What was a Roman centurion?
During the New Testament era, a Roman centurion was a professional military officer commanding a platoon of troops called a "century." This could be anywhere...
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What is The Acts of Paul and Thecla?
The Acts of Paul and Thecla is an alternate name for a second-century apocryphal writing also known as The Acts of Thecla. In this work, a young woman named...
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What is spiritual Israel?
The phrase spiritual Israel is used in two primary contexts. The first is as a reference to the entire body of Christian believers, in distinction to the...
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How can I identify messianic prophecies in the Old Testament?
By some counts, there are over 300 messianic prophecies in the Old Testament. That's why in the New Testament we often find statements like this: "These...
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If Jesus was crucified on the Day of Preparation, why had He already eaten the Passover meal?
All four Gospels state that Jesus was crucified on the Day of Preparation (Matthew 27:62; Mark 15:42; Luke 23:54; John 19:14, 31, 42). Mark, Luke, and John...
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What is the difference between Christianity and Judaism?
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Why did God love Jacob and hate Esau (Malachi 1:3; Romans 9:13)?
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Who is "them" spoken of in Psalms 2:5?
The word "them" in Psalm 2:5 refers to the entities mentioned in verses 1-3 of the same psalm (the nations, peoples, kings, and rulers of the earth,...
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What is the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society?
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Why did God love Jacob and hate Esau (Malachi 1:3; Romans 9:13)?
In my opinion, God did not love Esau because he followed his father's blessing and lived by the sword (Gen 27:40). This continued consistently with all the...
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Kenneth Heck
Why did God speak to Moses out of the burning bush?
Bushes are considered inferior to trees, especially if they don't bear fruit. The olive tree represents the house of Israel, the fig tree Jews in particular,...
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Who is "them" spoken of in Psalms 2:5?
He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, "As for me...
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What was Zerubbabel's temple/the second temple?
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Why did God choose Judus to betray Jesus?
As I see it, although Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus, and Jesus' betrayal had been foretold in the Old Testament (Psalm 41:9)(as Jesus Himself noted at the...
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What was the 'spirit of prostitution' in Hosea 4:12?
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Why should I (a Jehovah's Witness) consider becoming a Christian?
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What does it mean to grieve / quench the Holy Spirit?
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What does it mean that God is love?
A simple and short answer to me is this: Since God does exist, because He is love and overflowed with this love....to me,...this simply is why man and all of...
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What does it mean that the Holy Spirit is our Paraclete?
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What does it mean that 'by His stripes we are healed'?
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Why didn't God punish Moses when he unlawfully married an Ethiopian woman? Why were Aaron and Miriam punished when they pointed out the sin?
In my opinion, God DID seek to punish Moses -- not for marrying the Cushite woman described in this passage as such (since that had taken place before God...
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Why should I (a Muslim) consider becoming a Christian?
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I am a Catholic. Why should I consider becoming a Christian?
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Why should I (a Muslim) consider becoming a Christian?
The simplest of answers I could think of is this: "Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father, except through Me". Allah IS NOT...
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What is the Christian Identity Movement?
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What does it mean "Elijah must come first and restore all things" in Matthew 17:11?
John the Baptist came in the spirit of Elijah to prepare Israel for Jesus the Messiah. He was of the Aaronic line, a prophet of the Most High, and his...
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What was the significance of the altar of incense?
In my opinion, the altar of incense prophetically represents the baptism of fire and the Holy Spirit for Christians, and also the judgment of earth by...
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What are the different English Bible versions?
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What does it mean to be one flesh in a marriage?
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What does the Bible say about mediums?
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Why did the Israelites need manna if they had flocks/herds of animals that they could eat?
As slaves in Egypt the Israelites would not have been able to accumulate much wealth in the form of flocks and herds. Only those in favor with the Egyptians...
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Why was Israel called the land of milk and honey?
All ancient civilizations were originally located on fertile land that produced abundant crops and food for herds and flocks. During the rise and fall of...
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What is mindfulness? Should a Christian be involved in mindfulness?
Mindfulness is a term used to describe a meditative state in which people direct their attention inward to become more self-aware. Mindfulness is...
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What is Christian Devotional Meditation?
The Bible talks about meditating on God's Word and His laws throughout Scripture. The word meditation means "thoughtful contemplation or reflection for a...
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How should Christians respond to someone with Asperger's?
There is no "official" Christian stand on Asperger's Syndrome. The biblical directive is, "Love your neighbor as yourself" (James 2:8). This command has no...
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What is the meaning of Christus Victor?
The term Christus Victor, Latin for "Christ is the conqueror," originated with a 1931 book by Gustaf Aulean, which presents a theory of Christ's work of...
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What is Thelema?
Thelema is an occult philosophy/religion that embraces libertinism and teaches that people should have the freedom to do whatever they want. Thelema was...
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What is the little horn in the book of Daniel?
In one of his visions, the prophet Daniel sees a "little horn" that grows out of a terrible beast (Daniel 7:8). The emergence of the little horn, its unusual...
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What is prayer?
The most basic definition of prayer is "talking to God." Prayer is not meditation or passive reflection; it is direct address to God. It is the communication...
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Is it wrong to participate in extreme sports?
Of course, any sport can be considered "extreme," depending on how it's played. However, extreme sports are commonly thought of as athletic activities that...
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Why was Israel called the land of milk and honey?
Repeatedly in the Old Testament, God describes the Promised Land as "a land flowing with milk and honey" (Exodus 3:8; Numbers 14:8; Deuteronomy 31:20;...
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Who was Demas in the Bible?
Demas had at one time been one of Paul's "fellow workers" in the gospel ministry along with Mark, Luke, and others (Philemon 1:24). During Paul's first...
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What was the significance of the altar of incense?
The altar of incense is first mentioned in Exodus chapter 30 as one of the items inside the Holy Place of the tabernacle. The top of the altar was square-one...
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What is the meaning of hosanna in the highest?
The phrase hosanna in the highest appears only twice in the Bible, once in Matthew and again in Mark, during the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. The...
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Tim Maas
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What is the difference between ministering to people and ministering to the Lord?
I would say that there may be no difference between the two, but that, where a difference would exist, it would be in the attitude or intentions of the...