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- †. Gen 6:3a . . And Yhvh said: My Spirit shall not strive with man forever. Yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years. Some feel that God set the limits of human longevity in that verse. But people still continued to live long lives for a great number of years afterwards. Even...

- According to the covenant that God instituted with Noah after the Flood; murder is a mandatory death offense. (Gen 9:5) The death penalty for murder was included as a mandate in the covenant that Yhvh's people agreed upon with God at Sinai as per Ex 21:12-14, Lev 24:17, Lev 24:21, and Num...

- †. Gen 4:2b . . Abel became a keeper of sheep, and Cain became a tiller of the soil. Both men worked at honorable professions and their skills were essential to the Adams' survival. Man at this time was a vegetarian so Cain farmed and raised the family's food; while Abel kept them clothed...

- Hello; and welcome to the very first book of the Bible. I noticed when I signed on with Christian Chat that there's quite a bit of interest in Bible reading; so I'm thinking, what the hay; I might just as well get with the program by posting a systematic, daily-bread style commentary on the...

- †. Gen 2:15-17 . .The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden, to till it and tend it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying: Of every tree of the garden you are free to eat; but as for the tree of knowledge of good and bad, you must not eat of it; for in the day you...

- Genesis 9:5-6 prohibits murder; not on the basis that its morally wrong, but because humanity was created in the image of God. James 3:9 frowns upon cursing people; not on the basis that it's morally wrong; but because humanity was created in the image of God. I take it from those passages...

- According to Jesus Christ's testimony as an expert witness in all matters pertaining to the afterlife; most of the world's responsible souls haven't been making it to safety when they cross over to the other side. †. Luke 13:22-24 . . And he went through the cities and villages, teaching...

- In the April 2014 edition of Discover magazine, astrophysicist/cosmologist Avi Loeb states that the Bible attributes the appearance of stars and galaxies to the divine proclamation "Let there be light". Is Mr. Loeb's statement correct? No; of course not. God created light on the very first day...

- The first verse of the Bible merely reveals the origin of the cosmos without going into detail; sort of like a children's story that begins with "Once upon a time". But before one even begins to interpret the time elements involved in the creation story; it's very important to be aware that...

- Hello; and welcome to a grass-roots collection of well over 400 specific items-- beginning in the book of Acts and concluding in the book of Revelation --stipulating the Lord's rules of conduct for each and every Christian in the whole world regardless of their denominational affiliation...

- Hello; I was baptized an infant into the Roman Catholic Church in 1944; and subsequently attended catechism till completion of First Holy Communion and Confirmation. In 1968, for reasons of faith and practice, I renounced Rome and anon was baptized into Protestantism by a Conservative...