Is this the same Jonah who was swallowed by the fish? (2 Kings 14:25)
25 Jeroboam II recovered the territories of Israel between Lebo-hamath and the Dead Sea,*just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had promised through Jonah son ...
Why was creation subjected to frustration? (Romans 8:20–21)
20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself wil...
What was the role of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament?
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In the old testament the Spirit could leave a person. David prayed that His Holy Spirit would not leave him after he committed adultery and murder. In the...
How is the Holy Spirit different than our Conscience?
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Hello mr. Seth, regarding the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22, you forgot one of the key fruits which is patience/long suffering.
Is God guilty of lying in 1 Kings 22:20–22?
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Very good! And yes, I see that you changed it. Your two references to Proverbs (Pro 16:1 and Pro 4:3) also will show up better if you will just change them...
Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?
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Your quote: “"The things you have heard from me among many witnesses, (seed) commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others (fruit) also."...
Who is Matthew 7:21-23 referring to?
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You are logical and Bible-wise, Tim!
Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?
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I agree with some of what you say, however, I am not here argue. I never said works is what saves. I said faith produces work and vise versa. On your point...
Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?
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The fruit Jesus is talking about is the true gospel. Matthew 7:15-23. Do grapes grow on thistles? There is only one gospel. First Corinthians 15:1-4 That...
What is the original source of the modern Bible?
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As for why it gained some controversy over time, that has everything to do with its contents, not controversy in the early church or unknown origins. And...
What is the original source of the modern Bible?
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It was outstanding in the early church, perhaps even more so than any other book of the New Testament, as the article I linked to details. But on Eusubius:...
Is God guilty of lying in 1 Kings 22:20–22?
Ahab had sold himself to work evil in the sight of God, though being spared a couple of times. Instead of repenting and doing what is right in sight of God...
What is the meaning of the Parable of the Sheep and Goats?
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Matthew 25 is three parables. If the parable of the ten virgins is about the kingdom of heaven rewarding the people who keep their lamps trimmed with eternal...
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Is it wrong to be frustrated with God?
What is the meaning of the Parable of the Sheep and Goats?
Matthew 25, The whole chapter, is problematic for believers who maintain that God offers salvation by His grace toward us, and only by grace. There are no...
What is the original source of the modern Bible?
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Jennifer, to say Revelation's reception was "outstanding" is a stretch. It was the very last book accepted into the biblical canon and rejected by Eusebius...
Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?
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You have the meaning of the word right, but you assign the meaning of the verse to the wrong party. If a person has a reprobate mind, then they are the one...
Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?
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If "fruit" is what many believers make it out to be, then I have no chance, I might as well close up shop and go do something else. But if "bearing fruit" is...
Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?
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For some, there just has to be more to it than belief. There is. I believe if there are 500 people in attendance of a sermon preached by Dr Charles Stanley,...
Why does God tell Joshua to remove his shoes in the holy ground?
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I was looking for the biblical principle for the beneficial practice of 'grounding', putting your bare feet in contact with the earth, and making a direct...
Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?
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I agree with James' response. You "avoided" the use of the 4 letter word but you described salvation as a w-o-r-k. You said after you believe there is a...
Is Contemporary Christian Music honoring to God? Should it be used in church services?
Being a "baby" Christian in terms of theological and doctrinal knowledge, I can't say with any certainty that CCM is or isn't biblical. I can say however,...
Does a person have to attend church to go to heaven?
It is important to gather together and worship the Lord, and highly recommended here. One can worship God alone, but it is better to do it in numbers, for...
Will we lose our free will when the new heaven and new earth come?
Is free will a necessity in a perfect setting like Heaven? What if "perfect" is boring and there's no way out. Can you start back sinning or are you stuck?...
Is God guilty of lying in 1 Kings 22:20–22?
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Thanks, you are right. It was a typing mistake. I just changed it.
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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Two Sons?
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What is the meaning of the Parable of the Ten Virgins?
What is the original source of the modern Bible?
What you are asking is termed "canonicity of the Bible", which essentially answers the question about how the Bible came to be what it is today. There are...
Where did Jeremiah find hope in such bleak times? (Lamentations 3:21–24)
I would say that Jeremiah was able to find hope by comparing the existing situation -- as bleak as it was -- with the worst case imaginable (which he...
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What is the book of Jasher and should it be in the Bible?
What is the meaning of the Parable of the Sheep and Goats?
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Mr Houdmann, I understand that the kingdom was prepared before the foundation of the world for those by whom the kingdom would be occupied, but were the...
What is the original source of the modern Bible?
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Revelation was one of the most widely accepted books of the New Testament in the early church. It did face some minor objections but not until the 3rd and...
What is the original source of the modern Bible?
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Tim, for instance, the Book of Revelation wasn't originally considered for inclusion. It was in, and then out, several times before being included in the...
Do we ever reach a point that we cannot be forgiven?
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Good word Mr Tumlinson. This too: Many of the things I did that were chock full of sin I simply grew out of, lost interest in. I repented, I knew they were...
Why did Jehoiada choose two wives for Joash? (2 Chronicles 24:3)
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And Mr. Maas, your answer would then go along with a big picture outline of Joash: A reformation that Lacked Devotion—King Joash 1 Coronation of the Lord’s...
Where did Jeremiah find hope in such bleak times? (Lamentations 3:21–24)
21 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: 22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. ...
Lamentations 3:21 - 24
What “gods” does God judge? (Psalm 82:1)
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Yes, you are right, brother Tim. But I will add that the Hebrew word 'Elohim' may mean four things: One supreme God when used with singular verbs, and...
Does God predestine people to be saved?
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Calvinism holds falsely that God choses who will be saved. It claims if Jesus died for the sins of the whole world that would be is universalism and everyone...
Why are we taught that we would go to heaven when the Bible says that a new earth will be created?
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From what I understand of the theory of soul sleep (at least how it was presented in the church I attended as a young child) a believer who dies goes...
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Why is faith without works dead?
Why are we taught that we would go to heaven when the Bible says that a new earth will be created?
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If you think a scripture says we die and are totally unconscious until the world ends as we know it, you're mistaken. To be out of the body is to be present...
Is the observance of a First Communion biblical?
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With all due respect, several RCC doctrines and practices are inconsistent with biblical truth. First communion practice is nowhere taught in Scripture....
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How can someone work in the name for God but not make it into Heaven?
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How can someone work in the name for God but not make it into Heaven?
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Why does God allow evil men like Hitler and Saddam to come into power?
Who is Matthew 7:21-23 referring to?
In my opinion, the people to whom Jesus is referring in this passage will have professed to be His followers and disciples during their earthly lives, and...
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Who is Matthew 7:21-23 referring to?