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At least 11 people agree with you. I don't think the world got in the shape it's in because governments put a stop to parents using physical force to get...
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U.S. law (federal or state) doesn't ban spanking, it bans abuse. Some policemen even had to explain that once to one of my siblings who called the cops:...
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The government doesn't ban spanking for the purpose of opposing scripture, or to stop christians from following the teachings of christianity. Abuse is why...
I would find it difficult to generalize without knowing more about the individual's reasons for refusal of treatment. However, I think that it would be clear...
I would say that human life and the human body are gifts from God of which believers are expected to be faithful stewards, just as with other resources that...
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Who was Cush and what had he done to David? (Psalm 7 title)
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One interpretation that I have seen contends that the twelve baskets represented the future evangelizing of the twelve tribes of Israel (since the feeding of...
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I've added a +1 to the question. I read someplace, years ago, that there was great significance to those numbers, and that anybody with half a brain who was...
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Why the pointed reference to the original "five barley loaves" in John 6:13 when leftovers were collected?
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What should we learn from the life of Elijah?
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What does it mean that Jesus is the Son of Man?
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What was the Babylonian captivity/exile?
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What should we learn from the tribe of Reuben?
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What is the meaning of BC and AD (B.C. and A.D.)?
In my opinion, Jesus performed this action for two reasons -- to demonstrate to the apostles the power that could be theirs through faith (as Jesus...
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As per Luke 10::25 - 28 it was the Teacher of Law who on being prompted by our Lord [ with the question What do the Scriptures say? ] stated that the...
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What is the sin unto death?
I would say that God is omnipresent, including indwelling (in the Person of the Holy Spirit) each individual believer. However, when Jesus made references to...
In my opinion, the repeated reference to the original number of barley loaves was made in the verse cited in the question for the specific purpose of...
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What does the Bible say about shaving?
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Why pray toward a specific site? (2 Chronicles 6:21)
I.e. Where exactly does God live? (Isaiah 57:15) 15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the hi...
Isaiah 57:15
The 144,000 are mentioned in the following scriptures: (1) Rev 7:3, 4 (2) Rev 14:1 (3) Rev 14:3. Now let us see how the scriptures described them: - servants...
John 6:9-John 6:13 In 6:13, the leftovers are from the miracle food. Why is the reference to the "fragments of the five barley loaves" significant?
John 6:13
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS As I visualize, the structure of the Temple, inside the Temple there were three portions one the common hall where the people assembled,...
As indicated in the passage cited in the question, the concept of "drinking water from your own well" is being used as a metaphor for the act of being...
God had shown a special interest in the temple that Solomon would build, even from the time that David had originally had the idea to build it to replace the...
21 Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling pl...
2 Chronicles 6:21
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I have used one, and whether or not I owned it, I can't remember. But since then (decades ago), I have concluded that the only thing that E.W. Bullinger...
Proverbs 5:15-20 New Living Translation (NLT) 15 Drink water from your own well— share your love only with your wife. 16 Why spill the water ...
Proverbs 5:15 - 20
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You sound like a person who is truly called, chosen by God, whatever is right to say. Over-spiritualizing the scriptures is a normal everyday experience of...
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A man who buys or rents a building and starts a ministry can be divorced more than once and still pastor the congregation that comes to the place where he...
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John, What you say about disqualifying the pastor might be the best thing to do, I don't know. But, no one can prohibit anyone from preaching. If the pastor...
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What is pastoral care?
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When a person becomes saved / born again do they become righteous or just declared righteous?
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Is abortion murder?
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What’s so alluring about drinking stolen water and eating food in secret? (Proverbs 9:17)
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I would say that this verse is indicating that if a person offers a gift to someone who is in a position of power, that gift will have the effect of allowing...
Molek (also spelled Molech) was a heathen god whose priests practiced (among other things) the sacrifice (through burning) of the children of his...
As noted in the passage cited in the question, child sacrifice is (from God's perspective) an abomination. However, such rituals were a part of the worship...
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How should a Christian view environmentalism?
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Were any of the disciples married?
9 You went to Molek with olive oil and increased your perfumes. You sent your ambassadors far away; you descended to the very realm of the dead!
Isaiah 57:9
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To start with, the Bible says the king was Ahasuerus. Lots of scholars have equated that guy with Xerxes, but some disagree. Maybe it was the same guy but...
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