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I've had many people tell me 'Cain was envious of Abel because God accepted Abel and his offering, and rejected him and his offering.' How many of us have...
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Some people have told me "Cain was envious of his brother because God accepted Abel and rejected him. How many of us have been envious of a sibling or some...
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God is omniscient and knew what kind of man Cain was before he killed his brother. Cain didn't become the evil man he showed himself to be when he committed...
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A Bible day begins at sundown and ends at sundown (Gen 1:5). The weekdays have no names except for the Sabbath. They are simply numbered: Sunday (Yom Rishon)...
There may be value in a spiritual gifts tests. I don’t think there is anything wrong with taking the tests. I do agree with Michael H, however, that people...
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Correction: Gen 4:1 Adam knew his wife...
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GEN 4:1.. Now Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain... This is assumed by everyone I've discussed this narrative with to be the first child...
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Ukwa I get the same meaning from the story that you get, that it is Cain's attitude toward sacrificing to God that is noticed by God, so Cain is rejected....
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John 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth my word, and believeth on Him that sent me, HATH EVERLASTING LIFE, and shall not come into...
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What was the meaning and importance of the Jerusalem Council?
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This applies to unmarried people too. Relationships can become very close in a group setting. Getting very personal with anyone of the opposite gender that...
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Your explanation is absolute correct ! After reading all the other replies, I was gearing myself to answer that question. But than I came to your reply which...
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What should we learn from the life of David?
The bible doesn't say that Cain and Abel were Adam and Eve's first children and I don't believe they were. The bible isn't a chronological account of the...
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Or the reason Jael covered Sisera with a mantel (Judges 4:18) could have been both to hide him if he was being hunted down, and to keep him warm.
I think I see what Tim Maas meant by "Despite this punishment, an Israelite man (named Zimri) openly brought a pagan Midianite woman (named Cozbi) into the...
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Tomas, and neither does scripture teach that the keeping of the Sabbath day (including all of the other 612 laws of the Old Covenant) was given to the...
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I agree, Jesus kept the Sabbath (the Seventh day) according to the Jewish calendar (Jewish tradition). However the Sabbath was made for man and the Jews...
I believe that the church is betrothed to Jesus; the church is the bride being prepared by the Helper to receive the Bridegroom when He comes to pick us up....
I believe Mary was not expecting to see Jesus alive at all! She thought that His body had been stolen from the tomb. She recognised Him by His voice. “My...
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Sorry, Gary. In my opinion, “moral relativity” or “Living Bible” interpretations do not cover this topic. Let us be clear: draw your line in the sand. The...
My understanding is that the basis for the concept of purgatory did not come from the 66-book canon of Biblical scripture, but from the deuterocanonical book...
In Numbers 25, because of the Israelites' disobedience of God's direction to them not to become involved in the pagan religious rituals of the nations...
Many Bible scholars, including Martin Luther and Sir Isaac Newton, have seen in the fifth and sixth trumpets the rise and progression of Islam. In view of...
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I am very happy to hear that and motivated indeed to continue sharing in earnest in The Mighty Name of Jesus Christ!
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According to biblical scholars Jesus kept the Sabbath on Saturday coinciding with the Jewish Calendar at that time. The Catholic Church changed that day to...
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I am sure God enjoyed, was grateful and celebrated the works He had done as He did them. Thank you Lord for giving us the reminder to be thankful for what...
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I would beg to disagree with you, Mary. God spoke everything into being in Genesis 1. God reaching into dirt and forming Adam and breathing life into his...
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Sorry, Tim ... quoting Paul, as in Col 2:8-19, is, in my opinion, is misquoting the intent and scope of that reference. In my opinion, “first to the Jews,...
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I actually believe scripture is quite clear on this subject. Jesus said that "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise...
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I was under the impression that when Jesus said "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day."...
One point, God did not say that Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday was the sabbath but did say the seventh day was. Six days I...
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28 They yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods; 29 they aroused the Lord’s anger by their wicked deeds, ...
I gleaned from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible: "She covered him with a mantle; either to hide him, should any search be made for him, or it may be to...
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For whom did God bless the 7th day and make it holy?
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Hello Kevin, Genesis 1 is an overview of creation, Genesis 2 is a more in depth telling of events. Genesis 2:7 explains that God planted the garden of Eden,...
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As an "ignorant" youth I committed vandalism with some other teenage boys. Once one of my groups of bad boys smashed lamps at night, lamps about waist high...
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I agree with you... Many here are doing an end around on what morality is. Believers don't own the patent on living morally. Believers are exclusively privy...
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I am grateful and appreciate the SPIRIT that desires to learn and those of you who are BLESSED with the insight to teach, allowing yourselves to be USED in...
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For HIMSELF! Gen.2:2-3
As I read the text (down through Revelation 9:11), the "star" referred to in Revelation 9:1 is an angel (similar to when angels are metaphorically referred...
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Living "in the Spirit" is called a mystery. There's nothing mysterious about CLAIMING to have ceased sinning, ANYONE can make that claim. Mysterious : kept...
In Genesis 1:26, God speaks man (male and female) into being. God spoke everything into existence in Genesis chapter 1. In Genesis 2:7, God reaches into the...
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