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Does God tempt believers to sin?

In Matthew 4, Jesus is led into the wilderness by the Spirit, but the Spirit of God never tempted Jesus. The enemy tempted Jesus to sin: Matt. 4:1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Matt. 4:2 And a...
19 May 2020
When did humanity first learn of life after death?

The first reference to death and the way to eternal life is found in Genesis 3: Gen. 3:22 Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take also from the tr...
19 May 2020
Does Psalm 91 apply to Christians today?

Psalm 91 is a Messianic psalm, meaning it is psalm of the Father speaking concerning His Son. For example: Psa. 91:11 For He will give His angels charge concerning you, To guard you in all your ways. Psa. 91:12 They will bear you up in their ha...
15 April 2020
How do numbers get their meanings?

Any number has a meaning only because we see its pattern routinely in the scriptures. So the meaning is inferred by the context, but we can validate the meaning of any number by searching for occurrences of that number to see if it matches the pat...
18 February 2020
Are Jews under the Law?

Paul tells us in Romans: Rom. 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. Rom. 10:5 For Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousness which is based on law shall live by that righteousness. As Pa...
3 February 2020
Parable vs. allegory?

Though we are not experts in the differences between parables and allegories, Pastor Armstrong compares them this way: A parable is a cohesive story in which all the characters and events work together to teach a single spiritual idea. On the oth...
16 December 2019
Does Hebrews 10 speak of losing our salvation?

The passage you mention from Hebrews 10 is not speaking of a loss of salvation. The writer is reminding the reader of how seriously the Lord takes our relationship with Him: Heb. 10:26 For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowled...
16 December 2019
How was the Old Covenant conditional?

The promises of blessing and curses in the Old Covenant were conditional. For example, notice the language found in Leviticus 26: Lev. 26:3 ‘If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments so as to carry them out, Lev. 26:4 then I shall give ...
16 December 2019
Why are there different church denominations and doctrines?

The reality of multiple denominations and beliefs within Christendom is a consequence of two forces: the enemy (Satan) and humanity's sinful flesh. The enemy is always at work creating deception and seeking to confuse and mislead believers. Jesus ...
7 November 2019
Is the Son of God eternally subordinate to the Father?

The Bible settles this question definitively. 1 Corinthians 15 teaches on the present and future relationship of the members of the Godhead: 1Cor. 15:25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. 1Cor. 15:26 The last enemy...
1 August 2019

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