It was Jesus Christ who created all things, not only in earth, but also in heaven (as stated in the verses prior to the verse in question). It was at the...
To me, the point of the cited verse is not that God has saved or will save everyone, but that God has made reconciliation/salvation POSSIBLE for everyone....
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What does it mean "to cast your care upon The Lord?"
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Do these verses classify Asa as a good or bad king? (16:7–12)
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What can we learn from the contest on Mt. Carmel in 1 Kings 18?
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What can we learn from the contest on Mt. Carmel in 1 Kings 18?
Good question, Noli. Before we meet Jesus personally, we are all God's enemies. Once He choses and saves some of us, we have been reconciled or brought back...
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Jeremiah 31:35-37: Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for a light by day, the ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night, who disturbs the...
Good question. First, see the big picture: The Triumph of Faith Elijah on Mount Carmel. Carmel—the fruitful place: certainly fruitful for God. 1 Faith’s...
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Why does Matthew 25:31-46 say only those who have given to the poor and cared for others are allowed into God's Kingdom?
I believe the vow that Paul made was for the purpose of entering the synagogue at Ephesus (as stated in the next verse). Acts 18:18-19 "And Paul after this...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._S._Lewis (From a personal standpoint, and even though I had been brought up as a Christian, Lewis' book Mere Christianity...
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Gifted salvation is w/o works. Rom 3:21 "But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;" Rom...
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I am not a part of "the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad" (Jam 1:1). Paul is "the apostle of the Gentiles" (Rom 11:13). We (Gentiles) are to "follow"...
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Hey there! Yes, it does appear we are opposites! But if we both accept Scripture, then we should both come to agreement. We have 3 options: 1. Justified by...
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Since he praised her for her works, we can follow this good example and praise others for their godly works (11 Boaz answered her, "I've heard all about you...
Idolatry has consequences, both in blinding people to the flaws in their viewpoint, and to the eternal result of that viewpoint. Everyone must choose whom...
Good question, Jabulani! He was "the grandson of Herod the Great, and the son of Aristobulus and Bernice. He became Herod Agrippa I. Caligula gave him the...
In verse 27 when the prophets of Baal were not having any luck getting their fire started: "About noontime Elijah began mocking them. 'You'll have to shout l...
1 Kings 18:20 - 40
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Yes, Boaz being shown all that she had done, prayed for the works that she had done, and a reward be given to her by the Lord God of Israel in whose wings...
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In the next verse Matt 23:10 "And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ. Would not this scripture imply to not use the word "Rabbi"...
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Thanks Dan, We're polar opposite here, but peace and grace to you as well! Galatians 2:16 "Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but...
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Hi Mark, "Paul NEVER condones sacrifices for the church." My response: I disagree. Paul condoned a Nazirite vow (Ac.21:21-24) to prove he obeyed Torah. Paul...
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Well-written, Leslie! I found this correlative info: "Ruth was a poor widow in a foreign land. She devised in her heart to glean fields – pick up scraps...
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Those exercises are great, Ken! Thanks!
They show that through both His (apparent) royal paternal lineage (as given in Matthew) and His biological maternal lineage (as contained in Luke), He was...
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All the answers are wonderful. But I think one important fact should be mentioned. God is Spirit. By the incarnation, he actually knows what it is to live on...
I ask this in particular because in the future, He will change animals to be vegetarians according to Isaiah 65:25: “The wolf and the lamb shall feed togethe...
Isaiah 65:17 - 25
Yes, Saleem, good question! It does sound a little harsh and maybe even that He was being short with her. But He was not under her supervision anymore, not...
I hold to a different view, HARAGAKIZA Jean Baptiste. (Good question, by the way). Taking a wife from the family of his uncle Ishmael, Esau maybe thought...
Proverbs 16:9: A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps. The proverbs of Solomon tell us that everyone may think their actions are...
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Are the Anunnaki in the Epic of Gilgamesh the Nephilim mentioned in the Bible?
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What is servant leadership?
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Why was it necessary for Jesus to go through Samaria?
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Why did Jesus refer to his mother as "woman" at the wedding in Cana?
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What is the book of Psalms?
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What does the groaning refer to in Romans 8:26?
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What is the sea of forgetfulness?
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Biblical truths for Israel and truths for the church, the body of Christ, are to be recognized as separate truths for separate groups (2 Tim 2:15). Paul...
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Hello Ariel, sacrifices did not "come to an end in Jesus". Jesus commands sacrifices (Mt.5:24). Jesus was angry when the religious establishment prevented...
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Why does the writer of Proverbs pick on wives? (Proverbs 21:9)
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What does it mean to be one flesh in a marriage?
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Will Jesus' second coming be as a thief in the night or will the trumpet blow for all to hear?
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What are the greatest miracles in the Bible?
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Yes, that is true. Just not an inclusion that would not require going through Israel first though. Salvation, now being the free unmerited gift through faith...
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