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. ● Luke 1:26-27 . . In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a maiden espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the maiden's name was Mary. The sixth month wasn't a date on the Jews' calendar. It was relative...

. ● Matt 5:21-22a . . You have heard that it was said to the people long ago: Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment. But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. I think it's safe to assume that the anger spoken of in that...

. ● Jude 11 . . Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain. Cain's way began with Gen 4:16, which says: "Cain went out from The Lord's presence" Apparently Cain's departure was permanent because he's never again shown in contact with God for the remainder of the Bible. In other words...

. ● 1Cor 16:22 . . If anyone love not The Lord, let him be accursed. One's love of The Lord is exemplified by loyalty. ● John 14:15 . . If you love me, you will comply with what I command. ● John 14:21 . .Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. ● John 14:23-24 ...

. ● Gen 4:7 . . If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? FAQ: What do you suppose Cain would've had to do right in order for him to be accepted? A: Judging from Gen 4:8 and 1John 3:14-15, Cain would've, at the very least, had to stop hating his kid brother. ● Matt 5:22-24 . . I say...

. I'm confident in my own mind that the Cain and Abel incident is unrelated to the plan of salvation as per Christ on the cross rather, it's a lesson about worship. Take for example Isa 1:11-20. Moses' people were offering all the covenanted sacrifices, they were praying up a storm, and...

. ● Heb 11:4 . . By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. I'm going to edit the wording of that just a bit to bring out an important point. "By faith Abel offered God a sacrifice" The missing word "better" is a modifier; which serves to show that both men's offerings...

. ● 1Pet 5:8-9 . . Be discreet, stay alert. Your adversary, the Devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour; whom resist, steadfast in the faith. "the faith" isn't only a collection of beliefs, but includes a collection of practices, since according to James; a person of...

. ● 1Tim 5:23 . . No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments. In the days prior to the proliferation of antiseptics, antibiotics, inoculations, and a host of other mass-produced treatments; wine was an important remedy for just...

. ● Jas 5:14 . . Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church I underlined the pronoun "him" to emphasize that the passage instructs the sick person themselves to request help from church elders rather than the sick person's friends and/or family speaking for him. In...

. ● 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...

. ● Eph 4:32 . . Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Within the context of the letter Paul wrote and sent to the Christians residing in the ancient city of Ephesus; the objects "one another" and "each other" are exclusive; viz: the...

. Jonah took ship from Joppa to travel to the city of Tarshish (Jonah 1:3). That city's exact location is contested; but I think most folk would agree that it lay somewhere in the direction of Spain. Anyway we can at least be pretty sure that Jonah's rendezvous with the big fish took place in...

. ● Eph 4:31 . . Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of malicious behavior. It wasn't The Lord's wish that Ephesian Christians avoid all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice; no; on the contrary, he...

. ● Eph 4:29 . . Don't use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. "helpful" is from the Greek word oikodome (oy-kod-om-ay') which means: to build up (as opposed to tearing down). "foul or...

. ● Ps 82:1 . . God stands in the congregation of the mighty; He judges among the gods. There are only two categories of gods in the Holy Bible: the true and the false. To my knowledge there is no intermediate category of gods sandwiched between the true and the false-- gods are either one or...

. ● Eph 4:26b-27 . . Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the Devil a foothold. Some people treat their anger like a prized possession: they don't want to lose it. They actually prefer to stay angry rather than "get over it". Apparently the Devil is quick to...

. ● Eph 4:26a . . In your anger do not sin. Anger isn't eo ipso evil. It's how one handles their anger that matters. Anger can be a very useful tool when it's applied by somebody who knows what they're doing. For example: ● Mark 3:5 . . And when Jesus had looked round about on them with anger...

. ● Eph 4:25 . .Each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. One's neighbor is not the same as one's brother; i.e. the former is an acquaintance, the latter is kin. The command is directed at "each" of you-- i.e. individuals...

. ● Eph 4:3 . . Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Peace is what everybody wants but seem thoroughly unable to attain-- either by force or by diplomacy --even in Christian churches where you'd think that at least there you'd find peace seeing as how...