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No, I'm preaching the Ephesians 3:2 "age of God's grace". Peter is speaking to Israel to prepare them for their coming tribulation, where they must "endure...
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Why don't Christians fast the same as Muslims?
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What is the doctrine of eternal security?
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The phrase "if you're still alive" is a straightforward but weighty reminder: "As long as you're breathing, there's still a chance to turn to God and be...
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The Apostle Peter disagrees with you. 2 Peter 1:2-11 2Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. Partakers of...
A few ideas: 1. Respiration (as in "the breath of life") 2. Wind (as God's "breath" in a metaphorical sense) 3. An attribute that separates living organisms...
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The phrase "fiery trial" comes from 1 Peter 4:12 (ESV): "Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though...
When is it okay to rest from one's labors? I just retired at the end of February 2025. So far it's great! The way I look at the question involves this:...
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One thing that is definitely definite, God is sovereign. Life is difficult. Everything is better when we have ears to hear and eyes to see. May we always...
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What about Harry Houdini, who spent part of his career exposing charlatans?
In my view, as long as people (even Christians) are in this life and fallen world, they are subject to the possibility of adversity. However, maintaining...
The heavyiness that we experience in guilt is a weapon of spiritual bondage that Satan uses to attack our faith in what Christ completed at the cross for us:...
Exodus 34:1: And the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the...
I guess you misunderstood “gentleman’s club”. What or how were you lured in to such a place can be explained in Scripture - which says in James 1:14-16 14:...
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I love this thought! Maybe an eagle will come and shield us under his wings, and like the song, we will just fly away!!!
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Thank you, Brother Ezekiel for your compelling and persuasive points of view of the Word of God! I don't want you to think that I totally dismiss your...
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Chasing Happiness The story of the puppy and the old dog: "I have mastered philosophy. I have learned that the best thing for a dog is happiness, and that...
I understand the questioner's point as to a seeming contradiction, but I would say that Solomon was looking at the subject from a comprehensive standpoint by...
15 "A rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin." But over and over again, I've seen that God has rendered wealth mean...
I would say that only the questioner can speak as to what he saw with his eyes, or what he felt in his heart. If the questioner believes that the...
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Does God have a sense of humor?
If the question is speaking of "labors" in the sense of services offered to God on behalf of His kingdom, I would say that lasting rest would or should only...
I would interpret the cited verse not in a positive sense, but (as indicated by some of the translations available at...
I would say that the reference to "death" is not speaking of temporal death, but of the eternal separation from God that will be experienced by the...
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Well put, Danny, the subtlety with which the characters are portrayed as "nice" or "honorable" is deceiving and makes young minds think it's OK to delve into...
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There are also many things that don't happen but people think they do. The question of authority is central here. Christians are told not to believe just...
Proverbs 11:4 The Proverbs of Solomon 4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
Here Solomon speaks as though the godly person receives his reward in this life, claiming, “the righteous will be recompensed on the earth.” However, the Bib...
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Danny, we have just concluded on an engaging conversation on this issue under Michael's answer article. I appreciate your passionate argument on God not...
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Billy, I don't think there's anything better than prayer!! Nothing compares to it! That said... I've never asked God to change His mind about anything! I...
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Danny, the fervent prayer of a righteous man availith much. To say God never changes his mind is akin to saying we should stop praying, to saying there is no...
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I was nervous to say the least. But I knew that God was in control. However, I had seen several other flooding storms. None ever matched Sandy in this area....
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God is the same yesterday, today and forever. He has been warning the Israelites almost from the beginning to repent. There fore when he sends a judgemental...
I wish to deviate from most of the answers so far rendered. Satan is a defeated foe. He lost his power and authority at the cross of Calvary. MT 28:18-20....
My observation: The plagues were specific and none targeted the “wealth/hard currency/gold etc...” of Pharaoh or the Egyptians. Hence, I do agree 100% with...
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Mark, in my view, anyone saying that God changed His mind is defying the teaching of Scripture. It's very easy to fling that around. I've done it too many...
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I do not mean to imply that God lied. I think we are both correct actually. Neither of us fully understood how an infinite God sees and operates in His...
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My view is that God's foreknowledge should not be conflated with His revealed will in specific circumstances described by Scripture. The text of Isaiah...
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I agree and something happened to me this past Sunday that really floored me.
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Amen, James. HE HIMSELF is everything we need to know!
In short my answer would be no, we do not receive mansions in heaven. I would like to share a different perspective, and that is that the focus of what Jesus...
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Lord Jesus spoke about it in Parables to His disciples and revealed to them. 1) Matthew 13:30 Lord Jesus spoke about "tares" and "wheat" that both shall grow...
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Hey Bryar, I like it! You make a good argument. I like the idea that the story is a depiction of a place unlike any other place, a place where the presence...
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Obscurity isn't the issue, Brother; yes, the language is plain. God told the prophet what to tell the king. To be sure, there is at least one other way to...
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In the amazing movie, The Mark: Redemption (2013) this Tribulation film gives one certain person (known in Biblical terms as the anti-Christ) by the name of...
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