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There are rewards/treasures in heaven. See Will there be any need for money in heaven?

Matthew 24: Christians will experience the great tribulation. How long will the great tribulation last? I don't know exactly but it is counted in days and not years. If you were in the early stages of tribulation, would you know it? Only with hindsight: One can even include possible...

Define the two terms.

Some are, and some are not, like non-transgender people. I try not to over-generalize.

Right. See Tithing 10%? and follow up there.

Berean Study Bible Luke 3: known, supposed ἐνομίζετο (enomizeto) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 3543: From nomos; properly, to do by law, i.e. To accustom; by extension, to deem or regard. Strong's Concordance: Thayer's Greek Lexicon: Luke...

New American Standard Bible 1 Samuel 13:1 The words "thirty" and "forty" are not in the original Hebrew. Berean Literal Bible Acts 13:21 King James Bible is not as definite about the 40 years: Gills explained: That explains the 40 years in Acts. That explains the 2 years in 1 Samuel 13:1...

Thanks for answering straightforwardly.

Do you read any non-scholarly commentary?

The interaction between God and Gideon is interesting, English Standard Version, Judges 6: At first, there was an external theophany. Later, God got closer: There were others, 1 Chronicles 12: 2 Chronicles 24: The Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, yet he performed human sacrifice. The...

Good point. See What is hell?

Do you read any scholarly commentary? Note the question mark. I am not making a statement. You have a problem distinguishing between a question and a statement. Please read my question carefully and precisely. I am not asking whether you believe them or are interested in them, and I am not...

That's a nice rule of thumb. Now that I am retired, I give God 90% of my time :)

If you think there is a contradiction, please present the two propositions that directly contradict. Please clearly state the two contradictory propositions and nothing else. Fill in the blanks: Proposition P1 = ________. Freewill proposition P2 = ________. Let me explain my motivation. In...

Right. I am not. I am relying on science for the betting. Can you see the difference? I am relying on God to settle the bet. Do you wish to continue the betting?

Well, not exactly, Hebrews 12: God disciplines us to train us in righteousness. The result is peace. However, not every time something bad happens to us is a result of God's discipline. This life is a testing place for everyone.

You don't understand the relationship between your weighting scheme and odds mathematically. See Subjective (Bayesian) Probability and wagering and follow up there if you have any questions about it.

Genesis 16: Genesis 21: Ishmael was about 14 (100 − 86) years old at this point. In accordance with rabbinical traditions: Now, Ishmael was between 15 and 19 years old. Strong's Hebrew: 5288. נַ֫עַר (naar) — 240 Occurrences Strong's Exhaustive Concordance babe, boy, child, damsel, lad...

Genesis 1: John 1: Chinese version of Genesis 1: literally rise-beginning or developmental beginning. John 1: literally principal-beginning or something like super beginning. The Chinese verses point to different beginnings. Angels existed before the earth or man. God asked Job in Job 38...

Genesis 37: Even God called him Jacob after He changed his name. Genesis 46: Sometimes, the two names are used in parallelism, Psalm 53: Why was the name "Jacob" still used after his name change? It was for the sake of variety. The two names are interchangeable. Similarly, Jesus gave Simon...