I cannot answer as a Calvinist (as I am not one), but I can answer as an ambassador for Christ (as all believers have the privilege and responsibility of...
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How do "ministering spirits" help those who are to inherit salvation?
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No wonder, then, Billy, that you wrote this so well!
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Extremely well-written, Emo! Don't you just love Jamie Owens Collins' song, "The Battle Belongs to the Lord"? 'In heavenly armor we'll enter the land, the...
I am reading through the Bible in a year, and one of the videos that Bible Recap suggests as a supplement to her Genesis 12-15 podcast was one by Tim Keller....
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Admittedly, where I went to school this "blood covenant" per se is not mentioned verbatim in its doctrinal statement. But Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS)...
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Pamela's reference to "might have taken her to be his wife" probably came from one of these 8 translations: KJ21 Why saidst thou, "She is my sister," so I...
Is faith in God religiulous? "Religulous" is a blended word (portmanteau) of "religion" and "ridiculous," popularised by Bill Maher's documentary...
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Hello Shirley. Matt 22:15 -22 isn't about paying taxes to a king (Caesar). We must check the context. The writer (Matthew) gives the context of the whole...
Does sin affect God (Job 35:6)? Good question because Elihu seems to imply that "no," it does not: Job 35:6 – "If you sin, how does that affect him? If your...
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Thanks Jack for the kind words. Job is one of my favorite books and contains my favorite scripture.
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So, quoting from The Tony Evans Bible Commentary, advancing God's Kingdom Agenda: Romans 13:6,7: "As Paul closes this brief section on government, his words...
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The two become of one like mind. They agree on every decision, although sometimes it takes a lot of discussion!
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Well-said, Billy!
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What does it mean to be one flesh in a marriage?
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Did God answer Job's charges? Job 38:1-41:34
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The word of God when proclaimed in truth has the power to draw sinners into conviction of sin. It is sharper than any two-edged sword. God does not have a...
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Thanks brother for sharing your wisdom.
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Jack, my answer was twofold. First, Elihu was not asking a question he was expecting to get an answer to. However, God can be affected by things we do,...
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How does the Spirit intercede for us with the Father?
Sin (past, present, and future) affected God so much that Jesus Christ was crucified for it! God put sin out of His sight that day as sin remained in the...
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Good answer, Donna!
Dear Anonymous, in response to your question, and in the context of the scripture, I would say that because God's ways are higher than our ways, our sins do...
Job 35: 5-6 are part of a rebuke Elihu is giving to Job and Job's two friends. He is doing so by asking Job rhetorical questions that he knows Job knows the...
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So your answer is "no"?
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Powerful opening statement, John! "The book of Job deals with the perplexing question of why there is evil and suffering in the world. Some have argued that...
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Why do some sincere prayers offered by Christians for legitimate needs seem to go unanswered by God?
Moses, inspired by the Spirit of God was the one who wrote the account of the beginning of creation. He is the one who was chosen by God to write the first...
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Why was Jesus never called Emmanuel? (Matthew 1:23)
Romans 8:26: Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession...
Numbers 8:23-26: This brief section contains instructions about what to do when a Levite reaches 50 years old, the age of retirement. 25. from the age of...
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Why did Jesus heal only one person at the pool of Bethesda?
He just had to say what he thought! He was bursting! Jeremiah 20:9: "Then I said, I will not make mention of Him, nor speak anymore His name. "But His word...
Dear Anonymous, Elihu used this idiom to express the pressure that was building up in him, because he needed to release the anger that he felt towards Job...
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You are welcome, Carroll!
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What is Calvinism vs. Arminianism?
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The foundational testimony reveals that the divine agent of creation, who spoke the universe into existence and personally fashioned humanity, is none other...
Job 35:6 If you sin, how does that affect him? If your sins are many, what does that do to him?
Admirable question, Abby! I'm going to flip-flop the order of the verse: Recognition that the Lord alone is God ("know that I am God"): Exodus 18:11 – Jethro...
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An angel appears at a faculty meeting and tells the dean that in return for his unselfish and exemplary behavior, the Lord will reward him with his choice of...
Yes. Though Job feared God would crush him, God overwhelmed him into submission to restore his role as the Lord's servant. God challenges Job in 38:3 and...
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WOW Danny! Great, insightful discernment!!
Scripture distinguishes between longing for heaven and despair. Paul says believers may be “perplexed, but not driven to despair” (2 Corinthians 4:8),...
God's answer to Job was basically, "How dare you question me? Do you really know who you are questioning?" He did this by describing things He did that no...
Did God answer Job's charges? (Job 38:1-41:34) Yes, God answers Job in Job 38-41, but not with direct explanations for his suffering; instead, He responds...
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