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- Why Didn't Adam Drop Dead? †. Gen 2:15-17 . .The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden, to till it and tend it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying: Of every tree of the garden you are free to eat; but as for the tree of knowledge of good and bad, you must not eat...

Christ was one to go off-topic on occasion. Take for example the incident at Mark 2:3-12. The palsy man's friends wanted to talk with Jesus about getting him healed; but how did Jesus respond? He ignored their concerns and got into a sidebar with the scribes. Nobody seems think the lesser of him...

Had the Bible's Jesus been a minor child when he went to the cross; you might have a case against its Father; but the Bible's Christ wasn't a minor child, no; he was a consenting adult past 30 years of age. Now, something you may, or may not, have known is that the Bible's Jesus was...

This particular section of Christianity Board is not only set up for discussing Bible Study, but also for discussing Discipleship. Well; when it comes to discipleship, leadership is paramount. †. Luke 6:39 . . A blind man cannot guide a blind man, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit...

Does the structure and nature of Angelina's answer match the structure and nature of the answer given by the leader of your group? Buen Camino /

- The very first person described as a "man of God" is Moses (Deut 33:1) whom Deut 18:18 also describes as a prophet. Abraham was a prophet (Gen 20:7) and Abel was a prophet (Luke 11:50-51) The Hebrew word for "prophet" is nabiy' (naw-bee') which just simply describes an inspired person of...

- What Is The Image And Likeness Of God? I've seen and heard plenty enough bombastic sophistry and rhetoric over the years coming from people who sincerely think they know what "image and likeness" means. Long story short: rather than follow their example; I prefer to think of it as a status...

- tooldtocare, on 03 Aug 2014 - 3:36 PM, said: The Lord I know would not condone the killing of anything, sense He created it all. The Bible's Lord slew every man, woman, and child who stayed on land during the Flood. Later, the Bible's Lord slew every man, woman, and child in the towns of...

Was that someone the Bible study's leader? Buen Camino /

- Well; seeing as how we're having a bull session instead of a Bible study; I might just as well throw in my own two cents. Caveat Lector. †. Mark 2:5 . .When Jesus saw their faith The "faith" that Jesus saw wasn't so-called saving faith. It was merely their 110% confidence in his ability to...

Don't you trust his/her competence? Is that why you are here looking for a second opinion amongst armchair theologians? Buen Camino /

Some years ago one of the men at work invited to a home Bible study. I asked him if his group was led by a competent Bible teacher. He said "No; we don't have a teacher. The group teaches itself. In other words: we speak as the Spirit leads us to speak." I summarily declined. †. Luke 6:39 . . A...

Christianity is a lethal religion. In some strange way that I don't quite understand, Christianity nails its believers up on the cross with Christ, so that his execution becomes theirs. †. Rom 6:3 . . Do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His...

- Ps 36:1-4 points out that people who have no fear of God to restrain them; are more likely to practice evil. "In their blind conceit, they cannot see how wicked they really are. Everything they say is crooked and deceitful. They refuse to act wisely or do what is good. They lie awake at...

- Hello; and welcome to a home-spun collection of common questions that just everybody eventually wants to know. Buen Camino / ===================================== How Long Was A Creation Day? The Hebrew word for "day" is very ambiguous. For example; at Gen 2:4, yowm encompasses the entire...

- Heaven can be thought of as a high mountain peak. All around the base of the mountain are roads leading to the top. According to Christ; only one of those roads will take you there. All the rest are dead ends and cul-de sacs. Hell can be thought of as a great pit; wide and deep. All around...

†. Rom 7:18 . . I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. (NIV) The words "sinful nature" --used extensively throughout the NIV-- are not actually in the Greek manuscripts. That word combination isn't a translation; it's an editorial interpretation of the word sarx...

- A number of years ago, I raised my hand in Sunday school one morning and asked the instructor to define the flesh as per the section of scripture he was teaching that morning. Well; his wife, sitting at our table, without first raising her hand to speak, chimed right in over her husband and...

I use Microsoft Word to compose my posts. It has a very large symbols chart to choose from. I would imagine that any modern word processing software has something similar. Another way to make the cross is by use of the ANSI Character Set; which is a combination of the Alt key + a number code...

- Anybody who expects to obtain an understanding of God's word on an internet forum is delusional. These places are rife with bull sessions and self taught armchair experts; but very lean on competent instruction. To Whom It May Concern: †. Matt 28:18-20 . . All authority has been given to me...