What's wrong with charging interest (Exodus 22:25)?
Jesus said in Luke 6:34-35 (ESV) – “And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to...
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What does it mean that we should work out our salvation with fear and trembling?
Work out your own salvation with FEAR AND TREMBLING? Yes, we need to live a Godly life, but in fear and trembling?
Philippians 2:1 - 30
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Donna Williams
How should Christians today apply Old Testament commands about idolatry in a world filled with non-Christian symbols, artifacts, and cultures?
As New Testament believers we have been commanded to flee and to keep ourselves from idols. See 1 Corinthians 10:14 and 1 John 5:21. There are many other New...
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Donna Williams
What's wrong with charging interest (Exodus 22:25)?
In this verse what stands out to me is the poor. I believe that we see the heart of God as it pertains to those who are poor. The need to borrow is a sign of...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
How should Christians today apply Old Testament commands about idolatry in a world filled with non-Christian symbols, artifacts, and cultures?
I would say that anything that a person of any era (including the present day) has placed more importance on, or valued more, than God, has been or is an...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What's wrong with charging interest (Exodus 22:25)?
It seems to me that the focus of the cited passage is not on the charging of interest itself, but on the context in which it is done (that is, on the...
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Philip Davies
Will you go to hell for asking someone to kill you, so you don't have to do it?
This is a worrying question for many reasons. First it is built on the assumption that anyone who kills themselves will go to hell. (Which is not necessarily...
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
Will you go to hell for asking someone to kill you, so you don't have to do it?
In viewing the question as a hypothetical (hopefully)...but even otherwise, no. It is lack of faith that sends one to hell (Eph 2:8-9), as our sins were...
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
How should Christians today apply Old Testament commands about idolatry in a world filled with non-Christian symbols, artifacts, and cultures?
There will always be evil in "this present evil world" (Gal 1:4). Without it (darkness) we would not see a need for The Light. Rather than focus on...
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ainsley chalmers
, Medical Research Scientist, devoted family man.
What is a Christian worldview?
There are numerous worldviews eg Islamic, Hindu, secular, etc. The Christian worldview should be based on the word of God, that is the bible. However many...
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Anonymous
How should Christians today apply Old Testament commands about idolatry in a world filled with non-Christian symbols, artifacts, and cultures?
In January of 1983, Texas evangelist James Robinson and his wealthiest convert, T. Cullen Davis, smashed a million dollars worth of jade, ivory, and gold art...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does 1 Peter 2:9 mean when it refers to believers as peculiar people?
Great question (What does 1 Peter 2:9 mean when it refers to believers as peculiar people?). We are studying this in our small group this week. We belong!...
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
When we get to heaven, will we be able to see our miscarried babies?
I don't believe any soul will enter into the presence of the Creator of life, the Great I Am, the King of Golry, the Ancient of Days, and bring with him a...
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Anonymous
What's wrong with charging interest (Exodus 22:25)?
Exodus 22:25 If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be like a moneylender to him, and you shall not exact interest from him.
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Max Bravo
What is God‘s divine pattern that he used to create everything? There isn’t a single thing that escapes that pattern.
Very good, it does come from the invisible things that are in heaven. Romans 1:19 - Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath...
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When we get to heaven, will we see God the Father in bodily form?
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When we get to heaven, will we see God the Father in bodily form?
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When we get to heaven, will we see God the Father in bodily form?
When we get to heaven, will we see God the Father in bodily form? I reckon that this question falls into the class of difficult theological questions whose...
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What good does the Bible do me?
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michael hillyard
What was the Council of the Areopagus in Acts 17?
The Council of Areopagus was a group of 100. This consisted of philosophers, scholars and former government officials. Their mission was to have jurisdiction...
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Donna Williams
What was the Council of the Areopagus in Acts 17?
According to the Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Areopagus, aka "Mars Hill" by the Romans, was the site that the Apostle Paul preached to the Greeks in...
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Why is the idea of eternal damnation so repulsive to many people?
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How does young earth creationism handle the apparent evidence for millions of years in the fossil record?
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Who was Nathanael in the Bible?
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What is meant by "I have given you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions"?
Luke 10:19: Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you....
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Donna Williams
What is God‘s divine pattern that he used to create everything? There isn’t a single thing that escapes that pattern.
What comes to mind is when the LORD spoke to Moses in Exodus 25 concerning the building of the sanctuary or the tabernacle for God to dwell in. The Lord gave...
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Can natural, fallen man do anything that is spiritually good?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why do religious texts often incorporate material from earlier religious writings?
In speaking of "religious texts" and "earlier religious writings", is the question referring to prophecies that were made in the Old Testament that were...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why does Corinthians 5:13 say to purge the evil person from among you, when in Mark 10:18 Jesus says that none of us are good?
As Jesus said, all humans (except He Himself) were and are sinful, and that sin will be judged by God -- either through repentance and faith in the...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What is God‘s divine pattern that he used to create everything? There isn’t a single thing that escapes that pattern.
As God noted of Himself in Isaiah 46:10, He knows "the end" (all the way into eternity future) "from the beginning" (all the way from eternity past). That...
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Why does Corinthians 5:13 say to purge the evil person from among you, when in Mark 10:18 Jesus says that none of us are good?
13 God judges those outside. "Purge the evil person from among you."
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
In Ex 24:2 Moses is told by our Father to go up Mt. Sinai alone. So why is Joshua going up with Moses?
In my opinion, Moses and Joshua started up the mountain together because of Joshua's intended position as Moses' eventual designated successor. However, at...
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Was there power in Jesus' physical blood?
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Does the Bible support the pre-existence of Jesus?
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How is God a shield? (Psalm 84:11)
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What does it mean to "circumcise your hearts"? (Deuteronomy 10:16)?
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does David mean when he says he wants to dwell in the house of God forever?
David essentially made this same statement in Psalm 23:6. As I interpret the sentiment expressed, by speaking of dwelling in the house of the LORD, he was...
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How should a Christian view sports / athletics?
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What does it mean to "circumcise your hearts"? (Deuteronomy 10:16)?
Circumcision of the flesh is a type of the circumcision of Christ on the cross, putting off of the flesh, or the carnal mind, which is death. (Romans 8:6 and...
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Jack Gutknecht
, Arizona Bible College graduate and Dallas Seminary graduate
What does it mean to "circumcise your hearts"? (Deuteronomy 10:16)?
Meaning of "Circumcise Your Hearts" (Deut. 10:16) In Deuteronomy 10:16, Moses commands Israel to “circumcise” their hearts, meaning they must remove...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What does it mean to "circumcise your hearts"? (Deuteronomy 10:16)?
Circumcision in its literal sense was/is the removal (through cutting) of the foreskin from the male penis. It was a ritual instituted by God in Genesis...
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Does the Bible support the pre-existence of Jesus?
Pre-existence is defined as “existence in a former state or previous to something else.” In the case of Jesus Christ, His pre-existence means that He...
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