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Hi TEXBOW. The Pharisees were known for making and observing rules by which they gauged righteousness. Some considered it a sin to eat an egg that had been laid on the Sabbath. Some Jews today won't switch lights on or off in their house on the Sabbath but hire non-Jews to do this and other...

Brilliant.

It's always the same, year in year out. God's Plan, Purpose, and Provision manifest as evidence of His Faithfulness. Right now there may be trials, tribulations, and tragedies, but God is at work in the midst of these to complete the good work that He began in us. Psalm 138:7-8 7 If I walk in...

You are a humble, obedient servant of God when you have the mind of Christ.

The full quote leaves me in no doubt. Rom 6:22-23 But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. (23) For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

It's good that we can assemble online as an ekklesia.

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Excellent. Well done, your placability is commendable. Jas 3:17-18 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. (18) Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those...

And yet you display an immodest avatar . . .

Farouk I was the tenth ruler of Egypt from the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and the Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936. His full title was "His Majesty Farouk I, by the grace of God, King of Egypt and the Sudan". Any comment?

Oh but he did write it down. The context of the preceding chapters and particularly the list of challenges faced (see below) lead up to Paul's defining statement where he both identifies the demonic source of his persecution and the divine purpose it serves. 2Co 11:23-33 (23) Are they...

Ok. Just a thought, but you do know that although the occult is sometimes at the core of a cult, it is not always what defines a cult. The cult of being offended is currently enjoying widespread popularity.

Yes, my first thought was the letters to the 7 churches, and also the one to those foolish Galatians. I was in a congregation once, around Palm Sunday/Easter, and the pastor brought a donkey in through the midst of us to the front. For some reason my stress levels went into overload and I did...

I would like more discussion about the scientific evidence for cults, @devin553344. What exactly would that entail? My own experience among Christians is that they are sometimes manipulated into cultish behaviour, and I am wary of certain styles of leadership that insist on unquestioning...

There are plenty of resources that compare Old & New Testaments, an abundance in fact. The Thompson Chain Reference Bible has an excellent reference section and apparatus for detailed research into the subjects and integrity of the Bible.

Hi Mayflower, There is a saying that hindsight is infallible. To that I add "but there will be no infallible church until the Lord returns." Eph 5:25-27 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, (26) that He might sanctify and cleanse her with...

I don't think God would have commanded the gold cherubim on the Ark of the Covenant to be crafted with wings if it wasn't an accurate representation of them. Exo 25:18-21 And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat. (19)...