Why' does religion choose to turn the LGBT community away from God rather than extend knowledge of the invitation to salvation to whomsoever will, as Jesus instructs us?? Most often, it seems it's because the person in the pulpit, usually a male, is struggling with his own secret suppressed preference for same sex activities; hypocrisy.

Wow to the rich, they've already received their consolation.

Elisha continues his ministry, performing Christ-like miracles along the way.

Elijah and Elisha team up.

Separating Red Letters from religion is key to knowing "concerning the doctrine whether is is from God", as Jesus tells us the will of God is in one of only two places in the entire Bible.

Jesus gives us examples of the paths a soul can take when it moves on from this world after death of the flesh.

Like Abraham before him, the King of Moab seeks spiritual favor through human sacrifice, in this case his own son, and gets results!

One of the Kings pays with his life for seeking advice from the wrong source.

We read about Jesus performing exorcisms in the Gospel, but here seems to

explain the mechanism of how that's possible. According to this chapter, it is God who sends spirits to influence human behavior, even to his own peril. So perhaps it's only fitting that Jesus WOULD command the position of the demons peoole struggle with AND why the evil spirits Jesus is attributed with exorcising reacted the way they did.

Not since Genesis have we read of the council God apparently consults to bring about human events and influence outcomes; often times in seemingly malevolent ways.

Jezebel shows her man, the king, how to flex royal authority and eminent domain.