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. ● 1Tim 5:16 . . If any believing man or woman have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed. It's awful to think that a religion based upon love, has to command its adherents to extend kindness to their own kin. But in...

. I live in the metro area of Portland Oregon USA. The 2020 vernal equinox occurs at my location on March 19 @ 08:49 PM. Seeing as how that's before midnight, then in accordance with civil time, our first day of Spring is March 19. However, according to Gen 1:4-5, Gen 1:14, Gen 1:16-18, and...

. ● 1Thess 4:16-17 . .The Lord himself will descend from heaven with a commanding call, with an archangel's voice and with God's trumpet, and those who are dead in union with Christ will rise first. I'm going to revise a portion of that passage slightly in order to bring out a point. "with the...

. ● 1Tim 5:9-10 . . No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her husband, and is well known for her good deeds, such as bringing up children, showing hospitality, washing the feet of the saints, helping those in trouble, and devoting herself to all...

. ● 1Cor 15:36-42 . .What you sow is not made alive unless first it dies; and as for what you sow, you sow, not the body that will develop, but a bare grain, it may be, of wheat or any one of the rest; but God gives it a body just as it has pleased Him, and to each of the seeds its own body. ...

. ● 1Tim 5:5-7 . .The widow who is really in need, and left all alone, puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help. But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives. Give the people these instructions, too, so that no one may be open to...

. Re: Why Would God Create Coronavirus? According to Gen 2:1-2, God completed the current cosmos with all of its forms of life, matter, and energy in six days and then took a break on the seventh day. All the other days of creation were bounded by an evening and a morning; but the seventh day...

. ● 1Tim 5:3-4 . . Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need. But if a widow has children or grandchildren, her kin should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is...

. Psalm 45:6 is usually translated like this: "Your throne, O God, is for ever and ever." The Watchtower Society translates it like this: "God is your throne to time indefinite, even forever" Chabad.org translates it like this: "Your throne, O judge, [will exist] forever and ever" Seeing...

. ● 1Tim 5:2a . . Speak to the older women as mothers, Speaking to older women as mothers means doing so in compliance with the fourth of the Ten Commandments. ● Ex 20:12 . . Honor your mother Honoring one's mother means giving her the respect that her age and her maternal position deserve...

. In the very beginning, human life was immortal (Gen 1:26-27) plus; up till the time of the Flood, man and beast lived in peaceful co-existence together (Gen 2:19-20 and Gen 9:2) so the little critters-- e.g. viruses, bacteria, fleas, mites, mosquitoes, and lice, et al --posed no dangers to...

. JW POSIT: It is impossible for Jesus Christ to be in heaven as a human being in the presence of God because 1Tim 6:16 says that the king of all kings dwells in an unapproachable light, whom "not one of men" has seen or can see. RESPONSE: The Greek word translated "unapproachable" also means...

. ● 1Tim 5:1b . .Speak to the younger men as you would to your own kin. In this case, the "kin" would be sort of like a man's younger siblings; viz: his kid brothers. Young boys look up to their big brothers; who by all rights should be setting the example as role models that a growing boy can...

. "It is the irrevocable character of their choice, and not a defect in the infinite divine mercy, that makes the angels' sin unforgivable. There is no repentance for the angels after their fall, just as there is no repentance for men after death." (CCC 393) That quote is taken from the...

. The Watchtower Society argues that the account of the metemorphe (transfiguration) found at Matt 17:1-9 showed Jesus' true angelic form, proving his ability to materialize a human form at will. Oh? According to the Society's own doctrines, it is impossible to exist as a spirit being and a...

. ● 1Tim 5:1a . . When speaking to an older man, appeal to him respectfully as though he were your own father. There's probably nothing more humiliating to a parent than to be treated like dirt by their children-- except maybe to be treated like dirt by a spouse. Americans have the right to a...

. Fiction can be defined as stories about people, places, and events that, though untrue; are plausible; viz: realistic. Fantasy can be defined as stories about people, places, and events that are not only untrue; but implausible; viz: unrealistic. For example: a story about a wooden boy like...

. ● 1Thess 5:15 . . See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. Christian conduct isn't a temporary uniform kept in the closet just for Sunday mornings like the rather odd patrons who wear costumes at Star Trek...

. Jonah & Christ (05) FAQ: What does the story of Jonah have to do with Jehovah's Witnesses? A: JWs are taught to believe that human life is entirely physical; viz: when people die they cease to exist. Well; were that belief a reality; then Jesus Christ would've ceased to exist when he passed...

. ● 1Thess 5:14d . . Be patient with everyone. The Greek word for patient is makrothumeo (mak-roth-oo-meh'-o) which has little to do with getting fed up with people. In James 5:7-8 it speaks of giving things space to happen in their own good time. I would say that in this case, makrothumeo...