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. ● Phil 1:29 . . For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him. Suffering for Christ doesn't necessarily include martyrdom. The more common forms of suffering are privation, humiliation, threats, hunger, loss of friends and family...

. ● Titus 2:2 . . Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance. I used to get my watches serviced by an aging repairman at a local mall until the day finally came when I could no longer tolerate his manners. He was around seventy-five years old...

. ● Gen 2:4 . .This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made earth and heaven. The Hebrew word translated "day" in that verse is the same word used to label each of the six episodes of creation. Seeing as how day in Gen 2:4...

. 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 deceased believers from all over the globe will be restored to life. The films also left out the part where folks unified with Christ rise into the air to meet...

. 216) Phil 4:5 . . Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Greek word translated "gentleness" basically means mild. Webster's defines "mild" as gentle in nature or behavior, moderate in action or effect; not sharp or bitter, i.e. mellow; which is just the opposite of fierce, harsh, rough...

. 215) Phil 4:4 . . Rejoice in the Lord always. I say again: Rejoice! Now the thing is: rejoicing in the Lord is not the same as rejoicing in life. In point of fact, there's really not all that much to be perpetually happy about relative to life on earth. ● Ecc 1:2-3 . . Utter futility! --said...

. The cubit of Noah's day remains a total mystery. We have no way of knowing exactly how long it was. Maybe Noah and his boys passed on their antediluvian knowledge of weights and measures to the post-flood world and it stayed pretty close to the original standards over the years; but it's...

. 214) Phil 3:17 . . Join with others in following my example, brothers, and take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave you. For, as I have often told you before, and now say, again even with tears: many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction...

. I've watched a number of films pertaining to the so-called Rapture and every one of them left out the part where the remains of 2,000 years of deceased Christians from all over the globe will be restored to life. The films also left out the part where Jesus' followers rise into the air to...

. Artistic depictions of Noah's ark typically include a pointy bow. Well; the ark didn't have to navigate; so there was no practical use for a pointy bow. And since it didn't have to cut through the water like a schooner, then it didn't need tapered undersides. The ark's primary task was to...

. 213) Phil 3:2c . . Beware of mutilation. Mutilation in this particular instance isn't criminal mischief, rather; it refers to voluntary ritual circumcision; viz: initiation into the covenant that Moses' people agreed upon with God per Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. There were...

. ● Gen 3:16c . .Your desire shall be for your husband, The Hebrew of that passage is apparently somewhat difficult as even the great rabbi scholars Rashi and Ramban were in disagreement how best to interpret it. The Hebrew word translated "desire" shows up so infrequently in the Bible that...

. 212) Phil 3:2b . . Beware of evil workers, "evil workers" probably refers to ersatz missionaries, e.g. Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses. In the apostles' day, it was followers of Judaism going 'round making a nuisance of themselves, e.g. Acts 15:1. _

. Re: Noah, a preacher of righteousness, I attended a couple of Billy Graham's crusades back in the decade of the 1970s. Prior to his message, Billy offered the crowd quite a bit of entertainment. Well; I imagine that after a while, the ark became a popular tourist attraction, and when enough...

. 211) Phil 3:2a . . Beware of dogs, The beasts we're talking about here are treacherous. (Matt 7:6) We're looking at a class of rather impious folk who not only don't want to hear what you have to say, but will take drastic steps if necessary to insure you have no say; using methods like...

. Internet forums have given many of Christ's obscure followers a convenient venue for sharing their time-won knowledge and experience with a worldwide audience. For the world's sake, I highly recommend making an effort to compose legible posts; neatly arranged, sensible, coherent, and tidy...

. ● Rom 8:15 . . For you have not received a spirit of slavery again to fear; but you have received a spirit of adoption, whereby we call out: Abba! Father! Abba is an Aramaic word. It refers to one's male parent but not as an ordinary noun. It's a filial vocative. For example: When my son...

. Back in the day, biblical movies were very popular. One of those old time features told the story of Samson, starring Victor Mature. Well; Victor was a really husky guy and perfect for the role; except that in real life his enemies couldn't tell by looking at Samson from whence he got so much...

. ● Gen 8:3b-4 . . At the end of one hundred and fifty days the waters diminished, so that in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. The Hebrew word for "Ararat" appears three more times in the Bible: one at 2Kgs 19:36-37, one at...

. FAQ: Did Jesus' virgin conception isolate him from the so-called fallen nature? REPLY: No. FAQ: Why not? REPLY: Because Adam's posterity didn't, doesn't, and won't obtain the fallen nature by means of heredity. For example: Eve was constructed with material taken from Adam's body. However...