Why did God allow slavery and even establish laws pertaining to it?
I believe slavery in the old testament was voluntary. Men sold them selves into slavery because they had no means of support. The same way women sold...
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Why did God allow slavery and even establish laws pertaining to it?
I would say that God allowed and regulated slavery in Biblical times because the slavery spoken of by the Bible did not generally arise from considerations...
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Chris Button
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Is creationism scientific?
*Long road to answer this question;-)* On a certain level, science involves asking where things come from or how things came to be. As such, one can ask...
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How will we know and relate to God the Father and the Holy Spirit in heaven since they don't have bodies?
Exodus: 33:17-23 states that God said to Moses he could not see his face as no man can look upon me and live. Then the scripture goes on to say that God told...
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James Kraft
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How will we know and relate to God the Father and the Holy Spirit in heaven since they don't have bodies?
When Jesus ascended to heaven he did so in his glorified body. He is still in His glorified body at the right hand of God. We will receive glorified bodies...
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Tim Maas
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How will we know and relate to God the Father and the Holy Spirit in heaven since they don't have bodies?
When Philip said to Jesus in John 14:8, "Lord, show us the Father and we shall be satisfied," Jesus replied, "Have I been with you so long, Philip, and yet...
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How could there be light on the first day of Creation if the sun was not created until the fourth day?
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How could there be light on the first day of Creation if the sun was not created until the fourth day?
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Does God love Satan?
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Does God change His mind?
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Is God male or female?
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Why does Deuteronomy 25:11-12 say to "Cut off her hand and show her no pity"?
Deut 25:11-12 (KJV) 11) When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him...
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Under the law given to the Israelites, why was mutilation the punishment for a woman who seized the genitals of a man attacking her husband?
Deut 25:11-12 (KJV) 11) When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him...
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What does the term "Sovereign Grace" refer to?
In regards to Sovereign Grace: (Sovereignty) Of God, his absolute right to do all things according to his own good pleasure: “But our God is in the heavens;...
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When is the Rapture going to occur in relation to the Tribulation?
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Under the law given to the Israelites, why was mutilation the punishment for a woman who seized the genitals of a man attacking her husband?
Dear Sister in Christ, I realize in today's society this passage of scripture seems so harsh. However, when we look at it in the Bible times it becomes a bit...
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How does Lot's wife looking back relate to us today?
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Why did God allow slavery and even establish laws pertaining to it?
Exodus 20:1 - 24:18
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Under the law given to the Israelites, why was mutilation the punishment for a woman who seized the genitals of a man attacking her husband?
Despite the woman's intention to help her husband, I would say that the severity of the punishment described here would have arisen from the specific nature...
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Why were Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed?
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Which is correct? "IF you believe, THEN you are saved" or "You're saved! Believe it!"!"
What does the bible say? Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved. Salvation is already done, but we have to believe it to receive the gift...
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Why does Deuteronomy 25:11-12 say to "Cut off her hand and show her no pity"?
Why does this verse command such violence when the wife was rescuing the person?
Deuteronomy 25:11 - 12
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Which is correct? "IF you believe, THEN you are saved" or "You're saved! Believe it!"!"
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What does the Bible say about the pope or papacy?
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Which is correct? "IF you believe, THEN you are saved" or "You're saved! Believe it!"!"
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What does the term "Sovereign Grace" refer to?
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Is God real? How can I know for sure that God is real?
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What (if any) was the significance of the gifts brought by the wise men to give to Jesus?
I would say that the specific gifts mentioned in Matthew 2:11 (gold, frankincense, and myrrh) were prophetically symbolic of Jesus' status, and of His...
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Why did David name his son Solomon when God said his name was to be Jedidiah?
My interpretation of the passage in question is that, after the first son of David and Bathsheba died as a punishment from God for David's adultery with...
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Are we predestined to know Christ?
Paul says, “there is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. Romans 3:11 Man does have a freewill and he is not saved against his...
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What does the Bible say about praying to / speaking to the dead?
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How did King David die?
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Who was Judas Iscariot?
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Where does the narrative, in Daniel Chapter 11, turn from past to future?
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How is Satan god of this world?
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What is the symbolism of the Lamb and the 144,000 in Revelation 14:1?
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What gift was the leper supposed to offer to the priest?
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What is significant about Jehoshaphat?
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Why is there so much interest in the second coming of Christ?
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Who or what is Amalek?
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Was Timothy an evangelist?
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Is the battle in Ezekiel 38,39 the same battle mentioned in Revelation 19:11-21?
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What does the Bible say about a death bed conversion?
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What is the biblical definition of judgment?