Isaiah7:14,inHebrewmeansmaiden,notvirgin.Therefore,itisnotaprophecy."ThereforetheLordHimselfwillgiveyouasign:Behold,avirginwillbewithchildandbearason,andshewillcallHisnameImmanuel,"(Isaiah7:14).
Isaiah7:14saysthatavirginwillbearason.TheproblemisdealingwiththeHebrewwordforvirgin,whichis"almah."AccordingtotheStrong'sConcordanceitmeans,"virgin,youngwoman1a)ofmarriageableage1b)maidornewlymarried."...[
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Willwisdomstandornot?
1Corinthians1:19Proverbs4:7
(Proverbs4:7)-"Thebeginningofwisdomis:Acquirewisdom;andwithallyouracquiring,getunderstanding.(1Corinthians1:19)-"Foritiswritten,"Iwilldestroythewisdomofthewise,andtheclevernessofthecleverIwillsetaside."Contextisvitalhere.Proverbs4:7issimplystatingthataperson,onthehumanlevel,needstoacquirewisdom.Itisgoodtoseektobewise.Solomonisteachinghisson...[
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IstheLordgoodorbadtopeople?
Psalm145:9;Lamentations3:38and
Isaiah45:7;Jeremiah18:11;Ezekiel20:25,26Good(Psalm145:9)-"TheLordisgoodtoall,AndHismerciesareoverallHisworks."(Lamentations3:38)-"IsitnotfromthemouthoftheMostHighThatbothgoodandillgoforth?"Bad(Isaiah45:6-7)-"IamtheLord,andthereisnoother,7TheOneforminglightandcreatingdarkness,Causingwell-beingandcreatingcalamity;IamtheLordwhodoesall...[
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Doestheearthabideforeverornot?
Psalm104:5;Ecclesiastes1:4andIsaiah65:17;2Peter3:10
Abidesforever(Psalm104:5)-"Heestablishedtheearthuponitsfoundations,Sothatitwillnottotterforeverandever."(Ecclesiastes1:4)-"Agenerationgoesandagenerationcomes,buttheearthremainsforever."Doesnotabideforever(Isaiah65:17)-"Forbehold,Icreatenewheavensandanewearth;Andtheformerthingsshallnotberememberedorcometomind...[
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Canwecallsomeoneafoolornot?
Matthew5:22andMatthew23:17;Psalm14:1Donotcallsomeoneafool(Matthew5:22)-"ButIsaytoyouthateveryonewhoisangrywithhisbrothershallbeguiltybeforethecourt;andwhoeversaystohisbrother,'Yougood-for-nothing,'shallbeguiltybeforethesupremecourt;andwhoeversays,'Youfool,'shallbeguiltyenoughtogointothefieryhell."Callingsomeoneafool(Psalm14:1)-"Thefoolhassaidinhisheart,"ThereisnoGod...[
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DoesGodhatepeopleorlovethem?
John3:16;Romans5:8;1John4:7-8
andPsalm5:5;11:5;Proverbs6:16-19;Hosea9:15Godloves(John3:16)-"ForGodsolovedtheworld,thatHegaveHisonlybegottenSon,thatwhoeverbelievesinHimshouldnotperish,buthaveeternallife."(Rom.5:8)-"ButGoddemonstratesHisownlovetowardus,inthatwhilewewereyetsinners,Christdiedforus."(1John4:7-8,16)-"Beloved,letusloveoneanother,forloveisfromGod;andev...[
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DoJob1:21andEcc.5:15teachreincarnation?
Job1:21andEcc.5:15(Job.1:21)-"Andhesaid,'NakedIcamefrommymother’swomb,andnakedIshallreturnthere.TheLordgaveandtheLordhastakenaway.BlessedbethenameoftheLord,'"(NASB)(Ecc.5:15)-"Ashehadcomenakedfromhismother’swomb,sowillhereturnashecame.Hewilltakenothingfromthefruitofhislaborthathecancarryinhishand."DoesJob.1:21teachreincarnation?No,itdoesnot.Jobsaysthat...[
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IfJobwasblameless,whydidGodallowSatantoafflicthim?
Job1:1andJob1:12(Job1:1)-"TherewasamaninthelandofUz,whosenamewasJob,andthatmanwasblameless,upright,fearingGod,andturningawayfromevil."(Job1:12)-"ThentheLordsaidtoSatan,"Behold,allthathehasisinyourpower,onlydonotputforthyourhandonhim."WhentheBiblesaysthatJobwasblameless,itdoesnotmeanthathewasabsolutelysinless.ItmeansthathewasaGod-fearingmanwhos...[
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Haveallpeoplesinnedornot?
Romans3:23;Romans3:10;Psalm14:3
andJob1:1;Genesis7:1;Luke1:6Allhavesinned(Romans3:9-10)-"Whatthen?Arewebetterthanthey?Notatall;forwehavealreadychargedthatbothJewsandGreeksareallundersin;10asitiswritten,"Thereisnonerighteous,notevenone."(Romans3:23)-"forallhavesinnedandfallshortofthegloryofGod."(Psalm14:3)-"Theyhaveallturnedaside;togethertheyhavebecomecorrupt;there...[
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Whyisn'tthenameofGodmentioned
inthebookofEsther?
ThenameofGod,YHWH,isnotfoundinthebookofEsther.However,itisfoundinacrosticform.Atfourcrucialpointsinthestory(1:20;5:4;5:13;7:7)twiceforwardandtwicebackward,God'sname(YHWH)ispresent.ThedevoutJewwouldhaverecognizedthis,whilethePersianswouldnot.ThismayhavebeenGod'swayofpreservinghissacrednamefrompaganperversion.1Anacrosticisaseriesoflinesorsente...[
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