Jesus of Nazareth, generally held by Christians to be God incarnate.
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Was Jesus a poor man, in economic sense?
I saw a video of Cesar Vidal and he said, that probably, Jesus was a middle-high class in economic sense, during the period of life before public ministry. I need historical references.
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Why did Satan tempt Jesus in the desert?
In Matthew 4:1-13 and Luke 4:1-11, Jesus was in the desert for 40 days and tempted by Satan. Of particular interest is the first temptation.
Luke 4:3-4 (NLT)
3 Then the devil said to ...
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Does Christianity give a reason for life experiences, such as in Hinduism?
In Hinduism, there is a concept of past life karma.
Meaning if someone is born into an unfortunate situation (in a slum, for example) it is because they are paying for sin from a past life.
Does ...
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Why does Jesus not want people to repent and be forgiven in Mark 4?
This is in response the the disciples asking why Jesus teaches in parables...
He said to them, "The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those outside, everything is in ...
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What must Man do to receive Eternal Life?
I don't think that any Christian would disagree that Jesus Christ is the only way to God and to your inheritance. But what is man's responsibility? That's what this question is addressing.
What do I ...
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Does the Old Testament foretell the time in history in which the Messiah would come (the first time)?
I understand that the Old Testament prophecies many different things about the Messiah who was to come, including the virgin birth, His suffering, His resurrection, etc.
However, is there anything ...
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How does Jesus fulfill the offices of Prophet, Priest and King?
I have heard that Jesus fulfills the three Jewish "offices" of Prophet, Priest, and King. What is significant about this, and how specifically does or did Jesus fulfill those offices?
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From where do Jehovah's Witnesses derive the doctrine that Jesus was and now is Michael the Archangel?
According to some Watchtower literature, it is taught that Michael the Archangel is Jesus and that Jesus, after He ascended into heaven, resumed the name of Michael.
"It proves Michael the ...
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Reason for drawing water at unusual time
John 4:5-8
New Living Translation (NLT)
5: Eventually he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
6: Jacob’s well was there; and ...
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What is the significance of Jesus and the Mount of Transfiguration?
Matthew, Mark and Luke all record the story of Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration. Matthew's version is provided below.
It seems that each writer simply records that the event occurred, but none ...
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What is the difference between the Life that Christ gives and the Life that Wisdom brings?
I noticed that these two passages are rather similar:
Proverbs 8:35-36 (ESV)
For whoever finds me [wisdom] finds life and obtains favor
from the Lord, 36 but he who fails to find me injures ...
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Question on John 4:13-14 - How do we drink of the water from Jesus?
I've been struggling with this passage for a while:
Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be ...
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Do we have any more information on Jesus's Sisters?
Matthew 13:55
“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and
aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? Aren’t all his
sisters with us? Where then did this man get ...
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What does it mean to test God?
I remember that while Jesus was being tempted in the desert by the devil, the devil had asked Him to jump down from a height, because the angels would be sure to rescue Him. But Jesus answered that ...
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Was 'Jesus and the woman taken in adultery' in St. John a later addition, and does this invalidate infallibility?
In John 7:53-8:11 we have the account of 'Jesus and the woman taken in adultery'
53 Then they all went home, 1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple ...
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Pre-Crucifixion Transubstantiation
The Roman Catholic church teaches the doctrine of transubstantiation--that the bread and wine literally become the body and blood of Jesus. It seems that the sacrament of taking the body and blood ...
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Why isn't the virgin birth of Jesus mentioned in all of the gospels?
I recently saw Bill Maher's documentary and he mentions that the virgin birth is only mentioned in two of the gospels. He goes on to bug Christian people several times by asking questions such as "How ...
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Why did Mary ask Jesus to make wine at the Wedding at Cana
The Wedding at Cana is the only instance AFAIK where Mary asks Jesus to perform a miracle.
Is there any indication or insight as to why she did so ? Was the family very close to her/them ?
Or was ...
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Was Jesus a carpenter or a rabbi?
One person told me that since disciples called Jesus rabbi and since he taught in synagogues he couldn't have been a carpenter as only rabbis were allowed to teach in synagogues.
Has this matter ever ...
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Why did they choose Barabbas?
John 19:38 - 40 (NLT)
38 “What is truth?” Pilate asked. Then he went out again to the people
and told them, “He is not guilty of any crime. 39 But you have a
custom of asking me to release one ...
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What does it mean to say “Jesus died for our sins”?
When Christians say "Jesus died for our sins", what do they mean?
I went to Catholic school for 5 years and all I heard was "Jesus died for our sins", "Jesus ...
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New Testament inconsistency - opening of Jesus' tomb
As it was mentioned in this topic, reading the New Testament side by side, one can pick up apparent inconsistencies in the Gospels by various Disciples. As it was suggested that they should be ...
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Are there any documented instances of anyone moving a mountain in faith?
Jesus said we could tell mountains to move (Matthew 17:20), if only we had faith as small as the size of a mustard seed. Has this ever happened? If so, has it been documented or is there any evidence?
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Driving out spirits in Jesus's name with discrepancy in Bible
In Acts 19: 13-17. Several people tries to drive out demons by using Jesus's name.
13 Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who ...
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Did Jesus transform into spirit form after Resurrection
In the 40 days after the Resurrection and before his Ascension, Jesus appears and disappears to people, including his disciples.
He also is not recognizable by some of his followers including Mary ...
