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Thank you for your detailed reply. The essence of your response (I think) is that good Christians can never be those who will employ force if called to, as part of any group (police/military) that pledges force to preserve society. There is something not quite right in ceding this...

Thank you for reaching out to us. May God strengthen you, sustain you, & comfort you during this difficult time. May He sow confusion among those who would harm you. May He inspire you to make decisions that will benefit your safety. May He send angels to guide you. Those of us dwelling in...

Indeed, Amish can only be protected if there is someone who will protect them.

Thank you for your post. Commandments 6 - 10 and Leviticus 19 specially say we should never harm anyone intentionally. Indeed, Jesus call us to be gentle and peaceful, which is central to Love Thy Neighbor. We are called to “turn the other cheek.” in Jesus‘s day, the rule of law in Judea was...

Thank you for posting, and thanks to the others for their excellent responses. Jesus told us that the two great commands are to love God and to love our neighbors. Our enemies are neighbors, too! So, because love your neighbors means sharing & caring, and being gentle & peaceful— * if a...

Remember the Peter Principle? “Employees are promoted based on their success in previous jobs until they reach a level at which they are no longer competent.” It would appear our Vice President has been promoted a record number of levels above her level of competence (whatever that is)...

Aha, the light dawns. The double (triple?) wall around the DNC convention worked so well, they can suddenly see that they really do work to provide security! (Any, they now have more than enough new voters from around the world, it will not hurt to keep the rest out for the time being.) My...

Thank you for your post. Well put. And here is what gentle Jesus advises: 15 “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. 16 But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every...

Thank you for your post. The prophet Jeremiah would agree, since God commanded him to speak the following: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.“ (Jeremiah 29:11) It is indeed a succinct...

Now, where have we heard that before, about the benefits of studying the Old Testament? Aha! Romans 15:4—For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures, and the encouragement they provide, we might have hope.

Thank you for posting. So: Elkanah had two wives, Hannah and Penninah (1Samuel 1). “Panahana” (appropriate!) was in fact a bully (or is it a harpy), perpetually, verbally torturing childless Hannah. But lying? (Anyway, another black mark for polygamy.) Blessings.

Thank you for responding. You appear to take my comments as disparaging, which they were not intended. Actually, having thought more about what your mentor said, and your response, there might be something to it (although not likely convincing to typical members of this forum, many of whom...

Thank you for your post. What your mentor proposes sounds lovely, and I can imagine a spouse having a very real dream about a lost loved one (a number of relatives have related such ”encounters” to me). But the previous commentators are correct to ask: where does your mentor find biblical...

Thanks for the clarification. Question: is it not conceivable that the Torah existed orally (primarily) at the time of Moses? Blessings

Thank you for your question. Some research about the 40-year journey of Moses and the Israelties shows that most of it was indeed west of the Jordan, but considerably south of the Dead Sea. (Check on maps of biblical Paran and Hazeroth, for example.) The journey took them east of the Dead...

Thank you for responding. Ok, Jacob was a piece of work, yet God chose him to fulfill His purposes. What judgement awaited Jacob upon his death, we can only surmise. King David? Another of God’s anointed, and another flawed individual, given to self-serving lying, but through him came...

Thank you for your post. An excellent topic for discussion. First, see Leviticus 19, especially Leviticus 19:11. On the other hand, see Exodus 1:15-20. The midwives, charged by Pharoh with killing Hebrew boy babies, did not, but instead saved them all, but told Pharoh that the Hebrew women...

Thank you for your question. The Bible says two people began the entire human race. (But perhaps you have trouble with the time needed versus the time allocated. You are encouraged to try some population calculations, as well as migration times required for travel from, say, The Garden to...

Bravo, kudos, and blessings for the work you are doing. May your efforts turn many to God.

Thank you for sharing. Coincidence or God working with you? (E.g., Esther 6) My own prayers for help are often answered by a resource appearing for no apparent reason. Perhaps you have had similar experiences. (Ruth 2.) And then there is a phenomenon rationalists call the “aha factor“...