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- ● John 3:14-16 . . Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have...

- Yom Kippur is not a day to be happy. It's a day to afflict oneself; which Webster's defines as causing distress so severely as to cause persistent suffering and/or anguish. (Lev 16:29, 16;31, 23;27, and 23:32) The penalty for failure to cause oneself persistent suffering and/or anguish is...

- ● John 5:24 . . Amen, amen, I say to you: whoever hears my word, and believes in the one who sent me, has eternal life and will not come to condemnation, but has passed from death to life. ● Heb 11:6 . .Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for anyone who approaches God must believe...

- ● 1Pet 3:15 . . Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. That passage should probably always accompany this next one. ● Rom 8:23-25 . .We ourselves, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly...

- The Greatest (a.k.a. Cassius Clay) followed a spiritual philosophy called Universal Sufism. If the Bible has it right, then the three-time heavyweight boxing champion is now coping with something far, far worse than Parkinson's disease. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

- Transubstantiation is a process wherein the elements of communion (a.k.a. species) are transformed into Christ's body and blood; which, if true, is a tremendous advantage for Catholics. Here's why. ● John 6:53-54 . . Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and...

- ● Matt 8:21-22 . . Another disciple said to him: Lord, first let me go and bury my father. But Jesus told him: Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead. The incident tells me that not all commandments are equal. In other words; the commandment to honor God trumps the commandment to...

- The dead are mentioned four times in the scene depicted at Rev 20:11-15 while the living aren't mentioned even once and that's because Christ testified at John 5:24 that the living never have to worry about being put on trial for things they've done that are hell-worthy. In other words; none...

- I've yet to encounter statements in the New Testament shelving Old Testament law. In point of fact, there are statements like the one below exalting the law ● Rom 7:12 . .The Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good. However, I have encountered statements discouraging...

- Apparently it's possible to obtain citizenship in the kingdom of God prior to one's passing; or otherwise the two statements below would be just as false as telling someone that a cotton tee shirt is bullet proof. ● John 5:24 . . I assure you; those who listen to my message, and believe in...

- Human life is susceptible to death; viz: human life is a kind of life that's very easy to undo. Eternal life is quite a bit different than human life. It's impervious to death; hence eternal life is impossible to undo. If that were not true, it would be possible to assassinate God. There's...

- ● Gen 26:5 . . Abraham hearkened to My voice, and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My instructions. ● Deut 29:13-14 . . Not only with you am I making this covenant and this oath, .but with those standing here with us today before the Lord, our God, and [also] with those who...

- Prince started out in life as a Seventh Day Adventist. Sometime around 2001 he joined the Jehovah's Witnesses; which is the missionary arm of the Watchtower Society. According to the Society's theology, human life is entirely physical. In other words; people experience no conscious existence...

- The Watch Tower Society says that Christ's crucified body is still dead and its remains are squirreled away somewhere on earth in a condition, and a location, known only to God. Opinion among traditional Christians vary. Some say Christ's crucified body was restored to life normally; viz: in...

- CLAIM: Friday is definitively the day of Christ's crucifixion because the Sabbath followed immediately. RESPONSE: The identity of that particular sabbath is easily the most common error that people make when attempting to calculate the chronology of the three nights that Christ predicted at...

- I seriously doubt the average rank and file pew warmer even knows what grace is. I suspect that most are under the impression that grace is somehow a quantifiable substance like butter and gasoline; but in regards to God, grace is an abstract noun that expresses qualities apart from substance...

- †. Matt 8:23-25 . . And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. And behold, there arose a great storm in the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves; but he himself was asleep. And they came to him, and awoke him, saying: Save us, Lord; we are perishing! The koiné...

- What does this mean? †. John 5:24 . . I assure you: those who listen to my message, and believe in God who sent me, have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life. Are there actually people all over the world in the here...

- There's always a number of people out and about who truly believe that Christ wasn't obligated to comply with the covenant that Yhvh's people agreed upon with God as per Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. Take capital punishment for example. I encounter people all the time who...

- An article in the Money section of the week-end USA Today says that the DOW is at risk of ending the year in the red. Not so hell. No, hell does okay for itself all year long; and gets a bonus on Christmas and New Year. A study done of 26 years of death certificates shows that coronary...