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Why is it said that the Gospel of Luke presents Jesus as “the Son of Man”?
It is said that the Gospel of Luke presents Jesus as "the Son of Man"--not the Christ or King or God Incarnate, but distinctively the Son of Man.
What is it in the Gospel of Luke that gives rise to ...
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What was Jesus trying to convey in the parables of the mustard seed and yeast?
What message did Jesus Christ tried to give by comparing the Kingdom Of God(Isn't that Heaven?) with the mustard seed and yeast?
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Luke 12 and going to work everyday
Put God’s Kingdom First
22 Jesus said to his followers, “So I tell you, don’t worry about the
things you need to live—what you will eat or what you will wear. 23
Life is more important ...
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Why does Jesus feel only certain people that come into physical contact with Him?
Luke 8
43 A woman was there who had been bleeding for twelve years. She had
spent all her money on doctors, but no doctor was able to heal her.
44 The woman came behind Jesus and touched the ...
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Why did Jesus tell His disciples to buy a sword?
At the Last Supper, Luke records this dialogue:
He said to them, “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. It is written: ...
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Why did Jesus say “you will be put to death” and yet “not a hair of your head will perish”?
Jesus' words here contain an apparent contradiction:
You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. All men will hate you because of ...
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Jesus's genealogy: 28 generations or 41 since David?
These questions keep me wondering:
Firstly, how is it possible that Matthew and Luke came up with completely different genealogies of Jesus's ancestors, if they are both following the masculine line?
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