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  1. TonyChanYT

    What is the meaning of life?

    Ecclesiastes 1: What is the meaning of life? What is life? Life is animation or animated action. It is what we do. In terms of length, life, as we know it, consists of two parts: the present part and the eternal part. The purpose of present life is to get a pass to eternal life. The present...
  2. TonyChanYT

    Should we pray the Lord's prayer daily?

    Scofield gave this commentary: That's good. However, there was a catch: Scofield believed in dispensationalism. He thought Jesus gave the model prayer for the dispensation (age) of the Law and not the dispensation of Grace/church. Scofield said the Lord's prayer did not apply to our current...
  3. TonyChanYT

    Is it a sin to wear cosmetics?

    I don't think so. David eulogized Saul in 2 Samuel 1: Solomon praised his bride in Song of Solomon 4: Jeremiah asked some rhetorical questions in 2: There are times when a woman legitimately puts on makeup. A better question is this: When will it become sin? Modesty is key, 1 Timothy 2...
  4. TonyChanYT

    Are Jews still special in the eyes of God today?

    Right. I added it to the OP. Thanks :)
  5. TonyChanYT

    Is gambling a sin?

    All gamblers lose money in the long run. They don't gain anything.
  6. TonyChanYT

    Are Jews still special in the eyes of God today?

    Rom 11: It was all God's timing. Throughout human history, God was looking for a group of humans to obey him. God used Abraham and his descendants until the time of Jesus. The Son of God brought good news to the world, not just to the Jews. There is hope for the Jews en masse in the future...
  7. TonyChanYT

    Was Jesus' Kingdom of God present in the OT?

    The OT did not find the term kingdom of God or kingdom of heaven. However, the idea was there, at least as a type and shadow. God spoke to Moses in Ex 19: The Israelites were meant to be a holy nation with the LORD as king. But they rejected him. 1 Sam 8: They wanted an earthly king over them...
  8. TonyChanYT

    How did Jesus take our punishment by dying on the cross?

    Jesus was the two goats, the bull, and the high priest. Interesting question. I think so. Jesus fulfilled the laws.
  9. TonyChanYT

    It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the DOGS

    Matt 15: That's a deliberate move. Jesus was in a gentile country. Jesus was testing her. She humbled herself before Jesus. She passed the first obstacle. Now comes the second: Strong's Greek: 2952. κυνάριον (kunarion) — 4 Occurrences BDAG: Jews were the children. Gentiles were dogs...
  10. TonyChanYT

    Is gambling a sin?

    It took me a couple of seconds but I got it :)
  11. TonyChanYT

    Now kill all the boys

    The Israelites took vengeance on the Midianites in Num 31: Killing women and boys offends our modern moral sensibilities. Back in the time of Moses, it was not an uncommon practice. When the boys grew up, they might want to seek revenge against the Israelites for killing their fathers. Killing...
  12. TonyChanYT

    Is gambling a sin?

    verse?
  13. TonyChanYT

    How did Jesus take our punishment by dying on the cross?

    Jesus took our punishment of eternal death by sacrificing himself on the cross. How? This is the concept of atonement. A type of atonement is described in the OT, the Yom Kippur. On the Day of Atonement, the high priest slaughtered a bull and a goat. He sprinkled the blood against the mercy...
  14. TonyChanYT

    Is witchcraft, Voodoo, etc., real?

    Yes, they involve evil beings in the spiritual reality. Does it work every time? No. Satan is not omnipresent. When someone is practicing witchcraft somewhere on this planet, Satan might not even know about it. His resources are finite. He needs to allocate them effectively. The demons are...
  15. TonyChanYT

    Some OT verses on prostitutes

    Leviticus 19: Prostitution is compared to wickedness. Strong's Hebrew: 2181. זָנָה (zanah) — 93 Occurrences Brown-Driver-Briggs: be or act as a harlot, figurative of improper intercourse with foreign nations of intercourse with other deities, considered as harlotry, sometimes involving...
  16. TonyChanYT

    Did the last day of Moses start in Deuteronomy 9:1?

    I think so. Deuteronomy 9: That's a long day for Moses. His speech continues till Deut 33, the penultimate chapter.
  17. TonyChanYT

    Is it okay to empty for mind when meditating?

    Meditation is okay, Psalm 19: Is it okay to empty for mind when meditating? No, Matthew 12: By emptying the mind, I mean you create an empty spot in the mind, waiting for it to be filled by anything, while quieting the mind means to fill your mind with peace. Quieting the mind is okay...
  18. TonyChanYT

    Glory and dwelling

    John 17: I think Jesus spoke of the glory (Paraclete) indwelling the believers. The Bible speaks of the concepts of glory and dwelling as a pair. Shekinah glory: Exodus 40:34 Exodus 33:9 In the NT, the Paraclete speaks to us in our spirit (John 14:26). Psalm 85:9 In the NT, the Paraclete...
  19. TonyChanYT

    Miracles are signs

    Jesus turned water into wine in John 2: G4592 occurs 77 times. HELPS Word-studies: Turning the water into wine revealed Jesus' glory. It achieved a specific purpose in the will of God. John 5: Particularly the miraculous works. John 10: John 14: Miraculous works were signs and evidence...