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. According to Siddhartha Gautama, there is no personal "soul" that continues to exist beyond the demise of one's organic body; ergo: one's original self no longer exists after death. So then in Buddhist rebirth; what is reborn if not the person? Answer: Buddhist rebirth is not a resurrection...

. Genesis 47:14-20 ● Gen 47:14 . . Joseph gathered in all the money that was to be found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, as payment for the rations that were being procured, and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's palace. Some people accuse Joseph of profiteering; of...

. ● Acts 9:1-6 . . Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord's disciples. He went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to The Way, whether men or women, he might take them as...

. Genesis 47:7b-13 ● Gen 47:7b . . and Jacob blessed Pharaoh As a rule, the lesser is blessed of the better (Heb 7:7). However, it's possible for the better to be blessed by the lesser too. (e.g. Ps 16:7, Ps 26:12, Ps 34:1, et al). It all depends on the nature of the blessing. There's nothing...

. The wrath of God is interesting. For example: ● Isa 13:9 . . Behold, the day of The Lord comes-- cruel; with both wrath and fierce anger The Hebrew word for "wrath" in that statement is 'ebrah (eb-raw') which indicates an outburst of passion. In other words: the wrath of God won't be weeping...

. Genesis 47:1-7a ● Gen 47:1-2 . .Then Joseph came and reported to Pharaoh, saying: My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that is theirs, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in the region of Goshen. And selecting five of his brothers, he presented them to...

. Genesis 46:1-30 ● Gen 46:1 . . So Israel set out with all that was his, and he came to Beer-sheba, where he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. I would imagine that Jacob was a bit uncertain as to whether or not he should leave the promised land and go to Egypt, even though...

. When God is ignored too often; He ignores back ● Prv 1:24-33 . . I called you so often, but you didn't come. I reached out to you, but you paid no attention. You ignored my advice and rejected the correction I offered. So I will laugh when you are in trouble! I will mock you when disaster...

. Genesis 45:14-28 ● Gen 45:14-15 . .Then he threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin embraced him, weeping. And he kissed all his brothers and wept over them. Afterward his brothers talked with him. I seriously think the ten brothers were so consternated to the point...

. ● Luke 12:15-20 . . A man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. And he told them this parable: . . .The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. He thought to himself: What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops. Then he said: This is what I'll do. I...

. People don't have to comply with God's wishes if they don't want to; but they should at least approve them out of respect for His intelligence. I think He'd like that. _

. Genesis 45:4-13 ● Gen 45:4a . .Then Joseph said to his brothers: Come close to me. You can just safely bet they had reflexively shrunk back from him as far as the boundaries of the room would permit. ● Gen 45:4b-7 . .When they had done so, he said: I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold...

. Q: Since God created us the way we are; then He is ultimately responsible for our conduct; right? A: Some years ago I went into a music store in San Diego and noticed that one of the store's glass display cases contained a rather large variety of curious bottles. So I asked the clerk what...

. Genesis 45:1-3 ● Gen 45:1-2 . . Joseph could stand it no longer. Out, all of you! He cried out to his attendants. He wanted to be alone with his brothers when he told them who he was. Then he broke down and wept aloud. His sobs were so loud that the Egyptians could hear, and so the news...

. ● Gen 6:5 . .And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. It's freaky to contemplate that the Bible's God has a way to eavesdrop on one's mental processes on a level with which we are mostly...

. Genesis 44:14-34 ● Gen 44:14-17 . .When Judah and his brothers re-entered the house of Joseph, who was still there, they threw themselves on the ground before him. Joseph said to them: What is this deed that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me practices divination? . . . Judah...

. Q: Doesn't Psalm 139:8 say that God is in hell? A: The Hebrew word sometimes thought of as hell in that psalm is sheol, which doesn't eo ipso indicate a place of fiery suffering. Technically it simply indicates an afterlife situation where all the dead go-- the young and the old, the good and...

. Genesis 44:1-13 ● Gen 44:1-2 . .Then he instructed his house steward as follows: Fill the men's bags with food, as much as they can carry, and put each one's money in the mouth of his bag. Put my silver goblet in the mouth of the bag of the youngest one, together with his money for the...

. Genesis 43:31-34 ● Gen 43:31-32 . .Then he washed his face and came out; and regaining his composure, said: Serve the food. So they set him a place by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves; because the Egyptians could not eat food with the Hebrews...

. My next few comments do not apply to John Q and Jane Doe public; nor do they apply to the average rank and file pew-warmer. No; the following are restricted to people "in the Lord" and no others. ● Col 3:18 . .Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in The Lord. ● Eph 5:21-22 . ...