Did Jesus mean we should literally pluck out our eyes and cut off our hands in Matthew 5:29-30 and 18:8-9? No, obviously not, otherwise, every red-blooded...
All such good answers and better than mine. I love reading them. I look at it like this. The first time I was born, I was physically born into this world as...
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What is meant by "the courts of our God"?
Although Jesus had told the apostles with regard to their evangelistic travels not to go to the Samaritans from a mission standpoint (Matthew 10:5), the only...
In Psalm 82:6, the writer Asaph quotes God saying, “You are gods.” It is literally, “You are elohim.” In the majority of occurrences in the Old Testament, “...
Loving and submitting to each other. EPH 4:32, 5:21.
The idea that man was created immortal is pure conjecture. God gave them food. Genesis 1:29-30. God created EVERY tree whose fruit yields seed for food.They...
Dear Anonymous: It sounds like you are in a place of despair, which will inevitably make you feel hopeless. May I say that I can relate! We may be living in...
Without being proficient in Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic, it is impossible to completely rely on any one translation. For instance, the word "love" in the New...
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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Sheep and Goats?
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How can believers be in the world, but not of the world?
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Did Jesus mean we should literally pluck out our eyes and cut off our hands in Matthew 5:29-30 and 18:8-9?
The views expressed by the author of Ecclesiastes (commonly regarded as Solomon) are those of someone "under the sun" -- that is, from a naturalistic...
The nation of Israel (which, at the time, consisted of only seventy people in the household of Jacob (otherwise known as Israel (Genesis 32:28)(Exodus 1:5))...
Mary is not a descendent of David according to Luke and the angel Gabriel. Read Luke 1:5 which tells us that Elizabeth was a "daughter of Aaron." Now read...
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What does it mean that God is love?
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Who created God? Where did God come from?
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Who created God? Where did God come from?
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Who created God? Where did God come from?
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What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven?
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What does the Bible say about self-mutilation / cutting?
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Why did God create us?
Those who were under Mosaic law (Jews) were to obey the whole law. If they broke any part of the law it was as if they had broken the whole law. The purpose...
The 'church age' is a reference to the time in which the church, the body of Christ, is being filled with believers that Paul was made to be the leader of,...
We can pray, "Keep watch over me and keep me out of trouble; Don’t let me down when I run to you." --Proverbs 25:20 I often use this verse from the Message...
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What does it mean that God is love?
In the church in Peter's time, false teachers were claiming that, since God had forgiven the sins of believers through faith in Christ's atoning death and...
Verse 1 of Romans 14 indicates that the context here is over 'doubtful disputations' regarding one's faith. Some are weaker in faith than others. For...
Great question, Gayle! Yes, it is true that Christians should not judge or criticize other believers and shouldn't do things to “make them stumble” (Romans...
What does this mean?
2 Peter 2:21
I mulled that question several times. On my work commute there were always a few along the way. I finally came to the decision to make a little ditty bag. I’...
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What is Arianism?
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Why shouldn't Christians judge one another according to Romans 14?
It was the shedding of Christ's blood that made the payment or atonement required by God for the sin of the redeemed, and thus enabled the redeemed to...
They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
Revelation 12:1 - 17
Matthew chapter 5 is known as the sermon on the mount. Jesus began to teach his disciples about the kingdom of God. I believe the key to this entire...
The life you describe is why you DO need Him. We today are not promised earthly blessings while living with the exception of salvation from it. There is no...
I have no job, or education. I have no family or friends or connections to anyone. I pray for many things like strength for faith, to carry on, to find a pur...
The crown of rejoicing (1 Thess 2:19, the crown of righteousness (2 Tim 4:8), of glory (1 Pet 5:4), of life (Jas 1:12; Rev 2:10). --bible.org
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How is God "clearly seen" in this world? (Romans 1:19–20)
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What was the significance of the altar of incense?
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What are the heavenly crowns that believers can receive in Heaven?
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In Psalm 37:23, what does "he delighteth in his way" mean?
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What are the duties of a wife in marriage?
The Lord Jesus said in Matthew 5:42 to give to the one who asks; did He mean all beggars?
Matthew 5:42
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