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- 108) 1Cor 11:3 . . But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. It never seems to fail that somebody will actually attempt to refute Paul's statement by quoting another of his own statements. "You are...

- Genesis 4:20-22 Continuing from Post #58 ● Gen 4:20 . . Adah bore Jabal; he was the ancestor of those who dwell in tents and amidst herds. This is the Bible's very first mention of man-made portable shelters. Tents, teepees, wigwams, etc; make it possible to roam long distances in relative...

- 106) 1Cor 10:32-33 . . Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved. The main idea here is courtesy with respect to cultural...

- Genesis 4:17-19 ● Gen 4:17a . . Cain knew his wife, Adam was created directly from the dust of the earth. Not so Eve. She was constructed from a human tissue sample amputated from Adam's body. In other words: Eve's flesh was biologically just as much Adam's flesh as Adam's except for gender...

- 101) 1Cor 10:24 . . Nobody should seek only his own good, but also the good of others. That's not saying it's wrong to seek your own good; just wrong to seek it at the expense of others' good; viz: selfish ambition might be an acceptable modus operandi in professional sports and big business...

- Genesis 4:13-16 ● Gen 4:13 . . Cain said to the Lord: My punishment is too great to bear. His punishment was actually very lenient. In point of fact, it wasn't punishment at all, it was discipline. It's true that Cain would struggle to survive; but at least he was allowed to live. His kid...

- The entire of body of law that Yhvh's people agreed upon with God as per Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy isn't a universal law, rather, it's a covenanted law, i.e. contractual. Seeing as how Christ's followers are not contracted with God to comply with the Jews' covenant, then...

- 99) 1Cor 10:11-12 . .These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall. Their substandard compliance with God's wishes didn't bring about the...

- Genesis 4:9-12 ● Gen 4:9 . . Yhvh said to Cain: Where is your brother Abel? And he said: I don't know. Am I my brother's keeper? The Hebrew word for "keeper" indicates, in this case, a guardian; viz: responsibility for someone or something put in one's care; for example: Abel was a keeper of...

- 98) 1Cor 10:10 . . And do not grumble, as some of them did-- and were killed by the destroying angel. That incident took place at Num 14:2-38. The "grumbling" grew into a pretty large anti-God protest. Anon it became violent and within a hair's breadth of culminating in Joshua's and Caleb's...

- Genesis 4:7b-8 ● Gen 4:7b . . But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; This is the very first instance in the Bible of the word "sin". The Hebrew word is chatta'ah (khat-taw-aw') and/or chatta'th (khat-tawth') which are ambiguous words that technically mean an...

- 92) 1Cor 9:7-12 . .Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk? Do I say this merely from a human point of view? Doesn't the Law say the same thing? For it is written in the Law of Moses: Do...

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- The New Testament's epistles contain Jesus' commandments. I know that's true because the apostle Paul said so. ● 1Cor 14:37 . . If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of The Lord. ● 1Ths 4:1-2 ...

- Genesis 4:5b-7a ● Gen 4:5b . . Cain was much distressed and his face fell. Cain was a whole lot worse than distressed. He was blazing mad. The word for "distressed" is from charah (khaw-raw') and means: to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy. Cain...

- 91) 1Cor 8:4-13 . .We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world and that there is no God but one. For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many "gods" and many "lords"), yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things...

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- Genesis 4:3-5a ● Gen 4:3-4a . . In the course of time, Cain brought an offering to The Lord from the fruit of the soil; and Abel, for his part, brought the choicest of the firstlings of his flock. There's no indication in this scene suggesting their oblations were sacrifices for sin. The...

- 89) 1Cor 7:36 . . If anyone thinks he is acting improperly toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if she is getting along in years and he feels he ought to marry, he should do as he wants. He is not sinning. They should get married. We have a saying in America that goes like this: So and so...

- Genesis 4:2 ● Gen 4:2a . . She then bore his brother Abel. Abel's name is from hebel (heh'bel) and means: emptiness or futility. Figuratively: something transitory and unsatisfactory. Poor Eve; she's only had two kids and already motherhood has lost its appeal. Cain was her very first...