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where do rabbinic Jews get their star from [migrated]
The rabbinic jews use the star of "David" or Magen "David", I put quotations because nobody knows if David actually had a shield with that star on it. And everything surrounding is ...
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Why did Abraham go back to Haran?
Why did Abraham ignore God's command while in Mesopotamia and choose to make a turnaround to Haran instead of going to the land God would show him?
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Who first came up with a start date for the commencement of the Laodicea Church age in dispensationalism?
I have heard of the Historicist view see and the Futurist view see of interpreting the book of Revelation.
As far as I know, the Historicist view follows a straight line of continuous fulfillment of ...
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Is Book of Genesis 3:14 to 3:19 supposed to be an example of Doomerism/Nihilism/Incelism?
“I will make your pains in childbearing very severe;
with painful labor you will give birth to children.
Your desire will be for your husband,
and he will rule over you.”
Now most women are going to ...
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What is meant by "God's Omnibenevolence"?
I am wondering what people mean by God having omnibenevolence. I see it having a couple meanings; one being God loves all, which I agree with. Another one is if God is all good, which obviously He is. ...
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How can Christians avoid antinatalist implications of 1 Corinthians 7? [closed]
1 Cor 7:8 (ESV):
"To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single, as I am"
1 Cor 7:32-34 (ESV):
"... The unmarried man is anxious about the things of ...
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For those who believe that Noah's flood is not global, how do they reconcile it with universal judgment?
Several Christian Bible scholars / theologians, for various reasons, want to interpret the flood in Genesis 6-9 as "not global" (see various interpretation). Those who believe there was a ...
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Why do evangelicals interpret Heb 4:12 with a meaning that ascribes animacy and agency to the text of the Bible?
Heb 4:12:
For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the ...
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Are the Psalms actually quite limited in the types of suffering they address, and what does this mean for us?
You will often hear people say things like, "The Psalms cover every human emotion and situation." There's even a John Calvin quote somewhere. And the "covering every emotions" part ...
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How old was Rebecca when she married Isaac?
Is there clear evidence of how old was Rebecca when she married Isaac?
The different options from the Jews perspective is varied:
Some sources have 3 years old and sent with a wet nurse
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In John 8, why did the Jews call themselves "children of Abraham" not "children of Jacob" or something else?
Considering that in the Jewish mindset at the time of Jesus, as we learn from Paul in Romans 9:6-13, the Jews thought that they were "the children of promise" descended from Isaac (not ...
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How would those who subscribe to Restrictivism interpret John 5:28-29?
When I read John 5:24-29 (CSB)
24 "Truly I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not come under judgment but has passed from death to life.
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How Does God Love?
If God is omnipotent (Psalm 115:3), then God is immeasurably perfect in every way. I feel that "human" or "human-like" emotions would detract quite a bit from divine perfection, ...
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Have any saints and/or scholars noted parallels between Habakkuk and St. Peter?
I was reading the Office of Readings this morning and the reading was from the beginning of Habakkuk (assuming I'm on the right week, which I might not be). In any event, it was the first chapter of a ...
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About Jesus's reading of Isaiah in the synagogue
Luke 4:18 reads: "The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives ...
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Did Judas believe and profess that Jesus is the Son of Man? [closed]
Did Judas believe and profess that Jesus is the Son of Man?
Matthew 26:24 (New American Standard Bible):
The Son of Man is going away just as it is written about Him; but woe to that man by whom the ...
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Millennial reign and New Heaven and New Earth
Why does Revelation 21:1 talks about the new heavens and new earth after the millennial reign described in Revelation 20 while Isaiah 65 seems to indicate that the new heavens and earth come first ...
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Did God swear in order to express His human nature?
We read in Psalm 110:4 (KJV):
The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 6:13-17 gives an explanation on why God swore:
When God ...
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What are the words for Eternal in the Bible?
I have heard that aidios is the only word for eternal and all others are only referring to age (an ending period of time). (Possible source link added)
In the Bible Aidios is used only twice in Romans ...
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What's the scriptural reason why Satan/Devil/Lucifer hates humans? Are there differences on this issue amongst Catholic, Protestant, & Orthodox faiths
What is the reason Satan hates humans according to scripture? Were we in anyway responsible for his fall according to the Bible? Why is he dedicated to our destruction?
By way of analogy, the Islamic ...
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How do *Trinitarians* explain why Jesus didn't mention the Holy Spirit in Matthew 24:36 regarding his return?
“But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of
heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.” – Matthew 24:36 ESV
The third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, is ...
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What was Jesus's relationship with God ("the father") before Jesus became a "begotten son"?
Psalm 2:7 says: “I will declare the decree:The Lord has said to Me,‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You"... See also Hebrews 1:5; 5:5 (and compare with Mark 1:9-11).
Psalms 2:7 (ignoring ...
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Why the people in Babel did not try to learn each other's language?
Regardless of the historicity of the account, the people who wrote it down, edited it, listened to the story, and edited again, must have realized some people would be confused by the characters ...
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Predestination and 1 Timothy 2:4
I'm an evangelical myself (Anglican) and I wonder how could we deal with this apparent contradiction.
The question is whether there is a clash between the concept of predestination and 1 Timothy 2:4. ...
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The Assumption of Mary and 1 Timothy 6:16?
I have a question about the Assumption of Mary and 1 Timothy 6:16, I understand that Mary both Body and Soul are in heaven, like Christ, meaning her flesh is immortal and cannot die anymore. But Paul ...
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Was Jesus fully man and fully God inside Mary's womb?
As a devout Jewish woman, Mary must have prayed for the safety of her pregnancy. If Jesus was fully man & fully God; was he (in his divine nature) the one answering Mary's prayers, when she prayed ...
