Tag: theology
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WHEN was JESUS born?
The date of the birth of Jesus is not stated in the gospels or in any historical sources and the evidence is too incomplete to allow for consistent dating.[1] However, most…
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Matthew 24:34 Translation
ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη ἕως ἂν πάντα ταῦτα γένηται. Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. Can "γένηται" be translated as "become" in……
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How do we reconcile Job 21:16 in ESV & NKJV
Job 21:16[ESV] Behold, is not their prosperity in their hand? The counsel of the wicked is far from me. Job 21:16[NKJV] Indeed their prosperity is not in their hand; The counsel of the wicked is far from me. How to reconcile? The ESV s…
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REMEMBER the OIL LEAKING BIBLE in Dalton, GA?
The Oil-Dripping Bible: Observations, Experiences, and Controversies In recent years, reports of a Bible that produces oil have circulated widely among Pentecostal and charismatic…
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Who is the God referred to at Rev. 3:14?
Past discussions about whether the Lord Jesus Christ (the Amen) is a created being or the source of creation, have not to my knowledge significantly touched on this question which I think would greatly help us to make a logical conclusion …
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How were the false prophets in Jeremiah 23:27 able to make God’s people forget His name?
Jeremiah 23:27 Literal Standard Version Who are devising to cause My people | To forget My Name by their dreams, | That they each recount to his neighbor, | As their fathers forgot My Name for Ba‘al What is the meaning of th…
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Is the Abrahamic Covenant an unconditional Covenant for believers today?
Is the Abrahamic Covenant an unconditional Covenant for believers today (Genesis 12:1-3)? I discovered in the Bible that God alone is responsible for the performance of the Abrahamic Covenant for Abraham, but is it the same for believers t…
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What is the meaning of Isaiah 63:8?
Isaiah 63:8 NASB For He said, “Surely they are My people, Sons who will not deal falsely.” So He became their Savior. Does this directly contradict verse 10? But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit; therefore He turned Himself to …
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Beloved of the Lord ,help mecause right now I am…
Beloved of the Lord ,help mecause right now I am talking to a gay I pray you join me in prayer to entreat God…
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How long was the weeping of Tammuz?
In the book of Ezekiel, it describes women weeping for the god, Tammuz, in the Temple. I’ve heard that supposedly the weeping lasted for only a couple of days, while others say it lasted for the month named after him. Also, I’ve heard that…
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Gays & Lesbians were just victims of CORRUPTION by the…
Gays & Lesbians were just victims of CORRUPTION by the Great Corrupter! And tolerating them is also a sort of corruption! They should not…
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Is there a contradiction between Job’s and Jesus’ understanding of Sheol? Job 10:21-22, 14:10-12, 17:13-16 vs. Luke 16:19-31
Job 18 “Why did you bring me out from the womb? Would that I had died before any eye had seen me 19 and were as though I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave. 20 Are not my days few? Then cease, and leave me alone, that I may find a…
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What are the “lower parts” in Ephesians 4:9?
Ephesians 4:9 SBLGNT: τὸ δὲ Ἀνέβη τί ἐστιν εἰ μὴ ὅτι καὶ κατέβη εἰς τὰ κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς; KJV (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? ESV (In saying, “He …
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What is the special relevance of Luke 5:39 in the context of the Parable of the Wineskins?
In response to the query on why Jesus’ disciples did not fast like those of John the Baptist, Jesus tells the parable of New Wine in Old Wineskins in the Gospels viz. Matthew 9:14–17, Mark 2:21–22, and Luke 5:33–39. Interestingly, Luke ad…
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Is the “root of Jesse” in the LXX, a reference to a divine Messiah?
Isaiah 11-12 is a messianic and eschatological prophecy. It begins by identifying the king.1 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. (Isaiah 11:1 ESV) ויצא חטר מגזע ישי ונצר מש…
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Bishop Jakes, Could You Clarify?
