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In the Bible, have “good men” often set their hand against each other?
(King) David, Samson, and Gideon, among others, were all robust slayers of enemies of Israel, most of whom were "bad" men.
In at least one instance, David set his hand against a good man, Uriah, for ...
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Should a Bible believing Christian be pleased at the death of Osama bin Laden?
I'm looking for a Biblical response to this question. And it's not specific to bin Laden but I'm just using him as an example.
I know Jesus said love your enemies. And Paul even showed how this can ...
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How is it that sinful people who do not believe, still get the blessings of the Lord?
Why do great things happen to unbelievers and even bad people?
In Church there is talk about blessings of the Lord for those who love Him, etc.
But what about those that are blessed that don't love ...
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Does the Bible advocate ethical egoism?
Ethical egoism is the normative ethical position that moral agents ought to do what is in their own self-interest.
According to ethical egoism, I should only do what benefits me. That doesn't ...
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Does the Bible espouse moral absolutism or moral relativism?
I believe that throughout both the Old Testament and the New Testament, the Bible espouses moral absolutism.
Yet, I recently read on this site a response to a question about slavery:
As stated, ...
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Do not allow a sorceress/witch to live?
I saw a witch a while back being mistreated, which deeply troubled me. I am strong proponent for Luke 6:31.
I am familiar with Exodus 22:18 which usually translates to something like: Do not allow a ...
