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Hello @Jack, This is an illustration given by our Lord to the Pharisees in order to expose the hypocrisy of their doctrine. It cannot be anything other than that for our Lord would not speak in a manner contrary to the testimony of Scripture, which this illustration does. The Pharisees...

'Then said they unto Him, "What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?" Jesus answered and said unto them, "This is the work of God, that ye believe on Him Whom He hath sent."' (Joh 6:28-29) :)

Hello @Jack, It is the Lord Jesus Christ who speaks of hell, in the New Testament, and He is referring to end time judgment, and the fires of Gehenna (translated:- Hell) which will be constantly burning at that time in the valley of Hinnom. (e.g., Matt. 5:22, 29, 30; !0:28; Matt. 10:28; 11:23...

'The soul that sinneth, it shall die:... ' ' ... all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;' (Ezekiel18:4 & 20; Rom 3:23 ESV) Hello @St. SteVen, The whole debate about hell and eternal conscious punishment is a waste of time and effort: if you acknowledge the fact that the soul (or...

'In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.' (Philippians 4:6-7 ASV) :)

'For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.' (Gal.5:13)

'For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;... ... ... ' (2 Timothy...

'The soul that sinneth, it shall die. ... ... ... ' (Ezekiel 18:4 & 20) Hello @Wynona, With respect, the verses above show that the soul of man is not immortal, it is subject to death. The soul being the whole person energised by life, as shown in Genesis 2:7:- 'And the LORD God formed man...

'And unto Adam He said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it...

Subject Heading:- 'There is no faith alone in Ephesians 2:8, stop adding words to it.' 'For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.' (Eph 2:8-9) Hello @2 Peter 1:10-11, It takes a believer to say...

'That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.' (Col 2:2-3) Hello @St...

Hello there, Opening my Bible to the book of Psalms, it fell open at Psalm 39. My attention was caught and held by the first verse, and so I read on. I have been in this place that is described here, and can identify with it. Can you? It is a Psalm that was not necessarily intended to be...

'For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the first-fruits; afterward they that are Christ's at His coming.' (1Co 15:22) :)

' ... Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, Who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God. And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself...

Subject Heading:- Embracing Doctrinal Diversity - Unity in diversity (1Co 4:1) Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. (1Co 4:2) Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. (1Co 4:3) But with me it is a very...

Subject Heading:- Embracing Doctrinal Diversity - Unity in diversity 'Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.' (2Tim. 2:15) 'And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach...

(Eph 5:1) Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; (Eph 5:2) And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. (Eph 5:3) But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be...

'But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, Who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.' (1Cor 1:30-31) :)

'Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers. Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. But shun...

Surely the Bible is the only means of comparison that we have to judge anything that is doctrinal. In Christ Jesus Chris