This verse, Matthew 5:48, comes from Deuteronomy 18:13. "You shall be blameless before the Lord your God." Genesis 17:1, "When Abram was ninety-nine years...
I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways (Psalms 119:15).
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The appearance of Christ will be so powerful that it will destroy every living thing on earth leaving it desolate with only Satan and his angels there. I...
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I fully agree with Michael that scripture has to be interpreted with scripture and his detailed explanation how to do that. I do however differ from his...
Proverbs 4:23-27 (Bible Note) Solomon tells us: Guard our hearts above all else, making sure we concentrate on those desires that will keep us on the right...
I would consider initially starting with any of the sections in the historical books of either the Old or the New Testaments that tell a story (such as...
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What is the spiritual gift of helps?
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Can I Vote Up Bro. Houdmann's amazing, 'Bible-Truth' answer about "70 times 7"??? Scripture reveals GOD's inconceivable degree of hatred of Sin! Hatred began...
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Where was Jesus for the three days between His death and resurrection?
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What are the doctrines of grace?
"Thy Word have I hidden im my heart, that I might not sin against Thee."
Psalms 119:11
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Tony, no one can stop anyone from praying. What we feel in our hearts does not have to be spoken to be heard by God. The problem arises when someone or...
I can only speak from a personal perspective on this question. When I was lost, if you had told me I was commanded to be perfect, or that being perfect was...
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What are the 95 theses of Martin Luther?
First, I would like to address Matthew 5:48 which is a great source of debate for many. In the NT KJV, the word "perfect" (Greek Teleios) appears 42 times...
I would say that this is done today by figuratively walking out of the spiritual darkness of sin or unbelief, and into the light of life, by appropriating...
My opinion is that yes, Matthew 5:48 can be used to tell an unbeliever that God is holy and we are not. "Be perfect, even as your Father in Heaven is...
In my opinion, the reference in this psalm is to David having incurred God's anger by pridefully ordering a census to be taken of Israel, against the advice...
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Why was Jesus never called Emmanuel? (Matthew 1:23)
For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.
Why did God hide his face from David? (Psalm 30:7) Lord, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face, ...
Psalms 30:7
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Spot on Brother Greg..couldn't agree with you more!
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Why did God sometimes change a person's name in the Bible?
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Why was Jesus never called Emmanuel? (Matthew 1:23)
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How should a Christian view weight loss? What does the Bible say about obesity and weight loss?
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What does the Bible say about revenge?
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What is the Christian view of asceticism / monasticism?
Matthew 5:48 48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Can I tell the unsaved that he must be perfect to get into heaven because Jesus ...
Matthew 5:48
I will start with your second question first. Yes, the Israelites had seen Aaron’s rod before: God chose Moses' brother, Aaron, to perform miracles with his...
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Belinda, since the Bible is God inspired (2 Timothy 3:16) and the same cannot be said of sacred tradition, means that sacred tradition is not infallible nor...
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Why did God speak to Moses out of the burning bush?
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Does the Bible teach mortal and venial sin?
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What does it mean, "Hurt not the oil and the wine," in Revelation 6:6?
The children of Moab comprised a smaller tribe within the larger federation of tribes referred to as Midianites, or simply Midian. Earlier in the book of...
My opinion is that the dream of Joseph can be interpreted literally, in that Joseph's family did indeed bow down to him when he reigned in Egypt. This dream,...
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Amen to that James Kraft
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Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?
I realize that the Bible itself uses fulfillment of a prophecy as one of the means of determining whether or not the prophecy is authentic (as in Deuteronomy...
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Yes! He loves every mankind, even though we were one sinners. God loved us, but hated sin to the fullest.
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If we have ever committed one sin, We have to go to hell to pay for that one sin, Romans 3:23 All have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Everyone is...
As I understand from the scriptures, there are 3 distinctive Tithes in the OT. 1. Tithe for the Levites serving in the Temple in Jerusalem (Lev 27:30, Num...
"There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil." Job 1:1. Two...
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Michael, but who says the Roman Catholic Church interpretations are correct but those (for example) of the Baptist Church are incorrect? Nowhere does the New...
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