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"Make a mistake a blessing"? The question, boiled down, is 'How can a sinful act lead to a blessing'? Fighting is sinful. Killing is sinful. ALL THE TIME!!...
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Your summary is the whole nutshell; God says the same thing to everybody... The question is a hanging one. Something is being alluded to. I have a question:...
Why did the disciples not recognise Jesus after his resurection? After all, some were face to face with Him. Beaten or not, surely they would recognize Him....
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James was to believers. What profit is their my brethren if you have FAITH but no works. Works for rewards in heaven. Never for salvation which is a free...
As noted in the verse cited in the question, heaven is described as a place of rest. While one might consider quiet as a necessary component of rest (as the...
My understanding is that when we die, the breath of life goes back to God and the body rests in the grave until the resurrection (Job 14:12; Dan 12:2). The...
According to Revelation 14:13, heaven is a place in which the saints “rest from their labors.” However, earlier in the Book of Revelation heaven is described...
Revelation 14:6 - 13
This metaphor of sleep is only talking about the earthly body's inanimate state after death, not to the soul. Scripture assures believers of their souls'...
I would say that such a statement would arise from a belief that humans have an immortal soul that survives the death of the physical body. In the case of an...
I think this verse means that Christians are to be especially careful to obey Christ as a show of already having been saved. And this particularly is in the...
Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Philippians 2:12
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Well that’s the ultimate place, but it says that the dead will be caught up for judgment. They are either are asleep or wherever they are. And that’s not...
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I agree with everything you said except, “It’s about growing in your love for God.” We grow in righteousness, we grow in the knowledge of how much God loves...
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Apparently we will have a body that is the perfection of our earthly body. The bible says we will know each other. That means we still have an identity that...
There were self-proclaimed Messiahs around the time of Christ, both before and after His incarnation. This is in the commonly understood sense of "Messiah"...
This it the reason I believe only the 144,000 Jews will make it through the tribulation. All the Gentile believers will die because they did not take the...
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Can both thoughts be correct?
“Us” means we are the ones that belong to him, the ones who tell others about the word that he died giving to us; he calls his children little ones. If you...
The ephod was a sleeveless garment of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet, held together by a jeweled clasp on each shoulder (Exodus 28:6-8; 39:1-5; Lev. 8:7)....
Galatians 3:21-24 says, 21"Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then...
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Should a Christian listen to secular music?
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Meeks Cross, I agree. Why not call it stretching? My daughter is Christian. Long story short, 52 years ago she was born with a club foot. When she was 3 or...
John 3: 16. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. I believe...
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Pearl Malyk, I think your analogy about the photo is WONDERFUL! Thank you! To me, communion is a gift from God to us and I believe God is pleased when we...
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What is the theme of the book of Revelation?
First, see the big picture: The Great City, the Holy Jerusalem Rev. 21:10 Contrast to man’s cities on earth—ENOCH, the first city, built by the first...
Dr. John Walvoord, former president of the school I went to when he was there, Dallas Seminary, said this about the theme of or outline for the book of...
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What does Jesus mean by "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you" in Jn 15:16?
The Greek word used (anglicized as "mikron", which is the root of many English terms denoting smallness) was commonly used at that time by rabbis (that is,...
Psalm 119:164 “Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous laws.” (NIV) The phrase means, “often, many times, beyond what is expected.” WW Compare...
42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their r...
Matthew 10:40 - 42
A psalm is a sacred song or hymn, the words of which are meant to be recited or sung in worship. A psalmist is an individual who writes or composes such...
The number seven is used on multiple occasions in the Bible as a symbol of completeness, finality, or intensity. Examples would include the seven days of...
For me, the best way to overcome embarrassment of sharing the gospel is by sharing a very brief (about 1-minute) overview of my life before Christ and my...
My Father has passed on. He lived for 79 years. I asked him for guidance and help in many other ways for the years the Lord gave us to function as father and...
My thought is, Matthew 9:2: "Son be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you." 1st Corinthians 15:54: "So when this corruptible has put on in-corruption,...
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So, now all we have to do is conquer the things we hate, and only do the things we struggle to do! Sounds like time for tea and cake...No time to just put it...
According to the bible they were young "men". In the bible, and according to Jewish tradition, based on the laws of Moses, bare minimum they were 13. That is...
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Continuing, I know this sounds hard to believe, but Faye and I have never not compromised. I can prove it: we got married in 1974. We've never divorced or...
I interpret this comment as being directed not only to the pastor or the leadership of the church in Ephesus, but also to the congregation as a whole, as a...
Although the glorified Christ had many positive things to say to the Christian congregation at Ephesus, He also characterized them as having "abandoned"...
I would say that they are not (and were not even in the time of Christ). The ten "lost tribes" of the northern kingdom of Israel were carried into exile by...
Context: Revelation 2:4 "Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. 5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the t...
Revelation 2:1 - 7
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