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No, according to the following from GotQuestions.org: I am not dismissing psychology wholesale. I am for whatever works. Then I assign a weight to it. If it contradicts the Bible, then I place a lesser weight.

Numbers 23: Inspired by the Lord, Balaam uttered an oracle: At the end of the oracle, he petitioned for a righteous death. His death was recorded in Joshua 13: Did Balaam die a righteous death? No, Revelation 2: In the end, Balaam gave in to the temptation of money. He turned against the...

Jesus fed five thousand men in John 6:1-14 by miraculously multiplying five barley loaves and two fish. The next day: The bread of spiritual life. The Jews did not ask: How does the bread turn into his flesh? They did not think that. They did not think in terms of transubstantiation. How...

This OP is NOT about whether Jesus allows his followers to eat pork or not. I assume that you don't think so. This post is about wagering on what you believe. Let proposition P1 = Jesus does not allow his followers to eat pork today. P2 = Jesus does allow his followers to eat pork today...

Genesis 25: Strong's Concordance: This Hebrew word is related to the name Adam and the color of the reddish earth. Ellicott: Now let's see David in 1 Samuel 16: Esau was red and David was red, the same Hebrew word for red. Did David have red hair? Adam Clarke thought so: Jewish...

Colossians 2: Is this a spiritual metaphor or spiritual reality? It is not just a metaphor. See Spiritual Unity in the Body of Christ. Paul was not physically in Colossae, but his indwelling spirit informed him of what had happened there. Paul repeated a similar expression in 1 Corinthians 5...

John 6: forever Strong's 165: From the same as aei; properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity; by implication, the world; specially a Messianic period. G165 appears 165 times and is polysemantic. It is most frequently translated as "forever", NASB Translation: Matthew 12: There is another...

Matthew 15: Why would Jesus speak against washing hands? He didn't. Mark gave more details in Chapter 7: i.e., so-called unwashed. The Greek word here rendered "defiled", literally signifies "common". The Pharisees prescribed a hand-washing procedure. Jesus and his disciples did not...

Isaiah described rebellious idol worshippers in 65: He continued in 66: Who were these people? They were idol worshippers offering their sacrifices to idols (Isa 65:3). Who were these people who ate pork? Same idol worshippers. Those who sanctify themselves by eating pig’s flesh shall be...

Jesus healed a man (B1) born blind in John 9: B1 thought Jesus was God. Paul thought Jesus was God, Romans 9: Is Jesus = God? The equal sign carries mathematical import. In some sense, this is true; in some other sense, it is not. It is better to stick to the wording of the Bible and not to...

E.g., 1 Peter 3: If Jesus was God, wouldn't the angels be subject unto him already? Why make them subject unto him all over again? If Jesus was the creator, how could he die in his own creation? If Christ existed with God before time, should it not be Spirit? How can It die? If Jesus is God...

Yes, Mark 7: Paul confirmed that in Romans 14: More generally, Colossians 2: Eating pork or shrimp is fine but you don't have to. See also Dietary laws from Adam to the apostles.

There is no single word in OT Hebrew that correspondent exactly to the English verb to like. 1 Samuel 18:22 New International Version is pleased with you, חָפֵ֤ץ (ḥā·p̄êṣ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2654: To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire...

I don't think so. John 19: the day of Preparation Παρασκευὴ (Paraskeuē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3904: The day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath, Friday. As if from paraskeuazo; readiness. That was a Friday before the Sabbath during the multi-days Passover...

I am interested in any OT person who might have the Spirit in him and not just on him. Before the flood, Genesis 6: Pharaoh thought Joseph was one, Genesis 41: Joshua had the Spirit in him, Numbers 27: The Hebrew proposition is בו: Ezekiel 2: Again, Ezekiel 3: Ezekiel 11: It seems that...

Acts 11: Strong's Greek: 3101. μαθητής (mathétés) — 263 Occurrences Can someone be a Christian who does not consider themselves a disciple? Not in Paul's time, disciples and Christians were synonyms. What are the actions/attitudes that you would expect from a disciple? John 14: A disciple...

If you abide in Jesus, the Paraclete won't move out. After the last supper, Jesus told his disciples in (Berean Standard Bible) John 14: There is an intended forever-permanency about the Paraclete. The Spirit of God or the Spirit of Christ refers to the Paraclete. The Paraclete is the special...

Exodus 16: S1 disobeyed God's instruction. There was no mention that S1 were punished. At that time, there was no specific prescription of punishment for violating the Sabbath except the general sin offerings. That changed in Exodus 35: After that, they continued their journey and celebrated...

English Standard Version, Matthew 2: The magi came to 'worship' the infant king of the Jews. Thayer's Greek Lexicon: Particularly outside of the Bible the word "worship" was used often as meaning paying homage to someone superior. The word is ambiguous. Pulpit's argument is rather...

Romans 8: i.e., the Paraclete If you do not have the Paraclete, you do not belong to Christ. By contrapositive, we have: If you belong to Christ, you have the Paraclete. i.e., the Paraclete The Paraclete is connected to my human spirit. If you have the Paraclete, you are a son of God. I...