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Why was Esther included in the canon?
There are two versions of Esther to bear in mind, the Masoretic Hebrew version and the Greek Septuagint version. Protestants generally follow the Hebrew version; the Catholic Church follows the ...
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Why was Esther included in the canon?
The initial hesitation around Esther likely stems from its unique characteristics that set it apart from other Old Testament books. The absence of explicit references to God and its focus on a ...
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What is the Biblical Basis for Replacement Theology, the shifting of the birthright from Israel to the Church?
It is a little imprecise, but not really wrong, to say that Israel's birthright has shifted to the Church. The birthright has been inherited by the Christians and is no longer held by the ethno-...
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Did Judas believe and profess that Jesus is the Son of Man?
No.
Judas was never saved at all. The problem is that false prophets always use Judas Iscariot to somehow prove that saved people can lose salvation.
John 6:64-71 But there are some of you that ...
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Did Judas believe and profess that Jesus is the Son of Man?
Victorian art critic John Ruskin argues that Judas was not only greedy and dishonest, but stupid as well, and that is why he acted as he did:
Stupidity is always the basis of the Judas bargain.
We do ...
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Did Judas believe and profess that Jesus is the Son of Man?
According to Catholicism, did Judas believe and profess that Jesus is the Son of Man?
The short answer is yes and no.
Judas believed that Jesus was the Son of Man, but did not profess such a belief, ...
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Did Judas believe and profess that Jesus is the Son of Man?
It has become fashionable of late to give Judas Iscariot a character makeover. Some feel quite sorry for him, offer reasons why he 'slipped up' by betraying Jesus, and hopefully expect him to get into ...
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Did Arab Christians use the word "Allah" before Islam?
Did Arab Christians Use the Word "Allah" before Islam?It is a known fact that the word, Allah was in use long before Mohammed was born---and before Islam became a religion. Mohammed's father'...
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Historical Creationism and Books
Biblical CreationismThere are now in modernity many scientific based books by credentialed authors that present---and substantiate scientifically---the biblically-based doctrine of the Creation of the ...
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Why would Luther place our perpetual need of new forgiveness as the first of his 95 thesis against the Roman Catholic view?
The idea that we have sin all the time, no matter how small, is number one for Luther because it demolishes all self-righteousness altogether.
If we can’t comply fully with the requirements of God’s ...
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