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The Paraclete (a special operation of the Holy Spirit) is God's deposit guarantee in 2 Corinthians 5: The Paraclete is one kind of deposit [G728]. There is another kind of deposit/trust in (ESV) 2 Timothy 1: Strong's 3866: A deposit, anything committed to one's charge or trust. From...

Yes, Berean Standard Bible, Genesis 1: man אָדָ֛ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being singular to mean mankind to rule וְיִרְדּוּ֩ (wə·yir·dū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7287: To tread down...

A husband accused his newlywed wife in Deuteronomy 22: If a woman had premarital sex and her new husband complained about it, she could be stoned to death. If a man has sex with a married woman: If a man has sex with an unmarried woman, Exodus 22: In the OT, there was a double standard due...

After John the Baptizer was imprisoned, Jesus spoke about being meek, Literal Standard Version, Matthew 11: Strong's Greek: 4239. πραΰς (praus) — 4 Occurrences HELPS Word-studies: BDAG πραΰς: The King of the triumphal entry was meek, Matthew 21: Wives should behave meekly, NIV, 1 Peter 3...

Yes, John 10: Jesus was talking about himself in John 3:

You have to be born of the Spirit to inherit eternal life. Pets do not have the Paraclete in them. They do not bear the image of God. They are not resurrected on the last day, as per Jesus. Having said that, however, if you miss your pets and feel sad after the resurrection, God will do...

English Standard Version, Mark 11: ESV and most Bible versions translated the Greek using genitive of source. But, in fact, it could be translated as a genitive of apposition identification. faith πίστιν (pistin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 4102: Faith, belief, trust...

Genesis 4: Abel offered his best with faith and Cain didn't. Cain knew better. He acted unrighteously: Hebrews 11:

After Cain killed his brother Abel, Genesis 4: Why 7 times over? God wanted to nip the fast multiplication of murders in the bud, Calvin's Commentary on the Bible: God wanted to be in control instead of men, Deuteronomy 32: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament See also If anyone...

NIV Ephesians 1: i.e., the Paraclete who dwells in our spirit deposit/guarantee ἀρραβὼν (arrabōn) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 728: Of Hebrew origin; a pledge, i.e. Part of the purchase-money or property given in advance as security for the rest. The Paraclete is God's...

by forgiving everyone else. The Father forgives you if and only if you forgive others. If you have forgiven others who sinned against you, then the Father has forgiven you. If the Father has forgiven you, then you can forgive yourself, unless, of course, you hold a higher standard than God...

Killing was okay in ESV Numbers 35: kills וְרָצַ֞ח (wə·rā·ṣaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7523: To dash in pieces, kill, to murder The Hebrew word ratsach (H7523) is ambiguous. Ratsach was not okay in Exodus 20: ESV...

That depends on what you mean by abolish. Moses' Law separated Jews from the Gentiles. Jesus predicted the destruction of the temple in Matthew 24: thrown down καταλυθήσεται (katalythēsetai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2647: From kata and luo; to loosen...

Revelation 14: Is using ChatGPT the mark of the beast? No, as long as you don't worship it. Is the COVID vaccine the mark of the beast"? No, the point isn't so much the external mark but the person's internal heart to worship the beast. If he worships the beast, it doesn't matter whether he...

English Standard Version Exodus 20: Benson Commentary: We take God’s name in vain, By hypocrisy, making profession of God’s name, but not living up to that profession. By covenant-breaking. If we make promises to God, and perform not to the Lord our vows, we take his name in vain. By rash...

There is evil in the ethical moral sense and there is evil in the sense of bad or distressful situations/events. King James Bible Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. Was Isaiah talking about internal morals or...

No, not generally speaking. It depends on the game and the gamer. James 4: If it bothers your conscience, then it is a sin. Good thinking :) Is it really a good idea to constantly be in the Word without anything else? It is good to have some entertainment as well. Have self-control. Balance...

Mark 10: The man was sincere about his question. Jesus picked up his usage of the word "good": Did Jesus deny that he was God? No. In the strict and absolute sense, only God is good. This was the man's perfect opportunity for him to declare that Jesus was God but he didn't know it. So, Jesus...

The word "Sheol" occurs 64 times in the OT. It is always singular. It is the realm of the dead, Proverbs 7: Sheol is singular; chambers are plural. Genesis 44: It is a place of the dead. It is below the ground, Numbers 16: At least symbolically, it is below ground. There is a fire at some...

The Jews try to stone Jesus, John 8: John 10: If they had succeeded, the Roman authority would have investigated. The perpetrators would have been in trouble. The Sanhedrin avoided possible investigation from the Roman authority by getting Pilate to sentence Jesus to death, John 18: Was the...