What did Jesus mean by saying that we are blessed when people insult or persecute us for His sake? Matthew 5:11-12, New International Version: 11 “Blessed...
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How do "ministering spirits" help those who are to inherit salvation?
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Yes sir! Thanks Jack!
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I found the following extended account to be a credible explanation: https://biblehub.com/q/how_to_reconcile_2_sam_10_18_and_1_chr_19_18.htm
This phrase, “children” or “objects” of wrath in Ephesians 2:3 reminds us of the deep impact Adam's sin had on every one of us. Because of his choice, we...
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Shirley, I see what you mean! And I love his alliteration, too, by the way. Thank you for including that.
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Amen!, How very AMAZING IS GOD! HE IS AWSOME! May we remember, GRACE is not license!
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Mark, I like your answer, and your alliteration: "Those in question of entering "the kingdom" ... I also have one: "It’s meant to wake up those who are...
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Yes, Paula, "personal relationship matters. Christ will say, 'I never knew you.' Not 'I once knew you,' but 'never.' This implies these people never truly...
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Savannah, nice and short and to the point! I like that! Also see Luke 6:46 – "Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and not do what I tell you?" James 1:22 –...
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Other favorites of mine were/are 1 Corinthians 1:3 "Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ." 2 Corinthians 1:2...
My answer to this question won't be popular here but I think you, the one who asked this question, needs to read this. We do not own salvation. What we have...
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In other words, Pre-Tribulation View – The Church will be raptured before the seven-year Tribulation begins.
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What should I look for in a Christian boyfriend?
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Yep, he broke several of God's 10 Commandments: #1 – "You shall have no other gods before me." (Exodus 20:3) #5 – "Honor your father and your mother."...
2 Samuel 10:18, says: “And the Syrians fled before Israel, and David killed 700 charioteers of the Syrians, and 40,000 horsemen, and wounded Shobach t...
Lucifer was sent to do GOD’s will. He chose not to. As we age, we struggle with satan more and more. Our bodies weaken and our struggle continues. God and...
Salvation is by faith, but the 'goats' were depending on their works. They were what we might call "cultural Christians", playing the part but never actually...
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Why did Matthew become a tax collector?
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When will the tribulation begin?
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I have already received my chip and it is just fine. I believe that Christians lie everyday and that technology can help hold them accountable.
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Thanks Tim. Blessings, Ainsley
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Acts 17:30–31 (NIV) announces to all: “In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. For he has set a day...
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I might add that David was married to Micah, Ahinoam, and Maacah, and Haggich, Abital, Eglah, then Bathsheba, and others and concubines.
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It's obvious that we are journeying to a much better place. So let's do all the good we can, as long as we can, to and with whomever we can!
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Good explanation!
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God told Joshua to do it. Horses at that time were for pulling chariots. These vehicles accompanied the infantry and carried a rider with a bow or a supply...
We can give as much as we like, but we're not going to impress God. We can show love for everyone in which we come into contact, and we still won't impress...
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Super, and superb!
Such a good question, Suvitha! When you were in danger, maybe on the road. Maybe in the hospital. Maybe when your heart failed like mine did. I had a severe...
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Okay, Jean Judy. I think I hear you saying that God hates us. I think... I deduce that from your statement that 'God provided a substitute, His Son Jesus to...
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I have found the following discussions at conciliarpost.com highly useful with regard to this question:...
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How should the church address a couple who is living together?
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What does the Bible say about when God will judge us?
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What does the Bible say about breaking generational curses?
As indicated in the cited verse from Ecclesiastes, God DID originally make man "upright". However, humans were also given free will, with the power to obey...
Prior to receiving the saving gift of faith in Christ through the working of the Holy Spirit, all humans (as sinners from birth by nature) are subject to...
Multiple passages from Scripture (Psalm 104:15, for one example) speak of wine in a positive sense as a gift from God to man. However the dregs or lees are a...
Psalms 75:8 “For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, ...
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Really interesting post Mr. Maas. A lot to think about! Thanks!
◄ Ephesians 2:3 ► Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; ...
In my opinion the point of the word pictures that the psalmist used in this psalm was to describe the goodness of God through His creation. The psalmist...
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Susan, I can see your conundrum: This verse doesn't mean that the act of conception itself—especially within marriage—is sinful. God created sex within...
David said he was “brought forth in iniquity,” but Solomon taught that “God made man upright” (Ecc. 7:29). Which is true? (Psalm 51:5 states, "Behold, I w...
In Joshua chapter eleven we find that King Hazor had gathered many kings and soldiers to come against Israel in battle. The Bible describes that the soldiers...
Absolutely! I think he did! In 1 Kings 11:1-3, God gives 3 rules that kings of Israel were never to do. 1. The King was not to multiply horses for himself!...
I don't and can't purport to speak for modern-day scholars and theologians, but, to me, the Bible makes it clear that although, in a certain sense, God held...
I would say that this was not an "active" intervention on God's part, but a passive one, in which God allowed Eli's sons to follow the prior sinful...
By my understanding, horses were a symbol of Israel's prior subjugation in Egypt through their use by the Egyptians. Also, accumulating horses would cause...
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