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The pagan gods are not real but the demons behind it are real. If you participate in bad ceremonies, you honour the demons. Then you come under their influence and then you

The Bible says that sex is only allowed in marriage. Therefore lowering the morals is a revolt against this. In the Netherlands, morality is very low - if it

In the beginning we

This means that the Spirit though the Bible tells us the truth. We don

To abide in Jesus means that we continue to walk in His footsteps. We don

Literally, anointing is when somebody gets oil on his head to obtain a special task. John talks about having the Spirit. Jesus anoints us with the Spirit (instead of with oil). Yes, in John 7:39 we read that believers will be given the Spirit.

In Rev. 13:1-10 John writes about the antichrist. We also find him in Dan. 9:27, Matt. 24:15-16 and 2 Tess. 2:3-4. He

- the **** of the flesh: to eat too much or immoral sexual behaviour - the **** of the eyes: looking at things that might lead us into temptation or to sin - pride: arrogance

With

Because everybody needs encouragement, in whatever phase he might be.

When we

Jesus said that the most important commandments are 1. love God 2. love other people Then there are some other rules. The Pharizees didn

If we sin, Jesus is our lawyer. Since He

RonS wrote "Whenever I celebrate communion I feel like Jesus is there with me saying I give you my body and my blood because I loved you so much". This feeling must be far more intense when you take this literal. However, both interpretations are a reminder. I take it figurative because in practice it just doesn't taste as real blood and meat. But I would love to have the mystic feeling of literal interpretation too.

Jesus is involved with His Church. He takes care of His people but is also closely watching them. This shows us that Jesus is not only love but also a judge.

Isaiah tells us about a despised man who doesn

* In North Korea they send all Christians to concentration camps. * In China only some denominations are allowed - with the result that many Christians are send to jail. * In many Muslim countries, Muslims are forbidden to convert to another religion. If they become Christian they run the risk of losing their lives or to be thrown in jail. The native Christians are discriminated. For those Christians it

Both the Father and Jesus claim to be “the one who is and was and is coming”. If Jesus quotes the Father this way, He actually claims to be one with the Father. Both are eternal, both are God (Ex. 3:14; Heb. 13:8).

Q1. Revelation is written to encourage and strengthen a church facing intense persecution. Why is the theme of testimony and witness so important to that purpose? How is Jesus as the "faithful witness" (1:5) supposed to encourage us? Why are we afraid to be clear witnesses in a culture where we aren't persecuted? A witness is someone who experienced something himself. This makes his testimony more reliable then a story of hear saying. Especially when it

No, we have to chose one side or the other. We want to do things ourselves. We want to eat from two plates.

It

A slave obeys his master. When we

We can use our facial expression to look evil or to smile. We can use our tongue to call names or to say something nice. We can use our hands to hit or to help. We can use our eyes to watch TV or to read the Bible. etc. We can sin unconsciously when the lady of the shop forgets to scan something and we walk away with it. When we notice it at home we have to go back to the shop.