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21 | The gift of the Holy Spirit | Acts 2:38 | alanh | 171905 | ||
The gift of the Holy Spirit what was it and do we still receive it? | ||||||
22 | Is Jesus God | John 1:1 | alanh | 171904 | ||
The first verse of the book of John states that Jesus is God. What it does not say is He is "a god" or "the God" but just God. In other words He is diety. When He came to earth the Scriptures say He emptied Himself and took on the form of man. who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men; and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross. (Philippians 2:6-8) |
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23 | The Law has been nailed to the cross | Col 2:14 | alanh | 171902 | ||
The question may be asked "if the Ten Commandments have been removed, how can Christians oppose worshipping idols, taking the Lord's name in vain, and committing adultery?" Our reasons for not dishonoring God and for not engaging in immoral behavior are not tied to the Ten Commandments, but to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We can know it is wrong to commit adultery, for example--not because Moses wrote in the Ten Commandments--but because what Jesus and the apostles taught (Matt 5:28-29; 1 Cor 6:9-11). The Judaizers among the Galatian churches were seeking to bring Christians under the "yoke of bondage" (Gal 2:4; 5:1). Who can doubt that the yoke of bondage included keeping the Sabbath? The gnostics (or pre-gnostics or incipient gnostics)--teachers who had combined some Christian doctrine w/ Jewish mysticism and Greek philosophy--at Colosse were attempting to bind Sabbath keeping on the church. Paul refuted their false doctrine by arguing that the death of Christ on the cross "blotted out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us" (Col 2:14). Paul then forbad the Colossian Christians from allowing anyone to judge others on the basis of meat, or drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days (Col 2:16). If the Sabbath had been binding on the early Christians would it not have been legitimate and even mandatory yo judge others' faithfulness on the basis of Sabbath keeping? 2 Corinthians 3 provides one of the most powerful arguments concerning the removal of the law of Moses and the institution of the Gospel of Christ. The Corinthians were "manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart" (2 Cor 3:2-3). In using this language, Paul does not intend to deny the inspiration of the Old Testament (or covenant), but to show that it had been removed and the New Testament had been given to bring us to faith in Christ and to obedience to His word. The writer of Hebrews stress the same truth (Hebrews 10:9-10). The law God gave to Israel yhrough Moses included the Ten Commandments which were written "in tables of stone." The Old Testament writers speak only of the Ten Commandments as being written in tables of stone. This fact is very significant as one examines the rest of 2 Corinthians 3. In contrast to the law's being written in tables of stone, the Gospel of Christ is written in "fleshly tables of the heart." Both covenants originated in the mind of God, but the old was temporary and carnal; the new was bound on mankind to the end of the age. "For if that first covenant (or testament: diathéké same word in both contexts) had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second...In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away" (Hebrews 8:7 ,13). If the old covenant were waxing old and ready to vanish away more than 2000 years ago, how could anyone imagine it is still binding on anyone? 2 Corinthians 3 teaches plainly as any passage could that the covenant of God made w/ the Jewish people was better than any law any nation had ever known. But when it served the purpose God sent it to accomplish--"to bring us unto Christ (Galatians 3:24)--it faded away. This does not mean that Christians should not read the Old Testament, but that the precepts and the laws--including the Ten Commandments--are not binding on anyone during the Christian era. |
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24 | The Law has been nailrd to the cross | Col 2:14 | alanh | 171901 | ||
The question may be asked "if the Ten Commandments have been removed, how can Christians oppose worshipping idols, taking the Lord's name in vain, and committing adultery?" Our reasons for not dishonoring God and for not engaging in immoral behavior are not tied to the Ten Commandments, but to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We can know it is wrong to commit adultery, for example--not because Moses wrote in the Ten Commandments--but because what Jesus and the apostles taught (Matt 5:28-29; 1 Cor 6:9-11). The Judaizers among the Galatian churches were seeking to bring Christians under the "yoke of bondage" (Gal 2:4; 5:1). Who can doubt that the yoke of bondage included keeping the Sabbath? The gnostics (or pre-gnostics or incipient gnostics)--teachers who had combined some Christian doctrine w/ Jewish mysticism and Greek philosophy--at Colosse were attempting to bind Sabbath keeping on the church. Paul refuted their false doctrine by arguing that the death of Christ on the cross "blotted out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us" (Col 2:14). Paul then forbad the Colossian Christians from allowing anyone to judge others on the basis of meat, or drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days (Col 2:16). If the Sabbath had been binding on the early Christians would it not have been legitimate and even mandatory yo judge others' faithfulness on the basis of Sabbath keeping? 