The second part of the Christian Biblical canon, dealing with the life of Jesus and the teachings and history of the early church.
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Why does the Bible say that people no longer need to ‘feel guilty’ under the gospel, as compared to the Old Testament?
There is the verse from Hebrews that makes me pose the question:
10 The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming—not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the ...
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Are inter-faith marriages prohibited by the Bible?
Setting aside marriages of couples from two different Christian faiths, does the Bible address whether a Christian may marry a non-Christian?
I believe that the Old Testament prohibits Jews from ...
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How were the books of the New Testament chosen?
I'm interested in finding out what the process of choosing the books of the New Testament was, when and who did the choosing
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Is the Talmud compatible with Christianity?
If I'm not misunderstanding anything, Jews usually follow the Tanakh (more or less the Old Testament) and the Talmud, but definitely not the New Testament, whereas Christians follow the Old and New ...
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How many laws from Old Testament are still valid in New Testament? [duplicate]
I don't know this question is within the scope or not.
Its straightforward. How many of the Laws in OT can be transported to NT and usable?
These are some of the OT laws which are no longer useful ...
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What does “scripture” mean in NT writing?
This is slightly a take-off from:
What does it mean that all scripture is God-Breathed?
The Bible as we know it today wasn't canonized and compiled into a single volume until much later. In ...
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From what biblical basis can it be argued 'God heals damaged emotions or physiological problems through the Bible'?
Clarification: By damaged emotions or physiological problems I am not referring to unusual things like the fear of the outdoors, but more common problems that many of us have including: excessive ...
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Why did God create a new covenant?
Why did God create a new covenant? It seems as if he had a covenant set in place in the Old Testament and provided a means for Israel to follow the covenant and offer sacrifices to atone for their ...
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In what order were the books in the New Testament written?
I'm just curious as to the actual timeline and known dates of the New Testament books. I know the version fo the Bible I read had the letters from Paul ordered by their size, and not when they were ...
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Were the Gospels considered Scripture when the rest of the New Testament was written?
When the New Testament was written1, were the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John already considered Scripture?
1 Acts - Revelation. Obviously there is overlap in when these were written (they are ...
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Does the New Testament override the Old Testament?
Throughout the Old Testament there have been many laws laid down by the Lord, that are perhaps more harsh then we, as Christians, follow today. Many times in the New Testament it has been found to ...
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Where did the idea of the Trinity come from?
As noted here about 1 John:
The passage is called the Johannine Comma and is not found in the
majority of Greek manuscripts.
Which implies that this has been recently added to scripture. It ...
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What does the Good News refer to?
What is the Good News?
Is there a different meaning when Jesus mentions it and when Paul does?
Edit:
I'll clarify my question. Jesus mentions the Good News (or "gospel" in some translations) in ...
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How does spiritual maturity affect our hermeneutic (how we interpret the Bible)?
The are various Bible passages that compare learning to the phase of infancy to adulthood. I assume children and adults have a similar hermeneutic, in terms of logic, yet they do not see things the ...
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Is the Israel of the NT the modern country?
The Israel talked about throughout the Old Testament is fairly clearly a specific people group and later a country. The New Testament also makes references to Israel. Are these references comparable? ...
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Why does Jesus speak of himself in the third person?
There are a number of places where Jesus refers to himself in the third person. The most common is when he uses the title 'Son of Man' (by my count, there are some 78 times Jesus uses that title in ...
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Do the people God sends to challenge His people (for His Glory) have salvation?
Romans 9:17
17 In the Scriptures God says to Pharaoh: “I made you king so that you
could do this for me. I wanted to show my power through you. I wanted
my name to be announced throughout ...
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Why are there inconsistencies in the New Testament? [closed]
Reading the New Testament side by side, one can pick up inconsistencies in the Gospels by various Disciples. For example, some of them mentioned by this website:
MT 1:6-7 The lineage of Jesus is ...
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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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What is the difference between the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven?
I did a search and saw that the phrase "Kingdom of Heaven" appears exclusively in the Gospel according to Matthew. However, the phrase "Kingdom of God" appears a few times in Matthew, but is also ...
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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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What happened to Ananias and Sapphira after death?
Acts 5:1-11 (NIV)
1Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but ...
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Premillennialist view of 1 Thessalonians 4:16
I've read books on Premillennialism (including Left Behind) and heard many people preach on the topic but I've never heard an explanation of 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17:
16 For the Lord himself will ...
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Why did Jesus keep some in the dark by using parables?
I once heard someone say that parables are the best way to teach, because Jesus used them. Of course this makes no sense because parables are very difficult to understand unless explained.
Jesus ...
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What is the New Testament basis for the idea the God is a God of judgment and vengeance?
The New Testament is frequently seen as presenting a God of love, compassion and mercy, while the Old Testament is often viewed as presenting a God of judgment and vengeance. However, the Bible ...
