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. At some point in his nautical adventure Jonah went to a place called sheol (Jonah 2:2) which he sited at the roots of the mountains. (Jonah 2:6) Well; the roots of the mountains aren't located in the tummies of fish, no; they're located down deep in the Earth. So, the only way that Jonah...

. ● Jonah 1:17 . . The Lord provided a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights. FAQ: Was Jonah alive in the fish? A: Yes. (Jonah 2:1) FAQ: The whole time? A: No; and in point of fact; unless Jonah was deceased at some point, then his adventure...

. If we're not careful, the time element can become a red herring while the real issue-- the issue that matters most --is Jonah's resurrection. ● Matt 12:40 . . Just 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...

. Post No.64 is a prime example of how religious fanaticism endangers the lives of innocents. _

. In war, commanders expect a percentage of casualties by human error and/or friendly fire; and those kinds of casualties are usually factored in as acceptable losses. But it isn't wise to turn off a war off just because somebody might get hurt by friendly fire. Accidents happen; even under...

. ● 1Tim 6:20 . . Avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called Not all science is false; quite a bit has been thoroughly tested and proven to be true. The Greek word for "science" in that passage is gnosis (gno'-sis) which refers to knowing; viz: knowledge...

. ● Rom 1:28-31 . . And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient. They are without natural affection, implacable, and unmerciful. ● 2Tim 3:1-3 . This know also, that in the last days perilous...

. This comment is off-topic, but I seriously think it's something that needs saying from time to time. Internet forums have given many of Christ's obscure followers a convenient venue for sharing their time-won knowledge and experience with a worldwide audience. For the world's sake, I highly...

. ● Jas 5:14 . . Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of The Lord Religious fanatics here and there are allowing their underage children to suffer and even die from treatable medical conditions on the...

. ● Matt 13:31-32 . . Another parable put he forth unto them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the...

. ● John 1:6-9 . .There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light: the true light that gives light to every man, was...

. ● Jer 13:23 . . Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots? Neither can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil. Back in the mid 1960s-- when I was a young single guy around 24 years old living solo in a tiny rented room in a family home's daylight basement --I had lots...

. ● Jer 13:23 . . Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots? Neither can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil. Back in the mid 1960s-- when I was a young single guy around 24 years old living solo in a tiny rented room in a family home's daylight basement --I had lots...

. FAQ: The Bible predicts that it would be Eve's seed that eventually destroys the Serpent. Doesn't that clearly indicate there would be no traces of Adam in the final stage of Jesus' biological origin? A: There are times in the Bible when a woman's "seed" simply refers to her offspring-- her...

. FAQ: To be possible for Mary's conception to produce a male child, her ovum would need a Y chromosome; which only a man's gamete can provide. From whence did she get it? A: Some say she got it directly from God via the Holy Spirit as per Luke 1:35, but I'm inclined to suspect that Jesus got...

. FAQ: According to Jer 31:29-30 and Ezek 18:20, the father's guilt is not laid to the account of his posterity for the evil he has done. So then, how was it legal for God to condemn the entire human race to death for what Adam did? A: According to Deut 5:1-3, Rom 4:15, Rom 5:13, and Gal 3:17...

. The woman's seed was made from flesh and bone taken from the man's body (Gen 2:21-23). Ergo; her seed had something of the man in it. So then any progeny produced by her seed would be his progeny, i.e. he and the woman's progeny would be blood kin; and thus her seed would be in his line...

. ● Luke 1:31-32 . . the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father. When Joseph adopted Jesus into Solomon's lineage, it gave the child a legal opportunity to inherit David's throne, but it did not give him a natural opportunity, viz: in order to fully qualify as a candidate for the...

. FAQ: If Jesus Christ's body really was bone of Adam's bones, and flesh of Adam's flesh, and his blood was Adam's too; then wouldn't Jesus be effected by Rom 5:12a, which reads: "Just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men? A...

. This comment is off-topic, but I seriously think it's something that needs saying from time to time. Internet forums have given many of Christ's obscure followers a convenient venue for sharing their time-won knowledge and experience with a worldwide audience. For the world's sake, I highly...