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It is often said that "the apple does not fall far from the tree", meaning that we are often molded by our family or environment. Our views are many times formed by what our parents or grandparents or friends believe, or church teaches, accepting without question what is considered as "truth"...

To discern that Jesus is also an angel, which literally means "messenger", it is important to realize that the name Michael (meaning "Who Is Like God ?") is applied only to one angel, the archangel or "chief angel".(Jude 9) At 1 Thessalonians 4, it says that "the Lord (Jesus, verse 14) himself...

How can we know details of the "season" of when the "end" will come, such as "Who ? What ? Where ? How ?" ? This requires grasping intimately concerning God's Kingdom, so that it can be understood when it came to power and what would follow and how close we are to the "the end". This...

This "discussion" has turned into a debate over a non-issue as to whether Matthew wrote his gospel in Hebrew, which by the way Jerome acknowledges as true, saying that "Matthew.....first of all composed a Gospel in Judea in the Hebrew language and characters for the benefit of those of the...

Before the rebellion in the garden of Eden, the nakedness of Adam and Eve was not seen as wrong, for they were husband and wife.(Gen 2:25) However, with their being a mutiny against God's sovereignty in the garden of Eden, this brought forth sin and changes.(sin is from the Hebrew word chattath...

Those who are genuine Christians will not necessarily turn such a person away, but will follow in Jesus "footsteps" to reach out to those who have a different "opinion", even one that is far fetched.(1 Pet 2:21) The apostle Paul dealt with many individuals who had beliefs that were "out of this...

Why does God save some and let others die ? In the garden of Eden some 6,000 years ago, an issue was raised regarding God's rulership. When a "serpent" asked Eve: "Did God really say that you must not eat from every tree of the garden ?", he challenged God's right to rule and way of ruling...

The word "day" as used in the Bible, is established as having more than a meaning of 24 hours. For example, in showing the difference between genuine and counterfeit Christians at Matthew 7, Jesus said: "Many will say to me in that day: ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and expel...

Stories have themes and movies has plots. But can that be said of the Bible ? Yes. Only by understanding the theme of the Bible will the "pieces of the puzzle" fall into place. Otherwise, a person goes off into "left field" or maybe is not even "in the park". So what is theme of the Bible ...

Those who read the Bible carefully, recognize that no one person is the antichrist, but is anyone who tries to place themselves as Christ or opposes him by teaching religious doctrine that is false. The word antichrist(s) means literally "against (or instead of) Christ" and occurs a total of...

By right of his Creatorship, Jehovah God is justified in establishing moral boundaries or perimeters for us as his creation. The test with regard the "tree of knowledge of good and bad" in the garden of Eden was an example that God has the legal and proper right to lay down laws for us.(Gen...

Any statement that anyone makes and says it in the Bible must soundly support it with Scripture. Otherwise, it is nothing more than their opinion and of which the churches of Christendom are notorious. The Athanasian Creed defines the Trinity as: "The Father is God: the Son is God: and the Holy...

Like so many others, in your response, you did not provide one shred of evidence from the Bible that showed this as true, but just espoused a common view without effectively reasoning on the Scriptures. How can Jesus be God and at the same time, say that the "Father is greater than I am" ?(John...

What is the holy spirit ? Is it part of a Trinity, part of a "Godhead" ? Or is it a force from our Maker, Jehovah God, that he uses to create and moves people to accomplish "impossible" tasks ? Gaining the proper understanding is critical to unlocking the mysteries of the Bible. For example...

No, I meant 1 John 5:7 for it says in full in the KJV: "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one."(highlighted words are spurious) Verse 8 says in the KJV: "And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and...

Why do you say that the Pentecostals are "sola scriptura" ? Are they closely adhering to the Bible ? Are they "no part of the world" (John 15:19), such as not involving themselves in the political arena or the military ? Have they sought to be spiritually clean with respect to the holidays, such...

God does not necessarily hate sinners, but rather the sin that they commit. Jesus told Nicodemus: "For God loved the world (those who are alienated from God) so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting...

Many are unaware that the latter part of 1 John 5:7 according to the King James Bible is spurious. The words "in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one" are not contained in the most ancient manuscripts that make up the Bible canon. Regarding this Trinitarian...

If Jehovah "is NOT a Biblical name", then what is ? And also answer this, what names would you use for Jeremiah (meaning "Jehovah Exalts"), Jehoshaphat (meaning "Jehovah is Judge"), Jehoaddah (meaning "Jehovah has Decked Himself "), Jehoaddin (meaning "Jehovah is Pleasure"), Jehoahaz (meaning...

No, the Trinity is not valid, for it was absorbed from ancient Babylon, among other things. To make a blank statement does not in any way validate anything. Just because many in the churches of Christendom accept the Trinity does not make it Biblical. For example, if the Trinity were valid...