Bishop Jakes, Could You Clarify? via AskDrBrown John Kissinger [08/13/2015 8:03 AM]The megachurch pastor was accused of coming out in favor of gay marriage….
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Was Tamar complicit in her rape case in 2 Samuel 13?
2 Samuel 13:12-14 NASB 12 But she said to him, “No, my brother, do not violate me, for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this disgraceful sin! 13 As for me, where could I [f]get rid of my shame? And as for you, you will be like…
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The Soul and ChatGPT
In the first lecture I give to students in my freshman writing class, I ask students to “consider the source” of their writing. I…
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Homosexuality and Evolution: Does DNA Determine Sexual Preference? The idea…
Homosexuality and Evolution: Does DNA Determine Sexual Preference? The idea of a gay gene became popular from a misunderstood 1993 study in the journal…
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By what logic is “in love” grouped with “speaking the truth” by commas? (Ephesians 4:15)
I understand that the ordering of words in Greek does not impact the meaning as much as it does in English. But given that ordering (and commas) does matter in English, consider the following two renderings. Rather, speaking the truth in …
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Obama and Lackey Lynch Force Schools to Allow Mentally-Ill Boys…
Obama and Lackey Lynch Force Schools to Allow Mentally-Ill Boys and Young Men Who Dress As Women Access to Female Bathrooms… Public schools must…
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What is the best translation for the word “Diakrino” in Jude 1:22?
Jude 1:22 AKJV And of some have compassion, making a difference: ASV:And on some have mercy, who are in doubt; BBE And have pity on those who are in doubt; BIB Καὶ (And) οὓς (those who) μὲν (indeed) ἐλεᾶτε (have mercy on), διακρινομένους (…
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To which beginning is the word ‘beginning’ (arche) referring in the Gospel of John, outside of the prologue?
The standard reading of John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” is that the beginning – ἀρχῇ (archē) – refers to the old beginning, i.e., the beginning described in Genesis 1. …
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The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) movement represents a…
What does the Bible quote Jesus as hating and Spiritual Bipolar Disorder — two things the modern day church needs to reacquaint itself. The…
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How were scrolls sealed in the time of Revelation?
In Revelation 5:1, John introduces a scroll with seven seals: Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. The Lamb is found worthy to open the scroll, and…
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Who is Hebrews 2:10 referring to?
Hebrews 2:10 NASB For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the author of their salvation through sufferings. Is the “Him” here referring to the Fathe…
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We belong, not because of what we did or did…
“While some might say that we should love the LGBT sinner but hate the sin, some are saying things even more subtle than that…
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Why is “deliver us from evil” a possible translation?
In Matthew 6:13, The Lord’s Prayer reaches its end with the famous: and deliver us from evil (or from the evil one) I’m not here to ask which translation is right, I just want to understand what are the reasons behind the choice from evi…
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To what does Paul refer when he said “Higher Powers” in Romans 13:1?
Would Paul’s comment include all tyrannical governments without the people rising up against them? Rom 13:1 (BLB) Let every soul be subject to the authorities being above him. For there is no authority except by God; but those existing …
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Different translation of “The Great Tribulation?”
I like to frequently cross reference different translations of the Bible (usually Douay-Rheims, KJV, NIV, NASB). I’ve noticed that the older versions (KJV, Douay Rhiems) of the Revelation 7:14 translates as follows: Then one of the el…
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Seal on forehead according to Revelation 9:4
What kind of seal or mark and what would it look like? Revelation 9:4 talks about a seal on the forehead. Revelation 9:4 “They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any green plant or any tree, but only those people who d…
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Why are there 2 variants of “feeding of the multitude” in Mark and Matthew?
Given the similarities between the two accounts (feeding the 4000 vs the 5000), it seems that these are two variants of the same event. What are the scholarly opinions about this?
