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Foreign Concept
This concept is so foreign to me - it really causes a rear deal of confusion and anxiety when I think about it.
Created 5 months ago
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Why?
It seems like a lot of religious practices revolve around sex - why? A response to our impulses?
Created 5 months ago
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Jealousy
Even though it was Sarai's idea, she still gets very jealous and responds harshly when her servant conceives a child. I guess this is a good example of how the ends do not justify the means.
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Evil Returns
After God wiped out multitudes if evil people in the flood and spared Noah's family, evil has now multiplied back.
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Connection
I don't know why, as I have not moved/relocated as much as some people, but this passage has always comforted me. I feel some sort of connection and understanding with Abram.
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Minor Difference, Major Implication
I don't believe that Job is saying it is bad to rejoice in these things. Job used his wealth to help people, which is an admirable use and aspiration. I believe he is attacking a certain source of the…
Created 5 months ago
Job 31:24 (ESV), Job 31:25 (ESV), Job 31:26 (ESV), Job 31:27 (ESV), Job 31:28 (ESV)
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God Made Them Too
So often it is too easy to encounter a difficult or disagreeable situation with someone, and focus solely on the behavior instead of the person. It is far more simple to condemn or ridicule the whole…
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Referenced by Jesus?
Was Jesus referencing the Job 22:7 verse Matthew 25:35-40? Or perhaps this was a common concept referenced by both passages but not necessarily referencing each other?
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Glimpse of Hell
Job's experiences are just a slight taste of hell. God has seemingly turned His face away from Job. I can't imagine the torment Job is feeling, let alone what hell must be like; God's face eternally turned…
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Condition of Man
This is yet another illustration that despite all the technology advances, the Bible is still relevant. Human nature has not changed. In this example we see issues with political leaders is nothing new.
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Uncertain Words?
The ESV says in these verses there are two Hebrew words that the meanins of are uncertain. I find this very unsettling. I know it's not necessarily core to my faith, but brining uncertainty into the Bible…
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Does God still do this?
Our country is filled with great success ... and very crafty people.
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After Babel
So this piece of the genealogy apparently occurred after the tower of Babel?
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Not Just 40 Days
I always think of Nosh being "stuck" on the ark for 40 days and 40 nights but that was only the time that it rained. The waters prevailed for 150 days; he was on the ark for months.
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How is God Sorry?
God is outside of time, and knew that mankind would sin. How can God be sorry He created man? "Sorry" has the connotation that a person wishes they had done something differently (based on new information,…
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Evil Continually
Do we ever take a break from having evil in our thoughts continuously? We are so self-absorbed most of the time, I can understand how this is not God-centered and evil, and how easily we can slide in…
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More than a singular person?
Is it possible that since "Adam" means "man", the biblical Adam was a race of people and not a singular person?
Created 5 months ago
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Did animals eat the 'forbidden' fruits?
If you take scripture literally, then wouldn't there have been a "danger" of animals eating of the two special trees in the garden? If it is more figurative (the tree didn't have innate power, but was…
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Lessening of the Curse?
Has this curse lessened in modern times? Many individuals in our culture don't ever work in the soil, and many enjoy the jobs they work that provides them with means to buy their food. Many women forgo…
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights
2012-01-01
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Blame
Both man and woman participated willingly, and both immediately tried to blame someone else.
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To not know good and evil
This passage is usually thought of as the advent of sin (original sin), to the extent that I have never considered that just before this point mankind did not know the good and evil; almost as a blissful…
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Vegetarian?
Were we originally intended to be vegetarian? There is no mention here of eating meat. However, neither is there mention of animals eating meat, which many do. [update] Genesis 9:3 indicates God now…
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Genesis 1:29 (ESV), Genesis 1:30 (ESV), Genesis 1:31 (ESV), Genesis 9:3 (ESV)
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Earned a Badge — Completed 3 Reading Plans
2011-11-30
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Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan
2011-03-31
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2011-02-27
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-02-23
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-02-21
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-02-21
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-02-21
