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In my opinion The Rich Man and Lazarus is not a historical account of two individuals’ literal experiences in the afterlife. It’s only a parable – one of the...
I would say that, in the context of the events described in the vision given to John in Revelation, the "army" mentioned in Revelation 19:19 represents...
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If we die before repenting of a specific sin, we are still saved. Why? Because if we have faith in Christ, then God looks at *Christ's blood* and is appeased...
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This is why the cycle of sin, repentance and forgiveness is a lifelong process which without the Holy Spirit very few would succeed at. You can't be saved...
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Oh, boy, Kenneth. If being saved means never sinning, none of us are going to make it! None of us is perfect, even after being saved and receiving the Holy...
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Albert, I'm sorry but I really don't understand anything you're saying. First 2 Cor 5 is VERY clear that when we leave our physical bodies, we are with the...
Michael answers this very well, and and I would only augment it with: God gave Moses the Genesis account of creation, I believe to set the record straight,...
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Luke 16: 23 And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 And he cried and said, Father...
I do believe the case can be made for eternal punishment, and hell being a place of torment. Luke 16: 23 And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in...
Why do dreams seem to help us know God’s will today? (Judges 7, esp. verse 15) -- 13 Gideon arrived just as a man was telling a friend his dream. “I had a...
Judges 7:15
What makes us a peculiar people is that we know we have eternal life because we have believed the gospel of our salvation. Peter is writing to the Hebrew...
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Thank you, Joseph.
Perhaps the names of these three kings were omitted from Matthew's genealogy as a reflection of a negative judgment on that portion of David's line because...
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Thank you, Ariel, I find his very helpful. I wonder, though, do the Jewish people today still have this "ethnic-based" view of salvation? Your discussion...
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We do not take up our cross and follow Jesus for salvation. That is discipleship, not salvation. That is what we should do if we are saved, but that does not...
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Such a great in-depth answer. I know it was typed a while ago but we'll said. Nick.
In my opinion, the leper's statement was indicative of 1) his faith in the ability or power of Jesus to heal him of his disease; 2) the respect that was due...
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To call Islam/ Muslim culture a satanic culture is to echo their put down of others of a different faith as "infidels." There is no difference in the...
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We are saved by grace alone through faith. Is it possible to be faithful and sin at the same time? I would say no. When we sin as Christians we must repent...
As indicated in the passage from Ezekiel cited in the question, a watchman was an individual who was responsible for monitoring an assigned area...
A man covering a woman with his garment or cloak (or a woman covering herself with a man's garment or cloak (Ruth 3:7-9)) was an action in biblical times...
In Judges 6:11, Gideon was visited by a being identified as "the angel of the Lord" (considered by many Bible commentators to have been God Himself in the...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkRxGAhVqmc I short video about the subject that I found to be very well done and Biblical.
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As John 1:1-3 says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God; all things were made...
What did it mean to cover with the corner of a garment? (Ezekiel 16:8) -- 8 “‘Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough...
14 The Spirit then lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the Lord on me. 15 I came t...
What is “putting out a fleece”? (Judges 6:36–40)-- 36 Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand as you have promised— 37 look, I will place a ...
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Gregory, God made man out of dust and gave him the breath of life: body + breath of life= living creature (Gen 2:7). At death the breath of life goes back to...
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Matthew 24:13 is talking about tribulation saints who will have to persevere to the end and not take the mark of the beast to be saved. Not the church. We...
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Has anyone ever stopped to wonder why it was that particular sin of disobedience to Gods command?. I mean, why didn’t Eve murder Adam?? Herein is a great...
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Andy, If Jesus is the " Word" and spoke everything into existences, then what did God do?
Matthew 1:8 Matthew didn't include three kings after king Jehoram: 1) King Ahaziah 2) King Joash 3) King Amaziah The above three kings were missing in...
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In Genesis 2:7 God calls Adam a living soul. Ezekiel seems to use similar context,. Matthew 10: 28 says soul and body in hell, yet the body decays and...
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This is an interesting perspective defined in Revelation as torment in hell awaiting judgment at the 2nd resurrection. When the scripture says we are dead to...
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Continued.... If gospel believers try to get people of another "faith" to change over to christianity they are being just as annoying as the young man was...
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The gospel of Jesus Christ is everywhere. All over the internet, TV, radio, and in my city, there's a house of worship on almost every thoroughfare. Anyone...
Hebrew 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. The prophecy of Christ is our substance for the hope of...
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What did Jesus mean when He said 'Let the dead bury the dead'?
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You are saved in eternity, but if you sin, then your salvation is in danger or dispute. Mat. 24:13 "But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be...
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Just trying to point out that Paul uses a very similar phrase which cannot possibly have the meaning given in the comments. 2 Corinthians 5 has no mention at...
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I try to lead Christ-centered life. Jesus never hated anyone. Oh, He pointed out sin and its consequences, but he did it through love; not shunning sinners...
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Salvation is not a process. You are saved in an instant in time--Romans 10:9-11. There is no fine print in those verses, such as "be baptized, take communion...
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Terry, there is no reason for any church in the USA to rise up for any of the reasons you mentioned. Churches here are free to marry whom they choose; there...
In my opinion, Cain's words reflected the "intuitive" idea of blood-revenge, in which the taking of a human life was deemed serious enough (just by normal...
Ever since his rebellion against God (because of his desire to replace God as the supreme power in the universe) and his consequent expulsion from heaven,...
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"The soul who sins shall die" (Ezekiel 18:20). "And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul...
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