Legalism is the idea that we can be saved by keeping Gods laws. Galatians 2:21 refutes the whole idea. The Pharisees were the legalists of their day, and...
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First Thessalonians 4:13-18 tells us about the rapture of the church at the end of the church age. We should be looking forward to His coming for His bride...
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The priest is not a representative, this is not needed at all. Jesus is the mediator.
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Well said, most Catholics direct their own path.
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Jesus said Repent and be baptized. Rependence is different that confession. When you repent the sin is forgiven and you don't repeat it again because the...
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I believe it was because they refused to keep the knowledge of God. We are born with a sense of right and wrong. But we have all done wrong. Romans 1 says...
Martha tells Jesus that she knows her brother will rise in the resurrection at the last day. Where in the OT does it teach this?
John 11:24
Joseph is not the only Bible character that went into obscurity. Nothing is mentioned about Mary the mother of Jesus after Acts 1. Some suggest that Joseph...
I think here it is useful to remember that the Catholic church is not one giant moral hegemony - being Catholic is like belonging to a family, and I might...
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Now, compare what Edwards says about the state of the creature, after having attained God’s glory, to that of Philippians 1:9. The HCSB renders the best...
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How is it beneficial to study geneaologies in the Bible?
In my opinion, God is saying that, at a future time (that is, after the time of Isaiah) when God has completed the punishment of His people (His figurative...
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Note: The whole chapter is "by the Spirit". Using our poor intellects to determine the glorious way of our Father is pointless at best. In the same way the...
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Additionally, we know that God’s agape love is poured out in our hearts when we believe and are sealed by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. This is stated...
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We are to protect our selves and our families. If some one breaks in to your home you have a right to shoot them. That is why we should all have guns. Every...
It is also the initial physical entry for Nathaniel(read disciples) to see and therefore receive that Jesus has placed them and is confirming them as...
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The ten commandments show what is good, yes. Binding? No. We are not under the condemnation of the law, but are under the law of liberty. Jesus showed that...
First, we should notice the distinction between the Moral Law of God – the Ten Commandments (TC), and Law of Moses, the Ceremonial Law (CL). On Mount Sinai,...
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Only faith in Christ (as Lord and Saviour) alone is what saves a believer and nothing else. Good works is produced after one has been born again and indwelt...
My first response to your question is biblical and is also backed by statistics: Not all terminal diagnosed illnesses are terminal! 2Kings 20:1 says: In...
In the amplified version it elaborates by comparing the "briers and thorns" to a "wicked internal foe".
Isaiah 27:4
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It depends on the reason for his divorce. If it was for his wife's unfaithfulness, then she separated from him and not he from her, so his remarriage would...
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JD, Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I saved this letter and printed it out, I have a gospel ministry and because of this letter, I now have a new tool! I...
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I became a christian 40 years ago and am now close to 80. As a PhD research scientist of 40 years experience I initially was a theistic evolutionist ie...
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I agree with Cindy. Bible scholars say that James the brother of the Lord who wrote the Letter of James may have been too young to care for his mum. Beside,...
Because God can not lie is how we know we are absolutely going to heaven when we die. Since when Jesus went to the cross to pay our sin debt in full by His...
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Apples to oranges. A cleft palate is a defect of genetics - specifically an abnormality on the FOXE1 gene. God has no problem with the sick getting a...
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So would you argue that if someone has a cleft palate they should not have surgery for that cleft palate, as that would be tantamount to saying 'God, you...
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Jesus didn't battle Satan. He went to Hades to do away with sin and preached the gospel.
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Hi Charles, I finished Rider’s book on Johnathan Edwards. As best I can tell, it appears Edwards draws, primarily, from the passage in John 17:20-26 to reach...
What is the curse of Jeconiah? This question has been already answered to some extent in previous responses. However, the answer may be more complicated and...
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Divorce is never God's idea. It is man's idea. I agree with Michael's article on the question. Joseph and Mary were legally married at the time that Jesus...
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Excellent answer!!! Exactly right on all points and so well-put. Thank you.
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You might be interested to see the work of John Baumgartner, PHD, who is a prominent scientist in the field of mantle convection. He has done extensive work...
I don't read or interpret this passage as deception on Paul's part, but as a statement by him that, because of the various life experiences that he had...
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I never thought you were questioning Paul's compassion. One can only imagine the then, present culture of Corinth. It was a major port city whose residents...
For the sake of winning souls for Jesus, did Paul deceive his listeners by trying to be one of "them" and not himself?
We know, as the above answers indicate, the serious sins of Sodom and Gomorrah. The real reason Sodom and Gomorrah were victims of God's wrath (typically...
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