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Jesus came to establish a new covenant, based on 2 important facts. He lived the perfect life that we could never live. He died to pay the penalty for the...
In my opinion, although the Old Testament recounts instances where the mantle was a literal, physical garment worn by a prophet that could be passed on as a...
Purely from a physical standpoint, and especially since the spiritual aspect has already been covered, the recently emptied wine casks would have had a...
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Thanks for your wise answer to my question. Physical death as horrid as it is, is incomparable to spiritual death with its eternal consequences. We live and...
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Those who have believed His gospel, First Corinthians 15:1-4, have eternal life because our sin debt is paid in full, and we can no longer be condemned. John...
As it is clearly stated, this is because we are human beings. We are guided by the senses, ego, selfish motives, desires, lust, greed, anger and jealousy. It...
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Karol Wiser, you wrote: Dan, you are right on. I was a JW for 22 years. That is how it is done. March 10 2016 • Would you mind sharing your testimony?
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Is it not possible that Moses used different scribes to record various books of the Bible which would obviously help naturally explain some of differences or...
Old Earth Creationism is the view that the days of Genesis are long periods of time, rather than literal days. Before I came to Christ, I was an...
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Second Timothy 2:13 If we believe not, (once we have believed John 3:16-18) He abideth faithful, he can not deny himself. Ephesians 1:13-14. John 3:18...
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First John 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive our selves, and the TRUTH is not in us. Romans 5:20-21 Legalizers always leave out those verses. Where...
The Hebrew word in the verse (anglicized as "shulchan") occurs 79 times in Scripture, and most commonly refers to a literal table (that is, an article of...
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Jay earlier I said: The more we fill our minds with meditation on the revelation our God has given to us and strive to keep what He has revealed for us to...
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GARY you said to Aurel, Paul is consistent with the teaching of the Old Testament in that when the body dies, the soul departs/emigrates from the body...
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Psalms 23:5
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I loved your answer, Jay! Your last statement, especially, was good but it didn't show up with ebible's reftagger. Try using a semicolon like this: Laughter...
My understanding is that the complete versions of the Chronicles of Nathan and Gad referenced in the passage cited in the question were likely lost during...
1 Chronicles 29:29 - 30
Multiple commentaries on the cited passage that I have read have suggested that the being called up by the medium at Endor was, in fact, not Samuel. Instead,...
Life and death are in the power of the tongue but a man who loves it will eat the fruit of his labor or control of it. Yes, it is laborious to tame the...
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Thank you, your answer may have definitely helped me to understand.
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Aurel, Paul is consistent with the teaching of the Old Testament in that when the body dies, the soul departs / emigrates from the body (Genesis 35:18). To...
No doubt sorcery and witchcraft were practised in those days and most of them were fake with the intention to deceive people. But in this case in God allowin...
1 Samuel 1:1 - 28
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God never changes but His ways change in different time periods in the bible. We are in the day of grace where by guilty sinners are declared righteous by...
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Is it wrong for a Christian to speak and say whatever is on their mind?
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Why is 'taming the tongue' so difficult?
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Are Christians going to remain in the clouds with Christ forever according to 1 Thessalonians 4:17?
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What types of worship songs are biblically acceptable?
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What is biblical theology?
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What does it mean when last night I was crying uncontrollably while praying to God?
Yes, God is sovereign, and nothing happens without His permissive will. God is also able to bring ultimate good out of even the worst circumstances. However,...
Covid19 may somehow help many unsaved to come to Christ and therefore be a part of God's plan. Alternately, there may be other positive reasons for its prese...
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Are Christians going to remain in the clouds with Christ forever according to 1 Thessalonians 4:17?
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Thank you Billy! I have experienced exactly what you say about scripture saying different things to different people at different times. I have read many...
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What does it mean when last night I was crying uncontrollably while praying to God?
Shortly after His baptism, Christ inaugurated His ministry by performing His first miracle. Prompted by His mother, Jesus turned water into wine. The gospel...
James 3:8 says, “But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.” [emphasis, mine] The reason taming the tongue is so hard is...
The author (most likely Paul) of Hebrews 9:27 is simply saying that everyone must die once (eventually), then face the Judgment. The wording may sound for...
We'll understand we're in the end times when we see wickedness, lawlessness, immorality and deceit rising. We should rise up, face the trial of tribulations,...
I can't speak from personal knowledge of ceremonial cleansing practices at the time, but perhaps the wine vessels that had already been fully drained through...
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Gary - there are no inconsistencies in the Bible and Paul doesn’t contradict himself - saying one thing in one place and another someplace else. At Second...
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Bruce, the Greek word used in 2 Corinthians 5:6, 8 is ekdémeó which means “to emigrate, depart, vacate”. Being unconscious during surgery is not the same...
127:1 Unless Yahweh builds a house Probably refers to a dynasty—the parallel reference to watching over a city creates a wider context than an individual who...
There would have been many empty jugs available. Why use the water pots that were used for washing when there were empty wine jugs all around?
John 2:6
First of all there is no Virgin Mary. She was a virgin when the Holy Spirit foreshadowed her with a child. She was a virgin no longer after having a child,...
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How should a Christian view materialism?
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Amen. Why the fruit inspectors get it wrong. You can not tell by how a person lives if they have believed or not. Lots of people do good works and try to...
In the verse cited in the question, the writer of the epistle to the Hebrews is saying that humans undergo death (based on the universally fallen, sinful...
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