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It is an interpretation, I think, of Genesis 38:9, "And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's...
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https://ebible.com/questions/6873-why-can-t-catholics-eat-meat-on-fridays-during-lent Specifically, the last paragraph of the above discussion.
When you plug in a lamp, the current energizes the lightbulb and light is created. Gen. 2:7: Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and...
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Abraham believed God. It isn't said anywhere in scripture that Abraham "lacked sufficient faith in God's promise of an heir" to him. It's said more than once...
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In your 5th paragraph you state all the spirits of the dead go back to the Lord. I also believe this means what it says, so it must include spirits of the...
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Are you 100% sure about that?
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While it's unclear if the Earth's axis was ever fully vertical, there is evidence from heat maps that the angle was once less, with the North Pole further...
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Mutation accumulation post Eden caused a progressive shortening of life spans and this is supported by the decline of people’s ages with time post Eden....
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Gotquestions is my go-to website. Love it! I'll try Reftagger. Thanks!
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I disagree with Michael's articulation of his "Limited Atonement" theory. There are a number of suppositions that he draws in arriving at the conclusion he...
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Did the high priest have a rope tied to him when he entered the Holy of Holies?
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Did Jonah die while he was in the belly of the fish?
Matthias became the 12th apostle to the "circumcision" (Israel, through Christ's earthly ministry). Paul was appointed by God to be the apostle of the...
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How do the events in today's Israel (war with Hamas) fit in to Bible prophecy?
Adam and Eve were created genetically perfect. However, the consequences of the Fall had the effect of initiating replication errors in their DNA. This is...
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Good answer, Carolyn. I love gotquestions, too. Especially when it comes to good advice like this from gotquestions.org: "Having experimented with each of...
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Thank you, Mark. :-) Yes, we must be careful that in our zeal to please our savior, we don't replace the motive with the practice, nor confuse our particular...
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Good point, Paula. What is the purpose in performing it? Do they believe they are complete in Christ and then just practice whatever act because of...
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Ainsley, I think it would be best to ask them their reasons, but there is always the danger of relapsing into practices for which Paul rebuked Peter (Gal....
The curse Revelation 22:3 refers to is found in Genesis 3:15-19. God warned Adam and Eve that they would surely die if they ate from the Tree of the...
I've had this same question as it relates to Judaism, Seventh Day Adventists, etc., so I did some research. The Bible does not use the word “Sunday” for the...
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Good answer, Tim! See also: "The offended party must forgive if the offender shall say, "'I repent' (Mt 6:14; Eph 4:32; Col 3:13). We have been alienated by...
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Paula, are the Messianic Jewish celebrations just a reminder of what God has done in the past for the Jewish nation and not works required for salvation?...
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Who are the parents of Mary, the mother of Jesus?
In ancient times, the wall with its towers and gates, which enclosed a city, was important for safety and protection. Defining the wall of Jerusalem is...
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Thank you, Jennifer! We're close! I agree with most of what you are saying. I think 'salvation' and 'service' are where we're not meeting. Salvation is the...
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How can we know if a person is saved?
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"But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness." (Rom 4:5). It is then our faith that...
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If a man has multiple wives and becomes a Christian, what is he supposed to do?
I think another source is helpful: "Adultery is the act of sexual intercourse between a married man and someone other than his wife, or sexual intercourse...
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Excellent Scripture verses to make your point...especially John 17:11. Thank you.
I asked my son-in-law this very question, and this is how he replied, "I think that God wants us to realize that he is one of us. No we're not deities. But...
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Does God predestine people to be saved?
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What does it mean to pray in Jesus' name?
According to Strong's Concordance (viewable at https://biblehub.com/greek/strongs_3900.htm), the Greek word translated as "trespass" or "trespasses"...
Although the distressing spirit apparently came upon Saul by God's will (whether decretive or permissive), David's ability to soothe Saul's distress by the...
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What was the 'spirit of prostitution' in Hosea 4:12?
The book of Jasher, chapter 9, says it took a year to reach the top. It also states that the lower 1/3rd was swallowed up by the earth, and the next 1/3rd...
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Four years later; the marriage bed is part of the discussion. Let's try to clear this up about "the marriage bed." What was the writer talking about? Was he...
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The marriage bed... does that include the shower? I'm an old coot now, but I ain't suffering from memory loss!! Somebody has to be wondering, 'Why is Danny...
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Not enough time has elapsed since the days that women were taught that sex, ANY SEX, is not to be enjoyed. That wasn't taught to women for the purpose of...
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"Because of the existence of pornography and the perversion of sex over the years, many people (especially Christians) get the idea that sex for pleasure is...
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I'm going to stay on this discussion side with my commentary because there are too many comments that I want to challenge. The use of sexual aids causing...
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Do you have to say the sinner's prayer in order to be saved?
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How does predestination work as described by scripture?
This is such a great question. I had to recently remind myself (or rather, have God remind me through His written Word) to bring it down a notch. Romans...
Though it sounds like simply "Jews who become Christians", Messianic Judaism more resembles what's now called the Hebrew Roots movement....
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