So I believe I found an answer for you. However I must first state that I don't have the same wording, in the verse numbers that you shared. For example you...
Psalm 51:17: The sacrifice of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. One with a broken (humble) spirit and a...
Yes. John just describes what he saw, rather than speaking in symbols. It's also my understanding that this separation indicates heart failure prior to Jesus...
Since the Bible records (as noted above in Genesis 1:8) that God placed Adam in the garden after He had created him, this says to me that the actual creation...
Instead, one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once blood and water came out. –Gospel of John 19:34
John 19:31 - 37
Genesis 1:8 Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one t...
While the exact identity of the young man who fled naked in Mark 14:51–52 remains uncertain, scholars have proposed several interpretive possibilities. Each...
This is a challenging and deeply theological question, and it highlights the tension between modern systematic theology and the dynamic, context-rich...
First of all, let me give you the simple answer. Because we are commanded to. The Bible tells us: Proverbs 22:6 NIV [6] Start children off on the way they...
Who are the spirits Jesus Christ went on to proclaim to in 1 Peter 3:19? The verse says, "Christ went and preached to the spirits in prison." I take the...
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How did Paul survive his fight with wild beasts in Ephesus? 1 Corinthians 15:32
Beautiful question, Bill! These Beatitudes are found in Mt 5:3-12 and Lk 6:20-23 (24-26). 1. Blessed are the poor in spirit (Matthew 5:3) You’re blessed when...
Peter clearly presented the saving message when he wrote his first epistle. People are saved to a living hope and for an incorruptible inheritance, when they...
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What does the Bible say about altar calls? Are altar calls biblical?
45 years ago I gave my heart to Christ. It was the most exciting event of my life though my then knowledge of scripture was minimal. 3 months post conversion...
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Why are Christians so strongly against premarital sex?
For example, the earth is not too close to the sun nor too far away. Job 38:8-11
What does it mean that 'the Lord said to my Lord'? (this is a question that also appears on studyandobey.com / Psalm 110.) It appears thusly: Who is the...
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What is the doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture? What does it mean that the Bible is sufficient?
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What does "El Roi" mean for us today?
By my understanding, although the Bible does use adultery in multiple passages (other than the Ten Commandments) as a symbolic metaphor for the sin of...
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What did Jesus mean when He said to 'not cast your pearls before swine'?
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Who are the spirits Jesus Christ went on to proclaim to in 1 Peter 3:19?
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Why is Christianity such a bloody religion?
In Leviticus 17:11, God says that life is in the blood, and that’s why blood was used in sacrifices—it showed that sin leads to death and that a life had to...
I'm just wondering if this question meant idol worship, or at the time it was written about having more than one wife?
Exodus 20:4
As I read it, the fact that the dividing wind blew all night (coupled with the workings of the pillar of fire and the cloud as described in Exodus 14:19-20)...
Ahithophel may have been Bathsheba’s grandfather—2 Samuel 11:3 names her father as Eliam, and 2 Samuel 23:34 identifies Eliam as Ahithophel’s son. If that's...
By my reading, Saul killed himself by falling on his sword, as indicated in 1 Samuel 31:4. The account of Saul's death in 2 Samuel 1 was a deliberate...
Why does 1 Samuel 31:4 say Saul fell upon his sword and 2 Samuel verse 1 says a man killed Saul?
1 Samuel 31:4
One of the importance of corporate worship is the opportunity to be blessed by other believers through the exercise of their gifts. A prophecy can come...
Mr. Houdmann’s take on this question is very sound and reasonable up to a point. There are areas where I know he has made mistakes and I hope my contribution...
I'm just wondering if there is any significance and/or advantage to crossing during the night since I imagine they were tired from their journey and probably...
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Does the Bible say anything about a black Pope in relation to the end times?
Psalm 22:1 is said to be quoted by Jesus. The fact is, He did not quote it. This “Psalm of David,” as the heading states, is David’s poem or song describing...
Matthew 24:7: For nations shall rise against nation, and kingdoms against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers...
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What did Jesus mean when He said the first will be last and the last will be first?
Jesus mentions about the hell fire more than a dozen times in the Bible. Christ said, "And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the...
We must remember that this Psalm is a deep lament over personal sin, expressed with typical Hebrew hyperbole. Ezekiel 18 makes it clear that children aren't...
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Why is 'You shall not covet' in the Ten Commandments?
Psalm 106:28: They joined themselves also unto Ba’-al-pe’-or, and ate the sacrifice of the dead. At the beginning of creation, Cain and Abel, the sons of...
Looking in my NKJV Nelson study Bible, the explanation is a copycat's error. However I looked in every other version I have and they all say the same thing....
To me, the more accurate phrasing would be to say that David took advantage of Bathsheba based on his power as king and the disparity in their positions. The...
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What is the story of Abraham and Lot?
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How do "ministering spirits" help those who are to inherit salvation?
What did Jesus mean by saying that we are blessed when people insult or persecute us for His sake? Matthew 5:11-12, New International Version: 11 “Blessed...
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How do "ministering spirits" help those who are to inherit salvation?
This phrase, “children” or “objects” of wrath in Ephesians 2:3 reminds us of the deep impact Adam's sin had on every one of us. Because of his choice, we...
My answer to this question won't be popular here but I think you, the one who asked this question, needs to read this. We do not own salvation. What we have...
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