He warned the Israelites against it when they were about to enter the Promised Land of Canaan. It's in the Bible, Deuteronomy 18:9-12 NIV. "When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. Let no one be fo...
we strive to live a life that is pleasing to God. We want to know what is considered a sin in the Bible, and we want to avoid those actions that would displease Him. However, it’s not always clear what actions are sinful and what actions are not. In this...
The Bible has something to say about divination, mediums, witchcraft, séances, sorcery, and other forms of dark magic. We’ll take a look at these. For now, though, it must be said: if you think witches are for the good, and that “Glinda the Good Witch” or the “Wizard” in t...
Bottom line – faith“comes’by hearing the Word of God. And what does the Bible mean by“hearing”the Word of God?“Hearing”the Word of God means that you are reading the Bible for yourself, trying to understand and assimilate it all as best as you can. If you will be willing to ...
Verses that Illustrate how the Bible does not Support the Concept of Karma Introduction to Isaiah 40:7-12 In Isaiah 40:1-11 we read how the Lord God of Israel wants to deliver His people. The Lord does not give up on us because of repeated sinning, but is always calling us bac...
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The Bible does not merely describe static events, it does not merely spit back cold hard facts. It tells of attitude, it tells of emotion. It tells of love, it tells of hate. It tells of joy, it tells of grief and brokenness. The problem is, it's so easy to miss the point of...
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?That means that a believer will Ultimately be Justified Objectively by their Faith in Christ, but it is manifest in ourWORDSso that ourWORDScan become a valid criteriaby which our Salvation can be made obvious, manifest. When there is a Transformed Heart, there will be ...
I would still like to have a pronoun that didn’t say either male or female. But I must write with the language my time has given me. Ma:As a Zen practitioner, please discuss the relationship between faith and poetry. How does this relationship manifest in your poetry?
So how does what we call human nature develop? From good to evil and back to good The Bible tells us the story of the creation of the first man and woman, Adam and Eve. God created humanity with the ability to learn and to choose. All humans are born innocent, but with the capacity...