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Matthew 5: Jesus warned against careless, frivolous, or vain swearing. People in his time routinely abused swearing. Note that Jesus did not say that do not swear by God. For routine matters, no need to swear. Just be honest. Mat 26: On this occasion, Jesus did not tell the high priest not...

Luke 1: Mary knew that Jesus was the Son of God. Jesus called God his Father in Luke 2: Matthew 3: Jesus knew that he was the Son of God. Did Jesus know that he was God? Yes, Jesus implied that he was God in Mark 10:18. But then Jesus acted humbly about it, Philippians 2: While Jesus was...

Fasting and prayer are often paired on special occasions, Acts 13: It is not just prayer but prayer and fasting to humble ourselves before an important decision. Fasting served to intensify prayer, Acts 14: In both cases, the disciples fasted before making the crucial appointments that had...

Exodus 3: Ellicott's: Benson: Barnes: Keil and Delitzsch:

Judas betrayed Jesus. Peter denied him. The disciples forsook him. The wicked people spit on him, punched him, flogged him, mocked him, crowned him with sharp thorns, and finally nailed him to the cross. Jesus didn't complain about any of these to the Father. Matthew 27: That was the most...

Mark 5: Power resided in the physical person of Jesus. Faith could connect with that power. Luke 6: Later, on the other hand, Jesus visited his hometown, Mark 6: A parallel account in Matthew 13: Unbelief was the disconnect with that power. They did not plug into that power. Jesus could...

What did Paul mean by "all Scripture"? Biblehub lists that Paul wrote his first letter to the Corinthians in 54 AD, 1 Corinthians 2: He claimed spirit inspiration. Around this time, he also wrote in 1 Thessalonians 2: Paul was not shy from claiming the authority of the word of God...

Genesis 2:7 Strong's Hebrew: 5397. נְשָׁמָה (neshamah) — 23 Occurrences Brown-Driver-Briggs: breath of God as hot wind kindling a flame Isaiah 30:33; as destroying wind 2 Samuel 22:16 = Psalm 18:16; Job 4:9; as cold wind producing ice Job 32:8; Job 33:4. breath of man 1 Kings 17:17; Isaiah...

This OP is NOT about whether Mary is a perpetual virgin or not. I assume that you think she is. Please don't argue about that here. This thread is about wagering on what you believe/think. Let proposition P1 = Mary remained a virgin till she died. P2 = Mary did not remain a virgin till she...

Matthew 26: Pulpit Commentary: You can't keep grape juice from naturally fermenting into wine without refrigeration. Historically, alcoholic wine was used in the Last Supper. What about today? If you want to stick to historical context, you should use wine. Moreover, to be consistent, you...

Romans 11: There are two mutually exclusive groups, the elect and the hardened. Mark 13: God chose the elect to be saved. God chose the elect to be saved even if some are led astray by false christs. God's promise to the elect is sure. Romans 8: God justifies the elect. On our part, Col...

Hebrews 10: Remember Ἀναμιμνῄσκεσθε (Anamimnēskesthe) Verb - Present Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 363: To remind, admonish, be reminded, remind myself; pass: I remember, recall. From ana and mimnesko; to remind; to recollect. The target audience, the Hebrews, had experienced...

GotQuestions: Here are some examples of anthropomorphism: Does the LORD regret? Does God change his mind? The ultimate example was when Jesus became a man. God did not just pretend to be a man but actually became a man.

I can't tell you what you should tell your kids about Santa Claus. That's up to your conscience as a parent. For my conscience, I can't tell my kids that Santa Claus is real. According to "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", Santa possesses these supernatural characteristics: He sees you when...

1 Corinthians 10: Moses was God’s representative under the Law. The Israelites were symbolically baptized under his leadership. For Christians, we have a different leader, Matthew 28: Note the singular noun name. In the name of X means in the authority of X. Acts 2: Acts 10: Acts 19...

Technically speaking, sin offerings were for unintentional sins only. So how were intentional sins forgiven in the OT? BSB Psalm 51: The psalm title identified the intentional sin occasion of adultery. David begged for mercy. David confessed and trusted in God's forgiveness. David praised...

I doubt it. Luke 16: This was supposed to have happened before the resurrection of the last day and the final judgment. It does not sound literal. Similar parables were told by rabbis around Jesus' time. Wiki: Why was the rich man being tortured in Hades? Because he did not listen to Moses...

The conscience is a faculty of the soul. It can distinguish between good and evil. It makes us morally culpable. Genesis 2: In the beginning, Adam and Eve's consciences were dependent on God. The Spirit of God was directly connected to their spirits, which are directly connected with their...

Luke 23: Should the comma be placed after the word "today"? At Biblehub, 31 translations placed the comma before *today*. Only 2 placed it after. The following is from GotQuestions: First, we note that every major Bible translation inserts the comma before the word today. Thus, the KJV...

Yes, Colossians 3: 2 Timothy 2: Matthew 5: Ephesians 4: Focus on the positive words for building up, instead of negative words for tearing down. Jesus gave a warning in Matthew 12: I am not just advising this; I practice this. I didn't let my kids use words like "dang", "freaking", "shit"...