Perhaps I am misunderstanding the point or intent of the question, but the answer to it appears to have been plainly given by Jesus in the very next verse...
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What does the oil represent that the virgins went to buy?
And what kind of fool was he?
Luke 12:13 - 21
The Wrong Way—The Right Way A WAY Proverbs 14:12 1 Turned into Isa. 53:6: “All we like sheep have gone astray, every one hath turned aside into his own way:...
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Donald, thank you for the kind words. From what I have read, number ten symbolized perfect obedience, completeness - the perfect Law of God contains ten...
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Lots of foreigners lived among the Israelites, were they supposed to hate them? See Exodus 22:21 & Leviticus 19:34
How do we discover all the detailed plans and the resources we need to build a life, where God's presence dwells, and that reveals Jesus to the world? Exo...
Exodus 25:9
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Good catch on the 1 Cor. 15:51-53, James, YOU ARE NOT TOO OLD FOR THIS! I too (73) have a degenerate shoulder (R) and kneecap (R) so I know what you're...
In the Old Testament, God commanded the Israelites to love their neighbors as themselves. However, this apparently extended only to fellow Israelites, since...
When we don't think we know enough or haven't been trained yet, are we being tricked by our enemy who is handcuffing our faith and putting us in his prison?
Mark 5:15 - 20
Enoch walked. How did he walk? 1 Thessalonians 4:1, "Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as you have received...
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James was to saved Jews. What profit is there if you have faith, but no works. He was telling them to go on to good works for profit, rewards in heaven....
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the GIFT of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 4:2 If Abraham were justified by works,...
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Aurel, I love this explanation. No one has ever explained it to me. The Holy Spirit inside is telling me that it true. But their is significance in “Ten”....
The scripture says "...the Son of man COMING in his kingdom...." This I believe is different from saying "...the Kingdom of God COMING". Again, if the...
I would like to answer this question and all other questions regarding the book of Revelation by what I believe to be a universal answer. Do not worry about...
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I will never put political issues before my love of god and his people. Obeying authorities got many Jews killed and at the very least, people who were...
30 A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones (NIV).
Proverbs 14:30
19 Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. (NIV )
Proverbs 14:19
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I believe you're right on here to: V14 W - faithless people will be fully repaid for their evil ways R - good [faithful] people will be rewarded for their...
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Good insight, Grant, on V9 W - fools mock at making amends for sins. I learned something from you. R - goodwill [making amends] is found among the upright
In the Old Testament, Moses sprinkled the people with the blood of animals. Exodus 24:6-8 Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other h...
Hebrews 10:19 - 22
God showed his love for the leaders by letting them see him, and to eat and drink with him. But we see God in the Old testament often punishing his people f...
Exodus 24:9 - 11
Does this passage in Exodus prove that the Angel of the Lord is the pre-incarnate Jesus? Does any angel have the authority to forgive sins? Can any angel h...
Exodus 23:20 - 23
The Old Testament clearly teaches the people to Love Their Enemies, so where did this teaching come from, that Jesus is refuting? Exodus 23:4-5 “If you c...
Matthew 5:43 - 48
Why did only the insiders get the detailed explanation?
Mark 4:11 - 13
During Lent, what can we do as Christians, to gain a deeper and fuller understanding, of what it cost Jesus to pay for the sins of the world?
Why do we strive so hard to hang on to life in this world, when Jesus is calling us to give it away? Psalm 22:27-31 All the ends of the earth will rememb...
John 12:25
Why, as Christians, do we doubt what we are reading in the bible? When we say that we believe, why do the words of the bible have no impact on our daily lives?
1 Corinthians 2:12 - 16
How do we, as Christians, [receive, obtain, appropriate, utilise] the wisdom and power of the Holy Spirit to transform us into the people God expects us to b...
2 Corinthians 3:18
When we, as Christians, vehemently oppose the political philosophy and decisions of our leaders, are we sinning against God? When we malign the character, in...
Exodus 22:28
How can we, as Christians, expect to become spiritually mature and complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work, when we won't invest in our spiritual g...
Acts 13:42 - 48
Jesus says his followers will fast. Why don't we?
Mark 2:19 - 20
Proverbs - "You will say, How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction! I would not obey my teachers or turn my ear to my instructors, And I was s...
Proverbs 5:12 - 14
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In your statement of faith you say Jesus is both Lord and savior of our lives. Is Jesus the Lord. Yes. Do we make him Lord of our lives to be saved. No. That...
This is what we can learn from Scripture about the singular Anti-Christ who will be revealed in the end times. 1. He will arise as a world leader and will...
Enoch was converted possibly at the age of 65 when Methuselah was born (Gen. 5:22 says, "And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah 300 years, and...
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I see what you mean here. This perspective I've never heard but having the same desire that Jesus did to carry out God's will is definately knowing Christ....
Bartimeus proved he was a believer for the words he shouted and the great confidence behind his thinking and his desire which were reflected his words. In...
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What was the meaning and purpose of Jesus' temptations?
When Adam and Eve disobeyed God and ate of the fruit, then realized their nakedness and felt shame, it was God who provided them with animal skins with which...
Whenever we pray "in the name of the Lord" we access the very throne room of God, his Strong Tower. In the presence of God we receive "complete protection"...
Every verse in Chapter 14 provides great examples to help us understand the difference between "right (R) and wrong (W) ways", "wise and foolish ways" and...
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