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. There are no indications in the narrative that the men's offerings were for sin. There are no indications in the narrative that Abel's firstling was slain. You know; gifts need not lose their lives: for example Christian moms and dads dedicate their children to the Lord all the time as a...

. The above is a pat answer and I've probably seen or heard it at least a hundred times. It's based upon the passage below: †. Heb 11:4 . . It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. God accepted Abel's offering to show that he was a righteous man...

. Christ endured a lot more than just having his own Father turn his back on him: he also endure a savage beating at His hands. There were three hours of inky darkness during the Lord's crucifixion. What do you suppose went on in there? Well; I'll tell you what went on. God brutally thrashed...

. The very first place the word "sin" appears in the Bible is in the story of Cain and Abel. †. Gen 4:7 . . If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it. The Hebrew word is...

. The Hebrew word for "mountains" in Gen in Gen 8:4 is haareey the plural of har (har) which doesn't always mean a prominent land mass like Everest or Mauna Loa; especially when it's plural. Har can also mean a range of hills or highlands; like the region of Israel where Miriam's cousin...

. When my wife and I visited the San Diego zoo together back in the early 1980's, we noticed that the giraffes' area had no fence around it. The tour guide told us the giraffes' enclosure doesn't need a fence because their area is up on a plateau 3 feet high. They don't try to escape because...

. If I was qualified to "consult the Greek text" then I wouldn't need scholars to translate the manuscripts into English for me; would I. You know, that's just what the internet needs: one more armchair linguist telling everybody else what the Bible really says. Cliff /

. If koiné Greek were that simple, then I've no doubt that the translators of the KJV, NKJV, NIV, ASV, NASV, Young's Literal, and the Catholic Bible; would have come to your conclusion: but they didn't. In point of fact, the NLT is well known for taking liberties with grammar and syntax; and a...

. Well; for one thing, the object in the photo is the wrong contour. According to Gen 6:15, the configuration of Noah's barge was what the beautiful minds call a right rectangular prism; which is nothing in the world but the shape of a common shoe box. And since the ark only had to float...

. So you've been hearing voices and seeing visions? Not all translations agree with the grammar of the NLT. For example; the NLT renders the tense of "reconciled" in verse 20 in the past tense; while the KJV, NKJV, NIV, ASV, NASV, Young's LIteral, and the Catholic Bible don't. According to...

. Just as it's dishonest to attempt to cash a check not made out to you, so it's dishonest to attempt to usurp an offer not given to you. Jer 33:3 was offered neither to you nor to me: it was offered to Jeremiah. †. Jer 33:1-3 . . Moreover the word of Yhvh came unto Jeremiah the second time...

. Yes. At best we are conducting an online bull session. I mean; how many here have a degree from seminary? But even so, with 112 versions of the Bible in circulation; whose to say their seminary used the right version(s) or even that their seminary correctly interpreted the version(s) they...

. Good luck with that. I have a list containing 112 versions of the Bible. Which one(s) can be trusted to accurately represent what God meant? I don't know. Because unless you know the number to dial for technical support in heaven; you pretty much have no choice but to go with whatever...

. If it is your wish that the worm of Ps 22:6 be the worms of Isa 66:23-24 and Mrk 9:47-48, then more power to you. I will not deny you the right to interpret the Bible for yourself. Cliff /

. John's first epistle was written to a group of believers who were in possession of eternal life before his letter arrived. †. 1 John 5:13 . . I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. Eternal life is the life of...

. Christ didn't sacrifice his life for spirits: he sacrificed himself for his fellow men. Hence, the Devil is never coming out of the reservoir of liquefied flame depicted at Rev 20:10. The reservoir of liquefied flame depicted at Rev 20:11-15 is labeled the second death. So then, since...

. Judas goats are trained for use in slaughterhouses and herd control. In stockyards, they lead sheep to slaughter; and are also used to lead other animals to specific pens and on to trucks. The term is a reference to the biblical traitor Judas Iscariot. The phrase has also been used to...

. On the same avenue as the "soul resurrection" people are the "non-physical" resurrection believers; which in a nutshell insist that Christ didn't come back from the dead as a human, but rather, as a spirit. I think it might be both interesting and profitable to examine some of their proof...

. In my opinion those people are in bed with the ones sincerely convinced that ritual baptism washes away sins. †. Acts 22:16 . . And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord. Every stitch of punctuation in that passage was...

. I've encountered a number of people over the years who insist that Christ paid for all one's sins up to the moment of conversion; but sins committed afterwards cannot be forgiven until they're confessed. Their insistence is based upon the statement below: †. 1John 1:9 . . If we confess our...