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Anger and frustration as she see's her son being made fun of. No! She is not righteous in this, as she wants to now divest her family of the arrangement she helped to create. In doing this she is compromising her husbands ethics. Probably pressed really close to the line but never went over the line. Beem forced myself yes and refused to buckle as the issue was about personal responsibility for anothers security. This was a time when we both had to learn to yield since it was a second marriage for both of us and prior responsibility for children trumps an indifferent wife or husbands priviledges. A difficult time to be sure.

Why do any of us think the way we do when we are young and the hormones are raging? Though in their situation I imagine it wasn

Probably curiosity to see just how bad it was with the thought perhaps of ,

Home ties and the familiar are what we know.. if anyone is compelled to leave their homes and go to some unknown place or venture anyone would hesitate and think twice. Well certainly but nothing quite like the destruction facing Sodom. Choices made because of attractive options should make us hesitate to consider whether the option is worth the risk. However, when we hear our angels voice in our conscience whispering to flee or not to take the risk, the debate begins and we hesitate because sometimes temptation is too great to listen. The lesson for us is to get and stay firmly grounded on those things about our self and our relationship with God and the Lord

How can Christians keep balance on the issue of homosexuality in our day? Is it really possible to be loving and compassionate toward practicing homosexuals at the same time as you condemn the sin? Bro Wilson you said:

Q4. On what ground does Abraham so boldly address God? ON the ground of God

I think we have to understand first of all that our keeping such a lifestyle doesn

Oh my yes...the crucible of marriage... and striking the right balance, is about the most basic stuff. Coming to grips with our own shortcomings and knowing what we are capable of as well as our preferences. Then opening ourselves up to another persons inspection. Yea in all our exposed state. However, our helpmates must have this same understanding too or the two will be unequally yoked together. However for life to be lived in marital accord the two must be willing to love God and commit their marriage to his kingdom. There will be ups and downs, such is life, but God is glorified in our intentions, even when we think we

How can we tell if we really believe in God's present willingness to do miracles in our day? It appears we can only believe if we can imagine the miracles we do know about and are inspired to worship God because of them. Is there any indication in Scripture that God will stop doing miracles? Is there any indication that God continues to do miracles? None that I can see just as there is scant indication that God continues to do miracles. How can we regain an active faith in the God of miracles? Oh as long as there is a God like our God we can be assured our faith in Him is active and He is fully capable of doing the miraculus

In your own words, how would you explain why circumcision is now obsolete for Christians and that baptism is now sign of the covenant? Just as Jesus was baptised so we should follow in the Saviors steps and be baptised also. Circumcision was for the physical descendants of Abraham to bear testimony of their commitment to the covenant promises. Jesus is the one who has brought us into God

Q3. What does it mean to have your heart circumcised? IT indicates that the person is sincere in their belief in God

Q1. (17:1-2) When God tells Abraham, "Walk before me and be blameless," is he requiring moral perfection? In a way yes, but within limits. It appears God is expecting Abraham to represent the same faithfulness to God as he has earlier, but within the range of what he is equipped to handle. What kind of blamelessness does he require of Abraham? To keep himself from being party to the lax moral conduct such as he has witnessed from heathen nations. Does he expect more (or less) of Christians under the new covenant? Yes, pretty much the same...! Because of what great price God has paid for our redemption we should want more than anything to please God.

[quote1. What lesson is God teaching you out of Hagar's experience? That I

1. Why does the angel ask Hagar something that the angel already knows? ("Where have you come from, and where are you going?") In Hagar

1. Why does Sarah take her anger out on Abraham? Most likely because she felt Abraham should have made it clear to Hagar the truth of what she was expected to be and do in her relationship with Abraham and Sarai. 2. Why does she take her anger out on Hagar? Anger wants a physical outlet and Hagar is conveniently the object. 3. Is she trying to get rid of Hagar or the baby? It

1. Have you ever been frustrated with God for not fulfilling his promise to you immediately? Not on the order of this particular promise, because I don

1. What is so amazing about this verse? It

1. What does it mean to you personally to call God your "Shield"? To me personally it means that everything that would impact my spiritual security must first come in contact with God who

1. Why does Abraham refuse to take the spoils of war that the King of Sodom offers him? The scriptures don't really spell it out in so many words but earlier we did learn about the sinfulness of Sodom so Abraham probably already knew about their sinfulness and rather than be linked with ungodlyness Abraham chose to refuse the spoils of war. 2. What does this tell us about Abraham's character? It shows us that he was above the lure of ill-gotten gain from questionable sources and didn't have to have the things of the world to make him a wealthy man. Moses had a similiar temptation from Pharaoh in Hebrews 11:24 - 26. 24 "By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; 25Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; 26Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward." What is the lesson here for us to learn? That we don't need the riches or the praise of the world to identify us or motivate us to do good things with our time, talents and abilities as long as we act in accordance with God's purposes for us.

1. What is the significance of Abraham giving one tenth of the spoils of war to Melchizedek? The tenth of the first fruits belongs to the Lord. The significance is that Abraham was worshipping with the tithe. Melchizedek as Priest of Most High God is also according to Hebrews 6 King of Salem and King of Righteousness, having no beginning or ending thus... Significance being that in a prophetic sense Abraham was worshipping God the Son in a theophony in the very place Salem which was to be the Holy Hill, Jerusalem, in times to come. The bread and the wine are not used in scripture again until Matthew 26 when Jesus in the passover meal took bread and broke it and wine just as Melchizedek did. 2. Does tithing today represent the same kind of worship? It does when the heart is of the same spirit. 3. Why should we tithe to God first (like Abraham did) before dividing up our paychecks to pay our bills? God is the owner of all we earn and we are the custodian of His goods. The tithe is based on the gross amount of our talents, time and money as the Lord has profited us.

1. Does Abraham's material wealth reflect God's blessing on him? Yes! For that period of history wealth served God