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Were there any OT prophecies that Jesus should be a wood-working carpenter
I like the stone mason theory because that would make Jesus and St. Joseph (the patron of manly men) really tough.
But, is there any significance to the traditional conception of Jesus following ...
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What language did Jesus speak?
As a young believer I was quickly turned on to the idea of learning some things about the "original languages" of the Bible. After all, how could you understand John 21:15-17 without understanding ...
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Explanation of slaying demand in Luke
The Parable of the Ten Minas
Luke 19:27 (NIV) But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me.
Now, this is spoken in the 3rd ...
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What was Jesus' view on the authority of Scripture?
What was Jesus' own personal view on the nature of the Scripture as far as the divine authority of the OT? Can his view on this issue be determined through his own use of it?
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Why did Jesus not want people to talk about his healing?
There are numerous instances in the gospels of Jesus healing someone, and then Jesus in some form or another instructing them to keep silent about it. One example, in Matthew 9:27-31
27 As Jesus ...
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Did Christ know who He was as a youth?
Did Jesus Christ know as a baby that He was the Son of God?
When He worked carpentry with Joseph, His earthly father, did He know then Who or What He was? Did He sense in anyway prior to being a ...
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Who performs a miracle - the person or God?
In answering a question about kenosis, I said that Jesus emptied himself of his divinity, essentially, "giving up the perks of being God." Hammar replied, "but he still performed miracles, didn't he."
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Abraham's Bosom after Jesus
Abraham's Bosom as I understand was the Saint's portion (Paradise) of Hades while on the other side of a great chasm (gulf) was a portion of Hades described as torment. Does this place known as ...
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What is going on in Matthew 21 and Mark 12?
In Matthew 21:33-46 and Mark 12:1-12, Jesus tells pretty much the exact same parable:
Husbandman leases his vineyard and leaves. He sends some servants to check it out, and they get whooped. He sends ...
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Are there any secular historical references to the natural phenomenon that occurred at the crucifixion and resurrection?
The Scriptures record that there was three hours of darkness during the crucifixion of Jesus. This is a pretty significant meteorological event. Furthermore, the morning of Jesus' resurrection, the ...
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What does Jesus say about your spirit going to heaven?
I had an interesting question presented to me by a rector of a church. He asked me to find anywhere in the bible where Jesus spoke of your spirit going to heaven and then research those specific ...
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In Matthew 26:63-64, does the high priest think that the Messiah is Son of God?
Matthew 26:63-64 NIV:
The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
So do Jews ...
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Could Jesus have been married?
There are some that teach that Christ was married (usually to Mary Magdalene), yet there are others that teach that Christ was not married.
Does the Bible teach anything about Christ or His mission ...
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DId Jesus' disciples believe Jesus was God or a prophet?
Did the disciples believe that Jesus was God or a prophet? I presume that their opinion changed when he died. They called Jesus lord, however lord is a somewhat common title back then.
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What biblical reasons are there for using the Lord's Prayer as a pattern for prayer rather than a prayer to repeat verbatim?
In Matthew 6:9-13, Jesus gave the disciples what we refer to as "The Lord's Prayer", (though Jesus Himself would never have prayed this, having no sin to confess).
Some traditions use this prayer as ...
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Which are the parts of the Old Testament that point to Jesus?
I'm aware of the prophecy in Genesis about someone who will crush the serpent's head, as well as the parts of Isaiah, especially the Suffering Servant. Which other parts of the Old Testament point to ...
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Are there any credible arguments that Jesus may have been gay or tending homosexual?
There are a lot of claims that famous figures in history were gay. Peter Tatchell speculates that Jesus could have been. His claim, however, is based on a dubious manuscript.
Have any ...
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How should a Christian put a decision in God's hands if there is no logical answer?
Lets say a Christian is in a position where he must make a hard decision (assume it has to either be a yes or no by a deadline) and each one has it's negatives (more negatives than positives) how ...
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“Jesus said to them ”I am" (John 18:6) - Did Jesus break a taboo here?
In the following verse, did Jesus in fact say the word, the name of God, that no Jew would dare to say aloud at that time?
As soon then as he had said unto them, I am [he], they went backward,
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Are there any Messianic references in the OT apocrypha?
Are there any references to Jesus / the Messiah in the OT apocrypha?
(See example of book list here.)
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Why did the high priests try Jesus on charges of Blasphemy if He fulfilled their prophecy?
Why did the Jewish high priests deny Jesus if He was fulfilling their scriptures?
It seems as if they viewed Him as nothing to do with their God.
What are some reasons from the perspective of the ...
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What kind of clothes did Jesus wear?
There are a couple references in the gospels indicating what Jesus wore but not many. His undergarment was 'seamless' according to John 19:23. He also may have had the 'fringes' or 'tassels' of the ...
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Are there any differences between Jesus's commandments and God's commandments?
I always read about Jesus's commandments as something new in the bible; those commandments changed the way Christians see the Moshe writings.
The bible commentaries in this page of Rev 14:12 don't ...
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What is significant about the swaddling clothes with which Jesus was wrapped as a baby?
Luke gives the account of Jesus' birth and mentions that Mary wrapped Him in "swaddling cloths".
And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling
cloths and laid him in a ...
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What is the significance of the name, “The Word”
God / Jesus has many names which reveal something of His nature / character, e.g.:
Son of God (reveals His divine nature)
Son of Man (reveals His human nature)
etc.
But "The Word" is more puzzling ...
