Who is in heaven? Do our pets go to heaven?
God is in heaven. Jesus is in heaven. The angels are in heaven. The saved will be in heaven. Will our pets be in heaven?
Tag: Literal
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How much darkness was at Jesus’ crucifixion?
“Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land” (Matthew 27:45). The Greek word for “darkness” in this verse is skotos. There is nothing especially significant about the word indicating the quality of darkness. The word may be used to talk about a pitch black darkness such as in Tartarus in Jude 1:13, or “outer darkness” (Matthew 22:13), or it may be used to describe a shadow-like darkness (Matthew 4:16; Luke 1:79).
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The Judgment of the Great Harlot
In Revelation 17-18 we see the Judgment of the Great Harlot: 1) Her Evaluation, 2) Her Escort, 3) Her End, 4) Her Eulogy, and 5) Her Elimination. The hearer should understand what the Great Harlot symbolizes and how these chapters apply to us today.
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Inherited Sin?
Does the Bible teach that babies inherit the sin of their parents?
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Born in Sin?
David was expressing the depth of his guilt by figuratively extending it to his mother’s conception and birth of him. This is not an objective statement about David’s birth; it is a subjective statement about how David felt about his birth after He sinned.
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Is Ezekiel 28 Discussing Satan?
This is highly figurative language and as such we should be careful only to interpret it in light of clear biblical teaching. Verses 1 and 11 are clear that this is speaking regarding the king of Tyre. In the absence of another clear Biblical teaching regarding Satan's fall, it would be a very unwise course of action fraught with questionable hermeneutics to declare this scripture as a description of the fall of Satan.
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The Substitution of the Body of Christ
In this lesson, we will examine ways in which Christ substituted his body for ours. Each should be able to explain how he has a responsibility to the death of Christ. To help each Christian recognize the importance of giving ourselves over to Christ.
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Does “Just a Little Talk with Jesus” Make It Right?
http://newbostoncoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/just-a-little-talk-with-jesus-question.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIs “Just a Little Talk With Jesus” able to do all that the song claims: 1) make it right, 2) take care of […]
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How We Got the Bible – Transmission and Translation
In this lesson we will examine how we got the Bible. We will briefly look at the canonization, the transmission, and the translation of the text. The student should be able to briefly discuss the concepts of canonization, transmission and translation. The aim of this lesson is to help all understand that the Bible has been accurately preserved throughout the ages for our benefit and that we have what they had.
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Seven Churches of Asia – Thyatira
In this lesson we will look at the Asian church of Thyatira. We will note that Jesus knows: 1) The state of the church, 2) Those who are unfaithful, 3) Those who are faithful. Each should be able to discuss the situation in the church at Thyatira. The aim of this lesson is that each would be more familiar with the lessons from this church.
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Literal vs. Figurative
http://newbostoncoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/literal-figurative-question.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSI would like to know the difference in literal language and figurative language used in the Bible. Let’s begin by looking at the […]