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. Eve wasn't made directly from the soil the way that Adam was. She was made of human material taken from Adam's body. In effect then, Eve was Adam's offspring, i.e. his first child. Hence, from then on, even if all of Eve's children had been 100% virgin conceived, they would've still been...

. • Matt 19:17 . . And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments Seeing as none but God are good, then it's obvious that none but God can enter into life by means of goodness. However, if...

. The sermon on the mount isn't something to be admired, rather, it's something to be feared because failure to comply with its instructions puts people in danger of misfortune. • Matt 7:26-27 . . Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man...

. ● Rev 20:5 . . But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. The Greek word translated "dead" is somewhat ambiguous. It can refer to physically dead and it can also refer to spiritually dead; for example: "Jesus said unto...

. According to Jesus Christ's testimony as a credible expert witness in all matters pertaining to the afterlife; most of the world's responsible souls haven't been making it to safety when they cross over to the other side. ● Luke 13:22-24 . . And he went through the cities and villages...

. Before attempting to define "real" love it's first necessary to determine which love we're talking about because there are two varieties of it in the New Testament. One variety is phileo (fil-eh'-o) which speaks of fondness and affection. This is the kind of love that's felt, i.e. it's...

. We can't use our life to pay for even a single one of our sins because it's earmarked to pay for Adam's. _

. Judas is a bit of an enigma. As one of Jesus' hand-picked apostles he was fully aware, fully trained, and fully convinced, that his master was valid. ● John 17:6-8 . . I have revealed ou to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your...

. It's not unlikely that all new arrivals in heaven are immediately shuttled off to quarantine in a sort of boot camp where they're indoctrinated with the 100% correct interpretation of the Bible so there'll be no debating with the general population when they get out. Also in boot camp...

. ● Ps 82:6 . . I myself have said: you are gods, and all of you are sons of the Most High. I noticed some time ago that the grammatical tense of "have said" is past tense. So I got to thinking: when was it that God said that people are gods, and when was it that He said all are sons of the...

. Pop Clock Update: 3,055 days have elapsed since beginning the thread. If the figures in post No.1 are within reason, then something like 168,318,280 new arrivals have checked into the fiery sector of Hades since Apr 12, 2012. _

. It's not unlikely that all new arrivals in heaven are immediately shuttled off to quarantine in a sort of boot camp where they're indoctrinated with the 100% correct interpretation of the Bible so there'll be no debating with the general population when they get out. Also, in boot camp...

. It was impossible for Jesus to sin because he was born God's progeny. ● 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. It only stands to reason that if God is an intrinsically sinless being; then were He...

. According to the language and grammar of Numbers 21:6, the snakes weren't given liberty to bite Moses' people, rather; they were "sent", i.e. dispatched. _

. When someone is on their deathbed, and begins to perceive that Hell is more than just a silly myth, and that they're likely to end up there: they don't need religion, no, they need a knight in shining armor, so to speak, and it just so happens there's a God-given knight available. ● Luke...

. Personally I think it's a huge mistake to account the days of creation as 24 hour calendar events. For example: the humans and the beasts were all created on the same day; which has to include dinosaurs because on no other day but the sixth did God create the humans and the beasts. However...

. In the future; leave yourself a margin of safety. Instead of stoutly claiming the Bible doesn't say this or that; preface you comment with "To my knowledge the Bible doesn't say" and/or "As far as I know the Bible doesn't say" By starting off like that you'll be giving yourself some room...

. ● Matt 12:40 . . For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. ● Jonah 1:17 . . Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights. _

. Where's your third night? Friday night = first night Saturday night= second night ? night= third night. _

. That would be one day and one night. That would be a second day and a second night. That would be counting Saturday twice. With some tricky semantics, it's possible to account for three days between crucifixion day and Sunday morning; but I have yet to encounter anything tricky enough...