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Does the Bible support Pedophilia?

OK,the first point to consider is that most of the ancient and mediaeval world saw no problem with girls being married once they had reached child-bearing age. Juliet's mother, in the play, makes the ...
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Does the Bible support Pedophilia?

It never ceases to amaze me how some people will pervert the word of God by implying it condones pedophilia. If only they were so diligent in searching the Bible for condemnation of immorality, ...
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According to Calvinists, how do Job's works correspond to his salvation?

There is an assumption here, that "Job's works correspond to his salvation". If you had said "relate to", then that would have been a Calvinistic approach, but the idea of works ...
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Trinitarian Christianity and Numbers 23:19 - Was Jesus a man?

The short answer; Trinitarian doctrine INCLUDES the statement that Jesus is a man. The full teaching since the Nicene Age is that Christ is BOTH God AND man in combination. Just as the American flag ...
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Is Roman Catholic Dogma really used, by necessity, in Scriptural interpretation?

Given that a dogma is something that is known to be true, how can it not be involved with the interpretation of Scripture? For instance, I personally believe in the laws of physics and in particular ...
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Is Roman Catholic Dogma really used, by necessity, in Scriptural interpretation?

Catholics do not "assign interpretations" to Scripture. It is the Church's prerogative to explain Sacred Scripture and guard the deposit of faith. Pope Pius X, Lamentabile, The Errors of ...
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What does Jesus mean by saying, "Why do you call me good?"

The Greek words used at John 10:11 ("I am the good shepherd") and Luke 18:19 ("No one is good but God") are different. John 10:11 uses 'kalos', meaning ~virtuous. Luke 18:19 uses '...

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