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- I sincerely hope that no one familiar with Teresa's perpetual disconnect comes to the conclusion that her experience with Christianity is the norm because God has a supernatural way of assuring His own that He does in fact exist and that they are neither alone nor abandoned. ● Rom 8:16 . .The...

- If anyone should have been on intimate terms with God and with His son Jesus Christ in the last century, surely it had to be Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (a.k.a. Mother Teresa) but curiously, that wasn't the case. It turns out Teresa was a remarkable actor. Her public image bore no resemblance...

- 431) Jas 2:1 . . My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ-- The Lord of glory --with respect of persons. The koiné Greek word for "respect of persons" is prosopolepsia (pros-o-pol ape-see’-ah) which means: partiality. Webster’s defines "partiality" as: partisan...

- True biblical Christianity is a lethal religion. It quite literally, in some mysterious way that I don't quite understand; satisfies the law of sin and death for Christ's believing followers by reckoning them as joint principals in his crucifixion. ● Rom 6:23 . .The wages of sin is death ●...

- Genesis 26:1-4 ● Gen 26:1a . .There was a famine in the land-- aside from the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham That previous famine occurred in chapter 12 before Isaac was born; even before Ishmael was born. So many good, prosperous years have gone by since the last...

- ● Matt 16:13-18 . .When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples: Who do people say that the Son of Man is? . . .They replied: Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets. . . . He said to them: But who do you say that...

- Roman Catholics sometimes compare their church to Noah's ark. Ten Ways Noah’s Ark Prefigured the Church But if the RCC were truly a model of the Ark; then not one single Catholic would ever be in the slightest danger of hell and eternal suffering because nobody aboard the Ark perished in the...

- ● Luke 16:24-26 . . Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame. But Abraham said: Between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to...

- 428) Jas 1:19 . . Let everyone be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; Anger per se isn't evil; I mean after all, The Lord himself wasn't immune to anger (Mark 3:5). And neither is the Bible's God immune to anger. (Ex 4:14, Num 11:1, Rom 1:18, Rom 2:8) Non-sinful anger can be a...

- Genesis 25:32-34 ● Gen 25:32-33 . . And Esau said: I am at the point of death, so of what use is my birthright to me? But Jacob said: Swear to me first. So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. It just amazes me how much faith the people of long ago put in oaths. Nowadays nobody...

- According to the Bible, dishonesty will be allowed zero tolerance in the future. ● Rev 21:7-8 . . All liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. ● Rev 21:27 . . No one who practices lying, shall ever come into the holy city, the new...

- The term "sin nature" found in some versions of the Bible, is actually an interpretation rather than a translation. I suspect somebody coined it as a substitute for the flesh that Paul often spoke of in his letters. ● Rom 8:8 . .They that are in the flesh cannot please God. The koiné Greek...

- 426) Jas 1:10 . . but the rich should glory in that he is made low: Jesus once remarked that it's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. The rich generally get above-average respect from the world due to their riches, but...

- Genesis 25:29-31 ● Gen 25:29 . . Once when Jacob was cooking a stew, Esau came in from the open, famished. I guess Esau never heard of the Boy Scouts' motto: Be prepared. Well . . next time, maybe he'll be a little more careful to fill his ALICE pack with some LRRP rations before going out...

- ● 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 whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal...

- I know of the Protestant pastor who was asked by Audie Murphy's widow Pamela to speak at her husband's funeral. Audie Murphy, as you may already know, was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason and a Shriner; but he wasn't a Christian. In amazement, the pastor asked Mrs. Murphy why she chose a...

- According to Gen 2:7, humans are souls rather than having souls. In other words: souls are beings; and humans were not the first. The Hebrew word for "soul" is nephesh (neh'-fesh). It shows up first in Gen 1:20-21 as sea creatures and winged creatures. Next it shows up in Gen 1:24 as...

- 423) Jas 1:5 . . If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. Within the context of James' epistle, the phrase "any of you" pertains to the recipients of his letter; viz: the Diaspora-- specifically those among...

I wasn't talking about Freudian consciousness. God created two basic forms of life in the book of Genesis: conscious life and non conscious life-- blue herons and snapping turtles are examples of the conscious kind; saguaro cacti and roses are examples of the non conscious kind. /

- Genesis 25:27c-28 ● Gen 25:27c . . who stayed in camp. Does that mean Jacob never ventured outdoors? No. After all, his family was pastoral; they lived in tents and spent their whole lives working outdoors. Staying in camp only means Jacob would rather come on home when the day was over...