Great question, Tony! Don't look at the gospel from a philosophical point of view. Corinth was a city filled with teachers and philosophers, all of whom...
Roman Catholic doctrine teaches the need for confession to a priest for absolution, but the teaching of John in 1 John 1:9 is clear: we should confess our...
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Danny Hickman, thanks for your long comments. I have read through them and wish to respond as follows: 1) I stand by my statement that the word of God is...
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Continuing Ezekiel, So according to Paul, if a man gets saved while incarcerated the man is now in the same shape as the warden of the prison, if the warden...
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Ezekiel, you say the "word of God is authoritatively binding on all ages of Christianity and on all church congregations globally." I take it you mean that...
Consider Abraham sitting under the terebinth tree. Grace appeared in human form revealing a peek at salvation! All believers are joined to Our Heavenly...
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Danny, thank you so much! You are a true brother in Christ who understands so many important things. I appreciate you!
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So, according to the person who has the most upvotes, women can't teach men. If this is of God, then all college professors should be male. In fact, all...
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Brother Tim, Very very well spoken. Thank you for your many posts.
If sin is wrongdoing, and its wages are death. How comes there's a sin that doesn't lead to death? Sorry that I'm being ignorant, but I just want to learn an...
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Without the Spirit of God there is no salvation. Romans 8:9. With the Spirit we have eternal life. Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on...
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What is Evangelicalism?
Now that's an interesting question, Julieta! In the Hebrew Bible, elohim (Hebrew: אֱלֹהִים [(ʔ)eloˈ(h)im] is the entry from Wikipedia. The noun Elohim is...
Time began as we know it in Gen 1:5. There was no time before then. Also, if as Michael H. stated, the prior creatures had no soul, then there could not have...
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Israel rejected Jesus as their Messiah. So God blinded them to the truth so they could not believe and be saved. But they are only blinded in part. During...
When we hear the gospel, First Corinthians 15:1-4, and believe the gospel, God imputes His perfect righteousness to us apart from works. Romans 4:5-6....
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Faith is not a work. It is faith apart from works. Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him who justifieth the ungodly, his faith is...
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I appreciate your keen research of Revelation 12:10, Rotimi! Right now I'm memorizing this verse using the first letter method: First Letters 10. A I H A L V...
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Amen, Gary! Thank you!
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The writings you have quoted are not inspired by God which leads to faulty theology such as apostolic succession which the New Testament clearly does not...
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Thanks Jennifer. My view is that your answer is consistent with the revelation of Scripture.
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I respectfully disagree with the view held by Michael Houdmann. I have studied the passage of Romans 9-11 and I am not persuaded by the Augustinian view that...
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Let me be clear; I've heard it preached and taught that even though Solomon began his writing in the book of Ecclesiastes by saying that life was a waste of...
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The bible is not to be understood as a book of rules. Paul isn't Moses coming down off the mountain with the law. Consider this: I think Paul said some...
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Continuation, “ For this reason, therefore, inasmuch as they had obtained a perfect fore-knowledge of this, they appointed those already mentioned, and...
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Continuation, “Do not be caught up in the cares of the world but ensure you are completely free for prayer and preaching to the people.’ He appears to have...
The unpardonable sin is blasphemy. The challenging part is defining blasphemy AND whether or not a person who repents of it is forgiven. When Michael...
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The ancient Liber Pontificalis (Book of Pontiffs) gives brief lives of the first 108 holders of the see of Rome. The fourth pope listed is Clement, known to...
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Why did Paul need to bring this guidance forward? He lived in a day when the Synagogue (which would have influenced the early church) had women separated in...
Another verse on this topic of joking is Ephesians 5:4 "foolish jesting." There seems to be no end to the number of ways that men and women today can joke...
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"We assume that each word in a passage has a normal, literal meaning, unless there is good reason to view it as a figure of speech. The exegete does not go...
Exegesis is a critical analysis of a text, such as a passage in the Bible, by objectively studying it to draw out the meaning. In a scholarly setting,...
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Jesus revealed that He would build His Church as He called it “My church” (Matthew 16:18). The true church is the church of Christ, which He purchased with...
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Ooh, this is good, Tim!
"You cannot get ahead while you are getting even". - Rep. Dick Armey 1 of the 3 ways of dealing with your enemies is to let God repay them for the evil done...
The fact that the Bible is God’s progressive revelation of Himself to us through historical events and through His relationship with people throughout...
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Where did the woman that Cain married come from?
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How can I know that Scripture is of itself sufficient for faith and for life?
The origin of Catholic Church started when Jesus founded his Church on Peter (Petros in Greek and Cephas in Aramaic which mean “rock”). The 12 apostles of...
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Bread with yeast is baked as is unleavened but more moist. For this reason mold would develop sooner in leavened, raised, bread. It was important for the...
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God and in various forms Gods.
Elohim (sometimes El or Elah) is the first of three primary names for Diety. It is a uni-plural noun formed from El, meaning strength or strong one. It is...
When Jesus was here among us He participated in many festivals, celebrations, weddings and was among people while they enjoyed their times together while...
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Why do they call themselves "Latter Day Saints?" To me, it's a catchy title. Sometimes that's reason enough. Beyond that, I have no idea...
The Holy Spirit of Adonai and Yeshua possesses their wisdom, discernment, judgment, intellect, brilliance, reason, emotional depth of their own holiness and...
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The "nation of Israel" is a political creature, not a christian ally of the church. Are there born again believers in the "nation of Israel?" Undoubtedly so....
I would say that David was not wanting to know the specific date on which he would die just as a piece of information, but instead was asking God to keep him...
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Thanks for your comments Danny, they are spot on and much appreciated.
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