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I chuckle every time this question pops up in my feed, and I read Mr Houdmann's example of spanking three year olds to stop them from running out into the...
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Mr. Tim Maas, you wrote, “…without perceiving or treating them as the body and blood of Christ Himself (as Jesus had said that they were)..." You quoted...
I am puzzled at the story and find it hard to interpret. Nevertheless I think the lesson here is when hearing from God and later getting a contradictory...
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Second Timothy 2:13 If we believe not, he abideth faithful, HE can not deny Himself. Ephesians 4:30 Hebrews 13:5. Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the...
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Is a christian allowed to take photos with family members who have beer in their hands?
Yes and no. Yes, a Christian is allowed to take photos with family members who have beer in their hands. No, a Christian is not signifying support of...
According to the Nave's Topical Bible, the counsel of Balaam led to an occasion of Israel's corruption with the Midianites, Num. 31:16; Rev. 2:14-15. We just...
According to the Easton’s Bible Dictionary the "doctrine of Balaam" is spoken of in Rev. 2:14, in allusion to the fact that it was through the teaching of...
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We do not inherit sin through our blood, either. Jesus was made "in every way" like us (Heb 2:17) - and He was sinless. Rather, what we do inherit from Adam...
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Thank you for your answer, which I would have never thought of in responding to the question of Adams perfection. You are so correct, Adam did not inherit...
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Greek and Hebrew don't map one to one to English, but there certainly are verb tenses. The aorist tense in Greek is very tricky though - it does not actually...
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James, I have read that there is no tense in the Bible. That the word give for instance uses the same word for “has given”, “is giving” or “will give”. To...
According to Psych Central, approximately 28 million children have an alcoholic parent, and children who grow up with an alcoholic parent run a higher risk...
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I am a parent; how can I let go of my adult children?
I would say that the cause of the illnesses and deaths referred to by Paul in the verse cited in the question was the fact that the members of the Corinthian...
Balaam was a Gentile soothsayer from the Euphrates who was hired by King Balak to curse the Hebrew people. 4 times he tried to curse the Jews, and each time...
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That is why we are to go into all the world and preach the gospel. First Corinthians 15:1-4. That is the great commission. So those that hear the gospel, and...
According to the bible it is the only way. Acts 16:31 Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved and thy house. Romans 4:5 But to him that...
I think Romans 8:2 in one of the more modern translations answers this question: NIRV "Because of what Christ Jesus has done, you are free. You are now...
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While we tend to think of Christ's first coming as 'ending' at His death and Resurrection, or perhaps final ascension, the end of that age didn't really end...
1 Corinthians 11:30: For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
1 Corinthians 11:17 - 34
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So how many people "of their own free will" will choose to seek God and abandon their wicked ways? None according to Psalm 10:4 "In his pride the wicked man...
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Excellent contextual comment, Jennifer! I think I agree with everything you said, but what did you mean by your last statement, "Meanwhile, chariots in the...
Judgement. Not necessarily eternal judgement, at least immediately, but judgement by death. We see several clues to this in the text: "Just as it was in the...
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Wrath is not the same concept as tribulation. They can at times happen together (such as times when God oured His wrath on Israel by handing them over to...
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Is Scientology Christian or a cult?
Despite the common term "sin nature" used, it isn't actually a phrase found in scripture. (Some translations use "sin nature" to translate "flesh" in certain...
We are more than conquerors; not only over sin and Satan, but the world, the reproaches, afflictions, and persecutions of it; which they cheerfully and...
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Hi, Shirley. Yes, it is true that we as believers will not experience God's wrath (1 Thessalonians 5:9). 9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to...
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Continuing, It amazes me that a narrative like John 11 directly addresses whether we lay in a grave until a judgment day, like Martha said, or if we who...
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But,it is promised to believers, that we will not experience God's wrath. So if they are left behind, when is the tribulation and Jesus’ return? Judgment is...
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Cindy, I don't think you're right about this, I KNOW you are. Eternal life that ends when we die out of this body, and then begins again centuries later on a...
This passage is a good example of Eph 5:6-7: “Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are...
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Brother, God had told Moses to speak to the rock. Numbers 20:8: “Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to that...
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You're welcome John.
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Okay, we agree. Let's stop there. We believe the word. That's got nothing to do with what we were discussing; whether hell is a place where the people who...
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The faith talked about in James is not talking about salvation. James 2 is about saved people doing what saved people are called to do. James isn't telling...
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It is the gospel that makes it true. First Corinthians 15:1-4 That Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures, that He was buried and rose again...
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First John 5:13 These things have I written unto you that BELIEVE on the name of the Son of God, that ye may KNOW YE HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. Gods word. Faith...
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I wrote that comment back in May. I'm actually still recovering! While I'm not suffering as badly from parasthesia, temporary paralysis, spasms, pain,...
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Jennifer, did you get the second vaccine? I too felt very tired on the day after my second shot. Not, as it seems, as bad as you. I don't have a problem with...
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The reason to get the vaccine is to stop the spread of the virus. The vaccine does that in large part. Nothing is infallible or 100%effective. Now that...
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Today... a comma.... This discussion assumes that we have a courtroom like account of the dialogue between Jesus and the thieves who were executed alongside...
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Is there a particular verse you have in mind? Some very loose English translations of words like "flesh" aside, the Bible doesn't actually use the term "sin...
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One of the main things we are to test the spirits is by the gospel. First Corinthians 15:1-4 That Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures, that...
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God is love (1 John 4:8). Can love hate? When the scriptures say that God hates someone it's not describing how God feels inside. It isn't talking about...
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Nothing on earth lasts forever. In fact, the bible says heaven and earth will pass away (Mt 24:35, Rev 21:1) and there will be a new heaven and a new earth....
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God does not give anyone faith. He gives eternal life to those that believe. Romans 3:26-28. No one gets the seal of the Holy Spirit until they believe the...
Was Jesus referring to the rapture or judgment in Luke 17:34-37? At first, I thought this was the rapture (one being "taken" and the other being "left"). But...
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Sorry for the delay in answering! I just want to clarify... Your comment: "We can trade scriptures to support our belief of what happens to the unsaved all...
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