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An Obituary For The Wrong Subject A Response To Alistair Kees The Rise And Demise Of Black Theology
Pneuma 30 (2008) 299-307 An Obituary for the Wrong Subject: A Response to Alistair Kee’s The Rise and Demise of Black T eology 1…
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What is the significance of “Thunder” in “to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder”. Mark 3:17?
Mark 3:16-17 “He appointed the twelve: Simon [to whom he gave the name Peter]; 17 James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James [to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder];”. ESV. My emphasis. Barnes…
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Supreme Court rules in favor7-2 for the Baker that refused…
Supreme Court rules in favor7-2 for the Baker that refused to make a cake for the odd/ gay couple !! A win for Morality…
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To what extent were Torah laws known before Sinai?
After reading Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy a question arises. For instance, in Genesis 32:33 (NASB) Therefore, to this day the sons of Israel do not eat the tendon of the hip which is on the socket of the hip, becau…
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Why are there extra dots in Genesis 33:4?
I was reading Genesis 33 and noticed extra dots (i.e. not part of the niqqud that I understand) above the letters of “and he kissed him” in verse 4 (picture from archive.org’s Biblia Hebraica): and he fell on his neck and kissed him, and…
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Is there a semantic relationship between the Piel and the Hitpael?
I’ve seen the seven binyanim organized as three actives corresponding to three passives and then the hitpa’el as being separate. However, I recently saw a table that listed the hitpa’el as the “reflexive of the intensive”. I’m tr…
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How did the believers even get to Damascus in the first place?
Acts 8:1 says following Stephen’s death. The followers of the Way were forced to scatter throughout Judea and Samaria to avoid persecution. However in Acts 9:2 I read. Paul went to Damascus to persecute believers. How did the believers eve…
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Revisionist gay theology questions 5,000 years of Judeo-Christian teaching. How…
Some attempt to rewrite the Bible to make it gay-friendly. Here is a rebuttal from Focus on the Family. Revisionist gay theology questions 5,000…
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The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) movement represents a…
Few topics are less understood from a proper Biblical view than the LGBTQ-issue. Can someone simultaneously extend love and grace to those who struggle…
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Did Jesus enter the temple with a redeemed animal?
Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. Mattews. 21:5 KJV
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Monday, September 12 Thorny Problems And lest I should be…
Monday, September 12 Thorny Problems And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh…
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What people was Jesus referring to when he used the word “generation” in Luke 11:50?
That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; Luke. 11:50 KJV
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Satan’s Dark Cloud Over Australia: Christian Injustice :: By Ron Ferguson
A disgraceful thing has happened in Australia. In New South Wales, football is god. In Australia, football is god! The football code in this instance is Rugby League. One football club, Manly Sea Eagles, made a decision to make its players wear a “Pride” jersey. Pride is the name given to the promotion and arrogance…
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Taking up serpents — literal serpent handling in Appalachian Holiness
Serpent handling is a Pentecostal religious rite predominantly found in Appalachian Holiness churches, deeply rooted in an interpretation of Mark 16:17-18, which commands believers…
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Can A Dead Black Theology Be Resurrected As A Pentecostal Theology A Review Essay Of The Rise And Demise Of Black Theology
Pneuma 30 (2008) 291-298 Book Roundtable Can a Dead Black T eology Be Resurrected as a Pentecostal T eology? A Review Essay of The…
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How did the believers reach Damascus in the first place?
Acts 9 tells us Paul went to Damascus to persecute the followers of the Way. But in previous Chapter (Acts 8) We read that they had fled to Samaria and Judea following Stephen’s death. Now those two places are nowhere near Damascus. So how…
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When Will Christians Stop Condeming Us LGBTQ?
I as well the rest of my LGBTQ+ community have endured your biblical condemning of us for too long. Because of your preaching our kind has lived with suppression and depression. Not to mention the fact there has been an increasing correlat…
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Have the sizes of the image of gold made of Nebuchadnezzar any significance?
King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. (Daniel 3:1) Did these sizes represent something in the Babylon time?
