In my opinion (and as mentioned in the question) those whom Jesus called may have been previously aware of Him; or heard about Him (from friends or others)...
Jesus was kind and loving to sinners, but He showed no respect to the religious Pharisees. He called them vipers, and said they were of their father the...
Did they already know who He was? It seems they must have known something about Him because they just left everything and followed Him.
Matthew 4:22
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When you name your sins and repent of them, what if you forget some?
Tongues, like all of the other miraculous gifts, was given to individuals at the discretion of the Holy Spirit for the building up of the body of Christ. The...
My Brother has given a great deal of information, however since the Word of God is infinite there is so much more to this story. Balaam at some point had to...
The Bible (2nd Tim 3:16) clearly states that all Scripture is given to us for reproof, correction, and training in righteousness. God has been explicit to us...
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What does it mean to have the fear of God?
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Balaam was a wicked prophet in the Bible and is noteworthy because, although he was a wicked prophet, he was not a false prophet. That is, Balaam did hear...
The Greek Orthodox Church (GOC) is a branch of Eastern Orthodoxy, which formally broke from the Catholic Church in 1054 A.D. Even though the Greek Orthodox...
In Numbers 22-24, we see the events of Balak the King of the Moabites who wanted to curse the people of God for he feared them. So Balak hired Balaam, a...
The bible tells us that God IS light. And we are to burn bright in these darkening times. Only in the past 100 years has physics understood and agreed with...
The Bible says that hell is eternal (Matthew 25:46). Many people struggle with the justice of that. They question how it is just for God to punish a person...
The word backslide, in a Christian context, implies movement away from Christ rather than toward Him. A backslider is someone who is going the wrong way,...
A minister is, literally, a "servant," but the word has taken on a broader meaning in religious circles. Today, a Christian minister is seen as someone...
A Bible concordance can be a helpful tool for studying the Bible. A concordance contains an alphabetical index of words used in the Bible and the main Bible...
Author: The Prophet Ezekiel is the author of the Book (Ezekiel 1:3). He was a contemporary of both Jeremiah and Daniel.Date of Writing: The Book of Ezekiel...
Author: The Book of Daniel identifies the Prophet Daniel as its author (Daniel 9:2; 10:2). Jesus mentions Daniel as the author as well (Matthew 24:15).Date...
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What should we learn from the tribe of Manasseh?
Exclusive psalmody is the practice of singing only the Psalms in a church worship service. Some churches use the book of Psalms as the one-and-only hymnal...
When people search for "modern King James Version," they are searching for either "Is there a more modernized version of the KJV?" or "What is the Modern...
The word impart means "to give, convey, or grant." It is very similar to the Greek word for "reckon" or "credit," as in Romans 4:3, which says, "Abraham...
Traditionally, one was called a Calvinist for following the teachings of John Calvin, a 16th-century magisterial Reformer and theologian. Calvin emphasized...
Before the official tabernacle was built, "Moses used to take a tent and pitch it outside the camp some distance away, calling it the 'tent of meeting.'...
The story of the woman caught in adultery is found in John 7:53-8:11. This section of Scripture, sometimes referred to as the pericope adulterae, has been...
Shabbat is the original Hebrew word for our English word sabbath. It comes from the root Shin-Beit-Tav and means "to cease, to end, to rest." The word is...
Theudas is mentioned once in the Bible, in Acts 5. Theudas was a false messiah, seen by the Romans as an insurrectionary and rabble-rouser, who met a grisly...
Cao Dai, also called Caodaism, is a syncretic religion native to Vietnam. Cao Dai means "High Tower" or "High Palace." The term can refer to the dwelling...
The Bible says that God created all things-including us-for Himself. He is glorified in His creation. "From him and through him and for him are all things....
During Paul's third missionary journey, he encountered some men who are described as "disciples" who had not yet received the Holy Spirit. Luke recounts the...
I'm a preacher's kid, so I can tell you from experience why I left. It is true that preacher's kids are under pressure to live a certain way, to be perfect...
After we are saved we still do no good works in the flesh. All of the good works that we do are what Christ is doing though us and in us. We cannot boast in...
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What is the correct interpretation of John 20:23?
Throughout the scriptures the relationship between God and His chosen people has been symbolised by the marriage relationship. This is very clear in the New...
If we still consider the terminology used in this passage to be graphic today (and it certainly is), you can imagine how shocking it must have seemed to...
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Did Jesus ever refuse to help anyone who truly needed it?
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Is apostolic succession biblical?
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What are the five solas?
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What and where is the mountain of God in Psalm 48:1?
Jesus did not break the Sabbath. In addition to being the divine Son of God, He was a truly human, fully-observant Jew who perfectly kept the Law that God...
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What are the "rod" and "staff" in the 23rd Psalm 23, and why are they comforting?
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What are the "rod" and "staff" in the 23rd Psalm 23, and why are they comforting?
Why is this chapter so graphic? Why is their idolatry compared to adultery?
Ezekiel 23:1 - 49
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