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. • Heb 11:17 . . By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up his only begotten son FAQ: How was Isaac Abraham's only begotten son at the time of the Akeda while Ishmael was still alive? REPLY: At the time of the event recorded in the...

. God has many sons (Ps 82:6) but only one counts as His actual progeny. • 1John 4:9 . . God sent forth His only-begotten son into the world that we might gain life through him. In a nutshell: the Greek word for "only-begotten" in that verse is monogenes which identifies a child that has no...

. According to Rev 22:1-2 the tree of life isn't designed to provide immortality, rather, it restores immortality. When someone already has perfect health, then the tree's fruit is likely good for a snack but at the same time about as useful for medication as applying burn ointment to skin...

. According to Rev 22:1-2 the tree of life is a remedy for whatever ails you; including mortality. For example: when Adam tasted the forbidden fruit (Gen 2:17) his body lost its perpetual youth and began to age. The tree of life would've restored him to perfect health. (Gen 3:22) * The WHO...

. Re: Post No.181 • John 20:28 . . Thomas said to him: "My Lord and my God!" Many moons ago; I asked some JW missionaries to explain to me why the Watchtower Society translated that particular theós in upper case seeing as how in their theology; only Jehovah should be referred to as a god...

. Adam's death was realized in his loss of immortality. So; are you mortal or immortal? According to Romans 5:12 you are supposed to be mortal. Well, if so; then you are dead on the hoof just as Adam became when he tasted the forbidden fruit. _

. FAQ: Why does the Watchtower Society translate the Word in John 1:1 as god in lower case instead of God in upper case? REPLY: The Watchtower Society's translation is based upon an imaginary grammatical technicality. The common Greek word for "god" is theós (theh'-os). When it's modified by...

. The Bible depicts God as someone capable of grief. • Gen 6:5-6 . .The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His...

. The US Supreme Court's decision didn't outlaw abortions. It simply revealed that abortions are not a true Constitutional right nor have they ever been a true Constitutional right. The 1972 Court overstepped its bounds by associating abortions with the right to privacy when there is no right to...

. • Rev 21:8 . . But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. I gather from the passage above that the lake will take on the...

. Re: What the Heck is Salvation? • Luke 1:68-71 . . Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people, and has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David, as He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, who have been since the world...

. The thoughts expressed in post No.7 were on my mind back in 1967 when the extent of my religious training consisted of just enough catechism to complete First Holy Communion and Confirmation. The thoughts expressed in post No.9 were discovered in 1968 when, at the suggestion of a friend, I...

. Self-sacrifice is one way; but it's neither the only way nor the most reliable way. In point of fact, God himself has made an excellent way to stay in Heaven that takes will power out of the equation. • Jer 31:31-34 . . Behold, the days come-- declares The Lord --that I will make a new...

Dishonesty and sexual perversion are in the same boat. • Rev 21:8 . .The sexually immoral, and all liars-- their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. That probably doesn't mean much to the woke/progressive crowd seeing as how in their mind's eye, gays are not immoral; but then...

. The hardest part about Heaven is not getting there, but staying there. Some years ago it occurred to me that it's very easy for me to live in this world, but Heaven would require a level of piety and self control that I was pretty sure I couldn't keep up forever. Sooner or later I'd mess up...

. • Jer 31:31-34 . . Behold, the days come-- declares The Lord --that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt...

. The Levitical system may be obsolete, but it has a long ways to go yet before it comes to a permanent end. During the millennium, the Levitical system will once again be up and running and on duty in a brand new Temple at Jerusalem. (See the last nine chapters of Ezekiel, and also a search...

. • Matt 13:10 . . And the disciples came and said to him: Why do you speak to them in parables? • Matt 13:11 . . It is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. Jesus answered their inquiry by referring to an incident in the 6th chapter of...

, You can keep as much of the "law" as you want and for long as you want, I really don't care; but you have to let go of the covenant that Moses' people agreed upon with God per Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy because its day is coming to an end. • Heb 8:13 . . In that He says "A...

. The covenant that Moses' people agreed upon with God per Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy has quite a few miles left on it but, nevertheless, is on its last legs. • Heb 8:13 . . In that He says "A new covenant" He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and...