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Is any of Jesus' carpentry still around?
Is there any of Jesus' carpentry still around or artifacts that people believe can be attributed to Jesus' work as a carpenter? Obviously this can't be answered with scripture alone.
Since Google didn't help, the answer I'm looking for is one that…
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How do modalists understand the role of Jesus as mediator?
The Bible calls Jesus our mediator:
Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. (Romans 8:34, ESV)
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God…
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Why is God asking questions or appearing uncertain in the Bible if He's omniscient?
Is God omniscient? lists all the passages were it is written that God is omniscient.
Reading other passages, I found a few things that seemingly contradict this:
In Genesis 3:8-13 God asks Adam and Eve where they are and if they have eaten from the…
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Why do OEC discount the literal interpretation of the book of Genesis?
This is to rephrase the question Are scientific findings a test to Christians' Faith?
It seems to me that, without any outside interference, the Bible itself gives no suggestion that the Book of Genesis should be taken any other way than how it's…
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Are there theological differences between the Greek Orthodox church and the Coptic (Egyptian) Orthodox church?
Is there a theological difference between the Greek Orthodox church and the Coptic (Egyptian) Orthodox church?
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What is the King James only movement?
I'm a non-native English speaker living in Europe myself, so I honestly couldn't read the KJV as my primary Bible and all I know about its popularity in the USA is hearsay. I'd like to know more about the different levels of KJV advocacy.
I've heard…
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What is the Difference Between ROCOR-MP and ROCOR-A (ROCA)
What differentiates the various synods within the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia aka ROCOR?
I met someone who stated that their particular synod was in communion with ROCOR-A (ROCA), but not ROCOR-MP, because the latter was in communion…
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What happens to unborn, unbaptized babies who die?
If we accept that unborn babies are human beings and not merely a non-human organism, and further we require baptism as a prerequisite for salvation (using it as justification for infant baptism)...
What happens to an unborn baby which never…
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Why are the ten commandments in Exodus 34 different?
The first stone tablets with the ten commandments were smashed by Moses, so God created a second set of stone tablets that were supposed to contain the same commandments as the smashed tablets. But the actual text of the second set of commandments…
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Are Lucifer and Satan different beings?
I have heard an interview where a Jesuit exorcist said that Lucifer and Satan were different beings. I'd always thought that they were the same.
Are both Lucifer and Satan mentioned by name in the Bible?
What is the support for considering them the…
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Where did Noah find polar bears and penguins in Palestine, according to those who accept a global flood?
According to Christians who accept a literal global flood, how could animals accustomed to thriving in extreme temperatures be found in a common place for preservation aboard the ark?
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What is the endgame for sedevacantists?
"Sedevacantism" is the belief that the See of Rome is currently vacant; that is, there is no current Pope. There are not very many people who believe it, but they do seem to be pretty vocal on the Internet. One thing that I don't understand about…
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Is there any account of a religious marriage ceremony in the scripture?
I was studying the Puritans recently, and discovered something interesting about William Bradford. According to Wikipedia, he married his wife in a civil ceremony, because "the Separatists could find no example of a religious service in the…
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What is the origin of holding hands when praying around a circle before a meal?
My impression is that, among many Christians, people around a table saying a prayer thanking Jesus for a meal hold hands with one another. What is the origin of this practice, and are there any reasons for it given in reliable sources?
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Why did God accept Abel's offering and not Cain's?
In Genesis 4, we read the following account of Cain and Abel:
So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the Lord of the fruit of the ground. Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their…
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