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According to my current reading of the Bible using First-Order Logic, yes homosexual acts are sinful. As usual, I could be wrong. FOL isn't the be-all and end-all. I am not a prophet of the Lord. Leviticus 18: Leviticus 20: Romans 1: 1 Corinthians 6: NIV Footnotes: [a] The words men who...

There is oneness in this Body, 1 Corinthians 12: What is the Body of Christ in 1 Corinthians 12? This Body of Christ is a spiritual reality. We are born of the Paraclete. Jesus sent us the Paraclete to dwell in us. Every believer who has the Paraclete is a member of this Body of Christ. This...

A man could have more than one wife in the OT, Deuteronomy 21: Deuteronomy 25: The brother of the dead man could already have a wife of his own and take on one more wife. 2 Samuel 12: God not only permitted David to have multiple wives but also gave him wives. True? What about in the NT...

Before the Fall, Adam and Eve were vegetarians, Genesis 1: After the flood, Noah was allowed to eat meat, Genesis 9: But there was a catch: Don't eat blood. For the Israelites, Leviticus 17: Furthermore, there was a refinement between clean and unclean Food, Leviticus 11: Targeting the...

Can a Christian have a demon? Demons can attack a Christian's mind, but they cannot occupy his spirit because the Paraclete dwells there. See also Can Satan put thoughts into your mind?. Also, not everyone who calls himself a Christian has the Paraclete dwells in him. Demons can indeed possess...

Some Christians think that the earth is between 6000 to 15,000 years old (coinciding with the Neolithic Age). Astronomers think that it is 4.5 billion years old. Here is an attempt to resolve this incongruity. Jesus turns water into wine in John 2: How old is this wine? If you ask the...

Berean Study Bible James 1: desire ἐπιθυμία (epithymia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 1939: Desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust. From epithumeo; a longing. Matthew 5: lust after ἐπιθυμῆσαι (epithymēsai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 1937: To long for...

From the scientific perspective in terms of space-time, God created the earth with evolutionary events, including dinosaurs, Neanderthals, etc. embedded in it. Neanderthals belong to the species of Homo sapiens neanderthalensis. Today's humans belong to Homo sapiens sapiens. Both groups are...

Why did God put the forbidden fruit in the middle of Eden? To test the obedience and loyalty of Adam and Eve. If our body in heaven will be sinless unlike our current fleshly body, why did god not just do that to begin with? To test us. If we pass the test, we will go to heaven. Why does God...

Romans 6: We all sin. We all die according to God's law. So, we need atonement, Leviticus 17: Jesus knew it, Luke 18: Jesus said it was necessary, Luke 24: Paul explained in Hebrews 10: It was the will of God that Christ should die. Jesus was the perfect sacrifice who died for us according...

Roman calendar day went from midnight to midnight. Jewish calendar day went from sunset to sunset. Here, I will stick to the Jewish tradition. On Thursday Nisan 14, there were Passover preparations (or setup). Good News Translation, Matt 26: The term Festival of the Unleavened Bread is a bit...

Jesus spoke to Nicodemus in John 3: What is born of water? There are at least 3 interpretations: Water is a symbol of cleansing, Ezekiel 36: 2. Water refers to John's water baptism, John 1: Nicodemus knew about John's water baptism for repentance. Jesus informed him that there was another...

Samuel told Saul in 1 Samuel 10: Strong's Hebrew: 5012. נָבָא (naba) — 114 Occurrences Brown-Driver-Briggs: prophesy under influence of divine spirit a. in the ecstatic state, with song How did Saul prophesy? He did not prophesy in the sense of making predictions. He sang and probably...

James 1: Was Jesus tempted in this stepwise manner? I don't think so. Jesus had a higher standard or definition of sin. Matthew 5: Matthew 15: To him, the thinking of a sin in concrete details is sin. It is internal before exhibiting itself in action externally. He applies this definition on...

Mark 6: Wiki: International Standard Version: This nuance puts deeper meaning in the following verses: Mark 13: John 14: Matthew 16: Matthew 21: Was Jesus a carpenter? He might have been. More to the point, however, he was a builder-craftsman.

Hebrews 11: It is not just that we have faith in Christ. We have the faith of Christ, i.e., Christ is our faith and our faith is Christ. In terms of time frame, faith is in the present and hope is about the future. More specifically, often, hope refers to the new creation and eternal life...

Soon after Elisha succeeded Elijah in 2 Kings 2: Strong's Hebrew: 3206. יָ֫לֶד (yeled) — 89 Occurrences Brown-Driver-Briggs: a. child = son, boy b. (little) child, children c. descendants d. youth Wasn't that a bit harsh? Pulpit Commentary: Benson Commentary: Wasn't God being a bit harsh...

Isaiah 14: O Morning Star, הֵילֵ֣ל (hê·lêl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1966: The morning-star The morning star refers to the king of Babylon. Some interpret it as a metaphor for Satan. King James Bible: Merriam-Webster: Lucifer = Satan? Very loosely speaking yes. Strictly and...

If it bothers your conscience, then yes. If not, then no. I believe that this is part of Christian freedom. Is it okay for Christians to play Harry Potter games? Sure, so long you know that it is just a game for entertainment and it is not real life. See also Is secular music bad?.

Was evil present in the Garden of Eden? Well, not exactly, however, the idea of a tester/tempter was first introduced in Genesis 3: That was the first sign that there was a creature who questioned the word of God. This beginning of an evil force was later portrayed by the satan (the accuser...