"I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread." (Ps 37:25 KJV) Matthew Poole has good comments on this verse: "This assertion seems to be contradicted by many experiences; nor can it be denied, that both good men and their children have sometimes been reduced to great want. Quest. How then is this true? Answ. 1. Some render the last clause thus, nor (did I ever see) his seed, ( to wit, forsaken, as... Read more ..read more

I've noticed many brethren here have not studied the Old Testament Books of God's prophets like we as Christians are supposed to also do (2 Peter 3:2). Christianity is not simply just about the New Testament Books of The Bible. The Old Testament prophesied of events first that were fulfilled later per The New Testament Books, and there are still many Old Testament prophecies not yet completed today. Apostle Peter said we are to be "mindful" of them. One of the teaching tools God Word gives... Read more ..read more

Antisemites is a misused word, maybe some want to use this for self serving reasons, I just do not know, maybe its so Semites A member of any of the peoples who speak or spoke a Semitic language, including in particular the Jews and Arabs. The name comes Semites Semites a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and... Read more ..read more

This OP is NOT about whether Mary is a perpetual virgin or not. I assume that you think she is. Please don't argue about that. This post is about betting on what you believe/think. Let proposition P1 = Mary remained a virgin till she died. P2 = Mary did not remain a virgin till she died. Between 0 and 10, how much weight do you put on each of the above propositions? The stronger your belief in a proposition, the higher the weight. Are you willing to bet based on your weighting scheme... Read more ..read more

Hebrews 10: 32 Remember [G363] the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering. Click to expand... Remember Ἀναμιμνῄσκεσθε (Anamimnēskesthe) Verb - Present Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 363: To remind, admonish, be reminded, remind myself; pass: I remember, recall. From ana and mimnesko; to remind; to recollect. 33 Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you... Click to expand... Read more ..read more

Reader, Most of the time, when i teach here, and on forums, i dont cut and paste verses. Occasionally, i'll list verses, but, mostly what i do is post the verses in the sentences im using to teach. This is why the real student of the bible, who loves the bible and studies the New Testament, will recognize verses in my sentences, even tho i didn't post the verse. Why do i do that? Why dont i post 20 verses, regarding some Thread's topic, and that is basically the Thread? Because that wont... Read more ..read more

I can't tell you what you should tell your kids about Santa Claus. That's up to your conscience as a parent. For my conscience, I can't tell my kids that Santa Claus is real. According to "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", Santa possesses these supernatural characteristics: He sees you when you're sleepin' He knows when you're awake He knows if you've been bad or good Well, only God knows that. I also told my kids not to tell their friends that Santa wasn't real. Their parents treat Santa... Read more ..read more

1 Corinthians 10: 2 They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. Click to expand... Moses was God’s representative under the Law. The Israelites were symbolically baptized under his leadership. For Christians, we have a different leader, Matthew 28: 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Click to expand... Note the singular noun name. In the name of X means in the authority of... Read more ..read more

Bold and italics are no longer available on mine. I don’t know why? Did I overuse the privilege? …emojis are no longer available on mine either. I can’t even do a sideways face. Colossians 3:5-11 Therefore, “treat the parts of your earthly body as dead” to sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry. [6] For it is because of these things that the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, [7] and in them you also once walked, when you... Read more ..read more

Luke 23: 43 And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.” Click to expand... Should the comma be placed after the word "today"? At Biblehub, 31 translations placed the comma before *today*. Only 2 placed it after. The following is from GotQuestions: First, we note that every major Bible translation inserts the comma before the word today. Thus, the KJV, NKJV, NASB, NIV, ESV, and RSV all agree that Jesus was speaking of the time that the thief... Read more ..read more