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How do Lutheran discern Law and Gospel in the Lord's Prayer?
In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus famously says:
And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass
against us.
This seems to be a law thing, as it means "unless you forgive, you will ...
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How can we truly seek the living God and be filled with His Spirit, without giving into self-hypnosis?
I'm asking for Spirit filled Christians to please help me understand. I am already anticipating cessationists responses, but I would like it if a brother/sister who has had true encounter with the ...
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Are any of the interpretations of Judas in Borges’s story derived from existing Christian theology?
In his short story “Three Versions of Judas”, Jorge Luis Borges presents three alternate interpretations of Judas. Borges isn’t arguing in favor of these interpretations, but rather exploring ideas he ...
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Is it a sin to make jokes about being a priest?
Sometimes my friends call me Father as a joke. It is funny because I am a woman and not a priest. We are wondering if this is a sin of irreverence.
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When did the incarnate Jesus begin to exist? [duplicate]
I assume before Gabriel spoke to Mary, the incarnate Jesus did not exist. Therefore, at some point in time the incarnation began to exist. When did this happen?
Sometime before Mary assented?
As ...
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What are the main differences between Catholicism and Protestantism? [duplicate]
I’m interested mainly in values and philosophical differences in terms of the general worldviews and broader views on life, but welcome any answer that may be offered.
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Defintion(s) of Faith in the Bible?
According to Heb. 11:1-5 (D-R):
Now faith is the substance of things to be hoped for, the evidence of things that appear not.
Does the Bible offer what may be considered to be a definition of faith ...
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Terminology for conversions among 3 major Christian branches
"Crossing the Tiber" / "Swimming the Tiber" have come to be the shorthand term for converting to Roman Catholicism, as well as "Swimming/Crossing the Thames" for ...
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What are the main philosophical differences as well as the main differences in general between Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy? [duplicate]
Again the titular question says everything that I want to ask. I’ve been able to understand to an extent the main differences between the Catholic and Protestant orientations and gather that Eastern ...
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Question about the letters in the Mandylion Icon
I am trying to determine what language the letters around Christ's head in the Mandylion Icon are written in and what they are equivalent to in English.
I think in the Icon above, they are ancient ...
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Early Church Fathers' Commentary on Luke 10:16
According to Wiki:
The Church Fathers, Early Church Fathers, Christian Fathers, or Fathers of the Church were ancient and influential Christian theologians and writers who established the ...
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Can priests be on capital punishment juries?
Can priests be on capital punishment juries, or is this interdicted as an irregularity by canon law?
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How do Bible scholars interpret the phraseology of Mark 10:21? [migrated]
In Mark 10, we read about the rich man who wanted to inherit eternal life. Jesus reminds him of the Commandments to which the man says that he has been following them since he was a boy. Verse 21 says ...
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Is there an organized biblical based reference for pentecostalism?
So pentecostalism has a lot of its doctrine around personal experience with the Holy Spirit, like speaking in tongues, hearing the Spirit's voice and so on...
I want to find a theological course/book/...
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How did Jesus figure out he is God?
Did Jesus always have explicit knowledge that he is God? Or, did he figure out he is God by reading the old testament, and realizing the prophecies were about him? Or some other means? And, how did ...
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What is the incense-like fragrance one may smell in a Catholic Church during Sunday mass?
Titular question seems to say it all. And not sure how I could expand any further.
But does this have any name? What is the origin or significance of it? Christian traditions having incense to burn is ...
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Has anyone attempted a unified numbering of Ten Commandments?
We have on Wikipedia, a tabular statement of the numbering systems adopted in regard to the Ten Commandments, by different traditions. One can see a telling difference in the numbering pattern. For ...
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Is there a biblical basis for the "Omni-god"? [duplicate]
A common idea among Christians is the notion of the "Omni-god", i.e. that God is at the same time:
maximally powerful (omnipotent)
maximally knowing (omniscient)
maximally benevolent (...
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Where should I start looking in scripture to understand my new identity in Christ? [closed]
I want to begin to understand my new identity in Christ (how he sees me; how I should see myself) and understand what it means to be free from sin. I have lived my whole life as a slave to sin, I want ...
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Is there a deeper meaning for the phrase " to sin with the right eye "? [migrated]
We see Jesus exhorting in Matthew 5:29 that if a person's right eye causes him to sin, he should rather gouge it out and enter eternal life short of a member of the body. The same rule is repeated in ...
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How is the content of the bible organized?
I am trying to find out how to navigate the bible as a big book, and so I was wondering how the content of the book is organized?
Only parts have titles, while chapters and sections don't. If all of ...
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From which Greek text is the 'Bible in Basic English' translated?
I have been unable to find out whether the new testament part of the Bible in Basic English is translated from the 'Received Text' (Textus Receptus) or from the Westcott & Hort/Nestle Aland '...
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Is the Union Version not a direct translation of KJV?
The translation to Chinese by Union Version of Bible at this website says:
提 摩 太 前 书 1 Timothy
1:10 行 淫 和 亲 男 色 的 ， 抢 人 口 和 说 谎 话 的 ， 并 起 假 誓 的 ， 或 是 为 别 样 敌 正 道
的 事 设 立 的 。
The corresponding ...
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Which versions of bible are Bible in Basic English and Union Version?
Does Bible in Basic English correspond to some popular version of bibles? Is it dynamic like NLT?
Same questions about Union Version (和合本)?
Thanks.
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Do we know definitively in what order were the letters of James, Peter, John and Jude written?
In the New Testament, in addition to the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, The Acts of the Apostles, and the Epistles written by Paul, there are other letters (epistles) written by James, ...
