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. Prior to my conversion back in Feb 1968, I had absolutely no interest in the Bible whatsoever; whereas soon afterwards I became obsessed with it. So as a result I've been an on-going student of the Bible for 55+ years via Sunday schools, sermons, lectures, special classes, radio, books...

. According to the text of the story, the wedding started out to as a private affair, but later became open to the public, i.e. total strangers were welcome to attend who didn't have to be the king's friends nor even his son's friends; it was very open. We could say it was open to the whole...

. ● Matt 7:13-14 . . Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. ● Matt 22:14 . . For many are called, but few are chosen...

. It's commonly supposed that the five unwise girls were stupid for not bringing along enough oil for their light sources. That may be true, but I rather suspect that their stupidity was scarcely related to the oil and mostly related to abandoning their posts. Had they stuck to their guns (so...

. Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot released a sentimental song back in 1975 that speaks volumes about sympathy. Its lyrics are very touching. Here's a few that I feel especially appropriate when talking about things like sickness, death, and the hereafter. Rainy day people always seem to...

. ● 1Kings 22:18-23 . . I saw the Lord God sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left. And Jehovah said: Who will entice Ahab to go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said this while another said that. . . .Then a spirit came forward and...

. ● Rev 20:13 . . I saw the dead, and they were judged, every one of them That verse says that "every one" of them were judged. Well; I don't know precisely how many that will eventually number, but let's say that it's 100,000. If each of these 100,000 cases were to take an hour to complete...

. God cautioned Cain. ● Gen 4:7 . . If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it. "to have you" indicates complete control over one's life so that Cain wouldn't just be...

. Insensitive folk who come from the womb unable to feel compassion, are in very grave danger of the sum of all fears. ● Matt 5:7 . . Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. ● Jas 2:13 . . For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy. As an experiment, keep an...

Well; personally I would never give that kind of advice to someone who is only mildly curious about the Bible, i.e. to someone who is only thinking about reading it. You're assuming that all who do so are seeking spiritual guidance when the reality is that someone who's thinking about reading...

. FAQ: What if I was born dishonest? REPLY: You mean like Ps 58:3, which says: "The wicked are estranged from the womb; these who speak lies go astray from birth." Well; that's pretty serious. ● Rev 21:8 . . . All liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone...

. The OP addresses the concerns of someone mildly curious about the Bible yet some of you are recommending prayer, solitude and silence, finding truth, the presence of God, the Holy Spirit's guidance, Bible study, computers, etc, etc. That kind of advice is useless to folks only thinking about...

. FAQ: I'm thinking of reading the Bible; where should I start? REPLY: The Bible can be a tedious chore for people new to it; so I highly recommend that someone who's only looking to indulge their curiosity skip the heavy books for now and try the short stories of Ruth, Esther, and Jonah; and...

. PLAINTIFF: Your creator knew ahead of time, by means of precognition, that the human life he was about to create would all have to die because of just one man's sin, plus: 1» The human life he was about to create would become so bad that he would have to exterminate most of it in a global...

. ● Ps 82:6 . . I have said: You are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. Now the thing is: real divinity is immortal, whereas those guys in the Psalm eventually passed away. ● Ps 82:7 . . But you shall die as men, and fall like one of the princes. Also, according to Isa...

. ● 1John 3:9 . . No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. God has only one child of His own; all the rest are adopted. (John 1:18, John 1:14, John 3:16, John 3:18, and 1John 4:9 plus Rom 8:15, Gal 4:5 and Eph 1:5) I...

. ● 1John 3:9 . . No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. Does that apply to born again Christians? No. ● 1John 1:8-10 . . If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we...

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. Just think what a huge advantage it would be if folks could go to Heaven as someone like Jesus instead of going there as themselves. Tell me that wouldn't be the cat's meow. Well; God has made it possible for that to happen. ● 2Pet 1:3-4 . . His divine power has given us everything we need...

. ● Zech 1:5 . .Where are your forefathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever? My own father is gone, and the great preacher Billy Graham; he's gone too. My favorite rock and roll guitar player during the years I was a teen-ager was Chuck Berry. He's gone. When I was a sophomore in...