I'm not aware of any verses that specifically refute this position, although all the suicides I see in the Bible (King Saul, Judas) are negatively portrayed.
1 Samuel 31:4 - 6
I grew up in church but I certainly remember rededicating my life to Christ as a teen after reading a, "This Was Your Life," tract by Jack Chick. It's so...
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Solid Biblical base, Roy!
I went to school with Chip Ingram -- the school was Dallas Theological Seminary. He draws 4 evidences of the filling of the Spirit in a believer's heart. He...
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How can we worship God in the spirit?
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Do the souls of aborted babies go to heaven?
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This answer does not take into account the attender's beliefs. Attending a wedding of any faith does not alter our own beliefs. Jesus spent most of his time...
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I used to believe that there were no grounds for divorce given in the Bible. And of course, it is abominable in God's eyes. My parents divorced when I was an...
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Who were the twelve (12) disciples / apostles of Jesus Christ?
The guidance of the Spirit today comes from God's written Word (the Bible). Spiritual growth occurs as one reads and studies scripture, which was authored by...
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Interesting article, Meluleki! Typo here, though: "As Jesus contemplated His death (the second death that unrepentant sinners will suffer) it was a cup to...
For instance take the issue: Can a saved, Hindu by birth, accompany his relatives to a temple? The church may prohibit this in principle. (Roman Catholics af...
John 16:13
Deuteronomy 24:1-4 mentions remarriage after a divorce, does not call it adultery, and does not demand the death penalty for the remarried spouse. The Bible...
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Yes, sorry!
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I see what you mean. Faced with stage four cancer I don’t know how I will feel about death towards the end. Right now I choose life and I leave my future in...
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Yoshua said the truth sets us free from sin as in free from slavery. He said all sin is bondage. You imply that He is referring to habitual sin. Does your...
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Mark, do you mean Revelation 21:10?
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Who were the spirits in prison?
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As I see it, the title "Everlasting Father" is not related to the Son's position in the Trinity, but is used in reference to duration. He is not merely...
In Matthew 28:19 (to cite one example), Jesus commanded His followers to baptize the disciples whom they would make in the NAME (not NAMES) of the Father,...
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Why is water never to be shared with strangers (Proverbs 5:17)?
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I agree Paula, but I believe it is our purpose, as ministers of reconciliation, to show there is currently only one "branch" in operation. If anyone is...
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Mark, the identities of Israel and the Body of Christ are, as you know, the main trunk of the tree; every other teaching stems from this. When people...
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Gal 2:7-9 "But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter; 8...
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2 Peter 3:15 "And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath...
It's not just figurative but incredibly literal if you understand the importance of clean water in those days and the tactics used by enemies. Literally keep...
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I said "learned OJT" not 'earned.' Learned 'on the job.' Again, I didn't teach either of my three daughters to be submissive to a man. I tried to teach my...
Answering that requires knowing what GOD calls a false prophet. Deuteronomy 13:1-4: “If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a...
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I would assume that "learned [not "earned"] OTJ" stands for "learned on the job" (that is, after marriage, as opposed to having been taught beforehand).
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Jack, check verse 10...
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Good answer, Singapore, especially when you said, "He [the saved man] begins to feel and appreciate the love of God who has redeemed him (1 Jn 3:1)." Love...
"The church is called 'the bride' (Rev. 21:9; 22:17)," bible.org (EBD which stands for Easton's Bible Dictionary). Rev. 21:9 says, "Then came one of the...
Proverbs 21:16: The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead. The congregation of the dead today are...
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We are not seeing eye to eye because you are taking what was written to Israel and regarding their coming earthly kingdom of heaven and merging it with what...
Look at the question in the verse just before the verse cited: "Should your springs be dispersed outside, your streams of water in the wide plazas?" It is a...
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The gotquestions.org answer is full of conjecture. Nothing is stated in scripture that would back any of these hypotheses. Biblically, all people are...
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Absolutely, AMEN!!!
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Danny, what did you mean by "earned OTJ."??
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No doubt!
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Another thought on this matter. We believers have our HOPE. Thinking about the transfiguration, could it be that this revelation is to be a comfort to all...
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