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Giving Bible readers what God said not what translators think God meant
The Quran and the Bible present contrasting afterlife visions, with Islam focusing on sensual pleasures and the Bible emphasizing spiritual fulfillment and divine communion in a renewed creation.
The dead in Christ are faithful believers who died before Christ’s return and will be raised first when He comes.
Bethany was Jesus’ place of friendship, resurrection power, burial preparation, and ascension on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives.
Ecclesiastes 7:16 warns against self-righteous pride and intellectual arrogance, not true obedience and godly wisdom.
Revelation 5:10 favors “reign over the earth” because epi with the genitive after “reign” marks dominion scope, not mere location.
Are Jehovah and Jesus the same Person? A biblical analysis of Exodus 3:14 and John 8:58 explains the distinction.
Monogenēs means "only begotten" consistently; modern "unique" push for Jesus' verses dilutes eternal generation.
1 Timothy 6:20 commands believers to guard the gospel deposit and refuse empty religious chatter and “knowledge” that contradicts Scripture.
The sabbatical year was Israel’s seventh-year land rest and mercy cycle—land lay fallow, debts were released, and households were protected.
Jesus taught with compassion and empathy, combining divine truth with human tenderness to heal hearts and guide souls toward God.
