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Who introduced "vengeance" into the discussion? Someone asked if christians should "get involved with political rallies against the government." This is...
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The gist of Solomon's advice in Proverbs 22:6 about raising children, is that a good foundation will support whatever you build, for the life of the...
I was talking with an atheist and he said this about the verse, "This seems to support Predestination and the violation of free will."
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Danny, well said. You understand completely that I am not advocating being complacent in one's beliefs. But the reason we, as a country, have not fallen by...
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What does James 1:4 mean when it says, "You will be perfect and complete, needing nothing"?
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Dear Enoch, thanks for the kind words. You're being too kind! In reality, no one truly believes that the Ten Commandments were done away with and the New...
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Who is to stand up for the oppressed people? Who is going to deliver the oppressed? GOD is! “When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers...
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I want to understand; if christians are to "stay away from such activities," who is to stand up for the oppressed people? Should the oppressed people,...
In case you feel your question hasn't been satisfied I have found some other people who have answered it, and I will just echo their comments here: PROBLEM:...
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Mr Matthews, I think you explained it quite well. Jesus never took on the government when He was here, and He didn't commission His followers (us) to do so...
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Aurel, thank you so much for clarifying my confusion. Now I am clear about what it means to be "not under law but under grace". I’ts in the text itself, the...
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James 1:19 - 27
"Hebrew" as an adjective or adjectival noun is traditionally understood to be based on the name of Abraham's ancestor, Eber, mentioned in Genesis 10:21....
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This is great writing. I’ll remember the story about the brothers and the bee for a long while to come.
My answer will be short. The other answers tell you to be saved, all you have to do is believe. They are not wrong. But what many leave out is just how BIG...
The Bible gives us many prophecies that must take place before the time of the end, most of which have already taken place. I believe that some of those...
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How can I overcome disappointment with life?
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How can I overcome disappointment with life?
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How can I overcome disappointment with life?
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What does it mean to train up a child in the way he should go?
In my opinion, Eutycus was indeed dead, but it was the grasp of the apostle Paul (as a channel of Paul's faith) that enabled him to speak of Eutycus as alive...
Hebrews 13:5 And be content with such things as ye have, for He hath said, I will never leave you or forsake you. Part of our old nature is still...
Acts 20:9–10 especially. My problem is that verse nine says he was “taken up dead.” But in the very next verse, Paul said, “his life is in him.”
Acts 20:7 - 16
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What is 'perseverance of the saints' and is it biblical?
1. You haven’t asked for God’s blessing. “You do not have because you do not ask God” (James 4:2). All too often I am guilty of this. I just forget to pray...
There is a standard found in the merriam-webster dictionary for the term "soul" and the term "spirit". It is clear to me when I remember the phrase " Not a...
We know that our Lord is our Celestial Father. And a good father loves his sons/daughters and as such he will reward or punish his kids according to their...
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I don't understand "marrying for sex." A young "rules oriented" legalist man might marry to be able to have sex legally, but how widespread is that in '2021?...
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The souls of Revelation 5: 8, Revelation 7: 9, and Revelation 6: 9-11 are the souls of the dead raised in the Rapture. According to the Pretribulation...
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Continuing, Overspiritualizing the words of scripture is a common practice. Prov 22:6 is used by cynics to prove that we're off our nut. There is irrefutable...
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I believe all Mr Houdmann says here is true. That doesn't make his exegesis of this passage of scripture to be the context of this text. This isn't an...
I would express it by saying that the terms "Hebrew", "Israelite", and "Jew" (in that order) represent a progressive narrowing of references to God's chosen...
I humbly submit a seven year famine period is somewhat unusual, reasonably one could attach a deeper "SOD" that which profits meaning. Scripture represents...
My answer to the question is quite simple: God, being God, created everything, including Jews and Gentles, believers and non-believers, merciful and cruel,...
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Yes. It is so sad that students are not encouraged to question anything that could cause one to doubt evolution. That is why I believe it is up to the...
What are some good reasons to memorize Scripture? It strengthens the believer (Psalm 119:92), makes him fruitful (Psalm 1:2-3), obedient (Psalm 119:11),...
Secular sources (such as an article on Wikipedia that is viewable at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_famines) indicate that various famines throughout...
God can and has worked through anyone including non-believers to get what He wants to be done. Consider Abimelech, who was given a divine dream (Gen. 20:3-7)...
Good question, Jafeda! Kelli was right when she said "wait upon" means as the Hebrew lexicon of the Old Testament, Brown-Driver-Briggs, also says: I. [קָוָה]...
In my humble opinion a very causal assessment of our little sphere indicates the coming apart of many revered or trusted subsystems. Personal responsibility...
Why are God's chosen people called "Hebrews" 18 times: OT, 3 times, NT, "Israelites" 16 times: OT, 2 times: NT and "Jews" 89 times: OT, 168 times: NT? I beli...
Exodus 9:15
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It's hard to believe that there's an effort here to make lying a matter of culture, or whether the deception is "modern" or not. If David pretended, he was...
God loves the non-believers like Pharaoh and wants to draw them into a good relationship with him (Romans 5:8, Isaiah 65:1). He does this a lot because his...
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Dear Aurel, Gheorghe Mureșan and other giants like him are rare, isolated cases. In Genesis 6: 1-4 we see not isolated cases but numerous cases, a mass...
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Dear Aurel, you are right. The King James translation uses the term “sons of God” 11 times - 5 in the Old Testament and 6 in the New Testament - but it is...
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Connie, it's all about or faith and the God's grace to forgive our sins. Our faith in Jesus and with the help of the Holy Spirit leads us to want follow...
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Teachers in secular education would get the sack if they expressed doubt about macro evolution to their students. Many churches and theological colleges...
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