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We are conceived in sin, for David wrote: "Look ! With error I was brought forth with birth pains, and in sin my mother conceived me."(Ps 51:5) Under the Mosaic Law. a woman who gave birth had to offer a sin offering to show that both she and her offspring are sinful, in need of a redeemer. Mary...

No, I am not missing the point. Mary was a righteous woman, but still a sinner. Otherwise, she would not have had to offer a sin offering at the temple.(Luke 2:22-24) And God did not "plan for her from the beginnings of the earth", for where is Scriptural proof of your assertions ? She was...

The teaching of "once saved always saved" is the supporting framework of some churches, lulling their members into a false sense of security. Millions from nearly every religion and sect of Christendom have been led to believe that they are "born again" and "saved", with the religious leaders...

First off, domenic is not one of Jehovah's Witnesses, but I am. There is a difference between receiving the holy spirit and being anointed with holy spirit. All who are obedient can receive holy spirit (Luke 11:13), but only a select number of 144,000 from among imperfect mankind are anointed...

Under the Mosaic Law, when a woman had a child, there was to be purification period, she being unclean until such was complete. At Leviticus 12, it says that " in case a woman conceives seed and does bear a male, she must be unclean seven days; as in the days of the impurity when she is...

Mary, the mother of Jesus, was not sinless. In accordance with the legal requirements of the Mosaic Law, after the birth of Jesus for purification (Lev 12:2, 8), she was required to offer a sacrifice at the temple in Jerusalem, which she did of either "a pair of turtledoves or two young...

When Jehovah God created the earth and then later fashioned it as our home (Gen 1), there was no need for anyone to be selected to go to heaven. His original purpose was (and still is) for Adam's descendants to take care of the earth as their home forever.(Gen 1:28; Isa 45:18) Had Adam not...

For many, it is not important to know God's personal name and attach themselves to it. However, Jesus does not agree with these, for he said in prayer to God: "I have made your name manifest to the men you gave me out of the world......I have made your name known to them and will make it known...

Though Jesus said "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth" (KJV) at Matthew 5:5, the churches have never given any consideration to these words, with Jesus was quoting from David's words at Psalms 37:11, whereby he said: "But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth, and...

How important is it to know God, especially intimately ? Just as a person who we come to know and call a real friend, we are willing to reveal more intimate details of our lives, knowing that they will keep them confidential if need be, so likewise should we be seeking a close, intimate...

You remind me of Pharaoh, for when Moses came before him, Pharaoh said: "Who is Jehovah, so that I should obey his voice to send Israel away ? I do not know Jehovah at all and, what is more, I am not going to send Israel away."(Ex 5:2) How did it end up for Pharaoh for doubting who Jehovah is ...

What is it meant by being "holy" ? In the Bible book of Exodus, the word "holy" (Hebrew qodhesh, meaning "a sacred place or thing", Greek hagios, meaning "sacred [physically pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated"], Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible) is used...

Using the Bible, I answered the question and it is resolved Scripturally that women do not serve in any official position within the Christian congregation while on earth. This is unchangeable, for the principle of headship was established in the Garden of Eden.(Gen 2:24) This is like the moral...

The question, "Can a Pastor to the body of Christ, (the church), be female/woman? " is answered by the apostle Paul in a letter to Timothy: "Let a woman learn in silence with full submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach, or to exercise authority over a man, but to be in silence."(1 Tim...

At Luke 19, when Jesus said that "a certain man of noble birth traveled to a distant land to secure kingly power for himself and to return" (Luke 19:12), and then gives "minas" to ten of his "slaves" to "Do business till I come" (Luke 19:13), what did he mean ? While Jesus was on the earth, he...

All the truths of the Bible, from the sanctification of God's name, Jehovah (Matt 6:9) to the understanding of the "kingdom", a heavenly government that went into operation in 1914 (Dan 2:44) and is composed of 144,000 individuals selected from the earth to serve in the official positions of...

The heavens and the earth were created at the same time. (Gen 1:1) Then, just as a home builder has the foundation laid, he then begins to install the wiring, plumbing, and other necessary items to complete the home. Hence, over the course of six "creative" days (with each "day" several thousand...

John 1:1 is the old standby for those who accept the trinity as taught by the churches of Christendom. Because Koine Greek does not have an indefinite article such as "a", the translators must determine whether or not it belongs in a certain Scripture. For example, at Acts 12:22, the King James...

That Jesus is an angel (Greek aggelos, meaning "messenger") can be seen from what the apostle Paul wrote at 1 Corinthians 10. Here, Paul says that "our forefathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea (Red Sea in 1513 B.C.E.) and all got baptized into Moses by means of the...

The apostle Peter spoke of a "new heavens and a new earth" at 2 Peter 3:13, that "we are awaiting according to his promise." These are symbolic of a new governmental arrangement, God's kingdom, and a new earthly society of people, those who have fully submitted themselves to God's kingdom. If...