If righteousness is credited apart from the law because Abraham believed GOD'S promise according to Paul, why then add more requirements to the covenant? ...
James 1:25
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Why is giving so emphasized in the Christian faith?
In his biblical commentary, T. C. Butler indicates that Jerusalem was outside of Judah's territorial allotment, and just inside Benjamin's territory,...
Joshua 18:28 Joshua 15:8 lists Jerusalem in Judah, but Joshua 18:28 says it is in Benjamin.
Joshua 18:11 - 28
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Where did we get our Bible?
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How can the God of love in the NT be reconciled with the vengeful God of these cursing Psalms? (Psalm 109, for example)
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Vincent, you are exactly right. There are multiple documents stating they are Mary's parents. People have even suggested it can't be possible because the...
Unleavened Bread is a festival that lasts seven days. It starts with a Sabbath and ends with a Sabbath. Seven in Scripture represents compete and/or holy...
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Mark, I would agree with you on your second reference. On this Michael Houdmann says, "The word coincidence is used only once in the New Testament, and it...
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Rhonda, "namaste" = The word comes from Sanskrit and literally means “bowing to you” or “I bow to you,” and is used as a greeting.
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Yogi -- a practitioner of Yoga?
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Good answer! Hosea 4:6 says, (as you said), "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge." Also, Proverbs 4:7 says, as you said, "Wisdom is the principal...
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Why did testing come to Job? (Job 23:10)
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Who is the antichrist?
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Well spoken
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Should a Christian practice yoga?
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Paul is leading up to the upcoming "but now" verses of Romans...where he reveals that through having faith in Christ we are set free from condemnation. It is...
If you sin without knowing what you’re doing, God takes that into account. But if you sin knowing full well what you’re doing, or have a momentary...
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Jack, would these verses count? Not the exact meaning of 'coincidence', but "time and chance" can lead to it: Ecclesiastes 9:11 "I returned, and saw under...
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Grant, I can understand your 7 ways God answers prayer, but I can only include 3-7. I know what numbers 1 and 2 say and mean, I just have some doubt as to...
Marriage equality is a legal issue and not a religious one. In the first place, the word "marriage" did not come into our language until the 13th century....
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Amen! Compromise is everywhere, coming at the Bible from every direction!!! Jesus warned about it, beware! Look at the book of Jude very carefully. We live...
I prefer "notional" Christians over fake Christians. Millions of people have a notion that they are "Christian" because, well, they are not Jewish, a Hindu,...
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What are 'presumptuous sins'?
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What is the New English Bible (NEB)?
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What is the lust of the eyes?
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Proverbs 19:21 Living Bible 21 Man proposes, but God disposes.
There are at least 2 clear mentions of "coincidence(s) in the Bible: The AMP Version (Amplified Version)) of Luke 10:31 has this: "Now by coincidence a...
What does it mean to take the Lord's name in vain? (ebible.com) Exodus 20:7 tn or “use” (NCV, TEV); NIV, CEV, NLT “misuse”; NRSV “make wrongful use of.”...
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Michael, Warren Wiersbe wrote this: [Aaron's rod that budded symbolized this:] "He [Christ] lives by the power of an endless life so we can be fruitful for...
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Brezhnev’s Widow As Vice President, George Bush represented the U.S. at the funeral of former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Bush was deeply moved by a...
What does the Bible say about hate? Proverbs 6:16 thru 19: "There are six things the LORD hates—no, seven things he detests: haughty eyes, a lying tongue,...
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What was the significance of Aaron's rod?
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You got me! I tend to skip right to the good news, as I believe it should be the focus, or foundation. The underlying concern of the original questioner is...
By my reading of the earlier chapters of Joshua, even though the walls of Jericho had previously fallen without effort on the part of Joshua's army, it had...
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Thanks for your contribution to the question but you have quoted dozens of Scripture texts without demonstrating how they support your argument.
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Here is one of Paul's verses of having faith in Christ's blood for the forgiveness of our sins today. Rom 3:25 "Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation...
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Yes, the entire NT was post-cross, and yes, His death and resurrection was foretold, but... Luke 18:34 "And they understood none of these things: and this...
God concealing and kings searching goes way deeper than kingdoms and governments. Matthew 11:25 reads: “At that time Jesus answered and said, 'I thank thee,...
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Selected verses from Ezra chapter 10: "Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, a descendant of Elam, said to Ezra, 'We have been unfaithful to our God, for we have...
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I just heard a nurse express her view that everyone goes to heaven eventually. Pray for her. I don't feel I can give out her name online, though. But I may...
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What line are you referring to? Nothing in the answer above says "shed blood" but rather, faith in Christ, which includes (for all of us reading these words...
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What should we learn from the story of the rich man and Lazarus?
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Mark, I respectfully disagree with your view. I am unable to reconcile your arguments with the revelation and authority of Scripture. Thanks for the...
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What is the lust of the eyes?
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What is God's view on the consumption of alcohol?
Yes, it is! So, give God thanks for the forgiveness that He gave the world through Jesus Christ and His shed blood at the cross as the sufficient payment for...
The scriptures tell us the following for us to do: Acts 15: 28: For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these...
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Forgiveness is not conditional upon someone first repenting. That is backwards. Forgiveness occurred at the cross. Salvation occurs at the moment of...
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