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My take: Paul, the apostle charged with instructing the church as to what they should do to please God, (Ro 15:18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed) did not use the word tithe in all his 13...

( The question concerning the Christians relationship to the law of Moses was answered at the Jerusalem counsel in Acts 15. It remains our instruction today.

Some additional thoughts on thirteen (13) Gen 13:13 - first mention of sinners in the KJV Genesis 13:13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly. Saul, the King of Israel, lost his kingly dynasty in 1 Sam 13:13 13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done...

@Ben1445 Thanks Ben, I can see that you have it figured out. I will say this one thing that always offends me when you guys call the number structure in God's own book "numerology." But it is not something I desire to discuss with you.

Using logic, it is strange that God would work so hard to send an indwelling teacher of his New Covenant only to resort to an OT expedient. I think the duty assigned to the disciples for those ten days was to wait until he got there and then he would teach them what to do. Barnabas was not...

Mt 19:27 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? 28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye...

Yes! Unbelievers. Someone who does not believe is an unbeliever. The Bible is for believers and, according to it, are the only people who can be taught by it.

What is the regeneration of Mt 19:28? Is it the same as the restitution of all things in the near future? Acts 3:20-21 20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: 21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by...

Why is there a fixed number of 12 apostles in the church of Jesus Christ as it relates to Israel and one (1) apostle in the church as it relates to gentiles? Since the church of Jesus Christ is an eternal entity, and there will never be any more or any less or any different apostles than those...

Faith in what God says is the evidence. This according to He 11:1. According to Titus 1, God cannot lie. If one believes God ever gave a perfect testimony then you believe it is possible to have one. One of your own on another thread found an error in the KJV and corrected it with the NASB, It...

I don't believe that.

I can not always answer the why but I can track the reality of a doctrine. The number 12 is God's number for his perfect government.

Consider this verse and the context it is in and tell me what you think. Matthew 19:28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging...

There are no visions, appearances of God, still spoken voices, miracles, signs or anything of the kind since the "Amen" of Revelation 22. The canon was closed and the church is commanded to believe the same things and that there is no divisions when our Lord comes. The authority from God to the...

Bless you, ky, for your discernment. This was actually ten days. You are agreeing with me without even knowing it. Read the book of Acts and you will find their preaching in Acts 2-7 is to Jerusalem and Judaea only. Then in chapter 8 the field is broadened to the Samaritans, who represent the...