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Jesus calls His followers to use the same shrewdness but in a way that reveals heavenly wisdom. Elsewhere, He commissions them, "Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves" (Matthew 10:16). It is good to be cunning, as the manager...

The Bible strongly condemns lying and identifies liars as opposed to God's nature of truth. Lying is considered a sin and is described as detestable to the Lord. For example, Proverbs 19:22 states it is better to be poor than to be a liar, emphasising personal integrity and kindness over deceit...

Dear Eli, I believe that the Bible is God's absolute truth from cover to cover, and it is written in a way that allows even a small child to fully understand its content. Authority: Sola Scriptura teaches that the Bible alone is the supreme and final authority in all matters of faith and...

Dear Eli1, I mean to describe a dynamic where the presence of a righteous person causes the wicked to recognise their own lack of righteousness, and they gather around the righteous individual. In this case, the individual is the holy anointed King David, a person I truly love, and his Psalm 23...

Viewing Biblical Violence as Divine Justice Dear Eli1, Affirms God’s Sovereignty and Moral Authority: Interpreting biblical violence as divine justice upholds the idea that God, as the ultimate moral authority, has the right to judge and act against evil. This view sees God’s actions, such...

Dear Eli1, did you know that dismissing the Old Testament as merely cultural or uninspiring misses the profound ways God works through flawed people and messy history? David’s story, with all its complexities, points to the need for grace—a theme Jesus fulfils. Ecclesiastes’ “vanity” finds its...

"But now that he is dead, why should I go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me." [2 Samuel 12:23]

*The Enemy's Occasion to Blaspheme Nathan further declared: "Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord, the child who is born to you shall die." Some translations and commentaries clarify that David's actions gave "occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme"...

God said to King David Because you have committed adultery and murder, now the enemy will bring this charge against God's anointed people.

The Bible passages you are referencing are found in 2 Samuel, chapters 11 and 12, as God declared through Nathan that David's actions had given the enemies of the Lord a reason to blaspheme or accuse God's people.

When Jesus tells Nicodemus, "Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God," he is describing the spiritual transformation necessary for salvation. The phrase does not simply mean "born of the Holy Spirit," but combines two images—water and Spirit—that together...

Dear Pilgrimshope, thank you for your powerful scripture. Upon reading it, I became transfixed by a sense of pity for Jesus Christ's sufferings on the cross. God bless you, brother.

Dear Wansvic, is Jesus not everything? In Jesus’ death on the cross, we see that love does not deny reality or offer cheap grace. Love acknowledges sin’s painful consequences and offers costly forgiveness. Love is willing to lay down its life for its friends. Love, at its core, is actionable and...

The Suffering Servant …4Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted. 5But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His...

A Roman soldier thrust a spear through Jesus’ side, piercing both the lungs and the heart" Blood and water came" from His side, just as John recorded in his Gospel (John 19:34). Dear Wansvic, you who seek wisdom and understanding, can you discern that the lord Jesus Christ is all things?