To me, the attitude of the publican in Jesus' parable of the Pharisee and the publican (Luke 18:9-14) speaks to this subject. The publican, in an attitude of...
In the verse prior to the verse cited in the question (1 Timothy 6:5), Paul referred to people who view being godly not as something desirable per se, or as...
By my understanding, the Hebrew word translated as "stranger" in the verse cited in the question could also be expressed as "sojourner" (as multiple...
The only sin that can send a person to hell is UNBELIEF that Jesus is the Son of God and Saviour of the World. Every Christian struggles with one sin or...
In my view, human kindness and Godly kindness are vastly different character traits. The sinful desires of our flesh do not like this concept of kindness. If...
I believe that God both allows calamities and catastrophes to happen, and initiates then in accordance with his will. In Job chapter 1 Satan asks for...
In Matthew 6:22 Jesus said “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light.” The context of this verse is...
Does the righteousness of Christ imputed to us by God imply that we are actually and truly righteous?
2 Corinthians 5:21
Psalm 91:8-10 8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. 9 If you say, "The LORD is my refuge," and you make the Most High ...
Psalms 91:8 - 10
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What was the Old Testament way of salvation?
There are 2 passages in the Old Testament, in my opinion, that encourage Christians today to eliminate distractions in their walk with God. Psalm 119:37...
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 8 But if we have food and clot...
1 Timothy 6:6 - 8
24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” (KJV)
Lamentations 3:24
27 Cause me to understand the way of your precepts, that I may meditate on your wonderful deeds.
Psalms 119:27
19 I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me.
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What are the essentials of the Christian faith?
Jack has another timely question for our time and I humbly submit for your consideration that the natural mind set of man since at least the time of Cain and...
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What happens at the final judgment?
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Are we supposed to be actively looking for a spouse, or waiting for God to bring a spouse to us?
The essentials of the Christian faith are not just what we believe, as discussed very well in other answers here, but also about what we do to fulfill God's...
Is Beyond Today a Christian group?
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What does it mean that God is transcendent?
Based on my own case, I would agree with Mr. Houdmann's "yes and yes" response. Judging from my pre-marital experience with women, if I had depended totally...
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Are we supposed to be actively looking for a spouse, or waiting for God to bring a spouse to us?
So many foes! But, here are some more... 1 Samuel 2:12,-22, 29,34 -Eli' sons. 1 Samuel 31:6. King Saul, his three sons and his armorbearer 2 Samuel 18:14-17...
He calls Him who He is, and He calls Him what He does. A prophet is called a prophet because he prophesies. A painter is called a painter because he paints....
Would overcoming your addiction save you? No, Jesus already saved you apart from anything we do or do not do. The GIFT of God is eternal life. Not a reward...
By my understanding, positional holiness is the holiness that is imputed to us by God because of our position or standing as believers in Christ, which...
Salvation is so simple as Paul said, it is the simplicity of the gospel that we are saved. John six:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on...
Some Jewish people have been saved throughout history, since Paul wrote his letter to the church in Rome. But the vast majority have remained spiritually...
David begins this Psalm with a bold declaration of faith. “The Lord is my light and my salvation — whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—...
According to Solomon, the wisest man ever lived, the body turns to dust and the spirit goes back to God, who gave it. The spirit of every person who dies...
I.e. in the Bible what is said about why He sends disease and trouble?
In Romans 11:25 Paul is answering the question from Romans 11:1, “I ask, then, has God rejected his people?” The answer is no, and his explanation is that...
There is nothing in the Bible that says - in a literal sense - that we must cross a river after death to be with the Lord. Around the ancient world, there...
The Jewish people in Jesus' time focused on the Old Testament prophecies that spoke of the Messiah as a conquering deliverer who would defeat Israel's...
Jesus promised the repentant thief in Luke 23:40-43 that he would be with Him in Paradise that day, with no mention of any delay caused by a barrier that he...
Brown-Driver-Briggs, (BDB), the Hebrew lexicon of the Old Testament lists this verb, 3 letters (3 “radicals”,--we called them this in seminary) as נָפַל433...
I think God gives us his glory in at least 5 different ways. 1. Through creation God made human beings very good. We are a little lower than the angels. God...
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How does predestination work as described by scripture?
I believe Paul is explaining why we sin and how we can stop. If one depends on the law to save them from sinning you will always fail. Although Paul praises...
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Why did David choose five smooth stones before going to fight Goliath?
I would say that the same question might apply to the general command to love our neighbors as ourselves. We must be told to do that because, apart from...
And be ye kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Ephesians 4:32
Jesus not only came to save us, He calls us His friends. (John 3:16; 15:15 ESV) Answered Prayer--“You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my...
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