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Who was Satan tempting in Matthew 4:7?
The setting is Jesus in the wilderness, being tempted by the devil (vs. 1) and the second temptation is for Jesus to hurl himself down from a pinnacle in the temple “in the holy city” (vss. 5 & 6). The devil is, again, trying to get Je…
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What did Evangelist Luke mean by ‘many’ in his introductory statement?
We see the introductory paragraph of the Gospel according to Luke, as follows: Since many have undertaken to set down an orderly account of the events that have been fulfilled among us, Luke 1 – NRSV Given that the Catholic Church recogn…
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How can there be Babylonian ideas in the Samaritan Torah if the Samaritans were never exiled?
In the Torah, the first five books of the bible, there are various narratives that bear strong resemblance to various Babylonians myths. Notably the story of creation, Adam and Eve, and the flood all have Babylonian precursors. These are d…
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God’s first attempt to solve Adam’s loneliness failed — Are we supposed to be critical of God’s subsequent initial attempts at solutions?
In Genesis 2:19-20, God identifies a problem: Adam is alone. He then presents possible solutions to the problem by bringing all the animals before Adam. The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suit…
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What prophecy does Mark 14:49 point to?
Mark 14:49: Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled. I understand this as “although I was everyday in the temple, you didn’t come to arrest me. But as …
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What is the difference between commandments in ordinance form and general commandments in the Bible?
Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; Ephesians 2:15 KJV What is the difference between commandments and commandments…
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What does “unsearchable” mean in “the unsearchable riches of Christ”. Ephesians 3:8?
Ephesians 3:8 “To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,”. ESV. My emphasis. [unsearchable/anexichniaston]. Are these riches of Chri…
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Was Jesus’ early church composed primarily of Torah-abiding Jews?
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector. Mattews. 18:17 KJV How to understand the word ἐκκλησίας in this context?
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What are the arguments for and against YHWH/Yahweh/Jehovah is the name of God forever?
Exodus 3:15 Literal Standard Version And God says again to Moses, “Thus you say to the sons of Israel: YHWH, God of your fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, has sent me to you; this [is] My Name for all time, and this…
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Is there a contradiction between Ecclesiastes 9:5 & Luke 16:19-31?
Ecclesiastes 9:5 (KJV) 5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Luke 16:19-31 (KJV) 19 There was a certain rich man, w…
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How were Biblical names (in the past) differentiated from common nouns? [closed]
I am new to this site, so if someone has asked this, please accept it as a newbie move and denigrate not. (lol) Caleb חלב means dog. How did Caleb know he was being called a human name, and not a dog (slur)? Helev חלב means milk. How did H…
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“but” deliver us from evil
The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) says: Matthew 6:13 Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil The two phrases “Lead us not into temptation” and “deliver us from evil” don’t seem to be in contrast with each other. So is t…
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Who is our Savior: God or Jesus?
Titus 3:4-7 (ESV): 4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the …
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These Signs Shall Follow: Endangered Pentecostal Practices in Appalachia
The thesis “These Signs Shall Follow: Endangered Pentecostal Practices in Appalachia” by Melanie Rae Harsha documents and analyzes a set of Pentecostal and Holiness practices—some common, others…
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Did God change his mind concerning visiting the sins of the fathers onto the sons in Jeremiah 31?
God had given instructions to Moses that he will visit the sins of the fathers onto the children Exodus 20:5 NIV 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the s…
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Did the Israelites go through Edom and Moab or around?
Judg 11 portrays the Israelites going around Edom and Moab: 17 Israel then sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Let us pass, we pray, through your land’; but the king of Edom would not listen. And they sent also to the king of Mo…
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Why did Jesus tell Satan to do it quickly?
And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly. John 13:27 KJV Why couldn’t it be slow?
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transcriptions of the OT and NT texts
Can you advise where to find transcriptions (i.e. pronunciation, e.g. dawar; I don’t mean transliteration – dābār) of the hebrew (OT) and greek (NT) texts?
