This is a very important question. Finding the biblical answer to the question will throw much light on and the understanding of the scriptures. All...
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Preterism does recognize the symbolism of apocalyptic literature as used in scripture, but is more a mix of literal/symbolism. Many preterists see the bowls...
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How do they account for the trumpets and bowls and wrath of God? Clearly, those things haven't happened. I would imagine that they have to view Revelation as...
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Dee, what a powerful testimony!
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I think that Job is one of the most powerful books in the Bible and I read it whenever I feel like my cross is too heavy to carry. In 1999, I started having...
This is a beautiful passage, where Jesus manages to summarize a number of different points by using the analogy of water. Namely, that He is the Messiah;...
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Great explanation of the link between the symbolism of the festival and the fulfillment in Christ!
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Are you asking why anyone believes that the resurrection/Second coming already took place, or are you asking why many people believe that the 'one taken and...
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What do they believe about the Book of Revelation and the Tribulation? In the Bible, there are many short-term fulfillments of a prophecy and then a...
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There are a lot of variations within Preterism, but a common denominator is treating most of Revelation (not all) as having already occurred and linking it...
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What happens to all those before Christ, (Old Testament) for getting into Heaven?
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Most older Bible commentaries do not treat this as a stumbling block: "13:28-37 We have the application of this prophetic sermon. As to the destruction of...
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We are indeed saved through faith and not works, but that is a different topic than whether there might be a stumbling block in emphasizing grace alone in...
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Matthew 24:34 "this generation will not pass away until all these things [that is, the end-times events of which He was speaking in Matthew 24] take place,"...
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The only difference between saved people and lost people is the Holy Spirit. Those that have trusted Jesus as their savior, have the Holy Spirit in them....
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Only hyper-preterists believe that Jesus actually returned in 70AD, which is considered a heresy even by preterists. My mother is a preterist so I am fairly...
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I don't believe the rapture topk place in 70 AD. I do believe that Jesus's prophecy of the destruction of the temple and the end of the age of the mosaic...
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Aurel, in our natural state we are slaves to sin but when we are born again we are slaves to Christ. ‘Slaves have no will of their own. They are literally in...
The question seems to be related to the subject of preterism, which (as I understand it) is the belief that the end-times prophecies in the Bible have...
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How should Christians view the Book of Mormon?
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What scriptures or prayers break or get rid of the spirit of Jezebel out of a person's life?
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Is Jesus God? Did Jesus ever claim to be God?
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What should we learn from the life of Hannah?
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What does the Bible say about miscarriage?
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What does the Bible say about being a man?
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Does God promise to not give us more than we can handle?
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What is liberal Christian theology?
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A very truthful and sobering explanation.
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Wonderfully explained, Jennifer. This is how I have experienced the few liberal theological believer's that I have encountered or that I know. They're...
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I agree. While scripture can certainly be unpopular with the culture, that should never be a reason to revise scripture, ignore it, or filter it through what...
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When we trust Jesus as our only savior, we are sealed by the Holy Spirit unto the day of redemption. Ephesians 1:13 and 4:30. We were dead in trespasses and...
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Knowing that we have eternal life by grace, we do good works for rewards in heaven. Never for salvation. Keeping from sin and doing good works never saved...
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Thank you James for sharing your story. Very precious. I wish there were more men like you in the world!
Let us go back to Numbers 20:10-12, where we see Moses being frustrated by the assembly and striking the rock twice, thus provoking the LORD. The Rock is a...
Regeneration (paliggenesia) is a term only used twice in scripture, in Tit 3:5 and Matt 19:28. It figuratively means a spiritual rebirth, or literally the...
Is prior regeneration of the heart required for a man to have faith that Christ is the Messiah who can cover his sin and save him, or does regeneration follo...
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As John said, perfect love casts out fear, and a person who fears is not made perfect in love (1 John 4:18). This is something for which all Christians...
Unfortunately, a super-emphasis on grace at the expense of a balanced teaching of grace, faith, the work of the Spirit, obedience, etc. Was used by some in...
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Gary, thank you for your comments. About Gal 6:14 - I think we are splitting hairs here - my point was that we cannot boast about our salvation, as is...
Liberal Christianity is the movement away from traditional orthodoxy and an attempt to harmonize Biblical teachings with science and humanism in short the...
It may make a difference for the living. Cremation is historically a pagan practice. It was also pagans who burned the martyrs at the stake. Christians...
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When and how was Nineveh destroyed?
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Why does God allow evil men like Hitler and Saddam to come into power?
I would say that it is the result of passages such as John 14:2-3, in which Jesus speaks of going to prepare the many rooms in His Father's house for His...
My experience is that it does just the opposite, that receiving God’s Spirit into my life has changed my desires and appetites. Instead of wanting to sin, He...
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Aurel, your statement ‘no one should boast about anything - that would be a sin’ is a contraction of Galatians 6:14. My point is a believer can boast of the...
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