Why did the Old Testament prescribe that one could hate his enemies?
Note that, in the verse cited in the question, Jesus did not say (as He commonly did when quoting the Old Testament), "It is written...." Instead, His words...
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What does putting God first really mean?
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What does putting God first really mean?
“Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love, in honor preferring one another’’ (Rom. 12:10). The spiritual Christian does not insist on his or...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did Jesus call people fools and yet condemn others for doing the same thing?
Jesus was telling us as brothers not to call one another a fool (Matthew 5:22), in a technical sense. God had said, "The fool has said in his heart, 'there...
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What is the key to truly experiencing God?
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What is repentance and is it necessary for salvation?
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What is repentance and is it necessary for salvation?
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What does Daniel 12:1 reveal about the time of the end?
What does Daniel 12:1 reveal about the time of the end?
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Leslie Coutinho
How does a peaceful heart lead to a healthy body? How are they connected?
Isaiah 26:3: Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. When the eye of the heart is stayed (focused) on...
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Why did the Old Testament prescribe that one could hate his enemies?
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What does it mean that "with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation" in Isaiah 12:3?
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Why did the Old Testament prescribe that one could hate his enemies?
Matthew 5:43 - 48
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
What’s the role of a Sunday school teacher in the lives of the children?
I would say that the primary roles of a Sunday school teacher (especially with relation to children) would be to act as a model of Christian behavior and of...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Why did Jesus call people fools and yet condemn others for doing the same thing?
Jesus was speaking of one person relating to another person as a brother or sister (that is, as an equal), without the authority to pass such a judgment. By...
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Jim Dubé
, Former pastor
What is a carnal Christian?
Excellent responses - please allow me to add these scriptures: Paul clarified the Corinthian carnality with this statement: "And I, brethren, could not speak...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Why did Jesus call people fools and yet condemn others for doing the same thing?
Jesus said, “Whoever says [to his brother], `You fool!’ shall be in danger of hell fire’” (Matt. 5:22). Yet He Himself said to the scribes and Pharisees, “Fo...
Matthew 23:1 - 39
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What does "power had gone out from him" mean?
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Is the distinction between clergy and laity biblical?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does "power had gone out from him" mean?
Great question, Madelyn Vanacore! Another translation, the King James Version, has "virtue had gone out of him." Jesus certainly did NOT lose any virtue when...
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Charles Bean
What does "power had gone out from him" mean?
Jesus set aside His diety, and was walking as a fully surrendered human. When the woman touched Him with faith, the Father alerted Him to the fact that power...
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Jeff Cokenour
If you have a friend who is gay, but they tell you they have a relationship with Jesus, what do you say?
I have family in this situation. My opinion doesn't matter, what matters is Jesus' opinion. In 1 John we read: 1 John 1:6 NKJV — If we say that we have...
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Eddie Mills
If you have a friend who is gay, but they tell you they have a relationship with Jesus, what do you say?
I will repeat what Jesus said: Jesus asks the woman if anyone has condemned her and she answers no. Jesus says that he, too, does not condemn her, and tells...
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Ursula S Monroe
If you have a friend who is gay, but they tell you they have a relationship with Jesus, what do you say?
I’m friends with a civil married gay couple. For me it’s a thin line but one thing the Lord has taught me is that Christian or not we are sinners. As a...
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Kilian Kean
, Telecommunications Engineer (Retired)
What is repentance and is it necessary for salvation?
This is a heart issue. If you really received Jesus as Lord of your life, then the Holy Spirit has come to dwell inside you. Romans 8:9-11, 1 Corinthians...
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John Appelt
What is the meaning of the term "Shiloh"?
Other than the place name, Shiloh appears only once as a unique term in Genesis 49:10. In this prophecy of Moses concerning Judah, Genesis 49:8-10, Judah, as...
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Tim Maas
, Retired Quality Assurance Specialist with the U.S. Army
Whom does God hold morally accountable between the two: A corrupt king, government, general, or commanding officer who issues the order OR the faithful soldier who carries out the order, reguardless of the colaterial damage of innocent lives?
2 Samuel 11 indicates that, after David committed adultery with Bathsheba (the wife of Uriah the Hittite), which had caused Bathsheba to become pregnant,...
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Pamela Davis
What is the biblical reference for "quoting" verses as a means to overcome difficult situations?
The reason to quote the Word of God in difficult situations is the best way to fend off Satan and his minions. This is demonstrated clearly by Jesus during...
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Zaccariah Watchman
Whom does God hold morally accountable between the two: A corrupt king, government, general, or commanding officer who issues the order OR the faithful soldier who carries out the order, reguardless of the colaterial damage of innocent lives?
Particularly: the pilot who is given the command to bomb a village full of children, women and peaceful lawbiding civilians, perhaps in hopes that by doing s...
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Shirley H
, Wife, mother, veteran in the spiritual war we all face!
In what sense had they not defiled themselves as in Revelation 14:4?
Deuteronomy 7:6: "For you are to be a holy people belonging to the Lord your God. The Lord has chosen you to be His own possession out of all the peoples on...
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Mark Vestal
, Proud of nothing of myself. Freed by Christ who did it all!
What is repentance and is it necessary for salvation?
Repent, from the Greek word μετανοέω, means to "change your mind", or "regret". Israel had to change their mind on who Jesus Christ was, their promised...
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Bonnie Ferguson
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Andre Watson Watson
What is amillennialism?
Amillennialism is an eschatological point of view of the End Times. It is not pronounced with the long a, as in apex or able, nor is it pronounced with the...
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What did Jesus mean in Luke 22:36 about buying a sword?
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Danny Hickman
, Believer in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ
How is it "work" to believe? (John 6:29)
"This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent" (John 6:29). This isn't what they asked Jesus. They didn't ask Him what was God doing, or...
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Myron Baska
Did Jesus drink wine/alcohol?
Jesus made and drank wine (Luke 7:33-35; Matthew 15:11;). He approved of moderate drinking (Matthew 15:11). But he strongly criticized drunkenness (Matthew...
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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Mustard Seed?
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Was Jesus despised by men or respected by them?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What is the meaning of the Parable of the Mustard Seed?
The seed of the mustard plant, about 1 mm in diameter, was ground to produce a widely used spice; in the New Testament Jesus used the mustard seed as an...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Was Jesus despised by men or respected by them?
This is just an apparent contradiction, not an actual one. Because, according to Isaiah, Jesus was “despised and rejected by men.” Yet in the Gospels, even...
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What does it mean when Jesus says "my yoke is easy and my burden is light" (Matthew 11:30)?
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Andre Washington
How is it "work" to believe? (John 6:29)
I believe that Jesus is taking what they literally call work and makes it a metaphor to express that there is no literal work to be done. It occurs to me...
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What does the Bible say about Purgatory?
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
What does the Bible say about Purgatory?
Is there a purgatory? It's an incorrect doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church. Purgatory is the belief that there exists a place after death where some of...
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Jack Gutknecht
, ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
Did Jesus drink wine/alcohol?
Luke 7:34
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John Appelt
Why does Psalm 51:5 say we are conceived in sin?
Psalm 51:5 is often cited as a verse defending the teaching that says man is born in sin. Supposedly, Adam disobeyed, and sin was transmitted from generation...