Happy to share with you this playlist I created for the most inspiring renditions of the Song of Songs I could find. For me it's a great way to connect to these beautiful verses of the Bible. Hope you enjoy, and if there is something you think I should add to this playlist please write me a comment. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0kUSemjr8kX2wAWU3kpfhN?si=51a92049e019463e

Tremble and do not sin when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent. Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the Lord Islam 4:5

He who has ears to hear, let them hear.
”Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.“
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭23‬:‭5‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!“
‭‭Luke‬ ‭13‬:‭34‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of the LORD: They would none of my counsel: They despised all my reproof. Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices. For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, And the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, And shall be quiet from fear of evil.“
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭1‬:‭29‬-‭33‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.“
‭‭Mark‬ ‭9‬:‭1‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,“
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭23‬:‭29‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.“
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭23‬:‭25‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.“
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭23‬:‭14‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”for I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.“
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭25‬:‭42‬-‭46‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.“
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭26‬-‭27‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.“
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭13‬:‭9‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:“
‭‭Joel‬ ‭2‬:‭12‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.“
‭‭Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭25‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.“
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭23‬:‭12‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.“
‭‭Mark‬ ‭13‬:‭26‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.“
‭‭Luke‬ ‭21‬:‭26‬ ‭KJV‬‬

(Screaming)
AND THEN THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD! -saith the Lord

WOE UNTO YOU THAT HEAR THESE WORDS OF MINE AND HEED THEM NOT, I SAY WOE! NEITHER WILL I LET THEM PROFANE MY HOLY NAME ANY LONGER. I, YES I, THE LORD, HAVE SPOKEN IT! -saith the Lord

VENGEANCE IS MINE, I SHALL REPAY - saith the Lord

”If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.“
‭‭James‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: But the folly of fools is deceit.“
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭14‬:‭8‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.“
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55‬:‭8‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.“
‭‭Luke‬ ‭14‬:‭27‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.“
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭14‬ ‭KJV‬‬

https://www.thevolumesoftruth.com/THE_CUP_OF_THE_WRATH_OF...
(screaming)
I THE LORD HAVE SPOKEN IT! THE CUP OF MY WRATH SHALL BE POURED OUT FULL STRENGTH WITHOUT MERCY ON THE ENEMIES OF GOD! YES THEY SHALL MOURN AND WEEP BUT MY HAND SHALL NOT BE LIFTED OF THEIR RECOMPENSE! FOR THEY HAVE PRACTICED ABOMINATIONS IN MY TEMPLE AND HAVE PROFANED MY HOLY NAME, THEREFORE I WILL MAKE MY HOLY NAME KNOWN TO THEM! AND THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD- saith the Lord

OH THEY SHALL BEG, THEY SHALL PLEA! THEIR TEARS SHALL BE THE ONLY WATERS. YES THEIR VERY TEARS SHALL NOT QUENCH THE UNQUENCHABLE FURY OF MY WRATH WHICH SHALL BE POURED OUT FULL STRENGTH. I THE LORD, HATH SPOKEN IT! IT SHALL BE DONE, I AM THE LORD! -saith the Lord

SUCH IS THE FATE OF ALL ENEMIES OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD- saith the Lord

YEA THEY SHALL HUNGER, THEY SHALL THIRST! MAGGOTS WILL BE THEIR FOOD AND THEY SHALL DRINK THE WINE FROM THE CUP OF MY INDIGNATION. THEY SHALL SAY, "I AM FULL, HAVE MERCY!" AND I SHALL NOT HEAR THEIR CALL. IN LIKE MANNER, THE CALL OF MY PROPHETS FELL ON DEAF EARS. I, THE LORD, HATH SPOKEN IT! -saith the Lord

THEREFORE BLESS MY PROPHETS, BLESS AND CURSE NOT. JUST AS THE PROPHET JONAH WAS CHASTISED AND DISCIPLINED. I WILL BY NO MEANS WITHHOLD MY HAND FROM THEM IF THEY DISOBEY MY COMMANDS. -saith the Lord

