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| location | Seattle, WA | |
| age | 30 | |
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When speaking of the book of Enoch, the answers given would seem to discredit the book, but then I ask myself, was it translated correctly? deleted 2 characters in body |
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May 17 |
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Did the city of Nazareth exist in the time of Jesus? @user4167: Occam's Razor is the concept that when faced with two explanations for something, the simpler explanation is the more probable one. We have two explanations here: either the Gospel writers invented a town that did not exist, and people who lived in the area believed the story and no one noticed that there was no such place as Nazareth until thousands of years later... or the town existed and we just haven't found the evidence of it in modern days. |
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May 16 |
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Why do Mormons use the term “elder” for their missionaries? @fredsbend: The term "elder" is used in the Biblical sense, where it was also not intended to refer to age. Look at Paul writing to Timothy. He refers to him as an Elder of the Church, but also tells him "let no man despise thy youth". In other words, "don't let anyone look down on you and say you wouldn't be a good Elder because you're a young man, fresh out of high school with little of the wisdom that an 'elder' man should have." ;) |
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May 16 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on gospel-of-luke tag wiki excerpt |
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May 16 |
answered | Did the city of Nazareth exist in the time of Jesus? |
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May 15 |
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Will God destroy the earth again? Will God destroy the world again? Just look around; it doesn't look like he'll need to! ;) |
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May 8 |
awarded | Good Answer |
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May 3 |
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Praise people who kill There's no reason to believe that no law had been given in Abraham's time, or even earlier than that. Why would God send a flood to wipe out a world full of sin, if they didn't know they were doing anything wrong? Why would Joseph, when tempted by Potiphar's wife, demur with a refusal to sin against God (not against Potiphar) if there was no law against it? Why would Jesus say that before the Law of Moses there were stricter rules regarding divorce, if there was no law? Simply because they have not been preserved to our day does not mean that the ante-Mosaic spiritual laws did not exist. |
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May 1 |
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Christian historicity @Narnian: That's kind of a weak question, unless you can explain away similar effects observed in practitioners of other major world religions... |
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Apr 26 |
reviewed | Reject suggested edit on Why would prayer cause pain? |
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Apr 25 |
answered | Why do churches always need money? |
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Apr 25 |
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Why did Mormons stop practicing polygamy? @Jeezuzz: I've converted your post to a comment, as it's not actually an answer to the question. I believe the "Mormon church leader" would have been Warren Jeffs, the leader of a polygamy cult descended from a group that actually separated itself from the Mormon church long ago. The Latter-Day Saints have not practiced polygamy for well over 100 years, and when they find anyone among them practicing it today, that's considered grounds for excommunication. |
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Apr 23 |
answered | What is the origin of the story of the penitent thief as a young boy? |
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Apr 22 |
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What is the significance of Judas's name? As @fredsbend said, it was a very common name. It's been said that in Jesus's time "Simon and Judah" were as common as "Smith and Jones" today. |
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Apr 17 |
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What is the difference between Lust and Love in the heart? added 3 characters in body |
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Apr 17 |
answered | What is the difference between Lust and Love in the heart? |
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Apr 10 |
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Does the Mormon doctrine of exaltation implicitly require acknowledging the existence of sentient extra-terrestrial life? +1 for the last point. It can be fun to speculate about cosmic questions, but in the end they don't do anything useful for our salvation, and can distract us from what's really important. Anyone studying the deeper points of LDS theology really ought to keep the warning implicit in Jacob 4:14 in mind, and remember that it can apply to anyone, not just the ancient Jews it's specifically talking about there. |
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Apr 10 |
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Does the Mormon doctrine of exaltation implicitly require acknowledging the existence of sentient extra-terrestrial life? It's worth noting that a good, concise explanation of Exaltation is very difficult to give, as it's basically the highest point of LDS doctrine, and to understand it well--beyond a brief overview that's more of a caricature than anything actually useful--requires an understanding of a lot of other doctrine first. You would get a better explanation by speaking with LDS missionaries, (who do explain Exaltation, after building up to it in a well-structured manner,) than by looking for specific answers here without laying the groundwork. "Line upon line, precept upon precept." (Isaiah 28:10) |
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Apr 10 |
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Does the Mormon doctrine of exaltation implicitly require acknowledging the existence of sentient extra-terrestrial life? "The idea of Exaltation" is actually official LDS doctrine that led to the rest, not the other way around. |