2 Corinthians 3 provides one of the most powerful arguments concerning the removal of the law of Moses and the institution of the Gospel of Christ. The Corinthians were "manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart" (2 Cor 3:2-3). In using this language, Paul does not intend to deny the inspiration of the Old Testament (or covenant), but to show that it had been removed and the New Testament had been given to bring us to faith in Christ and to obedience to His word. The writer of Hebrews stress the same truth (Hebrews 10:9-10). The law God gave to Israel yhrough Moses included the Ten Commandments which were written "in tables of stone." The Old Testament writers speak only of the Ten Commandments as being written in tables of stone. This fact is very significant as one examines the rest of 2 Corinthians 3. In contrast to the law's being written in tables of stone, the Gospel of Christ is written in "fleshly tables of the heart." Both covenants originated in the mind of God, but the old was temporary and carnal; the new was bound on mankind to the end of the age. "For if that first covenant (or testament: diathéké same word in both contexts) had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second...In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away" (Hebrews 8:7 ,13). If the old covenant were waxing old and ready to vanish away more than 2000 years ago, how could anyone imagine it is still binding on anyone? 2 Corinthians 3 teaches plainly as any passage could that the covenant of God made w/ the Jewish people was better than any law any nation had ever known. But when it served the purpose God sent it to accomplish--"to bring us unto Christ (Galatians 3:24)--it faded away. This does not mean that Christians should not read the Old Testament, but that the precepts and the laws--including the Ten Commandments--are not binding on anyone during the Christian era. |
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25 | Age of earth according to bible? | Gen 1:5 | alanh | 171900 | ||
The truth of the matter is that the Bible, being grounded in history, is filled with chronological data that may be used to establish a relative age for the earth. The Bible, for example, provides impressive chronological data from Adam to Solomon. The death of Ahab has been determined to be 853-852 B.C., and terefore the reign of Solomon (forty years, 1 Kings 11:42) can be dated at 971-931 B.C. According to 1 Kings 6:1, 480 years before Solomon's fourth year of reign (967-966 B.C.), Moses brought the Israelites out of Egypt. The date of the Exodus is 1446/1445 B.C. To this date is added the years of sojourn in Egypt (215 years), thereby producing the date of 1661 BC as the year Jacob went into Egypt. Interestingly, the Bible records Pharaoh's query of Jacob's age in Genesis 47:9. That age was 130 and that makes the year of Jacob's birth 1791 BC (Gen 25:26). Isaac was 60 when Jacob was born, which would place the birth of Isaac at 1851 BC. Abraham was 100 when Isaac was born, therefore his birh was in 1951 BC. (Gen 21:5). The chronology from Abraham to Adam is recorded in two separate genealogical tables-Genesis 5 and 11. According to Genesis 12:4, Abraham was 75 when he left Haran, presumably after Terah died at 205 years; thus Abraham was born when Terah was 130, albeit he is mentioned 1st by importance when Terah started having sons at the age of 70 (Gen 11:27; 12:4; Acts 7:4) Having est. the birth date of Abraham at 1951 BC, it is possible to work from the time of Adam's creation to Abraham in order to dicern the chronology "of the beginning." The time from the creation of Adam to Seth is 130 years (Gen 5:3), the time from Adam to Noah was 1,056 years, and the time from Noah's birth to the flood was 600 years (Gen 7:6), or 1656 AA (After Adam). Shem was 100 and begat Arphaxad 2 years after the Flood (the earth was not dry for more than a year; cf. Gen 7:11 and Gen 8:14; see also Gen 11:10) in approx. 1659 AA. The Bible indicates that "Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Salah"; however, Luke 3:36 may complement the chronological table of Genesis 11 with the insertion of Cainan between Arphaxad and Salah, which indicates Arphaxad possibly was the father of Cainan. When the ages of the remaining patriarchs in Genesis 11 are considered at the time they begat sons, one observes that Terah was likely born around 2000 AA, and bore Abraham 130 years later (in approx. 2130 AA). Simple arithmatic-1951 BC added to 2130 AA-places the creation date at approx. 4081 BC (give or take a few hundred years) the Flood would have occurred around 2425 BC. References: Thompson, Bert (1999) "The Bible and the Age of the Earth" |
