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Good point, Bruce! There will come a day that the rulers of this world will mandate a mark be placed on the hand or forehead of people if they want to buy or...
I used to live in a state with a lot of temptation. But then I read this: "The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble."...
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Great response Steph! I have a nephew who has cp. He is much like you. He struggled through school. Graduated, had a career for 30 plus years. Has had more...
Not doing good on the Sabbath day (or any other day) is the same as doing evil. --Warren Wiersbe James 4:17 says, "If anyone, then, knows the good they...
Dear anonymous, I'm sorry but I'm going to give you my answer which I don't think you will like. I believe that the government has the authority and even the...
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How is the Lord a refuge for the oppressed? (Psalm 9:9-10)
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What is the significance of the man with the withered hand?
The religion of this time had an overwhelming number of rules. In Matthew 12:1-7 the Pharisees were furious about the hungry disciples picking corn on the...
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Thank you for the references and resources
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Has anyone here ever come across a person, a complete stranger, who launched into a conversation with you about how they got cured of cancer or some other...
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https://www.gotquestions.org/Thaddeus-in-the-Bible.html
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Do we sin daily? Is it possible to go an entire day without sinning?
In this passage of Scripture the Apostle Paul is speaking about judging one another, and that he was not even persuaded by the opinions of the Corinthians....
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I find it a curiosity that one million+ people travelled from Egypt to Israel, wandering for 40 years, and that absolutely no trace has been found of this...
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Sounds plausible. Source?
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What does the Bible say about giving to the poor?
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Anything besides intercourse would be wrong according to this discussion. Assuming this is correct, what would a married couple do if only the man could...
The two apostles who are referred to by the name Judas are two different individuals: Judas Iscariot (who is always referred to by that name in the gospels)...
In comparison to other creatures (and by God's design), they do things by instinct for their own preservation that "higher" beings would consider wise or...
Look to the cross. Jesus Christ died for you because He knew you would fail again tomorrow. Know that God will NEVER punish YOU for your failures. That was...
Size and personal power are neither here nor there. What is important is that you have a heart for God. Then you live with the Spirit on your walk through...
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In my community there are often men in suits with a shirt and bow tie, standing at a traffic light handing out the 'Muhammad Speaks' literature. When they...
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Thank you so much for this response. You did an excellent job explaining. I also know there is a big difference between knowing about Jesus, and actually...
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Thank you Eugenia :). It is a difficult illness to deal with and it seems many people don't recognize or respect us for all we do to overcome everything...
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Danny continued: Baptism and communion are commands Jesus gave us to follow. Churches vary on how they perform baptisms and communion (tradition), which is...
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Danny, Definition of tradition: ~The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation ~A doctrine believed to have divine authority though...
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Why did Jesus refer to false teachers as wolves?
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No, Eve had no sexual relations with Satan, or any angels. She bore the sons Cain and Abel, and then following with the other 7 children of Adam and Eve. She...
Esp. Matthew 12:9-12
Matthew 12:9 - 14
In speaking of how Samuel did not yet know the LORD, various renderings of the cited verse on the biblehub.com website express the idea of the verse as...
Sodom was notorious for its wickedness, even though Abram's nephew Lot chose to live there. After Lot was abducted from Sodom (with the kidnappers also...
21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the persons, but take the goods for yourself." 22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have lifted my ha...
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Why didn't Adam and Eve find it strange that a serpent was talking to them?
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I thank God for forgiving me at the cross when I sin. It gives me the strength I need to help the Spirit win the inner battle next time if I keep in memory...
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Additionally, when I sin and realize it, I feel just awful. I truly feel like I've sinned against God, and I'm compelled to ask God for forgiveness. This has...
Jonah 4:11: "And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand...
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Good way to put it, Tim!
Notice 1 Cor. 3:10-15, which says that even if we are found to have no good works, we will still be saved. 2 Cor. 5:10 states that we’ll all face judgment...
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I would put it in terms of whomever the sin wronged, whatever the scope of that wrong would have been.
Good question, Gregory! I think it's spiritual. "Healing is a metaphor for forgiveness here." bible.org About 60 years ago I was healed spiritually. "The...
In my youth I knew not the fuller meaning of Scripture. As I listened to those I admired, I studied, prayed and began to obey. I realized the depth of God's...
Confession of sins was required of Israel while under God's covenant with them. Everyone living today, under God's age of grace (Eph 3:2), are not required...
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Are you saying, Tim, that the confession of sin(s) should be as public as the sin was?
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What does the Bible say about worry?
Having faith is what God requires of us to show that we believe and trust Him. The great debate is HOW DO WE OBTAIN FAITH? Is it a gift from God, or do we...
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Why does God require faith?
Genesis 3:22 And the Lord God said, “Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the...
John 14:14: "If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it." All prayers must go through our Lord Jesus, who is the only mediator between God and man....
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Thank you for this explanation, it was really helpful.
It was probably learned behavior. Sinful tendencies are learned just as wholesome tendencies are. God directed Isaac not to go down to Egypt and then...
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