(screaming)
I HAVE SPOKEN! -saith the Lord

https://www.thevolumesoftruth.com/THE_CUP_OF_THE_WRATH_OF_MY_FURY_IS_COME_TO_THE_FULL?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1H7E_5jBIvX1WZ4gCFPdFRwdYb6zO4ZcIjE6rE3Fnej2I07ZaBcfylB2s_aem_Ab1s_YZllci-X5_BYWU5ERPQEoQaQDQ26zBjDzmpNbQyqVf90K4Sw7w-ha56ZIngVH3HhNsSQMZQmVu4VfA9ugJ-

He who has ears to hear, let them hear.
”Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.“
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭23‬:‭5‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!“
‭‭Luke‬ ‭13‬:‭34‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of the LORD: They would none of my counsel: They despised all my reproof. Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices. For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, And the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, And shall be quiet from fear of evil.“
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭1‬:‭29‬-‭33‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.“
‭‭Mark‬ ‭9‬:‭1‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,“
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭23‬:‭29‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.“
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭23‬:‭25‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.“
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭23‬:‭14‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”for I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.“
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭25‬:‭42‬-‭46‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.“
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭26‬-‭27‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.“
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭13‬:‭9‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:“
‭‭Joel‬ ‭2‬:‭12‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.“
‭‭Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭25‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.“
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭23‬:‭12‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.“
‭‭Mark‬ ‭13‬:‭26‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.“
‭‭Luke‬ ‭21‬:‭26‬ ‭KJV‬‬

(Screaming)
AND THEN THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD! -saith the Lord

WOE UNTO YOU THAT HEAR THESE WORDS OF MINE AND HEED THEM NOT, I SAY WOE! NEITHER WILL I LET THEM PROFANE MY HOLY NAME ANY LONGER. I, YES I, THE LORD, HAVE SPOKEN IT! -saith the Lord

VENGEANCE IS MINE, I SHALL REPAY - saith the Lord

”If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.“
‭‭James‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: But the folly of fools is deceit.“
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭14‬:‭8‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.“
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭55‬:‭8‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.“
‭‭Luke‬ ‭14‬:‭27‬ ‭KJV‬‬

”because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.“
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭14‬ ‭KJV‬‬

https://www.thevolumesoftruth.com/THE_CUP_OF_THE_WRATH_OF...
(screaming)
I THE LORD HAVE SPOKEN IT! THE CUP OF MY WRATH SHALL BE POURED OUT FULL STRENGTH WITHOUT MERCY ON THE ENEMIES OF GOD! YES THEY SHALL MOURN AND WEEP BUT MY HAND SHALL NOT BE LIFTED OF THEIR RECOMPENSE! FOR THEY HAVE PRACTICED ABOMINATIONS IN MY TEMPLE AND HAVE PROFANED MY HOLY NAME, THEREFORE I WILL MAKE MY HOLY NAME KNOWN TO THEM! AND THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD- saith the Lord

OH THEY SHALL BEG, THEY SHALL PLEA! THEIR TEARS SHALL BE THE ONLY WATERS. YES THEIR VERY TEARS SHALL NOT QUENCH THE UNQUENCHABLE FURY OF MY WRATH WHICH SHALL BE POURED OUT FULL STRENGTH. I THE LORD, HATH SPOKEN IT! IT SHALL BE DONE, I AM THE LORD! -saith the Lord

SUCH IS THE FATE OF ALL ENEMIES OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD- saith the Lord

YEA THEY SHALL HUNGER, THEY SHALL THIRST! MAGGOTS WILL BE THEIR FOOD AND THEY SHALL DRINK THE WINE FROM THE CUP OF MY INDIGNATION. THEY SHALL SAY, "I AM FULL, HAVE MERCY!" AND I SHALL NOT HEAR THEIR CALL. IN LIKE MANNER, THE CALL OF MY PROPHETS FELL ON DEAF EARS. I, THE LORD, HATH SPOKEN IT! -saith the Lord

