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How can anyone eat the bread or drink the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner? 1 Corinthians 11: Paul complained about the lack of unity. Then he gave an example: lack of unity, divisions That's wrong. Paul then reminded the Corinthians what Jesus said: Break the bread. Eat it. Recognize...

King James Bible, Romans 1: Elsewhere, Berean Literal Bible, 1 Corinthians 9: might not be γένωμαι (genōmai) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Singular Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude...

My kind of home church Church hopping is not the norm. We should have a local church that we call home where Christians can have fellowship, be accountable to one another, and love one another. Make friends and get involved with the church programs. Ask not what your church can do for you – ask...

Matthew 5: Blessed are the humble in spirit. He recognizes his poverty in spirit. He looks to God to fill his spirit to satisfy his spiritual needs. He depends on God to grow spiritually. When he does that, he belongs to the kingdom of God.

Worry no more :) Our present earthly experiences are only a type/shadow of the true type in heaven, Revelation 21: How do you cope with the thought of your child who does not make it to heaven experiencing eternal suffering? There would not be such a thought in heaven. Isn't that exciting...

By "money", I mean some form of a currency unit, like the US dollar. I don't think there will be any need for this kind of capitalistic national currency. Matthew 6: 1 Timothy 6: On the other hand, Luke 12: There is some form of non-capitalistic money/treasure in heaven. Matthew 6: The...

This OP is NOT about whether at communion, the physical bread is miraculously transformed into the physical flesh of Chris or not. I'm assuming you think that. This post is about wagering on what you believe. Let proposition P1 = At communion, the physical bread is miraculously transformed into...

350 BCE, Aristotle discovered logical syllogism. 1854, George Boole published "An Investigation of the Laws of Thought" and started Boolean propositional logic. 1879, Gottlob Frege laid the groundwork for First-Order Logic. FOL underpins all modern science and mathematics. 1559, John Calvin...

John 1: The God of the Old Testament seems to be a God of wrath while the God of the New Testament is a God of love. There is some truth to that. The OT covered thousands of years while the NT covered only about a century. The way God dealt with people was different at different times with...

Genesis 1: I understood from the above that God made planet earth on Day 3 and the sun on Day 4. Accordingly from the biblical witnessed-time's perspective, the earth appeared before the sun. On the other hand, from the modern-day astronomy space-time perspective, the sun existed before the...

There are three Greek words that were translated into "hell". Matthew 10: hell γεέννῃ (geennē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 1067: Of Hebrew origin; valley of Hinnom; ge-henna, a valley of Jerusalem, used as a name for the place of everlasting punishment. At Biblehub, 41 versions...

Preamble: This post assumes that you have the Paraclete dwelling in you. Otherwise, this OP would not make any sense to you. This is not some abstract theory but my personal experience, e.g., right now. John 14: Focus on your conscience and Paraclete and see if you can sense the constant peace...

I think so. By angels, I mean conscious beings in the spiritual realm. John 4: God is spirit. Angels are spirits. Revelation 7: Job 1: Angels are sons of God. I think angels were created in the image of God. Like God, angels are spirits. They worship God. They are called sons of God.

2 Kings 5 Elisha allowed Naaman to bow before the idol Rimmon. On the other hand, Zephaniah 1 How to reconcile 2 Kings 5:19 and Zephaniah 1:5? Elisha was being gracious and merciful to Naaman, a Gentile. He could have thrown the book at him and quoted the 2nd commandment, Exodus 20: Was God...

King James Bible, Gen 6: In biblical parlance, the word repent is often associated with sins. To avoid that confusion/connotation, New King James Version: English Standard Version: Does that mean he turned from all his sin because he made man? No, God did not sin. In terms of...

Concerning the issue of homosexuality, I studied the issue from different perspectives and arrived at my conclusion. I think homosexual intercourse is a sin and I do not support the practice of it. I think each believer should follow his own conscience in how to answer this question. Let God's...

Probably not. By angels, I mean beings that exist in the spirit realm, including Satan. Humans cannot directly observe the spirit existence of God. We do have the ability to choose to repent and be redeemed by Christ. Angels can directly observe the spiritual existence of God. They can see...

Idol worshippers cut themselves in 1 Kings 18: A demonized man cut himself in Mark 5: Acts 16: Self-harming does not glorify God.

Medical News Today: BBC: Wiki ten men survived without food for 46 to 73 days. The LORD did a miracle for Moses, Deuteronomy 9: And likely for Elijah, 1 Kings 19: Jesus might have carried water with him, Matthew 4: Matthew didn't mention Jesus was thirsty or turning anything into water.

Often, it is. The LORD (YHWH) as the father is mentioned many times in the Old Testament. Deuteronomy 14: NIV Deuteronomy 32: Psalm 103: Isaiah 63: The above OT verses depict YHWH as a father. They are indications that the OT LORD (YHWH) is the NT Father. Now, Isaiah 42: But then, Jesus...