What are indulgences and plenary indulgences and is the concept Biblical?
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, an indulgence is "the remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sin whose guilt has already...
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Antwi Forson
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When were/are our souls created?
God is a spirit. Man is created after God's image. This means that man is a spirit being that has a soul and a body. At creation, we got to know that man was...
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Julian Grear
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If Jesus was God, why did He say 'The Father is greater than I' in John 15:1?
This is what I believe: Same person but different roles in terms of position. He came to the earth as Jesus in order to set an example for us to follow. He...
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Shanna Duck
, "Let a search be made in the royal archives..." Ezra 5:17 NIV
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Is 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 sexist because it says women should be kept silent, to ask their husbands at home, and that it is shameful to speak in church?
First of all, sexism (while real) is a human term often used by those who have a particular mindset or agenda for culture. The secular World-system would...
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Rajaraman V
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When were/are our souls created?
The Scriptures mentioned below answers the question Psalm 51:6 Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place....
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Paul Fortune
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Does an unsaved sinner burn in hell forever?
Those who suffer the second death will not burn forever! The reason people mistakenly believe the lost will burn forever is the word ETERNAL..The Bible is...
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EL Mohel Castorena
, EL Mohel
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What happens after death, before the Resurrection?
Yeshua responding to the current dogmas : dead are dead, dead go to Abraham's bosom. Yeshua said: Mat 22:32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac,...
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Jae Park
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Why does Genesis 10:5 say "they had their own language", when 11:1 says they all shared one language?
I believe that Gen 10 explained overview of the whole nations and languages according to descendants of Noah's 3 Sons and Gen 11 focused on specific events...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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What happened on each of the days of Creation?
The creation account is found in Genesis 1-2. The language of the Genesis account makes it clear that all of creation was formed from nothing in six literal...
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Jeanetta Bass
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Do Christians have to keep asking for forgiveness for their sins?
Christ only died once and when he did that it covered us the believer not only our past but present and future. That's the power of the blood on the cross it...
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JD Abshire
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Does an unsaved sinner burn in hell forever?
The most vivid account and description of hell is found in Luke 16. given by the Lord Jesus himself. Some say it is just a parable but if so, this is the...
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Ryan Attard
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What does a Christian say to a non-believer who refuses to believe the Bible because it was written hundreds of years after the events occurred?
When Jesus said that he will return to the remaining eleven apostles, they all believed He meant in a weeks time or so, and therefore it was not written down...
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Jennifer Rothnie
, Housewife, Artist, Perpetually Curious
Is 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 sexist because it says women should be kept silent, to ask their husbands at home, and that it is shameful to speak in church?
An earthly difference in roles or a willing subjection to authority does not mean a difference in worth (Phil2:6-8, 1 Pet 4:10-11, Gal 4:1-7, Gal 3:28, 1 Cor...
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Susan Causey
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Is 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 sexist because it says women should be kept silent, to ask their husbands at home, and that it is shameful to speak in church?
I think that Christians should know who this verse is talking to. First of all, everybody is not married. Back in the days of old, the reason they told the...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Does the Bible condone slavery?
There is a tendency to look at slavery as something of the past. But it is estimated that there are today over 27 million people in the world who are subject...
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W P
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What are the most common things people think are in the Bible that are not actually in the Bible?
The Trinity Although I believe the doctrine is fairly correct - The Father is in the Son, and the Son is in the Father, and the Spirit of God is everywhere -...
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S. Michael Houdmann
, Got Questions Ministries
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Why should I believe in God?
Belief in God is the most basic of all human considerations. Acknowledgement of one's Creator is foundational to learning any more about Him. Without...