THEREFORE BLESS MY PROPHETS, BLESS AND CURSE NOT. JUST AS THE PROPHET JONAH WAS CHASTISED AND DISCIPLINED. I WILL BY NO MEANS WITHHOLD MY HAND FROM THEM IF THEY DISOBEY MY COMMANDS. -saith the Lord

(screaming)
I HAVE SPOKEN! -saith the Lord

https://www.thevolumesoftruth.com/THE_CUP_OF_THE_WRATH_OF_MY_FURY_IS_COME_TO_THE_FULL?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1H7E_5jBIvX1WZ4gCFPdFRwdYb6zO4ZcIjE6rE3Fnej2I07ZaBcfylB2s_aem_Ab1s_YZllci-X5_BYWU5ERPQEoQaQDQ26zBjDzmpNbQyqVf90K4Sw7w-ha56ZIngVH3HhNsSQMZQmVu4VfA9ugJ-

Although I grew up in a Christian household, I’ve continently heard my parents talk about how the people in the church (back in Ethiopia) use the money for so many unhealthy purposes such as corruption, bribery etc. Now as a grown man, I rather give my money to the poor and other institutions that serve communities than to a church. I am now in the U.S. and I assume there isn’t that much corruption as there is in Ethiopia. We were also not rich back in Ethiopia especially when I was a kid, so any money that comes to me was associated to survival and safety. That is no longer the case and I am comfortable now. Every time I think about how much I should pay the church I just cringe. I don’t want to stay like this my whole life; I want to change.

I have always seen it mentioned in popular media, but I don't know if it is real or an entertainment invention.

I have been looking for a study bible and both look good but im not sure which one to pick because I cant find a pdf of the sbl study bible online to look at!

IF anyone knows the advantages and disadvantages of both please tell me, they both look good but I am really not sure which one to get! (Detailed answers would really help if you guys can)

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Thats all :)

Of so, what elements in the book made you think so?

Hello, I plan on getting the new oxford annotated bible 5th edition although if the 6th edition will come out soon I'd rather buy it. But in general does anyone know or have any information or where I may contact anyone to find when the noab 6th edition might come out?

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Thank you :)

If so, what elements in the book convinced you about that?

I often hear that the Bible is “inspired by God” or “God breathed"; however, I lack understanding as to why that is.

I grew up Christian but lost my way due to a bad experience in my old church. Many years later but specifically this year I’ve been reading the Bible and praying but I still feel like the Holy Spirit isn’t burning in my heart as hot as it did when I was younger. I must admit I haven’t been to church in a couple years. Could this help me feel closer to God or do you think it’s an underlying issue? I love and accept Jesus Christ as my lord and savior I just feel like I did something wrong or that I’ve lost my way. Any advice will help, thanks.

Ive been dealing with alcoholism for sooo long now. I’ve been wanting to get sober but I always fall back. The most I’ve been sober was 3 months a few years back and fell again. I hate myself every time I drink because I either say dumb stuff, miss work the next day, have bad anxiety days after, and spend alot of my life hungover in bed. I tend to isolate myself because I feel like such a piece of shit and I need to hide from the world until I feel better again. It’s so lonely and sad. Sometimes I don’t even want to drink like genuinely don’t but I do anyways. I just hate myself for it. I feel like everything wrong in my life stems from alcohol. I don’t want to be like this anymore. I just recently went to church after 5 years as I strayed away from god because of resentments I’ve had towards him. I am now reading the Bible and when I try to pray I feel weird and out of place. I don’t feel him at all and it sucks because I really need his help. I want to live a peaceful and fulfilling life as he intended. So if you guys can pray for me that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for taking your time to read my post.

Just looking for some good verses to study and memorize. What's your favorite verses?

Hello all! I’m a baby Christian and I have questions— what is ‘the Church’ supposed to look like according to Matthew? What is his ethic? Is the church envisioned Jewish, Gentile, Jewish-Gentile, Gentile-Jewish? Should all Christian’s observe the law?

