1 Thessalonians 5:22— The Sin Sniffer’s Catch-All Verse, by Daniel Wallace Related Media This is one of several occasional essays on “Scripture Twisting.” The purpose of these very brief essays is to…
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1 Thes 5,22–personal notes
1 Thessalonians 5:22, compiled by David Brewer http://morechrist.blogspot.ca/2013/10/out-of-context-appearance-of-evil.html The Thessalonians were to embrace those prophetic messages that were found to be genuine, but they were also called to reject those that were…
It appears Mark 16:15-16 is teaching baptism is necessary for salvation
August 1, 2019 READING TIME: 3-5 MINUTES David, it appears Mark 16:15-16 is teaching baptism is necessary for salvation. Please explain. Before I answer the question, there are debates regarding whether Mark…
Suffering Verses
ESV TNIV NET NLT The Message 1 Pet 1:3-7 3(A) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!(B) According to his great mercy,(C) he has caused us to be…
An unbeliever can’t do righteous deeds?
July 31, 2019 READING TIME: 2 MINUTES Romans 3:9-12 – an unbeliever can’t do righteous deeds? Paul is not teaching in this passage that an unbeliever can’t do righteous deeds since Isaiah…
1 Peter 2 and Replacement Theology, by Tommy Ice
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Should we love ourselves before we love others?
July 30, 2019 READING TIME: 30-60 SECONDS David, in Matthew 22:37-39, should we love ourselves before we love others? What Jesus was saying is that we should love others in the same…
1 Pet 3,6 — Am I Lord of my Wife
Am I “Lord” of my Wife? (1 Peter 3:6) — Mondays with Mounce 205 Posted: 04 Nov 2013 05:50 AM PST In this day and age, this is obviously a controversial verse,…
Matthew and Luke’s Genealogies of Jesus
July 26, 2019 READING TIME: 1-2 MINUTES Dave, could you please help me reconcile the genealogies of Jesus in Matthew 1:1-17 and Luke 3:23-38? There are several differences between Jesus’s two genealogies…
Does God change His mind
July 29, 2019 READING TIME: 1 MINUTE Dave, does God change His mind (Exodus 32:12-14)? Many of His promises and judgments have either an expressed or implied condition. Genesis 18:16-33 — because…