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1Ti_2:4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. However, there are lewd fellows of the baser sort and brute beasts for who the presentation of truth would be pointless. Mat_7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls...

A better translation might be, "Stop resisting and allow yourself to be persuaded by those you have agreed to follow" This comes to an end when one has matured in the faith such that "leaders" are often seen as immature, mistaken, or misled themselves. One can beat the bushes trying to find a...

The New covenant will be established with Israel; Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Jer 31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the...

During the millennium those of Israel will be the nation of priests they were intended to be. This would seem to require the "tares" to be removed at the beginning of the earthly kingdom.

Christ will rule with a rod of iron. Those who do not send representative to Jerusalem will not get rain. Christ will not be loved by many.

not to be repented of This is one of the few time "repented" means regret instead of a changed mind. This is because the KJV translators chose to use repented instead of regretted for ametamelētos If a person does not forsake and confess their sins, then they are still on the hook for their...

2Ti 2:25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; 2Ti 2:26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. These are interesting verses...

The Greek word translated repent is metanoia and means a change of mind.

This was for Israel who upon entering the earthly kingdom who would have food and raiment provided them.

There are those who feel that God controls and directs every aspect of their life. Others feel that there are many random events that are not demonic but simply governed by the mathematics of probability. I once experienced the loss of thirty five straight rolls of the dice in the board game Risk.

On youtube is a video by Stephan Fry in which he explores his own bipolar and that of some others. One of the others is a woman doctor in England who was unable to work as a result of her bipolar. However, she discovered an Omega 3 supplement in fish oil that was able to help her recover enough...

Here is the link for the iphone app of esword; https://www.e-sword.net/iphone/ They call it esword lite. I also am old. I just caught the biker reference and it reminded me of a guy I knew forty years ago who was president of a dry riders club. He would tell me about his dealings with other...

I have found most people with mental health issues to be disinclined to consider that they have a mental health condition. It is perhaps more effective to see if the person can consider that there is something that they would like to improve. If they can see something that they would like to...

esword is free and you can download many extras.

There are people that twist scripture to advance a particular doctrine. Here is an interesting short article about that; “Shoehorn" Pastoring A shoehorn is used to force a person’s foot into a shoe. Many pastors see this approach to questions as a way to get people to stop asking questions...

I met my wife in a bible doctrine Sunday school class at our church. I was in my 40s then. I always thought living by myself was better than living with a mistake. Considering how fast our world is abandoning Christ, the odds of finding someone who still wants to follow Christ seem to be...

The national gospel of the kingdom for Israel was different that the individual gospel of grace given to Paul for the gentiles. There were similarities such as faith in Jesus as Messiah for those of Israel and faith in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus in payment for sins for...

One can do good works as the natural result of walking by the Spirit. However, since so few Christians are this mature, most do good works as a result of fleshly motives such as fear or pride. This is such a human condition we can see it with the Pharisees. Some Christians are mislead by their...

The origin of "nice" is to be without thought. In the 1950s and even early 1960s people would get into fistfights over religion and politics. This was not noble, but did reflect a time when what one thought of as true and right was most important. Today this sort of world seems alien because...

Adam Smith (who was no friend of Christianity) wrote that he thought different denominations were good because in the marketplace they would have to drop their distinctives to compete and thus would fade away to irrelevance. In a self-indulgent consumer society "success" depends on appealing to...