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Paul never believed that good people would go to heaven before being resurrected. 1 Cor. 15:16 For if the dead are not to be raised up, neither has Christ been raised up. 17 Further, if Christ has not been raised up, your faith is useless; you remain in your sins. 18 Then also those who have...

Based on what I've gathered from various believers, this location referred to as "Abraham's bosom" is said to be the destination for all of Jehovah's faithful servants prior to our era after their passing. It's claimed that this place was vacated by Jesus Christ when he arrived there after his...

Hezekiah, a king of Judah, fell gravely ill. Jehovah sent the prophet Isaiah with the message of his impending death. Upon receiving this news, he wept bitterly and earnestly prayed to Jehovah, recounting all the righteous deeds he had accomplished throughout his life. The prophet had not yet...

Neither do I. Even so, I have come across numerous passages in the Bible that indicate that the male is the leader of the female. However, I don't know any women in my congregation who are "subservient to men," which I believe is what you're implying. All the women follow the theocratic...

That is great. I have great respect for courage that stems from genuine foundations. Then I wonder why you disagree with the biblical theocratic order that position males as head of females. Contentious topics that have emerged as significant global political matters can alarm certain...

@Bob Estey It's clear that you dismiss parts of the Bible that you think aren't from God or Jesus. However, the rest of us hold a different view. I'm curious as to why you continue to articulate a stance of yours that is already well known to everyone in the forum.

We discover that the complete Bible, encompassing the God-inspired Scriptures, which include Jewish Hebrew-Aramaic and Christian Greek texts, is regarded as "living": Heb. 4:12  For the word of God is alive and exerts power and is sharper than any two-edged sword and pierces even to the...

There are numerous aspects of the illustration that have already been highlighted, indicating that it should not be taken literally. Even if countless additional details are presented, those who cling to the idea of a torturous hell for human souls will remain unwavering in their belief...

While many people tend to interpret the story of the rich man and Lazarus in a literal manner, they often fail to clarify how the concept of the "righteous" dead resting in Abraham's bosom can be taken literally. Are they truly aware of the meaning of the word "bosom" and its usage throughout...

Jesus often used the name Abraham in a symbolic sense. For example, he told the Jews that God could bring forth children for Abraham even from stones (Matt. 3:9). Clearly, the name "Abraham" had a particular symbolism for the Jews. We know that the Jews boasted of having God's approval as a...

The Bible candidly showcases the flaws of God's servants, allowing us to grasp the genuine nature of imperfection. It recounts the missteps and shortcomings of figures like David, not to encourage emulation of those mistakes, but to highlight the consequences of such actions so we can steer...

In the Bible you find relatively few things said directly by Jesus Christ or Jehovah. However, you find many things written by inspiration, or in other words, other humans wrote them under the influence of the holy spirit or spirit of God. Jesus mentioned one such example here: Mark...

In your imagination you can be whatever you want: a follower of King Kong, a butterfly, a Phoenix, or whatever you think. A different thing is if you really are.

The Christian disciples of the first century NEVER CONSIDERED Jesus as their God. Notice that Jesus and God are mentioned as individual persons: Rom.3:29 Or is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also the God of people of the nations? Yes, also of people of the nations. 30 Since God is one...

Who cares what you like? You're just a hater, even to Jesus.

Jesus, more than 60 years after his ascension to heaven, told his disciples: Rev. 3:12 The one who conquers—I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will by no means go out from it anymore, and I will write upon him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the New...

Jesus told his disciples: John 20:17 Jesus said to her: “Stop clinging to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father and to my God and your God.’” Whoever learns from Jesus and accepts his sayings, that one...

Jehovah says: Mal. 3:16 At that time those who fear Jehovah spoke with one another, each one with his companion, and Jehovah kept paying attention and listening. And a book of remembrance was written before him for those fearing Jehovah and for those meditating on his name. 17 “And they will be...

Is. 60:14 The sons of those who oppressed you will come and bow down before you; All those treating you disrespectfully must bow down at your feet, And they will have to call you the city of Jehovah, Zion of the Holy One of Israel. Those who do not worship Jehovah will receive nothing from him...

Then you are clearly not a follower of Jesus, who said that the Scriptures cannot be nullified (John 10:35), since you nullify from the Scriptures whatever you see fit. Do you think if that were approved by Jesus, he would have said that the Scriptures cannot be abrogated? The Greek verb he...