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In light of the current racial events in America it is no wonder the President chose not to use the violent south example. That being said there are plain reading examples in the Koran citing violence against the infidel. Old Testament Laws are not applicable to Christianity today, so there is...

John was not thinking of verse numbers when he wrote Revelation. Those are only reference markers for modern readers.

4 Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. 5 For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning. Psalms 30:4-5 All things in this life are temporary, yet we can make decisions...

Marriage through the church is a covenant between a man and woman in front of and with God. No documentation given from any organization can claim that never happened. The formalities of divorce truly is a matter of the state, where legal matters are and need be resolved. Divorce in the...

God's love consoles you. Seek to forgive her and allow the healing to begin. New experiences open old wounds. In the love of Christ. Praying for you my friend.

I am not a writer but I look forward to reading son short stories!

In my response to the OP I apologize if I reiterate anything previously discussed or debated. In order to fairly answer the questions posed within this post, the concept of sin must first be explored. I will be drawing from this source, although not exclusively...

Do you believe the temple sacrifices will be reinstated at that time?

Yeah I did'nt get the point, but I understand now you did'nt mean it. Hey we can't agree on everything! Don't we have a thread about that? Lol

Well I suppose your condemnation of me within this post is sufficient to end the rabbit trail. It is quite obvious you have your view into the text and no amount of Scriptural evidence, historical context, or biblical principles I present will persuade your opinion. Thanks for the discussion...

Stan as I have stated I look to the whole of Scripture to gain my understanding of the particular verse. We apparently disagree with our understandings. As you have stated literal translations are not always practical. You seem to want a concrete English translation from an ambiguous Greek...

Okay we have drifted a bit off topic here but let me reply... Your post..."To rehash, Jesus' way of showing love was publically insulting the Pharasees, beating them with a whip and at one point he told his disciples not to even bother with them (look at Mat 15:14). He was showing love.... For...

I read an excellent book on forgiveness...Forgive and Love Again by John W. Nieder and Thomas M. Thompson Small book speaking on forgiveness from a biblical perspective. "Forgiveness is not to be limited by the offender's response, nor is it to be extended to certain violators. It doesn't...

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Lets go back to the whip issue...this is from the Pillar New Testament Commentary:The Gospel According to John Jesus’ physical action was forceful, but not cruel; one does not easily drive out cattle and sheep without a whip of cords. Still, his action could not have generated a riotous uproar...

It is the Scriptures that agree with me. Without question there is a new creature. The 1Peter 1:23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. Being born again changes us. We are no longer as we were with the...

Here is something interesting for you to contemplate ZebraHug... 4 Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the book or to look into it; 5 and one of the elders said to me, “Stop weeping; behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has...