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. 1Thess 4:13-17 predicts the sudden removal of everyone on earth unified with Christ, both the living and the dead. The Bible gives no date for the event. I've watched a number of films pertaining to the rapture and every one of them left out the part where the remains of 2,000 years of...

. Going My Way? I've reached the age of 81 and was recently given an end of life speech by oncologists who told me, in so many words, that there are no more viable treatment options for my cancer. At first I became envious of all the folks out there younger and healthier than I before...

. Ransom ● Matt 20:28 . .The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. ● 1Tim 2:5-6 . . For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men. It is indeed possible to buy...

. 412) Titus 3:8 . .This is a trustworthy statement; and concerning these things I want you to speak confidently, so that those who have believed God may be careful to engage in good deeds. To "speak confidently" implies speaking with an assertive, "no buts" attitude; viz: the things a preacher...

. 411) Titus 3:2 . . Remind your people to malign no one, to be non contentious, gentle, showing every consideration for all men. The Greek word translated "malign" means: to vilify, defined by Webster's as: to lower in estimation or importance, and/or to utter abusive statements against. In...

. The Kingdom Of Heaven According to the many prophecies in the old testament speaking of the kingdom of Heaven, we're all residing on its premises right now, and have been all our lives. However, the kingdom is currently in such a disagreeable state because the king hasn't taken the reins...

. The Watchtower Society-- a.k.a. Jehovah's Witnesses --insist that Jesus' crucified dead body has never yet been restored to life. It is still deceased and its remains are squirreled away somewhere on earth in a condition, and a location, known only to God. The Society also says Jesus' human...

. Works The common Greek word translated works in the new testament basically refers to activity of any amount, scope, or description-- from the grandiose to the mundane; even the activity going on inside one's head. ● Heb 9:14 . . How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the...

. 410) Titus 3:1 . . Remind your people to submit to the government and its officials. They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good. A popular form of anarchy here in the USA is something called civil disobedience-- defined as the active, professed refusal of a citizen to obey...

. 409) Titus 2:15 . . These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one disregard you. I'm pretty sure this doesn't mean that pastors should speak with a bullying, imperialistic, intimidating tone of voice. Pastors, after all, are supposed to be shepherds rather than a...

. Spiritual Body Jesus' crucified dead body underwent some miraculous changes after his resurrection. His body today is commonly known as "glorified". (Phil 3:20 21) Now although his glorified body is technically a spiritual body, it is still capable of dining upon ordinary foods and...

. 408) Titus 2:10b . . but showing all good faith that they may adorn the doctrine of God our savior in every respect. When women buy a pretty new dress, they usually get things to go with it; things we call accessories; like a purse, shoes, stockings, necklace, earrings, and/or a watch and a...

. Apostate vs Heretic Basically: an apostate is a defector whereas an heretic is an insurrectionist Apostates typically renounce their current belief system so they can leave and affiliate with another, whereas heretics stay where they are and work to undermine a church's leadership, and to...

. Backslider A common misconception pertaining to backsliding is that of a normally sterling Christian stepping out of character and behaving in ways unexpected, e.g. honesty to dishonesty, fair to unfair, charitable to uncharitable, kind to unkind, deferent to demanding, law-abiding citizen to...

. 407) Titus 2:9-10a . . Bond slaves are to be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, not pilfering; A bond slave is someone who has sold themselves into slavery for any number of reasons. But the one aspect I would like to dwell on is pilfering...

To begin with, your verses are outnumbered 11÷2 Plus; the Greek word translated "after" is somewhat ambiguous. It can indicate moments following the conclusion of an event, but it can also indicate moments within an event. I suggest letting the 11÷2 majority decide how best to interpret the...

Seeing as how there are eleven new testament verses that explicitly state Jesus' crucified dead body was restored to life during the third day rather than after the third day was over and done with; then I think it is safe for me to say the whale coughed up Jonah during the third day rather than...

. 406) Titus 2:7-8 . . In all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds, with purity in doctrine, dignified, sound in speech which is beyond reproach, in order that those who oppose us may be put to shame, having nothing bad to say. Young men today desperately need morally sound...

. Hypocrite The Greek word translated hypocrite basically refers to actors playing a role working from a screenplay and/or a script on stage and screen. We don't mind the folks who do that for a living when they're making our favorite movies and whatnot because they aren't trying to leave us...

A preponderance of textual evidence indicates Jesus' crucified dead body was restored to life during the third day rather than after the third day was over and done with. In other words, Jesus was deceased for quite a bit less than 72 hours. Matt 17:22-23 Matt 20:18-19 Mark 9:31 Luke 9:22 Luke...