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~ ● John 3:5-6 . . . Most truly I say to you: Unless anyone is born from water and spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. What has been born from the flesh is flesh, and what has been born from the spirit is spirit. One day I asked an experienced Jehovah's Witness if he was born of...

~ That's a pretty good way to state it, for example: ● Rom 4:25 . . He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. The Greek word translated "justification" in that passage means acquittal; roughly defined as an adjudication of innocence due to a...

~ ● John 6:53 . . Truly, Truly, I say to you: unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. The kind of life about which the Son of Man spoke is supernatural. ● John 6:54 . . He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life. Eternal...

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~ There's some difficulty associated with transubstantiation. The flesh that Jesus' followers are supposed to eat is that of his crucified body. (Luke 22:19 & 1Cor 11:24) The difficulty of that is due to the fact that Jesus' crucified body no longer exists. It has since been transformed into a...

~ 84) 1Cor 7:25 . . Now about virgins: I have no command from The Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by The Lord's mercy is trustworthy. The Greek word translated "virgins" is parthenos (par-then'-os) which basically refers to girls not yet married. Here in American we assume virgins are...

~ At the close of the earthly phase of Messiah's kingdom, there will be a large scale rebellion instigated and organized by the Devil. (Rev 20:1-3 & Rev 20:7-9) The Devil's involvement in the rebellion strongly suggests that it wouldn't be possible without his assistance. It also suggests that...

~ 83) 1Cor 7:24 . . Brethren, let each one remain with God in the situation in which he was called. If you're a slave; don't become a runaway slave. If you're a secretary, don't quit your job and/or abandon your husband to run off and become another Joan of Arc. Stay put; always keeping in mind...

~ Longevity will be greatly increased in Messiah's kingdom; and the earthly phase of his kingdom will last for 1,000 years, which means there will eventually come a time when food production will become paramount in people's minds if something isn't done to increase it. Modern man has tried GMO...

~ Jesus wrapped is teachings about dining upon his flesh and blood by saying: "The words I have spoken to you are spirit" Well; that's a bit of a problem because in black and white his words speak of cannibalism; but what are those same words saying in spirit? Take for example Jesus'...

~ In the beginning, God created two genders. ● Gen 1:27 . . God created Man . . . male and female he created them. The plural pronoun "them" doesn't apply to solo specimens, rather, collectively, i.e. mankind in unison can be spoken of as them, but when there is only one of each, then specific...

~ Education and/or a high IQ have their uses; but are insufficient when it comes to spiritual matters. In point of fact, too many smarts can actually be an impediment. Take for example Carl Sagan. Had his knowledge and his IQ been a spiritual advantage, then Carl would've stood on the side of...

~ 82) 1Cor 7:23 . .You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men. Selling one's body into slave labor was a very common method for settling debts in a world where bankruptcy wasn't an option (cf. Matt 5:25-26) whereas selling one's soul is something far more serious. _

~ In the beginning, some of the laws of God were universal, viz: they weren't attached to any one particular era in history, nor to any one particular covenant, nor to any one particular people. And I strongly suspect that those early laws will be enforced in Messiah's kingdom; for example: ●...

~ 81) 1Cor 7:21-22 . . Were you called while a slave? Do not be concerned about it; but if you can be made free, rather use it. For he who is called in The Lord while a slave is The Lord's freedman. Likewise he who is called while free is Christ's slave. Were this the only life, then slavery...

~ It is even more difficult to convict someone of murder when the death is charitable, i.e. a donation. ● John 3:16 . . For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only son. In other words: it's not like mankind painted God into a corner and He had no choice about sending His son into...

~ Christians will be immortal in Messiah's kingdom (1Cor 15:49-53) whereas the Tribulation's survivors will enter the kingdom as ordinary people. Christians won't have families (Luke 20:34-36) whereas the Tribulation's survivors will live ordinary lives. But although the survivors and their...

~ It is very difficult to convict someone of murder when it's known beforehand that the death is voluntary and/or heroic. Actually, from a certain point of view, Christ's crucifixion was an assisted suicide. ● John 10:18 . . No man takes my life from me, but I lay it down of myself. Supposing...

~ 80) 1Cor 7:20 . . Each one should remain in the situation which he was in when God called him. I once knew a really good Christian man who felt guilty never going out as a missionary to a foreign land to help people less fortunate than himself. Well, I assured him that somebody has to stay...

~ Or a blind man, in a dark room, looking for a black cat, that isn't there. _