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Recent content by Daniel_

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    The Importance of Jesus Being God

    I have recently published a book on why it matters that Jesus is divine. It's only 80 pages and can be found here if anyone is interested: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1916801463
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    The deity of Jesus Christ

    I have recently published a book 'The Importance of Jesus Being God' which can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1916801463
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    Once you're saved, you don't matter anymore

    Unfortunately some of the church has misunderstood the great commission to 'make disciples', not just make converts! I am very grateful for a good church that is keen to disciple its members, and help them to utilise their gifts in the body of Christ. I think some of it comes from big outreach...
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    ABC's of ing words (9)

    inswinging
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    Bible Exam - Help Me Get Ordained!

    The NIV has 'made love' in Genesis 4:1. I guess my point was that the first time unconditional love is referred to is Genesis 22:2. Apologies for not being very clear and if I misinterpreted the Hebrew words.
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    Bible Exam - Help Me Get Ordained!

    Genesis 22:2 Some translations have love in Genesis 4:1 or 20:13 but those refer to sexual relations, or kindness / favour, rather than love (Hebrew aheb) which is often used for unconditional and divine love. Interesting how it is not referring to God's love directly but indirectly as a...
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    Proverbs 15:29

    We live under grace not the law. Part of living under grace is that our sin is grievous to us and we seek to live right before God, not out of fear but because God has given us a desire for his ways and has brought us into grace by the Holy Spirit, where we now stand. So we can pray to the...
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    Bible Exam - Help Me Get Ordained!

    Where is the first occurrence of love in the Bible?
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    New Heaven and Earth Discussion

    What I was meaning is that in the beginning, there was no order but God brought order and form out of the formless earth and brought the waters into its boundaries. There appears to be an echo of Genesis 1:2 in Revelation 21:1, it is bringing creation back into its proper order, no evil, sin...
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    New Heaven and Earth Discussion

    In fact, it is the major theme of the whole Bible that heaven and earth were separated in Genesis 3, but in Revelation 21 they are joined back together for eternity, heaven representing God's dwelling and earth where we live. The OT Tabernacle, and later the Jerusalem temple, had the Holy Place...
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    New Heaven and Earth Discussion

    The Greek word for 'new' in Revelation 21 is 'kainos', which means a new quality, compared to 'neos' which means newly created. Jesus said we will inherit the earth, just that it will be a perfect world. The sea is a metaphor for chaos and disorder as in Genesis 1:2, God is going to do away with...
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    Bible Exam - Help Me Get Ordained!

    @Tree of Life Give a passage that shows God will rid the world of all evil. Give a passage that declares the deity of Jesus. Also a passage that declares the deity of the Holy Spirit.
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    The NIV Exposed

    I would just like to point out a few things: 1. A translation isn't just about translating words but also the meaning of a clause or sentence and putting it into a clause or sentence in English, which does mean you cannot always translate literally word for word because sometimes it wouldn't...
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    What does this mean: "The spirit returns to God who gave it"?

    This is what I understood from Matthew Henry on this verse: The feebleness of old age causes one to fear more heights or trips or anything that may easily put them down (5a). The hair turns grey. The almond tree blossoms before any other tree and therefore fitly shows the hasting of old age and...
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    What does this mean: "The spirit returns to God who gave it"?

    The body is only dust for we were created from the earth (7a; Genesis 2:7) and to the earth the body goes yet the spirit returns to God (7b) for judgement (12:14) making a dead body only a shell. The spirit lives after the body dies, but the resurrection of Jesus revealed that God's people will...