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I understand your reasoning, but why would God refuse to answer Saul through any of the established means of determining His will, and then choose to...
My understanding is that the practices described in the verse cited in the question were observed at the time among multiple idolatrous peoples of the...
It is difficult for me to assume that the medium in 1 Samuel 28 was bringing up demonic or satanic visions. Saul recognized the vision as Samuel and was told...
The verse that you have cited is actually speaking in illustrative language about the children of Israel worshipping the god of the Moabites or Baal. All...
God, being God, makes the rules of the Universe. Also, being God, anything He speaks has to happen. In the Bible, The Word of God, God said: "the wages of...
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Very well written, Ryan.
14 You are the children of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave the front of your heads for the dead,
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This article reminds me somewhat of the which came first, “the chicken or the egg” question. Although thought provoking, I would remind the author that you...
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Nils, Thanks for sharing your answer and website. You've written a lot of very interesting material. On a side note, regarding your bio on eBible, you...
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Some people speak glossolalia when they see cute babies. Particularly their own. Or some even dogs, etc. My point is, I could see the infinitely more worthy...
Jesus said He came to serve and not be served. As a follower of Christ, I am confused sometimes. Should I help my colleague? It’s her job but she passed it o...
John 15:13
It will be the kingdom of God on earth. The lion will lie down with the lamb, and children will put there hands in cobras dens and not be bit. Some of us...
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The kingdom of God is not the kingdom of heaven. The kingdom of God is the 1,000 year reign of Christ on the earth. Those believers living in those sins will...
I quit by praying constantly, and with a little help from my friends. A good person you can talk to honestly about why you drink. I am counting my blessings,...
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I'm glad you asked. In answer to your question, grape juice should be used for communion, in the true churches, that teach against wine (alcohol).
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Salvador, Revelation 3:12 is very similar with Revelation 2:17 – in both texts the redeemed are given new names. Furthermore, the 144,000 will have their...
I would agree that children are a blessing, but they are also a consequence and a responsibility. In my opinion, among the reasons that God made premarital...
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Why does God allow sickness?
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What is praying in tongues? Is praying in tongues a prayer language between a believer and God?
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What was the practice of casting lots?
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Why is Biblical Creationism so important?
Doesn't make sense to me that children, the product of sex, would be produced by people who aren't married if it's a sin for them to have sex.
Numbers 25:1
I think that the primary considerations involved in God commanding the total destruction of various peoples (including non-combatant women and children) were...
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What does it mean that God will pour out His Spirit on all people?
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What should we learn from the life of Peter?
I would say because God, being omniscient, knows when repentance is sincere and genuine, as opposed to when people are behaving from other motives (such as...
In my opinion, this verse is saying that, since the Holy Spirit (as one of the three Persons of the Godhead) is fully and truly God, He possesses the full...
I would say that Aaron chose a calf for the idol that he made (Exodus 32:4) due to its established association in the people's minds (from their time in...
As implied in the question, it would seem so intuitively obvious that people should not sacrifice their own children that God should not have even had to...
The Bible say absolutely nothing about the departed visiting us here on Earth. Actually, the Bible doesn’t say anywhere that upon death we go to heaven....
Why did God have to warn his people about sacrificing their own children? (12:31)--” 31 You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because in worsh...
Deuteronomy 12:31
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Jesus made old wine at the wedding; his time to pour out 'new wine' hadn't come yet. He said "NO MAN" having drunk old wine immediately desires new. The...
It is important when we read the bible to understand who the author of the book was, when did they live and what audience they were writing for. The book of...
Why worship a calf? (Deuteronomy 9:16)--"When I looked, I saw that you had sinned against the Lord your God; you had made for yourselves an idol cast in the ...
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Returning to the bondage of sin does not make you unborn, just sin-stained, in need of repentance, and redoing the first works of faith over which is turning...
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The Bible states that the two greatest commandments are: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength." "And love your neighbor as...
I'm glad you asked. We see in Ephesians 5:18 (Matthew Henry Commentary): Drunkenness is a sin that never goes alone, but carries men into other evils. It is...
Christ cast demons out of people. Any addiction is a condition where the person has lost control of their own ability to manage the problem. If you believe...
"We completely destroyed them, as we had done with Sihon king of Heshbon, destroying every city-men, women and children." (NIV)
Deuteronomy 3:6
And you returned and wept before the Lord, but the Lord did not listen to your voice or give ear to you. 46 So d you remained at Kadesh many days, the days t...
Deuteronomy 1:45 - 46
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What does it mean to worship the Lord in spirit and truth?
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Do pets / animals go to Heaven? Do pets / animals have souls?
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Which of the 30,000 Protestant denominations is the true church of God?
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