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Group of Christians in Spain who pray with/by the wall [closed]
I am trying to learn about Christianity, especially Spanish Christians. I heard that there is a group of Christians in Spain who pray with/by the wall but I am unable to find any evidence (video or ...
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Is it frowned upon to alternate between churches of different denominations?
Is it frowned upon to alternate between churches? Especially churches of different denominations? The intention is to explore the differences and find a better fit.
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What are the major characteristics of Love Thy Neighbor? [closed]
Does it include all of the following?
A. Sharing and caring (e.g., Matthew 25: 35,36)
B. Gentle and peaceful (e.g., Commandments 5 - 10; also Leviticus 19)
C. Lifetime, monogamous marriages between ...
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Have a doubt about God in general?
God is the cause of all things, and the creator of all things. God is eternal, never ending and timeless, with no beginning or end. Him and all of his attributes are eternal and never ending. This ...
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What is the biblical counter-argument to the expression "the Universe provides"?
I have been given an assignment to address the view held by some people that "the Universe provides." My first thought was to investigate the New Age movement and beliefs but, although I ...
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God Telling Hagar to Return and then to Leave [migrated]
I've seen similar questions relating to Genesis 16 and others relating to Genesis 21, but I haven't seen one which treats both chapters in relation to each other, so I was curious as to how they fit.
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What facts determine which Bible translation should be chosen? [closed]
It is correct that there are different English translations of the Bible; And different publishers, different editions, or prints. So, what facts would determine which translation one should consider ...
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St. Robert Bellarmine on the Suspension of Public Masses
In his Dignity and Duties of the Priest, or Selva, St. Alphonsus Liguori writes:
Hence the devil has always sought to deprive the world of the Mass by means of the heretics, constituting them ...
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On St. Peter's Sword [migrated]
John 18:10:
Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it, and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. And the name of the servant was Malchus. (Douay-Rheims)
Why would a ...
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Supposing Jesus will judge the living and the dead, is this judgment an omniscient one?
Supposing Jesus will judge the living and the dead, is this judgment an omniscient one? I would be absolutely terrified of the claim that anything except an omniscient God is capable of condemning me ...
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How do Christian Scientists respond to the "poison that nobody knows is poisonous" argument?
Christian Scientists claim that disease is not caused by physical abnormality, but by a mental error. Skeptics sometimes use this argument against that: "Suppose somebody drinks a glass of water ...
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Are there recommendations for books for learning about the customs and rules of a Christian life?
Are there recommendations for a (concise) introductory book for learning about the customs and rules of a Christian life? For example, what principles to live by, what to eat and fast during special ...
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Was Solomon fatally misled by his father' example, when King David married many wives and concubines?
Royal Regulations When God reluctantly gave permission for Israel to have kings, He laid down several stipulations: (1) Only a fellow "brother" Israelite could be chosen; no foreigner, (2) ...
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Did the historical events described in the Book of Mormon actually take place? [closed]
The Book of Mormon says of itself that it is a true account of true events that really took place in the lives of real people and events. That these people lived in actual places and times. In fact, ...
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Did Elijah teleport so he reached ahead of Ahab to the gates of Jezreel? [migrated]
In the book of 1 Kings 18:43, Elijah the servant of God tells Ahab to ride his horses towards the gate of Jezreel but then the hand of the lord comes upon Elijah that he arrives at the gates of ...
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Does a history exist of the origin and development of the Latter-day Saint teaching of a premortal existence?
Growing up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I'm very familiar with the LDS Church's teachings of a premortal existence. I'm interested in the development of that teaching though.
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What constitutes a choir for various pre-novus ordo monastic rites?
I was "assisting" (more like just attending) some Latin vespers, Mass and other hours at a Benedictine Monastery last week and I raised this question with a friend of mine but he didn't know ...
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What is the source of this inscription in Salzburg?
Above some sort of a shrine(?) on the way up to the Kapuzinerberg in Salzburg, Austria there is this inscription:
CHRISTUS DNS CAPTUS EST IN PECCATIS NOSTRIS
Christus der Herr ist gefangen worden um ...
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What do Jehovah's Witnesses teach about resurrection, marriage and reproducing on the paradise earth?
I realise that Jehovah's Witnesses believe there will be survivors from Armageddon who do not die and who will enter into the earthly kingdom. Then billions of dead people will be resurrected with ...
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The "inside out" problem of creation. Does it have a solution?
I feel like this morning is a good time for a very fundamental question:
One of the reasons I can no longer believe in the 'mainstream' concept of God the Creator is what I call the "Inside out&...
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Absence of Denarius implies the third scroll has already been opened in Revelation 6?
The Revelation that Jesus Christ gave to his servant John describes a series of seven scrolls and seven trumpets that precede the end of the age. The scrolls are opened and in the first four, John is ...
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Bishop Heahmund's denomination?
What was the denomination of Bishop Heahmund from? If he is a Catholic bishop how did priestly celibacy work in that era? (The Vikings TV series shows him with multiple relationships)
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What is Catholic "Gold ring mass"? What kind of liturgy it is?
Today's (12th of September) list of feasts and saints mentions "Gold Ring Mass", but I can not find any information on it. Google perceives this as physical quantity and not as a liturgy and ...
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How God has eyes when there was no light?
In the beginning of the bible it is said that God created man in his image and likeness. That means by the way that god had eyes. That he had eyes from eternity on is also obvious because he made ...
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Is moonlighting an offense against Ten Commandments?
Government employees of many countries are prohibited by the respective conduct rules, from taking up any employment of monetary gain, on the assumption that they are 24x7 for the Government. From the ...