Was the sin of Sodom selfishness rather than homosexuality (Ezekiel 16:49)?
In my opinion, although the Bible does recount the sexually-related sin of the inhabitants of Sodom in Genesis 19, the focus of Ezekiel in the cited passage...
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Was the sin of Sodom selfishness rather than homosexuality (Ezekiel 16:49)?
In Ezekiel 16:49 Ezekiel described the sin of Sodom as selfishness: “Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed ...
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Why would family and friends abandon one who suffers (Job 19:13-20)?
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Who was Nathanael in the Bible?
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What did Jesus mean when he said, "I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he."
It is to highlight the meaning and power of grace based salvation. The status God gives to the saved is based on Jesus' death and suffering. John pointed to...
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Should we still keep the Ten Commandments?
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How would the returning exiles do away with idolatry which had been practiced for centuries (Ezekiel 11:18-20)?
Interpretations of Ezekiel 11:18 from multiple Biblical commentators, as noted at biblehub.com: Ellicott: "Chastened and purified by their chastisement, they...
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How would the returning exiles do away with idolatry which had been practiced for centuries (Ezekiel 11:18-20)?
18 And when they come there, they will remove from it all its detestable things and all its abominations. 19 w And I will give them one heart, and a new spir...
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What does the bible say about frequent sleeplessness?
Good question! Number of Americans with stress-related insomnia: 1 in 5 Number on any given day who need more sleep; 45 million Percentage decrease in...
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Is prophesying against your enemies a prayer?
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Would I have to submit to my husband if he didn't love me as Christ loved the church?
All Christians are commanded to love, so we must ask why Paul is emphasizing it for husbands in this context. The social context was one where husbands had...
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Is it wrong to be a Christian secretly in order to preserve your own life?
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Why was it necessary to record the mother's name of most newly appointed kings in the OT?
In the Bible, several kings of Israel and Judah are introduced with the names of their mothers. This fact would be easy to overlook, but the Bible writers...
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What are the commandments of God mentioned in Rev. 12:17?
Good question, John! I think the commandments of God mentioned in Revelation 12:17 are the ordinances of the church, baptism and Communion (Matthew 28:19-20;...
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What does the Bible say about complaining?
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What is the meaning of the parables of fasting at the wedding feast, the old cloth, and the wineskins?
In Mark 2:18, the question was raised as to why the disciples of John and the Pharisees fasted, but the disciples of Jesus did not. In Mark 2:19-22, Jesus...
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Is it wrong to be a Christian secretly in order to preserve your own life?
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Is it wrong to be a Christian secretly in order to preserve your own life?
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Is it acceptable to God for a husband and wife to have sex while the wife is menstruating / having her period?
Reading through all these answers it is clear that responses fall into two major groups. On the one hand there are those who say that God's laws never change...
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What does the Bible say about complaining?
Someone has said, "You will find that, as a rule, those who complain about the way the ball bounces are usually the ones who dropped it." Unfortunately, if I...
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What did Jesus say about the 2 foundations?
Matthew 7:24: Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock. Every...
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What does it mean that the wages of sin is death?
The phrase, “wages of sin is death,” is thought to be a general principle that death is due as wages to sinners. However, when its context is understood, it...
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What are the commandments of God mentioned in Rev. 12:17?
The "commandments of God" encompass all that will be "written in the hearts" of Israel for the establishment of Christ's return to earth and millennial...
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Mark Vestal
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How will the body resurrect after cremation?
When Christ returns in the clouds to gather the church (His body) all believers in Him will be given new glorified bodies of "incorruption". The condition of...
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What are the commandments of God mentioned in Rev. 12:17?
"And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Je...
Revelation 12:17
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Does God forgive big sins? Will God forgive a murderer?
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When will the peace of Nahum 1:15 come?
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Why were infants dashed to pieces?
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If God grants his beloved sleep, why do many Christians have insomnia? Psalm 127:2
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What is the difference between repenting and confessing?
To repent, from the Greek word μετανοεω, is to "change your mind" about something. Regarding sin, it would be to think twice about committing one, also for...
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How can I guarantee my eternal destination (heaven)?
How can I prepare myself for heaven? I can do 3 things: 1. Believe in Christ. The Bible says in John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only...
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Can the return of Christ truly be said to be imminent?
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Is born again virginity possible?
The answer to this question is no, and is a deception of the enemy called the devil. Satan is a great deceiver and an enemy of the cross. Jesus was crucified...
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Is it wrong to have angel figurines?
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What should a Christian woman do if she discovers that her husband is a homosexual?
Committing adultery doesn't depend on whether or not the individual is the same gender. Adultery is adultery. Fornication is fornication. Lust is lust. Sin...
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What does it mean to 'spare the rod, spoil the child'?
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Is Mormonism a cult? What do Mormons believe?
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What was the significance of the rebellion of Korah?
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How is prayer communicating with God?
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When would the people of Israel and Judah seek God together (Jeremiah 50:4)?
Some feel this happened already when Cyrus the Mede or Persion conquered Babylon in 539 B.C. Then he released the captives from both the Assyrian and...
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Should we call corrupt TV preachers our brothers and sisters in Christ?
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What does the Bible say about overcoming lust?
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What is the meaning of the Incarnation of Christ?
The incarnation of Jesus Christ is when God‘s deepest desires became reality when God’s words became actions in the life of Jesus Christ.
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When would the people of Israel and Judah seek God together (Jeremiah 50:4)?
In my opinion, this portion of Jeremiah 50 is an end-times prophecy (a time far in the future from when Jeremiah is speaking) that will achieve its...
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When would the people of Israel and Judah seek God together (Jeremiah 50:4)?
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When would the people of Israel and Judah seek God together (Jeremiah 50:4)?
Version 4 “In those days, at that time,” declares the Lord, “the people of Israel and the people of Judah together will go in tears to seek the Lord their God."
Jeremiah 50:1 - 46
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Paula Fether
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What are the attributes of headstrong people?
The word rendered "headstrong" there means "reckless". So a reckless person foolishly acts without regard for consequences, or for how their actions affect...