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"Biblical basis" is the way in which a practice or belief is derived from Scripture. Use this tag to ask how Christians use the Bible to derive a specific belief.

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Is it biblical to burn the heretics?

This article has a list of people burned as heretics by the Church in the past. Is there any Biblical basis for burning the heretics? Which specific verse was used for the judgement on the heretics, …
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Does Revelation 22:19 apply to the whole Biblical canon or only the Book of Revelation?

Revelation 22:19 (NIV) And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are descri …
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Biblical basis for non-practice of Kiss of Peace

I have actually seen some Protestant churches like Assembly of God practicing this Holy Kiss but not very often. It depends on the pastor of the church. There is no rule for practicing Holy Kiss in ma …
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Was the Lord with whom Abraham negotiated material or Holistic?

It was the understanding of many Church Fathers from the early Christians that the LORD who appeared to Abraham, Jacob, Moses and the prophets was Jesus Christ, the word of God, who is distinct from G …
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What is the purpose of other planets and solar system according to the bible?

They are just there to display the glory of God. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. (Psalm 19:1, NIV) When we look at the sun, the moon, solar syst …
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What is the biblical argument against baptism by sprinkling/pouring?

Apart from the root meaning of the word Baptizo as 'dip' or 'submerge', there are some instances in the Bible which suggest that the act was not performed by simply sprinkling. Baptism of the Ethiopi …
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Are there any Biblical passages that say that devil is able to make you doubt your faith?

From the Temptation of Jesus Christ (Matthew 4:1-11), we can see 3 ways of temptation by Satan in order to introduce doubts in our faith. Ignoring the word of God: Satan told Jesus to turn the stone …
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Does the Bible contain a definitive explanation of morality?

From the fifth law to the tenth, The Ten Commandments gave us moral laws such as disrespecting parents, murder, adultery, stealing, lying and coveting. There are many other moral laws given in the Old …
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What is the Biblical basis for the belief that Mary and/or other saints are in heaven?

There are some confusion among Christians regarding Paradise, Heaven, Hell, lake of fire and Sheol. Already many questions are asked on these topics like; this, this,this and this. I would like to ex …
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What is the biblical basis to say it is the duty of every minister to know his congregation?

My opinion is to look at the life of Paul. Paul's ministry was the largest and covered a wide geographical area. He met many different people along the way, many towns and cities. When I read the epi …
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Christian Toleration

[Protestant perspective] When it comes to faith, belief and dogma, Christianity is not tolerant at all. Christianity will never agree that the belief and philosophies of other religions are true, unl …
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What is the Biblical basis for saying that God can annihilate human souls?

We know that God is love and He is merciful. However, the idea of eternal torment seems too horrifying and doesn't seem to be in parallel with the nature of God. My argument is that, if God were cap …
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Is faith the only thing we need to attain salvation?

("Faith" is a very vast topic. Here is a short summary of what Faith is) "The Law cannot save us" God gave the Ten Commandments in the past but it did not promise salvation, it promised only blessing …
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What are the differences between God and mankind?

The first difference is that man is not equal to God. Other differences are hard to explain because the scripture is not clear at this point, except that it explicitly uses the words 'image' and 'lik …
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What is the biblical basis for the concept of being "slain in the spirit" and what exactly i...

I have experienced "Slain in the Spirit" many times from different pastors from different denominations. My pastor never used the term 'slain' but mostly call it "touched by the Spirit" or "anointing …
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