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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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"Quoting the truth" is a good thing; understanding the truth is even better. That's quite a list of sinners who won't walk the streets of glory. Sodomites...
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Mr Heck, I grew up in the heart of the church, if you know what I mean. My dad was a pastor. I ate, slept, and breathed church! I listened to him and other...
God is no longer imputing our trespasses to us (2 Cor 5:19) during the current dispensation of His grace (Eph 3:2). Behold, the days come, saith the Lord,...
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah (Jer 31:31, Heb 8:8). Note that...
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah (Jer 31:31, Heb 8:8). Note that...
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah (Jer 31:31, Heb 8:8). Note that...
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We are to test the spirits to see if they are from God. The Spirit of God that lives in the believer, Ephesians 1:13-14, will always agree with the bible....
Mary was a Jew. Jesus claimed to be KING OF THE JEWS. Witten on the cross. KING OF THE JEWS. Mary was a descendant of Abraham Isaac and Jacob.
Israel saw the land that was promised to Abraham Isaac and Jacob, but saw the giants in the land and trusted in themselves instead of God who would deliver...
I have a daughter who has numerous experiences hearing God speak. I’m positive they were true experiences of hearing God - one seemed to be audible; the...
I agree with Tim that sometimes our priorities are misplaced. And that, as Jack said, Martha got a little carried away with her work. I also think this has a...
In Exodus 4:12, I believe God got angry with Moses because he was so stubborn and didn't believe that God was going to provide the means for him to free the...
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Amen! Thank you for sharing this. Very enlightening
Gauged by the desolation of the region, the southeast area of the Dead Sea has been determined by many sources to be where Sodom and Gomorrah were. But there...
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Why are Christians so afraid in this COVID-19 pandemic?
No. The "still small voice" that people believe may be God speaking to them is actually just them thinking to themselves. What they are saying (thinking)...
The problem can be narrowed down to 1 verse, (2 Tim 2:15). Too many today are not separating Paul's gospel of God's dispensation of grace (Eph 3:2) from that...
I agree with Wiersbe. Jacob’s peeled sticks belonged in the same category as Rachel’s mandrakes: They were both superstitious practices that had nothing to...
In Numbers 20:8-13. God told Moses to speak to the rock for water to flow out. Moses hit the rock with his hand twice. The rock was a symbol of Christ. And...
In Genesis 30:31-42, Jacob had dealings with Laban about caring for his flocks and also receiving wages for himself. Normally, goats in that region were...
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Why are Christians so strongly against premarital sex?
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I love your comment, Lenny! I’m a teacher in the public school system, and I know there are a lot of Christians who believe I’m compromising because I...
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It gave the woman a chance to defend herself before the priest and her husband. However, if she were to be caught in the act of infidelity, then there was no...
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Back in 1998 I was seriously struggling with being a Christian and my career. I was a pit boss at Bellagio working in high limit, basically right in the...
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I've lost count of the preachers and pastors who sang the same tune I'm hearing here, who turned out to be homosexual. (I didn't say gay, I think there's a...
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Gen 9:24 makes it clear that Canaan had done something to Noah to make him become drunken and uncovered in his tent. Canaan was clearly guilty of such an...
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Did the author of Genesis ever intend the 7-day creation story to be taken literally?
In a REPUBLIC is having any sincere, deep-rooted religious, moral, or ethical objections to the odd quite fashionable notion of compelling neighbors to take...
26-28 But then you weren’t willing to go up. You rebelled against God, your God’s plain word. You complained in your tents: “God hates us. He hauled us out o...
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John 3:18 is the dividing verse on who is going to heaven and who is going to hell. John 6:47. Romans 3:26-28. There will be no boasting in heaven. Matthew...
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The text doesn't imply that Canaan had done anything evil. Implying that Canaan switched one drink for a stronger drink is like saying he slipped his...
After having been married for 62 years, we have found that it is our spending time together keeps us together. For many years we still go on a dinner date at...
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This answer is right on the money! It doesn't sound like Mr Houdmann wrote it. He usually gives some o of the responsibility of "getting saved" to "being...
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Interesting, Shirley! But what did you mean by "In a sense this law about an unfaithful wife ameliorated and the harsh reality of a woman's life." ?
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I wouldn't call Jacob a "horrible person." I wouldn't call Esau a bad guy. Jacob is overly ambitious to a fault. Esau lacks reverence for what can be called...
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Did Jacob receive the birthright because Isaac spoke a blessing over his life? Did he receive it because he tricked his father? Did he receive it because...
Genesis 9:20-21 relates something that happened to Noah after the flood. The builder-turned farmer became drunk. Climate conditions on earth became...
John 3:18. Believers are no longer condemned, but unbelievers are condemned already because they have not believed on the name of the Son of God. John 6:40....
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Good insight, Shirley!
Before the Law was written, Job made offerings to the Lord, who referred to Job as, "perfect in all his ways." Abraham was prepared to sacrifice his most...
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The thing that's being overlooked by the anonymous questioner is that Esau came in hungry and asked his brother Jacob for a taste of his stew. Instead of...
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