Tag: theology
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Is 14th day of Nisan todays Saturday
When God gave Moses and Aaron new first day of the month and first month of the year that was month of Nisan/Abib , the question is which day was that in relation to Julius and Gregorian calendars, needles to say the Jewish calendar has it…
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Who were Esau’s wives?
In Genesis 26:34-35 (NASB) When Esau was forty years old he married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite; 35 and they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah. in Genesis 28:9 (NASB) and Esau…
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2026 PROPHECY
New interpretations of his predictions for 2026 suggest a year of unsettlement and conflict ahead, and are characterised by a “great swarm,” with mentions…
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In Jeremiah 25:11 are the seventy years literal?
Jeremiah 25:11 KJV And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. Were the seventy years of serving Babylon a duration of time or were they literal cal…
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What is the significance of setting out tithes in Deuteronomy 14:28?
Deuteronomy 14:28-29 NASB “At the end of every third year you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in that year, and shall deposit it in your town. The Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and the alien, th…
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Genesis 12:10-20 and Genesis chapter 20: Why did Abraham lie about Sara, saying she was his sister and not his wife?
I’m not a biblical scholar so please don’t be too hard on me. I understand that twice Abraham presented his wife Sara as his sister. First in Egypt and later after Sodom and Gomorrah. I am not sure that God recognized ancient Egypt as evil…
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How do we reconcile Exodus 15:3 with Numbers 23:19?
“God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?” Numbers 23:19 “The Lord is a man of war; The Lord is His name.” Exodus …
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Was the ministry of Jesus 3 1/2 years or 70 weeks?
Was the ministry of Jesus 3 1/2 years or 70 weeks? "The Gospels record that exactly seventy weeks – four hundred and ninety days – transpired from the day that Yeshua was baptized in water until the day he fulfilled his initial missio…
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Apparently a DOUBLE contradiction: Can this be explained?
First, God Himself provided the rules by which a Nazarite vow should be fulfilled. 1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow …
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Is this interpretation of Daniel’s 70 weeks bulletproof? Dating “Nisan 20th year of Artaxerxes to March 4, 444 BC
The paper The Prophecy of Prophecies: Correcting Harold Hoehner Interpretation of Daniel’s 70 Weeks has been catching my eye. The view presented hinges on a few things described by the author that I don’t have enough knowledge or skill to …
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Is the time of suffering of the woman with hemorrhage related to the daughter of the Jew Jairus?
The twelve years that a woman had a hemorrhage in Matthew 9:20-22 and Luke 8:43-48 has some bearing on the twelve years of the daughter of Jairus Matthew 9:18-26; Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:40-5
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Why did Barnabas bring Paul to Antioch?
Paul had fled Jerusalem and gone to Tarsus (Acts 9:28-30). Later (Acts 11:22-26): News of this [Jews and Gentiles following Jesus in Antioch] reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he arrived and saw what…
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The ORIGINAL Azusa Mission had a pitched roof
Historical discovery! Did you know that the original church located at 312 Azusa Street had a pitched roof-line? The pictures below will detail this…
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Does “Jesus has come in the flesh” in 1 John 4:2 imply a fleshless pre-existence?
1 John 4:2 (ESV): 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, When I read this verse, my immediate impression is that of the incarnation: that Jesus already exist…
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Luke 1:61 what were the rules of how contemporary Jews named their children?
From this verse it seems Jews picked a name among their relatives for their children. How exactly did this convention work?
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In what sense was Paul considered a false witness to Christ’s resurrection?
Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. 1 Corinthians 15:15 KJV
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Why did Saul the Roman and also not being of the Sadducees sect express his disbelief in the resurrection? [closed]
Why do you people think it is unbelievable that God raises the dead? Of course, I myself was convinced that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene. Acts 26:8-9 New English Translation Why did it see…
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Isaac’s Blessing
In Genesis 27, Isaac states he wants to give the blessing before he dies…. Rebekah repeats that in urging Jacob to go on with the ruse…. What puzzles me is Rebekah’s lack of empathy for her husband’s impending death. She seems only con…
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Kenneth Hagin’s PROPHECY of Branham dying
One day Kenneth Hagin to Gordon Linsay’s office and He handed Gordon a piece of paper on which was written a prophecy he said…
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Why is Matthew 7:1 often misinterpreted
Why is Matthew 7:1 so often misinterpreted? Why did Jesus say remove the plank from your own eye?
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Christian Theology, The Logic Of Critical Self Description, And The Academic Disciplines
PNEUMA 39 (2017) 425–429 Christian Theology, the Logic of Critical Self-Description, and the Academic Disciplines What Do Empirical Methodologies Offer Christian Theological Identity? Recently…
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Is it possible to be Arminian and believe in personal predestination to salvation? (as opposed to corporate election)
It seems to be the teaching of most Arminians that when people are saved, they are added to the body of corporately predestined people, as opposed to the Calvinistic view that people are personally predestined. Arminians would, for example…
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How are we to understand MT 6:34b in the Hebraic context?
Mt. 6:34b "Each day has enough trouble of its own."
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Search English word (ex: “carve” in Hebrew) and return each occurrence in The Bible
I want to type in "carve" and show everywhere that Hebrew term appears in The Bible. Any websites do this? 2) Also, where can I open the concordance and simply scroll down the words listing? Thank you
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Did Saul the Roman know Jesus before he was killed?
Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. 2 Corinthians 5:16 KJV. When could it have happened?
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Why do English bibles change “Yearn for Purity” (נַשְּׁקוּ בַר) in Psalm 2:12 to “Kiss the Son” or “Kiss his Son”?
We read in Tehillim 2:12 [MT], "Yearn for Purity, lest He be angry and your-way will perish when suddenly His-wrath will kindle. Happy [are] all who take refuge in-Him" (נַשְּׁקוּ בַ֡ר פֶּן יֶאֱנַ֚ף וְתֹ֬אבְדוּ דֶ֗רֶךְ כִּֽי יִבְ…..
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Paul L. King, D.Min., Th.D: Hagin,
Used with permission, SELECTED QUOTES by Paul L. King, D.Min., Th.D. [INTRO point by Paul L. King, D.Min., Th.D.] In 1914 E.W. Kenyon, whose…
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Christian Theology, The Logic Of Critical Self Description, And The Academic Disciplines
PNEUMA 39 (2017) 425–429 Christian Theology, the Logic of Critical Self-Description, and the Academic Disciplines What Do Empirical Methodologies Offer Christian Theological Identity? Recently…
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Putting Seymour in a BOX
According to Tommy Welchel God had instructed Brother Seymour to place a box over his head as he entered the mission; he took it…
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What does Peter mean by “peace” in Acts 10:36?
As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all), (Acts 10:36, ESV) τὸν ⸆ λόγον ⸀[ὃν] ἀπέστειλεν τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ εὐαγγελιζόμενος εἰρήνην διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, οὗτός ἐστιν πάντω…
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Political Theologies Public Religions In A Post Secular World; Controversies In Political Theology; Being The Church In The Midst Of Empire Trinitarian Reflections
Book Reviews / Pneuma 31 (2009) 105-160 157 Hent de Vries and Lawrence E. Sullivan, eds., Political Theologies: Public Religions in a Post- Secular…
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The Historical Roots of Hanukkah Return to Guide to Hanukkah…
The Historical Roots of Hanukkah Return to Guide to Hanukkah for Interfaith Families. The story of Hanukkah is a story of a revolution…
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Spurgeon: Swim against the stream
C. H. Spurgeon writes in the Treasury of David on Psalm 26:11 “But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity; redeem me,…
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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…