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How does Christianity view compassion?
How does Christianity view compassion?
According to Christianity, does compassion mean to "suffer together", as in this Google search result?
What is the true meaning of compassion? ...
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Did Adam join Eve in disobedience to save her?
Adam was not with Eve when she ate the fruit Satan offered her. He did not hear the conversation, otherwise, God in His response would have said that Adam listened to the serpent, but God said that he ...
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What did Jesus really mean when he promised the thief paradise? [duplicate]
Luke 23:43
'I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise'
What meaning is conveyed by Jesus here because scripture says that none of the fathers have gone to heaven ever since they ...
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What did St. Gregory of Nazianzus mean by forbidden knowledge and the need to conceal knowledge gained within the Church?
In Oration 40, towards the end, a translation from newadvent.org is as follows:
But not yet perhaps is there formed upon your soul any writing good or
bad; and you want to be written upon today, and ...
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According to the Jehovah's Witnesses who believe Jesus is a created being how do they address 2 Corinthians 5:17?
"Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold all things have become new." When or at what point did Jesus Christ become a new creation and ...
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When Jesus said it's better to enter the kingdom of heaven with one eye, does that mean such injuries won't be healed in the resurrection?
I do believe that the righteous dead who are having physical disabilities such as being unable to walk, see, hear or talk will be raised whole in the resurrection of the saints which will be the ...
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How does Martin Luther conduct an exegesis, or if he fails to, uses Nehemiah?
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Luther is perhaps the most prolific German thinker. Kant, Hegel, Marx… their corpus pales in the face of Luther. Also, unlike Luther, they weren't concerned with the canon-texts of Western ...
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How do we reconcile God giving His glory to no other (Isa 42:8) with Jesus giving His/the Father's glory to believers (John 17:22)?
For reference, here are the verses in question:
Isaiah 42:8
I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
John 17:22
The glory that you have given me I ...
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What is the biblical concept/idea/meaning of Gods omniscience?
I have rewritten my question a few times because I had difficulties dealing with the definition of omniscience. Originally I wanted to know the difference between the concept of omniscience from a ...
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How do Dispensationalists tell which passages are for Jews and which are for Gentiles?
As I understand it, a key part of dispensationalist theology is a separation between Jews (Israel) and the Church as two separate entities with distinct purposes in God's plan. In discussions with ...
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How do Theistic Evolutionists interpret Genesis 2:7 in light of Ezekiel 37:1-14?
Genesis 2:7 NKJV
7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
Ezekiel 37:1-14 NKJV
37 The hand of the ...
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Isaiah claims he saw the Lord Jesus Christ sitting on a throne at Isaiah 6:1-5. What is the response from the Jehovah's Witnesses? [duplicate]
In the year of King Uzzah's death, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted with the train of His robe filling the temple. Vs2, Seraphim stood above Him and at vs3 one called out to ...
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What is the Spirit/Breath in Ezekiel 37:9-10 the spirit in the Trichotomist theory?
Ezekiel 37:9-10.
Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and
say to the breath, Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O
breath, and breathe on these slain, that ...
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Do all instances of the phrase “call on the name” prove that Jesus is God?
Claim: The phrase “call on/upon the name” seems to be a pointer to the true God, and if that phrase bears such significance throughout all of the Bible, then Jesus has to be God.
From searching "...
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Psalm 88: does it apply to the New Testament's Christian God? [closed]
I was reading Psalm 88:
1 Lord, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you.
2 May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry.
3 I am overwhelmed with troubles and my life ...
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What is the Biblical basis for Christians having a "personal relationship" with Jesus/God?
Previous questions have already explored various facets of the notion of having a "personal relationship" with Jesus/God, such as:
What do Christians mean by a "personal relationship&...
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For what purpose is it said that the soul is immortal if only God is immortal? [closed]
The text of the Orthodox Divine Service speaks of salvation from the destruction of the human race and nowhere speaks of the immortality of the soul.
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Is 2 Peter 3:16 a blanket endorsement of Paul, a partial endorsement, or a veiled warning?
Within the context of 14-18
14 Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. 15 And count the patience of our Lord as ...
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How do Christians who reject Young Earth Creationism respond to the "God is not a liar" argument?
Young Earth Creationists often argue that denying a young age for the Earth amounts to adopting the naturalist/materialist perspective prevalent in secular science. They suggest that this denial ...
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How does the Catholic Church reconcile Matt 22:39 with Luke 14:26?
In Luke 14:26 (Douay-Rheims) we read:
If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea and his own life also, he cannot be my ...
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Is the Law of 1st Mention in hermenuetics based on where it is first mentioned in the Bible or chronologically?
For example: John 1:1 says, "In the beginning was the Word (Logos)..." Even though this is the 4th gospel (Matt, Mark, Luke, John), it identifies the Logos as existing before the creation ...
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What does "throughout your generations" mean with respect to Mosaic Law? [closed]
What is the phrase “throughout your generations” referring to the Mosaic Law? For example,
And God saith unto Abraham, `And thou dost keep My covenant, thou and thy seed after thee, to their ...
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Does Young Earth Creationism presuppose Biblical inerrancy?
Suppose X is a neutral, honest, open-minded truth seeker, and let's say Y is an apologist for Young Earth Creationism (YEC). If Y intends to persuade X of the truth of YEC, must Y first establish the ...
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How do Biblical inerrantists explain disagreements about the interpretation of the Bible?
If God can preserve an inerrant Bible despite the fallibility of the humans who transmitted it, shouldn't He also be able to ensure an inerrant interpretation of that Bible despite human fallibility? ...
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