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Did Jesus have a different Will in Lk 22:42 ? What was it like?
There's no need to appeal to apocryphal writings or mysticism; this very question was the subject of the Sixth Ecumenical Council, Constantinople III. Note that "will" here is not "plan&...
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According to Protestant belief, when did Jesus present His blood into the Holy of Holies as required by Law?
My reading of the chapter in Hebrews is that his version of "entering the Holy Place" was entering the presence of God. "For Christ has entered not into a sanctuary made with hands, a ...
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Are there any texts from the Bible that summarize the Gospel?
Yes! 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, "Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, vs2, by which also you are saved, if you hold ...
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Are there any texts from the Bible that summarize the Gospel?
In addition to the 1st Corinthian verses already quoted, here are some from 2nd Corinthians:
"But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost, in whom
the god of this world hath ...
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Why many Catholics believe that Mary is co-redemptrix?
Mary is co-redemptrix just means she has cooperated with Jesus Christ for our salvation. Explanations can be found in Lumen gentium quoted below :
There is but one Mediator as we know from the ...
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Are there any texts from the Bible that summarize the Gospel?
The core teaching of the Gospel, traditionally known as the Kerygma, is probably what you're looking for. It's more of something someone has to internalize and use in evangelization (i.e. it's what ...
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What is chronologically the last mention of redemption in the Bible?
The last mention of the English noun 'redemption' in the English bible (I am quoting from the KJV and using the list of words compiled by Robert Young in his Analytical Concordance) is in Hebrews 9:12....
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Creation, Fall, Redemption (Restoration/New Creation): Who said it first?
While creation and redemption were early Christian/biblical concepts, the notion of a "Fall" draws heavily from Platonism and Neoplatonism. Pushing all three together into a narrative is ...
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Does only one sin in your entire life disqualify you for the kingdom of God?
The basic principle in the Hebrew scriptures is, if one sins, one dies:
Ezekiel 18
4 Behold, all souls are mine; … the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
This is repeated in the Greek scriptures, with ...
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Does Wm. Golding's book "Lord of the Flies" correctly present the theology of "The Fallen Nature of Man" according to Christian Protestantism?
Unexpected Revelation Since posting this question, I have had the opportunity to come across quite a bit of research concerning the symbolism in Golding's famous book. This is the third most famous ...
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Does Wm. Golding's book "Lord of the Flies" correctly present the theology of "The Fallen Nature of Man" according to Christian Protestantism?
According to this biography of him, https://www.thoughtco.com/biography-of-william-golding-british-novelist-4801336 nobody would get the faintest clue that he might be a sound writer of Protestant ...
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Does Wm. Golding's book "Lord of the Flies" correctly present the theology of "The Fallen Nature of Man" according to Christian Protestantism?
Actually, the boys did have outside cultural influences. They were of a British background and prided themselves on the civilized society they came from. That makes it all the more surprising that ...
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Are there any texts from the Bible that summarize the Gospel?
Romans Road? We are aware of the use of the Romans Road where evangelists hop around the chapters to present a full story of salvation. However this is quite unnecessary. The very first verse has a ...
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Are there any texts from the Bible that summarize the Gospel?
Gospel (Good news, "ev angelos") is sometimes generalized as the entire message that constitutes the New Testament,as seen in the synonym list found in 1 Timoty 1:5-8 (law = doctrine = ...
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Does only one sin in your entire life disqualify you for the kingdom of God?
My answer to this is simple, and while "spiritual", my personal focus is based on how I believe Jesus revealed spiritual Reality to be, rather than on man's religion.
The short answer is &...
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According to Protestant belief, when did Jesus present His blood into the Holy of Holies as required by Law?
At no point did Jesus Christ present his own blood in the most holy part of the earthly temple in Jerusalem. The book of Hebrews shows him ascending in glory to the Father in heaven, and there ...
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Has anyone heard of or seen anything that Angels can be redeemed?
First, I agree with DJClayworth's comment:
Because this is a real situation with real consequences, I strongly recommend that you consult a Christian leader or a physician personally about this. ...
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Did Jesus have a different Will in Lk 22:42 ? What was it like?
If the OP is interested in answers beyond the scope of the traditional Christian understanding of redemption, then the answer is definitely yes.
Jesus as the Jewish Messiah
One approach to the ...
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How does uniting to Christ's suffering work?
In his commentary on St. Paul's letter to the Colossians, St. Thomas Aquinas says the following regarding v. 1:24 ("…fill[ing] up those things that are wanting of the sufferings of Christ, in my flesh,...
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Creation, Fall, Redemption (Restoration/New Creation): Who said it first?
I found this article:
Smither, EL (2014). Augustine on redemption in Genesis 1–3. Verbum et Ecclesia; Vol 35, No 1. doi: 10.4102/ve.v35i1.1315
Which says this:
"In his Genesis works, Augustine ...
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