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When did female missionaries first start to appear after the reformation?
Assuming prior to the reformation jesuit priests did not bring missionary wives or families along (as they were not married) when did woman become a normal sighting among missionary work around the ...
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Which groups of Christians hold signs about Jesus or Christianity in public, and why? [closed]
I often see people standing on the sides of the road holding signs that say things like "Trust Jesus".
Is this something that Christian groups do regularly? Is it specific to a particular ...
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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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Why do Christians seek to convert everyone?
This may touch a nerve, but why do Christians seek to convert everyone, especially people who have no interest in being converted? It always comes off like a drug dealer saying, "Try it, you'll like ...
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What is the New Testament “process” for doing a church plant?
Given that new churches are to be started (eg the ministry of the Apostle Paul in partial fulfillment of the Great Commission), what is the New Testament model or process for how this should be done?
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Why is Christianity so popular in (South) Korea?
So, in my world travels with missionaries, it seems like a missionary, if he/she doesn't come from North America, is next most likely to come from Korea*. In seminary, the proportion of Anglos & ...
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What happens to people who have never heard about Jesus? [closed]
There seems to be general consensus inside Christianity that in order to be saved, you must have faith, and that this faith has to be in Jesus Christ. Here is one verse sometimes cited for the ...