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26 | genesis 4:14 | Gen 4:14 | alanh | 171782 | ||
Eve was the mother of all living. Altho we are not told the names of other children of Adam and Eve it is very likely that they did have other children and that they intermarried. where else would Cain get his wife if not a daughter of Eve? | ||||||
27 | Age of earth according to bible? | Gen 1:5 | alanh | 171781 | ||
The earth according to the bilical record is appox. 6000 years more or less based on genealogical records. | ||||||
28 | Hell/Lake of Fire | Rev 20:14 | alanh | 171780 | ||
Doc, I appreciate your concern, but as of yet I have not plagiarized. If you believe I have then please by all means state the work from which I plagirized. |
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29 | Do gays and lesobians go to hell? | 1 John 2:1 | alanh | 171763 | ||
All who practice sin will go to hell this is not my judgment but Gods please note the following: Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor abusers of themselves with men, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God. (1 Corinthians 6:9-11) |
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30 | Who really wrote the bible? for a friend | 1 John 1:1 | alanh | 171762 | ||
knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation. For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit. (2 Peter 1:20-21) |
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31 | The beginning of what? | 1 John 1:1 | alanh | 171761 | ||
I believe John is referring to the beginning of the church or kingdom in Acts chapter 2. Peter uses the same words in Acts chapter 11-" And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning." | ||||||
32 | The differnece between Hell and Hades? | Rev 20:14 | alanh | 171759 | ||
Hades is the unseen realm where all spirits or souls go at death. It is divided into two compartments which are separated by a great gulf fixed preventing passage from one side to the other (cf. Luke 16.26). The two sides are named Paradise or Abrahams bosom (Luke 16.22;23.43), this is where the good go. The evil go to Tartarus , 2 Peter 2:4. After the judgment those who have done evil and are not written in the Lambs book of life are sent to Hell will the righteous inherit heaven. | ||||||
33 | Hell/Lake of Fire | Rev 20:14 | alanh | 171758 | ||
What Is Death Physical death is the separation of the spirit from the body (Eccl 12:7; James 2:26). The Bible does not say the spirit is dead w/out the body but that the "body is dead w/out the spirit." The spirit does not die. The spirit departs the body at death (Genesis 35:18). Death is described as "giving up the ghost" (Genesis 25:8). On the cross Jesus said "into Your hands I commend My spirit" (Luke 23:46). Paul spoke of death as a departing in 1 Timothy 4:6 and Philippians 1:23-24. The miracle of bringing a person back to life in Biblical times was simply the returning of the spirit to the body. Elijah prayed that the son of the widow of Zarephath might be restored to life. "I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again... and the soul of the child came into him again and he revived" 1 Kings 17.21-22. David did not consider his dead child non-existent (2 Samuel 12.23). That the dead continue to live is further emphasized by Christ when He said to the dying penitent robber, "To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise" Luke 23.43. The spirits disembodied state between death and the resurrection is taught in the account of the transfiguration of Christ w/ Moses and Elijah (Matthew 17.1-8). He appeared and talked w/ them. Moses had been dead 1500 yrs and his body buried in an unknown grave. Yet both he and Elijah were still in existence, retaining their personal id and individuality. Mark 12.26-27 "But as touching the dead, that they are raised; have ye not read in the book of Moses, in the place concerning the Bush, how God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living..." Are The Dead Conscious What is the condition of the soul after death and before the resurrection? Is the departed soul conscious? Read carefully Luke 16.19-31. Two great facts can be learned from this teaching: 1) death is not extinction; the spirit survives the dissolution of the body, 2) disembodied spirits are conscious between physical death and the resurrection, and either happy or miserable, depending upon the life they lived on earth. Eccl 9.5 is often used to prove that the dead are unconscious. This passage has reference solely to what the dead can know or do "under the sun," that is in the world they once lived. After death ones activity ceases on earth therefore he knows nothing about what is happening on earth. Where Are The Dead Where is the spirit after it leaves the body. The soul is not in the grave w/ the body, nor does it