygamists, I cite this: Biblical Polygamists 1. Lamech, who...
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Why is following Christ so difficult?
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The bible says we are all sinners. Romans 3:23. That there is none righteous, no not one. That is the bad news because all sin has to be paid for in Hell....
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We do need to keep discipleship separate from salvation which is a free GIFT from God. Romans 6:23. Discipleship is for rewards in heaven. First Corinthians...
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Good insight as usual, Tim!
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Romans 11:6. Romans 4:5-8. Romans 3:26-28 For He is the just and the justifier of them that BELIEVE in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what...
There are many suggestions for the phrase, ‘baptized for the dead,’ I Corinthians 15:29. Some think Paul was referring to the pagan custom practiced north of...
I would say that the Holy Spirit's activity in the Bible is sometimes represented or symbolized by, or likened to, a wind, but that the Bible also contains...
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Nathan, I just listened to a sermon online from Thru the Bible with Dr. J. Vernon McGee. He takes the opposite view and said Christ could not have sinned! He...
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Antinomianism is just another word for GRACE. Romans 11:6. All grace no works Romans 3:26-28 Galatians 2:21. Where sin abounds, grace much more abounds. John...
I would say that, by this term, Jesus was referring to any humans (not just fellow believers (Matthew 5:46-48)) for whom the redeemed performed their acts of...
Because we chose to rebel against our Creator, Jesus, we suffer spiritual death, with its attendant pain, suffering, greed, envy, malice, anger, hatred, and...
I like Harold Wilmington's bare-bones outline of this. I. AN OVERVIEW OF ISRAEL AT KADESH-BARNEA (Deut 1:19-46) A. The route of the spies (Deut 1:19-25): See...
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Ethan, I respectfully would have to disagree with you. I just heard a sermon by Dr. J. Vernon McGee on this. He used this "homely" illustration forcefully:...
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I love your answer here, Tim! When you said, "And, aside from the question of the presence of an angel at our death, God Himself has promised that He will...
John 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every o...
John 3:1 - 15
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The answer to the question "Why was Abraham promised land that belonged to others?" is that the Canaanites were involved in grossly abominable practices. One...
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There is no such thing as progressive Christianity. John 3:18. We either have eternal life based on Gods word, or we don't. John 6:40 and John 6:29. First...
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I. AN OVERVIEW OF ISRAEL AT KADESH-BARNEA (Deut. 1:19-46) A. The route of the spies (Deut. 1:19-25): See Num. 13:1-17. B. The rebellion of the crowd (Deut....
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False prophets were a problem in the first century and they are still in business. They're worse now than then. Their motives are the same: power and money....
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"Test the spirits to see if they are from God" is talking about teachers and preachers. People, Paul is calling messengers spirits, he's not talking about...
The first mention of the Amalekites as a people is in Genesis 14:7. The Amalekites are a mysterious people until the link to the Hyksos people is made. The ‘...
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Good commentary Gerratt. Clear, concise, scriptural and doable. Thank God and you for it.
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James, I liked your reference to Galatians 2:21 --"I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no...
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Thanks, Jack. You should see my house -- just kidding!
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I've never tried to get anyone to change their lifestyle and I never will. I write on this site to try and spread what I think to be the truth. The truth...
I humbly submit in Scripture there is speaking a prime example would be Moses another would be Daniel. So in the Old Testament He was speaking and then came...
The Nethinim, mentioned in I Chronicles 9:2 and Ezra 2:43, 8:20, are likely the Gibeonites who deceived Joshua and the men of Israel. By a guise of old...
The ‘hand under the thigh’ is found twice. In Genesis 24:2-4, Abraham had his servant put his hand under his thigh and swear an oath about getting a wife...
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You are becoming more of a Mary, Carolyn, I can tell by your answer.
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