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Yes, great answer. I add that the word “perish”, used many times throughout scripture, is absolute in meaning. If it is intended to mean anything less than...
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Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?
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Phillip, I agree with you on oral sex not being prohibited in Scripture (See Song of Solomon 2:3; 4: 5, 11, 13, 16; 5:1; 7:8; 8:2) but I don't know of a way...
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Great answer! Don't get discouraged WHEN this community doesn't "like" your answer, you're still correct in your presentation of the truth. The wages of sin...
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The apostles doctrine was, John 6:47 Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved. Acts 16:31. John 3:16-18. For God so loved the word, that He...
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Amen. Yes faith is not the gift and we see this in scripture. Eph 2 8: For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is...
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The teachings to the churches from Paul state that the wife is bound by the law so long as her husband lives. While there may not be a mandate to stay with...
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Why does Isaiah 45:7 say that God created evil/calamity?
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Thank you for such a detailed answer. The reason for me asking it was that I wasn’t sure whether it was bordering on the subject of New Age literature, which...
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My former pastor said many times, "Garbage in, garbage out." Be careful what you open your mind to. Always stay close to God. But, be informed enough to keep...
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I'm glad we're all free to believe the scriptures the way we understand them, and even to not believe them if we choose not to. There are many answers on...
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Thanks, Tim, I'll look into it more.
Quotes from Catholic sources: (Pope John Paul II on December 9, 2000 said that) "All who live a just life will be saved, even if they do not believe in Jesus...
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Romans 6:23 For the penalty of sin is death. That is the bad news. But, the GIFT of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. That is the GOOD...
Good question, Peter, that you posed: Why are both Jesus and Lucifer referred to as morning star? Revelation 22:16 Isaiah 14:12 Yes, it is true that Jesus...
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1. Ham entered Noah's tent, not Sarah's tent: The tent used in the original Hebrew text is אָהֳלֹֽה Some argued that ה is feminine and therefore Ham actually...
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What does the Bible say about interracial marriage?
Isaiah 14:12 Revelation 22:16
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Good question, Peter! According to NAVE (Nave's Topical Bible), the fear of God means reverence for God: Matt. 10:28; Luke 1:50; Luke 12:5; Luke 23:40; Acts...
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God to Hagar: Genesis 16:9 - "Return to your mistress, and submit yourself to her, I will make your descendants too numerous to count." That's how God...
Though Catholics and Protestants share some parallel beliefs, there are some non-negotiables, I'm sure. What are some of the life-changing differences?
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What does it mean to love God?
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God promised Abraham and his wife Sarah a baby in their senior years. There's a delay in Sarah becoming pregnant. She didn't lose faith, she didn't believe...
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"Love your neighbor the way you love yourself." Are you abiding in that love when you own people and give them as an inheritance to your descendants? Is that...
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"The Bible does not specifically condemn the practice of slavery." Okay... The Bible does not specifically condemn the practice of child pornography, or...
Perhaps we should consider King David. He was relentlessly tormented by King Saul. His response: David did not open his mouth to any who planning deceit. He...
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Danny, great comment. Slavery, on any level, is sin. There are husbands who treat their wives and children just like slaves. It is a sin, pure and simple. To...
Sexual immorality, according to Thayer's Greek Lexicon, refers to illicit sexual intercourse in Acts 15:20, 29; 21:25 for example. But "impurity' (ἀκαθαρσία)...
Great question, Julian! Early Jewish and Christian writings say 4 archangels stood in God's presence: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, and Uriel, but these...
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There are three distinct meanings to the word "condone." 1) to overlook. 2) to give tacit approval, and 3) to excuse. The question is 'does the bible...
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If God did not choose anyone to be saved then no one would be saved. Romans 3:11 “there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God”. How can a...
Synchronicity - An apparently meaningful coincidence in time of two or more similar or identical events that are casually unrelated. I've never heard of this...
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This charge I entrust to you,Timothy, my child... (1 Tim 1:18). Someone other than Timothy wrote First Timothy unless Timothy was writing to himself. It's...
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It does not say it is a stamp. It is something on your right hand or your forehead that controls whether you can buy or sell. That signifies that you worship...
The angels are male. 1/3 of the angels were cast down to earth. They saw that the women of earth were desirable. Their offspring were the nephelium. The...
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First John 1:3-4 I write these things unto you that your Joy may be full. If we say we have no sin, we deceive our selves and the truth is not in us. If we...
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Amen Brother. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the GIFT of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Colossians 3:3. We are already...
This is a good question. There is something to consider about Revelation 22:15 that gives a new perspective. This verse indicates some will not enter through...
This one single word seems to me like an excellent password today. May I suggest it? The poet, John Milton, wrote: And he said Sibboleth.— “And how...
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We are not chosen by God to be saved. God foreknew who would believe on Him for salvation before the foundation of the world. God knows the end from the...
I humbly submit the rider is the Lord Jesus and as a Jew wearing a tallit a Jewish prayer shawl. A worn garment carried everywhere and sometimes spelled...
I humbly submit my opinion on the matter, for your consideration: The higher level of evil and rebellion we are experiencing from all quarters is much like a...
The context here is that of Cyrus and the Jewish nation (Isaiah 45:4-13) where God allows Cyrus to be successful for the sake of Israel. God allows all...
Great question, Teri! Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 3:10 Using the grace God gave me, I laid a foundation, like a skilled master-builder; and another man is...
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How do I know the Bible is not just mythology?
I have read some articles on its symbolism, and one thing is clear, believing that later the Temple would replace the Tabernacle: Jesus’ body is the curtain...
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