The rules or laws cited in the question represented a shortening of the hundreds of commandments and ordinances that had been contained in the Law given to...
Reading God's Word tells me, God wouldn't create anything He couldn't lift. What would be the purpose, none. God is the God of order and reason. 1...
Why did Barzillai forego the king’s favor? (2 Samuel 19:34–37) 34 But Barzillai answered the king, “How many more years will I live, that I should go up t...
2 Samuel 19:34 - 37
Jesus has two aspects blended in one person: Jesus as the son of man and Jesus as the God aspect of the Trinity. When he addresses the disciples as brothers...
Hope is found all through scripture. All of the promises of God are to us who believe on Jesus as the only way of salvation by grace. First Corinthians...
Something fascinating to take note of is that William Tyndale, who translated the NT directly from Greek instead of the Latin Vulgate in the early 1500’s,...
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Grant, I appreciate your thoughtful comment yet, a few remarks are needed. A church can set aside any day - but can they cannot make it Holy to the Lord. God...
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Yes, yes, yes! Even today, if you are brought up in the Jewish community, you are expected to know your family history back to Father Abraham. If you can not...
Explain what it means that gentiles are only bound to not have idols, not fornicate, not eat of strangled meats, and not eat blood. Are these all gentiles ha...
Acts 15:28 - 29
I would say that, when Jesus spoke of His disciples as His brothers (in passages such as Matthew 12:46-50, or Matthew 28:10, for example), He was either...
God is the ultimate match maker. Jehovah-Jireh, God will provide. A believer must be the person God wants them to be in order for God to present the mate...
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Hi Aurel, I mention the word “Sunday” in my answer because Greg has told us that the local body of Christian believers (his church) meets on Sunday. Their...
One must consider that Paul was speaking to Timothy about the Hebrew scriptures. I don't think Paul himself would assign such authority to his own writing in...
Is there any significance?
Matthew 21:5
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There is an old hymn, Just when I need Him most. I have had two experiences with what could have been death. In both cases I knew it was ultimately Gods will...
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I certainly believe and see exactly where you are coming from my brother. What then do we do with the scripture that states, "We shall be know as we were...
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Does 1 Peter 3:21 teach that baptism is necessary for salvation?
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Grant, regarding suggestion #2; can you please explain the reason why any Christian should keep Sunday holy? The Bible Sabbath (Shabbat) is Saturday, the...
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. That does not save anybody, but if you are saved and know without a doubt you are going to heaven by what...
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Looking through the very complex and deep answers, I'm reminded that the way of Jesus is simple. It will appeal to children, low intelligence, and the...
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My question then would be, should we continue to use John 7:53-8:11 since this seems to be a later scribal addition?
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Wow, so many rules and regulations. Religion did just that and in relationship because of faith I have this wonderful access to Jesus. In acceptance of His...
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James kraft, thanks for your comment. I am edified by the teachings. It is true that we cannot attain sinless perfection on earth because of our fallen...
Jesus came to serve others. His service delivered God's love to them. Jesus also came to deliver his message about the kingdom of God. He told them what the...
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The question seems to place some emphasis on the Idol being a "calf", and I wonder if that (the calf ) is really relevant. It must be noted that ANY idol,...
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Awesome response Pastor/Teacher Kimosop. This is right along with my thoughts and you referenced most of the scriptures I thought of. Thank you too for 1...
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A pastor I frequently listen to has this to say to people who accuse Christians of being hypocrites: "Well, come to church this Sunday! There's always room...
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If you study your family through historical documents you might find spellings change, that was because most people spoke their names and never wrote them...
Trying to answer your question, using the two examples, is like the Pharisees writing volumes of books to identify every violation of the Mosaic law, and...
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Is the movie "The Passion of the Christ" Biblically accurate?
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What is a Gentile?
In my view, the following name changes: Abram to Abraham, Jacob to Israel, Simon to Peter and Saul to Paul; were all public declarations by God that this...
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In my opinion it is unwise to speculate as evidenced in S. Michael's response. Noah was chosen by God and this is his story. Accept what is written and move...
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In my opinion, Paul was warning Timothy in this passage (1 Timothy 1:4) not to allow the Christians to whom he was ministering to become caught up in...
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Thank you Mr Johnson for that very reasonable response. Where there is no nation there can be no nationality. We have absolutely no idea where the Garden of...
It is important that we see Paul was chosen by God to be a preacher to the Gentiles. But also to the Greeks. Romans 1:16. He also preached the gospel of all...
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Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil; I the lord do all these things. God is the author of evil by his very...
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When we trust Jesus as our savior, we are declared perfectly righteous in the Spirit. The new birth is spiritual, not physical. When we believe the gospel,...
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Danny, excellent comment and rebuttal. Thank you very much.
I would say that the apostles would have interpreted Jesus' words as applying to the known world at that time, but (in my opinion) Jesus (as God) could also...
In my view Moses was not being punished at all. God simply decided to end Moses’ ministry as a servant and prophet of God. But why did God do that? I believe...
We live in a materialistic world that encourages spending. We are assaulted daily by commercials trying to convince us that no matter how much we have, we...
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Kel gens, you correctly state God will judge, which means of course I and you are not to judge because His ways are not limited to what we approve of or...
WHO OR WHAT WAS NEPHILIM, Genesis 6: Nephilim is derived from the root “fall” meaning either “the fallen ones” or ones who fallen (violently) upon others”...
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