Hello,

Yesterday I watched a sermon from one of my favorite churches and he challenged who the "gentiles" are in these verses and in Paul's ministry: 1 Corinthians 12:1-2 - "Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led."

https://biblehub.com/text/1_corinthians/12-2.htm

^ "You know that when pagans you were, to idols mute, even as you were led, being carried away."

The sermon holds that gentiles were never "carried away", or led away to another land (how can "the nations" be carried to "the nations"?), but rather it was Israel who was carried away back in Ezekiel 20:23-24 and 2 Kings 17:6.

Eze 20:23-24 - "I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries; Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols."

2 Kings 17:6 - "In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes."

I was just curious to see your thoughts on who the gentiles in this verse might be, or how it might be possible for gentiles to be "carried away" to idols when they were already steeped in idolatry. I looked at a few commentaries but none of them address the root of the issue being discussed. For example:

"As non-Christians, they were “carried away” to lifeless idols; that is, Satan held them captive to these idols by subjective and ecstatic means."

How can you be born into idolatry, but then be "carried away" into idolatry? By default unbelievers are not born believers in God.

If you're interested in watching the sermon here's a link. I would not start from the beginning unless you want to watch 39 minutes about unrelated topics: https://www.youtube.com/live/mzxUlHUd-LY?si=uHuhdg-aIO2TUNla&t=2361

Title says it all, you can commment an advice or tip for about any topic regarding The Bible that could help me reach the end of the book (things like how to be motivated to read it consistently, how to read it in context especially in The New Testament, and stuff like that and many more). I just bought a fresh new Bible today, the ESV specifically, small and compact, but the pages do seem very fragile so I better be careful trying to read it.

I really want to stop judging people. But I don't even know what is considered judging ? And I have another question. Jesus told the jews something like "your father is the devil." Is that judging?

We all know that the Chronicles of Narnia is very allegorical.

Though Middle-earth isn't allegory, Tolkien's Christian morals bleed through.

Harry Potter is organically entrenched with well-built, moral themes from a Christian author. Plus, there are the plot points of one person's willing self-sacrifice for others proving stronger than death.

In Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame, the contrast of Esmerelda's prayer to Frollo's prayer is similar to the parable of the Publican and the Pharisee.

In Les Miserables, Jean Valjean is a merciful servant, while Javert is an unmerciful servant.

Can you guys point out other popular movies and TV shows that are based on biblical parables, or otherwise have covert symbolism?

Hello, fellow Believers. There is a problem that I really need help with. I would love to get your thoughts.

In my study of Romans, there was this very interesting thing I came across. I like to truly dive into each passage and understand everything I possibly can, so when I got to Romans 10:11, I found something... interesting.

In Romans 9:33, 10:11 and 1 Peter 2:6, the writers quote the passage of Isaiah 28:16 from the LXX (Septuagint). Each of the following reads:

Romans 9:33 (NASB): just as it is written:

“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense,
And the one who believes in Him will not be put to shame.”

Romans 10:11 (NASB):  For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him will not be put to shame.”

1 Peter 2:6 (NASB): For this is contained in Scripture:

“Behold, I am laying in Zion a choice stone, a precious cornerstone,
And the one who believes in Him will not be put to shame.”

each one quotes Isaiah 28:16. HOWEVER, the problem arises when you actually check the verse and discover something.

Isaiah 28:16 (NASB): this is what the Lord God says:

“Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a tested stone,
A precious cornerstone for the foundation, firmly placed.
The one who believes in it will not be disturbed."

Will not be disturbed? Wait, didn't Paul and Peter say the passage says "Put to shame?" Well, yes, it does indeed. IN THE SEPTUAGINT. In the original Hebrew, the word is "Yachish", which means "To make Haste."

The Hebrew word "Yachish" and the greek word "kataischuno" have no semantic range where they could POSSIBLY mean the same thing! Does this mean that Paul is quoting a faulty passage of the LXX if they didn't translate it correctly? Or did the LXX writers paraphrase and write Isaiah 28:16 to mean something else? Please help! Thank you.

