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. We could just as well ask how one can be born of God's breath without God coming to dwell in them. (Gen 2:7) The Hebrew word translated "breath" turns up again at 2Sam 22:16, which says: "The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at the rebuke of The...

. The Spirit-birth requirement to enter the kingdom of God-- spoken of by Jesus at John 3:3-8 --hasn't always been joined at the hip with the permanent indwelling of the Spirit. In other words, the two haven't always been a package deal. That arrangement didn't come about till the day of...

. A Sunday school class I once attended chose Joseph for its topic. Well; I raised my hand and asked the teacher whether Joseph was born again. The teacher was dumbfounded and had no clue what I was taking about; and the class went into an uproar, insisting that people in the Old Testament were...

. A Jehovah's Witness with whom I dialogued some years ago said that the Spirit birth that Jesus spoke of at John 3:3-8 is for people going to heaven. Seeing as how his ranking in the Watch Tower Society limited his future to the Earth, then he didn't need to undergo the procedure. Well; the...

. Here's another useful homily in accord with 1Cor 11:26. ● John 3:14-17 . . As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; that whoever believes may in him have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten son, that...

. The rich man of Luke 16:19-31 is spoken of as deceased, buried, and relocated in a place called-- in the Greek --Haides; and within earshot right across from him are Abraham and Lazarus. (Luke 16:22-23) Christ is spoken of as deceased, buried, and relocated in the very same place as the rich...

. ● Luke 2:10-12 . .The angel said to them: I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today, in the town of David, a savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. The angel announced the birth of a savior; defined by Webster's as one who rescues. We've all seen...

. FAQ: Why is there no mention of Christ's resurrection in your homily? A: According to the apostle Paul, the communion service that Jesus initiated with his men during the last supper is specifically intended to be a homily commemorating his death-- only his death --nothing more. ● 1Cor...

. Solomon's man under the sun feels there is no conscious existence for people beyond the death of their body; whereas Christ taught that one's soul doesn't necessarily perish with the body. ● Matt 10:28 . . Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. According to...

. Communion services are supposed to be the topic of a brief sermon. ● 1Cor 11:26. . . For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. Below is my favorite communion service homily; perhaps others have a favorite of their own they'd like to...

. ● 1Cor 10:16-17 . . Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf. The...

. FAQ: Doesn't the Psalmist say that when a man dies his thoughts perish that very day? A: The Hebrew word for "thoughts" in Ps 146:3-4 is 'eshtonah (esh-to naw') which has nothing to do with either existence or awareness. The word is very ambiguous and refers to quite a variety of meanings to...

. The cup that Jesus blessed the night of his last supper contained a nondescript beverage that he defined as "fruit of the vine". I'll concede that his fruit of the vine likely consisted of something made from grapes, but the definition could just as easily pertain to vinegar and grape...

. Christ's teachings trump Solomon's ● Matt 12:42 . .The queen of the south will be raised up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it; because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, but, look! something more than Solomon is here. Solomon wrote the...

. ● Luke 16:31 . . If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead. In John's gospel; Jesus restored one of his friends to life. It caused a number of the Jews to believe in him; but there was an element that even though the...

. ● Luke 16:25 . . Abraham said: Son Abraham produced progeny by a number of women: Hagar, Sarah, and Keturah, along with a number of nondescript concubines. But seeing as how Abraham directed this son to listen to Moses and the prophets; then I'm of the opinion that his son in this narrative...

. ● Luke 16:25 . . Abraham said: Son, remember . . . The older people get, the more memories they accumulate, and many of those memories haunt us with terrible regret. However, people in Hades not only have to cope with their bad memories, but also the good ones too, and I should think it's...

. Had Jesus eaten leavened bread with his passover, he would've broken the laws of the covenant that Moses' people agreed upon with God. However, according to John 8:29, 2Cor 5:21, Heb 4:15, and 1Pet 2:22; Christ was 100% sinless, i.e. he committed no sins of his own. The fact of the matter...

. I've read Luke 16:19-31 all the way thru several times and yet to find where the rich man was curious about how long he could expect to be incarcerated in the fiery sector of Hades. Well; that's not hard to sleuth. He no doubt encountered lots of people who've been down there since the days...

. God knows more about our future than we do because free will doesn't come with a right to privacy _