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Was casting the lot in Acts 1:26 a vote or a lottery?
When choosing a replacement for Judas, there are two candidates, and in Acts 1:26, we read (ESV): And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. Was this like a vote, or was i…
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Luke 5:32. I have not come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners [duplicate]
What do you think Jesus meant by saying these words? Is He saying that there are righteous people among the sinners? If so, then Paul theology that "everybody is a hopeless sinner" seems contradictory.
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What does fire mean in the context of “divided tongues, as it were of fire” (Acts 2:3)?
Acts 2:3 (YLT): 3 and there appeared to them divided tongues, as it were of fire; it sat also upon each one of them, What does fire mean in this context? And how is the fire related to the divided tongues? How should we make sense of the…
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Is Psalm 83 an imprecatory prayer or a prophecy or both?
Many people view Psalm 83 as a prophecy about a war involving the tribes listed or their descendants. 5 With one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against you— 6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites…
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Dr. Mel Robeck: Evangelism at Azusa Street Mission (Azusa Lecture 2025)
Dr. Cecil M. Robeck Jr. will present the Twentieth Annual Azusa Lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. in the Lee University Chapel….
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Apparent endorsement of violence in the OT vs. “Love your Enemy” in the NT (Dt. 13 vs. Mt. 5) [closed]
The Book of Deuteronomy appears to endorse wholesale violence (murder?) against an entire city in punishment of a non-violent crime: If you hear in one of your cities, which the Lord your God gives you to dwell there, 13 that certain base…
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In Psalm 139 – Does God use His Book (סִפְרְךָ) to document ‘our design’ or ‘our time’ on Earth?
In Psalm 139 – Does God use His Book (סִפְרְךָ) to document ‘our design’ or ‘our time’ on Earth? Tehillim (Psalms) 139:16 [MT] : “Your eyes saw my unformed body, and on Your Book they were all written; days have been formed and one of…
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Where was Samuel?
1 Samuel 28:19 says (my paraphrase) tomorrow you and your sons will die and “be with me”. Samuel had been summoned from after death. Samuel was godly. I expected that he would have been awaiting Jesus and that Saul would have be…
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Does God give the Abrahamic blessings in varying measures to Christians?
Does God give the Abrahamic blessings,Genesis 12:1-3 in varying measures to Christians? If so, what makes them vary? Is it because of varying degrees of hardships encountered, because the greater your destiny, the greater your hardships? …
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Does God share all things with Jesus?
“and what is mine is all yours, and what is yours is mine; and I have been glorified in them. ” Bible LXX Pbro. Guillermo jünemann beckchaefer and all things that are mine are yours and yours are mine and I am glorified in th…
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Isn’t Elohim in Bible plural in all cases
Elohim is recognized as being in plural form when talking about false gods… However when talking about the Hebrew God, I have read that Elohim is thought to be referring to God in singular form. Is this correct? Consider Genesis 1:26 Let …
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What is the “double” mentioned in Isaiah 40:2?
Isaiah 40:1-2 (KJV) 1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. 2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD’s hand…
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Is Matthew 25:40 establishing Proverbs 19:17 is a ‘prophecy’ about Jesus being King YHVH?
Wisdom חָכְמָה allowed מֶ֜֗לֶךְ King שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה Shlomoh (Solomon) to reveal Proverb 19:17 stating “He who is gracious to a poor man lends to YHVH, and He will repay him his reward.” ( מַלְוֵ֣ה יְ֖הוָה ח֣וֹנֵֽן דָּ֑ל וּ֜גְמֻל֗וֹ יְ…
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What did John mean in Mathew 3:10 the axe is laid on to the root of trees?
Mathew 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. What was John referring to as the root of the trees? It seems to be a sin…
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Why do you christians keep comparing our sexuality and what we do in the privacy of our bedrooms as murdering, child molesting?
