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Unconditional election. God chooses certain individuals to be saved. Those elected receive mercy, while those not elected, the reprobates, receive justice...
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Total Depravity/Inability: None of those verses say man has "no capacity to make a moral choice for obedience to God." In the verses and their surrounding...
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Total Depravity says that man has no capacity to make a moral choice for obedience to God for at least two reasons. One, because he is dead in sin, and two...
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How can I reconcile my understanding of God and salvation with predestination?
BDB (where I looked for and found Psalm 121:1 referring to "HILL") has "Hill" or "Mountain" is probably built upon the Hebrew radical (usually 3 letters),...
Religion is living by a set of rules whereby man can make himself acceptable to a God. Christianity is God sending His own son to be the propitiation for our...
What are the dangers if we are not watchful?
I suppose the answer would lie in the reason you are burning incense in the first place? Are you burning white sage, a proven anti air born bacterial remedy....
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In Jesus day on earth, Messiahs were like Santa Clauses- there was one on every corner! The Jews were an educated people and not unaware of the meaning of...
All music belongs to God and I've no reservations about the authenticity of the Faith of Bart Millard. All music belongs to God, the Father of music, even...
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Sovereignty means power/authority/domain, not meticulous control or meticulous providence or that the Sovereign must decree everything that occurs. In...
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I agree with Anthony Clinton. There's evidence from Scripture that God has granted every living soul an opportunity for redemption. John 3:16 is explicit....
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In Gods sovereignty He gave man a free will. First Timothy 2:4 Who will have all men to be saved and come unto the knowledge of the TRUTH. First Corinthians...
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What does the Bible say about political correctness? Should a Christian be politically correct?
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God is sovereign even when He gave us the gift of free will choice and He can change His mind when someone such as Eli or Saul forfeits their election and...
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And why does "submission" head the lineup whenever the relationship between a man and a woman is deliberated? Is submission the most important measure of the...
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Thanks for the comment, James. I sense that we are using the word "judgment" differently. That is certainly possible since there are numerous types of...
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What does the Bible say about sadness?
This is a great question. There are a few ways to interpret this question. "CAN we rely on God's power?" A simple "yes we can," can be proven on almost every...
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We are restored to God the second we believe on His Son as the only way of salvation by grace. It is a free gift. Our sin debt has been paid in full, and we...
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This was a good reminder of what the bible describes as a man and a woman who is pleasing to God. "Who a person should date" has nothing to do with the...
Either God is sovereign over all, or He is not sovereign at all. You can't have it both ways. You cannot surprise God because He knows exactly what you are...
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Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace ye are saved, (what Jesus did for us) through faith, (when we believe on Jesus as the only way of salvation by grace) and that...
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Should a Christian play video games?
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Does God change His mind?
The difference between biblical Christianity and other religions/belief systems is very simple: the reconciliation of the concepts of perfect justice and...
The loaf of bread (or the price of that loaf) of which the proverb is speaking is the cost of hiring a prostitute for sex. The proverb is comparing that...
The bribe of which the passage is speaking is not being offered to the woman's husband before the commission of adultery, but afterward. Solomon is advising...
NIV He will not accept any compensation; he will refuse a bribe, however great it is.
Proverbs 6:35
26 for the price of a prostitute is only a loaf of bread, but a married woman hunts down a precious life. (ESV) For the context, see Proverbs 6:20-...
In my perception of this is, God has a reason for all. We as parents, even before we have children, subconsciously we know that it will be difficult to raise...
In my opinion, the characteristics of the Pharisees of the past has morphed into today's Democratic Party. These pseudo-democrats starting with former Pres....
We are born into sin, imperfect. But through Jesus Christ we are made perfect and seen as perfect in the eyes of the Father! As it states in Hebrews 10:14...
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John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, that WHOSOEVER, BELIEVETH in Him, should not perish, but have EVERLASTING...
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My favorite verses of redemption through His one blood sacrifice for all sin forever for the believer are in Romans 4:4-8 But to him that worketh is the...
The problem is the opposite. There is no evidence for an old earth. The assumptions built into the various "scientific calculations" fall apart when actually...
Let the Word of God guide us in our understanding. 2 For 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what...
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James is not to us Gentile believers. There are things in there for us, but not to us. James 1:1 To the twelve tribes of Israel scattered abroad. It is true...
The power of the Lord is written about in examples of many healings but if you have ever felt the power of the Lord, you will never forget it. I have...
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Who were the authors of the books of the Bible?
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I was already familiar with the passage that I cited. It came to my mind or recollection as I was writing my answer.
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Do Catholics worship idols / practice idolatry?
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Interesting parallel with Luke 5:4-5. Did you think of this yourself, Tim, or use a commentary?
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James, My "Brother-IN-CHRIST...You have definitely stated GOD'S ETERNAL TRUTH as written in The New Testament so "Spot-On" correctly and eternally explains...
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What are the Major Prophets and Minor Prophets?
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I agree with Michael. My view is the pastorate and the elders should be responsible for serving the Lord's Table in the same way that they proclaim Christ to...
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I see what you mean, so am I to understand that goes for Satan, or can he send evil spirits to curse us?
I would say that humans are expected to employ reason and judgment (which are, after all, abilities originally given to them by God) in making decisions....
God’s laws always serve a purpose - in the case of the dietary laws, the purpose is His children's well-being (Deut 5:29). The "clean" animals mentioned in...
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