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While saving faith is humanly impossible for spiritually dead sinners to produce on their own, non believers should not remain passive or wait idly for God to act. Instead, they are encouraged to read the Bible and cry out to God for faith.

There are certain things about God that we cannot possibly wrap our mind around; this is one of those examples.

The Bible does treat men and women differently in regards to specific "callings" or "exhortations". However, there are certain things that are applicable to both men and women.

Suffering exists because Adam and Eve chose to disobey God in the Garden of Eden. God, in His desire for man to have free will, let them choose the path of rebellion, which lead to their experience of suffering.

The context of these two different passages are different, as well as the type of companions, and the number of companions in the two scenarios. We'll dig more into how the context shapes the intent behind the reader's words.

God's design and original intent for intimate relations was for man and woman to enjoy, in the union of a marriage covenant, where each individual has decided to only share their body with the other, until death do them part.

Christians believe that all of humankind have sinned against God. In the Bible, it describes that the wages of sin is death, and this death is not just a physical death, but a spiritual death that means eternal separation from God.

There's a combination of archaeological discoveries such as the Tel Dan Stele, the Dead Sea Scrolls, as well as some historians that were not associated with the Christian movement

Human judges can be swayed by a defendant's wealth, status, race, or connections. The Bible mentions that God is entirely blind to social standing or external prestige.