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I've got a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering and am employed as a software developer, working mainly with Android and apps. I have a wide range of interests, with computing and linguistics being the greatest.
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Nov 1 |
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What is the Roman Catholic view on Matthew 23:9? @JamesBlack Obviously, Jesus is not talking about our earthly fathers, that would just be silly. |
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Nov 1 |
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What is the Roman Catholic view on Matthew 23:9? @PeterTurner Just coincidence. Interesting. ^^ |
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Oct 19 |
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If God set the maximum age to 120, then how could Jacob be 130 years old? Interesting theories. I think the third make most sense to me, at least that part about 120 years being an average and not a definite maximum. Would it be possible for you to give some examples for the "several people recorded in the Bible that have lived longer than 120 years since then"? |
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Oct 11 |
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Were there provisions for salvation for non-Hebrews in the OT? @Jay I think that Melchizedek is a quite good example here. He is a priest of God before there even were priests of God. It is not a good example in the sense that it shows how someone could get saved, however, it is good in the sense that someone could get saved even without Israel. |
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Oct 11 |
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Were there provisions for salvation for non-Hebrews in the OT? @MasonWheeler Okay that one's new to me. There's a lot of theories about Melchizedek. The reason why I don't really participate in that discussion is that it is too little to know and too much to speculate about. |
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Oct 10 |
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What about those who lived before Christ long outside the reach of Israel? Therefore, I think that this question is not really the same thing as the other three that you've linked. The fourth question is the same as this question though, but from a slightly different perspective and much better put, so there's no reason to open up this question again. |
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Oct 10 |
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What about those who lived before Christ long outside the reach of Israel? Of course, every people on earth gets saved through Jesus, but what I am thinking about is how this got to be for those who lived outside the reach of Israel at that time. Those who lived in Israel were supposed to believe in and to lean on God and to trust that he would save them, and I think that the surrounding peoples were supposed to see and embrace that. But how could the peoples who had no possibility to hear about Israel get saved? |
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Oct 10 |
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What about those who lived before Christ long outside the reach of Israel? Okay, I get you. The exact topic is close to, but not the same as, the other questions. It is about what God could have as a plan for salvation for those who lived before the time of Christ and long away from Israel. It might be the same as for those who have not heard the gospel (and live/lived either before or after Christ), but it might also not be the same. As you can read in my answer to the question about how non-hebrews got saved before Christ, I think think that the main way to get saved then was to hear about Gods work and believe in him. |
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Oct 10 |
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Were there provisions for salvation for non-Hebrews in the OT? Shouldn't the title be "... for non-Hebrews" or "... for non-Israelites"? As far as I know, the term "jews" refer to the people of Juda and not the hebrews/Israelites in general. |
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Oct 10 |
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What about those who lived before Christ long outside the reach of Israel? Okay, thanks. I guess you are right about it being to broad and to close to the other questions. Pity it would have to be closed, though. It'd be really interesting to see what people here would have to say about this specific topic. |
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Sep 26 |
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Is God of Anger or of Love? Interesting thoughts about Israel, I have not really thought of it that way. |
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Aug 24 |
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Sex outside of marriage is a sin. But what about “less than sex”? Matt 5:28. If it involves some kind of sexual desire or lust, it would be equal to adultery. From my personal experience, the question in itself is easy, but accepting the answer and applying it to your own life is another matter. That's why the question is thought of as a difficult one. |
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Aug 24 |
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The Bible seems to allow polygamy. Why doesn't the church? Great answer! I'd like to add that all rules and parts of the Law were instituted by a reason, either that it's destructive for you, for your relationship with other people or for your relationship with God, or a combination of these. Take a look at David, who had many wives: There was a lot of struggle between his wives and his children (e.g. Amnon, Tamar and Absalom). Abraham had a fair share of struggle too (e.g. Joseph and his brothers). I think the problem with many wives could be described by Jesus' words of having two masters (Matt 6:24): You can't love them both (equally, at least). |
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Aug 24 |
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Is murder allowed if God tells you to do it? God wouldn't order someone to slay any other human. The days of the Law and the Covenant are gone and we live in the days of the new commandment and Mercy (sorry if I didn't get the terms right). Take a look at Ephesians 6:12. |
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Aug 24 |
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Is murder allowed if God tells you to do it? @Richard Murder is slaying with an ill intent, out of your own reasons. The slaying committed in the Old Testament is not murder, they are divine punishment ordered by God and carried out by his own people. Carrying out the punishment of death is not the same thing as murdering. |