hover near the grave nor has it enter some other body. Any idea of transmigration or reincarnation of souls is at odds w/ Biblical teaching. The Bible says: “…the spirit returneth unto God who gave it” (Eccl 12.7). Where then do the souls go at death? Is it to their eternal abode or to some intermediate abode? Matt 25.31-46 describing the final judgment says: “Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world…Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire…And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.” Hence, souls do not enter their eternal state, either heaven or hell, at the moment of death. The place where all disembodied spirits dwell between death and the resurrection is Hades. In Luke 16.23 the spirits of both Lazarus and the rich man were in Hades. “And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.” In Acts 2 we learn the spirit of Jesus went to Hades at His death. “For David saith concerning Him…because Thou wilt not leave My soul unto Hades.” When a man dies his spirit goes to Hades, his body to the grave. Hades is divided into compartments. Paradise (abode of the righteous) and Tartarus (abode of the wicked). At the resurrection all will come before Jesus for judgment then sent to their final destiny heave or hell. Four words translated “hell” in the KJV of the Bible: 1) Hades – The place to which all spirits go at death, regardless of moral character. Signifies only the region of disembodied spirits. The grave denotes only the receptacle of the body. 2) Gehenna – denotes the final abode of the wicked, the hell of fire. Used 12x in the Greek NT. 3) Tartarus – Only 1x in Greek NT, 2 Pet 2.4. The compartment of Hades occupied by the wicked between death and the resurrection as they await final judgment. This is where the rich man was in Luke 16. In this place he suffered torment. Although he was in anguish he was not in Gehenna (cf. 2 Pet 2.9). 4) Sheol – An OT word translated “hell” (in the KJV) parallels the Greek term Hades. Both mean the unseen realm of departed spirits. |
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34 | Hell/Lake of Fire | Rev 20:14 | alanh | 171757 | ||
What happens after death In order to understand what happens to man after death, we must first investigate the origin, nature, and constitution of man himself. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?" Psa 8.4. There are but two possible answers: 1) Man is a mere animal who evolved from unknown ages past or 2) Man is a spirit-being who was created by an act of God. If the first is true, then all questions can easily be answered. The dead have ceased to be, and all who die will likewise become extinct. The Bible affirms the second to be true: "And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them" (Genesis 1.27). Formed from the dust of the earth...Genesis 2.7. A little lower than the angels,---crowned with glory and honor Psalms 8.5. Man is a compound being. He had a created material body and an inbreathed part by Jehovah. There is a big difference between man and animals. The whole nature of man is described as body, soul, and spirit. "And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ" 1 Thessalonians 5.23. Body---fleshly or material part Soul----sometimes refers to the physical life : Psalms 78.50 "did not spare their soul from death." sometimes refers to the whole man: Acts 2.41 "...added about 3000 souls...." The word "spirit" when denoting the human entity, is a specific term and designates that part of us is not susceptible of death and which survives the dissoulution of the body, whereas "Soul" is a generic word and its meaning must be determined, in any given instance, from the context in which it appears. It may refer to "a person" to "animal life" intellectual nature in contrast w/ higher spiritual nature and lower physical nature" or "as a synonym for the never-dying spirit of man." Soul and spirit are sometimes used interchangeably: "...You will not leave My soul in Hades" Acts 2.27 and Luke 23.46 "...into Thy hands I commend My spirit." Scripture often refer to man as body and soul or body and spirit, rather than the three-fold division, meaning that the soul and spirit are one and the same entity: Romans 8.10 "And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the spirit is life because of righteousness." 1 Corinthians 7.34 "... she may be holy both in body and in spirit..." Daniel 7.15 "As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me." Zechariah 12.1 "The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. Thus saith Jehovah, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him" Job 32.8 "But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding." Man, then is a spirit enshrined in a body, the spirit being the true self. The Bible teaches that the spirit of man, being the offspring of God, is like its Father and immortal. "God is Spirit" John 4.24 "God is the Father of spirits..." i.e. "our spirits" Hebrews 12.9 "We are the offspring of God" Acts 17.29. By our body we are allied to earth. By our spirit we are in the likeness of God. The fact that man's soul came not from the dust, but from the eternal God, justifies belief in the immortality pf the soul and its survival at the body's dissolution. |
