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"Justify" might not be the right word to use. God hasn't done anything for which he needs to be exonerated or pardoned. If He tells a man to kill others,...
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It would seem that all the answers given missed the point of the original question, which was based on Genesis 9:3. This verse signals God transitioning...
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"In comparison to eternity, the time that the church has been awaiting the Lord’s return has really been but “a little while” (see 2 Cor 4:16-18). In fact,...
2 Corinthians 12:7: And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the...
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Makes sense. I can’t see the physical world and the physical world can't see my face. I’m isolated from interference. Just me and God.
This is apparently a term for the day prior to Maundy Thursday, and is meant to mark the day when (as noted in the verses cited in the question) Judas...
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Do angels appear to people today?
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Amen, sister! God will richly bless you for honoring Him!
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Good answer, Rick! I voted you up and gave you a favorites! Margaret George has quite a compelling story about Mary, Called Magdalene with Judas Iscariot in...
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Margaret George has quite a compelling story about Mary, Called Magdalene with Judas Iscariot in it as one of The Twelve disciples. It's a long one but worth...
My husband died of cancer after a 17 year marriage. 3 years after my husband's death, I met a wonderful Christian man. I recently had to end a relationship...
Not to disagree with Tim Maas, because his view is certainly valid! But I would add that the singling out of Achan is an act of mercy from a merciful G-d....
John Bellora's answer is spot on, but I will add that the apostle Shaul/Paul stated that if two people who are un-believers are married and one (in this case...
Good question: What behaviors and attitudes of Judas opened him up to the influence of Satan, resulting in his betrayal of Jesus? How can I avoid such...
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Amen. God designed all of our bodies to be whole and beautiful. Every person, every animal is a unique creation of God.
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"Psalm 56:8 God listed his tears on His scroll (v. 8 niv) or put them in His bottle or wineskin (kjv, nasb). Archaeologists have unearthed small 'tear...
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Should Christians celebrate Christmas?
This is a good question, and one I've asked myself over the years. Many people attach significance to the number 7 as "the number of completeness" in the...
The prohibitions in this verse concerned practices that were common among pagan nations at that time. Israelites were commanded to abstain from those actions...
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What does the Bible say about dying, seeing heaven and returning to life?
The question may be coming from the perspective that God's gaze brings favor; however the Psalmist knows that God also metes out punishment. Psalm 30 is...
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Should a Christian invest money in the stock market?
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Must precept be upon precept?
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Are the seven Catholic sacraments biblical?
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How can I know if the desires of my heart are from God?
I don't know for sure because, to my knowledge, the Bible does not elaborate on what David was referring to in this Psalm, but this is what comes to mind:...
I came to Christ dramatically in my 40th year. In the first few months I was literally walking on air, really feeling excited. At that time I worked in the...
According to the conversation between Jonathan and David, it is apparent that they were disagreeing about the fact that King Saul was seeking to take David's...
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What is Palm Sunday?
In writing this psalm, David was apparently undergoing some unspecified sort of affliction or illness through God's permissive will that he was interpreting...
The oath that David made (as recorded in 1 Samuel 20:3) was a reaffirmation of an oath that he had originally sworn in 1 Samuel 18:3 with Saul's son Jonathan...
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Christ also later made it clear (through Paul) that there is nothing that His shed blood for our sins did not fully cover at the cross: Col 2:13-15 "And you,...
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What should we learn from the account of Daniel in the lion's den?
Jesus made it clear. Divorce was not meant since the beginning when Moses gave a certificate of divorce because of the hardening of your heart. Jesus goes on...
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What is Palm Sunday?
One possibility that occurs to me is that, since David shared his home with his wife Michal (who was Saul's daughter), perhaps the idol was a vestige or...
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"Laziness can be spiritual: "Some people don’t reject Jesus with their mouths—but they ignore Him with their lives. A lazy heart delays repentance, skips...
God hates it. Deuteronomy 18:10-12 (ESV): “There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices...
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Wow! Thanks for all your work on this, John!
13 Look away from me, that I may smile again, before I depart and am no more!"
1 Samuel 20:2-4 Common English Bible 2 Jonathan said to him, “No! You are not going to die! Listen: My father doesn’t do anything big or small without tell...
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Usually, the apostles that wrote New Testament books are limited to Peter, John, and Matthew, but there may have been two more of the original twelve...
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Hello! I would love to hear your thoughts on marriage abandonment from a biblical perspective. Would it be considered abandonment if a husband leaves h...
I would say that He does, although the manner or timing of our deliverance may not conform to our limited, temporal expectations. (I would also note that,...
In my opinion, even the active expression of praise to God on the part of believers during their every waking moment would be insufficient to thank Him for...
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