Good question! I like how the Net Bible has it: NET 'For I know what I have planned for you,’ says the Lord. ‘I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you....
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Weren't the Puritans behind all the witch trials in America in the late 1600's?
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What does it mean in Jeremiah 29:11 that God has good plans to give us a 'future and a hope?'
In my opinion, God proceeded as He did (rather than merely singling Achan out at the beginning) to impress upon Israel that, even though they were His...
14 "'In the morning, present yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe the Lord chooses shall come forward clan by clan; the clan the Lord chooses shall come fo...
Joshua 7:10 - 26
The verse is telling the reader to have a trust in God that is constant and continuous -- existing not just when times are good or events are favorable, but...
Joshua (whose original name was Hoshea) is first mentioned in Numbers 13:8, where he was selected by Moses as one of twelve spies sent to scout out the land...
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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Dragnet?
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Why did Jesus curse the fig tree?
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I believe that coveting can lead us on a path to break any one of the commandments, because God is not then considered in His rightful place.
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Why is 'You shall not covet' in the Ten Commandments?
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"The phrase 'In highly anthropomorphic terms God is transcendent' might seem contradictory at first. Anthropomorphism refers to describing God in human-like...
Galatians 4:25: For this A’-gar is mount Si’-nai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. Paul the Apostle of...
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The Quest Study Bible says this, but I think they made a typographical error on the 3rd reference. Here are all 3 and my "correction": Exodus 20:16 (ESV) –...
THE SONG (Deut. 31:16-22, 28-30; 32:1-47) A. The crisis (Deut. 31:16-22, 28-30) 1. The Lord tells Moses (Deut. 31:16-22): The Lord reveals that his people...
8 i Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
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AMEN! It is all grace!
Genesis 16:10: And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. Hagar after she...
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Thank you Jack! I'm with you, and most ready to see the end of the curse! ...very thankful for the hope that we do have and can remember that we have...
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Good answer, Mark. Life, not death, reigns. Romans 5:21 (NET) "So that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to...
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Loved your reference to Dt 32:4 (2nd paragraph). When I was coaching high school freshman girls basketball in the fall of 2005, I was surprised at how many...
As noted in the Scriptures these songs were given to Moses the servant of the LORD to teach the children of Israel as a witness against their disobedience...
Think about today's world. Know this, God is God. This is His world. All scripture is for our learning. This song is documented by a "conversation" God had...
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I agree totally with what you wrote here, Kevin. What I don't understand, is why they don't take it a step further and deify Sarah, the wife of Abraham,...
To work out our salvation with "fear and trembling" means to live out our lives in faith, humility, and a reverence for the authority and power in obedience...
The only form of marriage in the Bible was what is colloquially known as "common law marriage". There were no marriage licenses in Bible times. There was no...
Moses is now at the end of his life and he is about to see Israel cross the Jordan into the promised land and he must remain behind. It is at this point that...
Daniel 10:12: Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy...
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Amen. Do we always put Him in His 1st place?
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AMEN. FAITH is the ONLY way. It is/was finished on Calvary! There is nothing we can do but surrender, and serve.
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According to Jesus, His sheep recognize His Voice (not the words). His words could be repeated but not His voice. Watchman Nee is a very good bible teacher,...
Genesis 16:10 NKJV [10] Then the Angel of the Lord said to her, “I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for multitu...
Genesis 16:10
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One must notice, Jesus' model prayer starts with heaven and then earth. It's a positional approach that the Lord uses. We access heaven for His Kingdom to be...
The cited passages contain multiple applications for believers even down to the present day, garnered from Moses' long and eventful life as God's servant....
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Pastor Jeremiah 's testimony of his conversion is, in my opinion, the kind that causes eruptions of praise in the kingdom of God! It's one thing to grow up...
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"The gentle stroke of Jesus." Mr Farfetch, I hope by now (11 years later) that you have been united in prayerful fellowship with the Lord for quite some...
This chapter is about a believers service with their salvation. A believer must "work" the salvation from within themselves "out" towards unbelievers with...
A proper relationship with God begins with an appreciation of the reverential awe and respect that are due to a Being of His omnipotent power and omniscient...
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Thanks Jack! Much appreciated.
The other answers her make sense and offer good advice. I will give an opinion about "Do these two verses contradict each other?". To answer that we need to...
Jesus said in Luke 6:34-35 (ESV) – “And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to...
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In short, having personal relationship is to learn of God through the primary source, ie the Bible and not from secondary sources, ie academic or theological...
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Mark, excellent analogy of darkness and light, brother!
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Grant, how did you figure out all those verses about the Nature and Character of God?
Work out your own salvation with FEAR AND TREMBLING? Yes, we need to live a Godly life, but in fear and trembling?
Philippians 2:1 - 30
As New Testament believers we have been commanded to flee and to keep ourselves from idols. See 1 Corinthians 10:14 and 1 John 5:21. There are many other New...
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