Question if y'all do..... How Do y'all Celebrate Feast of Weeks/Shavuot now? Anything special y'all do for family and for children? Thank you for your responses

So there is this Christian instagrammarguy I follow who has been making good content up till now. Someone asked him that women should be pastors and he replied “Yes?”. So i followed up with him and quoted scriptures

“The Word of God proclaims, “A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent” (1 Timothy 2:11–12). In the church, God assigns different roles to men and women. This is a result of the way mankind was created and the way in which sin entered the world (1 Timothy 2:13–14). God, through the apostle Paul, restricts women from serving in roles of teaching and/or having spiritual authority over men. This precludes women from serving as pastors over men, which definitely includes preaching to them, teaching them publicly, and exercising spiritual authority over them.”

and told him how hierarchy is to be maintained is given in the bible?? His reply was :

“This scripture has a context. Without context people say that women can’t preach But that’s not true. Without context people say a woman should cover her head in Church, that is not true (as it has a cultural background and not a mandatory). The scripture u have quoted was being written to a specific group of churches in Corinth, So there was a environment of prostitution and same sex marriage and same gender sleeping with each other. There was a lot of chaos in the early church because they were NEW in faith in Christ and they were being distracted by Satan, so for them paul wrote specific instructions and that is the context ”

Now i am new believer and havent read Corinthians yet properly so can anyone verify is what he is saying is true???? Does it really have a context and we were being misled? Cuz for sure this is not what i was taught !!

Im an atheist a gnostic atheist to be precise and I want to challenge my ideas by hearing from other perspectives like the Christian/biblical one. Thanks for reading this

According to the scriptures

“And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And he came out that very hour” (Acts 16:18).

The scripture warns us that “… Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.” This slave girl was possessed with the spirit of divination. Though she spoke the truth about Paul and Silas mission, her source was of the evil with the aim to distract and corrupt the gospel.

What choices are you making that appears to be right only to bring misfortune? In the name of Jesus, we declared that “our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; The snare is broken, and we have escaped.” #goodnews #jesuslovesyou #believeandalign

What is the difference between the versions published in the 70s and the 2012 version?

I don’t currently have a TLB other than The Way catholic living bible ; and I know the 2012 The Way is published as NLT.

I want to read TLB and I was hoping to find out is The Way The Christian Living Bible this or is it New Living Translation?

It is the cover that is Blue and Adventurists on a hike.

I know god is real, I grew up in the Jehovah’s Witness church as a kid and even growing up in it I don’t quite understand why they get such a bad rep (I currently don’t consider myself in any sort of religion as I am still on a bit of journey with the whole thing, I only look for answers)

I’ve heard a ton of arguments against the NWT being biased however it seems Christian’s are a bit all over the place with their opinions.

For example, I saw somewhere someone said we go to heaven when we die and then get resurrected in a heaven on earth, when another scripture says the only person to go to heaven was Jesus, so that almost contradicts people going to heaven when we die.

This is all very confusing and makes me almost want to learn Hebrew and read the original text, I am young and new to all this and I don’t come for an argument I am only looking for insight and to gather some opinions

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Hi for context I am 27 and have only read with NIV during school. I’m trying to reestablish my relationship with God and felt strongly to read the Bible. I don’t know much as I felt I brushed thru scripture in school and wasn’t proactive at the time to do my own research and understanding.

I was looking for my own Bible at B&N’s with my friend last night and I really liked the size and weight of this one book for travel and it was NIV. There were inserts in there that allowed for discussion and summary which was nice! The only thing is…. It says ages 8-12 girls. I am 27f, but I’m wondering if that’s not the right fit for me? Truthfully, I struggle with reading certain text and felt maybe this could help me understand or comprehend a little better.

I’m sure there’s many more out there I can checkout but I thought that might make sense. Idk. Thoughts? suggestions? I don’t need a Bible that has space to write. I would make a separate notebook. But I do appreciate when it gives summary or reading points for questions. I don’t know where to start and I want to get the best understanding and guidance.