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Some people might wonder why the Bible spends so much time talking about sin. The simplest (but not the only) answer is to ask a question in return: “How else will we know what sin is?” We find as early as Genesis 3 that sin is harmful to mankind. Adam
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A large portion of the religious world sprinkles or pours water on babies; they call the practice baptism. Others believe that baptism involves immersion. Who is correct? Does it really matter? That question will be a part of the material presented in this series, but first we should point out
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According to Wikipedia, the standard list of "the seven deadly sins" includes pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, and sloth. One cannot find this list in any of the passages that lists sins in the Bible. One finds seven listed in Proverbs 6:16-19, but they are
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Proof Question: “How much proof do you need of adultery before you can divorce your spouse and remarry? Do you have to be a witness of the actual act?” The answer to the last question is no. Jesus presumed that a person could know (in most cases) that a mate
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An article was posted on September 7, 2023 by Walla! that describes an atheist becoming a “believer” after having a “near-death experience.” Jose Hernandez was an avowed atheist, but he changed his views after nearly dying in a hospital after the truck he was a passenger in crashed into
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Brothers? Question: “Is it possible that Jesus is the good Son of God and Lucifer is the bad Son?” While we do have such instances of good and bad sons (Cain and Abel, Jacob and Esau), this is not the case with Jesus and the devil. Jesus was part of
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Obviously, if you can Text With Jesus, one might expect that an app for conversing with Satan would likewise be available—and it is. Now one might think a great many questions to ask him, such as, “What were you thinking when you rebelled against God in heaven?” Okay, that’
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The Annual Lubbock Lectureship began in 1998, and for several years they published a book. They ceased this latter practice but resumed it for one year (2021) to produce this lectureship book, A New Heaven and a New Earth. Currently, its 439 pages are only available in paperback. Recently, your
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As probably everyone knows by now, A.I. actually stands for Artificial Intelligence. The reason the word ambiguous is substituted for artificial is that the intelligence will vary depending on who programmed the computer. An August 20, 2023 article by Myra Kahn Adams informs readers that there is a new
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[Editor's Note: the following questions and answers were from 2009-10.] Isaiah 14: "Are Lucifer and Satan the same?" For centuries many have thought that Lucifer is another name for Satan, but a careful reading of Isaiah 14:4ff (the name is found in verse 12)
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One Sunday afternoon, I was going over my sermon notes for the evening service, and I became hungry. Now I've been trying to take some better care of my health and not overindulge in sweets. Let us just say this is not a skill I've mastered
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[Editor’s Note: The following material comes from our Question and Answer sessions on Sunday evenings fifteen years ago; most of them continue to be relevant.] Question: “1 Corinthians 12:13. Spirit is capitalized; so Paul is speaking of the Holy Spirit. All are baptized into one body. In Acts