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Tithing was necessary to support the tribe of Levi.

If we take a more accurate look, we can see Hades / Sheol as the place of the dead. In Ezekiel there are references to some uncircumcised in Hades that do not seem to be in as much torment as the rich man of Luke 16. However Lazarus seemed to be at rest. There is much we do not know. For...

I see a closer connection between those of Israel that burned their children alive so that Molech would give them a good harvest and today when women use oral contraceptives to cause embryos to fail to implant because any children would be inconvenient.

1Co 13:4 Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 1Co 13:5 doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil; 1Co 13:6 rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth with the truth; 1Co...

The KJV is pretty good. I find Young's literal a tad more accurate. It think the critical Greek text to be inferior, but not cataclysmicaly so. Much is lost in going from one language to another. Even though Wuest uses the critical text he does contribute more insight from the Greek...

would you mind going deeper? Heb_4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. There is an awful lot to...

Trichotomy seems to work for me. The body is what allows us to live on earth. The soul is what survives death. The spirit is what connects us to God. God told Adan not to eat of the tree because that day you eat of it you shall surely die (perhaps more accurately, dying you shall die). The...

It sounds like I should claim a little of the credit for the work a man did replacing the flat tire on his car because I was the one that punctured it.

healthy self-love I would dispute this as an oxymoron. 1Co 13:4 Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 1Co 13:5 doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil; 1Co 13:6 rejoiceth...

Where do people draw their lines? Consider the apparent contradiction in Proverbs; Pro_26:4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him. Pro_26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit. The difference is whether you determine...

This was clarified later in John; Joh_8:24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for except ye believe that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

We know that Satan sets snares for Christians and that these are often triggered by those who have not improved much from walking in the flesh to walking by the spirit. Additionally most church traditions have come down to us as mechanical processing systems rather than the relational mentorship...

Rom_13:10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. While those of Israel were required to keep the law. Christians are supposed to transition from the selfishness of the flesh to the selfless love of Christ. The biblical definition of love is...

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Judas went to betray Jesus. In this case, isn't it proof that one can lose one's salvation? Salvation for those of Israel under the kingdom gospel required perseverance to the end. Mat 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. Christians saved under the grace...

I would imagine that God makes allowance for people on earth to pray in their own language.

The first marriage had three people involved, Adam, Eve, and God. This is what is essential. In today's society some people are considered legally married after living together for a specific period of time called common law marriage. A civil marriage establishes property rights, survivor...

We are told that we are not unaware of Satan's devices. Here is an interesting description of what Satan was doing throughout history as he set the course of the world; The Satanic History of the World pdf - https://christianpioneer.com/videos/ebooks/Satanic_history_of_the_world_v1.pdf Web...

Consider two apparently contradictory admonitions in Proverbs; Pro_26:4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. Pro_26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. It is not so much a "line" that is crossed but an assessment...

Eph 1:10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: There is a future time when heaven and earth will both be united under Christ. Col_1:13 Who hath delivered us from...