I would first note that Jesus was saying, "Take heed...", rather than, "Take need...". (As the ESV expresses it in the question, "Beware of...".) Also, the...
“…if I have cheated anyone of anything, I am paying back four times as much!” This is a first-class condition in the Greek text. It virtually confesses...
6 When you pray enter the closet, & when you have shut the door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; & thy Father which was in secret shall reward...
1Take need that ye do not your aims before men, to be seen of them; other wise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 6:1
God is completely trustworthy. God has unlimited abilities, so He can do anything. He is all-powerful, ever-present, all-knowing and sovereign. Nothing is...
Genesis 4:17 says that Cain married a woman after slaying his brother Abel. And so we know he probably married [one of] his sister[s]. Now we know that Adam...
The Book of Enoch (actually there are 2 books) is part of the Apocrypha. The Apocrypha consists of 14 books in the Septuagint. Eleven of the books are in the...
Eve ate [the fruit] first. This has led many people throughout history and even in our modern times to believe that she was the person responsible for...
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Do angels have free will?
Jack, I am a little confused about your verse, and your question. But, here goes: This chapter in Genesis is all about the providence of God. Abraham's...
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When will the peace of Nahum 1:15 come?
The following aspects of the servant's prayer (as indicated in the larger passage encompassing the passage cited in the question) serve as models to...
Zacchaeus promised to give half of all his goods to the poor, and to give back to the people he'd stolen from, four times as much as he had taken (Luke...
God loves His word prayed back to Him. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that HE gave HIs only begotten Son. Jesus, that WHOSOEVER Believeth in Him,...
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Did Jesus go to hell between His death and resurrection?
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What should we learn from the life of David?
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Why wasn't Moses punished or even reprimanded by God for killing a man in Exodus 2:12?
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Is annihilationism Biblical?
Great question, Dan! It is an argument from silence, but really, the Bible doesn't give us enough details, I don't believe, here. I learned something from...
First, see the big picture about this failure of Moses: In Exod.17 God said to Moses, ‘Smite the rock’, and Moses obeyed. ‘That Rock was Christ’ (1 Cor....
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What does the Bible say about organ donation?
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How should a Christian view politics?
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How would you answer a friend who said, "I am not a biblical literalist and not a sin-focused or original sin believer."?
I would say that it was because the passage that Jesus was quoting was not something said by God Himself (as the Law given by God through Moses in Exodus...
Yes, being hemmed or fenced in could have a negative context. Just remember Roy Rogers' "Don't Fence Me In": Oh give me land, lots of land, and the starry...
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What can we learn from Rebekah in Genesis 24:12-21?
God gave that land to Israel. God created the heavens and the earth. It is all His land. But God gave that land to Israel. That still stands even though...
Isaac and Rebekah 24 Abraham was now very old, and the Lord had blessed him in every way. 2 He said to the senior servant in his household, the one in cha...
The idea of being "hemmed in" could have a negative or restrictive connotation, as the question appears to be interpreting it. However, in my opinion, David...
King Solomon's reign represented the height of Old Testament Israel's glory. 1 Kings 10 describes the majesty and splendor of his court, which included the...
Matt. 629: Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:29
According to Strong's Concordance, Chephtsi-bah: "my delight is in her," a name for Zion, also the mother of King Manasseh Original Word: חֶפְּצִי בָּהּ Part...
Psalm 139:5 You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me.
Psalms 139:1 - 24
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What is the New Jerusalem?
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What would you say to a friend who said, "I do not believe in heaven or hell per se..."?
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How would you answer a friend who said, "I am not a biblical literalist and not a sin-focused or original sin believer."?
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What would you say to a friend who said, "I do not believe in heaven or hell per se..."?
The one thief imitated the mockery of the religious leaders and asked Jesus to rescue him from the cross, but the other thief had different ideas. He may...
Jesus instructs concerning discipleship in Luke 14:25-27), in regard to the candidate's family (Luke 14:25-26)—a discipleship proof: He or she must place...
The Bible refers multiple times to an individual who has died as being "gathered to his people" (even prior to burial). To me, this could plausibly be...
Genesis 8:22: "While earth remains, seed time and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night shall not cease." Leviticus 19:9 talks about...
As noted on the biblehub.com website for the cited verses, Strong's concordance indicates that the Hebrew word in question (anglicized as "esh") occurs 377...
The true gospel is beautifully stated in Titus 3:3-8: "At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and...
Genesis 22: 6-7 says, 6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and ...
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What is the true gospel?
As a lover of ALLITERATION, let me just say that the first passage refers in general about the preexistence of heaven; the latter specifically about its...
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What is the 'rhema' word?
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