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35 | Are tongues a world language or not? | 1 Corinthians | alanh | 171756 | ||
Tongue speaking is definitely a foreign languages as witnessed by the dialog in Acts chapter 2. There it lists the various nations of which the Jews came from and states hear we, every man in our own language wherein we were born? The Holy Spirit gave the apostles the power to speak in tongues to confirm their word. In Acts 10 Cornelius and his household spoke in tongues as the Holy Spirit came upon them confirming that the Gentiles were also clean and the word of God was for them also. When the Holy Spirit alit upon someone there was manifest some form of miraculous gift. 1 Corinthians 12, 13, and 14 tell about these gifts in detail. One thing that must be remembered is that not everything in the NT pertains to us in the 20th century. this is true of the gift of the Holy Spirit. We do not receive the Holy Spirit today as the Christians of the first century did. In fact 1 Corinthians 13 tells of the cessation of miracles. The means by which we could receive the Holy Spirit does not exist today. If we read Scripture we find that the Holy Spirit was endowed directly on two occasians possibly 3 if Paul received the Holy Spirit directly. The other way is by the laying on of the apostles hands since there are no apostles living today the Holy Spirit is not endowed upon Christians as in the 1st century. |
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36 | What do you mean by predestined? | Romans | alanh | 171133 | ||
What do you mean by predestined? Are you saying that God has chosen who will be saved and who will be lost beforehand? | ||||||
37 | how do you become saved | Romans | alanh | 171132 | ||
What if the Lord were to come right now, do you know for sure, nothing doubting, that you'd go to live with Him forever? 1. We can know 1 John 5.13 2. I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for except ye believe that I Am, ye shall die in your sins. (Joh 8.24) 3.Whose Son is He Matthew 16.13-17 4. Jesus being the Son of God...is God. John 1.1,14 5. Jesus is 100 percent man and 100 percent God Col 2.9 6. God the Father calls His own Son God Heb 1.8 7. Jesus claims to be "I Am" John 8.58 8. There are 3 persons in the Godhead Matt 3.16-17 Jesus is one of them 9. He is Mediator 1 Tim 2.5 and Heb 4.15 Why do we need a mediator? 10. What has seperated us from God? Isa 59.2 What can save us? 11. What is the power of God to save? Rom 1.16 What is the Gospel of Christ? 12. The Bible interprets itself--1 Cor 15.1-4 13. In His death we reach His blood Eph 1.7 14. He can present us how? Jude 24 Jesus takes care of our sin problem in His death. Now why was He raised for us? 15. Watch how Jesus takes care of our grave problem--1 Cor 15.20-23 16. What 2 things does the Gospel bring us? 2 Tim 1.10 Paul says it another way. 17. What can we do thru Jesus death? What can we be thru His life? Romans 5.10 18. Must we confess Christ and believe the Gospel to be saved? Is this a life-and-death statement? Rom 10.9 19. Must we change our life style? 1 Corinthians 6.9-11 Ephesians 4,17-5.7 Galatians 5.19-26 What if we do not change? 20. Are these life-and-death statements? Luke 13.3,5 21.2 Thessalonians 1.7-9 How do humans obey the Gospel? 22. Do you see the Gospel here? How do we get into His death? Romans 6.3-6,17-18 Why would God want us to get into His death? 23. Where does one actually become a Christian? Galatians 3.26-27 |
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38 | Is homosexuality actually forbidden? | Romans | alanh | 171131 | ||
1 Corithians 6.9ff says: Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor abusers of themselves with men, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God. |
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39 | God's voice vs man's voice | Heb 1:2 | alanh | 158564 | ||
God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners, hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds; (Heb 1:1-2) When we go to the Scriptures as the Bereans did and examine what is being said against the Scriptures we can know the voice of God as compared to that of man. Jesus said in John 17:17 that the word of God is truth. |
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40 | Does God show mercy if we sin purposely? | 1 Tim 1:13 | alanh | 153937 | ||
Paul obtained mercy does not say that he was excused for what he did. A jury may recommend mercy for a defendant, altho it has found the man guilty, because there are circumstances that justify an easier punishment than strict application of the law might demand. This is the case in Paul's instance, so the Lord showed him mercy because he was an unbeliever--had made no profession toward Christ--and was ignorant of the facts in the matter. | ||||||
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