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THE BLESSING What is Blessing? Blessing is the combination of all goodness that possibly can be done for one who is blessed. GOD start blessing people from the very beginning, but it truly revealed itself in the blessing of Abram and his descendants. It is really amazing what the Lord said...

At first GOD gave Adam and Eve the physical food to sustain their physical bodies. "And out of the ground the Lord GOD caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food,..." Genesis 2.5. So Adam and Ever were pure vegetarians. But after their disobedience and knowing the...

HOLINESS. Can humans beings be holy? Yes, Bible teaches that humans can be holy. As indicated in my previous posts, certain essential qualities are required to be a holy person, without which is impossible to be a Christian and to be with GOD. Numbers 15.40 40."So you shall remember and do all...

The John 14.26 is very much the same passage as John 14.16-18, it reflects the same meaning that the "Comforter" the "Helper" and "Advocate" is the Jesus Christ Whom His Father GOD will sent to His believers and worshipers to support them. There is no other GOD or Holy Spirit beside Him and His...

You have to look at the entire context Alofa. 1John 5.6-8 6. This is the One Who came by WATER and BLOOD - Jesus Christ, not with the WATER only, but with the WATER and with BLOOD. (KSB) (NRSV) (ESV) (NIV). "ONE" - Jesus Christ Who came on Earth by Water of Baptism and the Blood of His death...

What the meaning, purpose, and function of the church? Is the church a social club? Through certain periods of times the church served different functions. In the past, in times of epidemics, church served as recovery centers and experimented with cures, but mostly served as a place to die. In...

FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT. Many Christians confused and do not completely understand that the Holy Spirit really means. But certain places of Bible can help to clarify this issue. Isaiah 57.15 15."Thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabit eternity, Whose name is Holy: 'I dwell in the...

Very well explained Net. We cannot trust anyone, only GOD. So, because of it for those who are not familiar with the Bible they should check the Scripture constantly and scrutinize every word that was said to them. For those who familiar with the Bible, they already know very well what...

You absolutely right Net, the first Adam was completely innocent, the second Adam (after knowing good and evil) became defiled Adam and became mortal because of it. Innocent people and people without deceit were very important to Jesus Christ, and this is why He chose the most simple and humble...

"In our relationship with the first Adam we had no freedom at all, the members of the old Adam being under obligation to furnish personal righteousness before God" What freedom we do not have in Adam? And how Adam can serve personal righteousness? Adam actually was a free man, he was not bound...

I thought that all quotes I presented are self-explanatory. OK, I can explain it, why not? FAITH, HOPE, LOVE, and OBEDIENCE. Is it possible to have FAITH without HOPE, LOVE, and OBEDIENCE? Certainly not. Because if a person do not have HOPE, LOVE, and OBEDIENCE, how such person can proof and...

You wrote: "[a joke with an element of truth]" I never like jokes about our Lord, and I do not see any truth in joke you presented. Jokes usually based on disrespect, sarcasm, envy, and even hatred. Yes, some jokes exposing a certain portion of truth, but it also depends to what subject or...

OBEDIENCE. PART - 2 OBEDIENCE OF FAITH. Romans 16.26 26."but is now disclosed and through the prophetic writings is made known to all the Gentiles, according to the Command of the eternal GOD, to bring about the OBEDIENCE OF FAITH,..." And this passage even better. We discussed before WORKS...

OBEDIENCE. part - 1 Many still debating what means FAITH, HOPE, and LOVE. And as always, many explanation given only dancing around the issue but never pinpoint to the core context and true meaning of these special and great qualities. 1Corinthians 13.13 13."And now FAITH, HOPE, and LOVE...

THE RESURRECTION The subject of resurrection has many different interpretations and each denomination interpret this subject in their own way. But in order to get to the bottom of the issue it is good to collect all possible passages and statements together and draw a certain conclusion...

Thank you Alofa, you did excellent chronology. I was sure myself that period of Judges has the right number of years, because in the middle of Judges was one judge called Jephthah. So, Jephthah said to the king of Ammonites that Israel already lived 300 years in the land of Gilead since the...

THE PUZZLE TO SOLVE. The number 480 years from the Exodus to construction of Solomon's Temple recorded in 1Kings 6.1 raises a question about this period of time. In Acts 13.19 of KSB, NRSV, and GNB Bibles, Paul wrote that the conquest and distribution of the land of Canaan after Exodus from...

Arrival, most of the time a very cheering and joyful moment. Arrival to your desired destination safe and sound brings relaxation and sense of accomplishment. Arrival for the first time in school brings new expectations and mystery of unknown. Arrival at a new job raises hope for a better...

To John of Japan. You wrote: "But if the "home church" is obedient to the Great Commission... " What is the great commission is? Never heard of that before. Is it some kind of new false doctrine, new tradition, or new aphorism of your church? You wrote: "For the record, the Baptist church I go...

Scarlett wrote: "If you don't want to tithe - then don't. It's not a regulation. I tithe and always have and give above that. But that's just me. No need to call the church greedy and be so negative about it. You seem pretty angry about it." Yes, I am angry about it, and it is nothing wrong to...