Several metaphors related to 'nailing' things to the cross are sometimes tossed around in the church or used as sermon points: Nailing our sins, temptations,...
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What does Romans 9:21 mean in regards to molding people for different purposes?
Basically, I say this. Yes, man can physically live in this world without accepting God in his life, but I know for fact they will not be completely happy....
A Nazarite is: (Hebrew form Nazirite), the name of such Israelites as took on them the vow prescribed in Numbers 6: 2-21. The word denotes generally one who...
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Michael, your answer only presents two positions, and leaves out the third which is prominent in scripture: God chose before time that He would "choose"...
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When was the book of Revelation written?
Firstly we need to understand the difference between what was spoken figuratively and that which was spoken literally. Food has been designed for earthly...
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Mr Matthews, I couldn't have said all you said any better than you said it. I believe EVERYBODY with an ounce of decency knows how horrible abortions are....
Good question, Lena! “Face” according to Dr. Warren Wiersbe in Num. 6:25 is a symbol for Acceptance/Blessing (Face Shine on You). The last line of the...
When I was a pastor for 7 years, I loved the form of the benediction given in Nu 6:22-27, and the most common form still used today in 2 Cor 13:14. I would...
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Continuation Nonetheless, I acknowledge and appreciate the scriptures you quoted. In response to your post, I humbly request we refer to 2 Peter 3: 15-16. “...
CONFOUND - kon-found': The physical origin of spiritual terms is well illustrated by one of the principal Hebrew words for "confou: "In Gen 11:7,9, according...
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Who was Cain's wife? Was Cain's wife his sister?
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AMEN. Peter was so like us. We can be easily swayed, especially under pressure. But we must remember to always stay close, and pray first. The evil one is...
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Is eating meat on Good Friday a sin?
Why is Jesus going to return on a white horse? In ancient times a white horse was used by a conquering king who would ride into a city conquered. The...
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Mr Matthews, Mr Houdmann seems to sometimes marry conservative political opinion with biblical scholarship. I'm a political liberal, what with me being an...
Two comments on "white" and "stone" are included: 1 "White" or “bright.” The Greek term λευκός (leukos) can refer either to the color white (traditional...
When I look out into the expanse and see the sun moon and stars hanging there with nothing to hold them up, it tells me that the One who put them there and...
Good question, Dixon! I think that seed is a figure of speech in 1 Peter 1:23. "The Word of God is the instrument God uses to produce new birth (cf. Matthew...
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It's fine to love Peter, but Mr Houdmann said it right in his answer. Peter was just like many of us today; he was too arrogant to recognize that without...
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What is 'perseverance of the saints' and is it biblical?
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The Old Covenant commanded the nation of Israel to observe the Sabbath (Deuteronomy 5:12, Exodus 31:13) because God had delivered them from slavery in the...
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I have to love your answer. You see things far deeper than the surface. We all have a problem in the flesh. If we could have lived right, then Jesus died in...
Salvation is an act that each individual must participate in to receive. It comes from God through Jesus Christ's sacrifice on the cross. First we must hear...
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Gary: Jesus Christ Lord of the Sabbath. "Mark 2:28" You write: The day Jesus Christ worshiped on was a "Jewish Day" according to "Jewish Calendar" and...
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This word chief is interesting. 17 different Hebrew words are represented by "chief. For example, ro'sh = head, sar = Prince, re'shith = beginning. The...
There is no difference. Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believe on Him who JUSTIFIETH the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness....
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Romans 6:23 The bad news. For the wages of sin is death, the good news. but the GIFT of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. First John 2:2...
Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually! (1 Chronicles 16:11)
Why should Jesus seek or receive a "baptism of repentance"? Jesus Himself puts it on the ground of fitness, suitability, propriety. "Allow it now: for thus...
Suicide is murder of one's self and murderers will not inherit the kingdom of God according to scripture. How can one repent of murder and be saved if you...
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Colossians 2:16 Let no man, therefore, judge you in food, or in DRINK, or in a feast day, or a new moon or of a Sabbath day.
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There are exceptions. When driving someone dying to the hospital. Or the birth of a baby.
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We agree James. I don't condemn anyone for anything. I hear "love the sinner, but hate the sin." Well, I love myself, so I can love a sinner. But can I hate...
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Is it allowable for a Christian to have a life partner without a civil marriage?
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Simply Excellent answer! --ANDY--
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Hebrews 13:5 And be content with such things as ye have, for He hath said, I will never leave you nor forsake you. Once we have received the free gift of the...
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I agree with you Danny. I also voted it down because it leads to no good. But I also do not condemn those that do. It was supposed to help to raise money for...
Each Gospel writer told the story of Jesus from various perspectives, but all focused on His death. Matthew, in addition to Mark's Gospel, records the...
To me, the term "chief" indicates that the individuals with that title were the heads of the various clans who were descended from Esau's sons, which I would...
I would say that the Israelites would have understood God's name (as He had given it to Moses) to indicate that He alone was the essence and source of all...
The curtain tore as part of a God-given miracle that ended the separation of humanity from his presence. Before Christ's death, our sins were not covered,...
I believe it was symbolic indicating that we no longer have any separation from God and we can now talk to Him directly.
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