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- At one time; God loved all the people who are now in hell; but not anymore. They're damned; and no longer get any sympathy. †. Isa 13:9 . . See, the day of the Lord is coming-- a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger If people have any doubts about the cruelty, the wrath, and the fierce...

- †. 1Pet 3:15 . .Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. That passage should always accompany this next one. †. Rom 8:23-25 . .We ourselves, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our...

- Hello; Passover is just around the corner so this seems an appropriate time to begin discussing its events as they pertained to Christ back in his day. I suggest that the best way to begin sleuthing the chronology of Christ's crucifixion and resurrection is to first define what constituters...

- January 27 is the official United Nations date for remembering the Holocaust; but honestly; if I were a Jew, I would much prefer the world not draw attention to my dirty laundry. Let me explain. One has to ask, in point of fact there has been more than one rabbi ask: How is it that so many of...

- †. 2Tim 2:4 . . As Christ's soldier, do not let yourself become tied up in the affairs of this life, for then you cannot satisfy the one who has enlisted you in his army. The koiné Greek word for "affairs" is pragmateia (prag-mat-i'-ah) which refers to transactions. One of Webster's...

- Solomon is generally acknowledged as the wisest man who ever lived; and he is also credited with composing the book of Ecclesiastes; though in reality there exists no textual evidence to substantiate that he did. But for the moment; I'll assume that he did. As wise as Solomon was, Jesus...

- Q: Doesn't the Old Testament say that the dead are oblivious; for example: "Whatever your hand finds to do, verily, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in sheol where you are going. (Eccl 9:10) A: Okay, that's what Solomon said. Next we'll...

- †. Luke 11:31 . .The queen of the south will be raised up in the judgment with the men of this generation and will condemn them; because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, but, look! Something more than Solomon is here. As bright as Solomon was, his wisdom was...

- †. Eph 4:30 . . Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. According to Eph 1:12-14, the Holy Spirit serves two purposes. First off, the Holy Spirit himself is the "seal" which is from the koiné Greek word sphragizo (sfrag-id'-zo). The word has...

- One would think that the Grim Reaper would slack off a little at least during the holidays; but not so. A study done of 26 years of death certificates shows that coronary fatalities are, on average, 11.9% higher on holidays than any other days of the year; with non-heart deaths spiking to...

- During a scene in the movie "A Beautiful Mind" Jennifer Connelly's character Alicia Larde asks Russell Crowe's character John Nash: How big is the universe? He answers: Infinite. Then she asks: How do you know? He answers: I know because all the data indicate it. Then she replies: But it...

- Q: If Christians can be de-saved on earth by their conduct; then why can't they be de-saved in heaven by their conduct? Does God have a double standard-- one for Christians in this life; and another for Christians in the next? Buen Camino /

- Ms. Rivers' religion of choice was Judaism; and if you're a Christian reading this I shouldn't have to tell you what that means. †. John 14:6 . . I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through me. Heaven is sometimes depicted as the peak of a high...

- Hello; and welcome to a home-spun collection of common questions that just everybody eventually wants to know. Buen Camino / ===================================== How Long Was A Creation Day? The Hebrew word for "day" is very ambiguous. For example; at Gen 2:4, yowm encompasses the entire...

- A popular Jewish interpretation of Isa 53:11 is that 49:1-3 identifies the servant as the corporate people of Israel. Christians have to accept that there's a kernel of truth in the Jewish interpretation because Christ testified that salvation is of the Jews (John 4:22). However the Jews of...

- †. Acts 1:1-3 . .The first account I composed, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when He was taken up, after He had by the Holy Spirit given orders to the apostles whom He had chosen. To these He also presented Himself alive, after His suffering, by many...

- Getting to heaven is hard enough. Here's what I mean. †. Matt 19:16-19 . . Now a man came up to Jesus and asked: Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life? Jesus replied: If you want to enter life, obey the commandments. Which ones? the man inquired. Jesus replied: Do not murder...

. The infant stage of human life is only the beginning; nobody stays that way. No, they grow up and mature into adults. An immutable Biblical axiom is that human babies don't grow up to become sinless, no, they grow up to be full-fledged sinners, just like their parents; so that everything the...

. Were I a Jew, I would not want the world to remind me of the way my people were treated in the middle of last century because it's such a national embarrassment. It's a matter of historical record that Nazi death camps were populated not only with Jews; but also with Poles, Romani, Soviet...

. The safest, way to calculate the correct day of the civil week during which Jesus was crucified is to go by the rules that God established very early-on in the book of Genesis. †. Gen 1:3-5 . . And God said: Let there be light-- and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and He...