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“But Michael, the archangel, when contending with the devil and arguing about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him an abusive condemnation, but said, ‘May the Lord rebuke you!’” (Jude 9, WEB)

“As it is written, ‘There is no one righteous; no, not one. There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God. They have all turned away. They have together become unprofitable. There is no one who does good, no, not so much as one.’” (Romans 3:10-12, WEB)

Does anyone have a convenient list of origin stories which don’t exist for people, places and things mentioned in the Bible? Starting at the top: God. Add from there, if you would like to contribute to this thread. Do you believe in them?

“These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart.” (Deuteronomy 6:6, NASB)

@Hiddenthings (a self-acknowledged Christadelphian - in other words, something which he hasn’t kept hidden from his readers) hasn’t done it so I’ll do it for him - a thread on the Christadelphian belief and teaching about the devil and Satan, using a Christadelphian source. If he wants to amend...

“Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch. They and many others taught the word of the Lord there. After some time Paul said to Barnabas, ‘Let’s go back and visit each city where we previously preached the word of the Lord, to see how the new believers are doing.’” (Acts 15:35-36, NLT)

“The I.R.S. said on Monday that churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates to their congregations, carving out an exemption in a decades-old ban on political activity by tax-exempt nonprofits. …”...

“Men of Israel, and you Gentiles who fear God, listen. The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made the people great during their stay as foreigners in the country of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it. For a period of about forty years he put up with them in the...

“And on the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their tents, with gladness and and goodness of heart because of the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David and to Solomon and to Israel His people.” (2 Chronicles 7:10, LSB)

What are some of your favorite movies? I’ll start with:

Today is Ashura on the Muslim calendar. What is Ashura and why don’t all Muslims observe it the same? ”Ashura is a day of commemoration in Islam and holds great significance for Muslims across the world. …” https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/what-is-ashura-how-do-shia-sunni-muslims-observe

A three and a half minute video. Beginning at the 1:47 mark - “The Quran says that Christians and Jews ought to obey the Old Testament and the Gospels. … Here’s the problem. Elsewhere in the Quran ... it says that Jesus never died, was taken straight to heaven, so he couldn’t have resurrected...

“They constantly tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel. They did not remember His power shown on the day He redeemed them from the foe, when He performed His miraculous signs in Egypt and His wonders in the region of Zoan.” (Psalm 78:41-43, HCSB)

“The new American pope is looking to his MAGA compatriots to shore up the Vatican’s finances after decades of scandal and mismanagement. …” https://www.politico.eu/article/pope-leo-maga-megadonors-church-finance-united-states-conservative/

“But I have a testimony greater than that from John. For the deeds that the Father has assigned me to complete - the deeds I am now doing - testify about me that the Father has sent me. And the Father who sent me has himself testified about me. You people have never heard his voice nor seen his...

“Is God ever the author of suffering? Yes. Is he the author of evil? No.” An eleven minute video.

“But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives. In the end, he will stand upon the earth.” (Job 19:25, WEB)

“Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.” (James 1:27, WEB)

“Yahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” (Genesis 2:7, WEB) Dust + breath of life = a living soul Dust - breath of life = a non-living soul

“He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.” (Matthew 2:23, NET)