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Negative thoughts can torment us like the nasal botfly torments the sheep. I just went through my second journey through cancer. Fear and confusion were my...
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It seems very clear from Ephesians 2:10 that God created us in Christ for good works. Simple and easy to understand except for What is a "good work"?
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If only the churches would apply your excellent rebuttal of favoritism on the matter of Christian women being discriminated against. :-)
At the death of Lazarus, Jesus “groaned in the spirit and was troubled.” John 11:33. A few versions, such as the New Living Translation, mention Jesus being...
Although we usually consider "wages" in a positive sense as a deserved payment or benefit received for work performed, the word itself is neutral in that...
It is a fair question as there is an eternal cost (wage) for sin, which is death. Christ, who knew no sin, was made to be sin for us, so that by His shed...
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Why did the God of the Bible stop talking to humans?
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Most excellent review of the realities concerning the Book of Mormon.
Instances of favoritism: Jacob, for Rachel, Gen. 29:30, 34. Elkanah, for Hannah, 1 Sam. 1:4-5. Rebekah, for Jacob, Gen. 27:6-17. Jacob, for Joseph, Gen....
We associate the word "wages" for rightful returns for work done. We associate the word "punishment" with sins committed. The word "wages" is peculiar on the...
Romans 6:23
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Who is "them" in 1 John 4:4 that the children have overcome?
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Why did Jacob give Joseph a coat of many colors?
I would say that human sin causes people to want to exert control over their own lives rather than to acknowledge the existence of a higher spiritual being...
Isaiah 53:5 refers to spiritual infirmities; yes, that's true, but it also applies to our physical infirmities as well. (Matthew 8:15-17) And he touched her...
Philippians 1:21-24 ("For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what...
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Scott, that REALLY is something cool about the Hebrew words for "speak" and "desert" being so similar. I had a friend, a Christian brother, in Scottsdale,...
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God is not currently "speaking" to us today because His Word has been "fulfilled". Col 1:25 "Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of...
I would assert that God has not stopped speaking to humans. Jesus came in the flesh to do away with the religious systems of the Old Testament and to create...
Good question, Judith! "Again and again they tested God's patience and frustrated the Holy One of Israel. They forgot about his power and how he rescued them...
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"You must not put the Lord your God to the test." (Deuteronomy 6:16)
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Karen, you write an interesting answer to the great deliverance that God has given you! Another powerful verse that helped me with my addiction (lust) is:...
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Is the Holy Spirit a male or female?
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How do I “study” the Bible, without knowing anything about the Bible for 27 years of my life?
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What does it mean to have a seared conscience?
First, see the context: "The apostle Paul is giving instructions to everyone in the church (Titus 2:11-14) here. He initially tells them about what God has...
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Titus 2:14 says: “Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”
I would say that it would have been a lingering "side-effect" of the earlier curse placed both upon Jericho and also upon any attempt to rebuild it by Joshua...
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What does the Bible say about healing?
Good question, Gregory! Jesus is quoting Isaiah 42 here. There in vv. 1-9 Isaiah speaks of the coming of the Messiah. In verse 1 the prophet deals with His...
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Hi Tim. Thank you for your response.
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Did Jesus heal two blind men (Matthew 20:29-34) or one blind man (Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-43)?
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The young prophet did not just give a sign to Jeroboam, but he became a sign for him and his whole kingdom. Jeroboam received a word from God that he would...
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I agree. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.
Elisha healed the bad water in Jericho with salt.
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John 4:6: Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour: Lord Jesus...
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What does the Bible say about what foods we should eat (kosher)? Are there foods a Christian should avoid?
To me, the key word in responding to this question is "believers". No one has the right to share in God's glory if seeking to do it in a spirit of...
Does God share His glory with all believers? According to Isaiah 42:8 and Isaiah 48:11, God does not share His glory with anyone (except Jesus - John 1:14; 1...
John 17:22
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Is it wrong to live in nice houses?
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What does the Bible say about gossip?
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What is the first resurrection? What is the second resurrection?
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How can I learn to trust that God is in control?
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Is it wrong to live in nice houses?
Is is it wrong to live in nice houses? Absolutely not! My view is that no text or passage of Scripture teaches or implies that it is wrong for believers to...
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Excellent answer, Bro.
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How can we be 'strong in the Lord?'
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