1 Kings

  • God's will - how to interpret - a question to God and His answer

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    God's will - how to interpret God's response to our request

    Do animals pray? They don't. And it's exactly the same zero effect that prayers asking for advice have when we assume in advance that we won't even do God's will when it conflicts with our own.

    Many of us, when we have a problem or make an important decision in life, ask God in prayer for an answer on how to proceed. Once we get that answer, what do we mostly do? We don't follow God's

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  • Creation of the world according to Scripture. Day one

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    Biblical Creation of the World
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    Genesis 1.1-5

    King James Version: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the

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  • Corporal punishment of a child and the Bible

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    Stress-free child rearing in Scripture

    The children referred to in the article do not refer to toddlers who do not distinguish between right and wrong, but to children and teenagers who are aware that they are doing wrong.

    Is stress-free parenting a good thing? What does Scripture say about corporal punishment of children? The answer may seem surprising to some, but the Bible has nothing against the use of corporal punishment for sons. This is

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  • Why do young children die? What the Bible says on the subject.

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    Scripture and the death of children

    One of the most difficult moments in a person's life is the death of a loved one, especially an innocent young child. Then we wonder, where is God? Why did he let the child die, after all, he did not manage to do anything wrong in life.

    At the outset, let's clarify what death is.

    It is worth reading the Book of Revelation/Apocalypse to understand the issue of the second coming of Jesus Christ, who will

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