Last time I checked homosexuality has nothing to do with murder or child molesting. There are lgbtq murders and child molesters just as their are straight murders and child molesters. Your sexuality does not make you a murder or a child mo…
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How best to understand the NLT translation of Malachi 2:16?
Malachi 2:16 NLT “For I hate divorce!” says the Lord, the God of Israel. “It is as cruel as putting on a victim’s bloodstained coat,” says the Lord Almighty. “So guard yourself; always remain loyal to your wife.&q…
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“Overcome” vs “comprehend” in John 1:5
John 1:5 reads in the ESV: The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. I recently heard the KJV quoted and was struck by the difference: And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended…
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Which verses in the OT was Jesus referring to in Mk 12:24-25 where he scolded the Sadducee for being ignorant of the Scriptures?
We hear Jesus educating the Sadducee who came to him with a cleverly made up query on life after life and on the prospective marital status of souls in heaven in Mk 12:24-25 (KJV) : And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore …
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Did Jesus say “Lord” or “Jehovah / Yahweh” when he spoke to Satan as to who is to be worship at Luke 4:8?
In Luke 4:8, many Bible translations use Lord as the word spoken to Satan as the one worthy of worship. Those words are a direct quote by Jesus from the Old Testament that clearly indicated ‘Yahweh’ or ‘Jehovah’. There is no Adonay or the …
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Can you tell me about the wineskin parable?
Can you explain the parable of the wineskin? what was Jesus trying to tell the disciples? “Neither is new wine put into old wineskins. If it is, the skins burst and the wine is spilled and the skins are destroyed. But new wine is p…
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Hubris and Replacement Theology :: By The Gospelist
Replacement Theology is the false doctrine that God has rejected the nation of Israel and replaced it with the church forever. God has no plans for the nation of Israel, according to their man-made theology, and everything the prophets prophesied about Israel has either already taken place or applies to the church. Replacement theologians ask…
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What was the “book of the law” that Hilkiah found in 2 Kings 22:8?
2 Chronicles 17:7 In the third year of his [Jehoshaphat] reign he sent his officials … 9 They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the Lord; they went around to all the towns of Judah and taught the people. …
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What does everything being vanity mean in Ecclesiastes 1?
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. — Ecclesiasites 1:2, KJV 2000 What is its literal meaning, in context?
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Should John 10:33 say “because that thou, being a man, makest thyself a god”? or make thyself God? [duplicate]
I have come across a theological assertion (in conversation with a Biblical Unitarian) that John 10:33 should be understood thus: The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, …
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How is Jesus from Judah’s tribe? [closed]
Jesus had no biological father and we know that, according to the Pentateuch, the tribal lineage is passed through the father and the mother’s genealogy is irrelevant. The argument of Zelophehad’s daughters is not valid that tribal heritag…
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Does the word egeneto in John 1:3 mean “create”? make?
If the Greek word egeneto in John 1:3 does not mean create, how does its meaning affect our understanding of John 1:3? John 1:3 NET bible All things were created by him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created Jo…
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Would 1 Peter Be The Oldest Letter In The New Testament?
I was reading this book by Craig S. Keener 1 Peter: A Commentary and he believes that the apostle Peter is the author of the letter. If his assertion is correct would that make 1 Peter the oldest book of the New Testament? I mean would t…
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Did Jesus distinguish between the audiences who would hear his message?
Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing. John 18:20 KJV All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in par…
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Why does the KJV say JAH in Psalm 68:4?
While reading Psalm 68 this morning, I came across this verse which uses the name “JAH”: Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. (KJV Psalm 68:4) …
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So if being born as this is not merit to why it should be accepted, than why isnt being born as this that does no harm to anyone not merit?
You all said murders, child molester, and thiefs are born that way but are not accepted in society. To make a point that me being born gay doesnt give validty that my sexuality should be condoned. Okay well than how does me being born gay …
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What does “my name is with him” mean in Exodus 23:21?
Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. 21Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him….