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Paul suggested that marriage was not just for procreation, 1 Corinthians 7: If you are burned with sexual desires, get married. Contraception is fine. Vasectomy is fine. Talk to God about it first. The usual practice is for married couples to have children. Sex outside of marriage is a sin.

Moses complained about his lack of eloquence, then Exodus 4: Who makes a man blind? Apparently, God does.

After Jesus' ascension, Acts 1: 1 Corinthians 15: Wait a minute. Judas died. There were only eleven. Paul might not have been perfectly accurate here. By "twelve", he meant "eleven". Alternatively, Matthias could have been there with the eleven before he was chosen to replace Judas. Pulpit...

Psalm 23: Strong's Hebrew: 7725. שׁוּב (shub) — 1056 Occurrences BDB: 4b. of revival from death Accordingly, God will restore our soul with the glorified body at the resurrection. This is one possible interpretation.

1 John 3: We shall be like him. OK. Make sense. But a chapter later in 1 John 4: Berean Literal Bible: Berean Study Bible: We are to imitate Jesus in the world. We act as he acted. A similar idea is in James 5: John and James encouraged believers to see Jesus and Elijah as models to...

Historically, 1 Kings 18: Wiki: Rev 2: In the OT, idolatry worships were often accompanied by the practice of sexual immorality with Canaanite women. There is no record of the historical Jezebel being sexually immoral and unfaithful to her husband. However, spiritually speaking, idolatry is...

The early church seems to do it weekly, Acts 20: Meeting together was linked with the Lord's supper in 1 Corinthians 11: Outside of the Bible in Didache: Little Trinity Church does it every Sunday. More evidence for weekly Lord's supper can be found here.

In heaven, we are all sons of God. Mark 3: English Standard Version, Revelation 21: Our earthly, defective familial relationships will be replaced. Our earthly sons and daughters will become our brothers in heaven, which is better for everyone. We will love one another as sons of God...

Believe it or not, God is the King, Psalm 47: The above is the ultimate reality. However, people don't want God to be King. To compromise, Deuteronomy 17: God would choose a man to be king. Gideon got the right idea. Judges 8: People rejected God to be their King. 1 Samuel 8: Soloman got...

Micaiah spoke to Ahab and Jehoshaphat in 1 Kings 22: The true prophet saw a heavenly event. Did the Lord approve a spirit to lie to Ahab? I think "approve" may be too strong a word. The Lord permitted this spirit to lie to Ahab. He kind of approved this act in this case. It does not...

New King James Version, 2 Corinthians 5: Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges: English Standard Version Benson Commentary: After we are born of the Paraclete, we have a new spirit.

Mark 15: Matthew 27: Strong's Greek: 863. ἀφίημι (aphiémi) — 146 Occurrences BDAG: ① to dismiss or release someone or someth. from a place or one’s presence ③ to move away, w. implication of causing a separation, leave, depart from Jesus voluntarily dismissed/separated his spirit. Luke 23...

Job 9: Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges: There was not much ancient Hebrew documentation for these constellation names. Brenton Septuagint Translation: How did LXX get these Greek names from their corresponding Hebrew names? It was guesswork. Pulpit explained: Pulpit gave more...

Romans 5: Vincent's Word Studies: In these definitions, the benevolent good person was better than a legally righteous person.

NIV note in Mark 16: On the other hand, Wiki: The earliest manuscripts we have today do not contain the extended ending with Mark 16:19. In the 2nd century AD, Irenaeus quoted Mark 16:19 in his writing. Apparently, he read a manuscript that contained it. His quotation was older than those...

Psalm 23: Does not the sheep want to lie down on his own accord? Commentaries: He makes me lie down יַרְבִּיצֵ֑נִי (yar·bî·ṣê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 7257: To crouch, be implication, to recline, repose...

Berean Standard Bible, Matthew 5: Strong's Greek: 4469. ῥακά (rhaka) — 1 Occurrence BDGA: Expositor's Greek Testament: "Raca" was a mild insult. Jesus warned us against insulting our brothers in the Sermon on the Mount.

Well, not exactly. Matthew 2: They saw the unusual star. They knew that it signified a new king being born of the Jews. Naturally, they headed for Jerusalem, the capital of the Jews, to look for him. The star's position at this point did not specifically indicate the city of Jerusalem; rather...

How should a Christian see the self? In general, people have a carnal, selfish nature, 2 Timothy 3: Jesus calls us to deny that, Matthew 16: The self, by nature, is carnal and selfish. We need to overcome that. How? For Christians, Ephesians 4: That's the bad news, but That's the good news...

ESV, 1 Timothy 2: Hair Studies: Braids & Dreads | Hairstory: Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers: Paul wasn't against braided hair but immodest braided hair. Modesty is the key. 1 Corinthians 11: Having long hair is natural. Elaborate hairstyles are artificial. They are adornments or...