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Thank you brother Danny and brother James. I am also encouraged to seek Him more now, knowing my works by themselves will never be enough, I feel like I can...
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I agree with you. There are many in the church who say that polygamy wasn't wrong, due to the fact that God didn't stop some of His favorite sons from...
I would say that the distance factor mentioned in the question would have influenced the communication that Paul had with Timothy both with respect to the...
What is the definition of a tattoo in relation to the body? Dictionary ap says: tattoo2 —noun, plural tat·toos. the act or practice of marking the skin with...
In Matt 12:48, Jesus rhetorically asks, "Who is my...brother?" He was talking about his biological brothers, and not his disciples. From this, it can be...
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John of Patmos would have had access to most writings of the apostles and probably the letters of Paul. To consider the phrasing you mention as unique to...
Paul's medical advice to Timothy inserted in this letter is frequently being used to justify alcohol consumption among Christians. However, the text...
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Could God create a rock so heavy He could not lift it?
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Is there an angel of death?
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So the other wives with no means of support, no home of their own, no support of any kind, they are just out of luck, I guess, if the man thinks the way...
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I find it interesting that Mr Houdmann say "EVEN" in the United states," as if this nation is somehow is morally above other nations. (I was taught to say...
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Waiting for our Blessed Hope, eyes full of expectancy!
What does a 'sparrow' represent in the bible? In Psalm 102:7 the psalmist compares himself in his insomnia, a lonely man, to a sparrow bereft of his mate and...
"I for my part 1 will do this to you: I will inflict horror on you, consumption and fever, which diminish eyesight and drain away the vitality of life. You...
As indicated in the verses cited in the question, I would say that the sparrow is being cited as an example of a creature that is small, insignificant, or of...
Matthew 10:29; Luke 12:6
Matthew 10:29
I would say that the natural man (if even believing at all in an existence beyond this life) seeks salvation through personal conduct according to whatever...
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What does it mean to test the spirits?
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Very interesting, Shirley. It very well could be!
Isaiah 64:6 Titus 3:5
Jeremiah 2:13
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Is the King of Tyre prophecy in Ezekiel 28 referring to Satan?
If the destruction being referred to in the question pertains to the events that occurred in AD 70, I would say that Jesus' teachings and prophecies about...
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"But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry,...
I believe that this sign is...Zechariah 14:4, "And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces Jerusalem on the east..." I think this...
Context is important when reading the Bible and I think this is a case of context in regards to, “use a little wine for thou stomach sake”. The Bible speaks...
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AMEN, Brent. God knows the beginning and the end. He goes before us and is behind us. He loves us, He only wants us to love Him. He tells us everything we...
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The apostasy the bible speaks of is referring to the gospel being the only way for the world to get help for all of the trouble it faces. It (the world) will...
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Most of these responses sound as if they come from "outsiders." "THEY refuse to find out why THEY..." "WE" would give more credence to the view being cogent,...
All the old versions omit the words. The oldest manuscripts of the Vulgate omit them.
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James, smoking is not a crime against God. Smoking is a crime against those of us who don't like the smell of tobacco burning. So we use God to make a case...
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I agree that washing of robes is symbolic of following God’s commandments and living righteous. I do believe and the Bible states that we should have perfect...
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Give those things to others; that yourself is also in need of. Not complicated.
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Several 2nd century Syriac Bibles introduce Revelation this way or similar: ""Again the Revelation which was upon John the Evangelist from God when he was...
It leads to joy. "Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart." (Ps 119:2) The NLT, the BBE, and the NRSV translate the...
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What was the practice of casting lots?
The word "blameless" in 1 Timothy 3:2a means “nothing to take hold upon”; that is, there must be nothing in his life that Satan or the unsaved (see 1 Tim....
I've always understood the sign of the Son of Man in Matthew 24:30 to be the lightning of v. 27 (Matthew 24:27). Others, admittedly, believe it's the...
How did God make Jesus become sin? This may be an OT allusion to a sin offering (cf. Isaiah 53; Rom. 8:3). God offered Jesus as the sinless lamb (cf. John...
Although there has been a wide range of interpretations proposed for the wording in the cited verse, the sign spoken of, in my opinion, is not separate from...
I would say that the Old Testament will always have relevance for Christians for the following reasons: It furnishes context and a frame of reference for the...
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And, oh yeah, there's one other reason why the "church" is so divided about doctrine. The "catholic church" didn't exist from the beginning, it does now. It...
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The person asking the question might know about the 7 reasons Mr Houdmann listed. The question is IF believers are led by the same Spirit, shouldn't these 7...
Adam and Eve mortgaged their personal fellowship with God by listening to the serpent. God, the sovereign God who had put his virtues on man cannot be...
In Genesis it states that "..God said,'Let there be light'" and continues repeating "..God said.." as He creates. The words "God said" indicates that God...
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How can the world be led astray from salvation when it doesn't believe or accept the gift of salvation in the first place? In this day and time we have seen...
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"Since we all still sin even after receiving salvation by faith through grace, I guess we only have a "partial" "manifestation of our love for our savior."...
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What do creationists believe about natural selection?
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