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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I get your point James, but going for a ride or starting a business is not the same as buying a lottery ticket EVERY DAY. Buying a lottery ticket every day...
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Aurel: I would like to echo Tomas's words, thanking you for your most thoughtful and kind words describing Jesus and His 7th day Sabbath. Your use of the...
Barabbas was a son of Abba or of a father, a notorious robber whom Pilate proposed to condemn to death instead of Jesus, whom he wished to release, in...
My opinion is that speaking in tongues is a great thing, but all too often the Pentecostal Holiness Church lets people speak, pray, or shout in tongues...
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To say drinking is a sin is to be a hypocrite in my opinion. Colossians 2:16 Let no man, therefore judge you in food, or in DRINK or in respect of a feast...
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Amen Jennifer. That is why Jesus had to die for us. He took the punishment we all deserve. We all deserve to go to hell. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is...
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How should a Christian respond to beggars?
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Do the dead remember anything? Psalm 88:11
38 The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
Mark 15:38
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